Manual of the Planes

Additional Immunities: Electricity, sonic.Resistances: Cold 20, acid 20.Other Special Qualities: None.MOVEMENT AND COMBATLocomotion on Pandemonium feels like it does on theMaterial Plane where tunnels are long and winds arestrong. But when the winds gust up, movement can be verydifficult (see the Windstorms on Pandemonium sidebar).MadhousePandemoniumCHAPTER 7:THE OUTERPLANES98Pandemonium CombatCombat functions normally on Pandemonium, but inmost cases takes place among strong winds. All rangedweapons suffer a –2 penalty on attacks due to the winds,and Tiny or smaller creatures must make a Fortitude save(DC 10) each round or be knocked down.Sometimes the winds of Pandemonium are evenmore powerful. For the effects of stronger winds oncombat, see Table 3–17: Wind Effects in Chapter 3 of theDUNGEON MASTER’s Guide.FEATURES OF PANDEMONIUMThe name Pandemonium means “uproar and commotion.”As its definition implies, the features of Pandemoniumare numerous and tumultuous.There are four layers on Pandemonium, and the terriblewindstorms can blow through any one of them.Vision on Pandemonium is much like any deep undergroundlocations on the Material Plane where there isno natural light.Hearing on PandemoniumThe constant screams of the wind make it impossible tohear anything beyond 10 feet. Likewise, spells andeffects that rely on sonic energy have their range limitedto 10 feet. Travelers are temporarily deafened after1d10 rounds of exposure to the winds, and permanentlydeafened after 24 hours of exposure. Temporarily deafenedcharacters regain their hearing after 1 hour spentout of the wind.Ear plugs or similar devices negate the deafeningeffect. Of course, wearing ear-plugs effectively mimicsthe normal effects of being deafened.PandesmosThe first layer of Pandemonium has the largest caverns,with some big enough to hold entire nations.Large or small, most caverns are desolate and abandonedto the winds.Several of Pandesmos’s caverns and tunnels possess afeature in common besides the omnipresent wind.Streams of frigid water flow from cavern to cavern,some down the center of the tunnel in midair becausethe objective gravity exerted by each wall cancels out theothers. Many of these streams, but not all, are tributariesof the River Styx.Madhouse: A group of outsiders known as the BleakCabal maintains a citadel in Pandesmos that serves as aPhlegethonPandesmosHowler’sCragCitadel ofSlaughterCocytusAgathionway station for travelers. The Madhouse is a sprawlingedifice of haphazardly organized buildings divided byseveral circular stone walls. The citadel is so large it fillsan entire cavern, covering every surface. The place isrife with travelers, petitioners, and natives. Availableservices include lodging and most other services onemight expect in a normal city. However, a respectablepercentage of the Madhouse’s populace is insane, deaf,or both.Winter’s Hall: This region of Pandemonium is snowyand blizzard-ridden. Visibility, even when light can behad, is only a few feet. The snow never rests; the windsconstantly whip it up so it coats tunnels and even creatureswith a uniform layer of ice. Frost giants and winterwolves prowl the cold waste. These creatures serve a particularlycruel entity called many names but most oftenvenerated as the Trickster.CocytusThe tunnels of Cocytus tend to be smaller than those ofPandesmos, which means that they funnel the windsmore strongly. The resulting wails have earned Cocytusthe nickname “layer of lamentation.” Strangely, the tunnelson this layer bear the marks of having been handchiseled,but such an undertaking must have occurred solong ago that years do not suffice as a measure.Howler’s Crag: A jagged spike of stone stands in thecenter of Cocytus. The Crag is a jumbled pile of stones,