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, designed by

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, and published in 1994. It crosses numerous

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, encompassing an entire cosmology called the Great Wheel, as developed previously in the 1987 ''

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'' by

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. This includes many of the other ''Dungeons & Dragons'' worlds, linking them via inter-dimensional magical portals.

Publication history

Development

''Planescape'' is an expansion of ideas presented in the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' ''

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'' (First Edition) and the original ''

''. When ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition was published, a decision was made not to include

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ic creatures, and so the cosmology was largely ignored. However, fan demand for a 2nd Edition ''Manual of the Planes'' was strong enough to justify its expansion into a full-fledged

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, and so in 1994 Planescape was released.

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developed Planescape when he was assigned to create "a complete campaign world (not just a place to visit), survivable by low-level characters, as compatible with the old ''

'' as possible, filled with a feeling of vastness without overwhelming the referee, distinct from all other TSR campaigns, free of the words "demon" and "devil" and explainable to Marketing in 25 words or less". For inspiration, Cook listened to

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and ''

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'', read '' The Dictionary of the Khazars'', ''

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'', and '' The Narrow Road to the Deep North'', and for fun at "Bad Movie Nights", watched such films as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Cook came up with the idea that everything would revolve around factions, and that those factions would be ideas taken to the extreme. He also felt that

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came about because it was natural, because the planes needed a crossroads, and that the campaign needs a center which could be both a place for adventure and a place to hide, where characters could get to and from it quickly. Cook decided to adapt the ''Manual of the Planes'' because the older material made survival on the planes too difficult or complex; he ignored anything that complicated gameplay, which left the "descriptions of twisted and strange creations". Cook conceived of the look for the setting from images such as "the gloomy prisons of Piranesi's ''Le Carceri'' etchings, and

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's illustrations and surrealist art", and

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was assigned to draw whatever Cook wanted. "Before any of us knew it, nutsondrew the Lady of Pain. I'm very fond of the Lady of Pain; she really locks up the Planescape look. We all liked her so much that she became our logo.

2nd edition

The ''

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'' was released, for ''AD&D'' 2nd Edition, in April 1994. The campaign setting was followed by a series of expansions detailing the ''

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'' (by

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and Lester W. Smith), the ''Planes of Law'' (by

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and Baur), and the ''

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'' (by McComb and

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). From 1994 to 1998, "''Planescape'' was a major setting" for ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The setting also had a small number of novels.

Later editions

Upon the release of 3rd Edition, Planescape, along with most other settings, were discontinued, although fan sites such as planewalker.com were allowed to continue to use the material and update it to the new edition. The 3rd Edition ''

'' (2001), the 3.5 Edition ''

'' (2003), and the ''

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'' (2004) also used the general layout of the planes and some of the details from the setting, including Sigil, but these are not part of the Planescape line. Sigil is described in the 4th edition ''

'' (2008) and expanded upon in ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' (2009). Shannon Appelcline, author of ''Designers & Dragons'', commented that while Sigil "had been largely ignored during the 3e era", it "was faring better in 4e, despite the large-scale restructuring of D&D's cosmology" due to small inclusions in the ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2008) and ''Manual of the Planes''. Appelcline highlighted that it was the 4th Edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' which "saw the return of the fan-favorite setting of Sigil" which "was laid out as a full paragon-level setting. There's not much new here for old-time fans of ''Planescape'', but there was one ''big'' change as a result of ''Faction War'' (1998). The factions that caused much of the conflict in ''Planescape'' are now gone. ..The ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' also contains 'A Conspiracy of Doors', the first Sigil adventure to see print in many years". The 5th Edition ''Player's Handbook'' (2014) also contains a section explaining the planes and briefly mentions Sigil. There is also some information on Sigil in the 5th Edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2014). In July 2022, ''Unearthed Arcana: Wonders of the Multiverse'' was released as part of the

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public playtest series for the 5th Edition. Both ''

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'' and ''

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'' highlighted that the new

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– the Glitchling – and other references to the Planescape setting might indicate a

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of the setting for 5th Edition. Charlie Hall, for ''Polygon'', commented that "this wouldn’t be the first time that Wizards used playtest materials to tease a reboot of a classic setting". Christian Hoffer, for ''ComicBook.com'', stated that "while described as a collection of material from around the Multiverse, many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fans noticed that it contained multiple references to Mechanus, Sigil, the Outlands, and other areas explored in the popular Planescape setting. ..Based on the last handful of public playtests, it appears that ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is gearing up for some sort of multiversal book in the near future. Whether this is a true Planescape re-launch or just a book that uses the D&D cosmology remains to be seen".

Reception

The ''

'' boxed set won the 1994

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(for ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement'') and has received critical acclaim for its unique visual aspects, especially the work of artists

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, and

. ''Pyramid'' magazine reviewer

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said ''Planescape'' is "the finest game world ever produced for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Period." Haring described the writing as "wonderful," also saying that it "has got one of the most distinctive graphic looks I've seen in any game product" and that the "unusual drawings remind ima little of

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'' Trenton Webb of British RPG magazine ''Arcane'' called Planescape "the premier ''AD&D'' world", noting its hallmark as "a bizarre juxtaposition of legend and nightmare". Game designer

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said that the original ''

'' had in a sense been "reincarnated as the Planescape setting ... TSR's most ambitious campaign world to date. Abandoning the straightforward but dry approach of the ''Manual'', the Planescape set reads less like a textbook and more like a story. Characters take precedence over game systems, high adventure supplants the physics lessons." Curtis D. Carbonell, in the book ''Dread Trident: Tabletop Role-Playing Games and the Modern Fantastic'', wrote "Planescape's sophistication marked it as D&D's answer to its own simplistic medieval-European-inspired fantasy settings, .. Planescape channeled the Weird before

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brought the 'new weird' genre into focus .. With Planescape, we have an attempt by an AD&D game setting to add layers of intellectual complexity to a game often driven by much more simplistic mechanism. The greatest commerce isn't loot, treasure, magic items, etc.; it is belief so strong it can shape reality". In a review of ''The Great Modron March'', ''Backstab'' magazine contributor Philippe Tessier called the presentation of Planescape products superb in general.

Cosmology

The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' cosmology as reflected in ''Planescape'' consists of a number of planes, which can be divided into the following regions: *The

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s (representing planes of elemental nature, such as Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, as well as the Positive and Negative energy planes) *The Ethereal Plane *The

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*The Astral Plane *The

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s (representing alignments and the primary domains of the various deities, where their petitioners spend their afterlives) ''Planescape'' "solidified the Great Wheel cosmology that began in 1e and would later be reinstated in 5e as the dominant of three theoretical models".

Outer Planes

The Outer Planes consist of: the Abyss, Acheron, Arborea, Arcadia, Baator, Beastlands, Bytopia, Carceri, Elysium, Gehenna, Gray Waste of Hades, Limbo, Mechanus, Mount Celestia, the Outlands, Pandemonium, and Ysgard.

Sigil

''Sigil'', the "City of Doors", is located atop the ''Spire'' in the

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. It has the shape of a

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, and the city itself is located on the inner surface of the ring. There is no sky, simply an all-pervasive light that waxes and wanes to create day and night. Sigil cannot be entered or exited save via portals. Although this makes it quite safe from any would-be invader, it also makes it a prison of sorts for those not possessing a portal key. Thus, many call Sigil "The Bird Cage" or "The Cage." Though Sigil is commonly held to be located "at the center of the planes" (where it is positioned atop the infinitely tall Spire), some argue that this is impossible since the planes are

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in all dimensions, and therefore there can never truly be a center to any or all of them. Curiously, from the Outlands, one can see Sigil atop the supposedly infinite Spire.

Factions

Within Sigil there are philosophy-derived factions. Before the event known as the ''Faction War'', the groups controlled the political climate of Sigil. Each of these factions is based on one particular belief system; one faction's beliefs make them enemies while others make them allies. There are fifteen factions in total.

''The Faction War''

In 1998, TSR published ''Faction War'', an adventure that effectively closed the book on Planescape, as it was then ending the product line. The culmination of several adventures leading up to that point, the Faction War brought an end to the factions' control of the city. Instigated by the power-hungry Duke Rowan Darkwood, factol of the Fated, in a bid to dethrone the Lady and rule Sigil himself, the war spread throughout the city before the Lady of Pain, with the aid of a group of adventurers (the players' characters), intervened.

Sects

Sects are in many ways identical to the Factions, differing in that they are not based in Sigil. Sects are often highly specific to the particular planes they originate from, though historically many of the Factions were once Sects and some Sects were once Factions.

Rules

There are three principles (or

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) governing the world of Planescape: the Rule-of-Three, the Unity of Rings, and the Center of the Multiverse.

Rule-of-Three

The first principle, the Rule-of-Three, says simply that things tend to happen in threes. The principles which govern the planes are themselves subject to this rule.

Unity of Rings

The second principle is the Unity of Rings, and notes that many things on the planes are circular, coming back around to where they started. This is true geographically as well as philosophically.

Center of All

The third principle (fitting neatly into the Rule-of-Three above) is the Center of All, and states that there is a center of everything—or, rather, wherever a person happens to be ''is'' the center of the multiverse... From their own perspective, at least. As most planes are functionally infinite, disproving anyone's centricity would be impossible. In ''Planescape'', this is meant philosophically just as much as it is meant in terms of multiversal geography. The fact that anywhere could be the center of the multiverse in this view also implies that nowhere can be said to be the only absolute true center. This sparks a lot of arguments and violence since some people believe the City of Doors to be the center due to its uncommon number of portals to other planes and position in the Outlands and some factions also claim different centers, each with their own significance.

Official products

Boxed sets

*2600 ''

'' *2603 ''

'' *2607 ''Planes of Law'' *2610 ''A Player's Primer to the Outlands'' *2615 ''

'' *2621 '' Hellbound: The Blood War''

Miniatures

*10–519 ''Planescape Miniatures – box includes ten miniatures (Duke Rowan, Factol Hashkar, Factol Sarin, Factol Pentar, Lord Graz'zt, Lady of Pain, Erin Montgomery, Lord Pazrael, Factol Rhys, and Karris the Indep) and a Lady of Pain badge (made from the same metal material as the miniatures, but with a pin and backing like a "tie tac" so you can wear it as a "badge").'' *10–520 Planescape Miniatures "Powers of Chaos" – box includes eight miniatures (Baphomet, Bast, Corellon Larethian, Gorellik, Lolth, Loki, Ygorl, and Faerie Queen of Air and Darkness). *10–521 Planescape Miniatures "Powers of Law" – box includes eight miniatures (Clangeddin Silverbeard, Hecate, Set, Tyr, Maglubiyet, Horus, Gruumsch, and Moradin). *10–522 Planescape Miniatures "Powers of Conflict" – box includes eight miniatures (Cronus the Titan, Garl Glittergold, Tefnut, Hades, Cat Lord, Hel, Skerrit, and Arawn).

Accessories

*''Planescape Conspectus'' *2609 ''In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil'' *2611 ''The Factol’s Manifesto'' *2620 ''

The Planewalker's Handbook ''The Planewalker's Handbook'' is an accessory for the Planescape campaign setting in the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1996. Contents ''The Planewalker's Handbook'' aims to be a pract ...

'' *2623 ''

On Hallowed Ground ''On Hallowed Ground'' is an accessory book for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, for the Planescape campaign setting. Contents This book contains information about the planar domains of deities from 20 separate pan ...

'' *2624 '' Uncaged: Faces of Sigil'' *2625 '' A Guide to the Astral Plane'' *2630 ''Faces of Evil: The Fiends'' *2633 ''A Guide to the Ethereal Plane'' *2634 ''The Inner Planes'' *2602 ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' *2613 ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' *2635 ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' *''The Planescape Sketchbook''

Adventures

*2601 ''

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'' *2604 ''Well of Worlds'' *2605 ''In the Abyss'' *2606 ''

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'' *2608 ''Fires of Dis'' *2614 ''Harbinger House'' *2619 '' Something Wild'' *2626 '' Doors to the Unknown'' *2628 ''The Great Modron March'' *2629 ''

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'' *2631 ''

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'' *2632 ''Tales From the Infinite Staircase''

Video game

The setting was featured in the computer game '' Planescape: Torment'', which portrayed the ''Planescape'' world (specifically Sigil, the

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, Carceri, and the

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). It is now a cult game and was out of print until its DVD re-release as a budget title in 2009. It was released as a download on

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in 2010 and soon became the "second most wanted game" on the site. An enhanced edition by

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was released on April 11, 2017. Marketed as a spiritual successor to ''Planescape: Torment'', '' Torment: Tides of Numenera'' was released in February 2017. The game takes inspiration from the previous game but is not itself based in the Planescape setting.

Collectible card game

TSR published a

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based on the ''Planescape'' setting called '' Blood Wars''. The game featured major locations, personalities, and features of the Planescape setting and also introduced new creatures that were added to the role playing game setting as part of subsequent products.

Novels

* ''Fire and Dust'' (1996), by

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, a rejected title that the author has since published as a free online manuscript

* ''Pages of Pain'' (December 1997), by

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, () * ''Torment'' (October 1999), by Ray Vallese and Valerie Vallese, () *:''Torment'' is based on an early script of ''Planescape: Torment''.

Blood Wars Trilogy

* '' Blood Hostages'' (January 1996), by J. Robert King, () * '' Abyssal Warriors'' (June 1996), by J. Robert King, () * ''Planar Powers'' (August 1997), by J. Robert King, () **''Planar Powers'' won the

s for Best Game-Related Novel of 1997.

References

External links

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''The Unity of Rings''
comic including basic information on Planescape
Planescape Survival Guide
Ongoing Planescape webcomic (since 2005)
The Acaeum's All Things Planar
Planescape collector's product list and forums
Planescape Collector's Guide
an expanded, reasonably comprehensive guide to products released for the Planescape setting {{D&D topics Dark fantasy role-playing games Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings Origins Award winners