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| − | + | The deities live on the Outer Planes, as do creatures such as celestials, demons, and devils. Each of the Outer Planes has an alignment, representing a particular moral or ethical outlook, and the natives of each plane tend to behave in agreement with that plane’s alignment. The Outer Planes are also the final resting place of souls from the [[Material Plane]], whether that final rest takes the form of calm introspection or eternal damnation. | |
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| + | Following their organization by alignment around the [[Great Wheel]], the Outer Planes are: | ||
- [[Mount Celestia]]<BR> | - [[Mount Celestia]]<BR> | ||
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- [[Limbo]]<BR> | - [[Limbo]]<BR> | ||
- [[Pandemonium]]<BR> | - [[Pandemonium]]<BR> | ||
| − | - The [[Abyss]]<BR> | + | - The [[Canon:Abyss|Abyss]]<BR> |
- [[Carceri]]<BR> | - [[Carceri]]<BR> | ||
- The [[Grey waste]]<BR> | - The [[Grey waste]]<BR> | ||
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- The [[Outlands]] <BR> | - The [[Outlands]] <BR> | ||
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| + | ==1st Edition Outer Planes== | ||
| + | 1st edition (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) had a similar setup, but with some different names for the planes: | ||
| + | {{Outer Planes 1e PHB}} | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *{{Cite_Pub|Planescape Campaign Setting}} | ||
| + | *{{Cite_Pub|Player's Handbook (1e)}} | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[SRD:About Planes]] - 3.5 edition | ||
| + | *[[SRD5:Plane]] - 5th edition | ||
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| + | {{Canon Terms Breadcrumb}}<br /> | ||
| + | {{Canon Breadcrumb/Planescape}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Term]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Location]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Planes]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Planescape]] | ||
[[Category:Outer Planes]] | [[Category:Outer Planes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:34, 10 June 2019
The deities live on the Outer Planes, as do creatures such as celestials, demons, and devils. Each of the Outer Planes has an alignment, representing a particular moral or ethical outlook, and the natives of each plane tend to behave in agreement with that plane’s alignment. The Outer Planes are also the final resting place of souls from the Material Plane, whether that final rest takes the form of calm introspection or eternal damnation.
Following their organization by alignment around the Great Wheel, the Outer Planes are:
- Mount Celestia
- Bytopia
- Elysium
- The Beastlands
- Arborea
- Ysgard
- Limbo
- Pandemonium
- The Abyss
- Carceri
- The Grey waste
- Gehenna
- The Nine Hells
- Acheron
- Mechanus
- Arcadia
- The Outlands
1st Edition Outer Planes[edit]
1st edition (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) had a similar setup, but with some different names for the planes:
| Outer Planes | ||||
| Seven Heavens | Twin Paradises | Elysium | Happy Hunting Grounds | Olympus |
| Arcadia | ↑Good↑ | Gladsheim | ||
| Nirvana | ←Lawful | Inner Planes |
Chaotic→ | Limbo |
| Acheron | ↓Evil↓ | Pandemonium | ||
| Nine Hells | Gehenna | Hades | Tarterus | Abyss |
| Legend: Outer Planes, Astral Plane, Ethereal Plane, Inner Planes | ||||
References[edit]
- David Cook (1994). Planescape Campaign Setting. (2e) TSR. ISBN 1560768347.
- Gary Gygax (1978). Player's Handbook. (1e) TSR. ISBN 0-935696-01-6.
See also[edit]
- SRD:About Planes - 3.5 edition
- SRD5:Plane - 5th edition
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