arkwright
Explorer
Reading through Schism, I immediately had a problem with the Convocation debate, one posters have had previously. No firm planes are discussed, merely 'plane with an aspect of cyclicality' or 'lawful elemental planes'. I decided to be ambitious with my own version; every faction would be able to name and define their planes.
As you can expect, I ran into problems.
Still I'm happy to say that, for the most part, I resolved these problems. Some planes had to be made up, some others I used as pre-Gyre versions of planes; Caeloon, Egalitrix (Keser). I managed to more or less straighten out aspects and traits. I decided that the player's guide Jiese traits are common to all fire planes, rather than being a complicated addition to Jiese in particular.
So, I present to you, my handouts.
To answer a few questions; the grey icon means the plane is a moon, the world icon means the plane is (broadly speaking) habitable. The landscapes are, generally speaking, the painting portals in Brave New Worlds. Yes, many Minor Faction representatives are shamelessly weeb.
Enjoy. Let me know if you have any suggestions- I'm sure there's room for improvement.
As you can expect, I ran into problems.
- Most of the planes discussed are allusions to planes in Act 3. The process of figuring out those allusions ranges from easy to near-impossible.
- Even then, there are some new planes that need to be made up.
- Act 3 planes are Gyre planes, doomed planes. Also, some planes were clearly different before they were doomed.
- Between Acts 2 and 3, the terminology for 'traits' and 'aspects' gets muddled.
- The book contradicts itself in points- one moment Jiese has the trait of 'cunning', the next it has the trait of 'inspiration'.
- Per the Player's guide, the planes appear to have properties entirely different to their traits- like Jiese governing war and notable births.
Still I'm happy to say that, for the most part, I resolved these problems. Some planes had to be made up, some others I used as pre-Gyre versions of planes; Caeloon, Egalitrix (Keser). I managed to more or less straighten out aspects and traits. I decided that the player's guide Jiese traits are common to all fire planes, rather than being a complicated addition to Jiese in particular.
So, I present to you, my handouts.
- Present Planar Array
- Miller's Pyre
- Colossus
- Arboretum
- Watchmakers
- Panarchists
- Minor Factions
- Radical Factions
- Planes of the Obscurati
To answer a few questions; the grey icon means the plane is a moon, the world icon means the plane is (broadly speaking) habitable. The landscapes are, generally speaking, the painting portals in Brave New Worlds. Yes, many Minor Faction representatives are shamelessly weeb.
Enjoy. Let me know if you have any suggestions- I'm sure there's room for improvement.