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<blockquote data-quote="Storyteller Hero" data-source="post: 8840310" data-attributes="member: 6813635"><p>The cosmological maps of the DnD multiverse have canonically been conceptual models based on scholarly theories, not actual physical maps like one would use for a continent on a planet.</p><p></p><p>It's also worth noting though that WotC's stance on different editions is that each is its own canon.</p><p></p><p>I have been trying to unify the lore across the editions for a cohesive planar lore in the deity lore pamphlets on my DMsGuild channel. The 4e take on the Nine Hells in particular was a real pain in the [REDACTED] to work with and bridge with the lore of other editions, due to a more "planet-like" approach to Baator. I think I managed a reasonable mesh for the Afterlife section of the Asmodeus pamphlet I released earlier this year, reconciling the lore with the usage of "surface vs. subterranean", upping the scale so that it can be interpreted that the departures in lore are the result of some travelers only seeing parts of the Nine Hells and taking guesses as to what the rest of the layers look like.</p><p> </p><p>If WotC wants to change up the lore again for Planescape, or for the era of 6e/OneDnD, I can say from experience that it IS possible to consolidate the lore of past editions for a "One DnD lore to rule them all".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storyteller Hero, post: 8840310, member: 6813635"] The cosmological maps of the DnD multiverse have canonically been conceptual models based on scholarly theories, not actual physical maps like one would use for a continent on a planet. It's also worth noting though that WotC's stance on different editions is that each is its own canon. I have been trying to unify the lore across the editions for a cohesive planar lore in the deity lore pamphlets on my DMsGuild channel. The 4e take on the Nine Hells in particular was a real pain in the [REDACTED] to work with and bridge with the lore of other editions, due to a more "planet-like" approach to Baator. I think I managed a reasonable mesh for the Afterlife section of the Asmodeus pamphlet I released earlier this year, reconciling the lore with the usage of "surface vs. subterranean", upping the scale so that it can be interpreted that the departures in lore are the result of some travelers only seeing parts of the Nine Hells and taking guesses as to what the rest of the layers look like. If WotC wants to change up the lore again for Planescape, or for the era of 6e/OneDnD, I can say from experience that it IS possible to consolidate the lore of past editions for a "One DnD lore to rule them all". [/QUOTE]
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