Planescape Planescape Pre-order Page Shows Off The Books!

You can now pre-order Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse from D&D Beyond. The set comes out on October 17th.

Scroll down through the comments to see more various peeks at the books!

Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

An adventure setting spanning the infinite realities of the world’s greatest roleplaying game

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• Discover 2 new backgrounds, the Gate Warden & the Planar Philosopher, to build planar characters in the D&D Beyond character builder
• Channel 7 otherworldly feats, new intriguing magic spells & more powered by planar energies
• Explore 12 new ascendant factions, each with distinct cosmic ideologies
• Face over 50 unusual creatures including planar incarnates, hierarch modrons, and time dragons in the Encounter Builder
• Journey across the Outlands in an adventure for characters levels 3-10 and 17
• Adds adventure hooks, encounter tables, maps of Sigil and the Outlands & more to your game

This 3 books set comprises:

• Sigil and the Outlands: a setting book full of planar character options with details on the fantastic City of Doors, descriptions of the Outlands, the gate-towns that lead to the Outer planes, and more
• Turn of the Fortunes Wheel: an adventure set in Sigil and the Outlands designed for character levels 3-10 with a jump to level 17
• Morte’s Planar Parade: Follow Morte as he presents over 50 inhabitants of the Outer Plane, including incarnates, hierarch modrons, time dragons, and more with their stats and descriptions

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

I definitely feel that trains and other such technology should exist on the planes, I think trains only existed in Ravenloft back in 2e.

Agreed, but then the Eberron fan in me has long grown used to the Lightning Rail.

Trains don't need to be ubiquitous, but I can see plenty of places where they'd fit in just fine - I particularly love the idea of heavily armored trains roaring across the hinterlands of Avernus as part of Baator's Blood War supply line logistics.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Agreed, but then the Eberron fan in me has long grown used to the Lightning Rail.

Trains don't need to be ubiquitous, but I can see plenty of places where they'd fit in just fine - I particularly love the idea of heavily armored trains roaring across the hinterlands of Avernus as part of Baator's Blood War supply line logistics.

I think a train is fine on the planes. Flying trains that lay down their own tracks aren't better than airships, though, and make a lot less sense than airships. The Golden Vault train is trying too hard to be cute.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

I think a train is fine on the planes. Flying trains that lay down their own tracks aren't better than airships, though, and make a lot less sense than airships. The Golden Vault train is trying too hard to be cute.

Airships can't add extra passenger/storage space as needed, though... Not "better" by any means, just a different style and aesthetic that works for some and not for others.

End of the day, just blame the modrons... They created and are running the thing.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Airships can't add extra passenger/storage space as needed, though...

Yeah, you'd just add a second airship.

End of the day, just blame the modrons... They created and are running the thing.

I suspect it's more about the desire to have the structure of a train robbery and the image of train tracks being laid down just as the train needs them.

But hey, I don't own Golden Vault and I have no desire or ability to stop people from having that train in their games.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Yeah, you'd just add a second airship.

Two ships require two crews. Two train cars just require extra fuel for the engine.

End of the day, though, it doesn't have to be for everyone. Like I said, I see places where trains can fit, but they don't need to be ubiquitous by any means.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Agreed, but then the Eberron fan in me has long grown used to the Lightning Rail.

I quite like the Lightning Rail as a sort of extension of Tensers Floating Disk magitechnology.

The Concord Express seems like they wanted something exactly like a Victorian locomotive, for reasons. The smokestack just kills me.

 

[Incenjucar]

Two ships require two crews. Two train cars just require extra fuel for the engine.

End of the day, though, it doesn't have to be for everyone. Like I said, I see places where trains can fit, but they don't need to be ubiquitous by any means.

Airship caravan cars linked together. Ideally painted up like a flying serpent.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Two ships require two crews. Two train cars just require extra fuel for the engine.

A bunch of airships connected together in an aerial train might be a pretty neat idea, and very planar fantasy as well.

 

[Incenjucar]

Could also use magically-modified beholder-kin as the balloons... so many more creative things to do than just Harry Potter it.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I hate that train with the fury of a thousand suns, but I do love that landscape.

Better?