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

www.dndbeyond.com

• 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

 

[Henadic Theologian]

It makes sense in the breakdown: it's a $60 book (though ij three covers) plus a $20 DM screen. That's how WotC values it, but wholesale prices will be available through Amazon soon enough.

You forgot the double sided map (which should have been cloth).

 

[Parmandur]

You forgot the double sided map (which should have been cloth).

And the box! But the price is pretty much just book plus DM screen: the DM screen, which is apparently a huge seller, is a $20 product all by itself.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Yeah, as I said above, the writer of the wiki apparently went off the picture and never read the original text. So if this is a mustaval, the writer here made the same mistake, or even just took the info feom.the wiki. I mean, it's not a huge deal (the mustaval is of 3e vintage and only appeared in print once, so it's not like this is ruining books worth of tradition), just a little weird.

Maybe changed to resemble any rodent, mice, ferrets, squirrels, etc...

 

[Incenjucar]

We need raccoon guardinals, tree guardinals, and hamster guardinals.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Maybe changed to resemble any rodent, mice, ferrets, squirrels, etc...

When it comes down to it, the scientific name of mice is Mus musculus, so it's not terribly far from "musteval" anyway...

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Full DiTerlizzi covers from the artist himself

 

[MockingBird]

I've got to find a game store so I can secure my copy of the alt covers

 

[Parmandur]

I've got to find a game store so I can secure my copy of the alt covers

A lot of FLGS do sell online and ship.

 

[BB Shockwave]

Slaads have a rigid hierarchy and act as HORRIFYINGLY EVIL as mindflayers, like they supposed to be Chaotic NEUTRAL, they are failures at their purpose.

Why/how do they act horrifyingly evil? You think a spider hunter wasp is horrifyingly evil too because of the way it reproduces? (If you do not know, they paralyze a living spider, often even biting off its legs so it cannot escape, then inject their eggs into it so the larvae can eat it alive).
The Xill, who live on the Ethereal Plane, reproduce like Slaadi. They are Lawful Evil because they actually actively go around abducting intelligent humanoids to paralyze and implant their eggs into. The more civilized ones, much like Mind Flayers, do trade and have diplomatic relationship with the very creatures they prey on. It is heavily implied (but not proven) that they have bred a sort of docile humanoid host they keep as slaves only for breeding purposes. Now, THAT, y'see, is an evil , conscious act.

Slaadi on the other hand, do not jump into portals to raid the Material Plane to infect people, or capture them and keep them around until they turn or their eggs hatch. They might not even attack you if you meet them on Limbo - being Chaotic Neutral means you might be able to chat with them, or they might wanna eat you, completely forgetting the reproduction thing. They just do whatever the hell they feel like doing, or what their stronger leaders bully them into doing. Also, keep in mind only Red and Blue Slaadi reproduce at all this way. And it's not that they would do this out of malice - that's simply what their biology is like. They aren't the only creatures who do terrible things as simply part of their life cycle, or due to sheer need of survival. I mean, Lizardfolk and Thri-Kreen famously will eat anything and anyone, including intelligent beings, even their own species. That's not because they are evil cannibal murderers who love the taste of Human flesh, but because they live in environments (swamps and deserts) where food is scarce and cannot be wasted.
At any rate, if Slaadi were as evil and bent on turning everything else into other Slaadi as you say, then we would not have so many Githzerai fortresses in Limbo, they would have wiped them out long ago.

 

[Incenjucar]

Generally speaking, causing harm to other sapient beings for reasons other than self-defense is going to put you in the "evil" category. Self-sacrifice is generally expected of those who are biologically required to kill or take over other sapient beings to not be evil. Additionally, with magic, there is usually a non-deadly option available, like creating mindless clones, regeneration, etc.