Planescape Planescape IS D&D Says Jeremy Crawford

Planescape is Jeremy Crawford's favourite D&D setting. "It is D&D", he says, as he talks about how in the 2024 core rulebook updates Planescape will be more up front and center as "the setting of settings".

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[MonsterEnvy]

They say that, but it wasn't at all true. The 2e Planescape boxed setting included the 2nd level wizard spell Warp Sense which not only found portals for you(and there are thousands in Sigil), but also allowed you to figure out where the portal goes and what the key is to make the portal function.

Then there are all the known permanent portals about the city.

It's super easy to get out of if you have a wizard or talk to the right folks.

Known Permanent portals tend to be guarded, and access only granted for a select few. Lots of people don’t know wizards.

Like if a Knight from Kyrnn shows up getting help getting back to his home could be very hard.

 

[Maxperson]

Known Permanent portals tend to be guarded, and access only granted for a select few. Lots of people don’t know wizards.

Like if a Knight from Kyrnn shows up getting help getting back to his home could be very hard.

As hard as finding a level 3 wizard with the Warp Sense spell, which would be very common given the level of the spell and its importance to Sigil. That at least would get him out and into the planes where he could find his way back to the material and to a Spelljammer headed that way.

Besides, you've moved the goalpost to home and not simply "out of Sigil" which was what was said.

 

[Parmandur]

Knock yourselves out!

I just don't think that I'm doing something wrong in my play of D&D if I don't imagine my world as cosmologically connected to all these other worlds.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that! However, itisneasier to ignore and remove thst element from the game than for others whonwanr it to add it in. So Wotc services both people who want thwt Multiverse vibe and those who donny including it.

 

[ersatzphil]

Yeah this. We ran some official stuff for Vampire for example, but none of it really furthered or even relied upon the metaplot. The Time of Thin Blood came closest, but who even wanted to play a thin-blood? Not any player I ever met.

During the pandemic, I actually came across the Revised-era book they put out on the Inconnu - well worth a read I think, as it might be the first time I read a Vampire book that felt like something I could actually run at a table for players. Seriously, it was almost surreal to read something for that system that I could use to play a game.

 

[cranberry]

Yes, and?

I fail to see where the problem of "it's all D&D" and "mix and match what you want" is. If you want a curated list, be my guest. WotC is serving a huge buffet and you are free to take what you want. Even if you want mashed potatoes and gravy on your waffle.

Yes, and... it is what it is.

It really doesn't matter to me, but it potentially promotes laziness because you can just recycle old ideas with a minor variation.

In multiverse 1 Uncle Ben is dead
In multiverse 2 Uncle Ben is alive
In multiverse 3 Uncle Ben is lovers with Dr. Octopus....poor Aunt May

 

[Demetrios1453]

Yes, and... it is what it is.

It really doesn't matter to me, but it potentially promotes laziness because you can just recycle old ideas with a minor variation.

In multiverse 1 Uncle Ben is dead
In multiverse 2 Uncle Ben is alive
In multiverse 3 Uncle Ben is lovers with Dr. Octopus....poor Aunt May

Multiverse 4 - Uncle Ben and Aunt May are in a poly relationship with Doc Ock. He has enough arms for hugs with everyone!

 

[Quickleaf]

yeah I goofed

happens to the best of us!

 

[Remathilis]

Yes, and... it is what it is.

It really doesn't matter to me, but it potentially promotes laziness because you can just recycle old ideas with a minor variation.

In multiverse 1 Uncle Ben is dead
In multiverse 2 Uncle Ben is alive
In multiverse 3 Uncle Ben is lovers with Dr. Octopus....poor Aunt May

All ideas are minor variations of older ideas. Just because you add laser swords and WW2 dogfights in space to the Hidden Fortress doesn't't mean you aren't ripping off Kurosowa.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Yes, and... it is what it is.

It really doesn't matter to me, but it potentially promotes laziness because you can just recycle old ideas with a minor variation.

In multiverse 1 Uncle Ben is dead
In multiverse 2 Uncle Ben is alive
In multiverse 3 Uncle Ben is lovers with Dr. Octopus....poor Aunt May

I think "lazy" and "DM" are words that can never correctly appear in assotiation with each other. But nothing here makes that sort of thing any more likely. The D&D multiverse is where a character travel from the Forgotten Realms to the World of Greyhawk, or from one DM's FR game to a different DM's FR game. It's not what you seem to think it is.

 

[Imaro]

Yes, and... it is what it is.

It really doesn't matter to me, but it potentially promotes laziness because you can just recycle old ideas with a minor variation.

In multiverse 1 Uncle Ben is dead
In multiverse 2 Uncle Ben is alive
In multiverse 3 Uncle Ben is lovers with Dr. Octopus....poor Aunt May

I don't think this is how it's panning out... Ravenloft certainly isn't a minor change to FR and neither is Eberron. I mean I guess this COULD be a concern but there's no basis to believe it's more likely than them choosing not to be lazy.