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Very nice. Definitely based off of older maps of Sigil - a lot of locations that didn't make it into the 5e release, and none of the new ones (that I can spot at a glance, at least) - but the general layout is the same.

For what it's worth, Forgotten Realms lore equates D&D Tiamat with the IRL Tiamat through her presence in the Untheric pantheon, who are/were essentially the ancient Babylonian(?) pantheon transplanted to Toril in the same way and for the same reasons as the Mulhorandi/Egyptian pantheon: i.e...

I seem to recall some suggestions that Aberrant Mind Psionic Sorcery may have its aberration flavoring toned down in the 24' PHB - an optional source for the character's psionic powers for those who want to lean into it, but not necessarily the assumed default.

Less a straightforward psionic power in the vein of telekinesis or telepathy and more a "tapping into the power of an aberrant entity from the void between the stars" kind of ability - specifically Hadar the Hungerer, which I believe originated with 4e and ties into monsters like Star Spawn and...

They've stated that Aberrant Mind Sorcerer (renamed to Psionic Sorcery, I believe) is earmarked for the '24 PHB, so I think that ship has already sailed.

In 2e's Factol's Manifesto (released 1995), it's mentioned that Pentar (factol of the Doomguard) is making explicit preparations for her Faction to involve themselves in the upcoming Great Modron March, an event that is stated (in that book) to occur every 17 years and slated for roughly a year...

The only consort of Tiamat that comes to mind is Ephelomon, the red consort that the warlord Gith negotiated with in the distant past to forge a pact granting her people, the githyanki, the service of red dragons, but he's been dead (or at least gone) for a LONG time. Don't know that there's...

It's not really "gone", just deemphasized. There's no cant dictionary like older editions had, but it's mentioned in a few places that some people talk in a kind of planar slang and one of the first NPCs the characters run into after getting out of the Mortuary in Turn of Fortune's Wheel curses...

With the caveat that this is generally something I've been brainstorming from the perspective of a DM (or possibly a writer), I've been working on a Planescape conversion of Dragon Heist for a while now set in a post-Faction War version of Sigil (both because the idea predates the 5e Planescape...

Even then, it still incorporates some elements from Faction War - the Undersigil hideaway of Nowhere (and, more broadly, the region of Undersigil itself) came from FW, and the mysterious "oldest barmy" Gifad makes an appearance in one of the tables for the Prison (extra ironic that he's in the...

And still are... Unless you were around while they in print or really luck out with third-party resellers, the only (legitimate) way to get (most of) the 2e Planescape books for a reasonable price these days is via DMsGuild. Does DMsGuild get an "accessibility" pass that Beyond does not? Sure...

The Mortuary supplement doesn't require a subscription - I should know, as I've never subscribed to Beyond, just used a basic free account. It's a one-time purchase, like pretty much anything else on the site.

Honestly, I'm not too sure it would require that much of an increase. They already do adventures that occasionally dip into the planes. They're already doing Fizban/Bigby-style creature type deep dives - I can only assume that it's just a matter of time until we get one for Fiends. The only...

Certainly not the same amount, but a proper Manual of the Planes-style guide to the Great Wheel, some themed, Fizban-style deep dive books on Fiends/Celestials/Elementals/etc., and the occasional adventure module (whether as a full-size book in itself or part of a compilation) that jumps to/is...

Planescape branding aside, the Abyss section of Planes of Chaos and the Baator section of Planes of Law aren't really any "more Planescape" than the 3.5e Fiendish Codices 1 and 2, and even though 4e's Manual of the Planes, Plane Above, Plane Below, and Demonomicon are designed for a different...

You're comparing multiple products released over multiple years to a single product released roughly a month ago. If your critique of the initial work of an author that has been given the rights to create new Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot novels is to immediately dunk on them for not having...

For what it's worth to this discussion, while 5e Planescape didn't go especially deep into the various factols and their backstories, the factol of the Bleak Cabal, Lhar, was a half-orc in past editions of Planescape, and in the 5e release he's listed as a full orc, despite being represented by...

I did freely admit that it's been quite a while since I've gone through it - don't have cause to pull out my 4e books particularly frequently. Due respect, but my point has nothing to do with whether the word "slave" was used - it was a product from an era where they were more willing to touch...

I don't feel that downplaying the presence of slavery and/or leaving the deep history of the setting (and the Sorcerer Kings' roles within it) a bit less explicitly defined comes anywhere close to "blandifying" the setting. Dark Sun has way more going for it than that.

Honestly, I've always felt Dark Sun's "problematic" status to be largely overblown. I see no reason the supposedly integral element of slavery cannot be heavily toned down if not removed entirely - it's admittedly been a while, but I don't recall slavery being brought up much, if at all, in the...