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<blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 7723981" data-attributes="member: 40359"><p>As others have said, the D&D outer planes are FAR much more than a Christian Heaven and Hell. It sounds like you might have had some bad experiences with planar gaming and only experienced a slight fraction of it. It's like starting to read Tolkien and thinking "This Shire place is boring. I don't get what the big deal is.", closing the book and moving on. </p><p></p><p>If "so everything's burning" is all you have experience of the planes, then it would certainly seem monochromatic and boring. So that's understandable. You don't have to enjoy planar content in gaming, it's not for everyone. But sometime, I do hope you would at least consider looking into the larger expanse of the planes, especially if there is a future 5e product(s) there. Just like with both Bilbo and Frodo, the Shire might have a quaint little charm to it, but the real excitement happens when they leave and go out to the rest of the world. Having the PCs go to hell where everything is burning, sure maybe it's fun once, but if you go deeper there or to any of the many other planes, it is an extremely rich and exciting area of D&D to explore.</p><p></p><p>Still might not be for you, and that's fine. I just hope people aren't missing out because of misinformation. I guess a lot of adventures have tended to be "stop a demon invasion!" as the only very limited peak at the planes. That will definitely influence opinions of them.</p><p></p><p>Not saying it is the case here, but with Planescape coming up on its 25th anniversary and little official content for 3 editions now, I know there are a lot of gamers who have started playing long after Planescape ended. (Not that Planescape is all there is to the planes, but it is the richest and most detailed version of them.) I've been tempted to start an "Intro to Planescape" style blog/podcast/something. Hmm... might have to actually get around to that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kenmarable, post: 7723981, member: 40359"] As others have said, the D&D outer planes are FAR much more than a Christian Heaven and Hell. It sounds like you might have had some bad experiences with planar gaming and only experienced a slight fraction of it. It's like starting to read Tolkien and thinking "This Shire place is boring. I don't get what the big deal is.", closing the book and moving on. If "so everything's burning" is all you have experience of the planes, then it would certainly seem monochromatic and boring. So that's understandable. You don't have to enjoy planar content in gaming, it's not for everyone. But sometime, I do hope you would at least consider looking into the larger expanse of the planes, especially if there is a future 5e product(s) there. Just like with both Bilbo and Frodo, the Shire might have a quaint little charm to it, but the real excitement happens when they leave and go out to the rest of the world. Having the PCs go to hell where everything is burning, sure maybe it's fun once, but if you go deeper there or to any of the many other planes, it is an extremely rich and exciting area of D&D to explore. Still might not be for you, and that's fine. I just hope people aren't missing out because of misinformation. I guess a lot of adventures have tended to be "stop a demon invasion!" as the only very limited peak at the planes. That will definitely influence opinions of them. Not saying it is the case here, but with Planescape coming up on its 25th anniversary and little official content for 3 editions now, I know there are a lot of gamers who have started playing long after Planescape ended. (Not that Planescape is all there is to the planes, but it is the richest and most detailed version of them.) I've been tempted to start an "Intro to Planescape" style blog/podcast/something. Hmm... might have to actually get around to that. [/QUOTE]
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