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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 1189617" data-attributes="member: 2480">That does seem to be a fairly common 'affliction'. In many ways, the presentation of the Planes seems to encourage this. Rather than 'different' they seem to be 'more': 'more weird', 'more powerful', 'more lethal'. In other words they are just a tool for scaling up adventures to high level parties, not an end in themselves. Now I appreciate that Planescape tried to remedy this, but it doens't seem to have carried over to MotP and the 3.5e DMG.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I just think that it ought to be possible to do this on one world, without adding the complexities of a zillion planes and planar dominions. Doesn't the 'Material Plane' have the scope to explore eternal verities, engage in large-scale politics, enjoy personal quests of self-exploration? I think broadly that it can, so long as you set things up right from the start. And that may mean moving away from some of the assumptions in the DMG.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 1189617, member: 2480"] That does seem to be a fairly common 'affliction'. In many ways, the presentation of the Planes seems to encourage this. Rather than 'different' they seem to be 'more': 'more weird', 'more powerful', 'more lethal'. In other words they are just a tool for scaling up adventures to high level parties, not an end in themselves. Now I appreciate that Planescape tried to remedy this, but it doens't seem to have carried over to MotP and the 3.5e DMG. I just think that it ought to be possible to do this on one world, without adding the complexities of a zillion planes and planar dominions. Doesn't the 'Material Plane' have the scope to explore eternal verities, engage in large-scale politics, enjoy personal quests of self-exploration? I think broadly that it can, so long as you set things up right from the start. And that may mean moving away from some of the assumptions in the DMG. [/QUOTE]

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