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Where does negative energy fit into the D&D chrono-cosmology?
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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7949977" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>Just a point of contention.</p><p></p><p>In 1e, though the negative and positive planes were part of the inner planes, they were just as separate from the elemental planes as the prime material plane was. They were separate, or on a separate level.</p><p></p><p>A way to view it is how the Shadowfell and Feywild are on two opposite sides of the prime material plane now, the negative and positive material planes existed in AD&D.</p><p></p><p>In diagrams, they weren't really even included (in a way you could think of the negative and positive material planes as the up and down, and the elemental material planes extending in the same direction as the Prime material plane.</p><p></p><p>The Postive material plane was not just the sources of life energy, but could also be seen as the source of light or the sun, thus when exposed you would burn up with life energy.</p><p></p><p>On the otherhand, negative energy was associated with darkness and the lack of light, and one could also be consumed by it. Shades and Shadows were some of it's occupants.</p><p></p><p>If one was on the elemental planes as they looked up or went up they would perceive the light or energy beaming from above, and if they started to dig (or swim, or fly...depending on the plane) for an eternity they would enter into darkness where light did not exist.</p><p></p><p>AD&D had some differences but there were also some similarities between it's planar ideas and current ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7949977, member: 4348"] Just a point of contention. In 1e, though the negative and positive planes were part of the inner planes, they were just as separate from the elemental planes as the prime material plane was. They were separate, or on a separate level. A way to view it is how the Shadowfell and Feywild are on two opposite sides of the prime material plane now, the negative and positive material planes existed in AD&D. In diagrams, they weren't really even included (in a way you could think of the negative and positive material planes as the up and down, and the elemental material planes extending in the same direction as the Prime material plane. The Postive material plane was not just the sources of life energy, but could also be seen as the source of light or the sun, thus when exposed you would burn up with life energy. On the otherhand, negative energy was associated with darkness and the lack of light, and one could also be consumed by it. Shades and Shadows were some of it's occupants. If one was on the elemental planes as they looked up or went up they would perceive the light or energy beaming from above, and if they started to dig (or swim, or fly...depending on the plane) for an eternity they would enter into darkness where light did not exist. AD&D had some differences but there were also some similarities between it's planar ideas and current ones. [/QUOTE]
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