This particular guide focuses on the planescape campaign setting, which was supported from 1994 to 1998. Torment is a computer roleplaying video game developed by black isle studios and released by interplay in 1999. During character creation players may choose to start in any faction. The central location of planescape is sigil, the city of doors ruled by the lady of pain. One of the more famous aspects of the setting is the distinctive artwork of tony diterlizzi you can see some of his art in the gallery section of the article. Sep 24, 20 this is a little introduction to the planescape campaign setting for rpg fans that have never played it before. Contains a players guide outlining the themes and grand design of the setting and information relevant to planar character creation, a dms guide with more indepth information on each plane and its properties, a guide to sigil and the outlands, and a monstrous.
May 03, 2011 planescape was released in 1994, and was designed by david zeb cook, who also happens to be credited with the 2nd ed. A players guide to the planes, a 32page primer that introduces. Moore and ed greenwood, to the vibrant planescape work of david cook, colin mccomb, michele carter, and monte. Starting from a small base, the dm expands the campaign. Ifwhen we see a planescape product, i would expect it to be all about sigil and the factions there. Torment is a roleplaying video game developed by black isle studios and published by interplay entertainment. However, instead of adding new king doms or wildernesses, the dm gives the player charac ters more planar gates and portals to choose from. Best place to store dowloables invoices pdf cryptographic. Data have been culled from a variety of sources including most official 2e supplements, adventures and even setting specific novels and a video game.
Since planescape can be made compatible with most d20 settings, there exists the possibility for virtually any race to show up in some form in a planescape campaign. The set was designed by david zeb cook and published in 1994. All wizards are not one thing in planescape, but rather vary depending upon the purpose, intent, and style of their wizardry. It was released on december 12, 1999 by interplay entertainment although planescape. In this case, the dm intends to use the planescape campaign setting for. Masque of the red death and other tales by william w. Planescape campaign setting 2e wizards of the coast. Planescape campaign setting rpgnet d20 rpg game index.
All images are the creation of the author except where otherwise credited. Planescape is not just a cool dungeons and dragons setting, it is probably the closest to art a game supplement can get. The planescape campaign setting boxed set and at least one of the storyteller system rulebooks are required to use this work. Jul 25, 2015 i spent about a year converting planescape for 4th edition. The set consists of a player and dm guide, a monstrous supplement, a guide to the town of sigil and the outlands, four color maps, and a dm screen. Planescape setting pdf that all started in april with the planescape campaign setting 1994. There are currently 308 sigil venues in the list, but only 289 map pins some venues like the secret door simply dont have a constant location. Originally developed by interplays black isle studios division, torment takes the bioware infinity engine used for baldurs gate and uses it to bring the planes to your pc. Cardmaster adventure design deck advanced dungeons and dragons game by rich borg. The setting centers around exploring an original multiverse cosmology. A planescape tradeable card game was published under the title blood wars. Expanded psionics handbook and planescape campaign setting. It introduced the planescape setting and was highly praised by white wolf and pyramid magazines. Planescape was the expanding of the manual of the planes.
The games engine is a modified version of the infinity engine, which was. Its been almost twenty years since the first edition of planescape. In planescape, for instance, the infinite universe that contains the world of toril forgotten realms is just one plane in an infinite multiverse. It jettisons or at least sets aside the usual tolkieninspired elements of dnd and instead crafts a genuinely unique fantasy universe, brought to life by tony diterlizzis evocative surrealistic cartooning. An arcane caster with the right skill set and spells might be more of a priest or warrrior or rogue than a mage, and a scholar of warfare is more likely to. The image of the astral dreadnaught on the cover of that book was amazing. The second big change from manual of the planes to planescape was the inclusion of that new home base. Review of planescape campaign setting rpgnet rpg game index. The first part of the book contains tips for the dm on running a planescape campaign.
It was a futile effort but i learned quite a bit along the way. Torment is a singleplayer fantasy roleplaying video game developed for microsoft windows by black isle studios. Ive heard these older books to pdf have been kind of hit or miss. This choice should be used as the default unless stated otherwise. It is not a single setting, rather it can encompass most other dungeons and dragons worlds, which are linked together by planar gates, also known as portals.
I spent about a year converting planescape for 4th edition. I decided to have a look at adjusting the mage rules system a little bit to fit the setting and campaign that i wanted. A boxed set describing the planescape multiverse, featuring descriptions of all of the planes, as well as the outlands and sigil. Planescape was released in 1994, and was designed by david zeb cook, who also happens to be credited with the 2nd ed. Individual and agent for the seminole tribe of the kvnvwv kanawha territory. As its name suggests, the setting crosses and comprises the numerous planes of existence, encompassing an entire cosmology called the great wheel, as originally developed in the original 1987 manual of. And beyond project managers sarah hood editors gabriel sorrel sarah hood andy click writers christopher smith adair richard adams jeffery scott nutall sarah hood todd wes stewart christopher campbell gabriel sorrel dayna nichols mitra salehi galzionntl. By default, your party will march into two columns of three. Jan 15, 2015 planescape was the expanding of the manual of the planes.
The more you know about your chosen rule set, the better. Planescape took the great wheel cosmology developed by jeff grubb in the manual of the planes and fleshes it out in a sort of victorian setting chock full of inspiring artwork and writing. Some images, rules, and other assorted information came directly from the planescape campaign setting. However, it was more than a campaign setting because it combined all the other campaign settings. The map of sigil, city of doors planescape rp nether. Each opening leads to a particular place within a plane, al ready. Im not sure how it will be published yet, still a workinprogress. The races outlined in the players handbook and this chapter comprise the available options in a standard planescape campaign. Contains a players guide outlining the themes and grand design of the setting and information relevant to planar character creation, a dms guide with more indepth information on each plane and its properties, a guide to sigil and the outlands, and a. Planescape is largely classless as a setting in this respect.
You can write and submit your own faq or guide for this game too. Relatively unique to the planescape campaign setting is that it attempts to integrate other campaign settings into its cosmology. I was thinking well definitely see planescapespelljammer as a merged setting spelljammer ships sailing the astral sea which opens the door to everything else. Introduction what you need and what you can use the planescape campaign setting requires use of the players handbook v. This is a little introduction to the planescape campaign setting for rpg fans that have never played it before. Realm5 campaign setting by ed greenwood, skip williams, sean k. The planescape campaign setting uses feats and prestige classes to represent the various paths faction members take. These can be gained by the standard rules with the additional condition that the character must currently be a member of one of the prerequisite factions. As the name suggests, this box set provided further details for adventures on the outer planes associated with the rightside of the alignment grid. Join date sep posts 4, the set was designed by david zeb cook and published in it is now a cult game 11 and was out of print until its dvd rerelease as a budget title in dark alliance baldurs gate. Planescape campaign setting pdf version rpg item version link part of the series of tsr materials wotc sold as pdfs before ceasing such sales. Fans of planescape will be pleased to know that wotc is now offering a pdf of the 1994 add 2nd edition campaign setting by dvid. It was released on december 12, 1999 by interplay entertainment. It was responsible for introducing the tiefling, githzerai, bariaur and.
A players guide to the planes, a 32page primer that introduces dms and players. It uses the bioware forgotten realms engine with interplay artists supplying the planescape ambiance and feel. In planescapes case, the setting received five boxes in addition to the initial campaign setting. Im just really interested in depictions of the planes outside of planescape. Jul 10, 2018 i was thinking well definitely see planescape spelljammer as a merged setting spelljammer ships sailing the astral sea which opens the door to everything else. Some are standard sword and sorcery environments, while others. It does a good job of introducing the dm and the players to the setting without bogging them down in complicated details. While eberron teases steampunk elements, planescape fully. Planescape campaign setting 1994, by david zeb cook, is the core. Running a planescape campaign jacobs personal wiki.
Sigil project managers ken marable gabriel sorrel editors gabriel sorrel sarah wallen writers todd w. Where spelljammer was essentially boats in space, planescape is all about the doors. And beyond project managers sarah hood editors gabriel sorrel sarah hood andy click writers christopher smith adair richard adams jeffery scott nutall sarah hood todd wes stewart christopher campbell gabriel sorrel dayna nichols mitra salehi galzionntl janus aran layout sarah hood. I think well see dark sun when they feel psionics are ready and eberron in way, although it might simply be a pdf gazetteer and opened up in dms guild.
Last rites is an isometric roleplaying game that takes place in tsrs planescape setting. That all started in april with the planescape campaign setting 1994. Im just really interested in depictions of the planes outside of planescape, especially from before the setting was properly introduced. Planescape campaign setting also adds a lot of detail to these planes and even describes new paths between the planes, such as planar rivers and the world tree. Planescape is literally allencompassing, so theres too much information for a boxed set, but this campaign setting gives one the framework on which he can build a concept of the multiverse, play some rough adventures and incorporate the information available in the campaign expansions.
Dungeon master guide, revised 2e planes of chaos 2e planes of law 2e planescape campaign setting 2e players handbook, revised 2e. Most of the steps of character creation for a planescape campaign are the. Explore sigil, the city of doors, filled with portals to every layer of every plane. The enhanced edition by beamdog adds an array of modern.
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