Latest revision as of 04:25, 22 January 2012

Mission Statement

Planescape was cool but it had flaws and is long dead, let's make an update/revision of it. With 5e on the way it's a good time.

The editions are in flux, so no mechanics.
The planes should be a good place for adventure, even the upper planes or low-level adventures.
Alignment is a blind and sometimes alien cosmic force, not the human condition. They may correlate, but they do not map.
The planes should be big, not by writing 'infinite' everywhere like bad SF adds zeroes, but by evoking hugeness.
Interesting aspects of the planes should be discussed in detail.
The planes should be varied and distinct.

The Inner Planes are material. Conflicts here are mostly practical.
The Outer Planes are idealist, the home of most gods and defined by belief. Conflicts here are mostly ideological.
The Transitive Planes are connections and spaces between areas.
The Prime Material Plane is the convergence of the Inner and Outer planes. It doesn't concern us very much.

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 =Mission Statement=
-Planescape was cool but it had flaws and is long dead, let's make an update/revision of it.
+Planescape was cool but it had flaws and is long dead, let's make an update/revision of it. With 5e on the way it's a good time.
+==Principles==
+*The editions are in flux, so no mechanics.
+*The planes should be a good place for adventure, even the upper planes or low-level adventures.
+*Alignment is a blind and sometimes alien cosmic force, not the human condition. They may correlate, but they do not map.
+*The planes should be big, not by writing 'infinite' everywhere like bad SF adds zeroes, but by evoking hugeness.
+*Interesting aspects of the planes should be discussed in detail.
+*The planes should be varied and distinct.
+=Overview of the Cosmos=
+==Alignment==
+*Law endorses an objective reality governed by impersonal rules. It is ''truth''.
+*Chaos endorses personal subjectivity. It is ''freedom''.
+*Good endorses selflessness and compassion.
+*Evil endorses cruelty and malice.
+==Structure==
+*The [[Inner Planes]] are material. Conflicts here are mostly practical.
+*The [[Outer Planes]] are idealist, the home of most gods and defined by belief. Conflicts here are mostly ideological.
+*The [[Transitive Planes]] are connections and spaces between areas.
+*The [[Prime Material Plane]] is the convergence of the Inner and Outer planes. It doesn't concern us very much.