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The Manual of the Planes (abbreviated MoP [1]) is a manual for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe.. The original book (for use with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition) was published in 1987 by TSR, Inc. [2]
The Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas, published by TSR, Inc. in September 1999, was constructed using Campaign Cartographer. [1] [2]The developers created vector version of the published maps for the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting and included many new maps, including a globe of the entire Forgotten Realms world, Abeir-Toril.
The Planescape Campaign Setting boxed set details the planes of the Dungeons & Dragons game, which had been previously featured in books such as Deities and Demigods and the Manual of the Planes. The set contains a Player and a DM Guide, a Monstrous Supplement, a guide exploring the city of Sigil and the plane of the Outlands , four color maps ...
In the article "Planes: The Concepts of Spatial, Temporal and Physical Relationships in D&D", Gary Gygax mentions that there are 16 Outer Planes. [6] The "Basic edition" of D&D had a separate, though similar, cosmology from that of its contemporary AD&D game, which is a more open planar system that is less regulated than that of its counterpart.
The setting was featured in the computer game Planescape: Torment, which portrayed the Planescape world (specifically Sigil, the Outlands, Baator, Carceri, and the Negative Energy Plane). It is now a cult game [22] and was out of print until its DVD re-release as a budget title in 2009. [23]
The Forgotten Realms Atlas is an indexed book which contains three-color maps of the Forgotten Realms. [2] [3] This includes large, small scale regional maps (one inch to two hundred miles), as well as detailed location maps and diagrams of areas including the Moonshae Isles, the Northwest lands near Waterdeep, and the Western Heartlands areas around Cormyr and the Dalelands. [2]
The flexibility of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) game rules means that Dungeon Masters (DM) are free to create their own fantasy campaign settings.For those who wanted a pre-packaged setting in which to play, TSR, Wizards of the Coast (WotC), and other publishers have created many settings in which D&D games can be based; of these, the Forgotten Realms, an epic fantasy world, has been one of ...
Rick Swan reviewed Planes of Chaos for Dragon magazine #214 (February 1995). [2] He commented on the set: "Of the various subdivisions of the AD&D game cosmology, the chaotic planes are arguably the most interesting and potentially the most disappointing. For years, we've been assured that Limbo, the Abyss, and Pandemonium are mind-blowing ...