A Planeswalker's Guide to the Whole Damned Thing

[Jherek Everfull]

Core Rules
Character Generation - I prefer using a new method I saw on GitP recently 14d6, take any two dice and add them to a base of six for each stat. Multiply the remaining two dice by ten for starting Funds.
Height/Weight/Age - Players need not roll for these, unless they want to. They can just choose them. The DM secretly rolls your maximum age, to learn when your character will die of old age (if you're lucky!)
Starter Spells - A player may choose his wizard's starting spells, but still must roll to learn them. Upon reaching a new spell level, a mage learns a new spell for that level automatically (chosen by the player). A mage's first spellbook is free, but additional ones must be paid for.  If the mage has a mentor or tutor, they receive a few free spells without rolling.
When XP is Given - Characters earn XP (and level up automatically upon receiving enough to do so) at the end of a thread. Threads are usually divided into chapters, and generally will end when the party rests for the night.
Initiative - I use Individual Initiative during combat. I also use all of the modifiers that come with it, including casting times and weapon speeds. Characters with multiple attacks don't use them until the end of the round (except for those who are dual-wielding).  I also only roll initiative once, at the beginning, instead of every round, for simplicity.
Firing into Melee - This rule is largely ignored. You can only hit an ally during melee with a projectile weapon if you roll a fumble or if they move directly into your line of fire (and are larger than or the same size as your target). If you try and fire a projectile weapon at a target while someone else is meleeing you, the opponent gets a free attack.

Optional Rules (The rules in blue found in the PHB/DMG)
Intelligence Bonus to Proficiencies - For every language slot a character gets from INT, they get an extra NWP slot, as well.
Maximum Spells per Level - Based on their INT score, wizards have a limit to how many spells they can learn each level, total.
Racial Adjustment to Charisma - I actually apply lots of extra modifiers to Charisma when taking into account race, class, ethnicity, and so forth. For instance, a Cleric of Good proudly bearing his icon in a land of evil is likely to get a big penalty to his reaction adjustment.
Detection of Pick Pocketing - I use the optional rule that allows a thief a lesser chance of being caught pickpocketing when the victim is lower level than the thief.
Nonweapon Proficiencies - I use both weapon and nonweapon proficiencies in my game, not secondary skills. Unless stated otherwise, a character must train to learn a new proficiency slot once it becomes available.
Encumbrance - I do use (basic, not specific) encumbrance in my games. I also rule that magical armor does not count toward one's encumbrance.
Horse Traits - I do use horse traits for flavor, but don't usually enforce them.
Armor Made of Unusual Metals - I do allow this.
Spell Components - I do use these. Material components that are rare and expensive must be in the caster's inventory to work. For more general components, like sand, gum, cloth, etc., a caster needs a 'component bag' that costs 1 gp per spell level to refill (a 1st level mage would need to spend 1 gp, a 3rd level mage would need to spend 3 gp, etc.) at a mageware shop. The component bag must be refilled between adventures (or once a month, whichever comes first).
Researching Extra Wizard Spells - I allow that any spell researched by a wizard does not count against his/her limit of spells per level.
Individual Experience Awards - I use these, and group awards, too.
Training - I do not require a character train to advance in level (but they do need to train to learn new proficiencies).
Weapon Type vs Armor Modifiers - I do use these rules. Thus, a piercing weapon is more effective against leather armor, whereas a bludgeoning weapon is better against chain mail.
Parrying - I do allow this.
Multiple Attacks Against Weak Opponents - I do allow warriors to make a number of attacks equal to their level against opponents who have 1-1 or less HD.
Polearms/Shields and Weapon Frontage - I use both of these rules.
Critical Hits/Misses - I use both. A natural 20 is a critical hit, and the character is allowed to roll for double damage (the rules state you are supposed to roll twice, but I find it easier in pbp to just roll once and double it). On a natural 1, the character fumbles. What this means is up to the DM, but it can involve a weapon breaking, accidentally hitting oneself or an ally, dropping a weapon or falling down to the ground. It depends on the situation.
Specific Injuries - I do not use this rule.
Hovering at Death's Door - I do use this rule. At 0 HP, a character becomes unconscious and bleeds out (losing 1 HP per round) until they reach death at -10 HP. A character who is bleeding out can have their wounds bound (no check or roll needed) to stop the bleeding. Magical healing spells only restore an unconscious character to 1 HP and no more can be used until the character has rested one day (exception--the Heal spell).
Aerial Combat - I use all of these rules, too.
Degrees of Darkness Modifiers - I use these, yep. Moving/fighting in moonlight is not as bad as total darkness, etc.
Jogging and Running - I use these rules.
Terrain Effects on Movement - I use these rules. So traveling through water, snow, heavy forest/brush, rocky ground, and in darkness slows the party down.
Terrain Modifiers for Overland Movement - I use these, too.
Command Words - Rods, wands and staves use them, yep.

Splatbook Rules
Kits - I do allow some kits, but not others. If you are interested in a kit, just ask the DM to find out more. Every character has the ability to have two active kits. A regional kits like those offered in the Realms books, and a class kit like those offered in the Complete series. You could have an Archendale Myrmidon or a Bloodsea Pirate Minotaur. I understand that some settings do not provide regional options. We can develop one together, or you can re-flavor an existing one from another setting.

The Complete Fighter's Handbook - I use the rules for weapon and armor crafting, off-hand weapon use, kneeling and sitting, range and initiative, ambidexterity, fighting style specialization, martial arts, punching/wrestling specialization, disarming, grabbing, holding, pinning, pulling/tripping, sapping, shield punching and rushing, recovery of temporary damage, darkness modifiers, unstable ground, mounted combat, bone and stone weaponry, high quality racial armor, and piecemeal armor.
The Complete Paladin's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Ranger's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Wizard's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Priest's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Druid's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Thief's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Bard's Handbook - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Dwarves - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings - Pretty much all of it.
The Complete Book of Elves - Just the expanded archery rules and the new equipment/spells.
The Complete Book of Humanoids - Pretty much all of it.
Of Ships and the Sea - Pretty much all of it.
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide - I use the new equipment.
Wilderness Survival Guide - The rules for temperature, the rules for food and water, the rules for foraging, fishing and hunting.
Player's Option: Spells and Magic - The Cure Moderate Wounds spell only.
Planes Walkers Guide
Players Guide to Greyhawk
Faiths and Pantheons
Fighters and Priests of the Realms
Wizards and Rogues of the Realms
Most other campaign specific players supplements

House Rules
No Racial Ability Minimums or Maximums - I don't bother with these at all (e.g., not being able to play a dwarf unless your STR is 8 or higher). Never saw the point to it.
No Level Limits - I don't bother with these, either. Most of my games never get high enough in level for them to matter anyway.
Lesser Alignment Restrictions - Druids and Bards can be of any alignment.
Rally Allies/Berserker Rage - The benefits of a bard's 'rally allies' ability kicks in on the first round, not the third round. Those who can go berserk can do so in one round, not ten.
Proficiency Checks without the Proficiency - In some cases, I will allow a character to attempt a proficiency check in something he/she doesn't have proficiency in. In this case, they must roll a 3 or less to succeed. And the end result will never be of high quality (someone trying to forge a dagger without the weaponsmithing proficiency will only make one of average quality at best). There are lots of stipulations to this rule. For instance, the character in question cannot even make the attempt if the DM feels that it violates common sense (a character who has never seen a horse before can't possibly hope to make a rider check). Likewise, some things are just impossible for unskilled characters, regardless of luck (someone without the armorer proficiency could try and bang out a satisfactory suit of chain mail, but full plate mail is out of the question).
Crossbow Damage - In my games, a light crossbow does 1d10 damage and a heavy crossbow does 1d12 damage.
Turn/Control Undead - I allow clerics and paladins with this ability to also use it against extraplanar creatures. A good cleric can turn evil extraplanar creatures, and an evil cleric can control evil extraplanar creatures.
Cantrips - Cantrip is not a spell, but a nonweapon proficiency that can only be taken by someone with levels in wizard or bard.
Natural Healing - The effects of natural healing and the healing proficiency are stacked.
Proficiency Slots - If a player adds an empty NWP slot to a proficiency he/she already has, they get a +2 to their rolls.
Aid Another - If two characters have the same proficiency, one can 'aid' the other in their roll, and this adds a +2 to the roll.
Familiars - I use a special rule for familiars. At level 2, a mage or bard can summon a familiar automatically, without the use of a spell. At level 4, the caster can see through the familiar's eyes if they concentrate and do nothing else. At 6th level, the caster can cast touch-spells through their familiar. Then at 8th level, the caster's familiar gains a special ability (depending on what the familiar in question is).
Reading/Writing - I rule that if you have a proficiency with Reading/Writing, you can read and write any language you can speak. This does not apply to ancient languages, though.
NWP cross skills - All nonweapon proficiencies cost 1 slot each.  However, if you pick a nwp that is not a class skill, you suffer a -2 to your rolls.
Metalworks - Armorer and Weaponsmithing proficiencies are reliant on STR or INT, representing differing techniques.
Alignment - Alignment is very important in the City of Doors, and the outer and Inner Planes. Belief shapes reality, your alignment can have drastic environmental and interpersonal effects.
Non-Lethal combat - There is no 'to hit' penalty for fighting when trying to knock out an opponent with non-lethal fighting.

Forum/Posting Rules
Present Tense - Keep your posts in present tense, please.
Three Day Rule - The DM will wait for any given player at least three days before moving on.
Name Your Targets! - When in combat, make sure to specify who you are hitting or where you are centering any spells.
AWOL - If a player vanishes (stops posting, doesn't even log in) for at least a month without giving any prior explanation or warning, they are dropped from the game and their character becomes a permanent NPC.
Dialogue - Please place all dialogue in quotation marks.
Spamming - Don't spam or double-post.  Nothing is sadder than someone trying to inflate their post count like it actually matters.


Inner Planes

These are the "material" planes, where reality is more objective than subjective. Each of the inner planes are theoretically infinite in size, and considered adjacent to each other at every point, with the exception of areas that are warded specifically to be isolated from other dimensions.

The Inner Planes have their own gods and realms (see Powers under Outer Planes, below), but no god has undisputed ownership of any of the inner planes. They seek to influence inner planes by invasion or conquest, or by subverting the natives, but none of the Powers can assert their dominion by fiat of their divine will such as with the Outer Planes... which makes the inner planes just as weird and mysterious to Outsiders as we find the Outer Planes.

Prime Material
This is the plane where nearly all of the Dungeons & Dragons story takes place, considered "home" to typical player characters. Most other campaign settings (with Ravenloft as an  exception) are located here, isolated from each other by space and the crystal spheres (see Spelljammer).

Ethereal
This plane is the closest to the Prime Material plane(s), so much so that sometimes even the most mundane observers can sense Ethereal inhabitants (often called "ghosts," not to be confused with the undead "spectres" or "phantoms"). It's used as a storage space by the most elementary of enchantments, and some magical tricks make use of the proximity of the ethereal plane to "sidestep" material objects to pass through them, or to cover large distances in short time. Travellers on the ethereal plane can perceive the Prime Material as a foggy, faded and translucent landscape.

Plane of Shadow
This plane is similar to the Ethereal Plane in terms of proximity to the Prime Material plane, and the properties caused by said proximity, but the similarities end there. The Plane of Shadow is pretty much a dark and distorted mirror of the Prime Material plane. It is devoid of color and natural light, torches and the like are dimmer, and even portals to other planes seem obnoxiously colorful from this dark place. Basically the plane of shadow is just a gloomier spookier version of your neighborhood. While it's useful for travel in the same manner as the Etherial Plane such methods are risky as the Plane of Shadow is populated by dangerous creatures and shadow-thingies. Plus the landmarks are not always consistent. However, the Plane of Shadow can potentially be used to travel to other material planes. The reason why this is possible is because if the Planescape cosmology was a Great Wheel, then the Plane of Shadow would be its axle, as well as the axle of other cosmologies.

The Elemental Planes
The Elemental Planes are dedicated to one particular idea of objective reality, without any philosophy. The landscape, the inhabitants, and any native objects found there are composed of solely one substance. This substance may be in many states, animate or inanimate, rigid or fluid, but anything found here that is not made of this substance was brought by an extraplanar visitor, and will probably be destroyed or eroded if left alone. It goes without saying, but these are the most absolutely hostile planes in the entire multiverse to visit. Even if they aren't immediately and obviously fatal (try going to Fire or Magma without the ability to withstand immense heat, for example), there's usually some nasty little side effect to  hanging around a place that keeps even most non-elemental outsiders away (for example, every day that you spend on Mineral, there's a chance you'll spontaneously turn to lifeless stone). This has made the Elemental Planes traditionally one of the less interesting parts of the Great Wheel, as a result of how much crap you need to put up with to get here and the often lackluster amount of things to do when you do make it there without dying.


The Primary Elemental Planes
The material that composes these planes are the most familiar elements, from classical alchemy: Air, Earth, Fire and Water. Theoretically infinite in size, it is still possible to travel between them by mundane travel; how to reach the "borders" of such infinite planes is a mystery. Each plane is dedicated to their material, and the sentients that inhabit these planes are called "elementals" en masse, although the term is usually used for those entities that have extremely simple forms and are summoned to the Prime Material as labour. You will also find life that approximates Prime Material plants and animals, although Elemental Plane natives will be quick to point out that Prime Material animals are mixed copies of their purer flora and fauna. You will also find on each of these planes a race of sorcerous giants, usually at war with those of other elemental planes (the two most familiar species are 'djinni' from the plane of Air and 'efreeti' from the plane of Fire).

Survival on any of these planes is difficult, as life from the Prime planes and many Outer Planes need a mix of elements to survive. The plane of Air is the only source of something to breathe, although some may find the bottomless falling disorienting, and the plane of Earth is the only source of something to stand on if you count being buried alive as "standing." he plane of Water is comfortable if you have gills and blubber, and the plane of Fire is delightfully warm for the split second before you are reduced to a cinder.
 
It goes without saying that the elemental planes are essentially comprised of nothing more than an infinite mass of their own elemental energy/matter spanning in all three dimensions. You can dig or swim "upward" as high as you like on the Planes of Earth and Water and you'll never reach a surface. Only the Plane of Fire has something approaching Prime Material style topography, and that's more of a matter of consensus; the Plane's flames diffuse or compress as one ascends or descends; the "sky" is made of combustible, oft toxic fumes, fireballs and waves of heat, the "ground" is comprised of burning coal-esque flames with the consistency of water, and the "underground" is flames with the consistency of molten metal. There are pockets of elemental matter from other planes, but, for the most part, it's basically an infinite expanse of one dimension.

Each of these four elemental planes also has two Elemental Lords, one of elemental evil and one of elemental good, who have dominion over all the simple-form inhabitants of the plane and has staggering power and control over the material the plane is composed of. These are the closest that the Inner Planes have to "Powers," although no Elemental Lord receives supplicants from other planes (all of their followers are already in their plane, and unswervingly faithful), and their influence is limited to their plane and any vortexes (portals that are locked open) that may touch the Prime Material. Elemental Lords are also collectively known as Archomentals, a reference to their status as "arch elementals".

[Jherek Everfull]

Outer Planes
There are seventeen Outer Planes, each formed from the moral and ethical alignments of the sentient beings in the multiverse. Most of the Outer Planes are divided into layers; the majority of portals deposit beings on the first layer of the plane. Many of the gods (or Powers) in the multiverse reside on the Outer Planes, in lands called realms that are under their direct control. The souls of those who worship these powers reform in their powers' realm upon death. If a being follows no power, their soul is instead drawn to the plane that most matches their alignment. Mortals also dwell on the Outer Planes; their alignment generally matches the plane they are on, for fairly obvious reasons (from "this place is unpleasant to anyone who doesn't share the same mentality" to "the planes tend to brainwash people into thinking their way"). Enough like-minded beings of another alignment can cause a portion of the plane to break off and appear on the plane that matches their alignment.

The Abyss
Stupidly Chaotic Evil. The Abyss has an infinite number of layers, each one unique and filled with hateful, unthinking evil. (Some say there're exactly six-hundred-sixty-six, but that's both applying the orderly logic of math to the fundamentally chaotic and unprovable, and completely theoretical anyway since nothing's ever gotten past three-hundred or so.) The tanar'ri (or demons, as they are known on the Prime Material Plane) dwell here.

Acheron
Lawful Neutral (Evil). The first thing that anyone hears upon entering and the last upon leaving Acheron is the sound of constant conflict off in the distance. The first layer of Acheron is the most traveled; an infinite realm of gigantic iron cubes floating in an airy void on which vast armies clash. The cubes occasionally collide, utterly destroying anything caught between them. The second layer known as Thuldanin is the multiverse's junkyard where all the weapons ever made somehow get deposited here. Over time everything, including living beings, turns into an inert solid. Tintibulus is much like the first layer except it holds more of a wider variety of shapes but are still referred to as cubes. This layer is very popular with powerful wizards and magic users who wish to seclude themselves from the rest of the plane. Ocanthus is the final and most lethal of Acheron for it is rumored that this is where the River Styx ends. Large razors of black ice, some even as large as buildings, fly dangerously through the pitch blackness. Anyone visiting the last layer will surely be killed unless they bring very powerful protection.

Arborea
Chaotic Good. This is the plane of the elven and Greek powers. It is typified by vast rugged geography, immense forests, mountains that peak above the clouds, and other splendors of nature. Being a place of chaotic good, there's an entire layer of hippie-esque free love, free drugs, peace, love, and par-tay!ing.

Arcadia
Lawful Neutral (Good). Arcadia is a plane of law first and good second. Day changes to night with no pause, and vigilant militias of dead paladins patrol the perfectly-straight roads. This is where the good of the group is always ahead of the individual. The formians -- a caste race of ant-centaurs -- are native to Arcadia.

Baator
Lawful Evil. 'The Nine Hells' of Baator are the domain of the baatezu (or 'devils'). There are nine layers to the plane, each more terrible than the previous. Avernus, the first layer, is a land of scorched rock, constantly bombarded by fireballs that tumble out of the sky and is a constant battlefield in the Blood War; especially when the Demons are pushing back the devils. But try as they might, Bel's tactical genius prevents them from ever holding onto any territory on Avernus for more than a day. The fact that Devils are immune to fire and thus aren't bothered by the raining fireballs while Demons merely get fire resistance and get loads of pain from them, and the fact that Tiamat, Kurtulmak and quite a few other lawful evil gods live here and gladly provide their hordes of petitioners and outsider servants in defense of the realm probably has something to do with it too. Whenever Kurtulmak provides help it will come in the form of a swarm of kobolds so vast that even the Demons are outnumbered fifty billion to one since so many kobolds die every second.

The Beastlands
Neutral Good (Chaotic). Relatively few sentient creatures live on the Beastlands, compared to the number of animals dwelling here - everything from ants and cats to dinosaurs and they're all celestial creatures, meaning that they're all innately good and pure. Most of the plane is wide-open savannas, deep primeval forests, and unfathomable oceans, so it covers most environments with the exception of deserts, mountains, and tundras. Few things are more awesome than meeting a celestial max hit dice tyrannosaurus rex here.

Bytopia
Neutral Good (Lawful). The Twin Realms are stacked in a unique way- imagine them as the floor and ceiling of a great cave, connected by enormous stalactites and stalagmites that merge into each other. Unlike many other planes, where travel between layers is accomplished with portals, the two layers of Bytopia can be reached by climbing one pillar until gravity reverses and one finds themselves climbing 'down' to the other layer. Most people just find it easier to fly, and the place is lousy with hot air balloons. The beings that dwell here are industrious, cheerful, and helpful, in other words, horribly boring unless you're evil (and thus can kill them without going out of character.) Almost all the best stuff in the planes gets made here, so if you wanna stock up, feel free.

Carceri
Neutral Evil (Chaotic). The 'Prison Plane' is where the souls of backstabbers and traitors dwell. There are many portals leading to the plane, but very few portals leading out. This is essentially Tartarus from Greek Mythology, hell; it's named the Tartarean Depths of Carceri. There is an infinite number of orbs which are like little planets in this plane. The Demodands are the bosses here. Fun trivia: Carceri is italian for 'prisons'.

Elysium
Neutral Good (and the entire plane and everything in it will make sure you see things its way). The Peaceful Plane is a land of soft fields, quiet woods, and calm waters. It is home to the Guardinals, a race of animal-like celestials.

Gehenna
Neutral Evil (Lawful). This plane is comprised of a series of immense double-ended volcanoes, floating in the void. Each volcano is its own layer, and there are no flat surfaces, so if you fall, you'll probably keep falling for a while. The yugoloths (or 'daemons') rule this plane in name, but they aren't native to it and there are several other powerful fiendish races that dwell here as well.

The Gray Wastes of Hades
Neutral Evil. The Three Glooms are desolate lands where all color is muted to shades of gray. Visitors soon find their own color fading away, and their ambition soon follows, leaving them empty husks, devoid of emotion. The yugoloths are a powerful force on this plane (they are in fact actually native to the Gray Wastes, it's just that the General of Gehenna decided to move most of Yugoloth kind to Gehenna, though the Oinoloth and those that followed him stayed put), but the night hags and their larvae trade are the real power here; just don't tell that to the Oinoloth unless you enjoy getting super-syphilis, as the throne in his dark tower grants him total mastery of disease on the plane and lets him spring up plagues from the dirt that make mummy rot look positively pleasant. It's also the primary battlefield in the Blood War, just in case you wanted another reason to keep away. The tanar'ri and baatezu use the Gray Waste to slaughter each other in droves here (as well as anything/anyone stupid enough to visit what can be referred to as the bum end of the multiverse), as its metaphysical location is halfway between that of Baator and the Abyss.

The Ever-changing Chaos of Limbo
Chaotic Neutral. Limbo Limbo Limbo chaos ever-changing NO NOT THAT listen berk it's like every mad power CRUMBLING FROM THE INSIDE flowers rusting HOPE SPRINGS DIAGONAL.
Home of the Slaadi, who rule the plane insomuch that one can rule a mess of pure anarchy. This is also the adopted home of the Githzerai, who paradoxically love order and live highly regimented lives (Githzerai monks are as stereotypical as Dwarf Blacksmiths or Orc Barbarians), they live here instead of say Mechanus because they find this plane that so dramatically opposes their way of life to be a great test, despite this excuse, their cities have magic to neutralize the strongly chaotic aligned trait. They used to be more chaotic, but time, shifting editions, and one fuckawesome vidya gaem have changed all that. The Blood War occasionally comes here, but since both demon and devil are negatively affected by the plane, the fact that the Slaadi aren't terribly fond of either and are on average a great deal stronger individually than demons or devils if less organized, and the fact that it's not actually in between either plane keeps these incursions down to a minimum.

Mechanus
Extremely Lawful Neutral. The Clockwork Universe is comprised of immense gears (some of which are miles in diameter), each revolving in tandem with the cogs that connect to them. This is the most orderly of all the Outer Planes. The Modrons reign here, from the Tower of Primus at the center of the great gear Regalus. 

Mount Celestia
Lawful Good as the driven snow. The Seven Heavens are comprised of seven ascending peaks on a great mountain. The Mount is surrounded by the Shining Sea, an endless ocean of sparkling holy water. The archons oversee Mount Celestia, from the lantern archons that guide new pilgrims to the throne archons that watch over all else.

The Outlands
Neutral. This is the smallest of the Outer Planes, though it is still technically infinite. The best-known features of the Outlands are the Spire and the sixteen gate-towns that lie in a ring around the "edge" of the plane (imagine a disc with a pen stuck in the middle- Sigil floats above the Spire, and the gate-towns form a ring around the edge). Each gate-town is tied to one of the other Outer Planes, and each contains a permanently open portal to that plane somewhere inside. The gate-towns reflect the plane they lead to, and most inhabitants share the alignment of that plane. Between the gate-towns and the Spire are nine rings (the Outlands' version of planar layers). At the ninth ring, where the gate-towns are, magical spells function more or less normally. As one approaches the Spire, higher-level spells cease to function, starting with ninth-level spells and descending, to the base of the Spire where no magical spells function. Beyond the gate-towns are the Hinterlands, a strange area where space and time break down, and further movement away from the Spire is severely restricted.

Pandemonium
Chaotic Neutral (Evil). The four layers of Pandemonium are nothing but an endless series of caves, cut through by a howling wind that never ceases. Exposure to this wind inevitably drives one insane. The first layer is the most open, and each below it becomes more cloistered. The final layer is nothing but a series of air-pockets inside the endless rock. The worst monstrosities of the planes are imprisoned here by the powers. It is said that the Lady of Pain once sent her enemies here before she gained the ability to create Mazes. Essentially, this is the Underdark on steroids, and everyone in it is crazy.

Ysgard
Chaotic Neutral (Good). Ysgard is most famous as the home of the Norse powers, but many other creatures live here, including giants and bariaur (a sort of ram-centaur unique to the Outer Planes). The entire plane is comprised of floating islands of rock--some the size of continents--drifting in an open sky. The undersides of most of these earthburgs burn with a constant magical fire, though in some places the earthburgs float flaming-side up. If you like getting into fights, but are too cheap to pay for resurrection spells, then Ysgard is the plane for you! Thanks to the special healing qualities of this plane, anyone who dies in battle here gets right back up the next day, just like in old Norse myth.