Questions tagged [planes]
For questions primarily relating to planes in tabletop RPGs. Self-contained universes holding anything from relatively small motes of matter to entire universes, planes are used in some fantasy role-playing games as settings for the players to adventure in. Travel between planes is usually possible, but often requires traveling to certain spots on one plane or using potent magic or magical devices.
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Can a creature use the Banishment spell to free itself from the Maze spell?
The maze spell (Player's Handbook, page 258) states:
You banish a creature that you can see within range into a labyrinthine demiplane. The target remains there for the duration or until it escapes ...
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How do the planes change the spells? [closed]
My players are soon to head to different planes & I was wondering what changes to make for their spells while in those planes.
I tried looking for something with that material & wasn't able to ...
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Is it possible to Gate from the ethereal plane back to the material plane?
Spell combo Viability check
Step one: Cast Etherealness (Assumingly, from the material plane)
https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Etherealness#content
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Does the Dragonlance setting feature angels, demons and planes?
Years past I read the novels and many setting books for Dragonlance. I never stumbled upon any of these but as I got asked by one player:
Does Krynn feature any angels or demons or devils?
And hand ...
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How does illumination work in the Shadowfell?
The Dungeon Master's Guide description of the Shadowfell says (p. 51):
It is a place of darkness that hates the light, where the sky is a
black vault with neither sun nor stars.
I don't quite ...
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What happens to a person who is scattered to the astral plane when inside of a destroyed bag of holding
When a bag of holding is destroyed, the contents are scattered in the astral plane. If a person is inside the bag, what happens to their body? According to the accepted answer here: "Will loot you ...
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Is creating a Dimensional Plane possible in 5e without DM fiat?
I'd like to create a dimensional pocket inside my armored wagon. Duration should be permanent, but if that's not possible longer lasting is better. It would be fine if I have to refuel it every so ...
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Can Word of Recall teleport through planes of existence?
Word of Recall is a 6th level Cleric spell that states
You (...) teleport to a previously designated sanctuary.
It defines this sanctuary as
(...) a location, such as a temple, dedicated to or ...
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Can a character/creature escape the Negative Plane without its Nightwalker being lured back to that plane?
Background: Character of approx 9th level is attempting to find something hidden in the Negative Plane. They will not have access to spells of 3rd level and higher, let alone 7th level and higher that ...
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Does Astral Projection spell fail if cast while on the Elemental Planes or Material Echo Planes (Shadowfell, Feywild)?
Further to the question: Can there be portals in the Astral Plane that lead to the Elemental Planes , I wanted to ask does Astral Projection spell fail if cast while on the Elemental Planes or ...
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If I cast the Banishment spell on myself while in a demiplane, where exactly do I exit?
If I cast the banishment spell on myself while in a demiplane, where exactly do I exit?
Do I exit on my last position on my native plane, a random spot in my native plane, or do I choose where I exit ...
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Does blink work inside a forcecage?
Assume Hackslash the dwarven bard is currently fighting to the death against Glarcyon the gnome wizard. Hackslash successfully trapped both of them inside a forcecage, and Glarcyon already failed all ...
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Does Plane Shift enable teleporting to a different location on the same plane?
Say a caster wants to travel to a different continent on the same plane. Can that journey be made using the spell plane shift, or can plane shift be used only to travel to a different plane than the ...
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What is the Vale of Shadows?
Now I'm sure plenty of us on here have seen Stranger Things recently (honestly I'm surprised I haven't seen a question like this yet) and it's whole premise about the Vale of Shadows has me intrigued. ...
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Does the Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion spell's mansion exist on a separate plane of existence?
In particular: the telepathy spell (PHB, p. 281) states:
[...] The creature can be anywhere on the same plane of existence as you. The spell ends if you or the target are no longer on the same plane. ...
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Can Plane Shift be used to transport from mordenkainen's magnificent mansion to the same plane the mansion was created? [duplicate]
The text of Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion (mmm) states:
You conjure an extradimensional dwelling in range that lasts for the Duration.
Plane Shift states:
You and up to eight willing creatures ...
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Are there any elemental plane rules or details?
I have been reading through Volos Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes and gained a lot of interesting knowledge of various facets of the D&D universe, namely the 9 hells, abyss, ...
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Can you cast banishment on yourself?
Can you cast banishment on yourself from a non-native plane, as a way of returning to your native plane?
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Can a random passerby enter a Rope Trick or Psychoportive Shelter?
Both effects have similar natures, end results, and wording. However, nothing in the wording of either power or spell seems to indicate that someone can't come in wherever, assuming that they can ...
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Has the Underdark ever been a separate plane to the Material Plane?
I play D&D 5e; I am not that familiar with the other editions of D&D. However, I'm looking for lore on the Underdark from any edition, since the settings (e.g. the Forgotten Realms) are still ...
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Moving between different D&D universes
I have a group of mid-high level players. As part of some D&D shenanigans, I wanted to have them plop into Athas (Dark Sun) as a surprise joke. But knowing them, sadistic as they are, they might ...
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What are the ramifications of creating a homebrew world without an Astral Plane?
I'm currently working on a homebrew world for a campaign of mine, which is currently on hold indefinitely, so there's no time pressure.
Overall design intent:
I don't want my world to be a clone of ...
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Where does an unaligned creature's soul go after death?
In the DMG section on "Bringing Back the Dead" (chapter 1, p. 24), it describes what happens when a creature dies:
When a creature dies, its soul departs its body, leaves the Material Plane, ...
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Ephemeral Tread's balance implications
The feat Ephemeral Tread, paired with the spell dream travel, seems to let you travel to the Dimension of Dreams and perform impossible actions. This seems to let you (at a low level) cast wish upon ...
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Are the Material Planes comprising the various campaign settings surrounded by a shared set of outer planes?
I'm working on an extra-planar supplement for DM's Guild, and it got me wondering:
Is the 5e cosmological model that the material planes are comprised of all DnD settings, official and otherwise (...
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What happens when you put a Portable Hole inside a Bag of Holding while on the Astral plane?
What would happen if someone were to place a Portable Hole within a Bag of Holding while being within the Astral Plane? Would it be the reverse effect?
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What is the Elemental Chaos like?
What is the Elemental Chaos like (visually) in D&D 5e?
The DMG more or less covers the air, water, earth, and fire planes, but says nothing on the Elemental Chaos nor what it's like.
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What would happen if a wizard calls a familiar in the Ethereal Plane and then returns to the Material Plane?
What would happen if a wizard summons a familiar (using find familiar) in the Border Ethereal, and then the wizard returns to the Material Plane (interrupting or ending the magical effects of ...
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Are there symbols representing the Feywild, the Shadowfell and elemental planes?
Are there symbols representing the Feywild, the Shadowfell and elemental planes (of Air, Fire, Earth and Water)? The player’s handbook of the 5th edition contains symbols for outer planes, are there ...
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Does Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum prevent me from opening a Portable Hole? [duplicate]
Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum says that
planar travel is blocked within the warded area
and the portable hole's description states that
the cylindrical space within the hole exists on a different ...
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Will loot you find on the Astral Plane while using the Astral Projection spell remain in your possession when the spell ends?
While under the effect of the astral projection spell, you have an astral body which has the following rules:
Your astral body resembles your mortal form in almost every way, replicating your game ...
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Can I Ready an attack action to trigger when the target Blinks back to the Material plane?
If my target casts the Blink spell and then Blinks to the Ethereal Plane, can I Ready my action to attack them as soon as they reappear? For example, "shoot them with an arrow when they Blink back to ...
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Does Rope Trick create an extradimensional space, or does the space already exist?
In my answer to this question, I used the fact that Rope Trick states
...an Invisible entrance opens to an extradimensional space that lasts until the spell ends.
After thinking about it for a while,...
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How do Ethereal objects/creatures work on the Outer planes?
The Ethereal doesn't border the Outer Planes, and thus spells that allow you to access the Ethereal fail. However some creatures or objects have Ethereal parts to them. What happens to them?
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How can I design a magical weapon that grants an advantage against fire-base creatures without using water and choking effects? [closed]
The party I am DM'ing is going for an adventure to the Elemental Plane of Fire. I want to design a magical weapon that can grant an advantage against fire-based creatures. I see that Fire Elementals ...
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Can a Divination wizard in the Border Ethereal use the Portent feature to influence rolls of creatures on the Material Plane?
A particular School of Divination wizard is native to the Ethereal Plane (he was created by a wish spell replicating simulacrum cast on that plane).
While this wizard is in the Border Ethereal, can he ...
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Will the Astral Projection spell end upon entering an Outer Plane?
The astral projection spell states:
If you enter a new plane or return to the plane you were on when casting this spell, your body and possessions are transported along the silver cord, allowing ...
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Is there any mundane way to travel from the Border Ethereal of a plane to the plane itself?
Say a commoner with no spells, class features, or magic items is Plane Shifted from the Material Plane to the Border Ethereal.
The DMG makes mention of "curtains" that allow travel from the ...
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Can the Robe of Eyes let you see into the Material Plane whilst on the Ethereal Plane?
I am running a home campaign and one of my characters is in possession of a robe of eyes. Part of the item's ability is that the wearer can see into the Ethereal Plane as they want out to 120 feet.
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Are there any plant species that grow only in the Feywild?
Are there any plant species that grow only in the Feywild? (Trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.)
Information about both the Feywild (from the 4th and 5th editions) and its predecessor, the plane of Faerie, ...
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Is the negative energy plane underneath Golarion?
I had always been under the impression that Golarion and the negative energy plane were on entirely different metaphysical planes. This would mean that you couldn't simply move from one to the other ...
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How do recursive Rope Trick spells work?
You cast rope trick and then you cast it again from within the first extradimensional space. You wait within the second extradimensional space for the first rope trick to end and then for the second ...
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What happens to an invisible stalker when it's killed?
When an invisible stalker is killed, is it gone, or does it return again to fulfill its mission? I read that it would return to its elemental plane when killed on the material plane. Is it still ...
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Where on the plane does a creature ejected from demiplane go?
The spell Create Demiplane states that
As a standard action, you may eject a creature from your demiplane. [...] An ejected creature goes to the closest plane to your demiplane (usually the Astral ...
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If Tiamat is killed in the Nine Hells, does she die permanently?
The entry on devils (p. 68) in the Monster Manual states the following:
"Devils that die in the Nine Hells are destroyed forever - a fate that
even Asmodeus fears."
This makes it clear ...
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Can a god travel between planes and or dimensions in D&D and can they enter the Prime Material Plane?
In the Forgotten Realms setting, can gods freely travel between dimensions or planes of existence? I don't think they can, or there would be chaos. But maybe a powerful god like Bahamut or an Overgod ...
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Planar Ownership—how does it work?
Numerous deities and demons are "owners" of planes in the D&D cosmology. My question is for rules sources on the topic how the following questions can be answered:
How is an entity the legal ...
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Is there any official lore on the Far Realm?
I cannot find any official details on the Far Realm for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
Is there any published lore on the topic or is it supposed to be open ended?
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How do I model time passing differently for different characters?
I am the DM in this situation and a character has wandered into a small area which links to another plane. In this plane time passes differently, so 1 minute in that plane would be 1 hour in the real ...
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Does the spell Planar Bubble allow an outsider to be permanently slain or avoid permanent death, depending on the circumstances?
If a non-summoned outsider has the spell Planar Bubble (Spell Compendium, p.158) cast upon it and is then killed while otherwise not on its native plane, will it be permanently slain? Likewise, if an ...
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