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shadow1764
03-17-07, 11:45 PM Howdy all, do any of you know in which books (if any) I could find information about the Far Realm (as described in the Alienist PrC, CA)? I'm currently planning on having some vague relation between it and the higher levels of my current campaign, and I'd like to know as much about it as is currently printed.

Oh, and I realize that most likely it's just a Lovecraftian thing (which I could just throw together if I had to), but if I could get my hands on some actual source material, it's really help a lot.

Thanks! :88E:
Rerecros
03-17-07, 11:54 PM In the Ebberron Campaign setting Xoriat is a far more accessible version of the far plane.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eb/20040309a
Kojiro James
03-18-07, 01:20 AM Well, there's a blurb about it in the Appendix of the Manual of the Planes. There's also a critter or two in the Epic Level Handbook. Furthermore, a nefarious group of creatures originating from the Far Realm is described in the Fiend Folio. And I hear that Lords of Madness also has good Far Realm material.
Romtos
03-18-07, 06:52 AM There is an article about it in a Dragon Magazine. Not sure which issue.
ripvanwormer
03-18-07, 08:17 PM See this thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=448354).
Xaxor
03-18-07, 08:20 PM Dragon 330 has the articles about the Far Realm.
Singer_of_the_Song
03-18-07, 10:25 PM Dragon 330 has the articles about the Far Realm.

Unfortunately they're not very good. You get a lot of info on what happens near a vortex to the FR on the Prime, and then some critters, most of low CR.
Naderion
03-23-07, 10:49 AM The far realm defies all laws of reality and as the space outside of the infinite astral (that contains dozens of infinite planes itself), it's much more infinite than the infinity outside of infinity.
If you go there, most probably your mind becomes useless or your head explodes or your brain turns into goo, literary.
The far realm is made to be unexplainable and I think that's why there are so few things to read about it. Even the most chaotic layers of the abyss are nothing compared to the far realm, so there just are no rules there. If you want to use the far plane in your campaign, you better don't have the players go there, but only have some of it's creatures coming through rifts and causing imense havoc. If by some means, the players manage to go there and you don't want them to die instantly, you can really do anything you like. You could also put the dice away, they don't have any meaning there. :D
Praedoran
03-23-07, 12:59 PM D&D has had some Wizards venture to the Far Realms, most to never come back, but every single one of them became mad.

If you need some sort of basis to go by, Lords of Madness is a great book. Also, if third party doesn't scare you, Chaoxitech (sp) was a side project done by Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press and offers plenty of inspiration for Deep Chaos.

As Rerecos said, Xoriat is also a good source.

There's really no way to describe it as it follows no system of universal laws and contains no order or organization. As Naderion said, there's a good chance it will make someone's head explode, but since they exist outside the bounds of reality, they may simply carry on, holding up their lips to the party whenever they need to speak, only to then attach itself to the buttocks of another character, while his eyes turn into something that resembles a hat that the halfling must wear in order to keep his hair from strangling him.

Death is also a concept that may not function as we think it should and besides.

The main information that you need to know about it: Anything can come from it. ANYTHING! Even a space faring monster the size of our sun.
ripvanwormer
03-23-07, 01:40 PM There's really no way to describe it as it follows no system of universal laws and contains no order or organization.

The Far Realm has just as much order and organization as the Material Plane; it's only that this order is very alien and unfamiliar to our senses. It is not a plane of chaos.
Praedoran
03-23-07, 01:53 PM True. I was thinking Xoriat.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
shadow1764 03-17-07, 11:45 PM	Howdy all, do any of you know in which books (if any) I could find information about the Far Realm (as described in the Alienist PrC, CA)? I'm currently planning on having some vague relation between it and the higher levels of my current campaign, and I'd like to know as much about it as is currently printed. Oh, and I realize that most likely it's just a Lovecraftian thing (which I could just throw together if I had to), but if I could get my hands on some actual source material, it's really help a lot. Thanks! :88E:
Rerecros 03-17-07, 11:54 PM	In the Ebberron Campaign setting Xoriat is a far more accessible version of the far plane. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/eb/20040309a
Kojiro James 03-18-07, 01:20 AM	Well, there's a blurb about it in the Appendix of the Manual of the Planes. There's also a critter or two in the Epic Level Handbook. Furthermore, a nefarious group of creatures originating from the Far Realm is described in the Fiend Folio. And I hear that Lords of Madness also has good Far Realm material.
Romtos 03-18-07, 06:52 AM	There is an article about it in a Dragon Magazine. Not sure which issue.
ripvanwormer 03-18-07, 08:17 PM	See this thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=448354).
Xaxor 03-18-07, 08:20 PM	Dragon 330 has the articles about the Far Realm.
Singer_of_the_Song 03-18-07, 10:25 PM	Dragon 330 has the articles about the Far Realm. Unfortunately they're not very good. You get a lot of info on what happens near a vortex to the FR on the Prime, and then some critters, most of low CR.
Naderion 03-23-07, 10:49 AM	The far realm defies all laws of reality and as the space outside of the infinite astral (that contains dozens of infinite planes itself), it's much more infinite than the infinity outside of infinity. If you go there, most probably your mind becomes useless or your head explodes or your brain turns into goo, literary. The far realm is made to be unexplainable and I think that's why there are so few things to read about it. Even the most chaotic layers of the abyss are nothing compared to the far realm, so there just are no rules there. If you want to use the far plane in your campaign, you better don't have the players go there, but only have some of it's creatures coming through rifts and causing imense havoc. If by some means, the players manage to go there and you don't want them to die instantly, you can really do anything you like. You could also put the dice away, they don't have any meaning there. :D
Praedoran 03-23-07, 12:59 PM	D&D has had some Wizards venture to the Far Realms, most to never come back, but every single one of them became mad. If you need some sort of basis to go by, Lords of Madness is a great book. Also, if third party doesn't scare you, Chaoxitech (sp) was a side project done by Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press and offers plenty of inspiration for Deep Chaos. As Rerecos said, Xoriat is also a good source. There's really no way to describe it as it follows no system of universal laws and contains no order or organization. As Naderion said, there's a good chance it will make someone's head explode, but since they exist outside the bounds of reality, they may simply carry on, holding up their lips to the party whenever they need to speak, only to then attach itself to the buttocks of another character, while his eyes turn into something that resembles a hat that the halfling must wear in order to keep his hair from strangling him. Death is also a concept that may not function as we think it should and besides. The main information that you need to know about it: Anything can come from it. ANYTHING! Even a space faring monster the size of our sun.
ripvanwormer 03-23-07, 01:40 PM	There's really no way to describe it as it follows no system of universal laws and contains no order or organization. The Far Realm has just as much order and organization as the Material Plane; it's only that this order is very alien and unfamiliar to our senses. It is not a plane of chaos.
Praedoran 03-23-07, 01:53 PM	True. I was thinking Xoriat.