Planescape and the Realms [Archive] - Wizards Community

Planescape and the Realms [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Michielfl
07-23-03, 05:02 PM I was thinking what i would let me characters do when they achieve higher levels like 15 or 16. And starting thinking about the planes. I've always liked the planescape setting and was wondering about superimposing it on the realms. But which gods from the realms would be living where?

Do any of you have ideas about it?
Kilamar
07-23-03, 05:23 PM Just chose a plane according to the gods alignment or look up the info in some old out of print planescape book.

Just a note: Planescape can be played at high level, but that is not what it was made for. High level PCs get too easy into trouble.

Kilamar
Faraer
07-23-03, 05:38 PM Just as Sigil took a role already played by Gary Gygax's Odd Alley, many of the ideas of Planescape already existed in the Realms....power groups of sinister and formidable beings fought to control access to/use of the gates. High-level campaign play in the 'original' Realms centered on PCs (unwittingly, at first) running afoul of some of these power groups [that fought to control gates], getting caught in the ongoing wars between them, and ending up as one such power group themselves. In the end, this Zelazny's Amber/Farmer's World of Tiers scope of play was handled differently by TSR (as Planescape).As for using material written for the original AD&D planar structure with the new Realms one, all you need to do is consider both models as approximations to a deeper, mysterious, transcendent reality which the players don't fully understand; which is how Ed always handled it. Both systems' inter-plane links should be possible.
Kuje31
07-23-03, 05:53 PM Originally posted by Michielfl
I was thinking what i would let me characters do when they achieve higher levels like 15 or 16. And starting thinking about the planes. I've always liked the planescape setting and was wondering about superimposing it on the realms. But which gods from the realms would be living where?

Do any of you have ideas about it?

Or you can find the old Demihuman Deities, Powers & Pantheons, and Faiths & Avatars. It listed where almost all the demihuman and human god/dess live.

On Hallowed Ground is also a great Planescape book for other pantheons, like the humanoids, fey, and others.
primemover003
07-23-03, 09:11 PM Which gods are you looking for exactly? Their realms are pretty easy to locate if you give me the names:) On hallowed ground was one of my favorite excessories.
Mirtek
07-25-03, 06:35 AM For the gods of the pantheons of Faerun, Unther and Mulhorand just SEE HERE (http://archivedboards.wizards.com/rpg-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=201;t=000 722;p=)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Michielfl 07-23-03, 05:02 PM	I was thinking what i would let me characters do when they achieve higher levels like 15 or 16. And starting thinking about the planes. I've always liked the planescape setting and was wondering about superimposing it on the realms. But which gods from the realms would be living where? Do any of you have ideas about it?
Kilamar 07-23-03, 05:23 PM	Just chose a plane according to the gods alignment or look up the info in some old out of print planescape book. Just a note: Planescape can be played at high level, but that is not what it was made for. High level PCs get too easy into trouble. Kilamar
Faraer 07-23-03, 05:38 PM	Just as Sigil took a role already played by Gary Gygax's Odd Alley, many of the ideas of Planescape already existed in the Realms....power groups of sinister and formidable beings fought to control access to/use of the gates. High-level campaign play in the 'original' Realms centered on PCs (unwittingly, at first) running afoul of some of these power groups [that fought to control gates], getting caught in the ongoing wars between them, and ending up as one such power group themselves. In the end, this Zelazny's Amber/Farmer's World of Tiers scope of play was handled differently by TSR (as Planescape).As for using material written for the original AD&D planar structure with the new Realms one, all you need to do is consider both models as approximations to a deeper, mysterious, transcendent reality which the players don't fully understand; which is how Ed always handled it. Both systems' inter-plane links should be possible.
Kuje31 07-23-03, 05:53 PM	Originally posted by Michielfl I was thinking what i would let me characters do when they achieve higher levels like 15 or 16. And starting thinking about the planes. I've always liked the planescape setting and was wondering about superimposing it on the realms. But which gods from the realms would be living where? Do any of you have ideas about it? Or you can find the old Demihuman Deities, Powers & Pantheons, and Faiths & Avatars. It listed where almost all the demihuman and human god/dess live. On Hallowed Ground is also a great Planescape book for other pantheons, like the humanoids, fey, and others.
primemover003 07-23-03, 09:11 PM	Which gods are you looking for exactly? Their realms are pretty easy to locate if you give me the names:) On hallowed ground was one of my favorite excessories.
Mirtek 07-25-03, 06:35 AM	For the gods of the pantheons of Faerun, Unther and Mulhorand just SEE HERE (http://archivedboards.wizards.com/rpg-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=201;t=000 722;p=)