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(Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Planescape RPG)
Fantasy ... Taken to the Edge 'TM' This setting has hot attitude and a hard-edged style. It deals with the multiverse -- all the planes of existence in the AD&D game. So, explore Sigil, the center of everything, and then take your adventures to the next level of reality -- and beyond
Published April 1994 by Wizards of the Coast
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Jun 10, 2007J.G. Keely rated it it was amazing Shelves: roleplaying, fantasy, childhood, urban-fantasy, reviewed
All fantasy is symbolic. Magic itself is almost purely a symbolic literary device, lending philosophical meaning to events and objects. Our hero wins because he is moral and good--yet we as readers know that morality or personality, or even force is not the deciding factor in mortal combat. So the hero wields a sword, and that sword's magic becomes a symbol of his moral might.
He can defeat ten men at once because his is a sword of Truth, or Justice, or Faith. His glowing armor represents a right...more
Jan 27, 2008Belarius rated it it was amazingHe can defeat ten men at once because his is a sword of Truth, or Justice, or Faith. His glowing armor represents a right...more
Recommends it for: Philosophers With Clubs (And Polearms)
Before China Miéville brought the New Weird to a widespread fantasy readership, Planescape was rocking the boat in the RPG world. Controversial when it was published, Planescape has nevertheless demonstrated a lasting impact on fantasy role playing.
The premise of Planescape was to take the somewhat clunky cosmological 'multiverse' of Dungeons and Dragons (most notably the 'Outer Planes' where the heavens, hells, and other afterlives existed) and attempt to describe life in that surreal venue. Th...more
The premise of Planescape was to take the somewhat clunky cosmological 'multiverse' of Dungeons and Dragons (most notably the 'Outer Planes' where the heavens, hells, and other afterlives existed) and attempt to describe life in that surreal venue. Th...more
Apr 30, 2012Linn Browning rated it it was amazing
Tony DiTerlizzi's fantastic artwork is what sold this as my favorite AD&D setting. I hadn't even realized I was a fan until looking back over the artwork from Planscape and comparing it to recent work of his that I liked. Once I realized it was all by the same artist, I threw myself whole-heartedly into collecting the rest of the Planescape material and infecting the rest of my table-top group with Planes-love.
Mar 15, 2017Μιτς Γιωτίξ rated it it was amazing
Probably my favorite D&D setting... at least fluff-wise.
Apr 08, 2011Tim S. rated it it was amazing
Planescape is not just a cool Dungeons and Dragons setting, it is probably the closest to ‘art’ a game supplement can get. It jettisons -- or at least sets aside -- the usual Tolkien-inspired elements of DnD and instead crafts a genuinely unique fantasy universe, brought to life by Tony DiTerlizzi’s evocative surrealistic cartooning. Even if you don’t play DnD or prefer a simpler setting when running those games, Planescape is still worth flipping through at least once just for the oddball ideas...more
I'm a fan of the computer game 'Planescape: Torment,' which is a Dungeons & Dragons-based game in the Planescape setting. I play D&D with friends and recently got the idea that I'd like to run a Planescape campaign. But we play 5th edition D&D, and there's not really Planescape stuff published for 5e (yet?)--there is a lot of relevant stuff scattered throughout the published books, but nothing focused. That might be OK, though, as Planescape is much more about the lore and feel of th...more
Sep 25, 2018Malum rated it really liked it
An absolutely revolutionary AD&D setting, which led to one of the most highly praised computer RPGs ever.
While this is a great read, I never really ran it much because it is quite complex compared to other settings and teenage me didn't have enough patience to figure it all out.
While this is a great read, I never really ran it much because it is quite complex compared to other settings and teenage me didn't have enough patience to figure it all out.
Mar 10, 2017Marc-André rated it it was amazing
Another of Dungeons and Dragons' 2nd edition campaign setting that came after the Forgotten Realms made settings a 'thing' at TSR.
This one is all set in the planes (other dimensions) and encompasses all the others settings of D&D. Plus you the gods, the elements, demons, angels, a city that is at the center of it all (Sigil).
This was a fun setting different from the traditional sword and sorcery mix.
Another D&D must.
This one is all set in the planes (other dimensions) and encompasses all the others settings of D&D. Plus you the gods, the elements, demons, angels, a city that is at the center of it all (Sigil).
This was a fun setting different from the traditional sword and sorcery mix.
Another D&D must.
Feb 03, 2014Francisco Becerra rated it it was amazing
The best AD&D setting. High fantasy with philosophy in settings made of the pure aspects of all mythologies. Endless possibilities for adventuring with the most exotic themes and moods. What else could anyone ask for?
A good introduction to the Planescape Setting, with thousands of ideas and environment information. Still, just a scratch in the surface of such a complex and appassionate muliverse.
Feb 11, 2012Victor Merling rated it it was amazing
Planescape was without a doubt my favorite AD&D setting. This boxed set barely scrapes the surface of what planescape was all about, but it was a good place to start.
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David 'Zeb' Cook is an American game designer best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years. Cook grew up on a farm in Iowa where his father worked as a farmer and a college professor. In junior high school, Cook playing wargames such as Avalon Hill's Blitzkrieg and Afrika Korps. 'I was primarily a wargamer, but there wasn't any role-playing available then,' al...more
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