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	In their traditional layout, the Elemental Planes consist of six primary planes; Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Positive Energy and Negative Energy. These six planes are then bolstered by the four Paralemental Planes (convergences of two Prime Elemental Planes) and the eight Quasielemental Planes (convergences of the Prime Elemental Planes with the Energy Planes).		In their traditional layout, the Elemental Planes consist of six primary planes; Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Positive Energy and Negative Energy. These six planes are then bolstered by the four Paralemental Planes (convergences of two Prime Elemental Planes) and the eight Quasielemental Planes (convergences of the Prime Elemental Planes with the Energy Planes).

	In the Planescape book ''The Inner Planes'', the border regions of the para- and quasi- planes, where they meet another plane, were staked out~~, this~~ of course flies in the face of the fact that every elemental plane is supposedly an infinite 3 dimensional space, and thus shouldn't have any borders.		In the Planescape book ''The Inner Planes'', the border regions of the para- and quasi- planes, where they meet another plane, were staked out. This of course flies in the face of the fact that every elemental plane is supposedly an infinite 3 dimensional space, and thus shouldn't have any borders.

	Another downside to their elemental nature is that, well, the Elemental Planes are downright hazardous for anything that isn't an [[elemental]] of the right type, and sometimes even for things that are. If being roasted in the Plane of Fire or drowned in the Planes of Water and Ooze doesn't interest you, how about visiting the Glowing Dunes (Magma/Radiance), a technically infinite expanse of ''radioactive dust'' that '''will''' give you incurable and fatal radiation poisoning? This hazardous nature to visit has also led to many DMs finding them less than interesting - even in Planescape, the Elemental Planes are considered the backwater boonies of the Great Wheel, only marginally better than the Prime.		Another downside to their elemental nature is that, well, the Elemental Planes are downright hazardous for anything that isn't an [[elemental]] of the right type, and sometimes even for things that are. If being roasted in the Plane of Fire or drowned in the Planes of Water and Ooze doesn't interest you, how about visiting the Glowing Dunes (Magma/Radiance), a technically infinite expanse of ''radioactive dust'' that '''will''' give you incurable and fatal radiation poisoning? This hazardous nature to visit has also led to many DMs finding them less than interesting - even in Planescape, the Elemental Planes are considered the backwater boonies of the Great Wheel, only marginally better than the Prime.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: The 2e gamebook Inner Planes covers both the Elemental and Energy planes.. The Astral, ethereal, and prime material are not Inner Planes

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The 2e gamebook Inner Planes covers both the Elemental and Energy planes.. The Astral, ethereal, and prime material are not Inner Planes

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	The '''Elemental Planes''' are a specific region of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] cosmology. In the [[Great Wheel]], they make up their own significant portion of the [[Inner Planes]]. In fact, they're such a prominent percentage of the Inner Planes - with the others being the [[Astral Plane]], [[Ethereal Plane]] and the [[Prime Material]] - that their [[Planescape]] sourcebook was actually ''called'' "The Inner Planes".		The '''Elemental Planes''' are a specific region of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] cosmology. In the [[Great Wheel]], they make up their own significant portion of the [[Inner Planes]].

	As their name suggests, the Elemental Planes are the origin point for all of the various forms of elemental matter in the multiverse. Traditionally, this has made them... rather visually uninteresting. The Plane of Fire, for example, is either an infinite 3-dimensional expanse of roaring flames, or else an infinite expanse of ash fields, lava pools and roaring flames beneath a "sky" of heat waves and noxious combustible gasses.		As their name suggests, the Elemental Planes are the origin point for all of the various forms of elemental matter in the multiverse. Traditionally, this has made them... rather visually uninteresting. The Plane of Fire, for example, is either an infinite 3-dimensional expanse of roaring flames, or else an infinite expanse of ash fields, lava pools and roaring flames beneath a "sky" of heat waves and noxious combustible gasses.

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Elemental Planes

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	The big four. Everybody knows these.		The big four. Everybody knows these.

	~~since~~ 3 of the four ~~made~~ a convincing argument [[Planeshift]] is an unreasonably cruel offensive spell in older editions ~~that~~ an unprepared low-level party will survive significantly longer braving the infinite layers of [[The Abyss]]~~. Before they were cosmic storage were all the #inster element# was kept.~~		3 of the four make a convincing argument that [[Planeshift]] is an unreasonably cruel offensive spell in older editions since an unprepared low-level party will survive significantly longer braving the infinite layers of [[The Abyss]].
	5e has toned down those hazards at least when in the still large expanse that borders nearer the prime material, so you don't need to learn how to breathe rocks. All of them now have a sky and livable surface, so a low-level adventure can last a few days before being [[TPK]] by [[Elemental]]s rather than a few seconds by the plane itself.

	~~Only~~ in the deepest regions of the planes ~~dose now~~ other elements become rare and resemble older additions.		Before they were cosmic storage where all the #insta element# was kept.

			5e has toned down those hazards at least when in the still large expanse that borders nearer the prime material, so you don't need to learn how to breathe rocks. All of them now have a sky and livable surface, so a low-level adventure can last a few days before being [[TPK]] by [[Elemental]]s rather than a few seconds by the plane itself. Now only in the deepest regions of the planes do other elements become rare and resemble older additions.

	==Air==		==Air==

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	5e it's the Water world, extreme addition. Like the feywild, anyone traveling by sea could accidentally wander in. Having an actual surface, most landmasses are massive coral reefs that pock above the surface that extend down for infinity or makeshift flotillas. Having a surface now, you may not immediately know you are not in Kansas anymore, but when it's not calm, it's the most extreme you can imagine a plane of oceans can get. Rare times you will get massive tsunamis that span a good part of this infinite plane.		5e it's the Water world, extreme addition. Like the feywild, anyone traveling by sea could accidentally wander in. Having an actual surface, most landmasses are massive coral reefs that pock above the surface that extend down for infinity or makeshift flotillas. Having a surface now, you may not immediately know you are not in Kansas anymore, but when it's not calm, it's the most extreme you can imagine a plane of oceans can get. Rare times you will get massive tsunamis that span a good part of this infinite plane.

	'''Sea of Light'''		'''Sea of Light:''' The sunlight zone in real-life oceanography terms. Aquatic humanoids and [[marid]]s build castles and fortresses in the coral reefs. The emperor by name of the marids dwells here in his Citadel of Ten Thousand Pearls.

	The sunlight zone in real-life oceanography terms. Aquatic humanoids and [[marid]]s build castles and fortresses in the coral reefs. The emperor by name of the marids dwells here in his Citadel of Ten Thousand Pearls.

	'''Darkened Depths:''' The Midnight and lower zones of the plane. Like Real-life it's inhospitably cold with high water pressure. Even natives from the Sea of Light need special gear to survive it. And like real life, only creatures you would mistake as or are eldritch aberrations survive down here like giant squids and [[Kraken]]s.		'''Darkened Depths:''' The Midnight and lower zones of the plane. Like Real-life it's inhospitably cold with high water pressure. Even natives from the Sea of Light need special gear to survive it. And like real life, only creatures you would mistake as or are eldritch aberrations survive down here like giant squids and [[Kraken]]s.

	'''[[Isle of Dread]]:''' A skull Island ripoff and Surprisingly not a [[domain of dread]]. One of the rare few islands, and is bombarded with constant storms and shipwrecks. It's close to the material plane, so another way poor sods get stranded on this plane or experienced sailers travel between Material Planes as another alternative to [[Sigil]].		'''[[Isle of Dread]]:''' A skull Island ripoff and Surprisingly not a [[domain of dread]]. One of the rare few islands, and is bombarded with constant storms and shipwrecks. [[Wat\|It's close to the material plane]], so another way poor sods get stranded on this plane or experienced sailers travel between Material Planes as another alternative to [[Sigil]].

	'''Silt Flats:''' the water starts becoming muddier until you enter the nastiness of the Swamp of Oblivion.		'''Silt Flats:''' the water starts becoming muddier until you enter the nastiness of the Swamp of Oblivion.
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	'''Shimmering Drifts:'''		'''Shimmering Drifts:'''
	~~'''Precipice'''~~
	The boundary between Air and Ice. The safest part of the plane, and indeed the only part most explorers actually visit. Towards the direction of Air, it resembles a howling blizzard, slowly growing weaker as one draws further from the border. Towards the direction of Ice, the infinite ice of the plane breaks to a surface, resembling the arctic lands of any number of Prime worlds.

	'''Frigid Void'''		'''Precipice:''' The boundary between Air and Ice. The safest part of the plane, and indeed the only part most explorers actually visit. Towards the direction of Air, it resembles a howling blizzard, slowly growing weaker as one draws further from the border. Towards the direction of Ice, the infinite ice of the plane breaks to a surface, resembling the arctic lands of any number of Prime worlds.
	The border of Ice and Vacuum. Cold is the only thing that exists in this place, with ice and snow replacing the blackness as you get closer to the Ice side.
			'''Frigid Void:''' The border of Ice and Vacuum. Cold is the only thing that exists in this place, with ice and snow replacing the blackness as you get closer to the Ice side.

	'''Fog of Unyielding Frost'''		'''Fog of Unyielding Frost:''' The border between Ice and Steam. The vapor here is super cold, and breathing it will probably freeze your lungs from the inside out.
	The border between Ice and Steam. The vapor here is super cold, and breathing it will probably freeze your lungs from the inside out.

	'''Sea of Frozen Lives'''		'''Sea of Frozen Lives:''' The border between Water and Ice. The water here is just above freezing, and the closer to Ice you get the more ice chunks start appearing in the ocean until it's just a big chunk of ice with a bunch of streams running through it.
	The border between Water and Ice. The water here is just above freezing, and the closer to Ice you get the more ice chunks start appearing in the ocean until it's just a big chunk of ice with a bunch of streams running through it.

	'''Stinging Storm'''		'''Stinging Storm:''' The border of Salt and Ice. Acrid, metal-dissolving blizzards of dry ice, desiccating salty winds, and snowdrifts that will dissolve your boots make this a thoroughly unpleasant place to be.
	The border of Salt and Ice. Acrid, metal-dissolving blizzards of dry ice, desiccating salty winds, and snowdrifts that will dissolve your boots make this a thoroughly unpleasant place to be.

	==Ooze==		==Ooze==
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	'''Choking Gale'''		'''Choking Gale'''

	'''Bile Sea'''		'''Bile Sea'''

	'''Stagnant Sea'''		'''Stagnant Sea'''

	'''Slag Marshes'''		'''Slag Marshes'''

	'''Muckmire'''		'''Muckmire'''

	'''Oasis of Filth'''		'''Oasis of Filth'''

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	'''Obsidian Forest'''		'''Obsidian Forest'''

	'''Scorched Wastes'''		'''Scorched Wastes'''

	'''Sands'''		'''Sands'''
	'''Glowing Dunes'''
	Basically an endless volcanic desert, save for the fact that every grain of sand is so radioactive it makes Chernobyl Reactor 4 look like a sauna! Visiting is generally a terrible idea, though for the more intrepid weapons makers or Dr. Evil-style villains, think of all the nukes you can make!		'''Glowing Dunes''': Basically an endless volcanic desert, save for the fact that every grain of sand is so radioactive it makes Chernobyl Reactor 4 look like a sauna! Visiting is generally a terrible idea, though for the more intrepid weapons makers or Dr. Evil-style villains, think of all the nukes you can make!

	'''Searing Mists'''		'''Searing Mists'''

	'''Chalk Islands'''		'''Chalk Islands'''

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	'''Sea of Stars'''		'''Sea of Stars'''

	'''Scald'''		'''Scald'''

	'''Embers'''		'''Embers'''

	'''Aurora'''		'''Aurora'''
	'''Eternal Haze'''
	The border between Air and Smoke. The temperature is more survivable than it is in the Paraelemental plane of Smoke, but it's still hard to breathe unless you're close to the Air side.		'''Eternal Haze:''' The border between Air and Smoke. The temperature is more survivable than it is in the Paraelemental plane of Smoke, but it's still hard to breathe unless you're close to the Air side.

	'''Gray Way'''		'''Gray Way'''

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	The '''Elemental Planes''' are a specific region of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] cosmology. In the [[Great Wheel]], they make up their own significant portion of the [[Inner Planes]]. In fact, they're such a prominent percentage of the Inner Planes - with the others being the [[Astral Plane]], [[Ethereal Plane]] and the [[Prime Material]] - that their [[Planescape]] sourcebook was actually ''called'' "The Inner Planes".		The '''Elemental Planes''' are a specific region of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] cosmology. In the [[Great Wheel]], they make up their own significant portion of the [[Inner Planes]]. In fact, they're such a prominent percentage of the Inner Planes - with the others being the [[Astral Plane]], [[Ethereal Plane]] and the [[Prime Material]] - that their [[Planescape]] sourcebook was actually ''called'' "The Inner Planes".

	As their name suggests, the Elemental Planes are the origin point for all of the various forms of elemental matter in the multiverse. Traditionally, this has made them... rather visually uninteresting. The Plane of Fire, for example, is either an infinite 3-dimensional expanse of roaring flames, or else an infinite expanse of ash fields, lava pools and roaring flames beneath a "sky" of heat waves and noxious combustible gasses. ~~The Paraelemental and Quasielemental Planes tend to have somewhat more variety, as~~ their ~~"margin" status gives them distinctive regions - for example~~, the ~~Plane~~ of ~~Ice is divisible into Core Ice~~, ~~the Sea of Frozen Lives (Ice/~~Water), the ~~Stinging Storm~~ (~~Ice/Salt~~), the ~~Frigid Void~~ (~~Ice/Vacuum~~), the ~~Precipice (Ice/Air)~~, the ~~Shimmering Drifts (Ice/Lightning)~~, and ~~the Fog of Unyielding Frost (Ice/Steam)~~.		As their name suggests, the Elemental Planes are the origin point for all of the various forms of elemental matter in the multiverse. Traditionally, this has made them... rather visually uninteresting. The Plane of Fire, for example, is either an infinite 3-dimensional expanse of roaring flames, or else an infinite expanse of ash fields, lava pools and roaring flames beneath a "sky" of heat waves and noxious combustible gasses.

			In their traditional layout, the Elemental Planes consist of six primary planes; Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Positive Energy and Negative Energy. These six planes are then bolstered by the four Paralemental Planes (convergences of two Prime Elemental Planes) and the eight Quasielemental Planes (convergences of the Prime Elemental Planes with the Energy Planes).

			In the Planescape book ''The Inner Planes'', the border regions of the para- and quasi- planes, where they meet another plane, were staked out, this of course flies in the face of the fact that every elemental plane is supposedly an infinite 3 dimensional space, and thus shouldn't have any borders.

	Another downside to their elemental nature is that, well, the Elemental Planes are downright hazardous for anything that isn't an [[elemental]] of the right type, and sometimes even for things that are. If being roasted in the Plane of Fire or drowned in the Planes of Water and Ooze doesn't interest you, how about visiting the Glowing Dunes (Magma/Radiance), a technically infinite expanse of ''radioactive dust'' that '''will''' give you incurable and fatal radiation poisoning? This hazardous nature to visit has also led to many DMs finding them less than interesting - even in Planescape, the Elemental Planes are considered the backwater boonies of the Great Wheel, only marginally better than the Prime.		Another downside to their elemental nature is that, well, the Elemental Planes are downright hazardous for anything that isn't an [[elemental]] of the right type, and sometimes even for things that are. If being roasted in the Plane of Fire or drowned in the Planes of Water and Ooze doesn't interest you, how about visiting the Glowing Dunes (Magma/Radiance), a technically infinite expanse of ''radioactive dust'' that '''will''' give you incurable and fatal radiation poisoning? This hazardous nature to visit has also led to many DMs finding them less than interesting - even in Planescape, the Elemental Planes are considered the backwater boonies of the Great Wheel, only marginally better than the Prime.

	This actually led to the decision to do away with the Elemental Planes and replace them with the [[Elemental Chaos]] in the [[World Axis]] in hopes of creating a more interesting, more survivable, and more plot-generating form for them. 5e linked them to the Prime in a way reminiscent of [[Exalted]], while also toning down ~~the~~ hastily by making it an actual plane people live in rather than just the place evocation wizards store their fireballs.		This actually led to the decision to do away with the Elemental Planes and replace them with the [[Elemental Chaos]] in the [[World Axis]] in hopes of creating a more interesting, more survivable, and more plot-generating form for them. 5e linked them to the Prime in a way reminiscent of [[Exalted]], while also toning down them hastily by making it an actual plane people live in rather than just the place evocation wizards store their fireballs.

	~~In their traditional layout,~~ the ~~Elemental Planes consist of six primary~~ planes~~; Earth~~, ~~Air, Water, Fire, Positive Energy and Negative Energy. These six~~ planes are ~~then bolstered by~~ the ~~four Paralemental Planes (convergences of~~ two ~~Prime Elemental Planes) and the eight Quasielemental Planes~~ (~~convergences of the Prime Elemental Planes with the Energy Planes~~). Despite the occasional bit of idle fan speculation, there has never been any official word on what the "Paraquasielemental Planes", those meeting points of Paraelemental Plane and Energy Plane, would look like.		The 5e cosmology does not bring back the Quasielemental planes, while the Paraelemental planes are no longer bona fide planes of their own, but just the border regions where two elemental planes meet (much like those from Planescape mentioned above).

	==Planar Topography==		==Planar Topography==

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	5e the habitable zones are volcanic mountains. Unlike other Paraelemental planes, this border extends deeper into the plane of fire than just a stop-gap that separates it from the plane of earth, enveloping around the Cinder Wastes at the plane of fire's heart.		5e the habitable zones are volcanic mountains. Unlike other Paraelemental planes, this border extends deeper into the plane of fire than just a stop-gap that separates it from the plane of earth, enveloping around the Cinder Wastes at the plane of fire's heart.

	Home to [[Azer]]s, and [[Fire Giants]] ~~and~~ [[Red Dragon]]s like the place		Home to [[Azer]]s, and [[Fire Giants]], with [[Red Dragon]]s like the place.

	====Obsidian Forest====		====Obsidian Forest====