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Neutral Planes

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	*'''Dragon Eyrie:''' A single eternal mountain acts as the afterlife for Dragonkin and realm of their gods (including [[Tiamat]], who otherwise resides in Baator). Dragons are still fiercely territorial and don't appreciate humanoids moving in to make settlements.		*'''Dragon Eyrie:''' A single eternal mountain acts as the afterlife for Dragonkin and realm of their gods (including [[Tiamat]], who otherwise resides in Baator). Dragons are still fiercely territorial and don't appreciate humanoids moving in to make settlements.
	*'''Heliopolis:''' Realm of the Mulhorandi pantheon. Dragged along when they immigrated into Toril.		*'''Heliopolis:''' Realm of the Mulhorandi pantheon. Dragged along when they immigrated into Toril.
	*'''House of Nature:''' A plane mostly unspoiled by civilisation where the petitioners turn into celestial animals over time, similar to the [[Beastlands]]. The [[Guardinal]]s have their origins here instead of [[Elysium]]. Despite this is it not a "good" plane, though each deity can impose whatever conditions they like in their respective area.		*'''House of Nature:''' A plane mostly unspoiled by civilisation where the petitioners turn into celestial animals over time, similar to the [[Beastlands]]. The [[Guardinal]]s have their origins here instead of [[Elysium]]. Despite this it is not a "good" plane, though each deity can impose whatever conditions they like in their respective area.
	*'''Jotunheim:''' Home of the Giant pantheon, a wildly mixed realm of varying terrains and environments.		*'''Jotunheim:''' Home of the Giant pantheon, a wildly mixed realm of varying terrains and environments.
	*'''Warrior's Rest:''' Home to Tempus and the gods of battle. Acts a mix of [[Ysgard]] and [[Limbo]] in that the terrain shifts and changes all of the time, but can be altered and shaped through force of will. Though petitioners regenerate every night to continue battle there is no inherent positive trait allowing this and it can be revoked if Tempus wills it.		*'''Warrior's Rest:''' Home to Tempus and the gods of battle. Acts a mix of [[Ysgard]] and [[Limbo]] in that the terrain shifts and changes all of the time, but can be altered and shaped through force of will. Though petitioners regenerate every night to continue battle there is no inherent positive trait allowing this and it can be revoked if Tempus wills it.

1d4chan>Dark Angel 2020: /* Celestial Planes */

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Celestial Planes

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	*'''Dweomerheart:''' The mountain home of [[Mystra]]. Her servants [[Azuth]], [[Savras]] and [[Velsharoon]] make their own realms in the caverns beneath it.		*'''Dweomerheart:''' The mountain home of [[Mystra]]. Her servants [[Azuth]], [[Savras]] and [[Velsharoon]] make their own realms in the caverns beneath it.
	*'''Gates of the Moon:''' The realm of [[Selûne]] is often said ''(but not always depicted)'' to occupy the highest branches of the World Tree and has links to every other celestial realm. Regardless of the astral connections, the '''Infinite Staircase''' has a conduit that connects this realm to everywhere else in the multiverse.		*'''Gates of the Moon:''' The realm of [[Selûne]] is often said ''(but not always depicted)'' to occupy the highest branches of the World Tree and has links to every other celestial realm. Regardless of the astral connections, the '''Infinite Staircase''' has a conduit that connects this realm to everywhere else in the multiverse.
	*'''Golden Hills:''' Home of the [[Gnome]] Pantheon; consists of seven rolling hills.		*'''[[Golden Hills]]:''' Home of the [[Gnome]] Pantheon; consists of seven rolling hills.
	*'''Green Fields:''' Home of the [[Halfling]] Pantheon.		*'''Green Fields:''' Home of the [[Halfling]] Pantheon.
	*'''House of Knowledge:''' Not actually a "house" but a campus of buildings in a forest. The home of the gods of inspiration and learning.		*'''House of Knowledge:''' Not actually a "house" but a campus of buildings in a forest. The home of the gods of inspiration and learning.

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2018-08-24T10:01:31Z

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	*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that does not connect to the Prime Material at all but instead connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods. It is absolutely impossible for mortals to reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.		*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that does not connect to the Prime Material at all but instead connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods. It is absolutely impossible for mortals to reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.
	*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.		*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.
	*When a deity dies or disappears, so do all of the astral connections to its realm. While this gives the apparent appearance ~~that~~ it no longer existing, it is believed that those abandoned realms are instead drifting outside of the cosmology waiting to be rediscovered or reclaimed, such as [[Amaunator]]'s realm of Eternal Sun or [[Bhaal]]'s Throne of Blood.		*When a deity dies or disappears, so do all of the astral connections to its realm. While this gives the apparent appearance of it no longer existing, it is believed that those abandoned realms are instead drifting outside of the cosmology waiting to be rediscovered or reclaimed, such as [[Amaunator]]'s realm of Eternal Sun or [[Bhaal]]'s Throne of Blood.

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Others

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	===Special===		===Special===
	*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods ~~and~~ mortals ~~absolutely cannot~~ reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.		*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that does not connect to the Prime Material at all but instead connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods. It is absolutely impossible for mortals to reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.
	*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.		*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.
			*When a deity dies or disappears, so do all of the astral connections to its realm. While this gives the apparent appearance that it no longer existing, it is believed that those abandoned realms are instead drifting outside of the cosmology waiting to be rediscovered or reclaimed, such as [[Amaunator]]'s realm of Eternal Sun or [[Bhaal]]'s Throne of Blood.

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1d4chan>Dark Angel 2020: /* Transitive Planes */

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Transitive Planes

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	===Transitive Planes===		===Transitive Planes===
	*'''[[Astral Plane]]:''' While it is similar to the version of the Great Wheel, the fundamental difference in the World Tree version is that the outer planes do not overlap, so it is impossible to accidentally cross the boundaries from one plane into another ''(like ~~crossing~~ from [[Arcadia]] to [[Mechanus]] for example.)'' ~~All planar travel~~ in the ~~World Tree model must utilize the astral~~ plane in ~~some mode or another~~.		*'''[[Astral Plane]]:''' While it is similar to the version of the Great Wheel, the fundamental difference in the World Tree version is that the outer planes do not overlap, so it is impossible to accidentally cross the boundaries from one plane into another ''(like [[Harmonium\|falling]] from [[Arcadia]] to [[Mechanus]] for example)'' In fact, there is no single "Astral Plane" either; and travelers who occupy the link between two realms have absolutely no chance of meeting characters in a different conduit. Instead of the Astral plane linking all planes like they do in other settings, all realms connect to the Prime Material via Astral links instead.
	*'''[[Ethereal Plane]]:''' Coterminous to the Prime Material, exactly the same in virtually all settings.		*'''[[Ethereal Plane]]:''' Coterminous to the Prime Material, exactly the same in virtually all settings.
	*'''[[Plane of Shadow\|Shadow Plane]]''' Also Coterminous to the Prime Material~~, but~~ has the distinction of being the home to the gods of darkness like [[Shar]] and [[Mask]]~~. As~~ well as being the origin point for certain villainous races such as the Shades.		*'''[[Plane of Shadow\|Shadow Plane]]''' Also Coterminous to the Prime Material as well as all other worlds in D&D ''(such as Oerth)'' allowing for travel between campaign settings. The Plane of Shadow has the distinction of being the home to the gods of darkness like [[Shar]] and [[Mask]], as well as being the origin point for certain villainous races such as the Shades.

	===Special===		===Special===

1d4chan>Dark Angel 2020: /* Forgotten Realms */

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Forgotten Realms

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	It was not an ''actual'' tree in the same way Planescape depicted, but rather the "tree" was created from a series of astral connections that linked some of the planes to a few others to create branches.		It was not an ''actual'' tree in the same way Planescape depicted, but rather the "tree" was created from a series of astral connections that linked some of the planes to a few others to create branches.

	==~~Planes~~==		==Changes from the Great Wheel==
	Unlike the Great Wheel cosmology, there is no attempt to balance the alignment of the World Tree model, nor are they defined by a set of moral philosophies; the planes are not necessarily situated next to their closely aligning neighbors, nor are they situated across from their diametric opposites if they have one. "Planes" exist more as clusters of deific realms rather than as self-sustaining dimensions and are organised more according to the deities which inhabit them; what links they have made with each other; and those links can forged and broken as the plot advances.		Unlike the Great Wheel cosmology, there is no attempt to balance the alignment of the World Tree model, nor are they defined by a set of moral philosophies; the planes are not necessarily situated next to their closely aligning neighbors, nor are they situated across from their diametric opposites if they have one. "Planes" exist more as clusters of deific realms rather than as self-sustaining dimensions and are organised more according to the deities which inhabit them; what links they have made with each other; and those links can forged and broken as the plot advances.

	This has the advantage of making the cosmology quite fluid, where planes can move and shift as deities rise and fall, rather than being locked into an aligning location. Indeed, different depictions of the World Tree model have different numbers of planes on each side of the tree, and in different positions. In the World Tree Cosmology, gods tend to inhabit the realms of their sponsors or allies regardless of their own alignment and can create areas that would otherwise overlap and blend into each other in a Great Wheel and potentially create friction at the borders which cause portions to drop into one another like they do in other settings. Instead the planes are kept distinctly separate in the World Tree and are only connected through the various astral links.		This has the advantage of making the cosmology quite fluid, where planes can move and shift as deities rise and fall, rather than being locked into an aligning location. Indeed, different depictions of the World Tree model have different numbers of planes on each side of the tree, and in different positions. In the World Tree Cosmology, gods tend to inhabit the realms of their sponsors or allies regardless of their own alignment and can create areas that would otherwise overlap and blend into each other in a Great Wheel and potentially create friction at the borders which cause portions to drop into one another like they do in other settings. Instead the planes are kept distinctly separate in the World Tree and are only connected through the various astral links.

			==Outer Planes==
	===Celestial Planes===		===Celestial Planes===
	*'''[[Arvandor]]:''' The home of the [[Seldarine]], a scenic forest ported directly out of [[Arborea]] and expanded into a plane in its own right.		*'''[[Arvandor]]:''' The home of the [[Seldarine]], a scenic forest ported directly out of [[Arborea]] and expanded into a plane in its own right.
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	*'''Nishrek:''' Home of the Orc pantheon and is an endless field of trenches and fortifications. Like Clangor is ''also'' positive dominant for warriors to continue fighting each day.		*'''Nishrek:''' Home of the Orc pantheon and is an endless field of trenches and fortifications. Like Clangor is ''also'' positive dominant for warriors to continue fighting each day.
	*'''Supreme Throne:''' Home of [[Cyric]] and no other, thanks to his enormous ego.		*'''Supreme Throne:''' Home of [[Cyric]] and no other, thanks to his enormous ego.

			Like the World ''Tree'', the Fiendish planes have their own unique feature that links them together. '''The River of Blood''' acts much the same way as the River Styx does in [[Planescape]], snaking its way through the evil planes and providing a means of relatively seamless transportation, even drinking its waters causes mortals to lose all of their memories in exactly the same way as the Styx does. The slight difference is that the River is said to have its origins in the Abyss ''(instead of [[Pandemonium]])'' and its terminus in the Fated Depths ''(instead of [[Acheron]])'' but it is otherwise the same. Only the Supreme Throne and the Demonweb Pits are untouched by the river, but they have narrative reasons for separating themselves from the rest.

	===Neutral Planes===		===Neutral Planes===
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	*'''Warrior's Rest:''' Home to Tempus and the gods of battle. Acts a mix of [[Ysgard]] and [[Limbo]] in that the terrain shifts and changes all of the time, but can be altered and shaped through force of will. Though petitioners regenerate every night to continue battle there is no inherent positive trait allowing this and it can be revoked if Tempus wills it.		*'''Warrior's Rest:''' Home to Tempus and the gods of battle. Acts a mix of [[Ysgard]] and [[Limbo]] in that the terrain shifts and changes all of the time, but can be altered and shaped through force of will. Though petitioners regenerate every night to continue battle there is no inherent positive trait allowing this and it can be revoked if Tempus wills it.

			==Others==
	===Inner Planes===		===Inner Planes===
	Fundamentally the same as the [[Planescape]] versions, the realms of '''Fire, Water, Air''' and '''Earth''', as well as '''Positive''' and '''Negative''' energy are all represented unchanged.		Fundamentally the same as the [[Planescape]] versions, the realms of '''Fire, Water, Air''' and '''Earth''', as well as '''Positive''' and '''Negative''' energy are all represented unchanged.
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	*'''[[Plane of Shadow\|Shadow Plane]]''' Also Coterminous to the Prime Material, but has the distinction of being the home to the gods of darkness like [[Shar]] and [[Mask]]. As well as being the origin point for certain villainous races such as the Shades.		*'''[[Plane of Shadow\|Shadow Plane]]''' Also Coterminous to the Prime Material, but has the distinction of being the home to the gods of darkness like [[Shar]] and [[Mask]]. As well as being the origin point for certain villainous races such as the Shades.

	===~~Other~~===		===Special===
	*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods and mortals absolutely cannot reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.		*'''Cynosure:''' A plane that connects to the divine realms of all of the other gods and mortals absolutely cannot reach it without a divine invitation. Here magic is completed flattened, making it impossible for any single god to claim dominance. However the plane is completely immutable and serves no strategic purpose other than to exist as a meeting ground for deities to hold court or air grievances.
	*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.		*'''Fugue Plane:''' another unique and important plane in the World Tree model. Instead of departed souls immediately dropping into planes of their respective alignment as they would in other settings, they temporarily stop off in the Fugue plane to await collection by agents of their patron deity. This means that atheism is a no-no in the Forgotten Realms, as godless souls get denied proper afterlives and have to sit around bored for eternity, make deals with [[Baatezu]] to escape, or [[Grimdark\|get absorbed into the mortar]] of [[Kelemvor]]'s city of the dead and vanish forever. None of which are very appealing choices.

1d4chan>Dark Angel 2020: /* Celestial Planes */

2018-08-24T08:59:28Z

Celestial Planes

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	*'''House of Knowledge:''' Not actually a "house" but a campus of buildings in a forest. The home of the gods of inspiration and learning.		*'''House of Knowledge:''' Not actually a "house" but a campus of buildings in a forest. The home of the gods of inspiration and learning.
	*'''House of the Triad:''' The mountain of [[Celestia]] directly ported into the Forgotten Realms setting unchanged, complete with the same angels and archons. The only difference is the addition of three lesser mountains circling it, providing the homes of [[Torm]], [[Tyr]] and [[Ilmater]] (the "Triad") though other gods such as [[Helm]] make their home here too.		*'''House of the Triad:''' The mountain of [[Celestia]] directly ported into the Forgotten Realms setting unchanged, complete with the same angels and archons. The only difference is the addition of three lesser mountains circling it, providing the homes of [[Torm]], [[Tyr]] and [[Ilmater]] (the "Triad") though other gods such as [[Helm]] make their home here too.

			As with the Asgardian variant, the the physical "World Tree" also exists within the World Tree cosmology, making it doubly confusing when trying to describe to the unfamiliar where planes are located in relation to each other, especially when explaining that it is a [[Derp\|world tree within a world tree]]. In this instance, the ''actual'' tree only connects the Celestial planes, setting its roots firmly in Arvandor and/or Dwarfhome, growing up through Dweomerheart, the House of the Triad and Green Fields with the tallest branches taking up the remainder of the planes. However, the World ''Tree'' is supposedly sentient and does not appreciate being used as a transitive plane and has Celestial Treants as guards blocking paths between realms unless travelers have good reason to use them.

	===Fiendish Planes===		===Fiendish Planes===

1d4chan>Dark Angel 2020: /* Forgotten Realms */

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Forgotten Realms

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	[[Image:WorldTreeCosmology.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Doesn't look anything like a tree does it?]]		[[Image:WorldTreeCosmology.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Doesn't look anything like a tree does it?]]
	In 3rd edition the World Tree was used as a fundamental reworking of the [[Great Wheel]] cosmology where the planes do not share borders with one another.		In 3rd edition the World Tree was used as a fundamental reworking of the [[Great Wheel]] cosmology where the planes do not share borders with one another.
	It was not an ''actual'' tree in the same ~~was~~ Planescape depicted, but rather the "tree" was created from a series of astral connections that linked some of the planes to a few others.		It was not an ''actual'' tree in the same way Planescape depicted, but rather the "tree" was created from a series of astral connections that linked some of the planes to a few others to create branches.

	==Planes==		==Planes==