Manual of the Planes: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Rules Expansion) (0786950021)

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Manual of the Planes: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Rules Expansion)

Author: Wizards RPG Team
Binding: Hardcover
Published: 2008-12-16
ISBN: 0786950021

$15.00

Manual of the Planes: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Rules Expansion)
by: Wizards RPG Team

Editorial Review:

If you seek to stem this tide of chaos at its source, follow my lead--I set out for the dreaded Abyss on the morrow.
--Lord Amgar the Bold, Paladin of Bahamut
The planes have always been a place of great mystery and danger in the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game, and the new array of planes debuting in 4th Edition continue that grand tradition. Home to gods and devils, demons and genies, fey and titans, these strange dimensions offer unlimited adventure opportunities for Dungeon Masters and their players.
This useful travel guide also comes in handy for players seeking to battle demons, devils, elementals, and other iconic D&D monsters native to the planes.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

I found it highly disappointing.:

The Manuals of the Planes have traditionally been a way to try to explain the celestial universe of D&D. If that is what WotC was attempting to do with this latest version of the planes, then the book could be considered a success. Personally though, I just don't like this book.
After reading it, I've come to the conclusion that the writers and editors had three goals. Each one they hit the nail on the head.
1) It's meant to update the basic mechanics of the planes to 4th edition. Introduce a... more info

Planescape, how I miss you.:

So, back in the day before the death of AD&D 2nd edition and Wizards of the Coast swallowing up the faltering TSR, there was Planescape. One of the best campaign settings ever created for D&D. Planescape took place in the realms of Deities, Demigods, Devils, and Demons. What made the world different was the unique feel of planar culture, the hodge podge of settings (allowing you to play almost anything imaginable), and the focus on factional beliefs. Planescape had too many things that were... more info

What's there is well done.:

The Manual of the Planes is an interesting but short DM-friendly book that illustrates the 4th Edition D&D cosmology. It opens with five mechanics-lite chapters on planar travel and four important regions of the D&D universe that do a good job of inspiring creativity in DMs. These five chapters describe the general World Axis Cosmology of this edition of D&D, along with portals, hazards, and a great deal of specifics on the Feywild, the Shadowfell, the Elemental Chaos, and the Astral Sea.... more info

Take a plane:

This book contains a lot of useful information for the dungeon master. It contains also useful information regarding feywild for eladrin player. I've been hated manual of planes in older version, but this version is very good.

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