Manual of the Planes

Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition

by Wizards of the Coast

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.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Fantasy, Gaming, Dungeons and Dragons, Games, Ebooks

160 pages, Hardcover

First published December 16, 2008

About the author

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC /ˈwɒtˌsiː/ or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, the company popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s, acquired the popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by purchasing the failing company TSR, and experienced tremendous success by publishing the licensed Pokémon Trading Card Game. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Renton, Washington in the United States.[1]

Wizards of the Coast publishes role-playing games, board games, and collectible card games. They have received numerous awards, including several Origins Awards. The company has been a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1999. All Wizards of the Coast stores were closed in 2004.

Reviews

[Keith Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love invented cosmologies and D&D's system of planes is as good as any other mythology.

[Jean-francois · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book. Great entry level book for the 4th ed of Dungeons and Dragons planes.

I delayed reading this book because my players we'rent there yet... and well, they are now! Lots of stuff to enhance my game.

Give it a try!

[Garrett Henke · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my fave D&D books - definitely the best of the entire 4e line of the books I’ve read. I vastly prefer the World Axis cosmology to the less accessible and obtuse Great Wheel. It’s really too bad that 5e has gone backwards to it.

[Trip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty much what it says on the tin.