Manual of the Planes is a 160-page sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition released in December 2008.
Official synopsis
- 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.
- Manual of the Planes explores the many planes introduced in the 4th Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. 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.
- RICHARD BAKER, ROB HEINSOO, and JAMES WYATT have collectively authored over 100 game products and novels.
Content
Development and release
Development
Release
Manual of the Planes is was released in September 2001 for a retail price of $29.95 US, or $41.95 Canadian.[1]
Reception and influence
Critical reception
Influence on other works
External links
- Manual of the Planes (4e) on DriveThruRPG
- Manual of the Planes (4e) on Dungeon Masters Guild
References
| Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition |
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| Core rules |
| Player's Handbook • Player's Handbook 2 • Player's Handbook 3 Monster Manual • Monster Manual 2 • Monster Manual 3 Dungeon Master's Guide • Dungeon Master's Guide 2 Starter Set |
| Supplements |
| Adventurer's Vault • Adventurer's Vault 2 • Arcane Power • The Book of Vile Darkness • Dark Sun Campaign Setting • Dark Sun Creature Catalog • Demonomicon • Divine Power • Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons • Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons • Dragon Magazine Annual • Eberron Campaign Guide • Eberron Player's Guide • Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide • Forgotten Realms Player's Guide • Hammerfast • Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook • Manual of the Planes • Martial Power • Martial Power 2 • Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue • Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium • Neverwinter Campaign Setting • Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead • The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea • The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn • Player's Handbook Races: Tieflings • Player's Strategy Guide • Primal Power • Psionic Power • Underdark • Vor Rukoth |
| Adventures |
| Keep on the Shadowfell • Thunderspire Labyrinth • Pyramid of Shadows • Death's Reach • Kingdom of the Ghouls • Prince of Undeath • King of the Trollhaunt Warrens • Demon Queen's Enclave • Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress • The Slaying Stone • Orcs of Stonefang Pass • Dungeon Delve • Dungeon Magazine Annual • Halls of Undermountain • Marauders of the Dune Sea • Revenge of the Giants • Scepter Tower of Spellgard • Seekers of the Ashen Crown • Tomb of Horrors |
| Essentials |
| Starter Set • Rules Compendium • Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms • Heroes of the Fallen Lands • Monster Vault • Dungeon Master's Kit • Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale • Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow • Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild • The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond • Madness at Gardmore Abbey |
