Planescape Campaign Setting is a 236-page sourcebook for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition released in April 1994.
Official synopsis[]
Glory? Majesty? You don't know the dark of it!
Discover the multiverse! Enter infinite universes of infinite variety, worlds beyond the prime-material settings of the AD&D game. Explore Sigil, the City of Doors, filled with portals to every layer of every plane. All you need is the right key, including . . .
- A Player's Guide to the Planes. A 32-page primer that introduces DMs and players alike to the grand design of the multiverse.
- A DM™ Guide to the Planes. A 64-page book of valuable information solely for the Dungeon Master.
- Sigil and Beyond. A 96-page gazetteer that introduces Sigil and its surrounding plane as the starting point for planar adventures. From Sigil all the Outer Planes may be sampled by novice and veteran explorers alike.
- Monstrous Supplement. a 32-page, full-color Monstrous Compendium® booklet.
- Four poster-size maps depicting the planes.
- A four-panel DM screen designed especially for planar campaigns.
Until now, only the most powerful wizards could peek into the magnificent multiverse, but no longer! Gone are the unimaginable distances and the insurmountable obstacles that only the ultrapowerful could hope to overcome. Now even the greenest adventurer can enter the planes, though surviving long is another matter. . . .
Have at it, berk! Powers, proxies, planars, petitioners, and wondrous monsters await just beyond the portal. Step through and partake of the infinite excitement of PLANESCAPE™ adventures!
Content[]
The boxed set includes four booklets:
- A Player's Guide to the Planes
- A DM Guide to the Planes
- Sigil and Beyond
- Monstrous Supplement
It also includes a four-panel Dungeon Master screen, and four poster maps depicting the Outer Planes, the Outlands, Sigil, and the factions.
Development and release[]
Development[]
The book was written by David Cook. Art was provided by Robh Ruppel, Dana Knutson and Tony DiTerlizzi.
Release[]
Planescape Campaign Setting was released by TSR in April 1994 for $30.00 US, $42.00 Canadian, or £21.50 GBP.
On January 6, 2015, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $14.99.
Reception and influence[]
Sales[]
Planescape Campaign Setting sold 66,640 copies between 1994 and 1999. It sold 40,418 copies in 1994, 7,770 copies in 1995, 9,755 copies in 1996, 1,227 copies in 1997, 4,443 copies in 1998, and 3,027 copies in 1999. It was less successful than previous campaign settings.[1]
Critical reception[]
As of 2023, Planescape Campaign Setting reached the rank of Adamantine seller on DriveThruRPG, the highest rating.
In 2024, D&D blog Grognardia described the setting as "one of the greats". However, its idiosyncrasies were controversial with players at the time, such as the planar "cant" and the surreal depiction of the planes, which diverged from the more traditional descriptions in works like Manual of the Planes (1e) (1987). Contemporary players also felt that it drew influence from White Wolf's more thematically strong roleplaying games, which was seen by some as a negative.[2]
Influence on other works[]
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References[]
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition Planescape |
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| Supplements |
| Planescape Campaign Setting • Faces of Evil: The Fiends • The Factol's Manifesto • Hellbound: The Blood War • In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil • A Guide to the Astral Plane • A Guide to the Ethereal Plane • The Inner Planes • Monstrous Compendium: Planescape Appendix (II • III) • On Hallowed Ground • Planes of Chaos • Planes of Conflict • Planes of Law • A Player's Primer to the Outlands • The Planewalker's Handbook • Uncaged: Faces of Sigil |
| Adventures |
| Dead Gods • The Deva Spark • Doors to the Unknown • The Eternal Boundary • Faction War • Fires of Dis • The Great Modron March • Harbinger House • In the Abyss • Something Wild • Tales from the Infinite Staircase • Well of Worlds |