The Planewalker's Handbook is a 160-page softcover accessory for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition released in August 1996..
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The secret of survival ain't who you are, berk - it's what you know!
-Planewalker adage
Feeling overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities of the multiverse? Wondering how to roleplay a tiefling, what spells to memorize, and how to manipulate portals? Here's the dark of it: The Planewalker's Handbook is the essential manual for survival on the planes - a Players Handbook for the PLANESCAPE setting! This 160-page book, written for players and Dungeon Masters alike, builds on material from the PLANESCAPE Campaign Setting boxed set, presenting new information crucial to anyone playing or running a PLANESCAPE campaign.
This definitive full-color guide features new illustrations by DiTerlizzi and contains the following:
- All the information needed to create and customize characters, including new races, archetypes, proficiencies, equipment, and a Planewalking kit designed for each character group;
- a taste of the multiverse: a look at each of the planes, with commentary and helpful hints by noted planewalker Tarsheva Longreach;
- a guide to planar travel, from portals to conduits to the Great Paths;
- tips on surviving and profiting in PLANESCAPE, from dealing with specific races to the rundown on the factions of Sigil;
- an overview on how magic really works (or doesn't!) on the planes;
- new spells and magical items useful in exploring (and surviving) the planes; and
- a special section on the power of belief, and how it can change the multiverse - including a new rules system that allows player characters to actively affect the planes around them!
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Development[]
The book was written by Monte Cook. Art was provided by Ned Dameron, Tony DiTerlizzi, Alan Pollack, Sam Rakeland and Robh Ruppel.
Release[]
The Planewalker's Handbook was released by TSR in August 1996 for $[missing data] US or $[missing data] Canadian.
On October 22, 2013, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $12.99.
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As of 2023, The Planewalker's Handbook reached the rank of Platinum seller on DriveThruRPG.
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