Pentalithic Ramblings

Coterminous with nearly all other non-transitive planes, the Astral Plane is the keystone to interplanar travel. Most teleportation type spells that cross planar boundaries rely on the Astral Plane, and will not function on planes such as the Faerie Plane that are disconnected from the Astral Plane. Many psionic powers are also dependent on the Astral …

Description It stands way out in the middle of a vast desert in Acheron, the fourth circle of Hell, towering some twenty-odd metres above the flat sands – a throne carved of dark red stone, rough-hewn yet quite elaborate, a stark contrast against the brightness of the surrounding sands. The throne stands vacant, avoided even by …

The Far Realm of the Tarosir setting is vast, perhaps even larger than the Astral Plane, and it is filled with all sorts of strange, bizarre, and often twisted things. The Citadel of Eternity is sort of one such thing, but the most twisted aspect of it is how extremely normal it is. As you approach …

The general properties of the Plane of Dreams were already covered in a previous post, but there’s a lot more to this unusual plane than mentioned there. Layout and Connections The connections of the Plane of Dreams to other planes is a little fluid. It is always coexistent with the Astral Plane, though there is no …

As mentioned in a previous post, Hell consists of nine layers. This post goes into more detail about the individual layers, describing additional planar traits, landscape features, inhabitants, and other tidbits. River Styx The River Styx springs up in Asphodel from the Spring of Lethe and flows down through all the laters of Hell, eventually exiting …

As mentioned in the previous post, the Tarosir cosmology contains six Inner Planes (which are pretty much the same as in the SRD) and six Outer Planes. As a note, any magic traits also apply to psionics unless specifically noted. This applies to the traits in the previous post as well. Inner Planes The Inner Planes …

For the Tarosir setting I have created an almost entirely new planar mythology, though pretty much everything in the SRD is still true. This post will summarize the planes; later posts will go into greater detail on specific planes. Outline of Cosmology The setup is quite a bit simpler than the Great Wheel of the standard …