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What gods/deities live in the Nine Hells?
In Forgotten Realms lore, what gods or deities make their home in one or more layers of the Nine Hells? (Asking for all editions of the D&D).
I get that each layer is ruled over by a "lord&...
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What are known portals to the Hells in the Forgotten Realms?
I know that there is (or at least, used to be) one portal in the dungeons under Dragonspear Castle that linked the castle to Avernus, the first level of the Nine Hells. Are there other such fixed ...
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Is a moon considered to be on the same Material Plane as the planet it orbits?
I was thinking about an adventure where my player characters have to travel to Selûne and come back with a creature found on the moon. However, the creature would be too large for travel by ship (at ...
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Can a god travel between planes and or dimensions in D&D and can they enter the Prime Material Plane?
In the Forgotten Realms setting, can gods freely travel between dimensions or planes of existence? I don't think they can, or there would be chaos. But maybe a powerful god like Bahamut or an Overgod ...
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The Dwarven Afterlife?
I'm building a campaign and in it, my PCs need to retrieve the soul of a now-dead dwarven king. This mission would take them to one of the outer planes to find his soul and bring him back to the ...
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In the Forgotten Realms, how does a Wizard cast spells when away from their plane?
In the Forgotten Realms, how does a Wizard cast spells when away from their plane?
That is, how exactly do they wield magic when they have no access to the Weave? Can a Wizard still cast if he is ...
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How would a group get from Toril to Ravenloft and back?
If there were some adventurers who were living in, for example, Neverwinter, and heard rumors about Ravenloft, is it possible for them to get there? Are there people living in Toril who know how to ...
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What signature food or beverage is each outer plane in the Great Wheel Cosmology known for?
Is there a list or reference somewhere showing what meals and / or beverages each outer plane in the Great Wheel Cosmology is best known for?
I am putting together a campaign idea for my PCs, a ...
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If Tiamat is killed in the Nine Hells, does she die permanently?
The entry on devils (p. 68) in the Monster Manual states the following:
"Devils that die in the Nine Hells are destroyed forever - a fate that
even Asmodeus fears."
This makes it clear ...
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Where does an unaligned creature's soul go after death?
In the DMG section on "Bringing Back the Dead" (chapter 1, p. 24), it describes what happens when a creature dies:
When a creature dies, its soul departs its body, leaves the Material Plane, ...
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How can I explain a race from Eberron showing up in Faerûn?
I know Eberron and Faerûn are different planes, but I have players who want to play warforged. What connections exist between the planes to facilitate a Eberron race ending up in Faerûn?
I am looking ...
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Would children age normally in the outer planes?
I know that in the Astral Plane children don't age (or more specifically no one ages), but is there anything regarding how children would age in the outer planes? I'm wondering specifically about a ...
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Which Outer Planes are ruled over by a single god or entity in the Forgotten Realms?
Asmodeus rules over the Nine Hells/Baator in their entirety - all of the other Archdevils answer to him. Which of the other Outer Planes, if any, are ruled/overseen by a single god or powerful entity?
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Overview of common languages per plane
For my current campaign I'm exploring lore options regarding planar travel for NPCs and PCs. Where in the books can I find more information about which languages are common in which planes?*
I'm ...
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If you slay a deity on the Prime Material Plane does it die or does it return to its home plane?
I am wondering if they are similar to demons, in that when they are slain on the prime material plane they are banished back to their own plane instead of dying permanently?
Of course excluding the ...
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