Elemental Plane of Fire

The plane of elemental Fire is a hellish place, unsuitable for the unprotected traveler and uncomtortable to those who make their homes in cooler regions. ln addition to elemental creatures, this plane is the home of the evil efreeti and their fabled City of Brass, and the realms of the dwarf-like azer.

The unwary traveler entering the plane of Fire is immediately subjected to the terrible heat of the plane and the brilliance of the plane itself. Those who survive their entry into the plane of Fire are treated to all the wonders of the plane.

The plane of Fire is alive with every color and manner of flame, all burning without consuming any fuel, radiating energy and heat at maximum levels. There are the brilliant yellows and oranges of every adventurer's campfire, and the hot red edged with white of the live embers of the campfire. The shine of candles and the white radiance of heated steel can be seen, as well as the blue and green flames of alchemic experiments. Mostmatterthatisunprotectedisconsumedbytheflames,but someelementalpocketsdosurviveintheplaneofFireandoften serveaswaystationsforbeingsfromotherplanes. ThebordersoftheplaneofFireareonlyslightlycoolerthanthe innerpartsoftheptane. TowardtheplaneofelementalAir,the amount of burnable materials increases, and large pockets of hazeandsootcollectuntilthefiresoftheplanearereducedand thetravelerreachesthepara-elementaf plane of Smoke. In the opposite direction, toward the plane of elemental Earth, more groundappears,thickbasaltcolumnsform,aswellaslessimperviousmaterialsthatflowundertheeffectsoftheheat. Whenthe fireisfinallysubsumedintheheatofthesurroundingrock,the plane of para-elemental Magma, home of the magmen, is reached. lfthetravelergainsanelementalguideandmovestowardthe PositiveMaterialplane,theflamesbecomebrighterandlessdistinct, untilthelightoverwhelmsthefiresandthetravelerreaches theplaneofquasi-elementalRadiance.lntheotherdirection,the flamesbegintodie,leavingbehindtheremainsofeonsoffires now dead. The air becomes cool and then bone-chillingly cold andthelastoftheflamesdisappear. The traveler has reached thenegativequasi-planeofAsh,theborderbetweentheplaneof FireandtheunknowabledepthsoftheNegativeMaterial. Movement toward other planes is impossible without an elementalguide. Nocluesofdirectioncanbegainedfromlocalvariationsinconditions- theheatlevelvariestremendouslybetween 1ocations,andpocketsofbasaltandmagmaarefoundthroughout the realm, even in the region toward para-elemental Smoke Survival in the Plane of Fire Burning:ThesheerheatoftheplaneofFireposesthegreatest threattothetraveler.Atemperatureoftheplaneisequivalentto thatencounteredinastrollthroughavolcano. This heat has the foltowingeffectsonitemsandcreatures • Unprotectedpaper,clothing,wood,andothernormallyflammable material immediately burst into flame. Those unfortunate enough to be holding onto or wearing such items suffer 3d6 points of fire damage. • Unprotectedandnonmagicalmetalbecomessuperheated andmeltsintworounds. Thoseunfortunateenoughtobecarryingorwearingsuchitemssuffertheeffectsafull- strengthheat meta/thefirstround(2d4pointsofdamageanddisabilityofthe bodypartsincontactwiththemetal),and3d10pointsofdamage fromtheliquid,drippingmetalonthesecondround • Unprotected water and other fluids immediately boil and evaporateintothethinatmosphereofthisplane.Magicalliquids such as potions get a saving throw vs. fire or are boiled away (savesaremadewhenenteringtheplaneorassoonastheitem becomes unprotected). An unprotected character putting his handsinboilingwaterorhisfaceintheevaporatingsuperheated steamreceives2d10pointsofdamage. • lcemeltsinoneround. Theresultantpuddleevaporatesin oneadditionalround.Thistendstolimittheeffectivenessofwa/1 of ice spells. • An unprotected being in the plane of Fire must roll asuccessfulsavingthrowvs. breathweaponsordieimmediately.lfit survives, it receives4d10 points of damage per round. If the beinghasanaturalnonmetalACof2orhigher,thisdamageis reduced to 1d10 points and a +2bonus isaddedtothesaving throw. • Unprotectedstoneofnonvolcanicoriginmeltsintomagma. Creaturesmadeofstone(suchasastonegolem)suffer1d10 points of damage per round. Volcanic stone includes basalt, obsidian,andpumice. Asyoucansee,atriptotheplaneofelementalFireisnoSundayatthebeach. Alloftheaboveapplytocreaturesand items with no protection. However, there are many readily available spells and devices that provide full protection on the plane of Fire, regard- FIRE (Survival) less of their limitations on the Prime Material plane. Protection from fire, ring of fire protection, or the modified spell fire plane protection enables the user to travel through the plane of Fire without harm.Shouldthisprotectionelapseorbedispelled,thetraveler issubjecttothefulleffectsoftheplane. Breathing: The atmosphere of the plane of elemental Fire is very,verythinandvery,veryhot.Whatbreathablegasthereisis mixed with methanes, smoky carbon monoxides, and other noxious gases, and superheated by the ambient energy of the plane. Thishasthefollowingeffectsonordinarytravelers: • Unprotected beings that must breath the heated air take 1d10pointsofdamageperround. • Beings not protected from poisons are affected as if bya c/oudkil/spell(theeffectdependsonthebeings' levels). Protectionsvaryaccordingtothedangers presented. lmmunitytopoisonsinanyformpreventsc/ oudki//-likeeffects,asdoes anyspetlthattransformsoneetementintoanother(forexample, anairyfirespelltocreateabreathableregionaroundthecaster). Items that prevent damage from fire also protect against the super-heated nature of the atmosphere. Finally, magical items thatremovetheneedtobreathe(suchasaniounstone)orpermit ashapechangeintoanunbreathingbeing(suchasabasaltstone golem)negatethehazardouseffectsofbreathing. Vision and Senses: The plane of Fire is misty and translucent, andtheradianceissuchthatvisionisusuallylimitedtoonly120'. Lensesofsmokedglassorquartzreducetheglaringlightofthe planeandallowtheusertodoublethesightingdistance. lnfravisiondoesnotallowtheusertodetectnativecreatures againsttheflamingbackground,butitcanbeusedtodetectnonnativecreaturesascoolerspotsagainstthebackground. Ultravisiondoesnotfunction intheinnerplanes.

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Dimensional plane