Planewalker's Handbook, The

THE SECRET OF SURVIVAL AIN'T WHO YOU ARE, BERK - IT'S WHAT YOU KNOW! - PLANEWALKER ADAGE Feeling overpowered by the infinite possibilities of the multiverse? Wondering how to role-play 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 Player's 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: • 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 campaigns, from dealing with specific races to the rundown on the factions of Sigil; • An overview of 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!