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-=:;.·.,.,-,<1·"-. going from simple stairs of wood or stone to a MOUNT CELESTIA
:umble of stairs hanging in radiant space, where
The single sacred mountain of Mount Celestia rises
s·eps share the same gravitational orientation.
from a shining Silver Sea to heights barely visible and
· that one can find one's heart's desire on
utterly incomprehensible, with seven plateaus marking
-- ·re Staircase through diligent searching of
its seven heavenly layers. The plane is the model of
ding.
justice and order, of celestial grace and endless mercy,
, to the Infinite Staircase are often tucked
where angels and champions of good guard against
- dusty, half-forgotten places that no one
incursions of evil. It is one of the few places on the
-- or pays any attention to. On any given plane,
planes where travelers can let down their guard. Its
~2.D be multiple doors to the Infinite Staircase,
inhabitants strive constantly to be as righteous as
=- entrances aren't common knowledge and are
possible. Countless creatures aim to reach the highest
ally guarded by devas, sphinxes, yugoloths, and
and most sublime peak of the mountain, but only the
werful monsters.
purest souls can. Gazing toward that peak fills even the
most jaded of travelers with awe.
-• the Outer Planes has peculiar characteristics OPTIONAL RULE: BLESSED BENEFICENCE
- 'e traveling through it a unique experience. A In contrast to the dissonance experienced by evil
- s influence can affect visitors in various ways, such creatures here, good creatures are literally blessed by
· g them to take on personality traits or flaws the pervasive beneficence of the plane. Creatures of
-=ect the disposition of the plane, or even shift good alignment gain the benefit of the bless spell as long
m to more closely match the native inhabitants as they remain on the plane. In addition, finishing a long
· ;>lane. Each plane's description includes one or rest on the plane grants a good creature the benefit of a
tiona! rules that you can use to help make the lesser restoration spell.
u.rers' experiences on that plane memorable.
BYTOPIA
• 0. "AL RULE: PSYCHIC DISSONANCE
The two layers of the Twin Paradises of Bytopia are
:the Outer Planes emanates a psychic
-"',......,...,'""-cuce that affects visitors of an incompatible similar yet opposite: one is a tamed, pastoral landscape
-ent-good creatures on the Lower Planes, evil and the other an untamed wilderness, yet both reflect
the Upper Planes-if they spend too much the plane's goodness and its acceptance of law and
- !.! the plane. You can reflect this dissonance with order when necessary. Bytopia is the heaven of
productive work, the satisfaction of a job well done. The
. ·onal rule. At the end of a long rest spent on
goodness flowing through the plane creates feelings of
mpatible plane, a visitor must make a DC 10
goodwill and happiness in creatures dwelling there.
---'·urion saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
· one level of exhaustion. Incompatibility between
OPTIONAL RULE : PERVASIVE GOODWILL
and chaotic alignments doesn't have the same
At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a
-o Mechanus and Limbo lack this quality.
visitor that is neither lawful good nor neutral good
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