Planar Toolbox

The planes offer limitless possibilities for destinations, inhabitants, and adventures. What PCs might find on the other side of a portal might be an exotic foray in a wondrous land, or a campaign-changing expedition into the impossible. In either case, the following tables should help GMs planning adventures beyond the realms of mortals.

Table 7–17: Random Planar Destinations

d%	Plane
01–04	Material Plane
05–09	Ethereal Plane
10–14	Shadow Plane
15–21	Astral Plane
22–23	Plane of Air
24–25	Plane of Earth
26–27	Plane of Fire
28–29	Plane of Water
30–37	Utopia
38–44	Hell
45–52	Heaven
53–59	Limbo
60–66	Abyss
67–74	Elysium
75–81	Abaddon
82–89	Nirvana
90–97	Purgatory
98	Negative Energy Plane
99	Positive Energy Plane
100	Random Demiplane

Table 7-18 Demiplanes

d%	Demiplane
1–5	Utamuck: Demiplane of spiritual journeys
6–10	Cathus: Demiplane of intelligent cats
11–15	Kenrin: Demiplane of natural alchemy
16–20	Morto: Demiplane of guilt made manifest
21–25	Grasbin: Demiplane of pleasant memories
26–30	Caglin: Demiplane of insect collective intelligence
31–35	Dispan: Demiplane of unwritten books
36–40	Sackon: Demiplane of lost of misplaced objects
41–45	Stais: Demiplane of living diseases
46–50	Oremo: Demiplane of hungry zombies
51–55	Octlamber: Demiplane of living crystal
56–60	Belnatil: Demiplane of minor prophecies
61–65	Marrowmal: Demiplane of forgotten words
66–70	Kinara: Demiplane of sentient magical tumors
71–75	Nallen: Demiplane of regret and injustice
76–80	Destor: Demiplane of innate teleportation
81–85	Carticus: Demiplane of hunting spiders
86–90	Marsus: Demiplane of inherent minor magic
91–95	Thache: Demiplane of lost children
96–100	Hastovan: Demiplane of false pleasures

Table 7–19: Portal Descriptions

d%	Portal
1–2	A cascade of silver and copper coins
3–4	A rectangle of deepest blue that ripples like a flag
5–6	A carved circular hole in a great dolmen
7–8	A circular opening covered by rusted swords that open on demand
9–10	A huge mouth with a gale rushing from within
11–12	A giant keyhole
13–14	A great tome filled with pictures of exotic locations
15–16	A shimmering pool of greenish light
17–18	A black swirling fog with dancing lights within
19–20	A fountain of sparkling motes of light
21–22	A fresco
23–24	A giant drawer which tugs back strongly
25–26	A waterfall of singing angels
27–28	A horizontal oval of crystal-clear water
29–30	An ornate wardrobe
31–32	A curtain of dripping wax
33–34	A well that seems to descend forever
35–36	A gaping hole that oozes strands of sticky goo
37–38	A wicker man
39–40	A doorway that disappears if viewed directly
41–42	A cave entrance wreathed in moss-covered statues
43–44	A curtain of tiny ivory flakes carved to look like snow
45–46	A stone arch carved with runes
47–48	A triangle that glows and emits the faint odor of fruit
49–50	A dancing globe of ball lightning
51–52	A shadow of a door that looms tall on a nearby wall
53–54	A clockwork puzzle door
55–56	A carriage
57–58	A magical cabinet that seems impossible to open
59–60	A golden haze that smells of baking bread
61–62	An ornate mirror held by three stone golems
63–64	A table-sized ball of almost blinding light
65–66	An opening in an ancient hedgerow
67–68	An empty picture frame floating in mid-air
69–70	A black whirlpool
71–72	An orb that cycles through images of the constellations
73–74	A gate made of screaming severed heads
75–76	A lighthouse that casts a beam of solid light
77–78	An oily black chute with the sound of sobbing below
79–80	A pool of frantically waving severed arms
81–82	A statue of a yawning, grotesquely bloated old woman
83–84	A floating red egg about the size of a rearing horse
85–86	An iron tower with only one high window
87–88	A vivid, ever-changing landscape
89–90	A stone maw of grinding teeth
91–92	A giant stylized scroll that matter passes through
93–94	A corridor of whirling blades leading to a black slit
95–96	A whirlpool of bubbling chocolate
97–98	A black rainbow
99–100	An iron mouth that snaps shut at irregular intervals

Table 7–20: Astral Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–4	1d4 hound archons	6	Bestiary 19
5–7	1d8 lantern archons	6	Bestiary 20
8–10	1d6 half-celestial unicorns	7	Bestiary 169
11–15	1 invisible stalker	7	Bestiary 181
16–21	1d4 half-fiend minotaurs	8	Bestiary 171
22–26	1d6 bralanis	9	Bestiary 24
27–29	1d4 lillends	9	Bestiary 26
30–34	1 spirit naga	9	Bestiary 213
35–42	1d6 ghosts	10	Bestiary 144
43–48	1d6 spectres	10	Bestiary 256
49–54	1d4 night hags	11	Bestiary 215
55–57	1d4 bone devils	11	Bestiary 74
58–60	1 devourer	11	Bestiary 82
61–62	1d4 nessian hell hounds	11	Bestiary 173
63–67	1 lich	12	Bestiary 188
68–72	1 ghaele	13	Bestiary 25
73–77	1 astral deva	14	Bestiary 10
78–81	1 trumpet archon	14	Bestiary 21
82–85	1 planetar	16	Bestiary 11
86–90	1 horned devil	16	Bestiary 76
91–95	1 marilith	17	Bestiary 63
96–97	1 balor	20	Bestiary 58
98–99	1 pit fiend	20	Bestiary 80
100	1 solar	23	Bestiary 12

Table 7–21: Ethereal Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–5	1d4 lantern archons	4	Bestiary 20
6–9	1 mimic	4	Bestiary 205
10–13	1d4 shadows	5	Bestiary 245
14–15	1 nightmare	5	Bestiary 216
16–20	1 phase spider	5	Bestiary 226
21–25	1d4 barghests	6	Bestiary 27
26–27	1 kyton	6	Bestiary 185
28–30	1d6 Medium air elementals	6	Bestiary 120
31–36	1d6 yeth hounds	6	Bestiary 286
37–40	1 spectre	7	Bestiary 256
41–45	1 invisible stalker	7	Bestiary 181
46–49	1 greater shadow	8	Bestiary 245
50–57	1d6 wraiths	8	Bestiary 281
58–63	1d4 dread wraiths	8	Bestiary 281
64–65	1d4 lamias	8	Bestiary 186
66–71	1 night hag	9	Bestiary 215
72–73	1 spirit naga	9	Bestiary 213
74–78	1d6 xills	9	Bestiary 283
79–85	1d6 ghosts	10	Bestiary 144
86–87	1d6 greater barghests	10	Bestiary 27
88–89	1 cauchemar nightmare	11	Bestiary 216
90–93	1d4 vampires	11	Bestiary 270
94–98	1 lich	12	Bestiary 188
99–100	1 trumpet archon	14	Bestiary 21

Table 7–22: Shadow Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–4	1d4 vargouilles	4	Bestiary 272
5–9	2d6 zombies	4	Bestiary 288
10–14	1d4 wights	5	Bestiary 276
15–18	2d4 ghouls	5	Bestiary 146
19–25	1d6 shadows	6	Bestiary 245
26–31	1d8 skeletal champions	6	Bestiary 252
32–36	1 will-o'-wisp	6	Bestiary 277
37–41	1 kyton	6	Bestiary 185
42	1d4 mummies	7	Bestiary 210
43–45	1d6 barghests	7	Bestiary 27
46–49	1d6 gargoyles	7	Bestiary 137
50–55	1 shadow demon	7	Bestiary 67
56–61	1 greater shadow	8	Bestiary 245
62	1 mohrg	8	Bestiary 208
63–66	1 dark naga	8	Bestiary 211
67–71	1d6 wraiths	8	Bestiary 281
72–74	1d4 lamias	8	Bestiary 186
75–77	1 night hag	9	Bestiary 215
78–81	1d4 spectres	9	Bestiary 256
82–86	1d4 ogre mages	10	Bestiary 221
87–91	1 rakshasa	10	Bestiary 231
92–96	1d6 ghosts	10	Bestiary 144
97–98	1 lich	12	Bestiary 188
99–100	1d4 retrievers	13	Bestiary 234

Table 7–23: Chaos-Aligned Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–6	2d6 tieflings	4	Bestiary 264
7–10	1d6 yeth hounds	6	Bestiary 286
11–14	2d4 dretches	6	Bestiary 60
15–21	1d4 satyrs	6	Bestiary 241
22–27	2d4 unicorns	7	Bestiary 269
28–31	1d6 harpies	7	Bestiary 172
32–36	2d4 pegasi	7	Bestiary 225
37–39	1d6 half-celestial unicorns	7	Bestiary 169
40–42	1d4 bralanis	8	Bestiary 24
43–46	1d6 babaus	8	Bestiary 57
47–50	1 spirit naga	9	Bestiary 213
51–55	1d6 nymphs	10	Bestiary 217
56–58	1 white dragon (adult)	10	Bestiary 100
59–64	2d4 lamias	10	Bestiary 186
65–69	2d4 succubi	11	Bestiary 68
70–73	1d6 marids	12	Bestiary 142
74–77	1d4 bebiliths	12	Bestiary 32
78–81	1 ghaele	13	Bestiary 25
82–84	1 glabrezu	13	Bestiary 61
85–89	1 crag linnorm	14	Bestiary 190
90–93	1d4 storm giants	15	Bestiary 152
94–96	1 copper dragon (ancient)	17	Bestiary 106
97–98	1 shoggoth	19	Bestiary 249
99–100	1 balor	20	Bestiary 58

Table 7–24: Evil-Aligned Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–7	1d8 quasits	6	Bestiary 66
8–11	1d6 yeth hounds	6	Bestiary 286
12–19	2d8 lemures	7	Bestiary 79
20–24	2d6 vargouilles	7	Bestiary 272
25–28	1d6 bearded devils	8	Bestiary 73
29–33	1d8 nightmares	8	Bestiary 216
34–37	1d6 half-fiend minotaurs	9	Bestiary 171
38–43	2d6 hell hounds	9	Bestiary 173
44–47	1d4 efreet	10	Bestiary 140
48–50	1d8 salamanders	10	Bestiary 240
51–54	2d4 xills	10	Bestiary 283
55–60	1d6 nabasus	11	Bestiary 64
61–64	1d6 dark nagas	11	Bestiary 211
65–67	1 retreiver	11	Bestiary 234
68–72	1d6 vrocks	12	Bestiary 69
73–75	1 lich	12	Bestiary 188
76–78	1d6 night hags	12	Bestiary 215
79–82	1d4 hezrous	13	Bestiary 62
83–86	1d4 devourers	13	Bestiary 82
87–89	1d6 black dragons (adult)	14	Bestiary 92
90–93	1 horned devil	16	Bestiary 76
94–96	1 marilith	17	Bestiary 63
97–98	1 red dragon (adult)	19	Bestiary 98
99–100	1 pit fiend	20	Bestiary 80

Table 7–25: Good-Aligned Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–8	2d6 aasimars	4	Bestiary 7
9–12	1d4 giant eagles	5	Bestiary 118
13–16	1d6 dryads	6	Bestiary 116
17–21	1d6 unicorns	6	Bestiary 269
22–25	1d4 half-celestial unicorns	6	Bestiary 169
26–29	2d6 lantern archons	7	Bestiary 20
30–35	1d4 djinn	7	Bestiary 139
36–39	1d6 hound archons	7	Bestiary 19
40–44	2d4 pixies	8	Bestiary 228
45–48	1 copper dragon (young)	8	Bestiary 106
49–52	1d4 lillends	9	Bestiary 26
53–56	1d6 bralanis	9	Bestiary 24
57–62	1d4 treants	10	Bestiary 266
63–65	1d4 djinn nobles	10	Bestiary 139
66–69	1 gold dragon (young)	11	Bestiary 108
70–73	1d4 guardian nagas	12	Bestiary 212
74–77	1 bronze dragon (adult)	13	Bestiary 104
78–81	1 astral deva	14	Bestiary 10
82–84	1 phoenix	15	Bestiary 227
85–88	1d4 ghaeles	15	Bestiary 25
89–91	1 planetar	16	Bestiary 11
92–95	1d4 trumpet arch0ns	16	Bestiary 21
96–98	1 silver dragon (ancient)	19	Bestiary 110
99–100	1 solar	23	Bestiary 12

Table 7–26: Lawful-Aligned Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–6	1d6 imps	5	Bestiary 78
7–10	1d4 barghests	6	Bestiary 27
11–16	1d4 mummies	7	Bestiary 210
17–21	1d6 hound archons	7	Bestiary 19
22–28	1d4 kytons	8	Bestiary 185
29–31	2d4 wraiths	9	Bestiary 281
32–34	1d6 xills	9	Bestiary 283
35–38	1d4 spectres	9	Bestiary 256
39–42	1d4 aboleths	9	Bestiary 8
43–46	1d4 ogre mages	10	Bestiary 221
47–50	2d6 manticores	10	Bestiary 199
51–55	1d6 medusas	10	Bestiary 201
56–59	1d6 ghosts	10	Bestiary 144
60–65	2d4 shaitans	11	Bestiary 143
66–69	1d4 nessian warhounds	11	Bestiary 173
70–74	1d4 rakshasas	12	Bestiary 231
75–78	1d6 couatls	13	Bestiary 49
79–81	1d8 bone devils	13	Bestiary 74
82–86	1d6 guardian nagas	13	Bestiary 212
87–90	1d4 barbed devils	13	Bestiary 72
91–93	1d6 ice devils	16	Bestiary 77
94–96	1d4 trumpet archons	16	Bestiary 21
97–98	1 blue dragon (ancient)	18	Bestiary 94
99–100	1 gold dragon (ancient)	20	Bestiary 108

Table 7–27: Neutral-Aligned Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–7	1d6 merfolk	1	Bestiary 204
8–12	1d6 aasimars	2	Bestiary 7
13–16	1 mephit (any)	3	Bestiary 202
17–22	1d4 pseudodragons	3	Bestiary 229
23–27	1d8 tieflings	3	Bestiary 264
28–31	1d4 giant ants	4	Bestiary 16
32–36	1 gibbering mouther	5	Bestiary 153
37–41	1d4 giant scorpions	5	Bestiary 242
42–44	1d4 yeth hounds	5	Bestiary 286
45–47	1d6 rust monsters	6	Bestiary 238
48–53	1d6 ankhegs	6	Bestiary 15
54–60	1d6 jann	7	Bestiary 141
61–64	1 invisible stalker	7	Bestiary 181
65–66	1d8 giant mantises	7	Bestiary 200
67–69	1d6 phase spiders	8	Bestiary 226
70–74	1 gynosphix	8	Bestiary 257
75–77	1d4 dracolisks	9	Bestiary 170
78–80	1 roc	9	Bestiary 236
81–86	1d6 wyverns	9	Bestiary 282
87–91	1d4 dire tigers	10	Bestiary 265
92–95	1d4 dragon turtles	11	Bestiary 112
96–97	1 cloud giant	11	Bestiary 147
98–99	1 purple worm	12	Bestiary 230
100	1 sea serpent	12	Bestiary 244

Table 7–28: Air-Dominant Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–7	1 dust mephit	3	Bestiary 202
8–12	1d4 ice mephits	5	Bestiary 202
13–17	1d4 pegasi	5	Bestiary 225
18–24	1d6 air mephits	6	Bestiary 202
25–28	1 white dragon (young)	6	Bestiary 100
29–30	1d6 giant eagles	6	Bestiary 118
31–36	1d8 Medium air elementals	7	Bestiary 120
37–42	1 invisible stalker	7	Bestiary 181
43–45	1d6 half-celestial unicorns	7	Bestiary 169
46–49	1d6 Large air elementals	8	Bestiary 120
50–56	1d6 djinn	8	Bestiary 139
57–59	1d8 harpies	8	Bestiary 172
60–62	1d4 will-o'-wisps	8	Bestiary 277
63–65	1d8 griffons	8	Bestiary 168
66	1d4 amir jann	9	Bestiary 141
67–70	1 roc	9	Bestiary 236
71–75	1d4 vizier djinn	10	Bestiary 139
76–79	1d4 greater air elementals	11	Bestiary 120
80–84	1 storm giant	13	Bestiary 152
85–88	1d6 couatls	13	Bestiary 49
89–93	1d6 cloud giants	14	Bestiary 147
94–97	1 astral deva	14	Bestiary 10
98	1 planetar	16	Bestiary 11
99–100	1 silver dragon (ancient)	19	Bestiary 111

Table 7–29: Earth-Dominant Plane

d%	Encounter		Avg. CR Source
1–6	2d4 duergar	2	Bestiary 117
7–13	1 salt mephit	3	Bestiary 203
14–18	1d6 svirfneblin	4	Bestiary 261
19–24	1d4 Medium earth elementals	5	Bestiary 122
25–30	1d4 earth mephits	5	Bestiary 202
31–34	1d4 violet fungi	5	Bestiary 274
35–37	1d6 morlocks	5	Bestiary 209
38–40	1 copper dragon (young)	8	Bestiary 106
41–44	1d8 gargoyles	8	Bestiary 137
45–46	1 giant slug	8	Bestiary 254
47–50	1d6 cyclopes	8	Bestiary 52
51	1 behir	8	Bestiary 34
52–57	1 greater earth elemental	9	Bestiary 123
58–64	1d6 xorns	9	Bestiary 284
65–66	1d4 hill giants	9	Bestiary 254
67–70	1d6 Huge earth elementals	10	Bestiary 122
71–76	1d6 shaitans	10	Bestiary 143
77–81	1d4 stone giants	10	Bestiary 151
82–86	1 stone golem	11	Bestiary 163
87–90	1d4 clay golems	12	Bestiary 159
91–92	1 purple worm	12	Bestiary 230
93–95	1 roper	12	Bestiary 237
96–98	1 blue dragon (adult)	13	Bestiary 94
99–100	1 pasha shaitan	13	Bestiary 143

Table 7–30: Fire-Dominant Plane

d%	Encounter		Avg. CR Source
1–5	1 steam mephit	3	Bestiary 203
6–11	2d6 fire beetles	3	Bestiary 33
12–13	1 janni	4	Bestiary 141
14–17	1 nightmare	5	Bestiary 216
18–25	1d6 magma mephits	6	Bestiary 202
26–29	1 pyrohydra	6	Bestiary 178
30–34	1d6 hell hounds	6	Bestiary 173
35–40	1d6 Medium fire elementals	6	Bestiary 124
41–47	1d8 fire mephits	7	Bestiary 202
48	1d8 giant scorpions	7	Bestiary 242
49–52	1d4 salamanders	8	Bestiary 240
53–54	1 sphinx	8	Bestiary 257
55–60	1d4 Huge fire elementals	9	Bestiary 124
61–65	1 malik efreeti	10	Bestiary 140
66–71	1 gold dragon (young)	11	Bestiary 108
72–74	1 cauchemar	11	Bestiary 216
75–77	1d4 nessian warhounds	11	Bestiary 173
78–81	1 elder fire elemental	11	Bestiary 125
82–88	2d4 efreet	12	Bestiary 140
89–92	1d6 fire giants	13	Bestiary 148
93–95	1 red dragon (adult)	14	Bestiary 98
96–97	1d4 iron golems	15	Bestiary 162
98–99	1 phoenix	15	Bestiary 227
100	1 brass dragon (ancient)	16	Bestiary 103

Table 7–31: Water-Dominant Plane

d%	Encounter	Avg. CR	Source
1–5	1d8 merfolk	2	Bestiary 204
6–13	1d6 Small water elementals	4	Bestiary 126
14–15	1 janni	4	Bestiary 141
16–17	1d6 boggards	5	Bestiary 37
18–22	1d8 octopi	5	Bestiary 219
23–27	1 cryohydra	6	Bestiary 178
28–31	1d4 sea hags	6	Bestiary 243
32–36	2d4 ooze mephits	7	Bestiary 203
37–41	1d4 Large water elementals	7	Bestiary 126
42–45	1d6 water mephitis	7	Bestiary 203
46–51	1d4 ice golems	7	Bestiary 161
52–54	1 chuul	7	Bestiary 46
55–58	2d6 sahuagin	7	Bestiary 239
59–62	1d6 orcas	8	Bestiary 88
63–66	1 elder water elemental	11	Bestiary 127
67–71	1 shahzada marid	11	Bestiary 142
72–76	1d4 giant squids	11	Bestiary 259
77–80	1d4 frost giants	11	Bestiary 149
81–88	1d6 marids	12	Bestiary 142
89–92	1 sea serpent	12	Bestiary 244
93–95	1 bronze dragon (adult)	13	Bestiary 104
96–97	1d4 ice devils	15	Bestiary 77
98–99	1 black dragon (ancient)	16	Bestiary 93
100	1 kraken	18	Bestiary 184