Tale of the Outer Planes is an adventure module

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 for the Dungeons & Dragons

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, set in that game's Outer Planes. TSR, Inc.

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 published the module in 1988 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules. The module is a collection of adventures designed by Deborah A. Christian, Vince Garcia, Thomas M. Kane, David and Martha Ladyman, Christopher Mortika, John Nephew, Bruce Nesmith, Bill Slavicsek

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, Rick Swan, John Terra, and Ray Winninger. Its cover art is by Jeff Easley

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. Its interior art is by Chris Miller and Jeff Easley, and cartography by Dave LaForce

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Plot summary

Tales of the Outer Planes contains eleven miniscenarios set on planes such as the Ethereal, the four Elemental planes, the Astral plane, and the Abyss

Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)

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; it also includes descriptions of 17 lairs of planar monsters such as the githyanki

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, efreet

Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)

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, and planetar

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The module provides pre-generated mini-adventures to introduce player character

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s to extra-planar worlds either as stand-alone campaigns or part of on-going campaigns. There are 11 adventures in the outer realms and 17 lair adventures that focus on creatures from an outer plane.

Table of contents

Chapter	Page
How to Use Tales of the Outer Planes	2
Prime: A Simple Deed, Well Rewarded	4
Ethereal: Castle at the Edge of Time	12
Air: The Brewing Storm	18
Water: The Voyage of the Nereid	24
Fire: Through the Fire	30
Earth: The Missing Kristal	36
Astral: Into the Astral Plane	42
Seven Heavens: An Element of Chaos	48
Olympus: A Friendly Wager	56
The Abyss: The Sea of Screams	64
Nine Hells: To Hell and Back	72
Lairs	80

Publication history

OP1 Tales of the Outer Planes was edited by Gary L. Thomas, with art by Jeff Easley

Jeff Easley

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, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 96-page book.

Design: Deborah A. Christian, Vince Garcia, Thomas M. Kane, David and Martha Ladyman, Christopher Mortika, John Nephew, Bruce Nesmith, Bill Slaviscek, Rick Swan, John Terra, Ray Winninger

Coordinators: Bruce Heard, Karen S. Boomgarden

Editor: Gary L. Thomas

Cover Art: Jeff Easley

Jeff Easley

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Illustrations: Chris Miller

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, Jeff Easley

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Cartography: David S. Laforce

Typesetting: Betty Elmore, Kim Janke

Distributed to the book trade in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. Distributed in the United Kingdom by TSR UK Ltd.

product number 9225

ISBN 0-88038-544-8