And me for it.
-- Anima Al-Jamal, Muslim mystic

The Quasi-elemental plane of Vacuum is wasteland universe with no matter, where beings of strange energy do stranger things. Some say the creatures are of pure thought, and that visitors may bring them back as unwanted thoughts. The Doomguard "Portal of the Last Breath" is at the border with the negative energy plane, where "nothing" and "death" meet. Without "vacuum protection" or "negative protection", visitors explode immediately. There isn't any air here, and visitors can't cast "airy". There is nothing to breathe, so if visitors plan to stay longer than they can hold their breath, each will need "adaptation" or "polymorph self". All fires burn out in one round or less. Anything that is created by magic here will vanish in one round. "Feather fall" doesn't work here, since feathers fall like stones in a vacuum. No one can speak, and visitors will need a "vocalize" spell to cast any magics with a verbal component. The touch of your bare hand does 1d6 damage to any vacuum creature. Clerical "create (element)" or "gust of wind" does 1d6 point of damage per level to creatures in a 20' radius (saving throw applies). Elemental servants from this plane excel at missions in outer space.

Approaching Air: ?
Approaching Smoke: ?
Approaching Dust: ?
Approaching Mist: ?
Approaching Ash: ?
Approaching Ice: ?
Approaching Grime: ?
Approaching Negative: ?


Spell keys: ?

Adjacent planes and good ministries:

Liberation

End-of-life

The Ministry of Elemental Good -- Vacuum Ministers

Mystics of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition often speak of "the void", resisting description but reminding us forcefully that the world in which we live is not permanent and not of ultimate worth.

Vacuum ministers remind people of the ultimate impermanence and meaningless of most things, and that only love and kindness are durable. These ministers may be discovered as chaplains on spelljamming crafts, or in space stations. They get a free proficiency in blind fighting.

Elemental spells for Vacuum Ministers (Second Edition)
Level 1: Destroy Earth (1 cu ft/level); Destroy Water; Quench Fire (1 cu ft/level); Remove Air (1 cu ft/level, replaced with vacuum);

Level 2: Chill Touch; Create Air ("Spelljammer" set); Deep Breath ("Dragon Kings"); Drawmij's Breath of Life ("Grayhawk"); Predict Weather; Purify Air (all in 10 feet per level);

Level 3: Blindness;

Level 4: Air/Water Breathing; Dispel Fog ("Pirates of the Fallen Stars"); Enervation; Fly; Gust of Wind; Reflecting Pool (uses an evacuated bottle instead of water); Vacuum Door (as "Plant Door", but only within outer space); Wraithform; Zone of Sweet Air ("Tome of Magic");

Level 5: Emotion -- Sadness; Protection from Weather ("Dragon Kings"); Windborne ("Spells and Magic")

Level 6: Air Walk; Airy Water; Cloud of Purification ("Tome of Magic"); Control Winds; Disintegrate; Good/Bad Weather ("Dragon Kings");

Level 7: Finger of Death; Whirlwind ("Spells and Magic");

Possible additional spells for Vacuum ministers: spells to allow survival and travel in outer space; spells to destroy matter;

Possible additional abilities for Vacuum ministers:

• Move silently (base thief's chance + 5%/level)


• Spelljamming

All ministers of elemental good can use many protective and restorative spells in addition to their elemental selection. As they progress, they gain the ability to communicate with creatures of their element, and gain increasing immunity to damage. See the sect's main page for details.

Air Ash Dust Earth Fire Grime Ice

Lightning Magma Minerals Mist Negative Ooze Positive

Radiance Rainbows Shadows Smoke Steam Water Vacuum

Air Ministries -- Liberation
Ash Ministries -- Penance
Dust Ministries -- Remembrance
Earth Ministries -- Protection
Fire Ministries -- Wholesome Fear
Grime Ministries -- Street Ministry
Ice Ministries -- Courage
Lightning Ministries -- the Hardened
Magma Ministries -- Disasters
Minerals Ministries -- Commerce
Mist Ministries -- Tolerance
Negative Energy Ministries -- End of Life
Ooze Ministries -- Agriculture
Positive Energy Ministries -- Beginning of Life
Radiance Ministries -- Mysticism
Rainbows Ministries -- Peacemaking
Shadows Ministries -- Ethics
Smoke Ministries -- Liturgy
Steam Ministries -- Social Justice
Water Ministries -- Purification
Vacuum Ministries -- Renunciation

The Inner Planes
The Outer Planes

The Holy Angels
The Foul Fiends
The Seven Deadly Sins
Spell Keys

Reshaping the Multiverse -- what Planescape could be
Li Po's Hermitage -- free character generators, lots more.

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