Chapter 1: Character Options - Sigil and the Outlands

Chapter 1: Character Options

When you create a character for adventures set in Sigil or the Outlands, you can choose from any options the D&D game provides, including those described in this chapter. As always, check with your DM before creating a character to make sure the options you prefer are available.

Planar adventurers flee Mercykiller enforcers over the roofs of Sigil

Backgrounds

This section presents two backgrounds for 1st-level characters with strong ties to Sigil, the Outlands, or both: the Gate Warden and the Planar Philosopher.

If you select either of these backgrounds, you gain the feat specified in its description. If the background you choose doesn't provide a feat, you gain a bonus feat of your choice from the options below (both described in the Player's Handbook):

Skilled
Tough

Feats

This section introduces feats related to the forces of the planes. These feats are available to you whenever you normally choose a feat, and they follow the Feats in the Player's Handbook.

These feats are presented below.

Agent of Order
Baleful Scion
Cohort of Chaos
Outlands Envoy
Planar Wanderer
Righteous Heritor
Scion of the Outer Planes

In the struggle between chaos and order, two gith warriors battle slaadi on the plane of Limbo

Magic

Magic on the planes largely functions as it does in other D&D settings, though some exceptions exist in Sigil (see chapter 2). The following sections present spells and magic items the DM can provide for planar travelers.

Spells

The Spells table shows which classes can cast the spells in this section and the levels of those spells. The table also notes the school of magic of each spell.

Spells

Level	Spell	School	Class
2nd	Warp sense	Divination	Sorcerer, warlock, wizard
4th	Gate seal	Abjuration	Sorcerer, warlock, wizard

Magic Items

This section describes magic items likely to be found in Sigil and the Outlands.

Mimir
Portal Compass
Sensory Stone