It seems that WotC are re-releasing Planescape for D&D5e in 2023.
Planescape is one of those things that never really seemed to live up to its promise. I found the concept interesting, and I really enjoyed Tony diTerlizzi's art, but it didn't go as far into The Weirdness as I thought it should. I doubt that it will be any different this time around either, though 5e's nature as an over-the-top cinematic superhero game could suit it.
All of these D&D settings are, of course, heavily reliant on the DM for their realization, but I feel there's something missing from the Planescape milieu, and I don't know quite what that thing is.
Also, I absolutely hated the cutesy patois they scattered all through it.
Planescape was fantastic for inspirational purposes, but the adventures were very weak and the DM has to do essentially all the heavy lifting to construct a properly weird and fantastical setting for actual gaming. I have very fond memories of Planescape games. Given how twee WoTC adventures and settings tend to be and the wretched quality of their recent releases, I really rather wish they'd just leave it alone.
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