1) The cosmologies were created over time, in-house (by staff designers at TSR and later WotC). Gary Gygax outlined the planes in issue 8 of The Dragon, then in issue 67 detailed the Astral Plane. I detailed the Nine Hells in three issues of Dragon, and have had an... #realmslore
Valeria@_Flameborne
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//This might seem like a silly question but how much of the cosmos came from your imagination too? How much of the Outer Planes and Realmspace did you have a hand in creating and tangentially, out of the FR Gods, who is your favourite/who would you personally choose to worship?
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Hi, I have a question. Is posible for me, use the planes of D&D in a novel I am writing?
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Strictly speaking, no, they are part of the copyrighted and trademarked IP owned by Hasbro (via TSR and Wizards of the Coast). HOWEVER, many of the planes of D&D are drawn from pre-copyright-days mythology, and you CAN use those (the rivers Styx and Lethe, some planes). Research!
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You can include features of those planes that come from old real-world mythology, but avoid reproducing specific details that TSR, Wizards, and other licensed modern writers have added. In other words, make the planes your own!

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I really appreciate your advice. Thanks a lot
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