Editing Planescape (section)

=== Later editions ===
Upon the release of 3rd Edition, Planescape, along with most other settings, were discontinued, although fan sites such as planewalker.com were allowed to continue to use the material and update it to the new edition. The 3rd Edition ''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' (2001), the 3.5 Edition ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' (2003),<ref name="DMG3.5">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Monte |url=https://archive.org/details/dungeonmastersgu00mont |title=Dungeon Master's Guide |last2=Williams |first2=Skip |last3=Tweet |first3=Jonathan |last4=Adkison |first4=Peter |last5=Baker |first5=Richard |last6=Collins |first6=Andy |last7=Noonan |first7=David |date=July 2003 |publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] |isbn=0-7869-2889-1 |edition=3.5 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/dungeonmastersgu00mont/page/166 166]–167 |chapter=5: Campaigns |type=hardcover |author-link=Monte Cook |author-link2=Skip Williams |author-link3=Jonathan Tweet |author-link4=Peter Adkison |author-link5=Richard Baker (game designer) |author-link6=Andy Collins (game designer) |author-link7=David Noonan (game designer) |url-access=registration}}</ref> and the ''[[Planar Handbook]]'' (2004) also used the general layout of the planes and some of the details from the setting, including Sigil, but these are not part of the Planescape line.

Sigil is described in the 4th edition ''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |date=5 December 2008 |title=''Manual of the Plane'' Excerpts: Table of Contents |url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/excerpts/MoP_ToC.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602223127/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/excerpts/MoP_ToC.pdf |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=5 December 2008 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> and expanded upon in ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' (2009). Shannon Appelcline, author of ''Designers & Dragons'', commented that while Sigil "had been largely ignored during the 3e era", it "was faring better in 4e, despite the large-scale restructuring of D&D's cosmology" due to small inclusions in the ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2008) and ''Manual of the Planes''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |title=Dungeon Master's Guide 2 (4e) {{!}} Product History |url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/144108/Dungeon-Masters-Guide-2-4e |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=[[Dungeon Masters Guild]] |language=en}}</ref>

Appelcline highlighted that it was the 4th Edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' which "saw the return of the fan-favorite setting of Sigil" which "was laid out as a full paragon-level setting. There's not much new here for old-time fans of ''Planescape'', but there was one ''big'' change as a result of ''Faction War'' (1998). The factions that caused much of the conflict in ''Planescape'' are now gone. [...] The ''Dungeon Master's Guide 2'' also contains 'A Conspiracy of Doors', the first Sigil adventure to see print in many years".<ref name=":2" />

The [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th Edition]] ''Player's Handbook'' (2014) also contains a section explaining the planes and briefly mentions Sigil.<ref>{{cite book |title=Player's Handbook |date=2014 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=978-0-7869-6560-1 |edition=5th |page=302}}</ref> There is also some information on Sigil in the 5th Edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2014).<ref>{{cite book |title=Dungeon Master's Guide |date=2014 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |isbn=978-0-7869-6562-5 |edition=5th |page=67}}</ref> In July 2022, ''Unearthed Arcana: Wonders of the Multiverse'' was released as part of the [[Unearthed Arcana#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|Unearthed Arcana]] public playtest series for the 5th Edition. Both ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' and ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' highlighted that the new [[character race]] – the Glitchling – and other references to the Planescape setting might indicate a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the setting for 5th Edition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-07-19 |title=Dungeons & Dragons teases a return to Planescape |url=https://www.polygon.com/23269997/dnd-planescape-reboot-unearthed-arcana |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Teases Planescape in New Unearthed Arcana Playtest |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-planescape-unearthed-arcana-multiverse/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Charlie Hall, for ''Polygon'', commented that "this wouldn't be the first time that Wizards used playtest materials to tease a reboot of a classic setting".<ref name=":0" />

Christian Hoffer, for ''ComicBook.com'', wrote that "while described as a collection of material from around the Multiverse, many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fans noticed that it contained multiple references to Mechanus, Sigil, the Outlands, and other areas explored in the popular Planescape setting. [...] Based on the last handful of public playtests, it appears that ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is gearing up for some sort of multiversal book in the near future. Whether this is a true Planescape re-launch or just a book that uses the D&D cosmology remains to be seen".<ref name=":1" />

A three-volume box set titled ''Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse'' was released in October 2023 for 5th Edition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/product/820944/planescape-adventures-in-the-multiverse-digital-plus-physical-bundle | title=Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse Digital + Physical Bundle &#124; D&D }}</ref>