Planar frequency
- See also: Planar essence and planar travel
Each plane's essence exhibits a distinctly repeating pattern, also known as a planar frequency.1
Uses
The most common application of a planar frequency is in the tuning forks used for certain magical methods of planar travel; each fork's frequency must be attuned to the destination plane's, with some forks and planar frequencies being rarer to find or more difficult to attune than others.234 Such forks can also be crafted from the destination plane's material,3 and the similar planar keys for interplanar teleportation also rely on material from the destination plane.56
Recognizing and understanding these frequencies in a planar phenomenon requires a high level of comprehension about planar mechanics, and in application such knowledge can be used to recognize and disrupt certain phenomena, such as planar rifts. A plane's frequency also has a negative harmonic resonant frequency that can be emitted as an audible tone, the application of which can also disrupt or close a planar rift.1
Some planar phenomena exist due to a resonant interaction, such as the unusual stability of the island that supports the Foundation of Basrakal in the otherwise chaotic Maelstrom.7 Conversely, the Ineluctable Prison demiplane's resonant frequency constantly changes in a manner that no standard tuning fork can replicate, preventing most standard methods of plane shifting.4
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 . “Kaiju” in Monsters of Myth, 40. Paizo Inc., 2021
- ↑ . “Unveiling the Elemental Planes” in Planes of Power, 9. Paizo Inc., 2016 ; spell component for janni's jaunt, per plane shift.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 . “7: Spells” in Core Rulebook, 357. Paizo Inc., 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 . “Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth” in Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, 27. Paizo Inc., 2014
- ↑ . “Spells” in Player Core, 339. Paizo Inc., 2023
- ↑ Spells using tuning forks as a component are legacy content, and are replaced in Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project works by planar keys, which serve the same function but are not described as sharing any properties of tuning forks.
- ↑ . “Basrakal” in Distant Realms, 9. Paizo Inc., 2018
