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The '''Great Wheel''' is a popular model of the cosmos.
The '''Great Wheel''' is a popular model of the cosmos.


According to the Great Wheel model, all material worlds exist in the Prime Material Plane, each encased in crystal spheres, which are separated by an ocean or "outer space" of phlogiston. Connected to the Prime Material Plane by the ethereal plane are the Inner Planes: the worlds of raw elemental matter. Finally, connected to the Prime Material Plane by the astral plane are the Outer Planes: metaphysical planes of spirit and mind.
According to the Great Wheel model, all material worlds exist in the Prime Material Plane. Each is encased in a crystal sphere, which are separated by an ocean or "outer space" of phlogiston. These worlds are theoretically traversable physically.<ref>i.e., if you had a rocket ship, you could literally fly from Greyhawk to the Forgotten Realms.</ref> Connected to the Prime Material Plane by the ethereal plane are the Inner Planes: the worlds of raw elemental matter. Finally, connected to the Prime Material Plane by the astral plane are the [[Outer Planes]]: metaphysical planes of spirit and mind.
 
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 21 July 2025

The Great Wheel is a popular model of the cosmos.

According to the Great Wheel model, all material worlds exist in the Prime Material Plane. Each is encased in a crystal sphere, which are separated by an ocean or "outer space" of phlogiston. These worlds are theoretically traversable physically.[1] Connected to the Prime Material Plane by the ethereal plane are the Inner Planes: the worlds of raw elemental matter. Finally, connected to the Prime Material Plane by the astral plane are the Outer Planes: metaphysical planes of spirit and mind.

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  1. i.e., if you had a rocket ship, you could literally fly from Greyhawk to the Forgotten Realms.