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Welcome back to the RPGBOT.Podcast, where today we're talking about Plane of Elysium—the one afterlife that sounds so good the Dungeon Master has to invent mechanics to stop you from moving there permanently.

It's paradise. Your needs are met. You're at peace. You're happy. Too happy.

In fact, if you stay too long, you might fail a Wisdom save and decide adventuring, heroism, and saving the multiverse are overrated compared to eternal riverfront property and a Mai Tai. And if that sounds suspiciously like quitting D&D to live in a gated community called "Ecstasy," don't worry—we'll explain why enforced happiness, dragon shift-work, and a giant bone spine gate mean Elysium is still absolutely unhinged.

• Elysium is the Neutral Good Outer Plane, positioned between the Beastlands and Arborea.
• It represents true contentment, rest, and fulfillment, rather than law, chaos, or moral absolutism.
• Souls here aren't punished, tested, or judged—they're finally allowed to relax.

• No labor, no scarcity, no stress.
• Everything you need is provided.
• Happiness is genuine—unless you're in the gate town, where it absolutely is not.

• Amoria

  • Gentle meadows, forests, and idyllic towns along the River Oceanus.

  • Every settlement somehow has riverfront property.

  • Biomes get weirder the farther you travel from the river (plains, badlands, deserts… for reasons).

• Eronia

  • Craggy mountains, harsh winters, rugged terrain.

  • Heaven for dwarves, mountain folk, and anyone who thinks Colorado weather is "nice actually."

• Belierin (Bellerin)

• • The prison layer of heaven, which is a sentence that should worry you.

  • Holds legendary threats that couldn't be killed: hydras, ancient evils, fallen dukes of Hell.

  • Access is restricted—mostly via the River Oceanus.

  • Perfect setup for a level 20 "heaven jailbreak" campaign.

• Thalassia

  • Endless ocean dotted with heroic islands.

  • Where the best souls go—or where deities personally abduct you before you die because you're just that good.