Episode 31: Where Time & Space Don’t Really Matter

Episode 31: Where Time & Space Don’t Really Matter

From Swords Against Madness by Brian C. Rideout

January 31, 2026 · 29 min · Season 1 · Episode 31

About this episode

The episode follows characters as they explore the Astral plane, encountering the Elsewhale and utilizing various Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Miria, Edryk, Kale, The All-Knowing, and the Squid set sail across the Astral plane and discover that it is anything but empty. This episode uses a mix of planar travel rules found in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons , Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e , and the D&D3.5e Planar Handbook , as the players travel across the Astral Plane. It also features a monster from Dungeons & Dragons3.5e : The Elsewhale. Elsewhale Elsewhale: HD : 16; AC : 6 [13]; Att : bite (4d8); SV : 4; Special : plane shift, adaptation, telepathy; MV : swimming 18, flying 18; AL : Neutrality; ML: 9; No. Appearing: 1d3; CL/XP : 20/2,4,400 Elsewhales are magical cetaceans that can be found on almost any plane. They wander the multiverse endlessly in pursuit of their own ineffable ends, devouring astral krakens and other planar creatures. They can sometimes be bribed to carry small groups in their mouths from plane to plane. Elsewhales Originally appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Planar Handbook . Adaptation : An elsewhale immedatiely adapts to any ambient hazards of a plane, anything within 1′ of the elsewhale’s hide is likewise protected. An elsewhale can create a bubble of breathable hair…

People in this episode

Host: Brian C. Rideout

Topics covered

  • planar travel
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • astral plane
  • fantasy creatures
  • role-playing games

Keywords

  • astral plane
  • Elsewhale
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • planar travel
  • fantasy
  • role-playing games

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Elsewhale

Books & works: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e, D&D3.5e Planar Handbook, Dungeons & Dragons Planar Handbook

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