Д¬onduits flex and weave as they make their way through the Astral Plane, and successfully riding one is akin to successfully riding a tornado. Travelers can reach a particular plane by latching onto such a conduit and following it out of the Astral Plane, though it is perilous and there is no way of knowing where the conduit is leading. Portals that pass through the Astral Plane to other planes form conduits, which appear as large trails of dark gray against the astral sky. ДЄ number of portals known as color pools exist, connecting the other planes to the Astral Plane. Outsiders that otherwise lack plane-traveling abilities use these portals to get to the Astral Plane. There can be permanent portals that link planes to the Astral Plane. Most travelers find themselves here by accident, when something has to go somewhere but has nowhere else to go. Many travelers pass through the plane without realizing it, through the use or portals, or certain spells and rituals. The Astral Plane is omnipresent and links to every other plane. Effects with a 'sustain minor' are now until the end of the encounter. Enhanced Magic: Powers with the duration 'until the end of next turn' are now 'save ends.' Players can choose to not make a saving throw.They all resume their functions once a traveler leaves the Astral Plane. Timeless: Age, hunger, thirst, poison, and natural healing do not function on this plane.No Gravity: Those traveling through this plane do so by thought (explained below).The first-time traveler will find almost nothing familiar there. Of the Transitive Planes, the Astral Plane is the most alien to those from the Material Plane. There are occasional bits of solid matter here, but most of the Astral Plane is endless, open domain. Erratic whirlpools of color flicker in midair like spinning coins. Large tube-shaped clouds slowly coil into the distance, some appearing like thunderheads and others looking like immobile tornadoes of gray wind. The Astral Plane is a great, endless sphere of clear silvery sky, both above and below. When a character moves through an interplanar portal or projects her spirit to a different plane of existence, then she travels the Astral Plane. It is where you are when you aren't anywhere else.

Astral planes