planar cant

Definition

The unique jargon and slang spoken in Sigil and across the planes in the Dungeons & Dragons Planescape setting. It's basically fantasy cockney—a whole dialect designed to make your tabletop characters sound like interdimensional street toughs.

Example Usage

Our DM insists on using planar cant, so now we have to decipher what 'berk' and 'barmy' mean mid-combat.

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