How would you protect yourself from a new plane / planet long enough to adapt?

[Senko]

I just noticed the last sentence in planar adaption saying that it has no effect if cast on the material plane. Which means you can't cast it for the plane of fire then go there. So I'm wondering how do you protect yourself against planes (and for interplanetary campaigns the hazards of other worlds) long enough to cast the spell so you can survive there?

I admit I always thought you just had to specify which plane on casting but no it seems you must already be there and suffering to adapt. Makes a certain amount of lore sense but winding up somewhere with a lethal or absent atmosphere could negate verbal components right off the bat.

[Firebug]

Senko wrote:

I just noticed the last sentence in planar adaption saying that it has no effect if cast on the material plane.

Your native plane, not Material Plane. Minor difference, but important for outsiders.

I think the "Planar adaptation has no effect when cast upon your native plane" means it doesn't do anything to help you survive when you are on your native plane. For example, you cast the spell while at the bottom of the ocean, it wouldn't give you water breathing or prevent damage from being in a vacuum. Or if you were already on your native plane, which just happened to be the plane of fire, it wouldn't help you survive it. It helps you when you go elsewhere.

The first line implies that you choose the plane when casting " harmful environmental effects of a particular plane of existence". It doesn't specify that it is your current plane, so you should get a choice.

Senko wrote:

...absent atmosphere could negate verbal components right off the bat.

Metamagic Rod of Silent Spell will unfortunately have to be the medium version, so 11k. Maybe chug an Elixir of Concordance to get a minute of Arcane Silent Spells for 1.1k. Typically though, if you have someone to cast Planar Adaptation, Life Bubble isn't far off, and a more versatile buff. Immunity to all harmful gasses and pressures and being able to breathe anywhere at 2 hours/CL is very good, and you can spread it out to the entire party. I've generally had someone in the party (usually myself) casting Life Bubble by the time we're all in the low teens, and I've never needed to cast Planar Adaptation.

[Senko]

Hmmm I didn't realize that covered more than gasses, interesting I wonder if it'll do gravity other planar/planetary hazards. . . I'll need to look more into this thanks.