How it Works: The Gates of Cidri

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Originally Posted by Keysh

I think it's clear that the Mnoren were not using any kind of simple variation on the Gate spell, since what they did was jump between different universes.

The Gate spell (per Advanced Wizard, p.39) "can lead from ANYWHERE to ANYWHERE, as long as the wizard who created it was able to reach both 'ends' to set it up." So in practical terms, Gates lead between different parts of Cidri, not from one universe to another.

(This leaves open the possibility that a dimension-hopping being like a Mnoren could create Gates that have ends in different universes, though I'd imagine that would require a different spell...)

I seem to recall a line somewhere in ITL that directly supports that hypothesis. Something about if one knew where to go, it might be possible to "step through a shimmering portal and find oneself in Cidri"...