Planescape Torment Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 23 entries checked · 21 flagged · 65 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 62 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Dustmen's Order — The Dustmen were introduced in the 1994 Planescape Campaign Setting, not in the 1999 video game.

Dustmen's Order — The Silent King is not physically present in the Mortuary; he communicates via a proxy and is not actively guiding the faction in the game.

Black Isle Studios — Black Isle Studios did not publish Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal; it was published by Interplay.

Black Isle Studios — IGN's Developer of the Year for 2000 was awarded to BioWare, not Black Isle Studios.

Experience Point Leveling — The Nameless One does not begin with no alignment set; he starts as True Neutral, and alignment can shift based on player actions.

Experience Point Leveling — [contradicted] The player chooses a starting class (Fighter, Mage, or Thief) during character creation :: The source states 'The Nameless One starts the game as a fighter class, but the player may later freely change it to a thief or wizard.' There is no choic

James Ryan — [phantom sweep] meta-commentary published as content; rewrite source-grounded

The Man in the Iron Mask — [contradicted] The Man in the Iron Mask is a static, dialogue-only non-playable character in Planescape: Torment (1999) :: The source describes him as an unidentified historical prisoner of state during the reign of Louis XIV of France, not a character in a vi

The Man in the Iron Mask — [contradicted] He is encountered in the city of Gate :: The source mentions no such city; the historical prisoner was held in Pignerol, Exilles, Île Sainte-Marguerite, and the Bastille.

AD&D 2nd Edition — [contradicted] The 'Thief' class was a core class in AD&D 1st Edition and earlier, not introduced in 2nd Edition. :: The source states: 'Major additions include classes from supplements like assassin, druid, monk, paladin, and thief', indicating thief was alre

Chris Avellone — [contradicted] Avellone initially titled the game Planescape: Last Rites, but the name was changed to Planescape: Torment after it was discovered that 'Last Rites' was already trademarked. :: The source states: 'It was soon realized that the name Last Rites wa

Planescape — [contradicted] The game Planescape: Torment was released in 2000 :: The source article does not mention Planescape: Torment at all, and the source is specifically about the Planescape campaign setting, not the video game. The year 2000 is not contradicted by t

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