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I always thought this was a neat site. The Coral castle in Florida.
Built by one man in secret, and composed of huge blocks of stone, no one's quite sure how he did all this. This, of course, leads to a bunch of wierd theories, but the actual construction is real and fairly amazing.
Probably a bit to modern in construction for direct DnD use, but the Winchester House is fairly amazing in its own right. Amazing backstory to it too. I would have loved to have seen it at its full glory.
If you can't put this in an adventure, you need to go back to DM school.
That one is the Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) in Mexico. It's a natural cave discovered in a mine beneath Naica Mountain near the town of Delicias. The cave is about 30 feet wide by 90 feet long, had been at a temperature of 136 F and filled with water, until it was pumped out.
They've built a special door to keep the heat in (95-120 F in the cave now), and are trying to convince the mining company to preserve the cave.
The last photo is a different cave, the "Cave of Swords", in the same complex.
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The last photo is a different cave, the "Cave of Swords", in the same complex.
DM: You feel the floor sink ever so slightly under your feet and then a rumbling begins deep in the walls -- just before they start inching closer together.
Players: *soil pants*
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This thread is great! Lots of great inspiration here. The Cave of Crystals and Fingal's Cave photos are fantastic!
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"Other vestiges of that virtually ungovernable region, of that lawless state that was allowed to flourish, more or less unchecked, for the best part of 350 years, reside within the seats of power, the Warden families such as the Buccleuchs, Dacres, Humes and Scropes, the frontier garrisons, the places of truce. And on the Reivers side, there are the secret places of sanctuary, the lairs they fled to in the heat of pursuit, the 'hot-trod'; mosses and wastes where pursuing posses could find themselves at a distinct disadvantage; hidden valleys where one thousand head of cattle could be spirited away."
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Wat Sri Chum temple, Lampang, Thailand Photo: Tom Cockrem
A temple complex in Burma [name?]
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Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork: the world’s largest brick gothic castle, in Poland
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I'm a member of the National Geographic Photo of the Month Club.
Here's a few choice images from that collection...
The Avenue of the Baobabs:
"Nawamis" in Sinai:
A crypt in Sicily:
Victoria Falls, Zambia:
A goldsmith in Kolkata:
The ruins of King Herod's Palace:
Malaysia's Danum Valley Conservation Area:
I've got more, if anyone's interested...
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Having played computer and tabletop games since 1st grade, I've seen (and imagined) thousands of fantastical places. You'd think that the impact of seeing photos of real-world places would be diminished, then. Wrong! These photos are no less majestic, and stand just as tall as Minas Tirith, Moria, Haven, Ironforge, Waterdeep, Lankhmar, etc. If not taller!
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Loose is usually an adjective. Rhymes with deuce and caboose. Means "not fastened"--"Loose" is the opposite of "tight." You can use "loose" as a verb, but in that case it means "to set loose; release." You loosen a lightbulb. You loose an arrow at a target.
Having played computer and tabletop games since 1st grade, I've seen (and imagined) thousands of fantastical places. You'd think that the impact of seeing photos of real-world places would be diminished, then. Wrong! These photos are no less majestic, and stand just as tall as Minas Tirith, Moria, Haven, Ironforge, Waterdeep, Lankhmar, etc. If not taller!
Agreed. Real-world photos of places like the ones on this thread have always blown me away and inspired more imagination and awe than a beautiful painting.. Although there have been paintings that have come darn close.
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