Persepolis, with pics and maps! (now D+Dized!)

alsih2o

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #1

http://www.livius.org/a/iran/persepolis/persepolis.html

Soooo much cool info..

Even more here- http://www.livius.org/a/iran/persian_gates/yasuj.html

 

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Piratecat

Sesquipedalian

• Oct 4, 2004

• #2

So cool! I'm loving old map sources.

 

alsih2o

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #3

Piratecat said:

So cool! I'm loving old map sources.

Click to expand...

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102831

 

Wombat

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #4

The site of Persopolis has always fascinated me.

I used part of the palace as a setting for a RuneQuest game, many and many a moon ago. Later I used another part for ruins in an Ars Magica game.

Can't get enough of ancient Persia that way

 

johnsemlak

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #5

Awesome link alshi2o. Bookmarked.

 

alsih2o

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #6

Here it is all D+Dized. i figure-

5ft. squares to make it a small humanoid temple. Watch the party try to fight through those tiny doors!

10 ft. squares to make a human (medium) sized temple or ruin or some such.

15-20 ft. squares gives you a wicked giants hall.

I left in all the columns lighter, in case you decide not to use them.

 

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Thornir Alekeg

Albatross!

• Oct 4, 2004

• #7

Off topic (sort of) - I just saw this article today about a graphic novel titled Persepolis about the life of a woman from Iran. The thread title caught my eye because of having just read the article.

If you are curious:

http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2004/10/04/a_life_in_graphic_detail/

Sorry - we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread topic...

 

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green slime

First Post

• Oct 4, 2004

• #8

Been there, done that...

Sorry had to say that.

It is an amazing site. Well worth a visit.

 

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green slime

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• Oct 4, 2004

• #9

These massive biheaded griffons once stood on pillars 18m tall.

Worthy of note is that all the stone on the site, although it today is grey after the fire that destroyed the palace and the centuries of dust blowing around, once was shining black.

 

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green slime

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• Oct 4, 2004

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The shine you can get a feeling for here, where tourists have rubbed on the faces of these carvings.

 

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