1000 non-RPG websites for RPG ideas

[Krug]

544. http://www.geosnapper.com/ - Geosnapper: Want to know what a certain spot in the world looks like? Just view here.

545. http://www.sleazybars.com/ - Sleazy bars... all over the world.

 

[Krug]

546. http://www.atco-fr.com/cadrans/jaipur/jaip_uk.php3 - The observatory at Jaipur. Quite fascinating.

 

[Nifelhein]

547. http://www.20000-names.com/ - Names from every cultur for your campaign!

548. http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/index.htm - Even more names!

549. http://www.lycianwicca.org/fulltext.htm - "These links are provided to aid members of the Craft, and Pagan community in general, in their research and studies." Full text of many books linked.

 

[Krug]

550. http://members.aol.com/dicetalk/ - History of Dice, or bone-rolling

551. http://www.lycettebros.com/automata/ - The Modern Companion of Miniature Automoata.. frankly... AMAZING

552. http://www.lostdestinations.com/ - Lost Destinations

 

[Krug]

552. http://egipto.com/obeliscos/histo2.html - History of Obelisks

 

[Krug]

552. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinosaurplanet/dinosaurplanet.html - Dinosaur Planet

553. http://wires.news.com.au/special/mm/030811-hubble.htm - The Best of Hubble

554. http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/ - America on the Move

 

[Krug]

555. http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html - Robots in the Victorian Age; fake site but endlessly intriguing

 

[Sialia]

http://www.fabrics.net/joan502.asp

This whole site is full of the history of textiles, and I see lots of gaming ideas and world design ideas in here. But for starters, the above article on what the first women aviators wore is a hoot.

This would be terrific for a module of Adventure! Or there's a gaslight Cthulhu in here . . . I'm sure there is.

 

[Krug]

557. http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/categories.htm - Lost Treasures from Iraq database

 

[Krug]

558. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/da_intro.html - Dream Anatomy. Quite fascinating!

559. http://www.htby.org/ - How To, By You

 

[Krug]

560. http://www.historychannel.com/barbarians/ - Barbarians, the television series

 

[Krug]

561. http://www.jeffbots.com/ - Jeff Robots. links to robots info, including those in the movies.

 

[Krug]

562. http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcelo/archery/library/books/guide/docs/contents.html - History of Archery (apparently there's something known as prick-shooting... hmmm)

 

[Krug]

563. http://www.monsterkid.com/ - Monster Kid online magazine.

 

[Hecatæus]

I am looking for, but cannot find, information on techniques used by Grifters and Con Artists, i recall seeing one, but...

 

[Krug]

564.http://www.keenwebs.com/KSRL_FrostedWindows/home.cfm - History of St Petersburgh

 

[Krug]

565. http://groups.msn.com/TheSerpentGods/homepage.msnw - Ruled by The Serpent Gods. Someone who actually thinks that Reptilian Humanoid creatures rule the world...

 

[Krug]

566. http://members.tripod.com/~leseay/index-2.html - History of resurrection men, or body snatchers

 

[Krug]

567. http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/ - Aesop's fables. Good for dropping into an adventure to add colour.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

568. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/egyptiantomb/index.html
Make a model of an Egyptian tomb complete with wall paintings, paper mache sarcophagus, and treasures.