Inspiring Non-Gaming Websites

[Jürgen Hubert]

I've tried to collect all sorts of non-gaming websites which are nevertheless highly inspirational for gaming. You can see my efforts so far here.

What websites did you find useful sources of inspiration?

 

[Subumloc]

I use a lot of online dictionaries and translators (right now I have bookmarked a Gaelic one ) because I make a point of making up names that have at least a hint of meaning in a different language. Recently I've used this site for alchemical symbols. Finally, my campaign is set in the world of Magic: the Gathering, so I use a related wiki.

 

[Shades of Green]

N55 is a group of designers and artists designing various useful and very cool items (such as housing units, collapsible hygiene unit and so on) which would be great for sci-fi, cyberpunk, steampunk and post-apocalyptic settings.

(Note that there are also some slight political/philosophical content on that site, but I'm posting it for the art/design inspiration, not the politics or philosophy).

 

[cmrscorpio]

Timelines - AlternaTime

Speech Accent Archive

How to destroy the Earth @ Things Of Interest

LangMaker/Win - Invent Your Own Language In Minutes

 

[El Mahdi]

wikipedia is my absolute favorite. Sometimes I'll just look up random stuff when I'm looking for inspiration. It never fails to provide just that. And as a resource of real-world info, it's unparalleled. I keep a permanent shortcut for it.

 

[El Mahdi]

Those were awesome links cmrscorpio. I made shortcuts to all of them. I've also made a shortcut for this thread. This is a great collection of sites.

 

[Shades of Green]

wikipedia is my absolute favorite. Sometimes I'll just look up random stuff when I'm looking for inspiration. It never fails to provide just that. And as a resource of real-world info, it's unparalleled. I keep a permanent shortcut for it.

Quoted for Truth.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

wikipedia is my absolute favorite. Sometimes I'll just look up random stuff when I'm looking for inspiration. It never fails to provide just that. And as a resource of real-world info, it's unparalleled. I keep a permanent shortcut for it.

Well, I'm trying to one-up it with the Arcana Wiki, but I realize that I'm not quite there yet...

 

[TarionzCousin]

Great idea.

 

[El Mahdi]

Well, I'm trying to one-up it with the Arcana Wiki, but I realize that I'm not quite there yet...

Oh, don't get the wrong idea. I think the Arcana Wiki is awesome, and it can only get better. It's a really cool project that I hope keeps getting submissions that make it even better. So, nothing against Arcana Wiki, but I do love me some Wikipedia.

P.S.: I have a shortcut to the Arcana Wiki also.