Our World

[Jdvn1]

Okay, so this doesn't quite fit this forum, but I figure it's more relevant here than in General or something.

This thread, I plan, is to be for pictures that will jog the imagination for interesting locales and situations. I've always enjoyed the feeling of wandering around and traveling around a world, seeing amazing sights and seeing impressive displays. There's no way I can use all of the pictures I find, but maybe they'll come in handy for you.

These first few will be from wikipedia, but I have a variety to post in the future.

A god displaying his might, or punishing a city:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rolling-thunder-cloud.jpg

An interesting situation in an Eberron game (I'm told Karnath):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/1936NurembergRally.jpg

An impressive temple:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nat-gall-lond-tr-sq.jpg

Ruins, or some moderately advanced tribe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Machu-Picchu.jpg

A place to relax:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Lake_mapourika_NZ.jpeg

Meeting place of gods, a place to watch the world, an extreme adventure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mount.cook.arp.750pix.jpg

Travelling across a country:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/San_Francisco_Bay_Area_Skyline_Blvd2.jpg

Hiking through a forest, you happen upon a druidic holy place--or maybe something is behind the water?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d7/Lower_Yellowstone_Fall-1200px.JPG

Grave of a lost one, scene before undead appear:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/CAGrave.jpg

Did you see it move?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Notre_dame-paris-view.jpg

The druids are not happy here. Whatever did this must be stopped.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Chateau_Wood_Ypres_1917.jpg

A visit to the temple--away from battles. Maybe a headquarters.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Radcliffe-camera-oxford.jpg

Hello Mr. Stone Giant sir!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Che_Guevara_statue_closeup.jpg

Yes, enter my manor...
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~sullivan/sdsis/Photos/Landscape Airlie House.JPG

It's a jungle out there.
http://www.mrx.no/albums/Landscape/Taranaki.jpg

Between two mountains we go...
http://www.buffaloworks.us/images/bridal veil landscape.jpg

Farming village:
http://www.tropicalisland.de/JKT Yogjakarta Landscape near Dieng Plateau_b.jpg

This is... odd...
http://darwin.zoology.gla.ac.uk/~tford/web galleries/Favourites/images/Tate sun landscape 4.jpg

I... think we're lost. (currently dead link)
http://www.mountainfilm.co.uk/photo...cape-lliwedd and crib goch-Alex Anderson .jpg

Good way to make terrain a factor in battle.
http://www.hi.is/~oi/Lakes in dead ice landscape.JPG

... One of these is loose!
http://www.aildm.com.au/articles/im...esign by Eckersley Stafford Photo Latit 2.jpg

Please don't be an ambush, please don't be an ambush...
http://www.free-conversant.com/mindspill/174/enclosure/Romania-Landscape-Web.jpg

 

[derbacher]

So now you're equating Eberron with Nazi Germany?

An interesting situation in an Eberron game (I'm told Karnath):

 

[ergeheilalt]

So now you're equating Eberron with Nazi Germany?

It's been said that the Order of the Emerald claw are the nazis of Eberron. The whole situtation in Kheovaire is Europe pre WWII.

 

[Jdvn1]

Exactly. Also, try to take the picture out of context. That's an amazing number of people (basically, as far as the eye can see--and you're elevated too), there for a show of extreme nationalism. You get the idea of rigidity and overwhelming force.

It's an impressive scene that could be used for any game.

 

[Jdvn1]

Some Forest Scenes

http://gobrevard.net/images/forest.jpg
http://www.neystadt.org/john/album/fall99/forest.jpg
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/plant_images/forest2.jpg
http://www.hawcc.hawaii.edu/laurab/generalbotany/images/maile in the forest.jpg
http://alice-waters.jofish.com/pictures/2003/forest-walk-jan03/forest-walk-jan03-32.jpg
http://www.cagesbydesign.com/graphics/backgrounds/Forest Canopy.JPG
http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/images/kili/large/032-in the forest.jpg
http://www.neystadt.org/john/album/Tanzania2003/Kilimanjaro/DSCN0660-Rain-Forest.jpg
http://el-campo-de-la-rhea-venezuela.org/images/Aragua Henri Pittier forest.JPG
http://gallery.spacebar.org/images/woodsy/roots-forest.jpg
http://www.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/9/98/Forest_on_San_Juan_Island.jpg
http://www.e-cobo.com/wallpapers/forest/forest_4.jpg
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/193/4/d/Brothers_by_garrit.jpg

Brr
http://images.deviantart.com/store/bt/9/97bc6807216da7d9.jpg

Waterfall
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/198/8/4/Fern_Canyon_Falls_by_EarthBeforeMe.png

Travelling by river
http://www.mongabay.org/images/madagascar/forest_creek.gif

Babbling brook
http://neuro.caltech.edu/~fumiko/picts_dv.files/Sequoia National Forest.jpg
Peculiar old statue
http://www.tropicalisland.de/DPS Bali Ubud Monkey Forest sculpture b.jpg

A bit more water
http://images.deviantart.com/store/bt/1/189e937836bf94bd.jpg

Surreal
http://jpaintings.tripod.com/images/forest.jpg

Forest fire
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/His/ex...03 fire photos/forest fire July 16 night6.jpg
http://www.alfeldstein.com/img/forestfire.jpg

 

[Jdvn1]

Cool church:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Townhall-hildesheim.jpg

By the way, you can check this out daily:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_of_the_day

 

[ml3]

These are very nice. I think it's great that the link titled "I think we're lost" comes up with an 'object not found'

Other than that, cool pictures.

 

[Jdvn1]

Ah, um. Let's pretend I meant to do that.

And thanks!

 

[Jdvn1]

More?

I was going to do a bunch of plains, but I found some other cool stuff too, so enjoy.

Just try and sneak up on me! Not a big surprise that dragon got the surprise round.
http://www.town.fort-smith.nt.ca/tngallery/images/Salt Plains summer_jpg.jpg

Go... here!
http://ciliege.org/images/blog/athi-river1024.jpg

You thought your terrain didn't change gradually enough?
http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/chienp/monolake/mono lake plains.jpg

Keep up, Dwarf!
http://www.photo.net/photo/pcd1661/oregon-plains-50.4.jpg

What a convenient trail we happened to find.
http://www.adirondackphotos.info/large/forest-photo.jpg

Shhh, we're hunting...
http://www.kittyhawksports.com/Egret- Maritime Forest.jpg

Calming, eh?
http://www.hagginmuseum.org/images/Haggin Permanent Collection - Art/Bierstadt/Forest Monarchs.jpg

They fey are right ahead...
http://scenicriver.ca/ms misty forest.JPG

That's a cool tree--hah. Hah. Sorry. You never know what's on the other side of the hill, though.
http://students.washington.edu/erikmax/images/Snow in the Black Forest.jpg

Be quiet and climb... as long as we dont' get attacked.
http://www.pscs.org/~jon/images2002/SurpriseLake_pictures/Beautiful Forest.jpg

This has got to be the work of some druids.
http://users.ntua.gr/cv00092/Photos/photos/Fairy forest.jpg

Another amazingly convenient path! As if the trees wanted you to go there.
http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~wdietl/diary/sbg/2002-03/forest-path.jpg

If I don't look up, it won't attack me.
http://www.cagesbydesign.com/graphics/backgrounds/Tall Forest.JPG

Sometimes you have to travel by river when you don't want to.
http://www.ulaval.ca/Al/interne/Concours/photo30.jpg

Thick forest--easy to hide in?
http://www.sanparks.org/gallery/albums/addo/alexandria_forest.sized.jpg

It's quiet. Too quiet.
http://nicelytoasted.net/cheese/albums/longleatnewforest/forest.sized.jpg

Eric's nemesis.
http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/comm_res/boettcher/images/gazebo2.jpg

Just looks neat.
http://www.oldshawfarm.com/archives/forest 23.JPG

Whoa, careful now. Where's the Ranger?
http://www.trainfire.com/images/monarchof the forest.jpg

Druid grove
http://consensus.fsu.edu/forest/forestrip.jpg

Now that's confusing.
http://ludens.cl/photo/gallery/forest/9030.jpg

 

[XCorvis]

Cool idea! I've been thinking of doing something like this with magazines - just clip out pictures that look cool and use them for visual aids and inspiration - but this is a better way to do it.