Middle earth overlay maps

. Europe over Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

 And over the USA, attempting to accurately visualize the journeys of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.

City Wards of Waterdeep

Map Of Free City Of Greyhawk

Map Of Free City Of Greyhawk with locations

World Of Greyhawk

World Of Greyhawk

Link to Wiki article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhawk

Map of Isengard

Map of Isengard

Map of Osgiliath

Map of Osgiliath
Part of the long maintained defenses of Minas Tirith,

Map of Aman

" So they left Middle-earth and went to the Land of Aman, Far West territory to the edge of the world. Its shores are washed by the Outer Sea, that the Elves call Ekkaia and around the Kingdom of Arda. No one knows except the Valar, the extent of the sea, which leads to the Walls of the Night. On the east coast of the Land of Aman had finished Belegaer, Great Western Sea, and Melkor was like on Middle-earth and they could not overthrow the Valar fortified their home raising near the coast the Pelóri, the highest mountains of the world. " The Silmarillion

http://www.tolkiendil.com/galerie/clavreul_jacques/carte_d_aman

Map of Edoras

Map of Edoras

Map of Moria

Map Of Moria

Map of Rivendell

Map of Rivendell
http://narsil.webcindario.com/MapaRivendel.htm

Cover art Friday

The Shambles: One of Britain's best preserved Medieval streets

The Shambles: One of Britain's best preserved Medieval streets

Old School Style character Sheet

Old school style character sheet for 5th edition
https://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/fifth-edition-dungeons-dragons-permanent-character-folder/

AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide - APPENDIX N

Words from Gary Gygax From Appendix N

APPENDIX N: INSPIRATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL READING Inspiration for all the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a tad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerors [sic] and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all of their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as any other imaginative writing or screenplay, you will be able to pluck kernels from which will grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading! Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD Bellairs, John: THE FACE IN THE FROST Brackett, Leigh Brown, Frederic Burroughs, Edgar Rice: "Pellucidar" series; Mars series; Venus series Carter, Lin: "World's End" series de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL; THE FALLIBLE FIEND; et al de Camp & Pratt: "Harold Shea" series; THE CARNELIAN CUBE Derleth, August Dunsany, Lord Farmer, P. J.: "The World of the Tiers" series; et al Fox, Gardner: "Kothar" series; "Kyrik" series; et al Howard, R. E.: "Conan" series Lanier, Sterling: HIERO'S JOURNEY Leiber, Fritz: "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series; et al Lovecraft, H. P. Merritt, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" series (esp. the first three books) Norton, Andre Offutt, Andrew J.: editor of SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR; et al Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH; et al St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; "Ring trilogy" Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al Weinbaum, Stanley Wellman, Manley Wade Williamson, Jack Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" series; et al The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you. - E. Gary Gygax, 1979, AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, p. 224

Volo’s Guide to Monsters | Dungeons & Dragons

Volo’s Guide to Monsters | Dungeons & Dragons

Home Brew Stranger Things: Demogorgon

Photo - Google+

History of Dice Infographic

Over on Awesome Dice, you'll find a remarkable post and infographic. Yeah; it's about dice... but it's a deep dive on the history of dice,…

Setting Saturday

Setting Saturday 
High Bridge in Lincoln, England is the oldest bridge in the United Kingdom that still has buildings on it. It was built about 1160 and a chapel built in 1235 dedicated to Thomas Becket was removed in 1762 with the current row of shops dating from 1550

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