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This image is credited to Gavin Pais (Wikimedia Commons). Within an orange-hued chamber held by arches that once bore beautiful murals is a great bath.

This image is credited to Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt (Wikimedia Commons).

This image is credited to Ronny Siegel (Wikimedia Commons).

Hidden within the royal palace of Alcázar of Seville are the Baths of Doña María de Padilla, an expansive subterranean gallery containing intricate waterworks, frescoes, and massive baths.

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📷: Gavin Pais; Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt; & Ronny Siegel

Yeah, that is what I thought as well—a place of rare conditions to grow special herbs for arcane and alchemical purposes.

The video looks AI-generated, even though it is not, so I thought to include some still images.

Red tulips covered in frost.

Here are some additional images of the tulip fields by photographer Nick de Jonge.

📷: Nick de Jonge

A stunning sunrise over a misty tulip field in the Netherlands.

Silhouettes of towering windmills rising over fog-soaked fields can make interesting locations in #writing and #ttrpg stories.

Additional images in the comments.

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🎥: Nick de Jonge

YouTube video by Earthenkind Quests Worldbuilding and Destruction in D&D: Example of a Seaport Town

Building and Destroying a Seaport Town in D&D

🥰 Special thanks to Iam Pace - @ipace.bsky.social - for showing fantasy inspiration in real-life places

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• 7 minutes video: youtu.be/QAkSZO4a3-I

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From what I have read, the modern concept of a paladin comes from a few sources, such as Palatine Hill and some of its associated culture and history. In addition to this, you have Charlemagne's twelve knights, most notably Roland.

These two sources, along with a couple more, birthed the paladin.

This image is credited to Weston Westmoreland (Reddit u/WestonWestmoreland).

This image is credited to Marius Birkhoff (Wikimedia Commons).

This image is credited to Jebulon (Wikimedia Commons).

The Roman Forum near Palatine Hill features iconic ruins set amongst a modern city.

Palatine and its associations are believed to be one of the origins of the term paladin, a divine knight.

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📷: Weston Westmoreland; Marius Birkhoff; & Jebulon

Hey #ttrpgCommunity!

Drop your favorite LESSER-KNOWN actual play podcast or stream.

Let's discover some hidden gems together!

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Giant sequoias are the largest, but not the tallest, trees. Coast redwoods are the tallest.

The 2,700-year-old General Sherman is the world's largest tree, with a volume of 52,513 feet³. It is the girthiest living organism.

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📷: Michael Block

What do you think is the most compelling, in terms of 5E, for these?

Elemental Fey. Creatures, like in some traditional folklore, that are composed of their environment? Such as river trolls being water, mountain trolls being rock, and forest trolls being wood?

Druidic Golems.

Treants.

Nice! A new video. I will watch it while I enjoy my red-pepper tomato bisque and grilled cheese.

The artist has a neat map of locations where these trolls were constructed. Sadly, I don't see any in Canada, but there are a few near the US's northern border.

trollmap.com#/@50.1768x-7...

Photo is by the sculpture, Thomas Dambo (IG: thomasdambo). A massive troll towers above a child. It stands between two trees, and its arm is wrapped around one.

Photo is by the sculpture, Thomas Dambo (IG: thomasdambo). A female troll sits by a creek and stretches her leg across the water to form a bridge.

Photo is by the sculpture, Thomas Dambo (IG: thomasdambo). A troll moves through the forest with a great bucket in hand.

Photo is by the sculpture, Thomas Dambo (IG: thomasdambo). A troll sits and takes a rest inside a forest littered with leaves.

Copenhagen artist Thomas Dambo and his team create giant Danish trolls from recycled wood and debris. They are brought to life in natural environments, such as parks.

Some of the sculptures stand as high as 30 feet.

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📷: Thomas Dambo

This image is credited Gary Cook on Alamy. A massive granite wall is decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphics. At the base of the wall are a pool and above-water beds for plants.

This image is credited to Hugh Mitton on Wikimedia Commons.

This image is credited to Cecioka on Wikimedia Commons.

This image is credited to CarstenW on Wikimedia Commons.

Built in memory of its ancient namesake, Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a massive edifice decorated with hieroglyphics and water gardens. The interior is as impressive, featuring towering pillars.

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📷: Gary Cook; Hugh Mitton; Cecioka; & CarstenW

YouTube video by Jammin' Sam Miller Secret of Mana - Prophecy [Restored]

The game had a great soundtrack:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bXv...

Great work on this series.

In a lot of fantasy media (e.g., Secret of Mana, Avatar (both the Last Airbender and the JC movies), Age of Wonders, mythology (Yggdrasil), and so on), giant trees are indicative of powerful or sacred locations.

The tallest trees in the world are California coast redwoods, which can grow to more than 300 feet. Among them, the greatest is the 800-year-old Hyperion, which stands at 115.85 meters (380.1 feet).

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📷: Michael Nichols & National Geographic

The tallest trees in the world are California coast redwoods, which can grow more than 300 feet. The tallest is an 800-year-old tree named Hyperion, which is 115.85 meters (380.1 feet) tall.

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📷: Michael Nichols & National Geographic

The spinning and expanding movement of the ice crystals as they slide across the bubble's surface is pretty 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭.

The motion and form of the frost offer ideas for cold-based spells in #writing and #ttrpgs.

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🎥: Mike Shaw

This image is credited to Mike Gonzalez. It shows a volcanic island, rough with ridges but covered with mild vegetation. Its caldera is filled with water and contains an island. The volcano, and its corresponding island, are also islands in a large lake.

This image is credited to NASA and its observatory. The image is a high aerial photo of the island with a small number of areas labeled in white.

This image is by Mark Lehmkuhler (Flickr: mark_lehmkuhler). Another aerial view of the small island in the caldera.

Vulcan Point is the Matryoshka dolls of islands.

It is a small island in an active volcano. The volcano itself is an isle in Lake Taal. Taal is a large lake on one of the world's largest islands.

#ttrpg #dnd #writing #art #writingcommunity #photography
📷: Mike Gonzalez; NASA; & Mark Lehmkuhler

The image of Mt. Rainier, Washington, at twilight as the fog moves in. Ryan Dyar: https://www.ryandyar.com/

The image is of Mount St. Helens, Washington, during twilight. Ryan Dyar: https://www.ryandyar.com/

The image was taken at Lofoten, Norway. Light pollution on the left of the image is juxtaposed with light from an aurora on the right of the image. Ryan Dyar: https://www.ryandyar.com/

Volcanic eruption on the coast of Hawaii, 2016. Ryan Dyar: https://www.ryandyar.com/

These striking photos of mountains standing before twilight offer a wonderful atmosphere for adventures in #ttrpgs and #writing.

The photographer, Ryan Dyar, has a spiffy portfolio of such images. A link to his work is in the alt text.

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📷: Ryan Dyar

If you're an RPG creator, think about the ways you name your files when you put them up for download. Put the full name of your game into the file name, not an acronym. Remove the cruft of iteration—don't make me download a character sheet called "char sheet 2 (final).pdf"

This is neat!

Thanks for sharing.

I think a key feature of good combat in TTRPGs is Interactive terrain, such as knocking over objects to great effect (it is important for it to feel impactful), jumping from feature to feature gain a height or mobility advantage, creating or destroying difficult terrain and other obstacles, etc.

This image is credited to the news agency CNN. The photo depicts ancient runes, worn columns and crumbling arches, in an arid landscape with a great hill topped with a castle, built much later.

This image is credited to "Still from Drone Video Rossiya 24 TV". This photo shows the remains of a castle atop a steep, barren hill. A dry moat has been dug around it. A single, slender bridge crosses the moat to the castle ruins.

This image is credited to Screen Shot 2016-03-27 at 11.21.50 Syrian Ministry of Tourism. Another photo of a hilltop fort in the region.

This image is credited to the Wikimedia Commons contributor High Contrast.

Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani, or Palmyra Castle, is a 13th-century fortress built atop the peak of an arid mountain overlooking the ruins of a city more than 2,000 years old.

#ttrpg #writing #dnd #art #writingcommunity #photography
📷: CNN; Rossiya 24 TV; Syrian Ministry of Tourism; & High Contrast

The Lost City (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

That's this one, right?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Los...

This image is credited to Mistaht (Shutterstock). This is a close-up image of the pavilion shrine within the massive cavern. The shrine sits beneath a sinkhole, and trees grow beside it.

This image is credited to Andrey Golinkevich (Shutterstock).

This image is credited to BarryJ. This photo shows the inside of the main chamber of the cavern, which is truly large. The photographer appears to be on a slope of rock or fallen debris within the cave.

This image is credited to Peerawat.b. The photo shows the long wedge of stone between two sink holes. The section is known as the Bridge of Death.

Khuha Kharuehat is a shrine within Phraya Nakhon Cave.

Sinkholes allow light in and form a walkway known as the Bridge of Death because numerous animals have fallen to their end (image four).

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📷: Mistaht; Andrey Golinkevich; BarryJ; & Peerawat.b