Lord Liaden Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Thanks to John Desmarais for finding this and posting it to the Pulp HERO forum, but IMO it works just as well here: Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy How about this, Mont Saint-Michel, located on a tidal island on the Normandy coast of France. I hate relying on Wikipedia for information but here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I don't think anyone's mentioned the Catacombs of Paris yet. Strange. Anyhoo, here they are. http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr/english.htm And here. http://www.triggur.org/cata/ And plans and such here. http://www.catacombs.explographies.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Thanks to John Desmarais for finding this and posting it to the Pulp HERO forum' date=' but IMO it works just as well here: Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico. I've been reading up on this as well but from the Delta Green List. It'll make its way onto the list. I still have a number of entries to catch up on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy How about this' date=' Mont Saint-Michel, located on a tidal island on the Normandy coast of France. I hate relying on Wikipedia for information but here it is. Wiki is no problem, we are talking about inspiration for fantasy games. I don't think anyone's mentioned the Catacombs of Paris yet. Strange. Anyhoo, here they are. http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr/english.htm And here. http://www.triggur.org/cata/ And plans and such here. http://www.catacombs.explographies.com/ Thanks, the links will come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Got sent a bunch of pics from a colleague in India, some of the more appropriate ones: Snake cult anyone (or Cobra Commander's summer home) Baijnath Temple Fort Viejo Fort Jaipur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Socotra Island This is in Yemen, but makes a great FH city: tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Check out this castle in Predjama, Slovenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ofeelya Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I would say pretty much anywhere in New Zealand might be good for a fantasy story - or perhaps a movie or three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy As suggested I bring you: Absolutely very cool. http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/55407.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/71037.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_coffins http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_curiosity/2004-10/26/content_62632.htm Media YouTube These will absolutely be used in one of my books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy These are all amazing. I have to post a couple of photos my Dad took when in holiday in Spain, because IMO they definitely belong on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy The Spectacular Sea of Salt: Salar De Uyuni The world’s largest salt flats, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, is an unearthly place that has to be seen to be believed. Join us on a trip to one of the strangest areas the third rock from the sun has to offer. Have you ever wanted to visit another planet but don’t quite have the wallet power (or for that matter the decades it may take for commercial space flight to Mars to become available)? If you want and out of this world experience you could try, as an alternative, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. It is one of the landscapes on planet Earth where you may feel that you are somewhere else in the universe entirely. http://trifter.com/caribbean-latin-america/bolivia/the-spectacular-sea-of-salt-salar-de-uyuni/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevenall Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I've got a couple I've used in previous games. They are most in the context of their geography. Civita di Bagnoregio is on a hill overlooking the road to Rome and Hohenwerfen commands two major valleys in the alps. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civita_di_Bagnoregio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Hohenwerfen This page has a panorama view of Hohenwerfen http://www.panoworld.info/salzachtal-panorama-pictures.html Also, there's a place in Death Valley where rocks slide around. http://geosun.sjsu.edu/paula/rtp/intro.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Some search results from my work may be of interest- http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/desert http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/forest http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/fraser+island http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/great+barrier+reef http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/uluru http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/coober+pedy http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/national+park http://www.pictureaustralia.org/search/twelve+apostles Many are Creative Commons or rights cleared. Some do of course have all rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTemp Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Maybe not as titanic as some of the other links, but still: A place that almost feels like an Elven Realm when you are there... Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe More pictures at German-language Wikipedia Only to show the main attraction, the Octogon with the Hercules statue (which is 8 meters (25 feet) tall) and the Cascades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I've proposed doing a column at RPGnet on these places and I am in the midst of writing the second half of the first one. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated... The Preispodnyaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hierax Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Cool! BTW, There was a whole TV Series called "Cities of the Underworld" or something, it had lots of great stuff like this from cities around the world. The torrents were available before and might still be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy That series is on the History channel, Cities of the Underworld: http://www.history.com/cities-of-the-underworld Cool stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I've proposed doing a column at RPGnet on these places and I am in the midst of writing the second half of the first one. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated... The Preispodnyaya I've been researching undergrounds lately for a writing project. I seriously need to google up some more images of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy That series is on the History channel, Cities of the Underworld: http://www.history.com/cities-of-the-underworld Cool stuff there. Yeah, the stuff I am doing is more of a history + gaming slant. That doesn't take any cool factor from the show. I did not see any Moscow episodes after taking a gander. I am need to look at a few of them when I hit other locations. I've been researching undergrounds lately for a writing project. I seriously need to google up some more images of this! Some of them are awesome just watch for computer viruses! I hit one nasty Russian site a few days ago -- unrelated to this search but still. There are 2-4 sites that are basically nothing but pictures if you Google "Moscow Underground" plus a mind-blowing site about their subway stations which are much more magnificent than ours. I posted part II of the Moscow piece and will be moving on to the next location tonight. I'll shoot for one location every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayapuppies Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy One more reason why India rocks! http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/09/living-growing-architecture.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phookz Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy One more reason why India rocks! http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/09/living-growing-architecture.html Very very cool. The living bridges were amazing. Make sure you follow the link to the Hobbit House at the end of the article (http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/10/environmentally-friendly-houses.html). Good find. Repped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy I think there's also a Rivendellesque aesthetic to these houses and I love the tree house globes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy Columbia River Gorge, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevenall Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Re: Real Locations that should be fantasy The Stone Forest Formation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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