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What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Monday, June 30, 2014
RPG Media Monday - Medieval-Style Tolkien Illustrations
A recent pictorial on io9.com shows off some artwork by Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov which was used in Russian-language editions of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. They are fascinating takes on the work and I find them to be quite breathtaking. See more here!
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Sunday Funnies - Strange Magic Items
io9.com recently ran an article titled "The 20 Most WTF Magical Items in Dungeons & Dragons." See more here!
Saturday, June 28, 2014
What Is a Planet?
Yesterday's article from Space.com must have caused a few folk to re-raise the discussion of "What is a Planet?" Read more here!
Friday, June 27, 2014
Gliese 832c is a Potentially Habitable Planet
Over on Space.com, they have posted an article titled "Nearby Alien Planet May Be Capable of Supporting Life." See more here!
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Polar Bear POV
The National Geographic YouTube channel has a new video titled "Polar Bear Eats Seal in First Ever POV Video." It's not really gruesome. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
As per the news on Archaeology.org, the ruins of a Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of wind, has been discovered. See more here!
Monday, June 23, 2014
Clown Motel
It's hard to imagine a story with a more ready-made horror location than the intriguingly titled "America's scariest motel is haunted... by hundreds of clowns." See more on RoadTrippers.com here!
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Mysterious Alabaster Skull
A recent article on News.com.AU asks the question "Is Leonardo da Vinci behind a mysterious alabaster skull bought for $400 in a curio shop?" See more here!
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Underworld Ocean
Not quite as advertised but this underworld ocean concept on Live Science is a rather amazing one. Read more here!
Friday, June 20, 2014
Top 10 Medieval Castles in Ireland
The Medievalists.net website recently ran a pictorial titled "Top 10 Medieval Castles in Ireland." See more here!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Elixir of Long Life
Over on the New York branch of the DNAInfo.com website, there is an article titled "'Elixir of Long Life' Recreated From 1800s Bottle Unearthed on Bowery." Read more here!
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Remains of 'End of the World' Epidemic Found in Ancient Egypt
Over on Live Science, there is a recent article titled "Remains of 'End of the World' Epidemic Found in Ancient Egypt." Read more here!
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
More Than 100 Han Dynasty Tombs Discovered in China
It's been reported on TheEpochTimes.com that "More Than 100 Han Dynasty Tombs [were] Discovered in China." Read more here!
Monday, June 16, 2014
Oak Chapel
Chêne chapelle, the Oak Chapel, is located in France and is actually two chapels in one oak tree. Read more here!
Sunday, June 15, 2014
The Power of Lightning
Recently on io9.com, they ran a little featuring explaining "This is Why You Don't Hide Under a Tree During a Lightning Storm." See more here!
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Swords in Mountain
Toward the southwest end of the Norwegian coast, there is a place with a mountain known as Swords in Mountain. Read more here!
Friday, June 13, 2014
Top 10 Medieval Castles in Wales
The Medievalists.net website recently ran a pictorial titled "Top 10 Medieval Castles in Wales." See more here!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
NASA's Enterprise Concept
Over on Gizmodo.com, there was a recent article titled "NASA's real life Enterprise concept may take us to the stars one day." See more here!
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Exploring Gold Mines
Over on the National Geographic YouTube channel, they added a Diggers video called Gold Mines where "KG and Ringy are headed west to explore three mines that produced a fortune in silver and gold during the prospecting frenzy of the 1800s." Enjoy!
Monday, June 9, 2014
Monster Croc
Early this month, LiveScience.com ran an article titled "900-Lb. Ancient Croc Tore Through Turtles, Battled Monster Snakes." See more here!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Underwater Exosuit
They're going after more pieces or information regarding the Antikythera device from the Aegean Sea and they're using an underwater Exosuit to do so. Read more here!
Saturday, June 7, 2014
The Peoples of the West by Yu Huan
Over on the depts.Washington.edu website, there is a fascinating Third Century account from Yu Huan, a historian of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, regarding the Roman Empire. Read more here and here!
Friday, June 6, 2014
Oldest Known Pants
According to an article on ScienceNews.org, the oldest known pants seem to date back about 3,000 years to the horse riders of Central Asia. Read more here!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Jaguar Attacks "Crocodile" Video
Over on the National Geographic YouTube channel, there is a video of a jaguar making short work of caiman (not a croc as the video title suggests). Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Mega-Earth Discovered
If you are creating a fictional universe and want to add a Mega-Earth, it will no longer be quite as fictitious. Read more here on Phys.org.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Murder in Medieval London
The Medievalist.net website has begun a new series taking a look at "Medieval London Murders: Joice de Cornwall." See more here!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Mutant Future Wilderness Generation
Over on the Castellan's Corner, there are free Expanded Wilderness Rules for those who might want to generate some Mutant Future (or similar) wilderness areas, either in advance or on the fly. See more here!
