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Post by billhooks on Oct 20, 2009 19:25:26 GMT -6
Just wondering if this forum is the place to talk about non-fiction inspirations for D&D. I wanted to recommend Monuments of Ancient Egypt, which compiles the engravings produced by Napoleon's scientific corps on the subject of Egyptian antiquities. The wealth of technical and architectural renderings, maps and evocative scenes in this book is incredible. Another great source for maps and scenes of ruins (this time Roman) is Taschen's Piranesi book.
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Post by tavis on Oct 20, 2009 19:37:17 GMT -6
I read an edition of Julius Caesar's account of his campaign in Gaul that had archaeological & historical illustrations of things like the earthworks he built in his camp, the armor the Celts wore, etc. It had some awesome descriptions of naval actions using grappling hooks to snare the enemy's rigging and pull them in to board that totally made me want to use the naval combat rules.
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Post by Finarvyn on Oct 25, 2009 22:22:35 GMT -6
Just wondering if this forum is the place to talk about non-fiction inspirations for D&D. Offhand, I don't see why not. I suppose it could go into "general" but here is as good as any.
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