Temple of Vimuhla handout c. 1982

[grodog]

I scanned this a few months ago, and meant to share it, but forgot, and just remembered after reading James' post over on Grognardia this morning.

So, here's a handout from a convention I attended in PA/NJ/DE/MD corridor sometime in the early 1980s; it details Barker's Temple of Vimuhla, and was basically on tour with a large-scale model of it (which appears in pictures in TD#4 or so; David will correct me if I misremembered the issue ).

Enjoy!: www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/temp/temple_of_vimuhla.pdf

[geoffrey]

Yep, The Dragon #4 is the correct issue.

Thanks for the PDF, Allan! ;D

[aldarron]

Thanks Allan. Exalt!

[Falconer]

Nice!

Now if we can only see his Underworld maps...

[geoffrey]

Jun 15, 2010 17:08:29 GMT -6 Falconer said:

Now if we can only see his Underworld maps...

Isn't that the truth! I'd love to be able to buy Prof. Barker's dungeons.

[kesher]

Wow! Allan, thou art Exalted!

[spacemonkeydm]

that is awesome thanks very much

[grodog]

Sure, happy to help share the fun research

[grodog]

This file has been restored, FYI.

[greentongue]

Thanks!
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[kent]

Jun 15, 2010 13:15:33 GMT -6 grodog said:

Barker's Temple of Vimuhla, and was basically on tour with a large-scale model of it

This is very interesting grodog.

1> Do you happen to know if that is Barker's own hand draft of the temple plan?

2> Given the trouble was taken to make a model of the temple, that of 'katalai - a medium sized town', Im wondering did Barker use the model as a generic temple architecture or did he have other temple models?

[grodog]

Mar 6, 2013 9:57:18 GMT -6 kent said:

Jun 15, 2010 13:15:33 GMT -6 grodog said:

Barker's Temple of Vimuhla, and was basically on tour with a large-scale model of it

This is very interesting grodog.

1> Do you happen to know if that is Barker's own hand draft of the temple plan?

I don't, Kent, but perhaps Victor Raymond can pop in and let us know?

Mar 6, 2013 9:57:18 GMT -6 kent said:

2> Given the trouble was taken to make a model of the temple, that of 'katalai - a medium sized town', Im wondering did Barker use the model as a generic temple architecture or did he have other temple models?

That I don't know, but my assumption from what I know of Phil's approach to gaming, is that this temple would be a very specific temple architecture derived from and exemplary of Vimuhla's faith's tenets. Again, Victor and others can clarify better, I'm sure.

There's also some further discussion of the model itself @ odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ept&action=display&thread=6108

[kent]

Mar 6, 2013 15:31:22 GMT -6 grodog said:

There's also some further discussion of the model itself @ odd74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ept&action=display&thread=6108

Great pictures. It seems the use of colour was just as important as the structure. The wizard's lab with the giant pit looks pretty depressing, health & safety might need to check the fumes.

[Deleted]

Mar 6, 2013 9:57:18 GMT -6 kent said:

Jun 15, 2010 13:15:33 GMT -6 grodog said:

Barker's Temple of Vimuhla, and was basically on tour with a large-scale model of it

This is very interesting grodog.

1> Do you happen to know if that is Barker's own hand draft of the temple plan?

2> Given the trouble was taken to make a model of the temple, that of 'katalai - a medium sized town', Im wondering did Barker use the model as a generic temple architecture or did he have other temple models?

1. I'm 99% sure the plan was by Ken Fletcher. The lettering is certainly Ken's, I recognize his hand; the odds are that Ken also did the drawing. The headpiece artwork is also Ken's.

2. That's the only temple Phil built, though he also built a castle that we used both for medieval miniatures and as a Tsolyani fortress, and he built some Sakbe road pieces. Phil was fascinated with siegecraft and wrote a 300 page set of miniatures rules for sieges.

[grodog]

Thanks Mike! Looking forwarding to seeing you next week