I've never seen a more perfect real world image that just totally sums up classic D&D than this one:
The wild, untamed wilderness in the background, the crumbling (obviously haunted) fortress/monastery in the foreground. I love the walls built into the side of the cliff too.
Unfortunately no. I just ran across the pic on a random website. Judging from the architecture it looks like an Eastern Orthodox church, but that's just a guess.
That is awesome :3
ReplyDeleteDo you know the location?
Unfortunately no. I just ran across the pic on a random website. Judging from the architecture it looks like an Eastern Orthodox church, but that's just a guess.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Tatev Monastery in the Tatev Valley in Armenia.
ReplyDeleteThey have wonderful old, abandoned monasteries there. :)
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Tatev_Monastery
Wow, all the photos from that page are quite evocative and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow, evokes old D&D no doubt!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Just stole it!
Note the little pathways on the hills to the right. Leading to the lower level dungeons?
Oh wow, here are some floorplans for it! Start that dungeon now!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tatev.org/world%20bank%20studies/maps_and_plans.htm
Note the little pathways on the hills to the right. Leading to the lower level dungeons?
ReplyDeleteGood spotting! A mark of any good dungeon is multiple points of access. :)
I hadn't even thought of Googling for floorplans. I bow to you. Here's a slightly higher-res version I just found:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/gallery/tatev_plan.jpg
I think this will indeed have to be the "tip of the iceberg" for my planned 2009 megadungeon project. Muhahahaha.