TRAVEL P0RN: 10 Hard to Reach Places on MessyNessyChic.com

Over on the Messy Nessy Chic website is a recent article called "TRAVEL P0RN: 10 Hard to Reach Places" that has some amazing photos of unusual locales.  Note the winch they use to get supplies up to the monastery.  See more here!

Another Seven Wonders?

Over on the art2shere.blogspot.com website is a neat article and pictorial called "Another Seven Wonders of the World" which can be great inspiration for your tabletop roleplaying setting.  See more here!

Big Cats and Civilization

While working on your tabletop roleplaying setting, if you think that certain large predators always avoid civilization, think again.  Recent sightings of a cougar in the near north suburbs of Chicago bear out that some individuals will stray fairly close to population centers when they have a mind to do so.  Read more here!

Medieval Wounds Charts

Over on retronaut.com are some cool illustrations from Medieval publications showing various types of wounds one might sustain.  See more here!

Ohio Renaissance Festival Jousting

Dungeon Master Mark paid a recent visit to the Ohio Renaissance Festival and took some video of their Jousting tourneys.  Check it out for some inspiration on how to set up an in-game tourney for your tabletop roleplaying setting!

Rare Books in your Setting

Are the folks in your tabletop roleplaying setting literate?  If so, then surely there are some rare books and unusual tomes that can drive some of the scenarios.  If you'd like inspiration coming up with some, then check out the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library website and you'll find tons of ideas.  Read more here!

Aogashima the Volcanic Island

There is a picturesque island a couple hundred miles south of Tokyo that looks like something right out of a Bond movie.  Read more about Aogashima here!