Thanks to pseckler13 I just learned the cityscape in the drawing was taken from a real place. Namely the Street of the Knights in Rhodes. Thanks for sharing this.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Imagining D&D for myself.
To answer James question over at Grognardia is the below image of Emirikol the Chaotic. Not so much Emirikol himself but the detail of the city behind him. Made me go "I want to know this place where this kind of crazy stuff can happen.
Thanks to pseckler13 I just learned the cityscape in the drawing was taken from a real place. Namely the Street of the Knights in Rhodes. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks to pseckler13 I just learned the cityscape in the drawing was taken from a real place. Namely the Street of the Knights in Rhodes. Thanks for sharing this.
We get that kind of thing in Las Vegas all the time.
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ReplyDeleteIt's the Greek city of Rhodes. Have a look.
Here's a better photo.
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You and pseckler13 are both entirely awesome. That is absolutely one of my favorite images from 1st ed.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the inhabitants of the Street of the Knights have to put up with grognards re-enacting the Emirikol scene?
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI never considered that classic drawing was based on a real place.
Thanks for the info!
That is the best illo ever. Ride by, finger of death attacks. AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite illos. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've actually walked along this street but never in a million years would I have put two and two together and linked it with the picture.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall any random prostitute encounters either.
that is cool :)
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