This is a fantasy style map (made using Inkarnate) of ancient Greece (Hellas) circa mid 5th century BCE. I made it for a D&D 5e module I'm in the process of writing set in a low-fantasy Greece. When I started working on it, I submitted the module to history department staff of my university and...
As is obvious, a great deal of modern fantasy takes heavy inspiration from mythologies and stories from around the world. Nearly all of us know the big ones like Norse, Celtic, Greek, and Egyptian mythologies. These hardly scratch the surface though. There are so many different faiths, stories...
Hello everyone! Apologies if this post could be considered too political/religious/controversial.
I will be playing a historical fantasy game of Burning Wheel (a tabletop rpg) and novelizing it for camp Nanowrimo this year. The setting will be a mix of Ivanhoe, the Arthurian myths, and Game of...
The Great Royal Wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III and the grandmother of the famous Tutankhamun, Queen Tiye was an intelligent and fierce woman who wielded a lot of influence at her husband's court and became his trusted adviser. Foreign rulers were often willing to deal directly with her...
Two of Egypt's most famous female monarchs, Pharaoh Hatshepsut on the left and Cleopatra VII on the right. Hatsy doesn't seem too pleased with Cleo for taking her spotlight in Western pop culture.
I was aiming for a somewhat "Rihanna" look for Cleo with the wavy hair and light brown...