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A place for tabletop RGP-style battlemaps, but from the real world.

Got a satisfying top-down photo of a tiled courtyard, such that one might place minis on it and fight some unspeakable, perhaps even multidimensional monstrosities? Post that shit right here, yo.


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[OC] Lava River Flowing from Volcanic Eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland (August 2024) [3840 x 2160]

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2024/10/06
11:38 UTC

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Watchtower in a forest

6 Comments
2023/11/05
21:23 UTC

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Tempak Sewu Waterfall

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2023/10/27
14:57 UTC

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Kalamas Greece

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2023/10/26
10:47 UTC

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Lowest tides of the year in Puget Sound reveal an entire graveyard of ships just north of Seattle [OC]

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2023/08/05
08:50 UTC

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River Rapids through a Forest

3 Comments
2023/07/30
13:56 UTC

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Island fortress of Murud-Janzira, off the west coast of India.

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2023/05/11
18:05 UTC

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Modern Intersection

5 Comments
2023/03/15
07:24 UTC

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Blood Pool Dust Field

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2023/02/19
06:52 UTC

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The crystal desert of Saat, where boulders can be as tall as six men

2 Comments
2023/01/03
12:11 UTC

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Taos, NM [1080x1350] [OC]

1 Comment
2022/12/30
18:03 UTC

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Use the Library Of Congress

These are strictly speaking not battlemaps - but if you are running a ‘real world’ type game, take a look at the Library of Congress.

I’m running an Old West game. There have been battle maps from here (saloons, ranches, etc) that I have picked up – but the area maps were tough until I stumbled onto using the LOC. There are some INCREDIBLY cool things out there.

For example, this is the survey map (as of 1863) of the entire US – fairly detailed (also HUGE if you get the really detailed version):

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701b.ct003951/

My team was originally based near St. Joe, Missouri – and there are actually a series of pictures out there that somebody got up in a hot air balloon and painted (so it is a literal aerial view from the time period). I use this as a the splash page for my online game.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4164s.pm004370/

It’s free (or at least if you a US Citizen, your tax dollars paid for it) – might as well make use of it.

3 Comments
2022/12/02
19:35 UTC

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IRL ice crack, but maybe also river?

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2022/11/22
23:21 UTC

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The wild coast of Costa Rica [2500x1400]

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2022/11/11
07:04 UTC

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Clarence River Floodplain, Northern NSW Australia [OC] 2587 x 3449

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2022/10/11
17:38 UTC

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Would make a great crypt room for a dungeon

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2022/10/07
23:28 UTC

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They're for player tokens, obviously

1 Comment
2022/10/01
18:26 UTC

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A partially manufactured island lagoon

2 Comments
2022/09/25
00:01 UTC

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The South Loft In Northern Sweden! (OC)

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2022/09/16
01:18 UTC

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PIC - riptide beach

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2022/08/19
14:29 UTC

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Autumn will be fast approaching again the in the Adirondacks on NY [OC] [2500x1660]

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2022/08/17
15:54 UTC

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Floating village on a lake

2 Comments
2022/07/05
12:46 UTC

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Sandy swamp, or quicksand desert

3 Comments
2022/06/22
14:40 UTC

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