Mines of Neb-Tet Isometric Views/Map Key
March 28, 1978 Original ConceptIncluded below are two Isometric Views of the Mines of Neb-Tet, with Map Key:A: Mine Entrance (to Vale of Kings)B: Bridge of the FaithfulC: Giant's RespiteD: Deep Mine...
View Article"Castle of the Bloated One" Mausoleum Level 2
March 30, 1978 Original ConceptThe last two levels of this project map wise are now my focus. Looking back at my 1978 notes, I wrote: " ...three sub levels to house the wives of The Beguiler, a central...
View Article"Castle of the Bloated One" Dungeon Level 1
August 24, 1977 Original ConceptIn an earlier post, dated Tuesday, October 16, 2012, I showed a map of the Castle of the Bloated One with an overlay of Dungeon Level 1. This post details the entire...
View ArticleVargas Earthmaster Site Sketchup
December 04, 1984 Original ConceptOn December 12th of 2012, I posted an overhead of the Vargas EarthMaster Site. It showed the central chamber once the secrets of the previous 3 rooms had been...
View ArticlePrison Levels - Sketchup
August 26, 1977 Original ConceptOn Tuesday, October 30, 2012, I posted the overhead of the Prison Complex, which included the sub-levels and dungeon. As I've recreated each map for this project, I've...
View Article5 Mile Wilderness Hex
August 28, 1977 Original ConceptThe original concept for this project was based on the idea to create individual 5 mile hexes that were modular in nature. Each hex would be fully fleshed out, with...
View ArticleMoradin's Forge
For those wondering, I've been working on this massive 1981 recreation from my original notes/maps in Sketchup, which has taken the better part of 2 months to finish.August 30, 1981 Original ConceptIn...
View ArticleModular Dungeon Icons or "What the hell happened to Classic Blue?"
Greetings,For the past few weeks, in between working on the Forge of Moradin (seen below), I've been slowly building a library of objects in Sketchup for use as Dungeon artifacts. The premise for this...
View ArticleModular Dungeon Icons "Blah, Blah" part 2
[Continued from the last post]Stairs and Fountains:Closeup of the sacrificial altar and fountain:and 1 final piece that I did on a whim:More to come,
View ArticleModular Dungeon Icons, Last Part
[Continued from the last post]The whole point of this project (aha, he finally gets to it!) was to cut out creating the perspective maps in Sketchup, and then turning around and recreating them in...
View ArticleModular Dungeon Icons - Odds & Ends
[Continued from the last post]I've continued to add more items to the Modular Dungeon Icons, this time focusing on some pieces that I needed which fall into the "specialty" category, so without further...
View ArticleModular Dungeon Icons - more bits...
[Continued from the last post]Next up is a small grouping that includes two similar style tables, one designed as a fancier desk, and the second fits into the Torture Chamber - and includes some...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - last of the Torture implements...
First, a shout-out to Oculus Orbus, a fellow Blogger (whose Blog you can find in my Gossip Section) and friend from Dragonsfoot whom turned me on to resizing my images for easier/faster...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Hocus-Pocus
Ala-kazam! In December of '77,while working on a small tower, I wrote in the Diary of the Geomancer Mordacai Vision, about his master:"My father, Malistaire has finished work on his study, an opulent...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Mage Desk
This short post features the next three items in the Mage's Study. The fancy desk includes quill pen with ink bottle, hourglass complete with sand/translucent glass, and a scroll with double leather...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Mage Study (continued)
No Study would be complete without a book, loose parchment paper, candle and coffers: Current Mage Study objects (excluding previously completed bookshelf, fireplace and chair)Cheers,
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Guard Tower
December 12, 1978 Turning from the Mage's Study (for a bit), I initially designed a small Guard Tower/Mage stronghold with simple construction in 1978 that would become Mordacai Vision's first...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Outpost- In Progress
This is a snapshot of in progress work on a Outpost Tower in Sketchup. Unlike the previous post, this is strictly a columnar design.Drawbridge: Overview: Sectional view showing interior, drawbridge...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Finished Outpost
19 December, 1978:In my original notes from December of '78 I wrote:"This outpost is approximately 50' tall and includes wooden stairs, crenelations, and arrow slots and doors near the top. It sets...
View ArticleModular Dungeon - Watermill
20 December, 1978:Continuing the Modular Buildings, I decided to mash together a Watermill, which features a Gristmill for grinding flour. Originally I wanted to do a full river with inboard region...
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