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'''Encyclopedias:''' | '''Encyclopedias:''' | ||
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Just found this nice online encyclopedia, where many questions can be answered: | Just found this nice online encyclopedia, where many questions can be answered:<br> | ||
http://www.pantheon.org/ | http://www.pantheon.org/ | ||
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'''Original texts:''' | '''Original texts:''' | ||
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The edda text in english - important base of nordic mythology: | The edda text in english - important base of nordic mythology:<br> | ||
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14726 | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14726 | ||
Dante's divine comedy (there are a couple of links to english illustrated texts) | Dante's divine comedy (there are a couple of links to english illustrated texts)<br> | ||
Seems to be one template for Baator (theres a nine layered hell in norse mythology as well): | Seems to be one template for Baator (theres a nine layered hell in norse mythology as well):<br> | ||
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a507 | http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a507<br> | ||
The Mabinogion - important source for celtic mythology: | The Mabinogion - important source for celtic mythology:<br> | ||
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5160 | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5160<br> | ||
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<tr><td>Ghoul:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoul</td></tr> | <tr><td>Ghoul:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoul</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Ghast:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%28Dreamlands%29#Ghasts</td></tr> | <tr><td>Ghast:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%28Dreamlands%29#Ghasts</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td> </td></tr> | |||
<tr><td colspan=2>'''Classes:'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Paladin:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paladin</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Druid:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Cleric:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleric</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Assassin:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Magi and magic:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td></td></tr> | |||
<tr><td colspan=2>'''Planescape Stuff:'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Norse cosmology:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_cosmology</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Norse mythology:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Yggdrasil:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Ysgard:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgard (led to Ysgard)</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Niflheim:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niflheim</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Muspelheim:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muspelheim</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Abyss:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyss_%28religion%29</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td colspan=2>"In the Greek version of the Old Testament the word represents both the original chaos ..."</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Gehenna:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehenna</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Hades:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Acheron:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron_%28disambiguation%29</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Elysium:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Arborea:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arborea_%28disambiguation%29</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Limbo:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo and<br> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_(dance)</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td> </td><td> | |||
<tr><td colspan=2>'''Arts and sciences, magic:'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Magi and magic:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi <br>(Enlightens the origin of the word)</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Alchemy:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Divination:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Necromancy:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancer</td></tr> | |||
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<tr><td colspan=2>'''Miscalleneous'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr><td>Tefillin:</td><td>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefillin</td></tr> | |||
</table> | </table> | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 5 November 2006
This is a page under development - maybe it can turn into a useful wiki page once.
Mythological background of DnD and Avlis
Encyclopedias:
Just found this nice online encyclopedia, where many questions can be answered:
http://www.pantheon.org/
Original texts:
The edda text in english - important base of nordic mythology:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14726
Dante's divine comedy (there are a couple of links to english illustrated texts)
Seems to be one template for Baator (theres a nine layered hell in norse mythology as well):
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a507
The Mabinogion - important source for celtic mythology:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5160
Pages from Wikipedia and other sources:
Races and monsters: