Here’s 10 subreddits that I personally find awesome for inspiration.
- Battle Maps
User-submitted , ready-to-use maps. I actually never use them but like to peruse them for encounters or settings inspiration. - Battle Paintings
These appear to be mostly depicting WWII-era battles, but I still like to look at them for their sense of awe and the intense moments they depict. To me that’s great story-telling, dragons or not. - Birds for Scale
Their own description: “Art where birds give scale or perspective to the size of the subject”. It’s 99% fantasy, too. - Character Drawing
The quality is not always the greatest here but the material submitted is very diverse, which is what we want in our RPG games. - Imaginary Landscapes
Most of my adventure ideas start here. I spot an interesting place and then find it a purpose. This particular link is actually a gateway to dozens more “Imaginary” subreddits. Pure gold! - Imaginary Monsters
Another “Imaginary” one. There’s also Leviathans, Undead…. you get the idea.
- Lore Masters
This one has a little bit of everything, from weather patterns to new factions to villain motivation ideas. - Papertowns
Artistic renditions of medieval towns and cities. Really just ridiculously gorgeous stuff. Great for settlements inspiration. - Reasonable Fantasy
It’s still fantasy, just without the chainmail bikinis or Monster Hunter-style armor. - World Building
Are you in the process of writing your own Silmarillion? Might want to visit this subreddit. A bit like Lore Masters, if they were on a month-long cabin retreat with unlimited mushroom tea.
Hope this helped! Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments!
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