Real world locations that would be cool for an RPG

If you are a playing a more dystopian game, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially back in the early 2000's, is about a good a setting as you can get. You can't go 10 yards without running into a hidden agenda, corrupt corps paying mercenaries to make the land bleed for rare minerals needed to fuel the first world's tech boom, just as likely to be betrayed by your employers as rewarded and chock full of moral decisions to be made. Its what Shadowrun wish it could be darkness wise. Plus, it wouldn't be too hard to add Lovecraftian themes, such as a corp taking advantage of the bloodshed for dark purposes, encouraging it behind the scenes to bring forth their dark Lord. Tons of oppurtunities for someone to be a hero or a mirror shade wearing dick, probably uniquely so for the modern "real" world.

Ikeren · Post by **Ikeren** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:48 pm

Portugal has bones chapels too. I was just in one.

It was unpleasant.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:53 pm

The Surface of the Sun.

TiaC · Post by **TiaC** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 1:04 am

hyzmarca wrote:The Surface of the Sun.

That website triggers all my crazy person detectors.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:27 am

Elephantha Caves in India.

darkmaster · Post by **darkmaster** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:11 am

The earth and it's four simultaneous days.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:40 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoryuji_Temple

erik · Post by **erik** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:42 pm

Puenta del Inca

codeGlaze · Post by **codeGlaze** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:57 pm

Ikeren wrote:Ronda, Spain makes a pretty decent fantasy town.

That bridge is insane! I had no idea that existed! Very cool.

erik · Post by **erik** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:40 am

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/05/3 ... and-of-oz/

Don't go alone!

Ikeren · Post by **Ikeren** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:56 pm

That bridge is insane! I had no idea that existed! Very cool.

I was just there a couple weeks ago. The first thing I thought was "perfect fantasy town." Then I spent hours climbing up and down the canyon.

Redshirt · Post by **Redshirt** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:40 pm

Luxembourg City would be a pretty cool location for a modern campaign location. It's got a lot of old architecture, a castle, tremendous wealth complete with shady international banking practices, and a huge gorge right in the middle of it.

codeGlaze · Post by **codeGlaze** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:32 am

Ikeren wrote:
That bridge is insane! I had no idea that existed! Very cool.
I was just there a couple weeks ago. The first thing I thought was "perfect fantasy town." Then I spent hours climbing up and down the canyon.

I'm actually jealous. xD

I was sadly underwhelmed by the castles I got to see in Scotland. Primarily, I think, because they were 'modernized' in the sense of being nearly tourist traps.

Although the one in Edinburgh was definitely the better of the two.

The Wallace monument was pretty friggin sweet though. Super cramped, crazy windy, awesome view. Plus a statue of Mel Gibson as William Wallace. Hilarious xD

Pictures of northern Scotland would make good fantasy settings. Ruins of towers in the middle of feilds being grazed through by sheep, single lane roads winding around sides of mountains... oil rigs floating off the shore. Shit. wait.. (That was a pretty cool sight too)

Oh! Where the ocean meets the north sea!

tussock · Post by **tussock** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:06 am

I suppose I should say New Zealand, because, you know, Lord of the Rings. But really, people only make movies here because of our exploitative employment laws and large government subsidies. Switzerland has nicer mountains, Scandinavia nicer fjords, many places more bleak, or more luxurious. All we have is all of them in the same camera shot, over and over again.

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:15 pm

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai perhaps

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:19 pm

radthemad4 wrote:The Burj Khalifa in Dubai perhaps

Campaign-length Die Hard scenario.