tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post3723188292206348317..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Dave Trampier And Emirikol The ChaoticAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-29779007019687491362010-07-15T13:29:02.103-06:002010-07-15T13:29:02.103-06:00Trampier drew this image from a real-world locatio...Trampier drew this image from a real-world location. There may not be a Green Griffon tavern there, but you can visit it if you are ever in the city of <b>Rhodes</b> in <b>Greece</b>.<br /><br />This is the <b>Street of the Knights</b> in the old town section of Rhodes and it looks much like it did in medieval times.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nf5FfHNth64/S6_rpNicahI/AAAAAAAAIoA/zt_Nb4VyPBQ/s1600/Street+of+the+Knights.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nf5FfHNth64/S6_rpNicahI/AAAAAAAAIoA/zt_Nb4VyPBQ/s1600/Street+of+the+Knights.jpg</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.trivago.co.uk/rhodes-town-447963/boardwalk--promenade--street/he-street-of-the-knights-1213296/picture-i5822704" rel="nofollow">http://www.trivago.co.uk/rhodes-town-447963/boardwalk--promenade--street/he-street-of-the-knights-1213296/picture-i5822704</a><br /><br />I have never found a photo online that exactly replicates the angle of the Emirikol image (there aren't enough die-hard, old school D&D fans visiting Greece, I guess). The two images in the links above are pretty close, though. You see the same arched doorway on the left side of the street and the boxy window on the "bridge" going over the street. From what I understand, Tramp found a photo of the street in a book about Greece.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006976826851198428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-45468647026879801232010-06-16T22:23:03.503-06:002010-06-16T22:23:03.503-06:00That's my favorite bit of D&D art ever. It...That's my favorite bit of D&D art ever. It is a marvel.Rick Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707062453047354335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-80593345720208877322010-06-11T17:27:32.605-06:002010-06-11T17:27:32.605-06:00Great pic. I really should scan it, print it and ...Great pic. I really should scan it, print it and frame it so that I could see it more often. Super inspirational to me as a player and DM.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-36480569312410785952010-06-11T13:29:12.137-06:002010-06-11T13:29:12.137-06:00This is probably my favourite D&D picture of a...This is probably my favourite D&D picture of all time (although Otus's cover for the 'Expert' rulebook comes close).Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-86462530981032086852010-06-11T13:21:29.549-06:002010-06-11T13:21:29.549-06:00Great picture, and great artist but Otus was alway...Great picture, and great artist but Otus was always the defining artist for me when it comes to early D&D.The Frothy Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239287980636452197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-45108836218769256822010-06-11T12:02:07.738-06:002010-06-11T12:02:07.738-06:00As a DM, I had him statted up. Just for the heck ...As a DM, I had him statted up. Just for the heck of it. And the illo inspired an adventure. And my PCs met him. They didn't die, but they finished the adventure with that "I hate that guy" vibe that I was looking for. They hated Emerikol, not me. They had such a good time it became the subject of in-jokes for years to come.<br /><br />Word Verification: goutzess...Kinda like a giantess, only with twisted, reddish skin. Pillages towns all the time because she is mad with pain.Eric R. Wirsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632409261940844934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-13324380613855159972010-06-11T04:49:31.343-06:002010-06-11T04:49:31.343-06:00I liked this pic so much that the Green Griffin pi...I liked this pic so much that the Green Griffin pictured here became <i>the tavern</i> for "you meet in a tavern" in my campaign.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-20795167149379556932010-06-11T03:10:57.304-06:002010-06-11T03:10:57.304-06:00I think that if I had to pick one illustration tha...I think that if I had to pick one illustration that completely and utterly summed up D&D for me, it'd be either this one or the one on p104 of the Monster Manual (also by Tramp).<br /><br />I played with a guy way back who took Emirikol as his role model and basically played him as character after character. Just glad we were on his side rather than the guys racing out of the tavern.Daddy Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com