Tales of the Lunar Lands: Dharma Abbey
Of all the locations in Dragon Quest III , Dharma Abbey is the one most tied to in-game mechanics. It's here that you unlock the ability to...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
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Of all the locations in Dragon Quest III , Dharma Abbey is the one most tied to in-game mechanics. It's here that you unlock the ability to...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Musings on Tabletop RPGs, Pop Culture, Perytons, and Other Nonsense| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The Saga of the Ortegids is intended as a dialed setting - that is, there are several main streams of inspiration behind it that influence ...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
By this point, our investigation into the setting of The Saga of the Ortegids has covered every region present in the original NES Dragon Q...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The setting of the Erdrick Trilogy has some very interesting worldbuilding implications. Not all of them were intentional - some appear to h...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
It does not feel this massive when you're walking around. After leaving Aliahan , the first place you go in Dragon Quest III is the city of...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The city of Ashalam is Dragon Quest III 's stand-in for the Middle East as a whole, and while there are no major quests there, it's one of ...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The Kingdom of Aliahan is the starting area of Dragon Quest III , and consequently chronologically where the Erdrick Trilogy begins. It's o...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The Kingdom of Alefgard is the only location to make an appearance in all three games of the original Dragon Quest trilogy. Thus, it's a na...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Art by Lindsey Crummet Once again , we're discussing the nature of the divine in the Dragon Quest series. There are two separate occasions ...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
By this point, we've covered every notable location from the overworld of Dragon Quest III . This does not mean we've covered every locatio...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Once you get a ship in Portoga , most locations in the overworld of Dragon Quest III are open to exploration, either by sea or via portals....| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
In the world map of Dragon Quest III , the vast area corresponding to sub-Saharan Africa, south of Isis , makes up a rugged, mountainous reg...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The Kingdom of Manoza is the largest polity on the Eastern Continent , taking up much of that landmass's southern half. Much as I did with E...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The inland reaches of the Eastern Continent are dominated by wilderness, with much of the northern half of the continent split by a large r...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The northern portion of Dragon Quest III 's pseudo-Eurasian continent is dominated by forest. There aren't many dungeons or settlements to b...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Here's the other half of the main pantheon of The Saga of the Ortegids . See here for part 1. Gaius , the Forgemaster, is the god of the su...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Following up from last post , it's high time we began to lay out the pantheon we're working with for The Saga of the Ortegids . For the prim...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Art by chuckcg Religion does not play a very big part in the Erdrick Trilogy. Remember, these games belong to an era where the difference be...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
In my opinion, the Kingdom of Portoga is where the History's Greatest Hits nature of Dragon Quest III really shows through. After clearin...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The settings of the Dragon Quest games tend to be quite humanocentric. Almost all playable characters throughout the series have been human...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
