Local

• Lost Cities - hosted here at the CBG, a glossary of lost and destroyed cities of the ancient world
• Ancient Civilizations - index of ancient civilizations
• Wonders of the World - wonders around the planet
• Old Names - real places, known by old or obscure names

Other Sites

• Ancient and Lost Civilizations - major ancient civilizations
• Ancient Web - site dedicated to ancient civilizations
• Historyworld - histories of many cultures
• Bible Places - pictures of locations in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, etc
• Hillman 1000 Wonders - top wonders of the world
• Mysterious Places - offers a visual tour of many ancient sacred locations
• Theban Mapping Project - archaeological database of Thebes (Egypt)
• World Timeline - dating back to 70 million years ago
• Timeline of Inventions - by date
• Inventions List - alphabetical, gives inventor & date
• Ancient Peoples - Wikipedia Category
• Ancient Egyptian Boats - early watercraft
• Viking Answer Lady - topics about the Vikings
• Hurstwic - topics about Vikings
• Costumer's Manifesto - on ethnic clothing
• Traditional Ethnic Clothing - site about ancient clothing
• List of Celtic Tribes - on Wikipedia
• Celtic Clothing - for designing Celtic clothes
• Misconceptions about Samurai - Western misconceptions
• Korean Clothing - traditional clothing
• Phoenician Encyclopedia - database on Phoenicia
• Sacred Island - site on Ireland
• Great Archaeological Sites - tours of many locales
• The Real Costa Rica - tour of Costa Rica

• Aphorisms Galore
• Dictionary.com
• Metric Converter
• Phobia List
• Rhyme Zone
• Thesaurus.com
• Wikipedia
• Brainface's Useful Program Thread
• Internet Shakespeare

• Language Construction Kit
• 20,000 Names
• Behind the Name
• Everchanging Book of Names
• Seventh Sanctum Name Generators
• Roman Family Names
• Roman Personal Names
• English to Proto-Indo European
• How to Learn Any Language
• Irish Dictionary

• CBG Mythology Resource Page - hosted right here at the CBG, this page provides a glossary of mythological creatures, places, people, spirits, and artifacts, as well as a list of useful works
• Adopt a Demon - demon index
• Arthurian Name Dictionary - Arthurian index
• Chinese Dragon - site for the long/lung dragon
• Deliriums - on demons
• Demon Appendix - index of demons and some angels
• Demon Encyclopedia - demon index
• Demons - demon index
• Demons A to Z - demon list from Weird Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of the Celts - Celtic encyclopedia; some letters missing
• Encyclopedia of the Celts - a different one
• Encyclopedia for Epics of Ancient India - Indian/Hindu myth entries
• Encyclopedia Mythica - online encyclopedia of mythology
• Encyclopedia of Shinto - online Shinto encyclopedia
• Gnostic Society Library - online gnostic texts
• Godchecker - lots of world deities
• Godfinder - lots of world deities
• Greek Mythology Index - entries on Greek myth
• Hindu Deity Index - list of Hindu gods
• Indian Divinity - Hindu myth site
• Indonesian Myth - Indonesian mythic stories
• Irish Myth Concordance - Irish myth
• Medieval Bestiary - list of Medieval Monsters
• Monstropedia - encyclopedia of monsters
• MusesRealm - info on Norse, Celtic, Classical, Egyptian, and American myth
• Mysterious Britain - includes entries on mythic creatures, places, etc
• Mythical Folk - on various world deities
• Myth Net - a mythological database
• Mythography - database of Greek, Roman, and Celtic myth
• Mythology at Fresh Caffeine - creating a comprehensive online database
• Myth Web - a minor database of Greek Mythology
• Occultopedia - Encyclopedia of the Occult
• Sacred Texts - collections of myths and stories
• Serene Dragon - index of dragons
• Timeless Myths - site of Greek, Norse, and Celtic myths
• Vedic Cosmology - Vedic cosmology, adapted for Buddhism
• Virtual Religion Index - religious topics
• Wikipedia Mythology Portal - a good starting place
• Arabian Nights - online text
• Egyptian Book of the Dead - online text
• Malleus Maleficarum - Online version of the Witch Hunter's book
• Prometheus Bound - Online text of Aeschylus
• Vampires - vampires in many cultures
• Vampires in Myth - vampire-like creatures from around the world
• Malory Who's Who - character guide for Morte Darthur
• Perseids - Family tree of Perseus
• Items from the Song of Roland - mostly magic swords
• Japanese Myth - online stories
• Finish Mythology Places - mythic locations
• Enchanted Objects - legendary artifacts
• Egyptian Glossary - terms from Ancient Egypt
• Mahabharata - online summary
• Enuma Elish - online text
• Kuru Family - Hinduism family tree

• Animal Lifespans
• Hal Brindley Wildlife Photography
• Indonesian Animals
• Junglelife Online
• Junglewalk Animal Movies
• National Park Services

• Ultimate Science Fiction Web - links to many sci-fi sites

Webcams

• Mount Everest

Arms & Armor

• Arms & Armor Glossary - glossary of weapons and armor
• List of Melee Weapons - moderately complete; by Wikipedia
• List of Martial Arts Weapons - from Wikipedia

Martial Arts

• ARMA - Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
• Longsword Technique Video - courtesy of ARMA
• Longsword Freeplay - courtesy of ARMA
• Arnis Video - Video of Arnis/Escrima training
• Kalari Video - Indian Martial Art
• Karate Championship Video - Japanese Martial Art
• Wushu Video - Chinese Martial Art

• The Cartographer’s Guild - Our fellow Fantaseum site, geared towards roleplayers making maps
• Auto Realm - a free program for mapmaking
• Irony Games' Tools - tools for mapmaking
• How to Create Dungeon Maps - a forum topic at RPGHost
• Digital Wisdom's Mountains - guide to Photoshoping mountains
• Holly Lisle's Mapmaking Guide - the author's explanation of her methods
• Peter Brodt's Maps - guide to RPG mapmaking using Photoshop

Real Maps

• Ancient Maps - Ancient maps of many locations
• Google Maps - view the Earth!
• Historical Maps of Europe - hosted by the University of Texas
• Outline Maps - outlines of real countries and lands

• The Campaign Builders’ Guild - Our main site.
• Plotstorming - Fantaseum site. Check it out for help with stories, plots, and writing in general.
• Creating an Earth-like Planet - especially for fantasy & sci-fi
• Mythopoet's Manual - overview of worldbuilding; very useful resource
• Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions - questions by Patricia Wrede for all worldbuilders
• Worldbuilder's Checklist - more questions to ask about your setting
• Worldbuilder Projects - links to various world-building projects
• Rich Burlew's articles - articles on world design and gaming
• Irony Games Calendar Maker - tool to create a calendar
• CIA World Factbook - information on all countries
• Dario Endara - guided tour through exotic places

Demographics

• Domesday Book - site on building medieval demographics
• Medieval Demographics - facts on medieval demographics
• Medieval Kingdom Generator - Online tool for generating kingdom demographics
• Medieval Occupations - What do people do in a Medieval City?
• Urban Population Estimates - Wikipedia's ancient city population estimates

Game Systems

• Blue Planet
• The Burning Wheel
• Children of Fire
• Dungeons & Dragons
• GURPS
• Hero System
• Mutants and Masterminds
• The Riddle of Steel
• Shadowrun
• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
• The Window
• World of Darkness
• Guildschool

Blogs & Forums

• Gnome Stew - game mastering blog
• Turtles all the Way Down - Ishmayl's gaming blog

Atmosphere

• Internet Chinese Music - has many songs
• Oddmusic - all kinds of weird music
• Radio Rivendell - site of fantasy inspired music
• Scriptorium - offers many fonts

• CBG Fantasy Series Ratings
• CBG Sci-Fi Series Ratings
• CBG Non-Fiction Ratings
• CBG Other Books Ratings
• CBG Comics Ratings
• CBG Movie Ratings
• CBG TV Series Ratings