File:Detail of map from DL1 Dragons of Despair by David Diesel LaFaorce.jpg

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Description Detail of map created by David "Diesel" LaForce for DL1 Dragons of Despair, demonstrating through isomorphic viewpoint how city Xak Taroth, as described by author Tracy Hickman, is built on several levels down the side of a canyon.
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David S. LaForce
Source (WP:NFCC#4) DL1 Dragons of Despair, written by Tracy Hickman, cartography by David S. "Diesel" LaForce, published by TSR, Inc.
Date of publication 1984
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) David S. LaForce
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s):

Use of isomorphic mapping techniques rather than the 2D "bird's eye" method typically used in D&D adventures to that point in time, in order to illustrate the extra dimension of depth and the relationship of various areas.

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Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Just enough detail (approx 15%) taken from overall map/artwork in order to show how isomorphic technique was creative approach to solving a mapping problem presented by adventure.
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Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of David S. LaForce//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_of_map_from_DL1_Dragons_of_Despair_by_David_Diesel_LaFaorce.jpgtrue

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