Post #257859

2026-02-11 11:26 UTC

A little 1928 Graf Zeppelin deck plan. Which is a terrific size for most games because it gives you a lot of airship without that passenger cruiser scale of the later Zeppelins. (from -1928 Zeppelin-Journey Book LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Transatlantic Airship Lakehurst) #ttrpg #ttrpgmaps #cthulhu

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@chakatfirepaw@universeodon.com 2026-02-11 16:27

@Printdevil@dice.camp Even the Hindenburg isn't that big from a play perspective. Other than the 50' of 2-deck passenger space it's pretty much a single long corridor with periodic rooms for cargo, machinery or crew quarters.

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@hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com 2026-02-11 14:28

@Printdevil "Funk Cabin" Hell yeah! 🎶

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 11:48

This is probably a veiled "Great Dalmuti" reference.

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 12:41

This pairs perfectly. https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008237949/page/n33/mode/2up

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 12:51

I'm adding this because the other book cut off the crew toilet facilities which is just uncivil.

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-14 11:25

Cutaway of the Gondola, which gives a bit of perspective

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 17:47

@Spider I'll dig out the photos to show the crew sleeping, but it's basically only slightly better than being hung out the side in a net.

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 17:56

@Spider This is a great book and not very expensive, but this it the full loan copy from the internet archive, quite a dense read. https://archive.org/details/goldenageofgreat0000dick_h7s4/page/184/mode/2up

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:10

@Spider That's why I suggested that book, because it's actually deep on the detail of the crew and their timetable and duties. Most books are about the mechanical structure of the airships. That also has a nice glossary of the terminology which is pretty good Zepp 101 primer. I've the Graf crew handbook somewhere which Is shall dig out. There's a book Food on the Move which has details of the sandwiches.

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:16

@Spider Crew Complement of the Graf Z

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:21

@Spider That's your key paragraph for a TL:DR move :)

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:16

@Spider Just skip to chapter 7. It's the crew complement and their timetable/roster stuff.

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:44

@Spider illustration of the crew basically sleeping in the skin of the ship, on the gondola access corridor. brrr

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:49

@Spider Very very cold and noisy, at least from biographies I've read. It's one of the reasons they loved smoking pipes apparently.. 🤯

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-02-11 18:58

@Spider https://youtu.be/tlnOFY0xRjY?t=92

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@MeiLin@tech.lgbt 2026-02-11 14:27

@Printdevil Murder on the Graf Zeppelin Including a thinly veiled Hercule Poirot expy.

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@peterbrown@mastodon.scot 2026-02-11 15:11

@Printdevil would seem to be a very civilised way of travelling a long distance with minimal fossil fuels

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@vonubelgarten@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-02-11 15:20

@Printdevil Lovely that they drawn the maps opened in the navigation room!

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@b_cavello@mastodon.publicinterest.town 2026-02-11 17:21

@Printdevil I refuse to translate because the idea of a "funk cabin" is too cool

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