Sample starter images

Here are some example images you can use to start a game. They are all creative commons licensed or in the public domain.

Two burnt-out vans in a street. The walls of nearby buildings are daubed with graffiti. Two casually-dressed men walk by.
Public Anger by Murplejane. Original image here.
 Some questions you could ask about this one:
- How do these two come to lead the rebellion?
- What was in these vans? Where is it now?
- Why were these vans burned out? What else has been destroyed?

Eleven happy-looking classically-dressed women and a naked child sit in a small sail-boat on a tranquil sea. They are playing a variety of musical instruments. They are watched from the docks by a sad-looking man with a lyre.
Lost Illusions or Le Soir by Charles Gleyre. Hosted online by Gandalfsgallery. Original image here.
Some questions you could use with this one:
- Will he ever see them again?
- Who do they meet at the end of their journey?
- What are they secretly afraid of? Why?

A desert scene. Two large rocks, one vaguely shaped like a bull's head, and with the faint outline of horns. A man dressed in leathers stoops to beat a drum. Cattle graze in the background.
Buffalo's rock by Hartwig HKD. Original image here.

Some questions you could use with this one:
- Who is coming to take the drum, and why?- What is buried beneath these rocks?
- Who will be hurt by the spell he is casting?

An anthropomorphic pig wearing a red cap and boots, riding on a tricycle races along a beach. He is watching another anthropomorphic pig in a low-flying aeroplane, which is on fire.
Daddy Can Do Fly by Maketsu. Original image here.

Some questions you could ask about this one:
- How does he get back home?
- Who does the pilot end up protecting the cyclist from?
- What lies over the sea?

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