An Investigative Dungeon Crawl in the Royal Art Mine
Herculaneum was a Roman town buried in 79 A.D. by the eruption of the volcano Mt. Vesuvius. These days, it’s a bit of an afterthought to the neighboring buried ruin of Pompeii. But from 1738 to 1748, before excavation began at Pompeii, the excavation at Herculaneum was the big exciting hotness of Europe. Except it […]
The Hidden Treasure of Bahadur Shah & Ultraviolet Grasslands Review
Last week, I wrapped up my five-part Babur series, but I still wanted to present a little coda to the Babur story: a tale of hidden treasure found by his son and successor, Humayun. Because this post is about half the length of what I usually shoot for, I also found the time to (finally) […]
The Scandalous Memoirs of Regency England
For the upper classes, the early 1800s in Britain were an elegant and glamorous age. This is the time of Bridgerton, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice. In London high society, it was an era of lavish balls, fabulous outfits, and not thinking too much about the ongoing Napoleonic Wars or the growing poverty in the […]
The Library of Ivan the Terrible
Once a month here on the Molten Sulfur Blog, I run content taken from our book Archive: Historical People, Places, and Events for RPGs. This post is one of eighty entries in Archive, each more gameable than the last! This post is brought to you by beloved Patreon backer Colin Wixted. Thanks for helping keep […]
High Society NPCs from Aubrey’s Lives
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The Lyon Mail Stagecoach Robbery
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The Fossil ‘Ida’ and Science by Press Release
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The Holy Crown of Hungary
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The Hoard of Sigurd Fafnir’s-Bane
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The Wonders of Sir John Mandeville (the Mediterranean)
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The Wreck of the Ma’adin Ijafen
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Magic Items From Arthurian Myth
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The Mystery Coins of Marchinbar
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The Tomb of Genghis Khan
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