Hoskinini's Fugitives
This story does not begin happily. In 1863, U.S. troops under Kit Carson rounded up the Navajo people by force. The federals burned...
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Everyone needs content for their RPG campaigns: adventure hooks, puzzles, NPCs, political machinations, combat encounters, and adventure sites. That’s what this site provides! I draw RPG content from real-life fact and folklore, then give advice on how to adapt it to your fictional campaign. I believe content that is grounded in reality (however fantastical) is richer and more vibrant, and your players will appreciate the difference.
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Tristan Zimmerman
- Nov 3, 2020
Taboos as Plot: Navajo Taboos
Today is election day in the United States. If you're reading a history blog, you don't need me to tell you how important today is. Go....
Tristan Zimmerman
- Jul 14, 2020
The Contemptible NPC You Can't Say 'No' To
At first glance, the U.S. government’s war against the Modoc nation was a fairly typical Indian war. White settlers in California and...
Tristan Zimmerman
- Mar 10, 2020
The Agate House
In the remote desert of Arizona, in Petrified Forest National Park, there sits an odd structure. It looks like a Native American pueblo....
Tristan Zimmerman
- Jan 14, 2020
Legal Dramas and the Black Hills
Legal dramas are an enormously popular genre, but they effectively don’t exist in the RPG space. Who has five friends with enough...
Tristan Zimmerman
- Dec 17, 2019
Shipwrecked Sailors: Armed and Desperate
This post is brought to you by beloved Patreon backer Justin Moor. Thanks for helping keep the lights on! If you want to help keep this...
Haley Lunde
- Aug 27, 2019
Minik Wallace
Once a month here on the Molten Sulfur Blog, I run content taken from our book Archive: Historical People, Places, and Events for RPGs....
Tristan Zimmerman
- Jul 9, 2019
PCs on the Battlefield: The Caste War
As I’ve written about before, the best way to make a party of PCs stand out in a large war or battlefield is to put them in special...
Tristan Zimmerman
- Jul 2, 2019
Valladolid in the 1840s
Valladolid is a city on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. In the 1840s, it was a remarkable town: remote, hollow, cruel, and left behind...
Haley Lunde
- Mar 26, 2019
The State of Muskogee
Once a month here on the Molten Sulfur Blog, I run content taken from our book Archive: Historical People, Places, and Events for RPGs....
Tristan Zimmerman
- Mar 12, 2019
Iktomi: The Selfish Sioux Trickster
Iktomi is a trickster spirit and culture hero in Sioux legend. He’s no villain, but he’s a terrific antagonist for RPGs. He’s easy to...
Tristan Zimmerman
- Aug 21, 2018
Hunting the PCs Like Buffalo
The Native American nations of the Great Plains have many remarkable cultural practices. One historical practice, the collective hunt, is...
Tristan Zimmerman
- Apr 3, 2018
Hidden Places from Native American Myth
Every good quest needs a destination. The best destinations are often hidden or secret. Here, then, are four secret places from four...
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