Random Conspiracy Generator

Check out VerifiedFacts.org for all your random conspiracy theory generation needs (refresh page for new conspiracy).  See more here!

26,000 Year Old Sculpture

Over on NewScientist.com, in their Short Sharp Science section, they recently posted a brief article on "World's oldest portrait reveals the ice-age mind." Read more here!

Pompeii Restoration a Go

Over on The Archaeology News Network blog, it is being reported that the restoration project for Pompeii appears to be moving forward.  At the very least, this aerial photo is amazing and could be used a map for some major ruins in your tabletop roleplaying setting. Read more here!

Fantasy Maps Collection

My buddy Chris directed me to A Fantasy Reader blog, where there is a links article collecting maps from many fantasy works, some fan-made, others from the authors or their cartographers.  See more here!

The Dagger and the Coin (from The Dragon's Path by Abraham, Daniel)

Tomb Cluster

As fun as it is to set up a tomb in a Medieval Fantasy setting for a simple encounter or set of them, it is also fun to outline a whole cluster of tombs.  Such an area can be the focus of a great many adventures.  An adventuring party can visit from time to time or repeatedly, run into rival adventurers, and even draw the attention of local officials and commerce interests.  There is a recent story on IndianExpress.com highlighting the discovery of a 1,300 year old tomb cluster in China, much of which was for the interment of infants (a heads up to sensitive readers), that might show ways in which to further complicate the lives of adventurers as they go about what some call business as usual.  Read more here!

Salt Mines

Salt mines are as old a type of mine as mining itself.  If you don't already have plenty of these locations in your tabletop roleplaying setting, check out this video from the National Geographic YouTube channel to get some idea how these might manifest.  Watch!

Stylized Furniture

When is a chair not just a chair?  When it's a part of the story that develops during the game.  Part of what makes anything a potential story element is in the details.  To that end, it's worthwhile adding in some interesting and unusual tidbits like the chair shown off last June over on Gothic.com.  See more here!