Fvlminata: Armed with Lightning
An RPG set in an alternate history where the Romans discovered gunpowder. It is set in AD 248. The divergence point is in AD 79 when Aufidius Caelus and Pliny the Younger survive the eruption of Pompeii by visiting the Misenum shore¸ and Caelus then devotes his life to pursuing the secret of volcanic power. It uses an original system which includes a magic system based on Roman superstition. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. KimFVLMINATA is Imperial RomeSwith guns! In AD 79¸ Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under tons of ash. In our world¸ a young boy decided to stay at home and was killed in the disaster. In the world of FVLMINATA¸ he lives to discover the substance that changes the course of history: an explosive black powder he names terra fulminata or 'earth armed with lightning.'
FVLMINATA is a historical role-playing game set in world not quite like our own. It is AD 248¸ exactly one thousand years after the founding of Rome. The Imperium Romanum is in no danger of crumbling.
FVLMINATA features extensive research of the ancient world and unique game mechanics designed to capture the flavor of adventuring in the Roman Empire. Take on the persona of a popular chariot driver¸ a depraved witch or a playboy senator to embark on thrilling adventures in the Imperium.