‘Smoke-powder’ in Thunder Rift
Black powder is an uncommon and rather expensive mixture, created only by a few alchemists. It is used for fireworks. A handful of craftsmen have begun to build simple weapons that use the stuff, and the dwarves have begun to explore its use in mining. The powder has a tendency to become separated during transport, and must sometimes be remixed before use. (Corning has not yet been discovered.)
Fire elementals and similar creatures reportedly love the stuff—and just a bit too much! Horror stories of crazed elementals appearing in alchemists’ shops and burning into barrels full of smoke-powder have discouraged large scale manufacture of the explosive.
The main source of sulfur in Thunder Rift is the Burning Hills--a region infested with goblins and kobolds.
(The bit about elementals came from a GURPS Banestorm play tester. I don’t know his name.)
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