Clayton ➡️ Gen Con

Next time we'll need to identify a late-night bar or place to congregate after the exhibitor's hall and games wind down. I didn't want to distract you, but I also didn't want to leave.

(Or I need to go to that hangout. I kind of just winged my Gen Con.)

Looking forward to it! I have to do the same thing.

Easily one of my top Gen Con highlights, I’m grateful you all ran into me.

Shout out to the doomsday preachers at Gen Con for winning The Biggest Dweeb Here Award.

I’m not going to watch this because I can’t imagine anything more excruciating that watching nervous me try not to talk too much about a game. You deserve all the praise. Thanks for making it.

Stream for the ENNIES

Yes, there should be. Once I know where, I’ll post it on social.

The ENNIES booth at Gen Con

I’m at the ENNIES Booth 114 until 3. Stop by. Find out what I look like. Ask me about these cool games.

a close up of a person with a purple eye Alt: a close up of Yugi with a purple eye sending someone to the shadow realm.

I should have thrown the kid one of these.

The door closed right after he struck the pose. I forgot I was reacting to a kid and gasped “Holy shit…”

The Explorateur: Issue #10 Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.

The latest issue of The Explorateur is live, but I can’t talk now, I gotta get coffee with about 75,000 other gamers.

Also: A kid challenged me to a Yu-Gi-Oh duel in the elevator.

www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat... The Explorateur: Issue #10

On my way to Gen Con. If anyone wants to meet, I’ll be at the ENNIES Booth #114 Friday and Saturday from 1 to 3.

Otherwise, DM me! I’ll be roaming most of the con with a makeshift button of the Explorers Design logo.

U1: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh | Between Two Cairns Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon

It's a new "Gamer Blast from the Past" today on Between Two Cairns as we review U1: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
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YouTube video by Shut Up & Sit Down You Discovered a Mighty Tome...

This is me, I made this.

Dungeon Crawl Classics in 1 rule on @shutupshow.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDnL...

Go leave nice comments.

We’ve released a new adventure: Keep of the Thrice Crowned King 👑👑👑

Battle your way across the planes. Enter Hollow Keep on the mortal plane, escape a feast of fallen heroes in purgatory & ascend a mound of bones in Infernus. You must destroy the heart of a Demon King!

Link below 👇

Apparitions in the Mirror Maze by FantasticJean Explore the cursed tomb of Thorem!

With 24 hours to spare I just released my submission for the Appx. N Jam: Apparitions in the Mirror Maze 🪞

Made for MÖRK BORG, it takes the players on a quest to retrieve a lost amulet, lost deep in a tomb trapped with magic mirrors!

The Norns' Judgement by Patchwork Paladin A one-page micro megadungeon for OSR or Shadowdark

My friend Elizabeth just released her Appendix N Jam entry, The Norn's Judgement—a micro‑megadungeon. Check it out!

ejvc.itch.io/norns-judgem...

Let’s plan on it. I’ll also be at the ENNIES booth Friday and Saturday explaining some of the nominations.

This is super slick (as if you'd expect anything less), go grab it!

It was a lot of fun making this cover. Especially because I got to do the classic pulp cover thing for the actual pdf by making Amanda P.'s name bigger than the actual title.

Invaders of Atlantis - Explorers Design | DriveThruRPG INVADERS OF ATLANTIS is a short two-session adventure inspired by mid 20th-century pulp magazines, like Tales from the Crypt and Weird Fantasy. This two-page version is designed for Cairn 2E and its s...

Link to DriveThruRPG:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Link to Itch:
explorers.itch.io/invaders-of-...

And the link to the APPX Jam, which is what this adventure was made for. Give it a look. It's packed with tons of small but awesome adventures.

itch.io/jam/appx-n-jam

Invaders of Atlantis A coral-encrusted pulp-fantasy adventure. Designed for Cairn 2E. | PWYW

Before I head off to Gen Con this week, I put Invaders of Atlantis (My PWYW pulp-inspired adventure) on Itch, DrivethruRPG, and Explorers Design.

If you're a paying subscriber to Explorers Design (thanks) you can just download it there as usual.

www.explorersdesign.com/invaders-of-...

Orchard of the Owlfather by Unenthuser An incursion of thrilling theft for Trophy Gold

Threw together a quick submission to the Appx. N Jam. Orchard of the Owlfather, a two-set incursion for Trophy Gold about stealing the feather of a car-sized owl.

unenthuser.itch.io/orchard-of-t...

Penumbral Oasis: Part One by Jacob Marks Cursed Vaults of Vaarn dungeon for levels 1-3

I've added some more community copies for Penumbral Oasis: Part One to celebrate the Vaarn 2E campaign starting tomorrow!

siofragames.itch.io/penumbral-oa...

#vaarn #osr #nsr

screenshot of the top 10 entries

itch.io/jam/appx-n-j...

Have you seen the entries for this pulp fiction game jam? Nearly the whole lot look stellar.

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Invaders of Atlantis (Early Access) by Explorers Design A pulp-inspired micro adventure to loot an Atlantean submersible.

Hey, do me a favor, give my game a look. I forgot to categorize the damn thing under #physical-games instead of #rpg. Nothing like stealth launching your pulp adventure on Itch because you forgot "games" means "video games."

explorers.itch.io/invaders-of-...

Cairn Player's Guide - Second Edition by Yochai Gal

Seconding this. You can get Cairn 2E free along with quite a few adventures. The SRD has conversions, expanded options, and creator tools, too.

yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-player...

Once you've seen barnacles in real life, it's hard to not say, "Well damn, that's gross and perfect for an rpg adventure."

Thanks Ryan! I still haven't had a chance to download your submission and check it out, but that cover is 👌
Now that I'm not staring at a preflight panel I can actually enjoy the other jam submissions.

For anyone curious: outrider-creative.itch.io/curs-of-the-...