The Explorateur: Issue #13 Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.

🎉 The Explorateur's Anniversary 🎉

My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.

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I want every designer I like to make their own recommendations list. Wait... I should make one.

Jugar al Hoplomachus Victorum es sempre un espectacle!

Estava esperant el black Friday per comprar una llicencia al 50% i bam! Affinity gratis!

Does anyone know how to get His Majesty the Worm in Europe? Then I will be able to worry about this castle...

Aun me pitan los oidos...

Hypnotizante. Es como ver Inception: el videojuego.

Pope Francis holding up HIS MAJESTY THE WORM in benediction

You, a sinner: Is there a way to make dungeon crawling actually fun?
The Holy Father:

Sang i fetge!

Strange Knights You’ve probably met knights from other realms, but these are different. While they resemble familiar knights in many ways, they have a diffe...

www.bastionland.com/2025/10/stra...

Has pasado de tener el canal medio muerto, a que me cueste seguir el ritmo. Aun no he acabado con el rey troll.... Pero teniendo en cuenta que tb estoy dirigiendo Modership el rey tendra q esperar.

Meravellos. Crec que he conegut totes les permutacions d'aquesta taula

Meme Mom in pool with kids, mom labeled My character, the kid she is holding is labeled Cool delve site I found, the struggling kid is labeled My Quest starter vow. Under that, a skeleton is labeled My background vow.

There is Your planet is now marked for death meme, two characters asking why, and being told "Because that guy over there rolled a Miss with a match on their Fulfill your vow roll.

I don't know about you but I've had a long and difficult day. So I unwinded by making some #Ironsworn memes. If your day was difficult as well, they might help you cheer up. Sometimes we need to do something unproductive.

Este juego no se que tal, pero me gusta la direccion de arte.

a knight sits on the back of a caparisoned horse (the horse's head has been replaced with a shrine with some sort of creature in it.)

I love knights.

Oh shit, definitely not me! I still have to find a copy of Mythic Bastionland ...

Revisando la campaña q te tengo que hacer de Mothership y pensando: ups xD

Preparándome para dirigir Warped Beyond Recognition para una partida de rol en la oficina. La verdad es que leer modulos de Mothership es puro placer. Solo de pensar lo que me llegue a gastar con suplementos aburridísimos de DnD 5e me duele todo.

there has never been and there never will be a better evangelist for roleplaying games than a bug eyed Christian with access to rudimentary desktop publishing software, a Xerox printer and a fevered imagination

everything these honkers ever produce is just absolute 100% solid gold

Si quieres meter a alguien nuevo en la afición, esto es cocaína lúdica, colega.

Another Adventure Double Feature! Drought Dragon Desolation + They're making Hostage Sausage At The Dragonmeat Processing Plant! for Old-School Essentials

I just backed Another Adventure Double Feature! on @kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/896...
Que algu em pari...

DOWNTIME DEMANDS OF SENTIENT WEAPONS: Or The Care & Feeding of Excalibur Elric & Stormbringer by Piotr Jablonski* Sentient weapons and magic items should be like an annoying NPC With great power comes a great list...

Today I blog about the demands of sentient weapons. They are no mere bastard sword, 50' of rope, or thuggish crowbar! They have needs you must meet or else they won't help 😡
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Black and white comic panels of fantasy adventurers climbing a well shaft

Tower Dungeon is a good, ongoing manga about dungeon exploration. Big HIS MAJESTY THE WORM vibes. I like this page because I think it's a good visualization of a normal group climbing scene.

Ay que ganitas!

After some recent positive experiences with Mythic Bastionland realm generation, His Majesty the Worm city creation, and Ironsworn GM emulation, I'm realizing how much I enjoy interpreting sets of random stimuli. The more specific and obscurely connected, the better.

El jugues en solitari? Si es aixi, espero amb ganes el proxim Mambo

Aun no lo he podido jugar, pero Heart es oficialmente mi rpg favorito. Me encantan estas "palomitas" chorras de creatividad.

Quan passes per @gigameshcat.bsky.social saps que ja estas a casa. La de la Corona de Sal es culpa del hype de @chemapamundi.bsky.social

Some old school goodies are here. Knock! 2 and 3 from @themerrymushmen.bsky.social
The other 3 issues will be here soon.

YouTube video by Catsuka The Legend of Hei 2 - Trailer 2

Le tengo unas ganas tremendas… creo que me voy a ver la primera solo para quitarme el mono

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