Did I forget to write and publish The Explorateur while working on The Bloggies? *Jonathan Frakes Voice:* "Not this time."
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #16
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Did I forget to write and publish The Explorateur while working on The Bloggies? *Jonathan Frakes Voice:* "Not this time."
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
A treasure trove of links for rpg designers by rpg designers 👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Musings about the industry. Talks about the town. Caning my shins. Playing the bagpipes.
It's a new issue of the Explorateur; a newsletter of design links by game designers for game designers.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
It's a new issue of the Explorateur; a newsletter of design links by game designers for game designers.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #23
Monthly jams, critique, theory, and resources for rpg designers.
www.explorersdesign.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Musings about the industry. Talks about the town. Caning my shins. Playing the bagpipes.
It's a new issue of the Explorateur; a newsletter of design links by game designers for game designers.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
It's a new issue of the Explorateur; a newsletter of design links by game designers for game designers.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Woke up hungover after winning gold at The Ennies for Best Kiss. Anyway, here’s this month’s Explorateur.
Only the freshest links from July. Two really fun reviews. My new favorite podcast. And three thoughts on layout from me in the upfront.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Only the freshest links from July. Two really fun reviews. My new favorite podcast. And three thoughts on layout from me in the upfront.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #22
Monthly jams, critique, theory, and resources for rpg designers.
www.explorersdesign.com
August 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Woke up hungover after winning gold at The Ennies for Best Kiss. Anyway, here’s this month’s Explorateur.
Only the freshest links from July. Two really fun reviews. My new favorite podcast. And three thoughts on layout from me in the upfront.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Only the freshest links from July. Two really fun reviews. My new favorite podcast. And three thoughts on layout from me in the upfront.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Explorers Design has been nominated for Best Online Content in The Ennies 2026! Not sure who to vote for? Let me win you over.
Today's post is a special edition of The Explorateur. It features my favorite nominees and a long list of non-rpg design links. 🍻🎉
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Today's post is a special edition of The Explorateur. It features my favorite nominees and a long list of non-rpg design links. 🍻🎉
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Ennies Special
The Ennie Awards, my campaign pitch, and the best graphic design links so far.
www.explorersdesign.com
July 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Explorers Design has been nominated for Best Online Content in The Ennies 2026! Not sure who to vote for? Let me win you over.
Today's post is a special edition of The Explorateur. It features my favorite nominees and a long list of non-rpg design links. 🍻🎉
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Today's post is a special edition of The Explorateur. It features my favorite nominees and a long list of non-rpg design links. 🍻🎉
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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
Also: A kid challenged me to a Yu-Gi-Oh duel in the elevator.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat... The Explorateur: Issue #10
The Explorateur: Issue #10
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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
Also: A kid challenged me to a Yu-Gi-Oh duel in the elevator.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat... The Explorateur: Issue #10
The Explorateur #14 is out now! The only newsletter designed to level-up your design skills (how's that for sales copy?).
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #14
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Explorateur #14 is out now! The only newsletter designed to level-up your design skills (how's that for sales copy?).
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Please like, share, and subscribe. If you have any links you particularly like, drop a comment on Explorers Design or here.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Explorateur #9 is live and over encumbered with design links.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the standouts here on Bluesky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the standouts here on Bluesky...
The Explorateur: Issue #9
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Explorateur #9 is live and over encumbered with design links.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the standouts here on Bluesky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the standouts here on Bluesky...
A decidedly unfunny, non-jokey newsletter for April 1st, it's The Explorateur! This month's issue has a landslide of design links including a call for volunteer judges for The Awards.
Oh! And there's a non-rpg link all about book cover art rates 👀
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Oh! And there's a non-rpg link all about book cover art rates 👀
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #18
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
April 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A decidedly unfunny, non-jokey newsletter for April 1st, it's The Explorateur! This month's issue has a landslide of design links including a call for volunteer judges for The Awards.
Oh! And there's a non-rpg link all about book cover art rates 👀
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Oh! And there's a non-rpg link all about book cover art rates 👀
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Voici Hanky. Ancien chien de salon et de reproduction maintenant explorateur dans la forêt laurentienne!
June 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Voici Hanky. Ancien chien de salon et de reproduction maintenant explorateur dans la forêt laurentienne!
A short and very busy month on the road means this month's Explorateur is light. I mean, it's still a mace to face with design links, but it's not the usual two-hander.
I'm doing this new thing with the intro where I share three design/creative/craft ideas.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
I'm doing this new thing with the intro where I share three design/creative/craft ideas.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #17
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
March 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A short and very busy month on the road means this month's Explorateur is light. I mean, it's still a mace to face with design links, but it's not the usual two-hander.
I'm doing this new thing with the intro where I share three design/creative/craft ideas.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
I'm doing this new thing with the intro where I share three design/creative/craft ideas.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The latest Explorateur is live after some server issues. If you read it in your inbox, it was missing some seriously good links!
I'll share a few of my favorites below in a thread 🧵👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
I'll share a few of my favorites below in a thread 🧵👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #20
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
June 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The latest Explorateur is live after some server issues. If you read it in your inbox, it was missing some seriously good links!
I'll share a few of my favorites below in a thread 🧵👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
I'll share a few of my favorites below in a thread 🧵👇
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
Explorateur #2 is live and in your inbox. It's a curation of links for #ttrpg designers. November was packed with sharp writing, ideas, and theory, so it was hard to leave anything out.
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #2
Monthly discoveries for tabletop roleplaying game designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Explorateur #2 is live and in your inbox. It's a curation of links for #ttrpg designers. November was packed with sharp writing, ideas, and theory, so it was hard to leave anything out.
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'll share some of the highlights here on BlueSky...
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
Happy New Year! It's January 1st. That means a new issue of The Explorateur—a monthly round-up of rpg design links for rpg designers.
December was wild. Absolutely packed with articles. I can't do it justice on BlueSky, but I'll share some highlights 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
December was wild. Absolutely packed with articles. I can't do it justice on BlueSky, but I'll share some highlights 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #3
Monthly discoveries for tabletop roleplaying game designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy New Year! It's January 1st. That means a new issue of The Explorateur—a monthly round-up of rpg design links for rpg designers.
December was wild. Absolutely packed with articles. I can't do it justice on BlueSky, but I'll share some highlights 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
December was wild. Absolutely packed with articles. I can't do it justice on BlueSky, but I'll share some highlights 👇🧵
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur is a newsletter crammed, like Beetle from Breath of the Wild's backpack, full of links and tools for rpg designers. Reviews, mechanics, theory, and more.
I'm slowly getting over that 1000-subscriber hump without Substack, Twitter, or Facebook.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'm slowly getting over that 1000-subscriber hump without Substack, Twitter, or Facebook.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #7
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Explorateur is a newsletter crammed, like Beetle from Breath of the Wild's backpack, full of links and tools for rpg designers. Reviews, mechanics, theory, and more.
I'm slowly getting over that 1000-subscriber hump without Substack, Twitter, or Facebook.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
I'm slowly getting over that 1000-subscriber hump without Substack, Twitter, or Facebook.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Vous êtes journaliste, élu·e, militant·e pour l'environnement ou juste citoyen·ne soucieuse de savoir ce qui va se construire à côté de chez vous ?
Alors cet outil est fait pour vous : Disclose Data data.disclose.ngo/explorateur-...
Alors cet outil est fait pour vous : Disclose Data data.disclose.ngo/explorateur-...
Explorateur de documents des autorités environnementales - Disclose.ngo
Surveillez les projets ayant un impact sur l’environnement près de chez vous. Autoroutes, éoliennes, fermes-usines... Disclose a collecté les documents des autorités environnementales, qui évaluent l'...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Vous êtes journaliste, élu·e, militant·e pour l'environnement ou juste citoyen·ne soucieuse de savoir ce qui va se construire à côté de chez vous ?
Alors cet outil est fait pour vous : Disclose Data data.disclose.ngo/explorateur-...
Alors cet outil est fait pour vous : Disclose Data data.disclose.ngo/explorateur-...
🎉 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.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #13
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎉 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.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
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.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
On cherche un explorateur et réalisateur
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
On cherche un explorateur et réalisateur
It looks like the rpg designers are back from summer break, because this month's issue of The Explorateur is over-encumbered with designer reviews, advice, and resources.
What should I do for the anniversary issue next month?
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
What should I do for the anniversary issue next month?
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #12
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It looks like the rpg designers are back from summer break, because this month's issue of The Explorateur is over-encumbered with designer reviews, advice, and resources.
What should I do for the anniversary issue next month?
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
What should I do for the anniversary issue next month?
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
Increase your wisdom score with The Explorateur, my rpg newsletter for designers, writers, and layout artists.
This issue has some meaty reviews, a treasure trove of inspirational resources, and a pile of links you'll bookmark if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
This issue has some meaty reviews, a treasure trove of inspirational resources, and a pile of links you'll bookmark if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The Explorateur: Issue #8
Monthly design discoveries for tabletop rpg designers including jams, critique, theory, and tools. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Increase your wisdom score with The Explorateur, my rpg newsletter for designers, writers, and layout artists.
This issue has some meaty reviews, a treasure trove of inspirational resources, and a pile of links you'll bookmark if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
This issue has some meaty reviews, a treasure trove of inspirational resources, and a pile of links you'll bookmark if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/the-explorat...
The problem with compiling a monthly curation of links and opportunities, is that sometimes someone announces something shortly after you press publish.
@prismaticwasteland.com's Blog Bandwagon has been added to the jams section of this month's Explorateur.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
@prismaticwasteland.com's Blog Bandwagon has been added to the jams section of this month's Explorateur.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #13
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The problem with compiling a monthly curation of links and opportunities, is that sometimes someone announces something shortly after you press publish.
@prismaticwasteland.com's Blog Bandwagon has been added to the jams section of this month's Explorateur.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
@prismaticwasteland.com's Blog Bandwagon has been added to the jams section of this month's Explorateur.
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
On cherche un marin, explorateur et réalisateur
June 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
On cherche un marin, explorateur et réalisateur
Un mauvais explorateur de l'espace, c'est un nazetronaute ?
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Un mauvais explorateur de l'espace, c'est un nazetronaute ?
The latest Explorateur is out. Last month was quiet for the design heads. If you're like me and you like to absorb every rpg design idea you can find, Exploratuer is the hyper-specific publication just for you (and a little over a 1000 other subscribers).
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
The Explorateur: Issue #19
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
www.explorersdesign.com
May 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The latest Explorateur is out. Last month was quiet for the design heads. If you're like me and you like to absorb every rpg design idea you can find, Exploratuer is the hyper-specific publication just for you (and a little over a 1000 other subscribers).
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...
www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...