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• The 1 HP Dragon
  2y ago · 9 min
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  Combat as puzzles. A hack on the 16 HP dragon from Dungeon World.
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  • About Structure Sizes · Ladino's Rogue Thoughts
  • The 46er - March 2026 · Table 46
  • I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf · Prismatic Wasteland

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  • Appendix J? · Toasted Blogel
  • Appendix J? · Toasted Blogel
  • My problems with combat · Table 46
  • Combat without Combat · Binary Star Games
  • Fear the Dark Playtest - What Did I Learn? · Table 46
  • Blogging is Forever · Save vs. Total Party Kill
  • 2500 HP Dragons · Fail Forward
• Exploring Crapland Squared
  2y ago · 6 min
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  Voice. It's the secret weapon of rpg writing.
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  • The Idle Cartulary Awards for Excellence in Elfgames 2024 · Playful Void
• What are Phantom Cogs?
  2y ago · 9 min
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  How they work, why they exist, and where you'll find them in rpgs.
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  • Vestiges of the Past - Phantom Cogs and Forsaken Easter Eggs · DIY & dragons
  • Shiny TTRPG links #177 · Seed of Worlds
• Exploring Picket Line Tango
  2y ago · 7 min
  The noir-inspired murder mystery strikes a balance in this week's Design Delve.
• The Art of the RPG Cover
  2y ago · 11 min
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  How to make your roleplaying game's cover stand out (with examples).
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  • The Idle Cartulary Awards for Excellence in Elfgames 2024 · Playful Void
  • Shiny TTRPG links #181 · Seed of Worlds
  • The Art of the Cover · Save vs. Total Party Kill
• Game Design by Abstraction
  2y ago · 8 min
  How to design by focusing on essentiality in roleplaying games—a fun design exercise.
• Mörk Borg (Layout Exhibit)
  2y ago · 9 min
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  The doom metal roleplaying game with a masterclass layout.
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  • Zine Zone: Kingdoms · Personable Thoughts
  • Art by Nohr · Save vs. Total Party Kill
  • TORCHES (6): A RPG Microblog Collection 3 · I CAST LIGHT!
• 2024 RPG Design Prophecies
  2y ago · 5 min
  Bold predictions for the future of rpgs. A few curses included.
• Killing Good Games with Bad Titles
  2y ago · 8 min
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  How to write a bad RPG title. And how to do the opposite.
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  • The Idle Cartulary Awards for Excellence in Elfgames 2024 · Playful Void
• Graphic Design 101: A Beginner's Glossary
  2y ago · 12 min
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  How to speak "designer" and how to solve any design problem.
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  • The Electrum Archive is Prescription Medication · Valeria Loves
  • The Electrum Archive is Prescription Medication · Valeria Loves
• Turn the Character Sheet Sideways
  2y ago · 6 min
  Tips & tricks for designing character sheets.
• Grid System 101: A Beginner's Glossary
  2y ago · 12 min
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  A not so short tour of your rpg's layout, its different parts, and how to use them.
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  • Finishing Projects · To Be Resolved
  • Layout Set-Up Checklist · Graftbound Press Blog
  • Iterating on a Hellbenders Character Sheet · To Be Resolved

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  • First Impressions of Typst, a Promising New Layout Tool · Gordian Blade
• Design the Dungeon with Numbers
  2y ago · 11 min
  How to leverage numbers in your roleplaying game designs.
• Layout Inspiration Database
  2y ago · 1 min
  300+ layout examples. Cited, linked, tagged, and sorted. Available to members.
• Agency Inspiration Database
  2y ago · 1 min
  150+ Design studios, agencies, and consultancies. Linked, tagged, and sorted.
• Logo Inspiration Database
  3y ago · 1 min
  700+ logos discovered, cited, and sorted. Perfect for inspiration. Available to Explorers Design members.
• Brand Guidelines Database
  3y ago · 1 min
  70+ Brand guidelines for design inspiration. Discovered, tagged, and sorted for Explorers Design members.
• Dungeon Crawl Classics: Designing Old-School.
  3y ago · 11 min
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  A design delve into the cult classic rpg of sword-and-sorcery.
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  • Shiny TTRPG links #182 · Seed of Worlds
• Classic Explorer Template
  3y ago · 2 min
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  A time-slaying layout template for classic fantasy. | $20.00
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  • Expectations for a Lancer One-Shot · Gordian Blade
• Brindlewood Bay (Layout Exhibit)
  3y ago · 11 min
  Gauntlet Publishing's most innovative system shimmies into a new art direction.
• Design Principles Cheatsheet
  3y ago · 1 min
  Design principles reference sheet. | FREE
• User Design Principles for RPG Design
  3y ago · 11 min
  The "side quests" of user design theory and how to use them in your next tabletop game.
• Typesetter Template Tool
  3y ago · 1 min
  Focus on your text. Automate the rest. | FREE
• Gestalt Laws for RPG Design
  3y ago · 4 min
  If the design principles were a glossary, the Gestalt Laws are a survival guide.
• Into the Odd (Layout Exhibit)
  3y ago · 5 min
  The rules-light, flavor-heavy roleplaying game has a layout few can replicate.
• Thumbnail Sheets Tool
  3y ago · 1 min
  Sketch your layouts. Save time. | FREE