Explore Dungeons Zine #4 (plus more)

Explore Dungeons Zine #4 (plus more)

Finally, the long awaited 4th issue of our system neutral RPG zine! Contains adventures, maps, random tables, weird magic, articles, and more.
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Welcome to the long-awaited Explore Dungeons Zine #4.



This issue is our biggest yet, packed with system-neutral, easily adaptable TTRPG content, including:

Adventure Locations
  • The Ruined Temple - An ancient cliffside temple, overrun by demons. Suitable for levels 1-4.
  • The Infested Undercity - Strange noises and chanting from the sewers. Suitable for levels 5-7.

New Scenarios
  • War comes to Altadelah - A sleepy little town nestled in the mountains overrun by goblins.
  •  The Mine - A strange ore has been discovered and it's effects are stranger still...

DM & Player Articles
  • Playing with Personality: The Role of the Warrior - Fun warrior archetypes and play styles.
  • Practical Magic - Find magic in the mundane with household folk magic.
  • Groundhog Day - Tips for successfully running a time-looped scenario.

New Monsters
  • Righteous Schrooms - A myconid offshoot featuring Heavy Metal Bardbarians.
Other stuff
  • The usual assortment of maps, random tables, and other fun additions to your game.

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Pledge Levels

We're trying to make this as easy as possible. The more physical zines you back, the cheaper it gets, and you can choose from all of our available zines, or multiples of the same ones.

Specific zine choices are made in the pledge manager and include all available zines:
Explore Dungeons #1, #2, #3, #4,
sMörkåsBorg #1
(our Mörk Borg zine),
and Tales From The Tower #1 (our 5e zine),

as well as the unlocked stretch goals:
sMörkåsBorg #2,
Tales From The Tower #2
,
Deep Zine
,

and possibly Explore Dungeons Zine #5! (if we unlock it)

NOTE: If you back for more zines than are available/unlocked, DON'T WORRY! you will be able to pick duplicate copies of any existing zine. We will not issue credit in the Pledge Manager for "extra" zines backed, so please choose your pledge level carefully.


PHYSICAL ZINES (multiple pledge levels available)

Every physical book comes with a free PDF copy as well.
All our zines retail for $10 each, so the more you buy, the more you save.

1 Zine - $9.50 (5% Off)
2 Zines - $18.00 (10% Off)
3 Zines - $25.50 (15% Off)
4 zines - $32.00 (20% Off)
5 zines - $37.50 (25% Off)
6 zines - $42.00 (30% Off)
7 Zines - $47.60 (32% Off)
8 zines - $52.80 (34% Off)
9 zines - $57.60 (36% Off)
10 zines - $62.00 (38% Off)
If you need more than 10 zines and a bigger discount, please see the MERCHANT tier.




ALL DIGITAL ZINES - $30

You get digital copies of ALL the zines. This includes Explore Dungeons #1, #2, #3, and #4, as well as sMörkåsBorg #1 and #2*, Tales from the Tower #1 and #2**n and the Deep Zine***. That is NINE zines. If the last stretch goal is unlocked, you will get TEN DIGITAL ZINE TITLES for $30.

This tier does NOT include non-zine books, i.e. KINLESS or the Heroic Adventure! titles, which are available in the Add-Ons section.

*sMörkåsBorg #2 has been unlocked and added to this bundle.
** Tales from the Tower #2 has been unlocked and added to this bundle.
*** Deep Zine has been unlocked and added to this bundle.


SMALL MERCHANT - $150

This pledge level gets you a $250 credit for only $150 (effectively a 40% discount). Usable on anything in the pledge manager (except taxes and shipping). This includes zines, our Heroic Adventure! line of DCC RPG modules, the KINLESS RPG and accessories, DCC dice, and more.


MIGHTY MERCHANT - $300

This pledge level gets you a $600 credit for only $300 (effectively a 50% discount). Usable on anything in the pledge manager (except taxes and shipping). This includes zines, our Heroic Adventure! line of DCC RPG modules, the KINLESS RPG and accessories, DCC dice, and more.

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STRETCH GOALS

Explore Dungeons Zine #4 is already complete. These stretch goals unlock additional physical zines, to be delivered in 2026.

$1500 - sMörkåsBorg #2:
This is our Mörk Borg zine, with new monsters, new classes, new locations, and plenty of random tables for tormenting your already miserable PCs further. Wraparound cover art.


$2000 - Tales from the Tower #2: Our 5e zine features more maps for the interplanar mystery tower, along with new adventures, new magic, random tables, new creatures, and more. Wraparound cover art depicts the tower split between two realities. (I'm also adding in a free Explore Dungeons sticker!)


$2500 - Deep Zine: Our sci-fi / fantasy zine for fans of the Deep Space and Deep Magic systems by Farsight Games. Includes content for both systems, with new planets and adventures.


$3000 - EXPLORE DUNGEONS #5! The overall theme of this issue is post-apocalyptic science-fantasy and features content usable in games like Gamma World, Metamorphosis Alpha, Neon Lords, Mutant Crawl Classics, Umerica, Barbarians of the Ruined Earth, and more.


All unlocked stretch goals come with physical and digital versions, and the digital versions are also added to the All Digital Zines pledge level.

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Add-Ons

If you want more zines, use the pledge levels so you get the bigger discount. But if you want our other products, you can pick them up in the Add-Ons.

Everything in our Add-Ons section is complete, in-stock, and ready to ship once all zines are finished. Everything ships together.

KINLESS RPG - This is our solo RPG based on the Mörk Borg rule set, completely standalone. You are a Viking warrior, exiled from home and forced to survive alone in the cold. You'll face strange things, struggle to survive, and possibly make new allies or enemies. If you survive long enough, you can attempt returning home to reclaim your rightful place, but the odds are stacked against you.


HEROIC ADVENTURE! (available for DCC RPG and 5e!)
#1 - Evil Never Dies - Defeat a time-traveling lich and save the town on Emerson (again)!
#2 - Vault of the Murderworm - The mountain town of Sawtooth has a BIG problem.
#2.1 - The Wormfather's Apprentice - The town of Sawtooth still has a few problems!


Full details and other products available in the Add-Ons section.
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Projected Shipping Costs


Shipping will be charged in the Pledge Manager.

US SHIPPING

NOTE: 
These are approximate estimates only, based on current US rates. 
They could change. This is NOT a quote or a locked-in fixed rate.

In the US...
1-3 Zines ~ $6
4-6 Zines ~ $9
7-10 Zines ~ $12

Shipping is weight based, so the more stuff you order, the more shipping costs. Books are heavy. If you order anything other than books, the rate is higher because it no longer qualifies for Media Mail, but I usually ship Ground Advantage in the US anyway since it's nearly the same price.


INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

Given the current socio-economic climate, possible World War 3, and inevitable Tariff insanity... I'm not comfortable posting shipping rates for international orders until we lock them in for the pledge manager.

Also, I have no control over tariffs. IPlease see below for more info on tariffs and what happens if you don't pay them.

Shipping will be charged in the Pledge Manager.

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What are the Risks?

All the usual caveats apply. Global Pandemic, Government Collapse, Earthquakes, Postal Strikes... basically: We aren't responsible for anything we have no control over. We'll get your books to you as fast as possible though.

We try to mitigate risk but doing everything stateside. Book Printing, 3D Printing, Poster Map Printing... all done here. Our DCC RPG Dice come from Impact, also in the US. We do occasionally order custom engraved d20s from China, but we eat the tariffs and don't pass that cost on to you. We don't have anything coming from overseas in this project anyway, so it's a non-issue.

Currently, shipping costs from the US to other countries are HIGH, as are the tariffs. Tariffs are the buyer's responsibility. If your shipment gets returned to us because nobody paid the tariffs / import duties, that's on you. We won't re-ship them since by the time we get them back, they are usually damaged, so they end up in the bin. 

We're partnering with Studio 2 to handle our hobby channel distribution AND our crowdfunding fulfillment, which should improve shipping times and costs (once we get the pipeline flowing).



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