Coming from Zen first,I was surprised that this was as add-on. In Zen you can look closely at any table, at any time while playing it.
but I really think Table Exploration is a basic feature that shouldn't be locked behind an add-on.
In the very first versions of TPA (until MB/Gorgar pack if I remember well), the table exploration was an unlockable award, after completing all wizard goals on a table.
Yeah, that's actually *worse*. If I've beaten the wizard goals I probably already know how the table works.
For me, the main purpose of table exploration is to see more in details the table arts, texts, objects, etc.