THE CAIRNIES

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I discuss our favorite module reviews from the year. That's right: it's the Cairnies 2025! www.patreon.com/posts/146425...

Cairn Winter Newsletter is out! sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/nYwgvSva6K...

My fiancé and I are making a #ttrpg zine for #ZineMonth. She’s drawing and doing the layout, I’m designing the Cairn adventure 😌 It’s basically a dungeon, except you can see the sky and feel the breeze Follow the project for a free add-on and email updates 👉 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Was thinking of doing an RPGs of 2025 review thing, but then couldn’t because one of my friends who I gamed with died this year and it’s all too much. So I’ll just say that my number 1 RPG thing this year was running Beyond the Pale in Cairn 2e (both adventure and system written by Yochai Gal).

I will just comment briefly to say I’m aware of the republished book. I’d reiterate that Vaults of Vaarn is published under Creative Commons and the book text encourages you to remix, edit, reuse the content.

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review Seven Sealed Spirits by @watcherdm.com, and answer a question from the mailbag. www.patreon.com/posts/145992...

Quick Cairn / OSE / Valley of Flowers talk: we're sometimes asked how to do Cairn 2E watches on the Valley of Flowers map. It's pretty easy to manage this on the fly using the map scale and some basic travel time assumptions. My brief answer to a player question here: itch.io/post/15064026

Zoazanna Mountain is more than mere module, however. The mysteries of this ancient land run deep, and as players unravel one they may find within it a knot of several others. spacepenguin.ink/products/the...

Made a short zine for the #PuzzleDungeonJam: Titansflute, a dungeon that's also a giant flute that characters can slowly return to functionality by solving wind and sound-based puzzles. I've written for #cairn before, but I believe this is the first one to be published. Check it out!

I've just uploaded a little zine full of 20 goblins for use when someone wants to know more about a goblin they've just encountered. The goblins are statted for Into the Odd (and compatible with Cairn, etc), but should work for any 'old school' fantasy ttrpg. offworldbogil.itch.io/goblin-suppl...

If you are a fan of the BlueSky OSR feed Yochai created, that I now manage, please consider donating for its upkeep costs! The service we use has created this convenient page where you can donate directly to paying for the feed’s hosting. blueskyfeedcreator.com/p/save.vs.to...

In a very special Bonus Episode of Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net and I interview @samsorensen.bsky.social about Over/Under, a massive wargame/LARP held during Mothership Month. This episode is only available to Patrons but will see a wider release in the future. www.patreon.com/posts/story-...

Mr @betterlegends.bsky.social is making a zine about demons or something. It's for OSE Month. Pay attention. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

One of my favorite artists and people, Skullboy, is making an illustrated book of Demons as part of OSE Month. Follow it on Backerkit! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I review Into the Wilds by Harley Stroh, and answer a mailbag question. www.patreon.com/posts/into-w...

watcherdm.itch.io/dont-wake-th... We made a bookmark dungeon for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social TTRPG Bookmark Jam. Don't Wake the Worm is made for Cairn 2e. Worm as dungeon, 3 new creatures, a few treats and traps, and a countdown clock to the end of civilization. PWYW. #bookmarkdungeon #cairn2e #nsr

Does anyone know of any good posts relating to languages (and/or conlangs) in games? This cry for help goes out to any and all #osr #blog #sages and RPG #cunningfolk who may hear it.

Between Two Cairns now has a website, for some reason: betweentwocairns.com

New Adventure: RUIN OF REPUTATION is a free, one session beginner puzzle dungeon for Cairn 2E. It has 10 rooms and should take around 3.5 hours. Supplementary material is provided for continuing the adventure's story through a longer campaign. pointlessmonument.itch.io/ruin-of-repu...

Now available in the Cairn store! Lovely Jade Necropolis by @josephrlewis.bsky.social! With art by the author and an excellent cover by @gorangligovic.bsky.social! store.cairnrpg.com/products/lov...

I'm back with another of my Play Style Preferences. This time, I'm talking about Diegetic Advancement and how I prefer Character Cultivation over Character Builds. widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...

Another Between Two Cairns in one day! It's an after-show show! With @yochaigal.bsky.social and Skullboy! Patreon only, sorry! I give a play report of FIST, Sam talks PS1 JRPGs, Yochai plays "Terra Nil". Wow! No refunds! www.patreon.com/posts/after-...

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I review Fragments of the Floating City by Will Jarvis, and answer a Mootsack question. www.patreon.com/posts/fragme...

HAMMERS is a rules-lite all-cleric dungeon crawler in the vein of OD&D and Troika! Play as occultists, witchfinders, and ecclesiastics in the pursuit of rooting out evil! Link below.

Reaching out to the #OSR hive-mind. What are some ways to handle PC kindreds from #Dolemeneood in #Cairn? Maybe their special qualities are a relic that needs to be recharged. 🤔 Just thinking out loud. discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/dolmenwood...

Electric Bastionland is now back in stock! If you're waiting on US stock PlusOneExp will have some in the coming weeks. bastionlandpress.com/products/ele...

You can now purchase @gravy.press The Fiend Sworn on the Cairn store. store.cairnrpg.com/products/the... It's available for free on Itch so you can check it out first, if you like: gravy-press.itch.io/the-fiend-sw...

The OSR Onion: The Dododecahedron https://dododecahedron.blog/2025/11/22/the-osr-onion/ #dnd #ttrpg

Well I missed the boat getting Belle of the Bog in Drivethru's Black Friday sale, but I'll put it on discount for the same term regardless. If you want a digital copy, it's half off! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #ttrpg #Dragonbane #osr #BelleOfTheBog

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I review Mana Meltdown by @lazylitch.bsky.social, and answer a mailbag question. www.patreon.com/posts/144231...

In 2025 I will begin publishing Cairn supplements for third parties, under the moniker Cairn Press. If you're a writer and want help with editing, layout, or printing I should be able to hook you up with the right people. My goal is to make more Cairn content and get people paid for their work.

Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I review Beneath the Muckfort by @gravy.press, and answer a question from the Mootsack. www.patreon.com/posts/143514...

JOEY RULES

I'm happy to report that @drivethrurpg.com have added Cairn as a filter (under Old School Revival). Thanks much for that! If you've made something for Cairn, be sure to update the tag there under "Edit Title Listing." Thanks again everyone.

A neighbor has kindly given me his old Dragon magazine cache (and one White Dwarf). Some photos below.

eucatastrophic.itch.io/downrooted I am Itchfunding my Cairn module in order to pay for editing and get physical copies! I have worked on this game for two years and I would appreciate everyone giving it a look, sharing it around, or even contributing to the fund! Let's get this game done!

Over the course of the month I drew a portrait or 2(hundred) in #over/under and called them 🩸HEADSHOTS🩸 And @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com said he might put them in the Mothership app so now you can all apply gentle pressure to that situation too! lol drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Got a review of the door in murex canyon by Mr. Mann or blue mountain. Really cool insight into this in play and it was interesting seeing the cairn 2e barebones butting up against the laser rifles. bluemountain.bearblog.dev/murex-canyon...

Check out my read of Orestruck, the excellent adventure by the excellent @weirdwonder.bsky.social youtu.be/s5ND6KuUhOE #ttrpg

Today on Between Two Cairns @bradkerr.net, Skullboy and I review BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle, and answer a mailbag question. www.patreon.com/posts/bsolo-...

What I have been up to and a digression re: my current rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation. weirdwonder.bearblog.dev/a-yawn-from/ #osr

It's time for more BETWEEN TWO CAIRNS featuring special guest @explorersdesign.bsky.social. We review "Warped Beyond Recognition" by @traaa.sh. Enjoy your delicious moments, folks. www.patreon.com/posts/142727...

idolofmanyhands.itch.io/cairn-2e-war... The other day I made a Custom Warden Screen designed for quick reference at the table, with the following content: Core Rules, Equipment, Downtime, Dungeon Exploration, Wilderness Exploration. Enjoy! #cairnrpg #ttrpg #osr #cairn #cairn2e #dmscreen

I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes. It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess. cairnrpg.com/barebones/

The Bastionland Podcast is back! This episode welcomes @limithron.bsky.social to pick three games that are important to him. open.spotify.com/episode/28mx...

Lovely Jade Necropolis is here! (And its half price this weekend!) #shadowdark #osr #cairn #ttrpg www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

I've completed my Cairn 2e statblock conversion of the NPCs and monsters for N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God Check it out here: sketchyvanrpg.com/2025/10/29/c... #CairnRPG #osr #dnd

Are you ready to get a Mythic Bastionland campaign off the ground? Don't know where to start? Fear not, 'What a Horrible Knight' has got you covered! plusoneexp.com/products/hor...

I now carry The Feast of Tegny Wood in the Cairn Store. It's $5, just like the other two adventures in the Cairn Adventures Series. store.cairnrpg.com/products/cas...