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Hey folks. I've created a Bluesky account to announce official Cairn RPG business and to answer questions. Also... to read
@funkaoshi.com
's OSR feed.
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Yochai Gal
3 days ago
Coming next summer! Join
@bradkerr.net
, Skullboy and I at Between Two Cons, an indie RPG/OSR convention in Portland, Oregon. Fill out this survey to influence how it takes shape:
forms.gle/bxs7RkvRkeeD...
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Between Two Cons
The Between Two Cairns podcast is hosting a convention (Between Two Cons) next year in Portland, Oregon, and we'd love your help! Please answer the following questions so we can plan accordingly.
https://forms.gle/bxs7RkvRkeeD1fqQ6
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You can now purchase
@weirdwonder.bsky.social
's latest adventure Orestruck from the Cairn Store:
store.cairnrpg.com/products/ore...
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Orestruck
An ossified horror murders and rends, terrorizing miners in an ancient cavern. A warrior and his vicious gang hunt a privateer rumored to have returned home. The dreamers hunger for a bloody return t...
https://store.cairnrpg.com/products/orestruck
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Jedediah Berry
8 days ago
The next two (!) books of the Wildendrem tabletop RPG setting are coming soon to Kickstarter.
#osr
www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
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Coming soon: Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/626169339/wildendrem-volume-two-the-saintly-hollows
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Space Penguin Ink
9 days ago
NEW RELEASES FOR SEPTEMBER! ORESTRUCK is a forestcrawl for CAIRN 2E. In the town of Pact, corpse thieves plunder the dead for unknown purposes, vicious gangs hunt men through the streets at night, and a gnashing monstrosity made of rock and bone has taken up residence in the local mine. Good luck!
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Amanda P. - Orestruck is out!
10 days ago
Today my new adventure Orestruck is officially released! Return to the Tannic Forest to confront monstrosities, both magical and mundane. Itch
weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
DrivethruRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social
spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
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Quest Portal
10 days ago
Today Helgi tried to find fault in the Mausritter SRD and comes up short. Isaac Williams' Mausritter delivers everything a tabletop RPG SRD should, and more.
www.questportal.com/blog/small-m...
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Small Mice, Big Adventures: Why the Mausritter SRD Is a Masterclass in Accessible Game Design - Quest Portal VTT
Mausritter might seem like a novelty, but it's Bold, charming, and mechanically sharp. It delivers everything a tabletop RPG SRD should and more. | Small Mice, Big Adventures: Why the Mausritter SRD…
https://www.questportal.com/blog/small-mice-big-adventures-why-the-mausritter-srd-is-a-masterclass-in-accessible-game-design
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Amanda P. - Orestruck is out!
11 days ago
Tomorrow: get ready
#osr
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Conor Duffy
11 days ago
Looking for a new adventure to drop into your campaigns for
#cairn
or any
#osr
game? Belly of the Beast is a dungeon delve with a twist: rather than enter the dungeon to fight a dragon, the dragon IS the dungeon.
#ttrpg
third-country-press.itch.io/belly-of-the...
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Belly of the Beast: a Dungeon for Cairn 2nd Edition by Third Country Press
Delve into the gold-laden corpse of a great dragon.
https://third-country-press.itch.io/belly-of-the-beast-a-dungeon-for-cairn-2nd-edition
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Brad Kerr
23 days ago
Between Two Cairns is back. "Into the Depths of Kreuger Castle." Podcasting! Indie D&D adventure module review! Male conversation! It's all here, folks.
www.patreon.com/posts/into-d...
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Into the Depths of Kreuger Castle | Between Two Cairns
Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/into-depths-of-137993386
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Brad Kerr
22 days ago
Another Between Two Cairns today. For Patreon subscribers only. We play Hypotheticals. "What RPG are you running in 2 hours for your normie cousin's bachelor party?" "What TSR module are you running for some old-head work friends who don't care about rules?"
www.patreon.com/posts/138140...
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Bonus Episode: Hypotheticals, the Issues, and more! | Between Two Cairns
Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/138140878
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Part 1 of an interview I did:
open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
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Behind the Screen #8
Creator Introduction
https://open.substack.com/pub/behindthescreenhq/p/behind-the-screen-8
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Stop, Plot, & Role! Podcast
about 1 month ago
Woo, episode 3 of this season is up! We're playing Cairn 2e by Yochai Gal, and continuing Trouble in Twin Lakes, also by Yochai Gal, lol. Lots of fun this one - Gossamer gets some armor, but at what cost?!
tinyurl.com/mtfzu5sr
#ttrpg
#podcast
#cairnrpg
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Cairn 2e: Episode 3 | Stop, Plot, & Role!
Trouble in Twin Lakes pt 3
https://tinyurl.com/mtfzu5sr
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Bodie H.
about 1 month ago
I made some new character sheets for my switch to Cairn for my open table campaign!
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I'm loving this so far, patiently waiting for every new post!
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about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
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Karly!
about 2 months ago
I used some of the dungeon procedures from the Cairn warden’s guide to help flesh out the map!
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Amanda P. - Orestruck is out!
about 2 months ago
Thank you to everyone who has checked out my new adventure The Eternal Empress!
#osr
Be sure to read all the awesome new Appendix N jam adventures! If you missed it:
weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
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The Eternal Empress by Amanda P.
An adventure for Cairn and old school roleplaying games
https://weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
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ரமணன்
about 2 months ago
Fuck the Ennies! No hype, no fanfare, no award shows, no spell checking, no nothing. I didn't even grab pictures for this post yet. Just the Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2025.
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Save vs. Total Party Kill - Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2025
My friend Warren messaged me a few days ago. “Ram,” he said, “reminder to write the Rammies, Ennies are in 2 days.”Wait, what? The year zooms by and I’m always caught on the back foot. Even with the w...
https://save.vs.totalpartykill.ca/blog/awards-2024/
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Folks
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about 2 months ago
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Amanda P. - Orestruck is out!
about 2 months ago
Today I'm releasing The Eternal Empress, a short location-based adventure for the Appendix N. jam.
#osr
Special thanks to
@explorersdesign.bsky.social
and Gus L. for the great cover and map!
weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
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The Eternal Empress by Amanda P.
An adventure for Cairn and old school roleplaying games
https://weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
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Robert Raulus
about 2 months ago
just released my appx. n jam entry (and my first adventure)! check it out!
robert-raulus.itch.io/gully-of-the...
#osr
#ttrpg
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Gully of the Golden Gorgon by Robert Raulus
A small adventure for Cairn
https://robert-raulus.itch.io/gully-of-the-golden-gorgon
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Leo
about 2 months ago
Vaults of Vaarn 2E is now live on Backerkit!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...
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Vaults of Vaarn Second Edition
The second edition of Vaults of Vaarn, the acclaimed science-fantasy adventure game.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/vaults-of-vaarn/vaults-of-vaarn-second-edition
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about 2 months ago
I've recently published my first zine - Wyrd Moravia - a fantasy, early medieval setting based on Slavic mythology, folklore, real world history and a drop of acid, for NSR / OSR games.
iwarthehomeless.itch.io/wyrd-morava-i
It's a good opportunity for my first post here.
#ttrpg
#osr
#nsr
#cairn
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WYRD MORAVA I by IwarTheHomeless
A zine for Cairn and NSR/OSR Games, based on Slavic mythology.
https://iwarthehomeless.itch.io/wyrd-morava-i
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Jason Christopher Burrows
2 months ago
My Appx. N Jam submission is done! Sneak, fight, or talk your way through a castle in dire straits. Stop a curse before it gets out of hand. Deal with desperate factions out for themselves. Or die trying!
eucatastrophic.itch.io/the-five-fat...
#cairn
#ttrpg
#osr
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The Five Fates of Estra Zo by Jason Christopher Burrows
A Cairn Castle Adventure
https://eucatastrophic.itch.io/the-five-fates-of-estra-zo
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Clayton
2 months ago
I'm labeling it "early access" because I plan on expanding this adventure after the jam. Not too much, just enough to make it easier to run for the GM and make it more accessible than it already is. Compatible with Cairn 2E. Still reading this? Here's what's inside this two-page micro adventure:
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Enn
2 months ago
I made a homey, hand-drawn hexcrawl adventure for Cairn 2e. Check it out : )
girlsatcomputers.itch.io/floodplains-...
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Floodplains of Illamoor by girls@computers
A Cairn 2e Hexcrawl
https://girlsatcomputers.itch.io/floodplains-of-illamoor
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Kirhon.vi
2 months ago
In this week's blog post, I create a monster using
@cairnrpg.com
Warden's Guide procedure. Take a look, use it!
#ttrpg
#osr
#Cairn
#monstercreation
#blog
delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/07/lets...
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Let's create a monster in Cairn 2e!
This week I'll go back to Cairn 2e after creating a PC for it a few weeks ago . This time I'll follow the procedure presented in Cairn 2e's ...
https://delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2025/07/lets-create-monster-in-cairn-2e.html
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Bastionland Press
2 months ago
I genuinely don't think Mythic Bastionland would exist if not for the conversation I had with Zedeck here
open.spotify.com/episode/2URP...
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MeatCastle GameWare
2 months ago
That latest Missive has arrived! This one is a Mega-Missive™ featuring a dive into region/faction creation in Cairn 2e, the region I created, my first video essay, a FREE old-school pulp fantasy
#TTRPG
adventure, and loads more cool stuff. Read it out HERE:
meatcastle.substack.com/p/how-we-gen...
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How We Generate Settings - Pt. 1
Freebie: PAWNS OF THE MIND MASTERS - Cairn 2e Adventure!
https://meatcastle.substack.com/p/how-we-generate-settings-pt-1
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Casey G. 🦖🦕🚀👽
2 months ago
Proud to be the 11th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for MAC Attack - Sci-Fi Mecha Miniature Wargame!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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MAC Attack - Sci-Fi Mecha Miniature Wargame
MAC Attack: Mobile Armour Colossus. A fast-playing, explosive mecha tabletop wargame, where factions of a fractured humanity fight for dominance on alien new worlds.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bastionland-press/mac-attack-sci-fi-mecha-miniature-wargame?ref=bk-social-pledge-button
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Finally back in stock in the Cairn store: Wildendrem Vol #1, The Valley of Flowers by
@jedediahberry.com
and
@andrewmcalpine.bsky.social
!
store.cairnrpg.com/products/the...
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The Valley of Flowers
The Valley of Flowers is a fantasy campaign setting of mythic adventure in a world gone strange, designed for use with Old-School Essentials and Cairn. Featuring 150 full-color pages of locations, enc...
https://store.cairnrpg.com/products/the-valley-of-flowers
3 months ago
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schoonerlabs
3 months ago
Finally got our Cairn 2E accessories added to the shop after a bit of a delay. Now available on our Etsy shop, link in bio.
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Quinns
3 months ago
NEW QUINNS QUEST REVIEW! At a time when fantasy RPG releases are competing for attention like crabs in a bucket, Mythic Bastionland by
@bastionland.bsky.social
upends that bucket and sets us all free. It's simple, it's genius, it's like nothing you've ever played.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-u...
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Quinns Quest Reviews: Mythic Bastionland!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-uUJ8iLTE
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Space Penguin Ink
3 months ago
The Cairn 2e Warden’s Guide includes tools, tables, and advice for running Cairn, with procedures to generate content that fits into the Vald setting or any fantasy world of your imagining.
spacepenguin.ink/products/cai...
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Dougal
3 months ago
I have been immortalised as an NPC in Odinson's new adventure for Cairn set in his grim and perilous Wenderweald. To say that this pleases me is an understatement. Its PWYW on itch and features a great scenario with incredible art.
#osr
#cairn
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Knight of the Corpse Trials by Odinson Games
Fully illustrated gothic folk horror quest for Cairn
https://odinsongamesgmailcom.itch.io/knight-of-the-corpse-trials?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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I sent out a newsletter today for anyone interested:
sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/yQBLC6GTI2...
3 months ago
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The Cairn 2e box set is officially available for purchase at
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social
!
spacepenguin.ink/products/cai...
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Cairn 2e Boxed Set
Are you ready to return to The Wood? The definitive second edition of the indie underground classic has been freshly revised and developed, and includes an expanded Player’s Guide, a brand new Warden’...
https://spacepenguin.ink/products/cairn-2e-boxed-set
3 months ago
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The Cairn 2e box set is officially available for purchase at
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social
!
spacepenguin.ink/products/cai...
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Cairn 2e Boxed Set
Are you ready to return to The Wood? The definitive second edition of the indie underground classic has been freshly revised and developed, and includes an expanded Player’s Guide, a brand new Warden’...
https://spacepenguin.ink/products/cairn-2e-boxed-set
3 months ago
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Novecento - is making OLD GOLDEN SKULL
3 months ago
Hey TTRPG folks! I made a new article detailing how you can start making your own RPG stuff, be it dungeons, adventures, or complete settings! Let's make a plan together, and let's create some RPG stuff 😎
#TTRPGcommunity
#OSR
#NSR
#dnd
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How to start creating your own RPG stuff
Hop in, folks, we're about to get c r e a t i v e 😎
https://novecento.substack.com/p/how-to-start-creating-your-own-rpg
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RP
3 months ago
If you love the Cairn RPG and aren't sure about picking up the new box set edition, here's a video talking about it
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This Is How You Package a TTRPG (Cairn 2nd Edition Unboxing)
YouTube video by Tabletop Blueprint by Fari RPGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onwDydYmeKk
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Goblins Don't Wear Shirts 🏳🌈 [he/him]
3 months ago
More Between Two Cairns fanart!
#betweentwocairns
#osr
#rpg
Uh the alt text for this one’s gonna be tricky lol
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Mystic Mog
3 months ago
Well good goddam. The day is finally here, and it’s a thing of beauty. Well played Mr. Yochai Gal. Well. Played.
#Cairn2e
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RolledLow ☞
3 months ago
Can shared experiences in an RPG spark meaningful conversations about the world we live in? What do you think? Join the convo at RPG Cauldron.
#osr
#dialogue
#design
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Exploring Urban Sprawls in Despotic Times
Can shared experiences in an RPG spark meaningful conversations about the world we live in? That’s the driving question behind an Underworld I am working on. Right now, it’s just a bunch of ideas tak...
https://discourse.rpgcauldron.com/t/exploring-urban-sprawls-in-despotic-times/3076?u=rolledlow
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Goblins Don't Wear Shirts 🏳🌈 [he/him]
3 months ago
Listening to my favorite podcast, Between Two Cairns, featuring Yochai,
@bradkerr.net
and Skullboy (An update of a previous B2C image to include Skullboy)
#osr
#rpg
#podcast
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RP
3 months ago
If you love
@cairnrpg.com
you need to checkout this unboxing of the second edition of Cairn
youtu.be/onwDydYmeKk?...
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This Is How You Package a TTRPG (Cairn 2nd Edition Unboxing)
YouTube video by Tabletop Blueprint by Fari RPGs
https://youtu.be/onwDydYmeKk?si=7PUAx1VTMSpK2yjV&utm_source=MTQxZ
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The Cairn 2e Warden's Guide is finally available in print! You can find it print on demand, at cost, on Amazon, Lulu, and DTRPG, or grab an offset copy from the Cairn Store or directly from Mixam! Links to everything are here:
cairnrpg.com/second-editi...
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Print Copies
https://cairnrpg.com/second-edition/print-copies/#wardens-guide
3 months ago
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LA ESQUINA DEL ROL GAMES
3 months ago
I got my box set of my favorite fantasy game: Cairn! It was the first English project where I was a stretch goal to help localize it into Spanish. ☺️
#osr
#ttrpg
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I wrote a post about how I write adventures, using only the Cairn 2e Warden's Guide:
newschoolrevolution.com/lets-make-a-...
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Let's Make a Forest
In the coming months I plan to publish a few more adventures in the . I thought it might be interesting for folks to see my process. The following is a "Desi...
https://newschoolrevolution.com/lets-make-a-forest/
3 months ago
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Now available in print from the Cairn store:
@josephrlewis.bsky.social
's Perilous Path of the Cursed Camel!
store.cairnrpg.com/products/per...
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Perilous Path of the Cursed Camel
What do you say when a bizarre camel appears and says you’re doomed to have your soul eaten by witches… unless you can steal as many ancient Relics as possible from all over the world in the next few ...
https://store.cairnrpg.com/products/perilous-path-of-the-cursed-camel?variant=47708653715696
4 months ago
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ரமணன்
4 months ago
We don’t have to cancel
@cairnrpg.com
and
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social
anymore: my copy arrived and it’s looking hot!
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