Cairn - First Edition
A downloadable game
Cairn is an adventure game for one facilitator (the Warden) and at least one other player. Players act as hardened adventurers exploring a dark & mysterious Wood filled with strange folk, hidden treasure, and unspeakable monstrosities.
Based on Knave by Ben Milton and Into The Odd by Chris McDowall, Cairn is an attempt at making Into The Odd semi-compatible with popular OSR settings like Dolmenwood. Character generation is quick and random, classless, and relies on fictional advancement rather than through XP or level mechanics. The game itself is rules-light but functional, leaving most rulings up to the Warden.
Cover byCosmic Orrery Games.
Traditional character sheet created byLicopeo.
Token character sheet created bybordercholly.
Tokens are largely art created byCarlos Castilho. Some tokens created byLicopeo.
Check out theofficial page for more resources (including the original Affinity source file), tools, and an SRD!
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (281 total ratings) |
| Author | Yochai Gal |
| Tags | cairn,Fantasy,into-the-odd,knave,nsr,OSR,pen-and-paper,rules-lite,Tabletop,Tabletop role-playing game |
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Install instructions
To print booklet, make double sided (short side) Landscape on a duplex printer.
Character sheets are double-sided (notes on back).
For Tokens, print out all sheets as Landscape, then separate Armor and Two-Handed Weapons. Cut along dotted lines (Horizontally & Vertically).
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