Between Two Cairns

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review D3: Vault of the Drow by Gary Gygax in another Gamer Blast from the Past! Recorded live at Gary Con XVIII!Where do you want to see adventure design going ten years from now?Do you follow any particular writing process?What was the adventure that swerved you head-on into the OSR?3:53 Mootsack28:46 Main Review1:02:48 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 13: Live at Gary Con XVIII: Vault of the DrowFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord s...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by WatcherDM to review The Belle of the Bog by Tom Lagier.24:09 Main Review54:32 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 12: The Belle of the BogFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Leviathan by Christian Eichhorn, and answer a Mootsack question.How important is Number Appearing?06:30 Mootsack21:37 Main Review51:29 Deep Dive Season 5, Episode 11: LeviathanFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline? by Matthew Morris, and answer a question from the mootsack.Mootsack: How do modern OSR games handle a vacuum after PC death?19:00 Mootsack36:00 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 10: What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline?For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the sho...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review DA2: Temple of the Frog by Dave Arneson and David J. Ritchie, and answer a mootsack question (and then some!).How do you telegraph traps to monsters?What are examples of adventures that inspired your work?13:23 Mootsack22:55 Mailbag31:07 Main Review1:11:36 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 9: DA2: Temple of the FrogFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the sh...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review On The Hill by M. Allen Hall, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: When do you stop adding or changing stuff in a system?13:14 Mootsack29:15 Main Review54:54 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 8: On The HillFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Ooze Nun by Joey Royale and Tiger Wizard, and answer a question from the mootsack.Mootsack: How do you balance searching for or telegraphing traps?10:11 Mootsack27:47 Main Review56:38 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 7: Ooze NunFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Directsun to review Dinoplex: Cataclysm by Ian Yusem and CRYO-SIQ by WACO. We also answer a mootsack question... but the call was coming from inside the house!Mootsack: How do you handle the existential dread of changing careers?13:32 Mootsack30:18 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 6: Dinoplex: Cataclysm & CRYO-SIQFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Tiny Fables by Josiah Moore, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you know what levels to design for?Weird stranger things ephemera19:58 Mootsack35:25 Main Review1:07:26 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 5: Tiny FablesFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin to review Pollute the Elfen Memory Water by Michael Raston, and to answer a mailbag question.How do you do notes for prep and during play?23:18 Mootsack39:52 Main Review1:13:24 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 4: Pollute the Elfen Memory WaterFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Downward Spiral of the Lost by Pablo Dapena, and answer a mootsack question.How do you handle large amounts of gold in a dungeon?12:34 Mootsack29:02 Main Review59:40 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 3: Downward Spiral of the LostFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See...

JOIN US AT BETWEEN TWO CONS! Yochai, Brad, and Sam review B8: Journey to the Rock by Michael Malone in another Gamer Blast from the Past! Also, we answer a mailbag question.Should I bend the story to serve the narrative?10:37 Mootsack25:53 Main ReviewDeep Dive 51:19Season 5, Episode 2: B8: Journey to the RockFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Tha...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review A Haunting in Glass by Jesse Winter, and answer a rulings-related question.How do you handle hidden information (like a character that will die after X days)?8:14 Make a Ruling33:48 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 1: A Haunting in GlassFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See...

It's that time of year again! Brad, Sam, and Yochai count down their five favorite modules they reviewed this year. There is also a mootsack question in there somewhere.7:45 Mootsack23:22 The CairniesSpoilers Below!Yochai5 Ex Inferis4 Frozen Ascent3 Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle2 Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh1 The Smoking Pillar of Lan YuBrad 5 Buried in the Bahamas4 Kidnap the Archpriest3 ARKOS2 Frozen Ascent1...

Yochai, Sam, and Brad review Seven Sealed Spirits by WatcherDM, and answer a question from the mailbag.Do you adjust your game to fit whom you're playing with?16:30 Mootsack24:25 Main Review49:53 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 16: Seven Sealed SpiritsFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Into the Wilds by Harley Stroh, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: Are there artistic style "studies" of RPG modules?Support Sam's art! Back Corporate Breakfast on Kickstarter now!6:56 Mootsack15:40 Main Review59:38 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 15: Into the WildsFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bum...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Fragments of the Floating City by Will Jarvis, and answer a Mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you introduce a new player in a single session?Support Sam's art! Back Corporate Breakfast on Kickstarter now!8:24 Mootsack15:52 Main Review41:03 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 14: Fragments of the Floating CityFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bo...

We review Mana Meltdown by Lazy Litch, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you convey a sense of place, or awe in an adventure?5:46 Mootsack14:24 Main Review50:43 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 13: Mana MeltdownFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam (aka Skullboy, aka Better Legends) review Beneath the Muckfort by Bo Ryan Crumb, and answer a question from the Mootsack.Mootsack: Tips for introverts when dealing with challenging issues?13:20 Mailbag30:45 Main Review58:41 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 12: Beneath the MuckfortFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on...

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle, and answer a mailbag question.Mailbag: Should I run older editions of D&D?9:44 Mootsack27:00 Main ReviewSeason 4, Episode 11: BSOLO Ghost of Lion CastleFor listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.