Cairn is an adventure game about exploring a dark and mysterious Wood filled with strange folk, hidden treasure, and unspeakable monstrosities. Character generation is quick and random, adventures are tense and reward careful exploration, and combat is frantic and deadly.
Cairn Second Edition (or Cairn 2e) is a free replacement for the original Cairn adventure game. ... [click here for more]
The 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. The following chapters offer resources and detailed instructions for creating immersive adventures, with an emphasis on dynamic gameplay and rich worldbuilding. It is our hope that with these pages anyone can craft unique,... [click here for more]
CAS-1: Trouble in Twin Lakes is an adventure set in the Vald setting.
Two weeks ago, Aldra, the beloved butcher of Isthmus Town, suddenly vanished without a trace. Some days later, a local teen reported seeing a man swallowed up by the earth near Deadmill. Others have also gone missing. Now, the townsfolk are left wondering: Who might be next?
Trouble in Twin Lakes is the first in a brand... [click here for more]
Beware the Blood Olms!
CAS-2: Rise of the Blood Olms is a starting adventure designed for new and experienced Wardens alike. The party must explore a newly discovered cave system in search of a lost expedition. But beware, for all is not as it appears!
The module is deadly, but characters can survive through critical thinking and careful exploration. If a party member dies, expediency is more important... [click here for more]
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.... [click here for more]
THE CLAY SHELF is a setting or adventure site for Into The Odd: Electric Bastionland, set in the Deep Country, far from Bastion.
Set years after the catastrophic collapse of the Presa Dam, which flooded new and ancient cities alike.
The formerly glittering city of Indigo plays host to... [click here for more]
The Positronic Library is a simple dungeon for Into The Odd: Electric Bastionland, and other rules-lite OSR games.
Art and dungeon layout by Francesco Zanieri.
Includes both a "clean" version of the Library, as well as a FoundryVTT file, ready for import (including Walls and Lighting and such).... [click here for more]
What Is This?
One Shot World is a hack of the excellent Dungeon World RPG that removes most of the long-form mechanics and replaces them with simple rules designed to facilitate one-shots and short campaigns. This initial release is for the beta rules, which are 100% playable.
What's Changed?
Playbooks have been simplified down to just... [click here for more]