Yochai Gal
@yochaigal.bsky.social
RPGs, folk tales, worker co-ops, a podcast
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https://cairnrpg.com
https://betweentwocairns.com
Reposted by Yochai Gal
Adventure I did for Cairn that I originally wrote for Bastards.
I hope you like deathtraps and magic swords.
#OSR #ttrpg #cairnrpg
I hope you like deathtraps and magic swords.
#OSR #ttrpg #cairnrpg
A Needle in a Sword Pile (Cairn Edition) by C. F. Enriquez
A short adventure for a game system people play
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February 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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I wrote a short piece on how I narrate scars in #CairnRPG. In case you weren't interested, feel free to skip to the d6 table of curious-looking bottles 😉 #ttrpg
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Explaining Cairn RPG Scars Within the Fiction | fedetibaldo
In my time playing Cairn, I’ve come up with a few handy shortcuts and mental procedures to help me narrate combat. However, for the longest time, I had some trouble making scars fit in.
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February 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I wrote a short piece on how I narrate scars in #CairnRPG. In case you weren't interested, feel free to skip to the d6 table of curious-looking bottles 😉 #ttrpg
fedetibaldo.com/explaining-c...
fedetibaldo.com/explaining-c...
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review On The Hill by M. Allen Hall, and answer a mootsack question.
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On The Hill | Between Two Cairns
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February 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review On The Hill by M. Allen Hall, and answer a mootsack question.
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Reposted by Yochai Gal
Between Two Cairns is organizing a gaming convention in Portland, OR. Please come! betweentwocons.com @betterlegends.bsky.social @yochaigal.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Between Two Cairns is organizing a gaming convention in Portland, OR. Please come! betweentwocons.com @betterlegends.bsky.social @yochaigal.bsky.social
I was on the Italian podcast Il Gioco in Tavalo with Riccardo Scaringi. We discussed game design and Cairn, of course.
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Il gioco in ... podcast with Yochai Gal - The creator of Cairn!
YouTube video by ilgiocointavolo
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I was on the Italian podcast Il Gioco in Tavalo with Riccardo Scaringi. We discussed game design and Cairn, of course.
www.youtube.com/live/9AXXEW5...
www.youtube.com/live/9AXXEW5...
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review Ooze Nun by @joeyroyale.bsky.social and @tigerwizard.bsky.social, and answer a question from the mootsack.
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Ooze Nun | Between Two Cairns
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February 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I review Ooze Nun by @joeyroyale.bsky.social and @tigerwizard.bsky.social, and answer a question from the mootsack.
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Great post from @hilandergames.bsky.social "A City is a Forest"
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A City is a Forest
Modifying Cairn's Forest Tables to Build City Crawls
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February 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Great post from @hilandergames.bsky.social "A City is a Forest"
hilanderrpgs.bearblog.dev/a-city-is-a-...
hilanderrpgs.bearblog.dev/a-city-is-a-...
Seedling does great work! I'm a backer.
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Seedling does great work! I'm a backer.
Reposted by Yochai Gal
Weekly review time!
We've got A Sliver of Evidence from @karlyanddd.bsky.social
An investigative adventure site for Cairn packed full of new monsters, magic items, and fun interactive encounters.
Magic items are particularly choice.
#TTRPG #OSR
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We've got A Sliver of Evidence from @karlyanddd.bsky.social
An investigative adventure site for Cairn packed full of new monsters, magic items, and fun interactive encounters.
Magic items are particularly choice.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/review-a-sli...
Review - A Sliver of Evidence
Let's Solve a Mystery!
A Sliver of Evidence is a 16-page adventure for Cairn by Karly Anders. It's an investigative site-based adventure packing a lot...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Weekly review time!
We've got A Sliver of Evidence from @karlyanddd.bsky.social
An investigative adventure site for Cairn packed full of new monsters, magic items, and fun interactive encounters.
Magic items are particularly choice.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/review-a-sli...
We've got A Sliver of Evidence from @karlyanddd.bsky.social
An investigative adventure site for Cairn packed full of new monsters, magic items, and fun interactive encounters.
Magic items are particularly choice.
#TTRPG #OSR
blog.catshavenolord.page/review-a-sli...
Cairn: Barebones Edition is now available as a digital download!
Print editions coming soon!
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Print editions coming soon!
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Cairn: Barebones Edition by Yochai Gal
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February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Cairn: Barebones Edition is now available as a digital download!
Print editions coming soon!
yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebo...
Print editions coming soon!
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Funding is a waaaay off yet, but it's never too early to follow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bas...
Coming soon: Intergalactic Bastionland RPG - Beyond Into the Odd
Rules light roleplaying amongst the living stars of Bastionland.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Funding is a waaaay off yet, but it's never too early to follow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bas...
For my business cards I commissioned a series of dungeons from @skullfungus.bsky.social.
Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
For my business cards I commissioned a series of dungeons from @skullfungus.bsky.social.
Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
damn @danielharila.bsky.social can do cover art well
Our Zinequest Kickstarter is live!
I'm going to promptly fuck off and not look at it for 24 hours and try not to freak out.
A bloody dungeon-crawl at the end of the world inside a living god - what more could you ask for? Check it out!
#osr #rpg #ttrpg
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I'm going to promptly fuck off and not look at it for 24 hours and try not to freak out.
A bloody dungeon-crawl at the end of the world inside a living god - what more could you ask for? Check it out!
#osr #rpg #ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
AND HE SHALL EAT THE SUN
An old-school, tournament-style roguelike dungeon-crawl inside of a living god at the end of the world.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
damn @danielharila.bsky.social can do cover art well
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I are joined by @directsun.bsky.social to review Dinoplex: Cataclysm by @ianyusem.bsky.social and CRYO-SIQ by @wacomatrixo.bsky.social. We also answer a mootsack question... sort of!
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Dinoplex: Cataclysm & CRYO-SIQ | Between Two Cairns
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February 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Today on Between Two Cairns, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social and I are joined by @directsun.bsky.social to review Dinoplex: Cataclysm by @ianyusem.bsky.social and CRYO-SIQ by @wacomatrixo.bsky.social. We also answer a mootsack question... sort of!
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The art, layout, and writing is so good. And there's even a booklet version? And it's free!
Really impressed.
Really impressed.
Hey hey! Just released “A Sliver of Evidence” an 18 pg module for Cairn and it’s completely free, check it out!
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
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#cairn #ttrpg #osr
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A Sliver of Evidence by karlyanders
An adventure site module for Cairn 2e.
karlyanders.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The art, layout, and writing is so good. And there's even a booklet version? And it's free!
Really impressed.
Really impressed.
Reposted by Yochai Gal
Hey hey! Just released “A Sliver of Evidence” an 18 pg module for Cairn and it’s completely free, check it out!
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
A Sliver of Evidence by karlyanders
An adventure site module for Cairn 2e.
karlyanders.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Hey hey! Just released “A Sliver of Evidence” an 18 pg module for Cairn and it’s completely free, check it out!
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
#cairn #ttrpg #osr
karlyanders.itch.io/a-sliver-of-...
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Cairn February Newsletter is live:
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Cairn Newsletter (February 2026)
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February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Cairn February Newsletter is live:
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Pretty good overview.
The Cairn box set was reviewed by Questing Beast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
Can the Cairn RPG live up to the hype?
YouTube video by Questing Beast
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February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Pretty good overview.
Reposted by Yochai Gal
The Cairn box set was reviewed by Questing Beast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
Can the Cairn RPG live up to the hype?
YouTube video by Questing Beast
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February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The Cairn box set was reviewed by Questing Beast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G62...
This is so cool!
Neysa McMein's "Games I Like to Play" (1934) documents her own games, e.g. her murder game, and games of the Algonquin Round Table, e.g. Alexander Woollcott's murder game variant. A pretty uncommon text, this might be its first complete digitization 🧵 1/
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Games I Like to Play : Neysa McMein : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Games I Like to Play by Neysa McMein (1888-1949) was published as a standalone booklet by McCall's Magazine in 1934 without any copyright notice, putting the...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is so cool!
The OSR union you've all been waiting for! Together again, for the first time! In triplicate!
Pamphlet Adventure Triptych is now available on DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... @skullfungus.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The OSR union you've all been waiting for! Together again, for the first time! In triplicate!
Reposted by Yochai Gal
A close look at the enchanted forest map for the upcoming Perils & Princesses TTRPG adventure “The Princess & The Dragon.” I love taking a simple point crawl and injecting it with atmosphere and style. Dropping an evocative world map on the table really entices players to explore.
February 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A close look at the enchanted forest map for the upcoming Perils & Princesses TTRPG adventure “The Princess & The Dragon.” I love taking a simple point crawl and injecting it with atmosphere and style. Dropping an evocative world map on the table really entices players to explore.
Reposted by Yochai Gal
And we're live!
The Valley of Lune, a living woodland and abandoned city for Cairn 2e, is funding on Kickstarter.
You can back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
#cairn #OSR, #zinequest
The Valley of Lune, a living woodland and abandoned city for Cairn 2e, is funding on Kickstarter.
You can back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
#cairn #OSR, #zinequest
The Valley of Lune
A living forest and abandoned city for Cairn 2e. ~48 page zine, statement format.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
And we're live!
The Valley of Lune, a living woodland and abandoned city for Cairn 2e, is funding on Kickstarter.
You can back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
#cairn #OSR, #zinequest
The Valley of Lune, a living woodland and abandoned city for Cairn 2e, is funding on Kickstarter.
You can back here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
#cairn #OSR, #zinequest
Soon! Barebones is nearly here!
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Soon! Barebones is nearly here!
