WiddershinsWanderings
@naeolin.bsky.social
TTRPG Fanatic | Editor | Blogger: http://widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
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New Blogpost: I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf — Prismatic Wasteland
I love pretending to be an elf just as much as the next guy, but it pales in comparison to the joys of pretending to be a mouse with a sewing needle sword at my side.
www.prismaticwasteland.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Blogpost: I’d Rather Be a Mouse Than an Elf
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
Why sword & whiskers fantasy is more gameable than your standard pseudo-medieval fantasy settings.
#osr #ttrpg #MausritterMonth
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I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes.
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
Barebones
cairnrpg.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes.
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess.
cairnrpg.com/barebones/
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My adventure "Fabien's Atelier" is pay-what-you-want this month in honor of @directsungames.com Puzzle Dungeon Jam. Please enjoy. brad-kerr.itch.io/fabiens-atel...
Fabien's Atelier by Brad Kerr
A puzzle dungeon TTRPG adventure module for Cairn
brad-kerr.itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My adventure "Fabien's Atelier" is pay-what-you-want this month in honor of @directsungames.com Puzzle Dungeon Jam. Please enjoy. brad-kerr.itch.io/fabiens-atel...
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The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
Play Style Preferences: The Hand You Are Dealt
A blog post talking about the benefits of embracing random character creation when playing Adventure games of the OSR play style.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
Play Style Preferences: The Hand You Are Dealt
A blog post talking about the benefits of embracing random character creation when playing Adventure games of the OSR play style.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Better Legends RPG Preference Matrix has been making the rounds in some parts, so I thought it would be a fun lense to use to discuss Play Style Preferences.
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
I'd love to see where everyone else falls in the various categories.
widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/playstyle-pr...
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We finished mythic bastionland tonight. The Snare Knight @naeolin.bsky.social , Magpie Knight @rrookstudio.bsky.social , and Leaf Knight (Dan!) used a pack of wolves and other animals plus mental trickery to yell The Sun back into the sky to become the winter sun again. #osr
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We finished mythic bastionland tonight. The Snare Knight @naeolin.bsky.social , Magpie Knight @rrookstudio.bsky.social , and Leaf Knight (Dan!) used a pack of wolves and other animals plus mental trickery to yell The Sun back into the sky to become the winter sun again. #osr
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Fall Newsletter is out to subscribers, or viewable on the web here:
sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/sfWAXaPpdW...
sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/sfWAXaPpdW...
Hello everyone! It's Fall, my favorite season! I've got a short round-up of new Cairn-things below for you all to check out, but I also wanted to mention a few in-house updates y'all may be interested in.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Fall Newsletter is out to subscribers, or viewable on the web here:
sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/sfWAXaPpdW...
sendy.cairnrpg.com/w/sfWAXaPpdW...
New TTRPG Review Podcast Alert!
I made a podcast to review sci-fi TTRPG adventures, Ansible Uplink.
Check out the first episode with @wacomatrixo.bsky.social as we review @kharrak.bsky.social's VR_DEAD for @mothership.bsky.social
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Check out the first episode with @wacomatrixo.bsky.social as we review @kharrak.bsky.social's VR_DEAD for @mothership.bsky.social
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VR_DEAD, with Waco Matrixo
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October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New TTRPG Review Podcast Alert!
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I recently published an adventure for Cairn 2e, and I'd like to talk about the development process a bit, it folks will indulge me.
October 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I recently published an adventure for Cairn 2e, and I'd like to talk about the development process a bit, it folks will indulge me.
I helped edit this. Also was part of the TPK that happened during playtesting. Who knows, maybe that's my PC on the cover?
Or is it one of your PCs? You'll have to download it and run it for your players to find out!
Or is it one of your PCs? You'll have to download it and run it for your players to find out!
The next module in the Cairn Adventure Series is now available! And it's free! The text, art, and layout is all CC-BY-SA as well.
Have fun!
yochaigal.itch.io/the-feast-of...
Have fun!
yochaigal.itch.io/the-feast-of...
CAS-3: The Feast of Tegny Wood by Yochai Gal
yochaigal.itch.io
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I helped edit this. Also was part of the TPK that happened during playtesting. Who knows, maybe that's my PC on the cover?
Or is it one of your PCs? You'll have to download it and run it for your players to find out!
Or is it one of your PCs? You'll have to download it and run it for your players to find out!
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I wrote another adventure. It's free. It's a forestcrawl. Get it!
The next module in the Cairn Adventure Series is now available! And it's free! The text, art, and layout is all CC-BY-SA as well.
Have fun!
yochaigal.itch.io/the-feast-of...
Have fun!
yochaigal.itch.io/the-feast-of...
CAS-3: The Feast of Tegny Wood by Yochai Gal
yochaigal.itch.io
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I wrote another adventure. It's free. It's a forestcrawl. Get it!
My friend Martin over here making Mothership more Odd. We love to see it.
Blogpost: Bastion Station Mall - Alternate Mothership Starting Equipment Loadouts
What is a TTRPG starting equipment table for? And why might you want an alternative option for Mothership? Inspired by @bastionland.bsky.social Into the Odd and its hacks.
pointlessmonument.blot.im/bastion-stat...
What is a TTRPG starting equipment table for? And why might you want an alternative option for Mothership? Inspired by @bastionland.bsky.social Into the Odd and its hacks.
pointlessmonument.blot.im/bastion-stat...
Bastion Station Mall: Alternate Mothership Starting
Equipment Loadouts - Pointless Monument
The Mothership starting equipment loadout tables are an excellent piece of game design, but can they be taken in a different direction? And is there
pointlessmonument.blot.im
October 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My friend Martin over here making Mothership more Odd. We love to see it.
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Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
How are the Ennies designed?
An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?
www.explorersdesign.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/
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d100 - What Do Those Rations Consist of Anyway?
A Hundred Ideas for more Interesting Mobile Meals
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#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
A Hundred Ideas for more Interesting Mobile Meals
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/10/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
d100 - What Do Those Rations Consist of Anyway?
A dventurers often find themselves with loudly growling bellies. The clever ones make sure that they’ve brought along some Rations for th...
blog.d4caltrops.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
d100 - What Do Those Rations Consist of Anyway?
A Hundred Ideas for more Interesting Mobile Meals
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/10/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
A Hundred Ideas for more Interesting Mobile Meals
blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/10/d100...
#osr #randomtables #ttrpgs
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Go order the award-winning adventure for yourself! www.prismaticwasteland.com/shop/p/barke...
Buy Barkeep on the Borderlands — Prismatic Wasteland
Barkeep on the Borderlands is the ENnie-winning barhopping adventure amidst Mardi Gras-like festivities in fantasy taverns.
www.prismaticwasteland.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Go order the award-winning adventure for yourself! www.prismaticwasteland.com/shop/p/barke...
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My adventure The Eternal Empress won second place in the Appendix N Jam from the judges! Content warning: body horror.
Check it out here: weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
Check it out here: weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
September 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My adventure The Eternal Empress won second place in the Appendix N Jam from the judges! Content warning: body horror.
Check it out here: weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
Check it out here: weirdwonder.itch.io/empress
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You can now purchase @weirdwonder.bsky.social's latest adventure Orestruck from the Cairn Store:
store.cairnrpg.com/products/ore...
store.cairnrpg.com/products/ore...
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...
store.cairnrpg.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
You can now purchase @weirdwonder.bsky.social's latest adventure Orestruck from the Cairn Store:
store.cairnrpg.com/products/ore...
store.cairnrpg.com/products/ore...
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"Why megadungeons?" My pitch is that they are a campaign format that concentrates ideas, maximizes novelty, uses familiarity to advantage, and can be run in 2-4 hour sessions. Plus, between Silk Song and Delicious in Dungeon- everyone knows what they are! icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...
WHY MEGADUNGEONS? A Campaign Structure for Modern Lives
Why Megadungeons? Over on the Prismatic Wasteland Discord, a member asked essentially, "Why megadungeons?" This is a good perennial questi...
icastlight.blogspot.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"Why megadungeons?" My pitch is that they are a campaign format that concentrates ideas, maximizes novelty, uses familiarity to advantage, and can be run in 2-4 hour sessions. Plus, between Silk Song and Delicious in Dungeon- everyone knows what they are! icastlight.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...
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This week in the Bathtub it’s Orestruck, the sequel to the eternally popular Tannic, by Amanda P! Is Tannic Forest deserving of a second visit? Find out!! idlecartulary.com/2025/09/22/b... #osr
Bathtub Review: Orestruck
Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn for my own module de…
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September 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week in the Bathtub it’s Orestruck, the sequel to the eternally popular Tannic, by Amanda P! Is Tannic Forest deserving of a second visit? Find out!! idlecartulary.com/2025/09/22/b... #osr
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So, yes, Orestruck, by @weirdwonder.bsky.social is out into the wild and barking on its tunnels, under the Tannic Forest, and I had an awesomely great fun time working them for its cover.
weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
www.drivethrurpg.com/es/product/5...
spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
#ttrpg
weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
www.drivethrurpg.com/es/product/5...
spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
#ttrpg
September 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
So, yes, Orestruck, by @weirdwonder.bsky.social is out into the wild and barking on its tunnels, under the Tannic Forest, and I had an awesomely great fun time working them for its cover.
weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
www.drivethrurpg.com/es/product/5...
spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
#ttrpg
weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
www.drivethrurpg.com/es/product/5...
spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
#ttrpg
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I was on Between Two Cairns to talk about Tannic and we ended up deep diving about rpgs and grounded worlds.
New Patreon-only Between Two Cairns episode today. We deep dive with Amanda P (@weirdwonder.bsky.social) about their adventure TANNIC www.patreon.com/posts/138958...
The Story of Tannic | Between Two Cairns
Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon
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September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was on Between Two Cairns to talk about Tannic and we ended up deep diving about rpgs and grounded worlds.
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As a point of clarity since a few folks asked, @spacepenguinink.bsky.social has published the physical edition: spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
Orestruck (for Cairn 2e RPG)
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...
spacepenguin.ink
September 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
As a point of clarity since a few folks asked, @spacepenguinink.bsky.social has published the physical edition: spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
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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/...
Itch weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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/...
Itch weirdwonder.itch.io/orestruck
DrivethruRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
@spacepenguinink.bsky.social spacepenguin.ink/collections/...
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thank you to @sal.gay for editing and @roqueromero.bsky.social for the awesome cover. Thank you also to everyone who did reading and gave feedback including @ratkingrpg.bsky.social @naeolin.bsky.social @bradkerr.net @cairnrpg.com @linkskywalker.bsky.social and to my wonderful playtesters!
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
thank you to @sal.gay for editing and @roqueromero.bsky.social for the awesome cover. Thank you also to everyone who did reading and gave feedback including @ratkingrpg.bsky.social @naeolin.bsky.social @bradkerr.net @cairnrpg.com @linkskywalker.bsky.social and to my wonderful playtesters!