Between Two Cairns

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review X1: The Isle of Dread by Tom Moldvay and David Cook in another Gamer Blast from the Past. We also answer a mailbag question. What do you all think about depth crawls? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Ava Islam to review Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine by Logan Knight , and answer a mailbag question. How do keep up with the scene, and how does it make you feel? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show....

Yochai & Brad review Whalgravaak’s Warehouse by Andrew Walter , and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: How do you decide whether something you've written should be published? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers....

Yochai & Brad review The Valley of Flowers by Phantom Mill Press , and answer a mailbag question. This question was way too long to list here, just use the chapter markings! Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find mo...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review B4: The Lost City by Tom Moldvay, and answer a mailbag question. What can video games and TTRPGS learn from each other? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers....

Yochai, Brad & Sam try to review a classic module, but fail. This is the result. Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society to review Sacreblue by Tito B. A ., and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag: Good OSR adventures for kids? Back the Cairn 2e box set on Kickstarter NOW! Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Pat...

Yochai & Brad review The Tomb of the Sea Kings by Lawson Bennett, and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: What kind of games do you enjoy playing as a player, not a GM? Follow the Cairn 2e box set on Kickstarter to find out when it launches! Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.c...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Quinns to review Silent Titans by Patrick Stuart . Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Hexagnome to review Gone Fishin' & Seven Silver Spheres , and answer a mailbag question. Advice for new designers? A link to Gone Fishin' (permalink!) Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Als...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review X2: Castle Amber by Tom Moldvay and answer a mailbag question. Question: isn't an OSR Syllabus a form of gatekeeping? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also sticke...

Yochai and Brad review Beneath the Comet by North Wind Adventures , and answer a mootsack question. Question: What kind of prep do you do? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on...

Yochai & Brad review Gatehouse on Cormac's Crag by Dave Bezio, and answer two mailbag questions. Mailbag 1: What is Gonzo? Mailbag 2: Do you like superhero RPGs? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Betw...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Leo Hunt (Mr Vaults of Vaarn himself) to review Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier by Gus L , and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag: What goes in your OSR Design Syllabus? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy) in another Gamer Blast from the Past to review N3: Destiny of Kings , and answer a mailbag question. How do you balance critical thinking, secrets, and mystery? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to...

Yochai & Brad review The Necropolis of Nuromen by Justin Becker , and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: How do you sort your physical zines/books? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns he...

Yochai & Brad review Hidden Hand of the Horla by Appendix N Entertainment and answer two mailbag questions. What module have you run that exceeded your expectations from reading it? What should be done about the term "OSR"? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check...

Yochai & Brad review  Anomalous Subsurface Environment by Patrick Wetmore , and answer a mailbag question. Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Yochai & Brad answer a number of mailbag questions.  Questions/Times: 5:15 How do you incorporate dreams and nightmares in your games? 8:20 What do you both think about the question of motivation in OSR style games, especially when money is the basis for xp? 15:34 Regarding diegetic play. What would you like to see in adventures, or what systems do you think could help support this style of pl...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review Beyond the Crystal Cave by Dave J. Browne, Tom Kirby, and Graeme Morris, and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag Question: If a module were just the location descriptions and nothing else, what is the one other addition that you just simply could not do without? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show...

Yochai & Brad review Jewels of the Carnifex by Harley Stroh , and answer a mailbag question. Question: How do you deal with GM fatigue? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on...

Yochai & Brad review our favorite episodes from 2023, and discuss what we are looking forward to in 2024. 4min - Our favorite episodes of the year 8:45 - Favorite thing we've read for the show 13:35 - Best thing we haven't read yet 19min - What we're looking forward to 28:311 - Best things we've played this year Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver fo...

Yochai & Brad review The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo by Magnum Galaxy Games , and answer a mailbag question. Question: How do introduce players to new rules? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between T...

Yochai & Brad review Slate & Chalcedony by Melsonian Arts Council , and answer a question from the mailbag. Mailbag Question: Do you use sadness in your games? Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Amanda Lee Franck to review Reach of the Roach God by Centaur Games . Send us your comments or questions! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers! For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...