Gold in the Wood | Narrative Folk Story | Learn to Play Cairn
Cairn, OSR Games | Campaign
About the adventure
"Cairn is an adventure game about exploring a dark & mysterious Wood filled with strange folk, hidden treasure, and unspeakable monstrosities. Character generation is quick and random, classless, and relies on fictional advancement rather than through XP or level mechanics." - from https://cairnrpg.com/ ----- Cairn is currently a favorite in the indie TTRPG scene, but it's hard to find people to play! Here is an opportunity to try Cairn at its best, with an experienced GM who knows how to facilitate an old-school style game. We will play Cairn exactly as the game suggests, by exploring the mysterious Wood, using a hexmap to tell a player (and treasure) driven story. Your choices will blend with random tables and prepared elements to map a completely unique map. Played on discord, flexible in terms of pen/paper or online resources
There's one more seat, with a minor vetting process. Game is narrative focused, thoughtfully-paced, and atmospheric. A PC died last week. -- Feel free to join in at the capacity that works for you. This game is collaborative storytelling focused, art forward, and sometimes asynchronous. We will definitely be able to weave you into the plot.
5.0
(14)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
41 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
Additional details
How to prepare
Working discord needed. You can download the rules of Cairn at www.cairnrpg.com.
What I provide
I will bring the cairn pdf (which is free), the hex mapping tools, and the discord. I have curated a huge number of random chart tools over at www.gnomestones.fun/the-link-farm.
Gameplay details
I have years of experience as a therapeutic group leader and counselor. I will maintain a respectful, supportive space, and players are expected to do the same. This is a standard old school dnd game, with risk of character death. In the game I might take the role of a dastardly villain, but above table I'm still friendly and respectful. My role as a GM is help the players survive, not revel in their demise.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Open Door
• Session 0
How will character creation work
The character creation process is very simple, and will be included in the first session as part of the gameplay. Character creation is going to be quick and part of the fun!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
High
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$15.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Monday - 2:00 AM UTC
Apr 7 / Session 22
2-2 Hour duration
3 / 4 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+