A downloadable game

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, challenging experiences that engage and captivate players.

Grab the Player's Guide as a companion book as well.

Updated 29 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
AuthorYochai Gal
Tagscairn, into-the-odd, nsr, old-school, OSR

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Cairn_2E_Wardens_Guide.pdf 33 MB
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Thank you very much! 

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crazy we get this for free, thanks for everything yochai ! 

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Amazing and useful material. I loved the art. Great tables. The growth system is genius, I already did that unconsciously in my games and your systematization and examples were wonderful.

Awesome!

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Vald is exactly the kind of simple yet enchanting world I’ve always hoped for.

Amei o trabalho

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Random charts and setting seeds are some of the best I've used, and I'm excited to learn more about the world of Vald!

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From Initial Glance it looks fantastic looking forward to Reading and using it. Hats off to you and all those that Contributed to your works.

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Uhuuull! Got my reading of the week, now 👏 

Thank you so much for your generosity ❤ 

Thank you so much for making this available to all of us, Yochai! That's very kind of you.

Awesome book!

This seems so well organised a delivered. Can't wait for physical books to be available for everyone.

So exited!!!

I guarantee this is an essential read, and I haven't even started reading it yet. :)

Amazing missed out on the Kickstarter I hope that a print on demand copy becomes available soon

Woo! Awesome! THIS is the actual Warden’s Guide. I need to edit my other comment. This is a great game!

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Massa demais! — Awesome!

I am looking forward to reading this! Love it!

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amazing