Cairn - First Edition

Devlog

• Cairn 2e is coming!
  July 11, 2023 by Yochai Gal

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  I've released the playtest for Cairn 2e (the Player's Guide). Read more about it here ... Continue reading

  
• Fixed a typo and clarified rules summary
  September 19, 2022 by Yochai Gal

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  Nothing to report here - thanks to the Italian Cairn community for finding a poor explanation to something on the rules summary... Continue reading
• Added credit
  July 04, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  I added my own name to the credits. That's right, I forgot to add my own name ot the inside credits. This is my life now... Continue reading
• Tokens Updated to SVG, Size
  May 20, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  I've updated the tokens to use SVG instead of PNG, increased their quality, and resized them to better fit the token sheet... Continue reading
• Tokens Update
  May 10, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Updated tokens! Printing should be much easier now. Fixed minor typo in main document... Continue reading
• Tiny credit update
  April 28, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Added a credit to Dolmenwood (how did I miss that???) and a link to the website for our non-digital friends. Also added Afpub file as well... Continue reading
• Minor character sheet update
  April 06, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Updated character sheet slightly; it should cut a little more evenly now. Aso: I'm now adding fun little bookmarks into each Cairn sale from my Gumroad page... Continue reading
• I darkened stuff.
  March 30, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  I darkened the inside covers. That's the update. Oh, and we're live in the UK now: https://cairnrpg.com/print/... Continue reading
• Minor update
  March 16, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Added public domain artist credits. Clarified some rules around healing. Cleaned up some language... Continue reading
• Minor typos and graphical issues
  February 22, 2021 by Yochai Gal

  Small fixes, mostly: Made Gambeson +1 Armor again Knight Long Sword is d10 damage Cleric has a "War Hammer" Ranger's Hound now has bite Spelltable adjusted. Found some graphical glitches as well... Continue reading
• I forgot to add CC-BY-SA 4.0!
  February 15, 2021 by Yochai Gal

  I forgot to add CC-BY-SA 4.0! So... yeah... Continue reading
• PRINT VERSION
  February 13, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  #print

  A print version of Cairn is now available. Pick it up at Floating Chair & Spear Witch (in the US), Monkey's Paw Games (in CA), and Glaucus (in AUS). More storefronts to come soon (Exalted Funeral, Roo... Continue reading

  
• Minor PDF Layer issue. FINAL UPDATE I SWEAR
  February 11, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  I found a minor layer issue in the PDF (fortunately before finalizing the print version!). I waited a week to save y'all from downloading more than once. PRINT VERSION OUT TOMORROW OR SO!!!... Continue reading
• Final (print) version of Cairn!
  January 31, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  This is the version of Cairn that's going to the printers in the next few weeks. I've alphabetized the tables, cleaned up A LOT of text, and made things a bit more clear... Continue reading
• Added a form-fillable PDF of the character sheet!
  January 25, 2021 by Yochai Gal

  Added a form-fillable PDF of the character sheet, and a rules summary to the back of the 2-page character sheet... Continue reading
• Added rules summary
  January 25, 2021 by Yochai Gal

  I've added a rules summary to the back of the included character sheet. It is pretty cramped, but includes everything a player would need to know... Continue reading
• Fixed messed up text (again)
  January 23, 2021 by Yochai Gal

  Some text got messed up after the Word > Affinity import, so I've fixed that. I've also replaced some art with stuff that better matches the "tone" of the game, and cleared up some confusion about sl... Continue reading
• Fixed hilarious typo. Removed Bleed.
  January 20, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Because I am very smart and oh so talented, I missed a typo on the BACK COVER that has been there since... October? Sigh. Look!... Continue reading

  
• Added Affinity Files
  January 18, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Affinity Files! Also fixed fonts... Continue reading
• Print Files update (and scrolls!)
  January 18, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Big news: Cairn is going to be available at your favorite Internet-based RPG webstore thing! As such, I had to increase the page count to 24. There are two new art pieces (public domain, of course) an... Continue reading

  
• Cover update.
  January 06, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Yes, another update. I made the front & back cover nicer, that's all... Continue reading

  
• Final Tokens Update! New Art!
  January 04, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  Updated tokens, again! This time for good! The art is all from Carlos Castilho, with a few bits from Daniel F. Walthall... Continue reading

  
• Minor Inventory update + rules cleanup
  January 02, 2021 by Yochai Gal

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  I've updated the Cairn inventory (again), probably for the last time. Party Inventory is gone. All PCs start with a torch, rations & a backpack that can be cleared out and used as a sleeping bag. I'v... Continue reading
• Teeny tiny tokens update
  December 06, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  Yes, another update. But this is the last one -probably. I re-organized the tokens a bit to make them easier to cut, and uploaded some new tokens (including an original crossbow token courtesy of arti... Continue reading

  
• Huge update!
  December 05, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  "Traditional" character sheet by Licopeo ! New token-based character sheet by bordercholly ! New tokens, courtesy of Daniel F. Walthall !... Continue reading

  
• Clarity + Character Generator
  December 01, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  Clarified language around Spellbooks for Monsters/NPCs... also, checkout this sweet character generator: https://yochaigal.github.io/cairn-character-generator/... Continue reading
• ​Cairn has been updated!
  November 25, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  Some text changes. Character sheet changes coming soon! PDF changes below. TL; DR: Gold, Rations & Torches now fit in one slot on each PC. No more Party Inventory for these resources. Text Changes: Ty... Continue reading
• Minor fixes
  November 05, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  Found a few typos and inconsistencies. Reworked the starting packages to be more flavorful and fun. Fixed one or two typos. Clarified Expeditionary Resources a bit. Added additional language about c... Continue reading
• teeny armor update
  October 07, 2020 by Yochai Gal

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  Found a small typo in Armor, and then changed Gambeson to +1 Armor (stacking). You can wear it under other armor! Re-uploaded Character Sheet for reasons of anxiety... Continue reading
• Minor typos
  October 05, 2020 by Yochai Gal

  Found some teeny-tiny updates, nothing huge... Continue reading
• Minor updates...
  October 04, 2020 by Yochai Gal

  Re-organized character generation to be more... sane and straightforward. Added numbers (for order of rolling) to Traits tables. Fixed some attributions, replaced spellbind with something cooler and f... Continue reading