Karly!
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Karly!
@karlyanddd.bsky.social
· Sep 27
Crazy to think 10 months ago this was all I had for a Sliver of Evidence and now it’s 60 pages and being published by Cairn Press!! Idk man that just seems kinda nuts! 🥜
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
If you haven’t checked out the Kickstarter for the Fletchwind zine yet, please do!! Here’s a time lapse of the cover!
October 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
If you haven’t checked out the Kickstarter for the Fletchwind zine yet, please do!! Here’s a time lapse of the cover!
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my tooths still chipped
October 28, 2026 at 4:09 AM
my tooths still chipped
Ran Ex Inferis last night for our Halloween game! Eyes were taken, faces were eaten, and only some people were set on fire. SO much fun
October 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Ran Ex Inferis last night for our Halloween game! Eyes were taken, faces were eaten, and only some people were set on fire. SO much fun
Reposted by Karly!
Reposted by Karly!
I wrote an adventure for Hilander's zine. Check it out if you want more urban content. (Allegedly for Cairn, but easy to hack.)
Goblin Punch: Fletchwind Kickstarter share.google/wBTu2d7nOyCf...
Goblin Punch: Fletchwind Kickstarter share.google/wBTu2d7nOyCf...
Fletchwind Kickstarter
My friend Hilander is publishing a zine. It is called Fletchwind. It is a city supplement for Cairn. You can click the link to read more a...
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October 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I wrote an adventure for Hilander's zine. Check it out if you want more urban content. (Allegedly for Cairn, but easy to hack.)
Goblin Punch: Fletchwind Kickstarter share.google/wBTu2d7nOyCf...
Goblin Punch: Fletchwind Kickstarter share.google/wBTu2d7nOyCf...
Reposted by Karly!
Cairn Press style guide is coming along. @maximlowe.com is killing it!
October 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Cairn Press style guide is coming along. @maximlowe.com is killing it!
I just finished playing What Haunts the Harwood by @hilandergames.bsky.social over 4 sessions with some friends. I probably had the least helpful notes of the group
October 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I just finished playing What Haunts the Harwood by @hilandergames.bsky.social over 4 sessions with some friends. I probably had the least helpful notes of the group
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Hot off the press! Fresh spreads from the Fletchwind zine! #OSR #NSR #Cairn2e
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
October 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Hot off the press! Fresh spreads from the Fletchwind zine! #OSR #NSR #Cairn2e
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
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Looking for (free) spooky Cairn backgrounds to play as in your upcoming Halloween games? I've got you covered!
(Also included are 6 spooky spells, relics, and a new potion-making mechanic. Positively spine-tingling!)
☠️ 🎃 🕸️
maximlowe.itch.io/666
(Also included are 6 spooky spells, relics, and a new potion-making mechanic. Positively spine-tingling!)
☠️ 🎃 🕸️
maximlowe.itch.io/666
666: Spooky Cairn Backgrounds by Maxim Lowe
6 player backgrounds, 6 spells, and 6 relics for Halloween
maximlowe.itch.io
October 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Looking for (free) spooky Cairn backgrounds to play as in your upcoming Halloween games? I've got you covered!
(Also included are 6 spooky spells, relics, and a new potion-making mechanic. Positively spine-tingling!)
☠️ 🎃 🕸️
maximlowe.itch.io/666
(Also included are 6 spooky spells, relics, and a new potion-making mechanic. Positively spine-tingling!)
☠️ 🎃 🕸️
maximlowe.itch.io/666
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Working on some riso prints for @yochaigal.bsky.social and @karlyanddd.bsky.social ! There's still some experimentation to be done but the work is rewarding!
October 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Working on some riso prints for @yochaigal.bsky.social and @karlyanddd.bsky.social ! There's still some experimentation to be done but the work is rewarding!
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Looking forward to seeing this get printed. The authors are such a good group. And Karly is knocking it out of the park again with the cover art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
Fletchwind: Out of the Cities
System-agnostic tools for creating fantasy cities, plus urban adventures by Arnold Kemp, Wuggy, and Willem-Jan. Statted for Cairn 2e.
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Looking forward to seeing this get printed. The authors are such a good group. And Karly is knocking it out of the park again with the cover art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
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Do y'all remember Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle by @brendanbarnett.bsky.social? We absolutely loved it on Between Two Cairns, and when Brendan reached out to me about collaborating on his next adventure I jumped at the opportunity!
Come get it in print NOW!
Come get it in print NOW!
New from Cairn Press: The Theatre of Bones by @brendanbarnett.bsky.social!
In The Theatre of Bones, the party must embark an underworld ‘party crawl’, with the PCs as gate crashers!
store.cairnrpg.com/products/the...
In The Theatre of Bones, the party must embark an underworld ‘party crawl’, with the PCs as gate crashers!
store.cairnrpg.com/products/the...
The Theatre of Bones
Deep underground, the dead gather in the Theatre of Bones, ready for the players to make their entrance. There's a lost hero to rescue, an 'un-ssassination' to foil, and curses to be broken. WIll they survive the danse macabre? Or will their story end in mere oblivion? In The Theatre of Bones, the party must embark an
store.cairnrpg.com
October 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Do y'all remember Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle by @brendanbarnett.bsky.social? We absolutely loved it on Between Two Cairns, and when Brendan reached out to me about collaborating on his next adventure I jumped at the opportunity!
Come get it in print NOW!
Come get it in print NOW!
Reposted by Karly!
Thanks for having me on Dice Exploder @sam.diceexploder.com to talk about adventure design and NPCs.
Includes: Beyond the Pale by @yochaigal.bsky.social and Landmark, Hidden, Secret by @diyanddragons.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Transcript: diceexploder.com/posts/transc...
Includes: Beyond the Pale by @yochaigal.bsky.social and Landmark, Hidden, Secret by @diyanddragons.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Transcript: diceexploder.com/posts/transc...
Dice Exploder
Design Podcast · A show about tabletop RPG design. Each episode we bring you a single mechanic and break it down as deep as we possibly can. Co-hosted by Sam Dunnewold and a rotating roster of designe...
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October 20, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Thanks for having me on Dice Exploder @sam.diceexploder.com to talk about adventure design and NPCs.
Includes: Beyond the Pale by @yochaigal.bsky.social and Landmark, Hidden, Secret by @diyanddragons.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Transcript: diceexploder.com/posts/transc...
Includes: Beyond the Pale by @yochaigal.bsky.social and Landmark, Hidden, Secret by @diyanddragons.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Transcript: diceexploder.com/posts/transc...
Remi checking out the goods
October 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Remi checking out the goods
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CAS-4: The Forgetting of Lockwood Manor is now available!
Inspired by the Winchester Mystery House, Swamp Thing, and Slavic folklore, this adventure is sure to provide a haunting experience, just in time for Halloween!
I'm still waiting on prints for the Cairn store.
Digital and PoD links below!
Inspired by the Winchester Mystery House, Swamp Thing, and Slavic folklore, this adventure is sure to provide a haunting experience, just in time for Halloween!
I'm still waiting on prints for the Cairn store.
Digital and PoD links below!
October 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
CAS-4: The Forgetting of Lockwood Manor is now available!
Inspired by the Winchester Mystery House, Swamp Thing, and Slavic folklore, this adventure is sure to provide a haunting experience, just in time for Halloween!
I'm still waiting on prints for the Cairn store.
Digital and PoD links below!
Inspired by the Winchester Mystery House, Swamp Thing, and Slavic folklore, this adventure is sure to provide a haunting experience, just in time for Halloween!
I'm still waiting on prints for the Cairn store.
Digital and PoD links below!
Reposted by Karly!
Fletchwind is live! 56 pages of tools and adventures for cities, statted for Cairn 2e!
This is a massive collaboration between 10 OSR authors, editors, and artists, check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
This is a massive collaboration between 10 OSR authors, editors, and artists, check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
October 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Fletchwind is live! 56 pages of tools and adventures for cities, statted for Cairn 2e!
This is a massive collaboration between 10 OSR authors, editors, and artists, check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
This is a massive collaboration between 10 OSR authors, editors, and artists, check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hil...
First ever con experience at ArcaneCon was incredible! Everyone was 12/10. Had so much fun, can’t wait to come back!
October 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
First ever con experience at ArcaneCon was incredible! Everyone was 12/10. Had so much fun, can’t wait to come back!
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My latest adventure, The Theatre of Bones, is available as a PDF download on itch. pocket-sized-perils.itch.io/the-theatre-...
Physical copies will be available through Cairn Press soon (or right now at Arcane Con)
Really hope tables have some fun spooky times with this one.
Physical copies will be available through Cairn Press soon (or right now at Arcane Con)
Really hope tables have some fun spooky times with this one.
October 18, 2026 at 3:39 AM
My latest adventure, The Theatre of Bones, is available as a PDF download on itch. pocket-sized-perils.itch.io/the-theatre-...
Physical copies will be available through Cairn Press soon (or right now at Arcane Con)
Really hope tables have some fun spooky times with this one.
Physical copies will be available through Cairn Press soon (or right now at Arcane Con)
Really hope tables have some fun spooky times with this one.
Reposted by Karly!
Arcane Con kicks ass.
People are dope.
Games are cool.
People are dope.
Games are cool.
October 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Arcane Con kicks ass.
People are dope.
Games are cool.
People are dope.
Games are cool.
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As usual, Arcane Con was amazing, and mostly due to the hard work for @arcanesword.bsky.social. I was also fortunate this year to have a TON of great help from the Cairn Press team!
Note: I don't know what the candelabra is doing. Ask @bymattkelly.bsky.social
Note: I don't know what the candelabra is doing. Ask @bymattkelly.bsky.social
October 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
As usual, Arcane Con was amazing, and mostly due to the hard work for @arcanesword.bsky.social. I was also fortunate this year to have a TON of great help from the Cairn Press team!
Note: I don't know what the candelabra is doing. Ask @bymattkelly.bsky.social
Note: I don't know what the candelabra is doing. Ask @bymattkelly.bsky.social
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I have a new adventure making its way into the world. It takes place in underground theatre full of skeletons.
If you're headed to Arcane Con www.arcaneswordpress.com/arcanecon you can buy a physical copy from the crafty and creative @yochaigal.bsky.social
PDFs available on itch soon.
If you're headed to Arcane Con www.arcaneswordpress.com/arcanecon you can buy a physical copy from the crafty and creative @yochaigal.bsky.social
PDFs available on itch soon.
October 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I have a new adventure making its way into the world. It takes place in underground theatre full of skeletons.
If you're headed to Arcane Con www.arcaneswordpress.com/arcanecon you can buy a physical copy from the crafty and creative @yochaigal.bsky.social
PDFs available on itch soon.
If you're headed to Arcane Con www.arcaneswordpress.com/arcanecon you can buy a physical copy from the crafty and creative @yochaigal.bsky.social
PDFs available on itch soon.
Been driving 10 hours and we just realized kayleigh forgot her dice for arcanecon
October 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Been driving 10 hours and we just realized kayleigh forgot her dice for arcanecon
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🚨COOL BTS POST ALERT🚨
Always lovely to read how other folks make!
Always lovely to read how other folks make!
Super cool update from @karlyanddd.bsky.social on her process in creating A Sliver of Evidence.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
Update 3: The Story of A Sliver of Evidence · A Sliver of Evidence
Hi everyone! Karly here. Gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who has checked out and backed this project!! I’m very excited for this adventure to be out and hopefully it brings a lot of fun to your ta...
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
🚨COOL BTS POST ALERT🚨
Always lovely to read how other folks make!
Always lovely to read how other folks make!
Reposted by Karly!
Super cool update from @karlyanddd.bsky.social on her process in creating A Sliver of Evidence.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
Update 3: The Story of A Sliver of Evidence · A Sliver of Evidence
Hi everyone! Karly here. Gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who has checked out and backed this project!! I’m very excited for this adventure to be out and hopefully it brings a lot of fun to your ta...
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Super cool update from @karlyanddd.bsky.social on her process in creating A Sliver of Evidence.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...
Reposted by Karly!
This week on Dice Exploder @zedecksiew.bsky.social joins me to talk about Thri-Kreen, the mantis people from Dark Sun, and the broader idea of how playing non-humanoid characters changes the way you play, think, and imagine. This ep is PACKED with ideas, Zedeck is as always such a thoughtful person.
Transcript: Thri-Kreen (Dark Sun) with Zedeck Siew - Dice Exploder
Listen to this episode here. Further Reading Dark Sun, New Class: Really Good Dog, Lorn Song of the Bachelor, Nine Space Games, A Perfect Wife Socials Zedeck on Bluesky...
diceexploder.com
October 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This week on Dice Exploder @zedecksiew.bsky.social joins me to talk about Thri-Kreen, the mantis people from Dark Sun, and the broader idea of how playing non-humanoid characters changes the way you play, think, and imagine. This ep is PACKED with ideas, Zedeck is as always such a thoughtful person.