Tomasz does RPGs

Cairn

• Practical details
• Cairn rules
  • Character creation
• Play reports

Practical details

See OSR/NSR games with Tomasz for when/where and game format.

Game dates:

• February 26
• March 12
• March 26
• April 9
• April 23
• May 7
• May 21

Come the end of May, we'll decide whether to stick with Cairn or move on.

Cairn rules

We're playing Cairn (2e specifically). It's back-compatible with 1e. Cairn 2e is available for free online.

Shortcut to core rules.

The ruleset is relatively light and simple. Interested players should be aware of a few key elements:

• All attacks hit. Roll for damage, not to hit.
• No classes. Backgrounds determine knowledge and possessions. Magic is cast through spellbooks, scroll, and relics.
• Level-less character progression. Growth is usually triggered by diegetic events or by downtime training rather than by accumulating XP.

Character creation

You can create your character by hand or use a tool to generate one. Please use vanilla content only. You may either use the regular Cairn 2e (with Background) or the Barebones edition (no Background) procedures.

Character generators:

• Cairn website character generator - does not save characters
• Kettlewright web app - free, official web app. Create a free account to save your characters

Play reports

• Session 1
• More to come!