Between Two Cairns

Sam Mameli, known as Skullboy, joins to dive into the whimsical world of the classic RPG adventure, White Plume Mountain. The hosts reminisce about nostalgic gaming culture and quirky D&D modules. They share humorous paintball and laser tag memories, explore RPG starter kits, and discuss the artistic liberties taken in fantasy art. Engaging anecdotes about liberating magical crabs and navigating complex dungeons keep the conversation lively, making for an entertaining review of an iconic gaming experience.

Yochai & Brad are joined by guest Leo Hunt (of Vaults of Vaarn fame) to review two pamphlet adventures: Extraction From Demon-F***ked Cleveland 1996 by Logan Dean & The Chair by Zach Hazard Vaupen.Parental advisory: this episode contains foul language.Send us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Fronds of Benevolence by Andrew Walter, and answer some mailbag questions.Question 1: Advice on running an open table?Question 2: How do you narrate combat?Tire GuysSend us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review The Spire of Iron and Crystal by Matt Finch, and answer some mailbag questions.Mailbag 1: What do we think about crowdfunding and ttrpgs?Mailbag 2: What modules have good endings?00:09:01 Mailbag: What do you think about crowdfunding and RPGs?00:16:36 Mailbag: What modules have good endings?00:26:05 Main Review00:44:47 Deep DiveSend us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy for our inaugural Gamer Blasts From The Past, where we review the "1981" module Palace of the Silver Princess by Jean Wells. Question: What settings do you wish were more popular?Skullboy's Your Princess Is In Another CastleSend us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Cold Wind Whispering by Markus Linderum, and answer a three-part question from Gus L.Questions:When you use someone else's adventure at your table - what do you look for?Best adventure about pyramids?What would it take to write a good adventure about Orcs in a hole?Send us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Sepulchre of Dusk by Cutter Mountain Simulations.Question 1: What are your writing habits?Question 2: What do you think of the ORC license?Question 3: Do rules define what an RPG is about?Question 4: Will we see a return to "physicality" in game design?Send us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Shadow of the Beakmen by Harley Stroh, and answer a question from the mailbag.Mailbag: How do you choose a module to review/run?Hereticwerks Collections on Itch00:00:50 Mailbag: How do you choose a module?00:14:00 Mailbag: How do you organize your PDFs?00:20:53 Main Review (Deep Dive only!) Send us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Monkey Murder Manor by Ripley Caldwell, and answer some questions from the mailbag.Question 1: How do you make puzzles "good"?Question 2:  Do you get tired of running modules more than once?Soviet AntsSend us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai & Brad review Dogtooth Valley by Nate Treme (aka Highland Paranormal Society) and answer THREE questions from the mailbag. Question 1:  How involved do you like to get when making characters, or when others make characters in games you GM?Question 2:  When you run a campaign, how do YOU end it? And what (if any)  kind of procedures or guidance do you wish game texts would offer to help bring things to a close?Questions 3: How do we help people unlearn whatever they think they know from the latest edition of D&D? Or do we even need to?02:20 Mailbag 112:10 Mailbag 221:05 Mailbag 329:10 Main ReviewSend us your comments or questions!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers!For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.