Between Two Cairns

Between Two Cairns

An RPG product review podcast, hosted by Yochai Gal and Brad Kerr. Each week we review a module or adventure. Sometimes there are ducks.

Episodes

September 21, 2023 68 mins

Yochai & Brad are joined by W.F. Smith from Prismatic Wasteland to review Secret of the Black Crag by Chance Dudinack.

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
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Yochai & Brad are joined by Kelsey Dionne of The Arcane Library to review Gradient Descent by Luke Gearing.

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
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Yochai & Brad review Mortzengersturm, The Mad Manticore of the Prismatic Peak by Trey Causey, and answer a mailbag question.

  • Mailbag Question: How do keep track of what happens during a session?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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August 31, 2023 58 mins

Yochai & Brad answer a mailbag question, discuss the nature of settings, and share a few of their favorites.

Question: How do you engage with violence in RPGs?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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August 24, 2023 79 mins

Yochai & Brad are once again joined by Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy) for another Gamer Blast from the Past! We review DL1: Dragons of Despair, and ask Sam about his RPG history.

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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August 17, 2023 52 mins

Yochai & Brad review Unicorn Meat by Dan D, and answer a mailbag question.

  • Question:  What is your favorite non-dungeon module?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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August 10, 2023 55 mins

Yochai & Brad review Broken Heart of the Castle by Cloud Curio, and answer some mailbag questions.

  • What do you think about web-based tools?
  • What makes a good social hub?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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August 3, 2023 57 mins

To mark our year of podcasting, Yochai & Brad review Kavlov's Sanctuary by  Jean Luc Lariviere-Lacombe, and answer a whole heap of questions regarding the show!

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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July 27, 2023 76 mins

Yochai & Brad are joined by Chris McDowall to review The Bureau by Josh Domanski and Goblin Archives, and answer a mailbag question.

  • Question: What makes a good non-combat encounter?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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July 20, 2023 80 mins

In another entry in our Gamer Blasts from the Past, Brad & Yochai are joined by Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy) to review G1-3 Against the Giants, and answer a question from the mailbag.

  • Question: How do you whether to write more, or less?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
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July 13, 2023 55 mins

Yochai & Brad review The Queen of Elfland's Son by Michael Curtis, and answer a mailbag question.

  • Should we review/consider blog adventures  as well?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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July 6, 2023 40 mins

Yochai & Brad review Bottomless Pit of Zorth by G. Hawkins, and answer a question from the mootsack.

  • Question: Tips and tricks on navigating the ttrpg scene on Discord?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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June 29, 2023 57 mins

Yochai & Brad review Holy Mountain Shaker by Luka Rejec, and answer a question from the mailbag.

  • Question: Thoughts on Dungeon Synth?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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June 22, 2023 71 mins

Yochai & Brad are joined by special guest Directsun to discuss Arnold Kemp's Lair of the Lamb, and answer a mailbag question.

  • Mailbag: Do you look to other modules or similar media for inspiration?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
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June 15, 2023 47 mins

Yochai & Brad review Date of Expiration by Graphite Prime, and answer a letter from the mailbag.

  • Question: How do you playtest?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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June 8, 2023 44 mins

Yochai & Brad review Mission Excalibur (print version here) by Seann McAnally, and answer a mailbag question. 

  • Mailbag: What material should be in a sandbox setting?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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June 2, 2023 63 mins

Yochai & Brad spend an entire show reading letters from the mailbag.

Questions answered:

  • What do your home games look like?
  • What system are you using, what houserules or hacks?
  • Biggest delta between impression and actual reading/playing?
  • Staple, perfect, ring...?
  • How do you prefer to play games? Is it different from how you prefer to run games?
  • How do you organize important information?
  • What methods do you use to make sur...
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June 1, 2023 68 mins

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy) to review the classic adventure White Plume Mountain by Lawrence Schick

  • Question: What small RPGs or adventures would you give out?

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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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.

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also ...

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May 18, 2023 56 mins

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 Guys

Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.
For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!
Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.
Find more Between Two Cairns here.

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