The Cairnies 2025

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin to review Pollute the Elfen Memory Water by Michael Raston, and to answer a mailbag question.How do you do notes for prep and during play?23:18 Mootsack39:52 Main Review1:13:24 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 4: Pollute the Elfen Memory WaterFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Downward Spiral of the Lost by Pablo Dapena, and answer a mootsack question.How do you handle large amounts of gold in a dungeon?12:34 Mootsack29:02 Main Review59:40 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 3: Downward Spiral of the LostFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JOIN US AT BETWEEN TWO CONS! Yochai, Brad, and Sam review B8: Journey to the Rock by Michael Malone in another Gamer Blast from the Past! Also, we answer a mailbag question.Should I bend the story to serve the narrative?10:37 Mootsack25:53 Main ReviewDeep Dive 51:19Season 5, Episode 2: B8: Journey to the RockFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review A Haunting in Glass by Jesse Winter, and answer a rulings-related question.How do you handle hidden information (like a character that will die after X days)?8:14 Make a Ruling33:48 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 1: A Haunting in GlassFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year again! Brad, Sam, and Yochai count down their five favorite modules they reviewed this year. There is also a mootsack question in there somewhere.7:45 Mootsack23:22 The CairniesSpoilers Below!Yochai5 Ex Inferis4 Frozen Ascent3 Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle2 Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh1 The Smoking Pillar of Lan YuBrad 5 Buried in the Bahamas4 Kidnap the Archpriest3 ARKOS2 Frozen Ascent1 Horrendous Hounds of HendenburghSam5 Evils of Illmire4 Fragments of the Floating City3 Frozen Ascent2 Grotto of the Golden Gargoyle1 The Ghosts of Zoazanna MountainSeason 4, Episode 17: The Cairnies 2025For listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Sam, and Brad review Seven Sealed Spirits by WatcherDM, and answer a question from the mailbag.Do you adjust your game to fit whom you're playing with?16:30 Mootsack24:25 Main Review49:53 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 16: Seven Sealed SpiritsFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Into the Wilds by Harley Stroh, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: Are there artistic style "studies" of RPG modules?Support Sam's art! Back Corporate Breakfast on Kickstarter now!6:56 Mootsack15:40 Main Review59:38 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 15: Into the WildsFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Fragments of the Floating City by Will Jarvis, and answer a Mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you introduce a new player in a single session?Support Sam's art! Back Corporate Breakfast on Kickstarter now!8:24 Mootsack15:52 Main Review41:03 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 14: Fragments of the Floating CityFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review Mana Meltdown by Lazy Litch, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you convey a sense of place, or awe in an adventure?5:46 Mootsack14:24 Main Review50:43 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 13: Mana MeltdownFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam (aka Skullboy, aka Better Legends) review Beneath the Muckfort by Bo Ryan Crumb, and answer a question from the Mootsack.Mootsack: Tips for introverts when dealing with challenging issues?13:20 Mailbag30:45 Main Review58:41 Deep DiveSeason 4, Episode 12: Beneath the MuckfortFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.