• Lightning-fast character creation without delays.
• Gear directly determines your abilities.
• Fast-paced and deadly tactical combat.

The second edition of the Cairn Player's Guide prepares you for exploring the unknown. You will find everything you need for a gritty expedition across 88 A5-sized pages. The lightweight rules help you easily maintain a dark gaming atmosphere.

Shape your character through gear

Cairn completely ditches traditional classes. Your abilities are determined solely by the items and weapons you acquire. Want to cast spells? Find a spellbook.

Experience character progression directly during play. Every battle survived and every new scar shapes your playstyle. Death lurks around every corner in the dark forest 💀.

Triumph of wit over dice

The game is built on a fiction-first approach. Dice don't dictate your every move. Success depends on your clever reaction to the situation at hand.

Combat in Cairn is fast-paced and unforgiving. Exploring the unknown requires vigilance and cooperation from the entire party. Only the best-prepared will survive.

The manual is in English.

Cairn is an adventure game for one facilitator (the Warden) and at least one other player. Players act as hardened adventurers exploring a dark & mysterious Wood filled with strange folk, hidden treasure, and unspeakable monstrosities. Character generation is quick and random, adventures are tense and reward careful exploration, and combat is frantic and deadly.

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