Between Two Cairns

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Inside the Everflowing Curtain by Revivify Games, and answer a "question" from the mootsack.

• Cousin Mark Returns!

10:44 Mailbag
28:12 Main Review
48:00 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 41: Inside the Everflowing Curtain
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Folly of the Forgemaster by Russel Holley and look at some questions from /r/OSR that no one asked us to answer.

• What would you do with a water wheel in a magical academy?
• How can you estimate the number of sessions a module will take to complete?

11:52 Who Asked?
28:28 Main Review
57:42 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 40: Folly of the Forgemaster
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Einfühlung by Goblin Archives and Josh Domanski, and answer a mailbag question.

• How do you feel about false rumors?

08:28 Brad's Jokes
17:50 Mailbag
31:56 Main Review 59:18 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 39: Einfühlung
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Yochai & Brad review The Eye of the Aeons by James Barker, talk about what they've been playing, and answer a mootsack question.

• Hero's Journey Home
• Analog Pocket
• Lunar Legend
• Limitations with gold for XP

14:00 What are you playing?
31:26 Mootsack
38:29 Main Review
1:03:26 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 38: The Eye of the Aeons
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review B5: Horror on the Hill by Douglas Niles, and answer a mootsack question.

• How do we feel about skills in OSR games?

0:10:15 Mootsack
0:23:42 Main Review
0:52:55 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 37: B5 Horror on the Hill
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Amanda P. to review Johnson Squared by Joshua Luke Cable and Samuel T. McNally, and answer a mailbag question.

• Do you use props at the table?

09:26 Mootsack
0:24:45 Main Review
1:08:00 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 36: Johnson Squared
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Sam, Brad, and Yochai review The Ground Shakes Beneath Poxblood Parish by Mucilage., and answer a mailbag question.

• How do you encourage risky behavior in players?
• SKA. So much SKA.

05:00 Mootsack
17:35 Ska: So Hot, or So Not?
34:34 Main Review
54:13 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 35: The Ground Shakes Beneath Poxblood Parish
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review The Doom of the Dark by Patrick Stuart, discuss Tunnels & Trolls in our System Matters segment, and answer a mailbag question.

• Brad's video on mapmaking
• Is the 10ft pole example in the "Quick Primer for Old School Gaming" any good?

13:03 Mootsack
34:22 Main Review
39:06 System Matters
48:46 Main Review
1:07:18 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 34: The Doom of the Dark
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Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Chris McDowall to discuss Cabinet of Curiosities by Andre Novoa, and answer a mailbag question.

11:30 Mootsack

26:12 So Hot or So Not?

39:14 Main Review

56:58 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 33: Cabinet of Curiosities

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Cave of the Sleeping Sage by Ben Swinden, answer a mailbag question, and discuss what they've been playing.

• How long do you track monsters in the dungeon?
• Brad played 8 hours of D&D 5.5e
• Sam played Trophy Dark
• Yochai & Sam play Big Walk

08:15 Mootsack

16:45 What Are You Playing?

51:04 Main Review

Season 5, Episode 32: Cave of the Sleeping Sage

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by A. G. Cook to review S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks by Gary Gygax. Also we play America's favorite game: So Hot, or So Not?

28:40 So Hot or So Not?

38:42 Main Review + Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 31: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review two pamphlet adventures: Praise Be, God of Filth by Wuggy & Operation Bad Luau by Glue Trap Games, and discuss what we've been playing.

04:57 What are you playing?

30:21 Zine Talk

37:16 Main Review

Season 5, Episode 30: Praise Be, God of Filth & Operation Bad Luau

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Leo Hunt (Mr Vaults of Vaarn himself) to review Into The Fog by Alan Gerding, answer a question from the mootsack, and discuss whether system matters (Fatherfog edition).

• How do you handle real-world languages in your games?

0:18:10 Mootsack

0:29:01 System Matters

0:56:34 Main Review

1:21:37 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 29: Into The Fog

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This Bonus Episode was originally released to backers on 9/17/2025.

Yochai & Brad discuss the adventure Tannic with its author, Amanda P.

Season 4, Bonus Episode 3: The Story of Tannic

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Live from Between Two Cons: an actual play performance of "Betwixt Two Piles," recorded on June 26, 2026. Betwixt Two Piles is the Unofficial Official Between Two Cairns "Podcast Simulation Game."

Join Tony Vasinda, Directsun, Ryan Lynch, and Dan Phipps as they roleplay an RPG review podcast and review "Weird Little Freaks" by Brad Kerr and Sam Mameli.

06:36 Show Start

14:10 Question Sack

19:25 Main Review

35:40 Plumbing the Depths

Season 5, Episode 27: Weird Little Freaks

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Brad runs a furniture-based adventure for Yochai and Sam, who are joined by a very special guest! Recorded live at Between Two Cons in Portland Oregon. The hosts also answer questions from the mootsack.

02:32 Mootsack

13:01 Actual Play

0:30 A newcomer joins the Party

Season 5, Bonus Episode 13: An Actual Play (Live at Between Two Cons)

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In a very special episode, Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Quagmire! by Merle M. Rasmussen and answer a few mailbag questions LIVE at Between Two Cons!

• Between Two Cons
• Pickup Weird Little Freaks right now!

04:21 Mootsack

13:50 So Hot or So Not?

19:31 Main Review

42:58 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 26: Quagmire! (Live at Between Two Cons)

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FREE BONUS EPISODE TO NON-PATRONS!

As we are all gone this week at Between Two Cons, we thought it would be nice to release our most recent bonus episode to the main feed.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam discuss The Issues: Digital RPG Platforms. Also, we answer a question from the "question bag."

• How many interactive elements do you add to a given room/encounter?

04:30 Question Bag

23:53 The Issues

Season 5, Bonus Episode 12: The Issues: Digital RPG Platforms

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Cult of the Bloodfather by Marty Walker, and answer a mailbag question.

• Mootsack: How do you make "bigger" dungeons?
• Back the first "Double Feature" from Cairn Press on Kickstarter!

09:45 Mailbag

24:33 Main Review

43:40 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 25: Cult of the Bloodfather

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Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Curse of the Hatman by Tim Obermueller, and answer a question about a DMPCs.

• What's to be done about Pig-Face?

09:58 Mootsack

21:00 Main Review

48:21 Deep Dive

Season 5, Episode 24: Curse of the Hatman

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