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Follow the Bones
Somewhere near the heart of the Wood is a cairn.Why have you set out to find it? Follow the Bones is a set of procedures for playing solo adventures using the role-playing game Cairn. At its heart is a system for generating and exploring weird quests in the style of medieval chivalric romances. Blaze a path through a strange and treacherous forest. Survive encounters with the uncanny sylvan folk and the restless undead. Answer riddles to uncover a fate as yet unwritten. This updated version includes: revised and expanded text new procedures, built on Riddle and Tilt, for developing scenes and finding the Cairn stat blocks for the creatures named in the text; advice for keeping notes while you play.
Price:
$5.00
Rating:
5.00 (from 28 reviews)
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Updated:
24 July 2024 @ 21:07 UTC
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