Escape to Blackboot Bog: A Moonlit Pathcrawl for Cairn

The city is under siege! In desperation, the Chamberlain has charged you—a mostly sober local—with the vital task of escorting a young Viscount to the safety of Blackboot Bog. Make haste and choose your path wisely. The wilderness is a strange place under the light of a full moon. It will be a much more dangerous place by dawn.

In celebration of Cairn’s second edition, Xeno & Kraft present Escape to Blackboot Bog, an introductory pathcrawl for the Cairn RPG designed to be completed in a 2-3 hour one-shot. The 20-page, 5.5×8.5” adventure is offered in several formats for digital and print use, including as a booklet/zine. A separate, printer-friendly map can be shared with players.

The text of Escape to Blackboot Bog is released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. All art in this publication is ©2025 Xeno & Kraft. Escape to Blackboot Bog is an independent production and is not affiliated with the creators or publishers of Cairn. This publication adapts some text and mechanics specifically from Cairn 2nd Edition (2024), such as monster stat blocks, that were published under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.