Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Box Set, 2nd Ed.

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While Guard members Saxon, Kenzie and Lieam were tracking the path of the grain merchant, Gwendolyn has sent word to another of the Guard, Sadie. Character creation is a series of questions and choices that take the character from the youth to their adulthood, all the while filling in mechanical elements along the path.

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Kenzie, Saxon and Sadie go deeper into the former Weasel territory and discover its new occupants, Bats.The game's layout and style work equally well for either group and I would not hesitate to recommend the set for someone wanting to get into the hobby. While tracking the treacherous Axe army, Saxon and Kenzie found a new ally in an old hermit mouse named Celanawe, claiming to be the ancient hero of mice: The Black Axe. In addition, the way characters are defined also help to create very clear, evocative characters whose past, present, and future (in terms of goals) are laid out during character creation.

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These three pieces of information, coupled with the rest of the character generation (in which a character's important relationships, past training, and skills are defined) really help to create unique and very flavorful characters. The book is rounded out by extensive descriptions of the skills and traits available to characters, as well as a set of sample missions which illustrate different types of missions. The game itself has been released in two editions - a hardback in 2008 and a deluxe boxed set was brought out in 2011.

The character generation system, which is formally detailed in the last chapter of the book, is very intuitive, so much so that even brand new roleplayers I've introduced to the game have been able to create very colorful, story-rich characters. This approach guarantees the group forms a coherent and balanced patrol, and also helps flesh out the intra-group relationships right from the start. The types of missions, as well as the obstacles experienced during them, are shaped by the Season, and the rule book spends a considerable number of pages explaining how the seasons shape the lives and duties of the guardmice, as well as the mouse territories in general. Whereas BW is meant to be a workman's fantasy RPG which the group uses to "burn up" their setting, MG is instead designed to do one particular setting really well. They also create play sessions that match the pacing, feel, and style of the comic book which inspired the game.

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The cover art features a wraparound of what seems to be all of the mice from the comic arrayed in their signature equipment.Released originally in 2008 as a hard cover version (a PDF version is also available), it promptly won several design awards and received almost universally positive reviews. Perhaps the most interesting bit about mice fighting larger animals is that the game explicitly defines what a patrol can and cannot actually kill - mice, being small and frail, can take on animals that are marginally bigger than themselves (e. This will speed up character creation as each player can glance at this sheet instead of fight over the rule book to find all their choice and options. Lieam - Although one of the Guard's youngest members, he has earned the respect of his fellow Guardsmice several times over with his proven heroism and swordsmouseship. The book is very well-written and manages to explain how to play the game, in very simple terms so that those new to roleplaying games can understand and yet, as someone who owns dozens of RPGs, I never felt that things were being over-simplified and it was an easy and enjoyable read from start to finish.

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His fate intertwined with two of the Guard's finest, he offered to aide them in their pursuit, in hopes to hold them to their word of retrieving his missing axe. This was a 24-page release in full color, utilizing a hand selected pick of commissioned sketches drawn at conventions for fans. As an experienced gamer and given BW’s Tolkienesque inspirations, I’d compare the presentation of MG to reading the Hobbit after reading the Lord of the Rings, the former is still a great read even if it bears more of the trappings of a children’s story. In March 2019, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis joined the film [22] with Idris Elba in consideration to join as well.

It won the 2008 Origins Award for best roleplaying game [4] and numerous Indie RPG awards, [5] [6] [7] as well as being silver winner for three ENnies [8] and shortlisted for the 2009 Diana Jones Award.