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Haha nah treat that version as done :)

Yeh for sure, just send me an email.

Ah right, maybe try a dedicated PDF reader app - not sure how well the google drive reader works

Oh that’s weird! What PDF reader are you using?

All items have usage dots regardless of whether they have a specific rule around it. If the players find a use for the item that might damage or deplete it, it might be appropriate to mark usage.

The cards are 1” x 1”

Yes to both! Separate usage rolls

Hey, glad you’re having fun with it!

My rulings for those:

1. Critical damage should be rolled against DEX/WIL after the ability score is reduced. On a failure, you are the equivalent of knocked out (dazed/can’t move etc.) and can’t act anymore in that fight until tended to.
2. Same as STR damage. A long rest in town will do it, but your ruling is probably fine too.

I reckon you’re allowed to mark any track, regardless of whether there’s a mine or not!

Edit: after a thorough re-read of the rules, I can see that it’s usually beneficial though to mark an existing mine, because you’ll be more likely to fill its track and claim the points. The initial ruling still stands though - you’re allowed to make any track if you want

Hi which link are you trying to use? The one on mausritter.com should work: https://discord.gg/v4wmKsv

Hi I would recommend joining the Mausritter Discord, or the Games Omnivorous mailing list — that’ll get you the most up-to-date information.

The Estate is still in stock at Games Omnivorous but looks like the Box Set is sold out! We’ll hopefully be doing a reprint sometime in the new year.

This is the main game! The Estate, Honey in the Rafters and A Long Way From Lilliput are expansion scenarios.

Ah yes, I should remove that link. It’ll be up for purchase once the kickstarter & preorders are delivered.

https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter-the-estate-adventure-collection

Oh no, you’re totally right! Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll fix up now.

Yep, you should get an email with a key for the digital copies. Send me an email (isaac at isaacwilliams dot net) with your details if you haven’t and I’ll sort it out.

Ooh, thanks!

ahah I guess just a lot of mice are called Wattle! It’s the John of mouse names :P

Will probably fix this in the typohunt for the updated rule book though :)

Yep, three is correct!

Nice, glad you enjoyed it!

Yes, the intention is that in order to welcome the Heart KQJ family, you would need a Heart face card (or you can use an Ace of any suite).

Yep, as soon as you mark one K/Q/J villager, mark all three. So you only need one card to do it, as long as you can match the pattern.

Hey, thanks for getting the box set!

I definitely have plans to keep expanding Mausritter. Expect to see more in the new year. There’s also a great community of people in the Mausritter Discord with fan-created expansions, including a couple of custom playable species. Pop in and say hi here: https://discord.com/invite/v4wmKsv

Thank you for the support!

Hi, your PDF reader should have an option to print as a booklet. Use the “singles” PDF. It’s a little tricky to get right, so might take a little trial and error.

Yep, after a battle, roll Usage once for each piece of equipment you used (weapons, ammunition and armour).

You don’t mark usage for each arrow fired (though the GM may ask for a mark/Usage roll if you use it out of combat).

Hey, please feel free to pop into the Mausritter discord where I’m happy to field any questions you’ve got: https://discord.gg/v4wmKsv

Please try playing without an attack roll first!

Of course, it may not be for everyone. But I can assure you that after years of play it is a well thought-out design choice that creates fast, interesting combat where strategic choices really matter, and it leaves plenty of time in the session for more adventure.

We’ll be partnering with Exalted Funeral for US distribution

Ah, thanks for the reminder! I should post it here too!

It’s up to you to decide! I imagine them as little stones, engraved with the seal of an ancient mouse queen.

These are fantastic! Please come share them with the Mausritter Discord :)

I can’t give any details yet, but yes it’s in the works :)

Okkeb is correct, it’s to help balance out a mouse who rolls poorly.

If you need a thematic reason why, think of it as the mouse’s friends and family pitching in to help because they’re worried about their poor weak friend becoming an adventurer.

Good finds, thanks! I’ve just uploaded a new version with those things fixed, plus a couple of others :)

To answer here too:

Section 2: Yes, it should be Restore. I would stat the Beetle/Pack rat as a hireling, maybe with slightly adjusted stats.

Section 7.2: 4-6 is correct.

Section 11.2: Intentional, but confusing. I’ve just made it d4-d20.

Thanks, I appreciate the nit-picks!

https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter

https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter-honey-in-the-rafters

Good Q. I wouldn’t give a save for a spell unless it’s explicitly mentioned (I don’t think any of the base ones allow a save, but could see a very powerful spell that does).

I general, I think the higher default HP levels (of HP + STR), plus the genuine risks that casters take (I’ve had at least one mouse reduce themselves to zero WIL on a failed spell) balance out a spell like Fireball without a Save. But if you feel like it’s overpowered in your context, house rule away :)

Ahha, yes I think that is an oversight. It should be “Restore” instead — that must have bene renamed somewhere along the line :)

Hey, I think XP is one of the easiest and best things to hack to get a different feel from your game.

XP is the best way to say to your players “this is what I want you to do”. The default assumption of Mausritter is that the players are poor and desperate mouse adventurers, without a permanent home base or social structure to rely on. They get XP for doing the dangerous things that other mice won’t (and they get XP for re-investing it into the communities that previously shunned them).

One option that’s not in the rulebook (and probably should be) is that I also award XP to my players for rewards given by other mice. So if the village puts together a collection of 300 pips to reward the mice from rescuing their matriarch from an owl, that would count as 300 pips for XP purposes too.

For an exploration-focused campaign, you could easily have non-player mice who are willing to pay rewards for mapped locations, or strange new discoveries. Or if you want to reward exploration directly, I would write out a list of things you want to reward players for, then assign values to them. Make this public, so players know what they’re aiming for ie. Mapping hex: 100xp; Mapping adventure site: 1000xp; Discovering a new settlement: 250xp; Finding a new spell: 100px.

For a Mouseguard-type setting, where mice are part of an hierarchical organisation and being sent on missions, I would consider getting rid of XP entirely and looking at what Into the Odd (on what a lot of Mausritter is based on) does. In that, you advance to level 2 after surviving your first mission, level 3 once you’ve completed three more after that, level 4 after five more, and taking on an apprentice, etc.

Can’t say much more, but It’s the next project :)