Comments on: Mouse Guard Diaries: Delivering the Mail, Part 4, Finale

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[...] The Chatty DM tries out Mouseguard. Session one, two, and three, and four. MJ Harnish plays Mouseguard with kids: An awesome seven part series. Doyce reviews and plays mouse [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:04:48 +0000

Great series of articles. Really helped me understand some of the components of Mouse Guard that i've been using more clearly. .-= Scott´s last blog ..The Itty Bitty Creepy Crawly Squrimies =-.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:59:08 +0000

That was definitely a really, really cool series of articles. You know, now I wanna try this system out for myself. I love how you've been able to not only successfully learn a new system that's very, very different from the norm, but also break in ground so quickly. Probably my favorite parts of the series were the "aha!" moments, such as you suggesting the conflict in Part 4. .-= Andy´s last blog ..The Twelve Days of (D&D) Christmas =-.

By: LordVreeg

LordVreeg — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0000

I really enjoyed this set. I think the system and your use of same displayed a tremendous amount of flexibility, something that would be a bigger problem in a game where the players had less faith in the GM adjudication.
You do well in that role.

The cooperative elements made me smile everytime. I like a game where cooperation and combined efforts pay off.

I have also enjoyed your growing tendency to ‘Mouseguard’ other games, and I think this has trickled a little more into my own skill-based sytem. I have always let the roll reflect a better or worse success of failure, but I have noted a recent tendency towards changing a marginal failure roll to an unexpected obstacle, instead of outright failure. As you have noted, it makes for a better narratve and a better player experience.
.-= LordVreeg´s last blog ..edited Subskills and dropdowns =-.

By: JesterOC

JesterOC — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:59:13 +0000

Thanks for a great set of articles. I have already told my normal D&D gaming group that if we have to cancel a game due to a person not being able to make it, we are playing Mouse Guard.