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After reading a few posts from members who combined rpg with miniature tabletop games I thought I would give it a whirl. I began hunting through a ton of rpg rule sets and finally found a nice light one called Maze Rats. It also came with a ton of charts and tables to create characters and worlds. I’m also using Sharp swords for some of the tables as well.
I created some character cards and used some tables from a few other rulesets to roll an adventure. My characters ended up being a Slave turned warrior, a thieving halfling, and a failed wizard. I also drew some NPC cards for some inspirations as well.The adventure
I rolled steal a magical artifact from a mysterious ruin. More rolls revealed it to be a human skull that has magical healing. My employer is an old sea captain who is too old to dungeoncrawl anymore. I rolled 2 complications. The item is apparently cursed, and I am racing against another group of adventures.
I decided I needed a map for the characters to travel on and have random encounters on the way to the mysterious ruins. I am going with an old game mat from Barbarian Prince. It has everything you might find on a typical fantasy map. The free rules also have a ton of encounters!
Here is the first encounter between the character and Captain Erelong in an old tavern in the city of Cawther.
Hopefully I will be able to post more in the next couple days!
Alright, so in the last episode our heroes were meeting with Captain Erelong. The Captain had recently come into possession of a map detailing the secret location of a magical skull that cures sickness and disease. While our heroes enjoy the ale and tales of adventure, the local police have snuck in through the back door. Apparently our halfling hero stole a few prized horses. Unfortunately the old floorboards are creaky and the heroes spring into action!Combat is obviously light since I am using an very simple rpg system. The sorcerer was able to create a magic hammer spell that proved ineffective. The hobbit rolled very well but ended up taking 2 wounds reducing his health in half.
Realizing that Cawther is not a friendly town to stay in, our heroes agree to set out on an adventure. Once they find the skull they will exchange it for some gold and an obvious level up.
Our heroes need to make a considerable journey north to a set of ruins deep in the mountains. They decide to stay off the path and travel through the forest.
The first day’s journey brought rain and light wind. Our heroes encounter 2 fugitives who recently escaped from a local prison. One character is a bounty hunter and another is a former galley slave. The characters were rolled as neutral. Our heroes decided to help them by removing one of the characters manacles.
When our heroes finally decide to set up camp they forage for food. My ranger was able to find some rabbits to eat, as well as some mushrooms. The characters need to rest for a full night to recoup some of the health they lost from the night before.
I had lots of fun! There are quite a few tables to manage which I would like to streamline in the future. Combat is a little strange as well. I also need to figure out the magic spells, which in Maze Rats is very open ended.
I found a 2 page overview of the rules online. They are very light. I shall be using them with Charlotte. However the magic system is very open and not really suited to the style of play we will be doing. I am stealing the magic system from Retro Phaze.
Well, our heroes decided to continue North through the forest. The air was calm and the sun was bright through the trees.My party discovered a grisly pile of bodies in a clearing. A wooden sign warned travelers not to proceed. Suddenly a large party of goblins appeared and demanded a hefty toil.
Combat was a little more focused this time because I amended the combat and magic rules. I decided to generate a list of spells my first level wizard could actually cast. I used retrophaze. My wizard was able to cast a fireball as well as a sleep spell. Unfortunately my warrior Balthazar was almost killed by a goblin on a warg. My halfling thief was also injured in the fight.
My party was able to collect a large Treasure chest at the end of the battle hidden in a hollow of a tree. Obviously spoils from earlier victims.
As my warrior was gravely injured I could not forage for food and will have to subtract my rations. The characters will set up camp and rest for the day.
After the terrible beating my warrior took our heroes decide to push forward and leave the forest. Near the river Nesser they encounter some Elves who I rolled as friendly. They were hunting the goblin bandits from the last episode. Since the river was flooded from the recent rain they helped the heroes across.
along the path the heroes discovered an eerie sight. Several burial mounds had been set up with a skull at the very top. I decided to investigate further and rolled a catastrophe! The skeletons began to climb out of the graves and attack the halfling who was clearly looting the graves.
After a pretty quick battle my halfling had sustained a few wounds and my wizard proved pretty powerless against the undead. Oh well. We continue North on our next adventure and hopefully find an inn in the town of Cumry.
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