Tabletop RPG · since 2020 · #60 most discussed

Mausritter

Play tiny mice adventurers exploring dangerous human ruins and wilds, with simple rules, inventory pressure, and quick character creation.

Into the OddAnimald20dungeon crawlhexcrawlrandom generationhigh lethalityclasslessAny lengthNeeds a GM

7.0

Geek rating

From 11 firsthand play reports in 2 r/rpg threads. The threads alone average 8.7.

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Discussion6.1 / 10

188 r/rpg posts named it, October 2023 to October 2026.

Rules weight

Fits on a page. Hype 5.1 for its age.

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What players say

At the table

Mausritter play reports are mostly positive, with tables describing fun sessions in a creepy-cute tone. Most of the firsthand detail comes from people who ran published adventures. Only two people in the SRD thread said they had played or run the game, and they gave little detail.

What works

Players report having a great time with the game. (thread)
The GM faction rules are easy to use at the table. (thread)
Broken Oaken Tower and Drained Temple of the Brackish Basin each ran for five or more groups and went in a different direction every time. (thread)
Estate of Baron Blackwood struck a balance between creepy and cute, and one spider encounter is still talked about. (thread)
Downed in the Dumps and Honey in the Rafters are easy to run and suit new players. (thread)
A Needle in the Thread worked as a play-by-post game with a whimsical but dangerous tone. Short, punchy adventures and short posts kept it moving. (thread)

What tables struggle with

No problems at the table were reported in the SRD thread, and it holds very little firsthand detail. (thread)
Play-by-post games lose players who drop out. (thread)
The factions in The Estate need extra GM work to produce a main conflict. (thread)
One GM found the published adventures only partly matched their goals. They built their own location and borrowed only the crab stats. (thread)
Few options exist for small campaigns. (thread)

Who it suits

Newcomers to tabletop RPGs, especially with the easier published adventures.
GMs who want low prep and are happy to run sandbox-style or anthology material.
Groups who enjoy a cute setting with real danger in it, including those playing by post.

In players' words

"I've ran both of these for at least five different groups each and they always go in different directions but all were super enjoyable" (thread)
"The GM stuff alone makes mausritter fantastic. The faction rules are so easy to use." (thread)
"Downed in the Dumps is my favourite by far. It's really easy to run and is great for people new to TTRPGs." (thread)

The threads behind it

Each thread is rated for the play it describes, from the firsthand reports in it. Load one here or read it on Reddit.

8.8

Favorit Mausritter Adventures?

The thread is a recommendation list of published Mausritter adventures, and the people who ran or played them report fun, varied sessions. Praise is nearly unanimous, with the creepy-cute tone, easy prep and good fit for newcomers named most often. The only friction mentioned is play-by-post players dropping out, and one GM who found published material only partly matched what they wanted. 9 firsthand · 27 comments

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8.0

Mausritter SRD released, available in Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) as a website and a downloadable Markdown file

The thread is mostly about the SRD release, its Markdown format and hype, with almost no actual play reports. The two people who have played or run Mausritter say they had a great time and found the faction rules easy to use. 2 firsthand · 30 comments

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