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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8868987" data-attributes="member: 57383">Yes, the Mousemen's "favourite method of attack is to silently surround their intended victim" which suggests they're sneaky, although they don't have higher-than-normal odds of surprise or thief-style Move Silently or Hide In Shadows percentages, which is the normal AD&D approach to being stealthy.However, a Goblin doesn't have any stealth skill in AD&D either and they're really sneaky in 5E so I'm inclined to give a 5E interpretation of the Mouseman at least Stealth Proficiency if not Double Stealth.As to size, the original text doesn't specify. They're described as stronger than regular brownies, which are Tiny and 2 feet tall in 2E with HD 1/2 (i.e. 1 to 4 hp), but a Mouseman is HD 1-1 (1 to 7 hp) the same as a Goblin.They are a cross between a Tiny Fey brownie and a Medium Humanoid orc so could be Small, as that's the size inbetween the two, but I prefer making them Tiny as (a) it distinguishes them better from Goblins and Kobolds and (b) mice are hardly noted for their size.Rather than literal daggers and javelins I imagine they use wee swords and spears that are so small they have the same damage as a dagger: 1d4.The 5E <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/sprite" target="_blank">Sprite</a> has a "Longsword" and "Shortbow" that only do 1 point of damage, so there is precedent for Tiny creatures wielding artificial weapons that do less damage than those of Medium creatures.So maybe the Micemen have weapons that do a dice size less? Shortswords that do 1d4 slashing and Spears that do 1d4 piercing or 1d6 wielded two-handed as they're Versatile weapons)Anyhow, I'd better stop before I'm too distracted from the Dragon Warrior conversion.</blockquote>

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