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<blockquote data-quote="engrishonly" data-source="post: 5415285" data-attributes="member: 38460">Some understanding of Mouse Guard is helpful since the MG is a modified version of the Burning Wheel. You should be familiar with concepts like the fact that the River is Rising, and the concept of Scripting for Fights &amp; Duels of Wits &amp; Chases.................For everyone, one more thing about characters. DnD Class is important to help pin down ideas, but not the only thing. BW is a game where we need to share stories &amp; ideas, and not just in the stupid &quot;art of roleplaying&quot; crap. The mechanics are built around your ability to play/realize your character.BW runs better for you when you can achieve &quot;arthas&quot;, basically converting characterful play into in-game &quot;currency&quot; (think drama points or fate points) that you can use to supercharge your actions.To get the artha wheel rolling, you need a character grounded by a strong Concept. If you've got one or two punchy sentences about your character (no more than that), share them.Just some examples from movies &amp; stories...&quot;A young man, raised by his Aunt and Uncle, who dreams of going off on an adventure. His father is actually the Dark Lord of the evil Empire.&quot;&quot;A ranger from the North, born into a disgraced noble house. Does he have the strength of character to lead other men, or is he heir to all the flaws of his house?&quot;&quot;An academic who is also a hard-nosed adventurer. His love of riches and fame often gets him in trouble.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="engrishonly, post: 5415285, member: 38460"] Some understanding of Mouse Guard is helpful since the MG is a modified version of the Burning Wheel. You should be familiar with concepts like the fact that the River is Rising, and the concept of Scripting for Fights & Duels of Wits & Chases. ................ For everyone, one more thing about characters. DnD Class is important to help pin down ideas, but not the only thing. BW is a game where we need to share stories & ideas, and not just in the stupid "art of roleplaying" crap. The mechanics are built around your ability to play/realize your character. BW runs better for you when you can achieve "arthas", basically converting characterful play into in-game "currency" (think drama points or fate points) that you can use to supercharge your actions. To get the artha wheel rolling, you need a character grounded by a strong Concept. If you've got one or two punchy sentences about your character (no more than that), share them. Just some examples from movies & stories... "A young man, raised by his Aunt and Uncle, who dreams of going off on an adventure. His father is actually the Dark Lord of the evil Empire." "A ranger from the North, born into a disgraced noble house. Does he have the strength of character to lead other men, or is he heir to all the flaws of his house?" "An academic who is also a hard-nosed adventurer. His love of riches and fame often gets him in trouble." [/QUOTE]

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