Let's vote up a Mouse Guard character![Step 6.5. Life experiences]

[Zelphas]

I'll join the Apiarist bandwagon. It still sounds like a lot of fun.

[Sodalite]

Eh, I guess I'll go with Apiarists as well.

[Siegel]

I say they where Archivists. His father kept the record of the town. His older brother now has to do pick up the family tradition because his younger brother is in the watch and unavailable.

[Slipperychicken]

Smith, because it's the only trade which involves hitting things with hammers. Hopefully it will give a bonus to hitting people with hammers. If it doesn't, I am disappoint.

Why do the parents have to be so lame? Can't we have a warrior tradition in our household mousehold?

[Amphetryon]

Originally Posted by Slipperychicken

Smith, because it's the only trade which involves hitting things with hammers. Hopefully it will give a bonus to hitting people with hammers. If it doesn't, I am disappoint.

Why do the parents have to be so lame? Can't we have a warrior tradition in our household mousehold?

Apiarists are not lame! For example, Neil Gaiman is an apiarist, and not lame. (It's his birthday).

[toapat]

Originally Posted by Slipperychicken

Smith, because it's the only trade which involves hitting things with hammers. Hopefully it will give a bonus to hitting people with hammers. If it doesn't, I am disappoint.

Why do the parents have to be so lame? Can't we have a warrior tradition in our household mousehold?

Apiarist is the most badass profession. Think of Bees not as bees, but Sugar Producing Attack Wolves.

That attack in the Tens of thousands.

needless to say, thats my vote

[Slipperychicken]

Originally Posted by toapat

Apiarist is the most badass profession. Think of Bees not as bees, but Sugar Producing Attack Wolves.

That attack in the Tens of thousands.

needless to say, thats my vote

I guess on a mouse-scale, beekeeping is more like farming flying honey-dogs with stingers. Do we get to control them?

[toapat]

Originally Posted by Slipperychicken

Do we get to control them?

do you think if a Mouse Apiarist was only a honey farmer, the profession would get so many votes?

[Siegel]

Originally Posted by Slipperychicken

I guess on a mouse-scale, beekeeping is more like farming flying honey-dogs with stingers. Do we get to control them?

You could make a test to anger or placate them yes. You probarly won't run arround with a complete beehive straped to your back.

But i guess Apiarist wins.

(by the way. I think you can only come from a trademouse background because of balance reasons. Every MG character has a few craft skills and is able to produce equipment and other usefull things for the mission. This is a deliberate decision to encourage creativity and building stuff. The rules for crafting are also pretty good)


Next STEP!

With whom did you apprentice for the Guard? What was that mouse’s trade?

"A young mouse seeking to join the Guard applies in either the spring or fall. They meet with a guardmouse in charge of new recruits and are welcomed into Lockhaven. These raw recruits are then distributed among the various tradesmice in Lockhaven to act as assistants, laborers and apprentices. For their first two seasons of service, they are apprenticed to these senior artisans. In this capacity, they help see to the material needs of the Guard."

The list is the same as for parents

Apiarist Carpenter Archivist Cartographer Armorer Glazier Baker Harvester Brewer Insectrist
Miller Potter Smith Stonemason Weaver

More bees? Maybe some background making armor or maps? Learning in the library in Lockhaven? Working on the insect training? Maybe getting fat, making bread?

[Sodalite]

And now we must choose between them...or any of the others, I guess, but that doesn't really seem like the direction we're going in.

I think I'll reserve judgement until one has a strong lead.

[Siegel]

I vote Brewer because making honey mead is fun.

[The Glyphstone]

Armorer, let's give this young mouse something that's actually militarily relevant so he's not constantly dependent on his insect minions.

[Randomatic]

Originally Posted by Siegel

I vote Brewer because making honey mead is fun.

I support this notion.

[Zelphas]

Originally Posted by The Glyphstone

Armorer, let's give this young mouse something that's actually militarily relevant so he's not constantly dependent on his insect minions.

I'm with Glyphstone Here.

[Spamotron]

I vote Smith its a generally all around useful skill that makes stuff everymouse needs.

[Knaight]

Cartographer it is. It's useful, it makes sense for a mouse with a good memory (which I still want to put forward), and it provides an excuse to be in a high place with attack-bees.

[Water_Bear]

Archivist. Always pick up the lore skills, no matter the system. More knowledge is always better in an RPG, even if it's burning San points.

[toapat]

Originally Posted by Spamotron

I vote Smith its a generally all around useful skill that makes stuff everymouse needs.

this, Specialization is something we do while BSoDing for winter as the Everymouse

[Fenix_of_Doom]

I vote for smith too, who doesn't love forging things?

Originally Posted by Sodalite

And now we must choose between them...or any of the others, I guess, but that doesn't really seem like the direction we're going in.

I think I'll reserve judgement until one has a strong lead.

It might just be me, but I don't think this is the point of the thread.

[Amphetryon]

Apprenticed with a potter. Quite a hairy one. Don't hit me.

[Sodalite]

Originally Posted by Fenix_of_Doom

It might just be me, but I don't think this is the point of the thread.

Yeah, probably. Thinking more, I suppose I'll go ahead and also vote for Smith.

[Shir]

Cartographer wagon is go!

[goblingravy]

He spent years of his life as a smith, a trade to which he took quite well. His trade became lucrative for a handful of years before joining the guard.

My RPG group is currently playing Mouse Guard. It's really fun, and super easy to DM.

[The Glyphstone]

Oh, and in case anyone is still wondering if we made the right choice with Apiarist, Cracked has a great article today.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20084...wers-bees.html

[Siegel]

I vote we go on to the next step!

Smith it is!

Next step *cue dramatic music*

What did your mentor stress in training?

Basically after he spend two seasons as an aprentice a young Guardmouse becomes a Tenderpaw and is paired with a mentor for 1-2 years. The mentor is in charge of training the young mouse in the skills of the guard.
We can choose twice from a list of the PATROL SKILLS (the skills most often rolled in the game). These are things that our mentor really did stress in our training.
The list:

Fighter
Instructor
Healer
Pathfinder
Hunter
Scout
Survivalist
Weather Watcher

Everyone should give an A vote and a B vote for the first and second choice.
One thing can be voted for twice.

[Fenix_of_Doom]

Pathfinder
Hunter

[The Glyphstone]

Hunter
Pathfinder

Just to be contrary.

[goblingravy]

OK, well. Seeing as he fears big animals, hunter makes little sense. I vote double pathfinder.

[Zelphas]

Pathfinder
Scout

Just for fun.

[Totally Guy]

Originally Posted by Zelphas

Pathfinder
Scout

Just for fun.

I was going to say this too.