The Journey Begins: My Family's Mouse Guard Journey Session 1

 The Journey Begins

I started running a game of Mouse Guard for my family. My wife (ign Nola) is the troop leader and my 12yr old daughter (ign Brittany) and 7yr old son (ig Finn) are playing along with. Our first session was without my son (he needed an early bedtime :P ). This was a great chance to see what my wife was willing to do and see how my daughter interacted with things.

The Beginning

The start of their journey was a simple one: Take the mail to the town of Darkwater. This sounds like a simp task and with two Tenderpaw mice, it is a good one to stretch their legs. Nola was given an additional task. This mission is important as no word has come from Darkwater in two weeks. The troop is to scout it out and determine why there has been silence.

The Path

Along the path, they found it rather unkept. It is the start of spring and much of the path had not been maintained over the winter. This proved to be a challenge for them to navigate, both in finding the path and ensuring they didn't lose it. Between the two, they successfully navigated the perils and did not encounter any enemies.

The Village

Smoke rose from the village of Darkwater. Nola spotted it from afar directing Brittany to approach the town carefully. Many buildings were burnt, no mice were to be seen. The most mysterious thing was that upon investigation they discovered no one had left nor entered the town as there were no tracking in or out in any direction. Both Nola and Brittnany hunted around and found some torn fabric high up in a tree outside the village.

They decided to make a "suspicious noise" to see if anyone was around. Well they attempted to sling a rock at a pan but Brittany failed the throw... The rock instead knocked a brick out of a crumbling wall. At first this seemed small, until the entire wall fell down with the rest of the building following it. After a few deafening moments of silence, a Hawk swoops down and lands on a remnant of a building. On the back was a hooded mouse who glanced around before flying away in the same direction as the tree with the fabric scrap in it.

After the bird flew away, several mice ambushed the two mouse guard, breaking through the rubble from hidden tunnels. Seeing their cloaks, they recognized them as mouse guard and asked them to quickly hide underground.

The End

This was a great first session to get the two into the game and get used to rolling dice. My daughter is fully invested, creating her own character art and all! Stay tuned for more session in the future including ones that will involve my son (7 yr old)!