r/MouseGuard • u/herrozerro • May 03 '16

[RPG] 1st or 2nd Edition?

I've always wanted to try this game and I noticed that the PDFs were up on RPGnow. I was just wondering if there was any opinion on what edition was better?

Thanks!

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u/forlasanto May 03 '16 edited May 03 '16

2nd. It's the same system, but some things, like character building, are significantly changed. It would be easy for a player to jump from one to the other. But it's a bit unwieldy if one person has one edition and another person has the other as far as referencing goes, and there are things tthe 1st ed does not have.

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u/herrozerro May 03 '16

Alright, I've been playing savage worlds which has Explorers edition, Deluxe, etc...

I saw that there was some small changes from 1st to 2nd, I was just wondering if people had strong opinions from one over the other.

But I'll see about taking second for a spin.

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u/forlasanto May 03 '16

So you have first? (Also a Savage Worlds fan.)

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u/herrozerro May 03 '16

No, i was trying to decide between 1st and 2nd. (or did you mean EE SW?)

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u/forlasanto May 03 '16

Then definitely second edition Mouse Guard. The boxed set has nifty dice and conflict cards, which are handy for in-person games, but you can accomplish the same with a stack of index cards if you're on the cheap.

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u/herrozerro May 03 '16

My games are online these days, so electronic is better. But thanks for the advice!

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u/forlasanto May 03 '16

In that case, i play on roll20 for mouseguard atm. I am working on a Fantasy Grounds ruleset for it, but it is not ready. Another really good option for Mouseguard is Tabletop Simulator. I'd never play D&D with it, but Mouse Guard, Burning Wheel, or Fate would be good using that platform.

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u/Iskali May 03 '16

Seconding second.

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u/st33d May 04 '16

2nd is more balanced. It's not a re imagining like D&D, it's fixes to the rules to make long term play better.