Hyperborean Mice
A fantasy-genre role-playing game in the swords and sorcery subgenre¸ as portrayed by anthropomorphic mice and rats. It is set in the valley of Hyperborea¸ where albino mice with magical powers (called the White Lords) rule over an empire threatened by barbarian rat tribes¸ deadly predators¸ and political intrigue. Instead of fantasy monsters¸ there are giant predators such as foxes and owls as well as smaller ones such as shrews. It uses an original system¸ with resolution based on attribute + skill + 2d6 vs. difficulty¸ with every 5 points that you succeed for fail by being one level of success. Character creation is limited point-based. The attributes are Agility¸ Brawn¸ Cleverness¸ Perception and Magic - with derived combat stats based on averages between these¸ such as Melee (Agility + Brawn) and Dodge (Agility + Cleverness). It includes an original magic system focused around six different magical arts and four levels of spell effects. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim