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1. Simon “Lucky” Halva has been rumored to be sighted just south of Rattle Point City. (true)
2. Many fishermice claim to have seen a blue glow in the middle of the oasis late at night.
(true)
3. Whisker VonRattle has done insidious things to make sure he is in control of the water
supply and distribution. (true)
4. Travelers have claimed to see a giant oval shape in the desert, but when they approached
it, it sank into the sand. (partially true. The oval shape is a tortoise shell)
5. A gang of mean troubling toads are setting up camp near the oasis. (partially true. The
toads have not been causing trouble. They are simply hunting treasure.)
6. The meat Odette sells doesn't always taste quite right! And a few travelers have
mentioned party members have gone missing in the night… How odd. (False)
Surprise! There’s Guns! In this
region, wherever it may be in regard to Large Two-Story
your campaign, there are guns!
Revolvers and Shotguns are usually
Farmhouse:
what's found here! Guns in this setting This house seems to be abandoned.
are very hard to come by! As well as Occupied by squatting rats. The rats
ammo. If shops or blacksmith/ will be hostile to the players,
gunsmiths carry them, you can expect declaring this to be their home and for
them to cost a pretty decent amount
the party to leave. If they do not
of pips! This usually means mice or rats
immediately leave, they will be
carrying them are very stingy about
attacked. Remember! This is a western!
their ammo! Any looted guns found in
this wild west will most likely have a Dress them for the occasion!
usage filled. Roll d4 for the amount of IE: Leather dusters with wide brim
ammo you find. hats, get creative!
Damage:
Revolver: These six shooters deal 2d4 damage!
Wow!
Two-Story Barn:
Shotgun: A boomstick with a whopping 2D6 damage! 2d6 Malnourished Beetle Cattle are
found right outside the barn in a
For damage, roll either 2d4 or 2d6, deal that
fenced area.
resulted damage. However, on doubles the
gun will MISFIRE. No damage is dealt and
Various tools and crop fertilizer can
the following Turn, the jam is be found on the first floor.
cleared. The desert is harsh, and a little Mouse
can die in just one shot. Tough Toenails Cowboy!
Rattle Point City:
DesLee Beetle Ranch Rattle Point City is found in the middle
d4 How did you get the Deed? of a scorched desert. It is located at
The deed for the property the edge of an oasis. Various traders
1
awarded to/or stolen by the are seen stopping to rest here before
party. setting off again. Many come to see the
The party recently saved a beautiful oasis or to search for the
2
town and was given a deed as fabled secrets surrounding it.
a reward.
The party picked a lock in a If your party does not start at the
3
desk or chest and the deed ranch, maybe they are a newly formed
was there. party, eager to set off after hearing
A member of the party one of the rumors around town?
4
inherited the deed from a dead
relative.
 players have the spell Be
Surrounding Understood they will be able to
Desert: talk to the tortoise. If not, it will
look at them confused and settle
Possible Encounters:
back into the sand.
(Roll a d10, partner!)
7. A crazed rat surprises a resting
1. A Mouse's Beetle Drawn Carriage is
party from a nearby rock, spouting
sinking in a sand pit. If they help,
on about his poisoned knife
he will turn out to be a Potion
attempting to rob the party. The
Salesman and will give them 1d4
rat will then cockily lick his
health potions as payment. (Heal
knife and die. The party can loot
1d4)
his corpse. Loot: One vial of poison
2. Underground Desert Sand Wasp
(2 uses. Adds 1d6 of poison damage
Hive. Appears as a hole covered by
to next attack with poisoned
brush. Will attack players if
weapon).
investigated. Dead Tarantula can
8. If players have spoken to Gil Black
be found inside with wasp larva
about Ancient Beasts, they will
implanted in it.
come across a cactus field. A
3. Find a starved rat in the desert.
sandstorm will begin and, in this
If they help him, he will stay with
sandstorm, a Large Sphinx Cat
them, at camp he will take food
wearing jewelry will appear and
and water and leave.
attack the players.
4. Skeleton of an Owl in tattered
cloth. On the skeleton is an old
Book, which details caverns built
under the oasis.
5. Party starts to feel heat
exhaustion, if the party does not
have water ready, they will
hallucinate a mirage of water and
fall into a sand pit. A WIL save can
be made to attempt to snap out of
the hallucination.
6. The party finds a large tortoise
shell. If approached the tortoise
will rise out of the sand and
attempt to talk to the players. If
9. The party comes across a giant However, once the party picks up
lizard laying out on a warm stone. this weapon, a large Hawk will
This lizard has two heads. This start hovering above them and
lizard will tell the party that attack.
one of their heads contains a
great gift, the other a great
Oasis:
burden. And they may choose to
Right beside the town is a large
test their luck by reaching into
beautiful oasis. A few patches of grass
one mouth. The gift will be their
line the edges. Players can see a few
saliva to coat the hand of the
fish swimming in the shallow end then
player; and they will feel
vanish into the deeper section. Along
invigorated. The player now has +1
the shoreline of the oasis there are a
on their damage dice until they
couple docks where mice can be found
leave these lands. The burden
fishing. A small row boat is ashore to
will be that the saliva burns
the right of the dock. A rat atop it
their hand. The player now has -1
sleeping.
to damage rolls until they leave
these lands.
Various rats and mice can be seen
10. The party hears screams from
collecting water in small glass
above, a large predator bird is
bottles for Whisker VonRattles water
carrying a wounded rat in its
distribution program. Desert toad
beak. The rat is bleeding and
treasure hunters may be setting up
screams as they spot you, it is
their camp and eye the players but not
begging for help as the bird bites
approach them.
down hard on its body. The party
can hear the rat's spine crack in
Large rock formations are on one side
two. The party can see something
of the oasis.
shiny drop from the beak of the
If players investigate these
bird as it flies off. But will this
formations, they can find a small hole
treasure be worth the danger of
hidden under a patch of grass that can
being sighted by that bird? If
be dug into an entrance to a cavern.
pursued, the party will find a
If players investigate the oasis itself,
Magic Weapon or Gun. (Refer to
they will find that there is an
Mausritter Rules) optional
underwater cavern where the
default weapon: Snake Fang Sword
shallow end meets the deep.
(Additional 1D6 damage to DEX). or a
Shotgun?
Cavern Beside Tunnels:
There will be very narrow tunnels
the Oasis: that branch off in every direction,
they seem carved or worn down by
Entrance: friction. The walls are very smooth
Following the cavern entrance down, and feel cool to the touch.
the players will find a dug-out room There is no light in these tunnels.
with small pillars going up to the Some rooms that the tunnels branch
ceiling. Sand covers the floor. There is into will be half built. Many mining
a large slab on the wall with tools can be found. Occasionally the
depictions of a snake. The room appears remains of dead mice can be found. Some
to be a dead end. have collapsed.

Sand Trap: Tunnel Encounters:

If players investigate the slab on the (Roll a d10!)
wall, they can see the eyes of the 1. A room with a large rock carved
snake are missing. The slab also shows into a snake head. It is carved with
a diagram of the room, with a large exquisite detail.
eye in the center of the floor. Players 2. Shed snake skin can be found
can dig into the sand in the center of throughout the tunnels randomly.
the room to pry out one eye. 3. A room with carved shelves in the
If the players look up, they can see wall. These shelves hold various
the second missing eye in a similar books, but the language seems
design on the ceiling. unfamiliar. The books are old and
When players pry the eye from the tattered.
ceiling, it will activate a sand trap. 4. A party of (1d4) treasure hunting
Holes in the walls will open and sand mice run into the party (They came
will begin pouring in. in from a different entrance of
Players will need to hurriedly place course!) This encounter can be
the eyes back into the slab. This will friendly or hostile.
cause it to shake and fall backward 5. A room full of water up to the
revealing a tunnel going further ankles. Dripping can be heard from
underground. This room will now be the ceiling. A corpse of a rat can
buried in sand and players will be be seen floating. There is a random
unable to access it. spell clutched in his hands.
6. One of the rooms the players in Cavern under the
begins to shake. The players can
water:
hear hissing behind the walls. The
o If players approach where the
room begins to collapse.
shallow end of the water meets
7. A scorpion is making a nest in one
the deep, they will see an
of the rooms. It does not notice the
entrance to an underwater
players at first. A dead mouse can
cavern.
be seen in a clutch of eggs. The
o The underwater cavern will have
party will need to pass a DEX save
large crystals growing out of the
to continue further without being
walls that give off a blue glow.
detected.
Moss covers the walls and the
8. Various flowers are sprouting out
ceiling of the cavern has quite a
of the walls of one of the rooms.
few stalactites dripping.
Pollen covers the floor. If
o As players make their way down
collected, it can be consumed to
the tunnel, they'll find a room
heal 1d4 health.
with larger blue crystals and at
9. A travel bag covered in blood can
the center of the bottom of the
be found in a room. A hand shovel,
tunnel will be a pool of glowing
spoiled rations, and a picture of a
water.
female mouse is found inside.
o If this water is collected it can be
10. A room with six snake eggs in a
used to heal 2d6 health as well as
large nest.
cure any condition. It only has one
After the players run into the
use. The pool will stop glowing if
preferred number of encounters.
the players collect water from it.
They will fall through the floor of o If players do not collect too much
one of the last rooms they visit. It
the pool will continue to glow. If
will lead to a large sum of pips,
they take from the pool a faerie
jewels, and shiny objects. (How much
will appear annoyed that they
That’s up to you, partner!) This seems
took his water. That it was a gift
to be the rumored treasure! When the
for the Faerie Queen. He will
players approach the mass of pips, complain about having to find a
they will begin to hear a rattling
new oasis to cultivate and will
sound. The head of a rattlesnake can
demand the water back from the
be seen shifting through the pips and players.
attack the players.
 come up with a plan. If they refuse, he
Abandoned Mine: will ask the players to leave.
When players enter the abandoned
mine, they will encounter a Rat Bandit
Lucky's default plan: Sneak into
Gang. The Gang will not be hostile
VonRattles' home at night and
toward the players at first. The
threaten or kill him.
abandoned mine will be full of 1d8
Rats. There will be scattered mining
Lucky / Rat gang will only become
tools and carts. The mine veins are
hostile if players threaten, attack, or
completely empty.
attempt to take them to the sheriff.

Simon “Lucky” Halva: Mangy looking

rat. Has a habit of flipping a coin when
Simon “Lucky” Halva
talking to others. Lucky is the leader 3hp, STR 12, DEX 8, WIL 8
of the gang in the abandoned mine. Attacks: d6 knife 2d4 Revolver.

They will approach the players and

ask them what they're doing in the
mine and ask their opinion of Whisker
VonRattle.

They will mention that he is quite

crooked and overcharges neighboring
towns for water and his hired muscle
won’t allow anyone free access to the
oasis if he can help it.

If the players seem upset at

VonRattles actions, Lucky will say he
and his gang are trying to come up
with a plan to take out VonRattle and
distribute water fairly to others.

Players can accept or refuse. If they

accept, he will ask the players to help

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 Important NPcs

Whisker VonRattle Odette Cassidy

Founder of the city. Richest mouse in Small Female Mouse. Local Butcher. Has
town! He's a bit old and arrogant. a shop where food goods can be bought
Made his wealth a long time ago by and sold. Sells the scales and meat of
adventuring! Well, really it was a animals she's caught and butchered.
wealthy family member dying. He IE: Scale Hides. Wasp Thorax Meat.
decided to retire on the edge of this Scarab Shells.
oasis. Handles trading with other She is always wearing a bloody apron
desert towns and has set up a water and wielding a comically large
collecting system. Distributes water cleaver.
to neighboring towns (for a fee). Has
hired quite a bit of muscle to protect
his lifestyle. Never seen without at
Bill Boldo
least two rat bodyguards. Believes in Rat. Craftsman & Blacksmith &
buried treasure somewhere near the Gunsmith. (Boldo Forge) Very quick
oasis. He will let the players know Tempered. Names everything he makes.
they will buy anything of interest Very attached to all his weapons. Gets
they find around the oasis. sad when he sells them. Always gives
players absurd prices, then lowers
them while sobbing. Players may try
Father Francis Husker to buy guns or ammo from Bill;
A very cheery rat. Runs the church. however, it might be costly!
Tries to convert every traveler to
join the Husker religion. Worshiping a
God of Corn. Always holding a small Horatio Willow
ear of corn. He will try to convert the Large brown mouse. Partially deaf.
players / ask for their help finding Runs the local shop (Thistle Dew
ways to help his crops behind the Goods). Loves myths and rumors. Will
church flourish. ask players if they have any rare
wares to sell to him. If he gets bored,
he will wander off from conversation.
 Basil Buckthorne Bestiary
Tall Female Mouse. Sheriff. Very proud.
She will let the players know that Rat Bandits
there has been some outlaw activity 3hp, STR 12, DEX 8, WIL 8
going on the past couple days. As well Attacks: d6 hunting Knife. 2d4
as some prospectors and treasure Worn Pistol (one usage used up)
hunters wandering around the desert Loot: Treasure Riddle.
and oasis. If the party can bring her
any trouble makers and report their Treasure Riddle:
crimes, they'll be rewarded with pips. Your journey begins surrounded by
She's particularly interested in pity
finding Simon “Lucky” Halva. Across the sun-drenched sands to
Rattle Point City.

Gil Black When you hear the walls begin to

wail,
Owner of Black Oasis Saloon & Inn. remember a snake is nothing without
White Mouse with a large scar across its tail.
his face. Has a lizard skull on the When you’ve found riches above all,
saloon's back wall. Will tell the Remember it’s easy to trip and fall.
players he's been here for years and A treasure awaits those who look,
seen many adventurers come and go Nothing found is nothing took.
for the rumors surrounding the oasis.
A treasure of great wealth, Prideful Tortoise
Ancient Beasts deep in the desert, Will give the players a riddle. If
faerie sightings, underground caverns they answer correctly, they will
beneath the oasis. Gil seems especially earn some pips or maybe the tortoise
interested in the Ancient Beasts will offer their assistance if the
rumors, if the party can bring them players need it. (A nudge towards the
proof of an ancient beast, they treasure? Some truth about
promise to reward them for their VonRattles shady business?) If they
effort. He will display as a trophy cannot answer the riddle or answer
whatever the players bring him. incorrectly the tortoise will bury
itself again.

What begins but has no end,

and is the ending of all that begins?
(Answer: Death!)
Ermestix Sand Walker Rattlesnake
15hp, STR 15, DEX 15, WIL 10, Armor 0 12hp, STR 12, DEX 10, WIL 10, Armor 2
Attacks: d6 swipe, d8 bite. Attacks: d8 bite Critical
Loot: Gold Jewelry. Cat Claws. damage: Swallow whole, d4 STR
damage per Round until rescued
Desert Hawk or escape
15hp, STR 15, DEX 15, WIL 15, Armor 1 According to the riddle a snake is nothing
Attacks: d10 bite without its tail! If players somehow
remove the snake's tail, it will flee in
fear.
Scorpion
13hp, STR 8, DEX 10, WIL 5, Armor 1 Faerie
6hp, STR 10, DEX 15, WIL 15
Attacks: d8 silver rapier
Spell: Light
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