Found a small little RPG on itch called Sword & Board; a Lasers & Feelings hack that terms Soulslike games, like Darksouls or Elden Ring, into a little TTRPG.


It's a fun little game, only two pages worth of rules and is very light. And the fun thing about super light games is all the wiggle room that comes with them.


Like...letting your mind wander and thinking "what if instead of people, you play as a Mouse"? And thus, this dumb idea came to mind: what if someone made a Soulslike Game set in the Redwall universe? Or, since these two things are thematically opposed, a world heavily based on Redwall?


The little story I made up for my little "playthroughs" is that the mice here are the grandson of the Lord of Blackwood, a forested area around a volcano and their quest is to reclaim the keep, become the new Lord of Blackwood, and do X (with X = the main quest that the game's random generator sets you up on). They were sent away to a tall abbey of red brick (cause subtlety is for bitches) when a Pigeon comes flying with the message of you being the last descendant of the true Lord and, thus, the only one with a claim to the throne. Thus, you must travel across the seas to the distant land of Blackwood, slay the forces of darkness, and bring light back to the realm.


Perhaps instead of a traditional class system like in S&B or in something like Elden Ring, the classes could be based on various critters. Like, Mouse, but also maybe other species; Moles, Squirrels, Sparrows, Hares, Foxes, ect. Perhaps a final boss fight with a Badger, who lead the army to invade your home. Maybe other bosses like Owls, Cats, Snakes, and such.