Hamsters are hardy folk are native from far away lands. Most that can be found among mice settlements are escaped pets, having served time in the confines of a human prison cage. They are tough, strong and adaptable, able to keep up with mice adventurers and blend into their settlements.
Written by Paige, Illustrated by Lux.
(WIP) Posted 9-16-2020
(WIP) Updated 9-17-2020 - Overhauled the background generation system for Hamsters. Added another hamster image.
The world might be big and dangerous for a mouse, but for a tough, adaptable hamster, it is tolerable. They like food which they like to store in their special cheek pouches and will often eat a whole lot when they can. They are padded and broad and they don't back down from a fight. Hamsters mix well in mouse settlements, working hard where they are needed.
Hamsters are more nocturnal than mice and tend to be groggy during the day, taking short or long rests as frequently as possible.
Your hamster has 3 attributes. These measure their basic strength and weaknesses.
For each of the hamster's attributes, roll 3d6. Keep the two highest dice results for a value between 2-12. You must put your highest stat in STR and your lowest in DEX.
Hamsters are stronger than mice but not as dexterous.
Roll 1d6 for your hamster's starting pips. Also, roll a d6 for your HP. Match your HP result to the table below to find out how your hamster escaped from captivity to end up among mice.
1hp - Trustee - Your hamster's human frequently let them loose to roam about on a table or bed. They never strayed too far and entertained the human by doing funny things and even napping un-monitored. One day their human fell asleep and your hamster took the chance to sneak away. 1 pet treat, 1 warm set of pet clothes
2hp - Picky Eater - Your hamster lived with several others in a caged habitat. One day the cage fell over and a narrow gap appeared allowing escape. After the other hamsters filled their cheeks with rations and prepared to escape, only your hamster was able to fit through the gap and get away in time. 1 shoelace, 1 paperclip
3hp - Smuggler - Your hamster was always good at hiding things in their cheek pouches and one day while let loose to wander on the ground, under the watchful eye of the resident catlord, your hamster grabbed a cat toy and later in their cage, pulled out the catnip ball within. When making their escape one night, they appeased the catlord with the catnip ball, and got away. 1 electric lantern made of cat toy parts
4hp - Biter - Your hamster was always told, never bite the hand that feeds you, but they were a rebel. One day when their human picked them up to change their wood shavings, they gave those big fingers a good bite causing them to be dropped. After a hard fall, your hamster regained their breath and made a break for freedom. 1 shiv made of splintered wood
5hp - Wheel Runner - Your hamster has always been very active and spent most of their captivity running and working out on their hamster wheel. One day when their human wasn't home, a breeze from an open window dropped the chord to the window blinds into the cage. Your hamster got the idea to attach the chord to the wheel to create a pulley. Through shier determination they managed to hoist themselves to freedom. 1 coil of nylon chord
6hp - Ball Breaker - Your hamster's human often let them roam their dwelling in a plastic hamster ball. One day your hamster came up with an elaborate plan to roll the ball into a hiding place where the human could not find and then skillfully steer the ball out a window. The drop was unexpectedly far and the ball shattered, but your hamster survived and escaped when they regained consciousness. Owns nothing
Your hamster starts with:
Torches
Rations
Items from your background
a weapon of your choice.
Roll on the tables in the core rule book for your Birthsign, coat and physical detail. Hamsters are almost quirky. You can optionally roll for a quirk or two on my Mouse Quirks table for fun.
Hamsters have 2 cheek slots to carry their rations in. These are labeled L and R on the sheet for left and right cheek pouches respectively. They can carry other 1 slot items in their cheeks but really prefer to save the space for food.
