Rivet has been hard at work putting together this prototype. Made from a remote control car, this is a powerful vehicle for mice, but will need a tinkerer to come along for regular maintenance.
This is still a work in progress, check back in when I post updates with new equipment and upgrades.
Written and Illustrated by Lux.
(WIP) Posted 10-01-2020
The RC-Car has 32 equipment slots for attaching all the necessary parts and carrying cargo and upgrades.
10 Vital Slots - Marked with a gear, these are vital component slots which are intended for 4 wheels, 1 power pack, 1 steering and 1 electric motor. An RC Car is required to have these items or it will not operate. A charged battery is also a plus. The RC Car has four seats for passengers and a built in power chord that can plug into any standard human outlet to recharge the power pack. Recharging takes 1 watch to completely restore a depleted battery to full.
8 Inventory Slots - Marked with numbers, these are normal inventory slots your mice can pack items into for the road.
14 Blank Slots - These are additional equipment spaces you can upgrade your vehicle with.
The RC Car moves at up to 4x normal speed and has as much HP as the mouse that is driving it. DEX saves are based on the driver as well. For STR, assume 20, unless upgrades or damage modifies this. When an RC Car is out of HP and takes damage, it does so to individual equipment pieces. Roll on the table below to determine what is damaged.
Steering
A Tire (GMs choice)
A Passenger
Electric Motor
Body (Reduce STR)
Any item, including inventory, GM's choice.
After each watch of travel, mark overall usage for the vehicle on the sheet. Situations which might push the vehicle harder than normal may incur additional overall usage or damage to specific parts.
A mouse with the ability to use Tinker tools can spend a short rest tuning up the vehicle, removing twigs and dirt, tightening up parts and greasing the axels. This will remove one overall usage mark.
A mouse with the ability to use Tinker tools can spend a long rest attempting to repair damaged car parts. The mouse can make a DEX save to repair each usage dot of a damaged component. Destroyed or lost components must be replaced.
If the RC Car flips over somehow, it will take a STR save to turn it back over.
If the RC Car falls into water or is rained on enough, it will short out and stop working until it is completely dry again.
The RC Car will not operate if a tire is destroyed or lost, if the steering fails, if the electric motor fails, or if the power pack runs out of power.
All of the necessary equipment for the RC Car can be purchased at Rivet's base, or found out in the world if you are lucky and know how to salvage parts from other RC Cars. (Tinker tools + DEX save)
Below is a list of equipment you can purchase from Rivet. Check in once in a while as she makes new things including special upgrades and gadgets to add to your vehicle.
RC Car equipment, takes 1 slot
An RC Car needs at least 4 of these to drive properly. A spare couldn't hurt either.
Mark usage if damage is taken to Tire.
Cost: 20p
RC Car equipment, takes 2 slots
The remote controls, ignition switch and battery status lights built into the RC Car's dash. This allows your mice to control the vehicle.
Mark usage if damage is taken to Steering.
Cost: 100p
RC Car equipment, takes 2 slots
The main rechargeable power source of the RC Car.
Mark usage after every watch of travel. When usage is depleted, the Power pack is out of power.
Cost: 50p
RC Car equipment, takes 2 slots
This is the motor that makes the RC Car go vroom!
Mark usage if damage is taken to Electric Motor.
Cost: 100p
RC Car equipment, takes 4 slots
A reinforced armored body to give the RC Car a little more survivability.
Mark usage if damage is taken to Body.
Cost: 250p
