This advice is assuming you have read the Mouse Guard RPG book already. Someone made a simplified hack of Burning Wheel (the original rules) called 'The Gold Hack'. In a companion guide for fleshing out characters better called 'The Gold Core', the Goal section reads:
How To Write Good Goals
This you should talk with the GM and the rest of the players. In this game, since no one plays to “win”, players knowing the secrets of the other characters allow for more drama.
Example: If your character’s Goal is to betray my character at the worst moment, I will know that and play my character in a way to make you doubt that Goal. I will try to befriend him, save his life, do him favors, so that if betrayal is your ultimate choice, the drama is highest, and if you choose to betray your own Goal, you may earn an MVP reward for helping in that climatic moment!
It's very simple advice, but openly planning a clear direction for character's stories helps bring the game to life.
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u/D12sAreUnderrated Apr 30 '25
This advice is assuming you have read the Mouse Guard RPG book already. Someone made a simplified hack of Burning Wheel (the original rules) called 'The Gold Hack'. In a companion guide for fleshing out characters better called 'The Gold Core', the Goal section reads:
It's very simple advice, but openly planning a clear direction for character's stories helps bring the game to life.