Geko_X’s MHW Board Game Campaign Expansion

This is a “campaign expansion” for the MHW Board Game. It adds:

• Instructions for running the board game as more of a TTRPG, with someone acting as a Game Master (GM) - this should be a 5th (or 0th?) player, but they could be a hunter as well
• A few extra layers of campaign progression
  • Forge upgrades and unlocks
  • Canteen upgrades and unlocks
  • A bounty system
  • Palico use and progression
  • Material exchange and purchase
• Some changes to hunts, based on the MHW:Iceborne Board Game demo (turf wars!)
• Some new actions to take during hunts, including traps
• Small balance tweaks to some weapons and armor cards to fit in with all the other additions
• Siege weaponry - cannon, ballista, dragonator…
• And probably a few more things that I’ve forgotten

This is an evolving homebrew expansion. Things will change :) Please note that I’m currently running a longish campaign using this expansion! So while it’s not battle tested, it is getting there (and works quite well already).

The Player Handbook contains everything that a player (and GM) will need to know. It covers the bulk of the changes.

The GM Handbook has everything a GM should know. This will contain “secret information” that if you’re running a campaign, may not want your players to know.

The issue tracker is open for any issues or suggestions you may have.

Update: Some of the backported rules (like stamina management and item usage) has been officially brought to World here

Extra Notes

• I only have the Ancient Forest, Wildsprire Waste, and Hunter’s Arsenal boxes. Feel free to add in things for other boxes.
• This is being made with the upcoming Iceborne board game in mind. As new information comes out for it, this expansion will probably change.
• You might need some extra dice and tokens
  • A token for each player’s Palico
  • Some d8, d10, d12, and d20 for miscellaneous dice rolls
• Print’n’Play assets will come eventually. These will include custom cards and tokens

MHW BG Community Content

Want more community hombrew stuff? Check out the community repository!

Changelog

20/03/24: Updated canteen menu. Added backports of some Iceborne items (Life Powder, Ancient Potion, Barrel Bombs).