Monster of the Week

This article is about the tabletop role-playing game. For antagonists in episodic fiction, see Villain of the week. For 2019 novel by F. T. Lukens, see Myths and Magic.

Monster of the Week
DesignersMichael Sands
Illustrators
  • Eric Quigley (cover)
  • Daniel Gorringe (interior)
  • Juan Ochoa (interior)
  • Kurt Komoda (interior)
PublishersEvil Hat Productions
Publication2012; 12 years ago (2012)[1]: 9–10 
Years active2012–present
Genres
Languages
[2]
SystemsPowered by the Apocalypse
Players2–5
Playing timeVaries
ChanceMedium (dice rolling)
Skills
Materials required
  • Two six-sided dice
  • pen and paper
Media typeBook
Websitegenericgames.co.nz/motw/
ISBN9781613170915 2015 Revised Edition

Monster of the Week (MOTW) is an urban fantasy-horror tabletop role-playing game developed by Michael Sands. It was first published in 2012, and a revised edition was published by Evil Hat Productions in 2015, who have since published the game and its supplemental materials. The game was inspired by villain of the week television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and The X-Files.[3]

MOTW is a Powered by the Apocalypse game and as such has a simplified ruleset when compared to tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons or Cyberpunk.[4][5]

  1. ^ Sands, Michael, ed. (2019). Monster of the Week: Tome of Mysteries. Silver Spring, Maryland: Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-171-4.
  2. ^ "Monster of the Week". Generic Games. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ Jarvis, Matt (8 March 2023). "'If I was designing Monster of the Week now it would be very different': Michael Sands on the RPG's origins, inspirations and what comes next". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ Hall, Charlie; Pondsmith, Cody (15 December 2022). "The best tabletop RPGs we played in 2022". Polygon. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ^ Valentine, Robin (23 February 2023). "I've been playing tabletop RPGs for 20 years, and these are the D&D alternatives I recommend". PC Gamer. Retrieved 12 April 2023.