Monster of the Week

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, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. and The X-Files.

This article is about the tabletop role-playing game. For antagonists in episodic fiction, see Villain of the week.

Monster of the Week
DesignersMichael Sands
Illustrators
  • Eric Quigley (cover)
  • Daniel Gorringe (interior)
  • Juan Ochoa (interior)
  • Kurt Komoda (interior)
PublishersEvil Hat Productions
Publication2012 (2012): 9–10 
Years active2012–present
Genres
Languages
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

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.

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