(RPG PDF Spotlight) Monster of the Week: Mystic Marginalia

RPG PDF Spotlights is our daily look at a recent release for a new tabletop roleplaying game, supplement or scenario, or solo journaling game, that has caught my eye. This isn’t a review, although I hope we can start offering reviews in addition to our news coverage in the future, more of a “hey guys, check this out!” shoutout.

Mystic Marginalia

Monster of the Week Supplement by Evil Hat Productions

Instant Mysteries. Monster-hunting Teams. Alien castaways and Elemental spirits.

Shine the brightly burning censer over these frail, forbidden pages and discover…

Mystic Marginalia

Designers Luke Green, Marek Golonka, and Michael Sands bring 112 pages of inspirational tables, new playbooks, and optional rules for Monster of the Week – all illustrated with Juan Ochoa’s signature artwork.

Originally created as extras for the crowdfunding campaign which funded the Hunter’s Journal and Slayer’s Survival Kit, we’re proud to make this material available to the public.

Inside Mystic Marginalia, you'll find:

54 pages of random tables to help you quickly generate your own Mysteries, Locations, Bystanders, Villains and more!

A new Team Playbook! Ensemble Teams bring "troupe" style play to Monster of the Week, inviting players to create at least two hunters each as they face down threats bigger than any individual member of the team.

Two new Hunter Playbooks: The Abandoned represents an urchin, castaway or sole remaining survivor. The Elemental is a powerful creature tied to a specific element or mineral like Gold, Lead, Obsidian, Sapphire, or Steel.

Finally, Alternative Combat Moves offer up two new ways. Whether you want to "zoom out" and resolve a combat quickly or "zoom in" to explore tense one-on-one duels, Michael has you covered.

All in all, a huge set of handy inspiration, optional rules, and new playbooks to keep the life-blood (or spectral ichor) of your Monster of the Week game flowing!

Mystic Marginaliais available through DriveThru RPG in Print and PDF.