The Death Cookie

1. Monster of the Week: The Devil Monkey
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... to its extremely aggressive nature it has been classified as a monster by the Bureau of Monster Affairs. Powers: Devil monkeys are capable of leaping up to 20 feet in a single jump. They can also sprint ...

2. Monster of the Week: The Hellhound
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... with sulpher. BMA Classification: Hellhounds are listed on the Bureau of Monster Affairs’ Official Monster List. Powers: Hellhounds are mush faster and stronger than regular dogs and their disgusting ...

3. Monster of the Week: The Ghoul
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... Classification: The Bureau of Monster Affairs has yet to determine the exact nature of ghouls. Since they may in fact be cursed human (much like werewolves), they are not listed on the Official Monster ...

4. Monster of the Week: The Wampus Cat
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... on the Bureau of Monster Affairs’ Official Monster List. Powers: In addition to the claws, teeth, and other abilities typical of a predatory cat (stealth, night vision, agility, etc.), the Wampus ...

5. Monster of the Week: The Enfield Horror
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... the creature report that its body is hairy. When threatened creature hisses “like a wildcat” BMA Classification: The Enfield Horror is listed on the Official Monster List by the Bureau of Monster ...

6. Monster of the Week: The Mongolian Death Worm
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

Since I can’t think of any new archetypes to do every week, we’re switching gears and doing the Monster of the Week. Some of the monsters covered here will be classics from folklore and mythology, ...

7. Archetype of the Week: Moving On
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... the Week entries), but for the time being this column will no longer be weekly. Tune in next week for the first installment of Monster of the Week.  ...

8. Archetype of the Week: The Holy Man
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... crusaders, and inquisitors. Exorcists and monster hunting men of the cloth are common in horror fiction. Although holy types were rare in early 20th Century fantasy fiction (except in the form of evil ...

9. Number Crunching
(Columns/QAGS Corner)

... most characters should have better than a 25-30% chance of successfully hitting a zombie with a hockey stick, so some kind of tweak would be nice. At some point when we were tossing around giant monster ...

10. Archetype of the Week: The Boy Scout
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... By-the-book Cop, Community Organizer, Cowboy, District Attorney, G-Man, Knight, Entertainer, Farmboy, Monster Hunter, Mountie, Politician, Preacher, Starship Captain, Science Hero, Soldier, Super-hero, ...

11. Archetype of the Week: The Warrior
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Marine, Mech Pilot, Mercenary, Monster Hunter, Musketeer, Outlaw, Paratrooper, Raider, Redcoat, Samurai, Sergeant, Scout, Sharpshooter, Soldier, Space Marine, Squad Leader, Street Samurai, Super Hero, ...

12. The Rules: Sword & Sorcery
(Features/Gaming Articles)

... and the kinds of ancient magics scattered around most fantasy worlds is completely alien to even modern wizards. On a similar note, monsters are monsters, not members of a race or species, and even ...

13. Archetype of the Week: The Spook
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... and are therefore often found in games with Fortean elements--such as UFOs or monsters--that are kept secret from the general populace. They are also frequently present in more mainstream espionage ...

14. Archetype of the Week: The Mentor
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Knight, Jedi Warrior, Manservant, Monster Hunter, Mystic, Police Chief, Priest, Professor, Retired Cop, Shaman, Squad Leader, Swordsman, Watcher, Wizard Suggested Gimmicks: Always One Step Ahead, Citizen ...

15. WB101 Part 6: Son of The Big Picture
(Columns/World Building 101)

... Profiling Dwarves and orcs and elves and such are fun and all, but just like monsters they quickly stop making sense when you try to figure out how they fit into the world. Once you start trying to describe ...

16. Con Report: Egypt Wars 1
(Features/Convention Reports)

... Gate Keeper), and GMC Bronson Pichot (TV's Balki). The Gate Keeper's Weakness was "Frequently Mistaken For A Monster," and I don't think I actually let the player roll for it a single time because it ...

17. The Crusader
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Lawman, Lobbyist, Mad Scientist, Monster Hunter, Moral Guardian, Occult Investigator, Paladin, Pamphleteer, Politician, Pornographer, Preacher, Private Detective, Pundit, Revolutionary, Scientist, Shark ...

18. The Squint
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Epidemiologist, Forensic Scientist, Geneticist, Grad Student, Lab Technician, Librarian, Mathematician, Microbiologist, Monsterologist, Parapsychologist, Pathologist, Profiler, Research Assistant, Teacher, ...

19. The Grizzled Veteran
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Con Artist, Cop, Cowboy, Detective, Drill Sergeant, EMT, Fence, Freedom Fighter, Gambler, Gunslinger, Highwayman, Hit-Man, Mobster, Monster Hunter, Old Hippie, Outlaw, Pilot, Power Broker, Preacher, Sailor, ...

20. WB101 Part 5: The Big Picture
(Columns/World Building 101)

... mundane, or something in between?), but the hook “the world is being ravaged by some kind of zombie-like plague” is a pretty good starting point. Here Be Monsters Monsters are a staple of the fantasy ...