The Game
You have set out together to hunt the monster and end its existence once and for all.
Against the Monster is a story game about a monster hunt, the good of the monster, and the monstrosity of the hunters. Whether it’s a dragon, vampire, tentacle monster, artificial intelligence, or something else entirely—you’ll decide in which setting you’ll hunt what kind of monster.
When the monster faces you in the end: Do you really attack it?
Against the Monster is a GM-less Descended from the Queen story game (you may know the mechanics from For the Queen or from our previous project Viva la QueerBar) for 2-6 players and a flexible play time of about 1-4 hours (one-shot).
All you need to play is this zine and a regular deck of playing cards (52 cards). No preparation or previous game experience necessary – just start playing!
The PDF
Format:
- 24 pages in A5 format (148 x 210 mm / 5.8 x 8.3 inches)
- Full-color cover, black-and-white interior
- Screenreader-ready with image descriptions, PDF tags, internal references, and external links
Contents:
- Complete instructions for play (consent and safety tools included)
- 4 random tables with questions (13 options for each of the 4 suits = 52 different questions)
- Table with 18 monster ideas
- Evocative illustrations on every page (100% human-made)
Credits
- Game Design: Jasmin Neitzel and Andrea Rick
- Proofreading: Camilla Kutzner (German), Marx Shepherd (English)
- Illustrations: Andrea Rick
- Layout: Andrea Rick
- Crowdfunding consulting: Jasmin Neitzel
You can find out more about Against the Monster here: https://plotbunnygames.itch.io/against-the-monster
It's also available in German as Gegen das Monster: https://plotbunnygames.itch.io/gegen-das-monster
A printed version of the game is available at plotbunnygames.com