A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Fifty Magnificently Murderous Mimics

Fifty Magnificently Murderous Mimics is a role playing game supplement published by Total Party Kill Games for use with Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.

The supplement is available as a 17 page Pay What You Want PDF from DriveThruRPG. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one page is the front matter, one page is an ad and thanks to Patrons and one page is the Open Game License.

The first page starts with several paragraphs About Mimics; they are predators and cunning hunters living in the Underdark and urban areas.

Next are the Fifty Mimics. Each of these follows a template; there is what the mimic is pretending to be, with a description of it, the size of the mimic, ranging from tiny to gargantuan (in some cases multiple sizes are possible) and how to use the mimic. One has an extra ability. The items range from such as vases to, in one case, an asteroid – that one isn’t suitable for anything but a space campaign. This is an interesting bit that lacks stats and can be adapted to other systems easily enough.

After this are two new magic items. A cloak allows the wearer to change into a common object and a cursed ring that makes thieves want to steal it.

Monster Stats has new monsters. There are the different sizes of mimic, as referred to earlier; tiny, small, medium, large, huge and gargantuan. The Mimic Virus transforms other creatures into mimics, the Mimic Swarm is a swarm of mimic larvae and Dave N. Port is a mimic couch. Perhaps not one to take entirely seriously.

Throughout the text are a number of sidebars of commentary from the authors.

Fifty Magnificently Murderous Mimics in Review

The PDF lacks bookmarks and, although not that long, has enough different sections that they would have been useful. Navigation could be better. The text maintains a two-column colour format and some minor errors were noticed. There are a number of illustrations, most black and white that appear to be stock and a single colour one that may be custom. Presentation is decent.

The list of different ways to encounter mimics is the most useful part, as it can easily be used for any system. A GM can use the list as inspiration for dropping mimics into a game. The new items and monsters are more specific to 5E, but contain some interesting ideas. The different sizes of mimics are just that; mimics in different sizes. The two new variants are more interesting though, especially the Mimic Virus. Dave N. Port is, as can be guessed by the name, a bit silly. Fifty Magnificently Murderous Mimics is a nice collection of mimic-related material and it can be found by clicking here.