A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Monster Menagerie: Covens of Chaos

Monster Menagerie: Covens of Chaos by Sam Hing is a role playing game supplement published by Rogue Genius Games for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result. This is part of the Monster Menagerie series of themed bestiaries; in this case, covering hags.

This is available as a 23-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $3.99 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. One page is the front cover and one the Credits and Open Game License.

The single page Foreword explains where the term hag comes from, how they have a bad reputation, just like witches, although far more justified, and that the supplement intends to add hags for more CRs.

On Hags and Coven explains the benefits of covens, and how, being an organisation, they can be used as a reoccurring foe as, even if the hags are slain, the coven could return.

The Bangunot is an extremely fat hag that eats people and regurgitates their skeletons as undead.

The Gwrachod (pronounced “kai-leech” apparently is a hag that is skilled at fighting and hates the gods for a curse given to their ancestors.

Hu’pochtli are jungle witches that raid tribes for sacrifices and dominate humanoids to create armies.

Kalaratri are not evil, but are the most powerful hag here, and have six arms. They are said to pursue agendas beyond mortal understanding and destroy extraplanar beings.

The Night Filcher is an urban predator that can transform prey into a twisted minion.

Rokurokubi appear like a human woman but transform into a being made of snakes and prefer assassination to combat.

Truie are constantly hungry animalistic hags.

Whaitiri are the least powerful and constantly seek victims.

Next are New Hag Options. This includes new magic items, such as a mortar of flying, Coven Feats, granted to hags in covens and Hag Magic, several new spells with the note that hag magic often disturbs the senses when it manifests.

Monster Menagerie: Covens of Chaos in Review

The PDF is well bookmarked, with not only the individual hags linked but also the individual feats, spells and magic items. Navigation is excellent for a short supplement. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be mostly free of errors. Each hag has its own black and white illustration. Presentation is good.

There is a nice collection of new hags, and different types of hags here, from the ravenously hungry Truie, which are not the cunning schemers hags normally are, to the brutally violent Gwrachod to the coven-disliking Whaitiri. The Kalaratri in particular are dangerous and incomprehensible, yet not actively evil. There are some decent magic items and spells and, of course, new feats to enhance the options of covens. Monster Menagerie: Covens of Chaos is a decent collection of new hags and options and it can be found by clicking here.