Monster of the Week – The Mucoroth by Daron Woodson is a role playing game supplement published by Abandoned Arts and Fat Goblin 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.
The supplement is available as a five-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $1 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. One page is the front cover and one the Open Game License.
The Monster of the Week explains that the line takes its inspiration from the television trope where a new creature is encountered every week, and this entry covers an alien creature suitable for horror games and encounters.
The monster is then described. This is a fungus from space, a CR 9 creature that can release a dangerous cloud of spores that it can control telepathically. However, what makes it truly dangerous is the creature’s self-preservation mechanism that kills the afflicted and turns Medium or larger corpses into a clone pod that the creature can transfer its consciousness to if it dies. This is a new disease, which is described. The mucoroth can be a good neighbour for years, up until the moment it isn’t.
Monster of the Week – The Mucoroth in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and is short enough that these are not needed. Navigation is okay. The text primarily forms a two-column format and seemed to be free of errors. There is a single colour illustration, for the creature. Presentation is fine.
This is a monster that seems to have taken at least some inspiration from Invasion of the Body Snatchers, even if the pods do not turn into people. It could be used as a hidden danger, lurking until it decides to strike and attacks a community. Monster of the Week – The Mucoroth is a decent little supplement with a nasty monster and it can be found by clicking here.
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