Monster of the Week vs Pasión de las Pasiones
Compare Monster of the Week and Pasión de las Pasiones side by side. See differences in complexity, dice, genre, cost, and more.
| Monster of the Week | Pasión de las Pasiones | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Horror, Modern | Modern |
| Tags | Narrative, Beginner-Friendly, Investigation, Playbook-Driven, Fiction-First, Character-Driven, Theater of the Mind | Drama, Playbook-Driven, Narrative, Roleplay-Heavy, Social Intrigue, Character-Driven, Collaborative, Fiction-First, Low-Prep, Rules-Light |
| Core Mechanic | Roll 2d6 + stat. 10+ full success, 7–9 success with a cost, 6 or less the Keeper makes a move. Playbook moves trigger from fictional actions. Luck points turn failures into successes but never come back. | Most rolled moves have you roll 2d6 with the questions. Each yes to the move's two questions or your playbook question adds +1. The total modifier stays between -3 and +4. A 10+ is a strong hit, 7–9 a weak hit, and 6 or less a miss. On a miss the MC (the game's GM) makes a move unless the move says otherwise. Marked conditions are emotional states that each give +1 to one basic move and -2 to another. |
| Dice | 2d6 | 2d6 |
| Complexity | Low | Low |
| Accessibility | Medium | High |
| Runnability | Very High | Very High |
| License | Generic Games Third Party License | Proprietary |
| Third-Party Publishing | Not yet researched | No verified route found |
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| Cost | $$ | $ |
| Publisher | Evil Hat Productions | Magpie Games |
| Year | 2023 | 2023 |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish | English, French, Italian, Spanish |
| Best For | Groups who want episodic monster-hunting adventures inspired by Buffy, Supernatural, and The X-Files: investigating mysteries, confronting creatures, and dealing with hunter drama. | Groups who want a short season of melodramatic romance, betrayal, and shocking reveals, with players taking turns as the audience that steers each other's stories. |
| Highlights | Very easy to learn, mystery countdown gives the Keeper a clear prep framework, playbooks map directly to genre archetypes | Move questions such as "Are you dressed to impress?" replace stats, so each roll's bonus comes from what is happening in the scene. Players outside a scene act as the show's audience and can boost a character's roll or reveal off-screen events. A successful Accuse Someone of Lying roll can declare your character right despite what earlier scenes showed. |
| Considerations | No pre-written mysteries in the core book, limited mechanical depth for long campaigns, custom move design requires GM experience, monster creation guidelines are loose | The game assumes romance and works best when every player character is a possible love interest. There are no in-depth combat rules: a punch uses the same move as calling someone cruel names. Every player character is expected to be Latinx. |