{"product_id":"journeymon-monster-trainer-roleplaying","title":"JourneyMon: Monster Trainer Roleplaying","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake one more step to crest the rise, and look towards the horizon: out there, in new and fantastical lands, your next big adventure awaits! Though you have set out on this journey with your friends, your closest companion is the monster at your side.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the world of \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourneyMon\u003c\/em\u003e is a roleplaying game about monster trainers on a journey of discovery. You and your friends will meet other trainers, befriend and recruit new monsters, and pit your team against wild and villainous monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 208 page book you'll find all you need to play a one-shot game or longterm campaign of \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon\u003c\/em\u003e, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine unique Trainer Classes for your character, including the Ace, the Rival, the Performer and the Youngster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDozens of tables and roleplaying prompts to help you create new locations, monsters and trainers every “episode” of play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaybooks for four kinds of villainous team: the Criminals, the Empowered, the Hunters and the Ideologues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e67 unique Powers for your monsters to use in battle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake one more step to crest the rise, and look towards the horizon: out there, in new and fantastical lands, your next big adventure awaits! Though you have set out on this journey with your friends, your closest companion is the monster at your side.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the world of \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourneyMon\u003c\/em\u003e is a roleplaying game about monster trainers on a journey of discovery. You and your friends will meet other trainers, befriend and recruit new monsters, and pit your team against wild and villainous monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 208 page book you'll find all you need to play a one-shot game or longterm campaign of \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon\u003c\/em\u003e, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine unique Trainer Classes for your character, including the Ace, the Rival, the Performer and the Youngster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDozens of tables and roleplaying prompts to help you create new locations, monsters and trainers every “episode” of play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaybooks for four kinds of villainous team: the Criminals, the Empowered, the Hunters and the Ideologues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e67 unique Powers for your monsters to use in battle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eAll monsters have one of nine different Types: Fire, Nature, Water, Mind, Matter, Mayhem, Fey, Heroic or Machine. As is traditional for this genre, monster types have advantages against some types and disadvantages against others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eBattles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eMany of the video games that inspired \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon \u003c\/em\u003efeature a tactical, turn-based battle system with an emphasis on choosing monsters and powers with an advantage against their adversaries. \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon \u003c\/em\u003emerges this framework with the narrative approach to its other scenes for a quick-flowing system that rewards tactical play. In particular, \u003cem\u003eJourneyMon \u003c\/em\u003ebattles have a focus on engaging the environment in a way that mimics depictions of monster battles in cartoons. The key to that approach is a sketched \"Arena\" with \"Fields\" representing the area's major environmental elements. Even players can get involved in building the scene: if you need a sprinkler system to soak a rock-solid Matter-type monster, your trainer can find one with the \"Explore\" trainer move!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68067960979643,"sku":"IMG-JYMN001","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.7thdimensiongames.com\/products\/journeymon-monster-trainer-roleplaying","provider":"7th Dimension Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}