Monster Friends Underground Fight Club by Patrick Reilly
General Principles
Required tools: six-sided dice (d6), measuring
tape (inches), one each of cards that say
“Innocent”, “Jaded”, and “Dive” per player.
Innocence Tests: Roll 1d6, and if you score equal
to the Trainer’s Innocence or lower, you succeed.
Measurements: You may measure distances at
any time.
Preparation
The Table: The game is played on a 24”x24”
surface. One half is the Wild Zone, and contains 3-
5 appropriate pieces of terrain. The other half is
the Arena, and is more open, with a clearly
defined 3”x3” Ring in the middle. There should be
at least two entrances into the Wild Zone.
Wild Mons: 5-10 neutral Mons should be placed
in the Wild Zone. You can generate them
randomly or design them together before the
game.
The Arena: The arena features neutral NPC
models to represent shops and services.
Teams: Players begin with a team of 3 trainers,
each having one Mon. A Trainer can have up to 3
Mons. Each team begins with 3 MonBonds, a
currency that can be spent on goods and services.
Deployment: Each player picks one side of the
table, in both the Wild Zone and Arena. Players
alternate placing one trainer in either zone,
within 3” of the table edge.
Objective: Players will build and fight their teams
of Mons to have the most MonBonds after 6
Tournament Matches.
Playing the Game
The game is played in a series of rounds.
Players alternate activating one Trainer at a
time, with the first player to act decided by
a roll-off each round. Once all available
Trainers have activated, a new round
begins.
Activation
When a player activates a Trainer, they may
move the model 6”, and may perform one
of these actions:
 Attack
 Frolic
 Use a Mon Trait or item
 Interact with a Service or Trainer
 Fight a Tournament Match
Attack
A Trainer may attack another Trainer or
Wild Mon if they move into base contact
with them. Place one of each Trainer(s)
Mons in base contact, with the Trainer in
base contact with the rear of their Mon.
Attacking a Trainer: Both Trainers secretly
decide to make the attack Innocent or
Jaded, and then reveal at the same time. If
one Trainer chose a Jaded attack and the
other chose Innocent, the Jaded attacker
rolls one additional die. If your Mon has a
Trait that is strong to their opponent, that
Mon rolls one additional die.
Roll one Innocence Test, plus one test for
each additional die. If you made an
Innocent attack, count your successes. If
you made a Jaded attack, count your
failures. This is your Combat Total. The
Trainer with the highest Combat Total wins.
Highest Innocence wins ties.
The losing Mon is knocked Unconscious,
and can’t be used in an Attack or Use their
Traits until restored.
If the winner rolled more than twice as
many failures as successes, the losing Mon
suffers a Brutal Death. The Mon is removed
from play, the owner of the dead Mon gets
-1 Innocence, and any Innocent Trainer gets
-1 Innocence.
If you defeat another Trainer, your team
gains 1 MonBond.
Attacking a Wild Mon: The Trainer chooses
Innocent or Jaded as above. The Trainer
wins if their Combat Total is at least half the
dice they rolled.
If you defeat a Wild Mon, roll an Innocence
Test. If you get at least one success, you
may capture that Mon to use later. You
cannot capture a Dead Mon. A Trainer who
made an Innocent attack rolls one
additional die to capture.
After defeating a Wild Mon, place another
one randomly in the Wild Zone.
After each attack, Trainer’s Mons are
removed from the table.
Frolic
A Trainer may Frolic with their Mon to
strengthen their friendship. Roll an
Innocence Test. If you get at least one
success, get +1 Innocence.
Use
A Trainer can Use a Trait of one of their
Mons or an Item they possess.
Interact
If a Trainer is in base contact with a friendly
Trainer or an NPC, they may interact.
Friendly Trainer: Friendly Trainers may
trade Mons or Items they possess. A Trainer
must always have at least one Mon.
NPC: a Trainer may use the Services of an
NPC, usually in exchange for MonBonds.
Tournament
A trainer may fight in the Tournament if
they are inside of or in base contact with
the Ring in the Arena. This functions like an
Attack, but they may challenge any other
Trainer in the Arena. If that Trainer agrees,
move their model to the Ring.
The winner of a Tournament gains 3
MonBonds for their team.
After each Tournament action has been
completed, move the involved Trainers into
base contact with the outside of the Ring.
Add one to the Tournament Matches.
Either trainer may choose to Take a Dive.
Reveal this choice when revealing your
attack type. The Trainer who takes a dive
automatically loses the round and gets -1
Innocence. If both Trainers take a dive, they
change stats but must still fight. They may
not choose to dive again this round.
Defeat
When a Trainer’s Innocence is reduced to 0
or less, they are disillusioned and removed
from the board. Their Mons are set free,
and their items are distributed to their
teammates.
When a Trainer has no living or conscious
Mons left, they are Unconscious and sent to
the Medic. This Trainer cannot be activated
until they are given a Mon and the Medic is
paid.
Sponsorship
After 6 Tournament Rounds, or if there is
only one team with an active Trainer
remaining, the game ends.
The conscious Trainer with the highest
Innocence gets a Sponsorship deal, gaining
7 MonBonds for their team. If there is a tie,
it goes to the Team with the highest
combined Innocence score. If there is still a
tie, no one gets the sponsorship.
Trainers
Pick three of the following. You may pick
multiples. Innocence will fluctuate
throughout the game. A Trainer cannot have
more than 5 Innocence.
The Kid: Innocence 5
The Pro: Innocence 4
The Expert: Innocence 4
 Special: The Expert is a specialist.
At the beginning of the game, pick
one Mon Trait. If they are fighting
with a Mon that has that Trait, roll
one additional die, otherwise roll
one fewer dice. They always roll a
minimum of one die.
The Criminal: Innocence 3
The Thug: Innocence 2
 Special: The Thug is Hardened.
They cannot be reduced below 1
Innocence and cannot have more
than 4 Innocence.
The Mascot: Innocence 3
 Special: The Mascot is its own
Mon. They can’t capture other
Mons. At the end of the game, the
Mascot is worth 2 additional
MonBonds if concious.
NPCs
Populate the Arena with some or all of
these NPCs. The Medic must be present.
The Medic: For 1 MonBond each, restore an
Unconscious Mon or Trainer.
The Coach: Improve a Mon’s combat
strength. Make an Innocence Test. If you
succeed, one of your Mons may roll one
additional die in your next Attack or
Tournament. If you fail, you get -1
Innocence, and one of your Mons may roll
one additional die in your next two Attacks
or Tournaments.
The Black Marketeer: Make an Innocence
Test. If you succeed, you may purchase
Regular Items. If you fail, you may also
purchase Illicit Items.
The Bookie: You may place a bet on an
upcoming Tournament Match. Write down
which Trainer you think will win the next
Match. If you are correct, your team gets
MonBonds equal to 6 - Your Innocence. If
you lose, your team loses MonBonds equal
to your Innocence.
The Butcher: Make an Innocence Test. If
you succeed, you may purchase MonNoms
for 1 MonBond each. If you fail, you may
sell any of your Unconcious Mons for 2
MonBonds each, and/or sell a Brutally
Killed Wild Mon for 1 MonBond each. If
you do this, get -1 Innocence.
Items
An item may only be used once, unless
specified.
MonNoms: a delicious treat. Use to cause
any Wild Mon within 6“ to come into base
contact with you. 1 MonBond from the
Butcher only.
Better Ball: a superb trap. Use to roll one
additional die when capturing a Wild Mon.
Regular Item. 1 MonBond.
Antiseptic: a super-effective medicine. Use
to restore an Unconcious Mon. Regular
Item. 2 MonBonds.
Skateboard: totally rad transportation. You
can move up to 12“ when activated.
Unlimited uses. Regular Item. 3 MonBonds.
Festive Hat: it looks great on you. Use to
succeed on your next Frolic. 2 MonBonds.
Steroids: all the cool kids use them. Get -1
Innocence to Use. Start your next fight with
1 additional failed Innocence Test. Illicit
Item. 2 MonBonds.
Poison: handle with care. Get -1 Innocence
to Use. The next Mon you fight suffers a
Brutal Death whether you win or lose. Illicit
Item. 4 MonBonds.
Shock Collar: better discipline through
science. Get -1 Innocence to Use.
Automatically succeed on the next Wild
Mon you capture. Illicit Item. 1 MonBond.
Mon Traits
Mons can have between one and three
traits.. You can roll 1d20 to determine
random Traits, or pick traits for custom
Mons.
1. Fire: strong against Ice and Lightning
2. Water: strong against Fire and Earth
3. Ice: strong against Water and Earth
4. Earth: strong against Fire and Lightning
5. Lightning: strong against Water and Ice
6. Hardy: Isn’t knocked Unconcious when
defeated
7. Ghost: cannot suffer a Brutal Death
8. Fly: Trainer may Use to move to
anywhere on the table
9. Blast: When Used, the Trainer may attack
a Wild Mon or Trainer from up to 6“ away.
This Mon cannot be defeated in this attack
unless the other Mon also has Blast
10. Adorable: Roll 1 additional die when
performing a Frolic
11. Terrifying: A Trainer that loses to this
Mon is knocked Unconscious
12. Paralysis: A Trainer that loses to this
Mon may not move or take an action on
their next activation. They use their
activation to end Paralysis
13. Thief: A trainer can Use this Mon to take
one item from any Trainer within 3“
14. Essence Siphon: When this Mon’s
Trainer defeats another Mon, this Mon is no
longer Unconscious
15. Vicious: If this Mon gets more failures
than successes and wins, the other Mon
suffers a Brutal Death
16. Badly Trained: This Mon won’t stay in
it’s MonBall. If this Mon is conscious, you
MUST fight with it
17. Mimickry: This Mon can copy one trait
of any Mon it fights for the duration of the
fight
18. Evolution: After this Mon wins two
fights, replace this Trait with any other Trait
19. Heal: Use this Mon trait to restore an
adjacent Unconscious Mon or Trainer
20. Lucky: Once per game, this Mon lets
your reroll any Innocence Test.
Example Mons
Moultry: The flame-broiled chicken
 Fire, Blast
Tundrat: The freezer-burned rodent
 Ice, Adorable
Shockodile: Someone gave that croc a taser
 Lightning, Stunning
Rokape: The literally-a-mountain gorilla
 Earth, Hardy
Zombee: Don’t let it sting you
 Ghost, Essence Siphon, Terrifying
Tsardine: The crime king of fish.
 Water, Thief