Genteel Magistrate

Greetings all, Shane from the Shane Plays radio show and podcast caught up with us at the North Texas RPG Con and our conversation has gone live at: https://shaneplays.com/victorious-rpg-north-texas-rpg-con/ We talk Victorious (of course!) along with Liz and m...

Hello all, A 4 day convention, an allergy attack Saturday, and con crud this past week has conspired to keep me from writing this recap of the Victorious game I ran Friday at the con from 1pm–5pm. Until now, that is! I decided to do things a little different...

Greetings all,   Sorry for the delay in posting, but we’ve been prepping to go to the North Texas RPG Con, and as usual we’re taking the whole house and the kitchen sink. Not to mention I’ve been prepping for my Victorious game I’m...

Greetings all, I just wanted to let everyone know that I and my lovely wife Liz will be on the Crusader Podcast quite soon. For those not in the know, The Crusader is a podcast about the Castles & Crusades RPG from Troll Lord Games, and since Victorious is...

In the Victorious RPG, the setting of the late Victorian period provides an unusual vehicle for the use of that constant of comic book superheroes; namely super-science. What’s the point of having a Contraptionist if they don’t make stuff, right? What’s ...

Greetings all, Here’s a nice review of the Hunter & Hunter Catalogue by Needles over at the Swords & Stitchery blog: https://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2019/03/osr-review-victorious-hunter-hunter.html I can’t argue with the review, even if (o...

This column will be a irregular series on the blog, providing more detailed information about the villains, organizations, and events of the Victorious Earth. They are mostly based on my home chronicle, so Genteel Magistrates are free to modify the information...

Greetings, First my apologies for over 2 weeks without a post. There were extenuating circumstances, but in the end they are irrelevant. I am a humble cur. Anyway, on to the topic at hand. As some of you may know, my wife and I are 2/3rds of the host triumvira...

Greetings!   A quick post this week as it’s been a busy weekend. Here are some nice online sources for Victorian and Edwardian (pre-1911) magazines to use as inspiration for adventures or even props for some of your Victorious games. Enjoy, and tell us ...

Greetings, I find myself caught in a bit of a conundrum when it comes to Victorious setting and detail, particularly when it comes to the less pleasant aspects of Victorian life. Most steampunk writings get around the issues of gender inequality, racism, or c...