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Victorious at FenCon!
We’ve been busy this fall with running demo games and spreading the word about Victorious—so busy, in fact, that we’re sorely behind on writing up con reports. But we’re buckling down now and getting the news to you! So first, the Victorious Experience...
Wonder Woman Victorious!
Like many others, I enjoyed the 2017 Wonder Woman movie with its excellent portrayal of a naive Amazon and her using her powers to benefit mankind. I especially enjoyed the setting of the First World War, as that is only a handful of years beyond the Victoriou...
The Supergirls: A Review
Though Steampunk is alive and well within the Victorious RPG, the main focus on the game is superheroes. In this regard I’d like to chat about the book The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines by Mike Madrid (2009). ...
Victorious wins Three Castles Award for RPG Design
We are very proud and pleased to announce that Mike Stewart won the Three Castles Award for RPG Design for his game Victorious! Long-time gamers will recognize the names of those on the judges’ panel–Chris Clark, Jeff Grubb, Allen Hammack, Steve Pe...
The Intelligence Check: Part II
I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on the “Intelligence Check” article, which is nice! I will address two of the questions that came up below: Q: What do you do if everyone fails their rolls? As a Genteel Magistrate (GM), I strongly advise that you avoid any ...
The Intelligence Check: or “When do I think of that?”
One of the joys of role playing games (RPGs) in general and Victorious in particular is that you can make characters to play that are unlike you. Perhaps you’re a couch potato; you could create an outdoorsman hunter for your character. Another could play so...
Power Fatigue List
Greetings all, An insightful gamer asked me about how the Fatigue rules in Victorious work when broken down to specific powers and abilities. To provide examples, I threw together the list below. Please note: There are 3 types of answers here. “Yes” means ...
Victorious nominated for the Three Castles Award
Victorious is proud to be one of the nominated finalists for this year’s Three Castles Award for RPG Design! The Three Castles Award has been awarded to RPG products since 2011 with the very first one going to Michael Curtis for his “The Dungeon Al...
The ‘Fleetfoot’ Class
The following is an additional (unofficial) class that covers the ‘speedster’ of comic book fame, exemplified by such figures as the Flash and Quicksilver. It is a Victorian trope too, as noted in H. G. Wells’ short story “The New Accelerator” of 190...