Uniformity versus Genre: A Question of Rules

Well met, everyone! A discussion with a couple of friends of mine (Hi DM Jim and J. Spahn!) has got me to thinking about RPG rules, especially rules that cover a genre specific game like Victorious. There’s a long-running debate as to what is best practi...

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The Shrinking of Growth: Damage by size in Victorious

The Shrinking of Growth: Damage by size in Victorious

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Plot Points…the reverse of Victory Points?

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...

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Calling in the Cavalry (repost)

Calling in the Cavalry Optional rule for the Victorious RPG We all know that it always happens. It occurs in every sort of crisis, to the point where it’s a trope of the Superhero Genre. The Z-Men face off against the alien Bandersnatch as they attempt to ta...

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The Law of SuperMankind (part 1)

Hello again, I’ve recently been reading The Law of Superheroes by James Daily and Ryan Davidson, and have been considering its ramifications in the Victorious Earth. It’s an ongoing process, so forgive me if I make several posts as I move through the book....

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Knockback: The Problem of Momentum

The Problem of Momentum, or Knockback Rules in Victorious Somehow in the whirlwind of the kickstarter and submission of manuscripts and editing, the Knockback rules for Victorious seem to have gone astray. The following will remedy this, and provide something...

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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 ...

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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...

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Blake’s 7 Victorious: New Skills

Greetings all, The holidays have conspired to delay the classes post for the Blake’s 7 Victorious rules. Well, that and the Victorious short adventure “The Nights Before Christmas” that the wife is busily working on formatting. To give our readers so...

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Where Duty Lies Part 1: The “Prior Engagement” Shortcoming in Victorious

The shortcoming called Prior Engagement is given a brief description in the Victorious rulebook, to wit: “Prior Engagement: Not everyone can dedicate all or even most of his or her time to fighting crime. In fact, some find it difficult to escape their more ...

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