Victory: The Roleplaying Game - Basic Rules (PocketQuest 2023)
The arrival of alien visitors changed everything.
These travellers from a nearby planet look like us¸ but they are not of this Earth.
Collosal alien base ships hang over every major city in the world.
People you know and care for have started to go missing. They have not come in peace. The future of humanity depends on you.
Victory is an easy-to-learn¸ fast-to-play¸ and¸ most importantly¸ fun¸ cinematic science-fiction tabletop roleplaying game about the resistance movement fighting back against fascist alien invaders. Inspired by V¸ War of the Worlds¸ Attack the Block¸ Independence Day¸ and other alien invasion fiction¸ but also the actual resistance to the fascists during World War II.
The game uses a unique but straightforward fiction-first skill-based resolution mechanic of counting successes. It uses every standard polyhedral die except for the d20.
Central to the function of the game is not just character agency¸ but player agency¸ with three meta-mechanics that players can choose to implement to help shape their characters' destinies.
The game also makes it easy for the Game Master¸ with a simple system for easy NPCs.
This is the Basic Rulebook and the only book you need to play. Just add dice¸ pencils and paper¸ or your favorite virtual tabletop. Includes:
Setting information Attributes Meta-mechanics (Luck¸ Momentum¸ and Complication Dice) Skills and fiction-first skill resolution with degrees of success. Combat rules (including initiative¸ movement¸ actions in combat¸ armor¸ wounds and stun¸ healing and resting¸ melee and ranged weapons) Easy point-buy-based character creation Experience and advancement Game Master information (including GM advice¸ more setting information¸ plot hooks¸ guidelines for NPCs¸ and advice for changing up the setting)
Easy to learn but with enough depth for an ongoing campaign.
The game was created for the PocketQuest 2023 game jam.
Includes a character sheet file (spreadsheet with calculations for fast and easy character creation).
Special introductory pricing for a limited time.