In terms of character generation the game starts with alignment all PCs are good, or villains are Evil, and only unintelligent animals can be Neutral. The main chapters of the game are characters, combat, campaign creation, the government, being a superhero, and gamemastering, which can be conceptually differentiated as (a) Game System (b) Campaign Setting and (c) Game Advice.

Overall, it is simply but effective, showing acumen and some cleverness in style. The interior art is mainly filler except when directly referencing characters. As can be expected, the writing style is clear but formal throughout.Īrtistically, the front cover is presented like a comic cover, and the back cover makes provides a nice comic-book panel blurb about the game. Layout is surprisingly clear given the density of the text and simplicity of the formatting with simple page numbers. There's a solid single-page table of contents and the brevity justifies the lack of an index. My old pal Tim Hartin's V&V Emporium also has a stockpile of material for Second Edition V&V, and links to a selection of campaign sites ( some of the links are quite old now, though, and may not work), which usually make for inspirational reading.Written in a dense 48 pages, the revised edition of Villains and Vigilantes is presented in a simple saddle-stapled booklet with cardstock cover and two-column sans-serif text. Fantasy Games Unlimited ( original publishers of V&V).The Villains And Vigilantes Forum( a well-established messageboard).Monkey House Games' PDF products on RPGNow.Monkey House Games' printed products on Lulu.Monkey House Games ( publishers of V&V 3.0).Villains & Vigilantes Forum ( another public group).Villains & Vigilantes ( a public group, frequented by the game's creators Jack Herman & Jeff Dee).With the Third Edition ( aka Mighty Protectors) currently being Kickstarted, there's no better time to don a cape and cowl and get some superhero action on with my favourite RPG, Villains & VigilantesĪnnouncements, discussion, plot hooks etc about the game can be found on a variety of sites around the web ( besides HeroPress, of course)

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