Victory by Any Means

"Victory by Any Means" ("VBAM") is a generic wargaming campaign system.

History

"Victory by Any Means" began its existence in 2000. Originally a freelance project slated for publication by Agents of Gaming, who at the time held the "Babylon 5" wargaming license, the Campaign Guide was at the time entitled "Crossroads to Empire". Written largely by Jay Waschak and Byron Sinor, the guide was nearly ready to go to press when Agents of Gaming closed its doors.Fact|date=July 2007

Now homeless, the history of "VBAM" could have ended right there and then. However, the Campaign Guide had been written in a largely generic, modular format that allowed for the existing licensed materials to be removed from the book while keeping the entirety of the rules intact. Rather than let the book die, the authors decided to set out to find alternative avenues for publication. A brief relationship was developed with GeoHex before its closure, but they ultimately passed on the game system.Fact|date=July 2007

While courting publishers, the game's development team expanded. Former editors Steve Brindle and Tyrel Lohr joined the "Victory by Any Means" team and began adding their input to the process. New playtesters were recruited and work continued on the system.

The decision was finally reached to publish the "Victory by Any Means Campaign Guide" via the print-on-demand services provider, Data-Source, through its Wargamer label.Fact|date=July 2007

Products

"Victory by Any Means Campaign Guide" - This is the core rule book. The "Guide" provides rules for a generic sci-fi campaign system. This game is similar in concept to the venerable "Starfire" system.

"Campaign Moderator's Companion" - A rules supplement for the "VBAM" Campaign System. The "Companion" adds advanced rules that extend play and allow for the introduction of more detailed options.

"The Menagerie" - This book includes rules for creating custom races for the "VBAM" Campaign System. Over a hundred unique traits and nearly a dozen government types are included in this rule set.

"Starmada Edition" - The official source book to play "VBAM" Campaign System with Majestic 12's "Starmada" tactical game system. "VBAM" can be used as the campaign system for generating new "Starmada" tactical battles.

External links

* [http://www.vbamgames.com/ VBAM Games company web site]
* [http://wiki.vbamgames.com/index.php?title=Main_Page VBAM Games product wiki]
* [http://www.rpgnow.com/search.php?query=VBAM&x=0&y=0&sortby=p.products_name RPGNow PDF sales]
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