# Wicked Ones tags: #game/rpg/wicked-ones #game/rpg/forged-in-the-dark ![[Wicked Ones (cover).jpg|600]] **Wicked Ones** is a Forged in the Dark game from Ben Nielson and Victor Costa that flips the fantasy script: instead of heroes raiding a dungeon, *you* are the monsters — Bugbears, Demons, Goblins, Kobolds, and Orcs — building a dungeon, launching raids on adventurers, and scheming in the dark. It's the **[[Blades in the Dark]]** engine turned inside out, delighting in the reversal of the classic fantasy trope and giving you a whole underworld to run. The core is the same Forged in the Dark action roll: roll a d6 pool equal to your action rating and take the highest die — a **6** is a full success, **4/5** a partial success with a consequence, **1–3** a failure — with position and effect, stress, and resistance all intact. The signature twist is the **dungeon as your crew**: you build and upgrade the lair, manage its defenses, and raid the surface for loot while the adventurers come to you. It's a one-edition game (v1.4, 2022) that's since gone CC0 — the creator released all material into the public domain, so the whole thing is freely shareable. ## References - [Wicked Ones - Official Site (banditcamp.io)](https://banditcamp.io/) - [Wicked Ones Review - TheGamingGang](https://thegaminggang.com/game_reviews/rpgs/revel-in-being-the-monstrous-villain-wicked-ones-reviewed/) - [Wicked Ones TTRPG Review - Popgeeks](https://popgeeks.com/wicked-ones-ttrpg-review/)