I thought this would fullfill one of the missions, but it appears I was mistaken.

I thought this would fullfill one of the missions, but it appears I was mistaken.

I thought this would fullfill one of the missions, but it appears I was mistaken. 

Regardless, I made a custom playbook called The Kid. The Kid is primarily inspired by DC’s Captain Marvel (Not Marvel’s Captain Marvel). For those who don’t know, Captain Marvel main gimmick is that he is a child who gains the body of an adult when he uses his powers.

The main metaphor for the playbook was that type of young adult who clings to the idea they’re still a kid. Basically, that teenager who is refusing to grow up and become an adult. While I like most of the playbook, two of the moves are a little weak.

Anyway, without further ado, here is The Kid v.1

DOC: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hcsujatwrq80jzd/The%20Kid.docx?dl=0 PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aj1r5axuoqgvhhp/The%20Kid%20v1.pdf?dl=0

Any comments are appreciated.

6 thoughts on “I thought this would fullfill one of the missions, but it appears I was mistaken.”

  2. Rage from New Warriors fits this trope as well. His powers gave him strength and durability, but also made him look like an adult rather than the 14 year old kid he really was.

  3. I made my main comments via irc, but in my mind the Kid isn’t about lording over anyone, or being an underdog.

    It’s sort of a cross of the nova and janus where you’re torn between the two identities but also don’t fit perfectly into either and can’t quite exert the control you need.

    As a child you know superheroes and you’ve faced horrors and wonders, so being bullied by Big Tommy at school just isn’t gonna faze you, but you have to play along to keep your secret.

    In your hero self, you have to face the complicated subtlety of the adult world, armed only with the immature lack of experience of a 4th grader. Arguably putting you worse off than the other heroes who are at least teens.

  5. Thanks to everyone who replied, thank you.

    To clarify, Social Justice Commander Shepard is correct. That is a good description of what this kind of Mask character would be like. Hell, it also kind of describes my life right now since I’ve gone back for grad school and, boy, does it feel weird being this old in college.

    Anyway, I got some feedback last night from IRC and some other places that I decided to incorporation into a V2 of it.

    Here it is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b0u1pqhzzglt2wg/The%20Kid%20v2.pdf?dl=0

    And these are the changes:

    -You now start with Uh, Fellow Adult Guy instead of Alright, Kid Power!

              -Reason: SJCS suggested that it’d made more sense since the playbook should focus more on your weirdness being an adult in a kid’s body and your interactions with the adult and child world. I concurred.

    -Remove “Explosive Outburst” 

              -Reason: It just felt weak narrativel-y. It only really works if you transform like Captain Marvel or are Captain Marvel. It’s hard to work narrative-ly if you aren’t. It was also limiting.

    -Added “The Innocent Accusing Eye

              -Reason: It serves as a counter-balance to “You’re Such A Kid.” Kids might be woefully inexperienced in life and have simplistic beliefs that are dangerous for adults to follow, but they have knack for cutting to the heart of the matter and 

               saying something that hits right in the heart because of their innocence and sincerity. 

    -Swapped starting label value of Freak and Mundane

              -Reason: It works better to reinforce the idea people find you weird and off-putting. Also, Masks playbooks tend to make the starting, highest stat be the same stat in their automove. When switiching auto moves, it made sense to switch 

               these too.

    -Added in Looks section

              -Reason: I forgot to include it before

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