Our latest Masks session was a MUSICAL EPISODE. The team attends a meeting of Parents Against Invictus to scope out the mayor. But who’s that, bent on kidnapping the mayor? None other than…The Conductor!
The Conductor had the power to compel people to sing (and by doing so, exert control over them). General Bowmaster (The Beacon—w/ new art!) was hesitant to fight him because his persona strongly resembled that of Bowmaster’s grandfather in the film The Phantasm of the Orchestra.
GB sang an Italian opera number about his conflicted feelings. Halfpenny (The Transformed) sang a Sinatra-esque duet with the Bad Penny he swallowed about the struggle for his soul. Sonia (The Soldier) sang—to the tune of West Side Story’s “America”—of her worries about her powers.
All those songs were essentially improvised by my wonderful players! I had a couple songs prepped for the NPCs, including a Red Cent song to the Tetris theme. Ultimately, The Conductor was defeated, but the Salvatores remain suspicious of the mayor—and, now, vice versa.
Red Cent, eh? This theme will never (wait for it…) change.
Technically my Bull-turned-Soldier was also there to kidnap the Mayor but bargained her way out of that order.
Where’s the recording?! This magpie is super curious as to how all the musical elements were integrated into gameplay.
Magpie Games Let me check with my players for permission. If they’re game, I’d be happy to send you clips of the session.