In tonight’s episode of Masks I killed off an NPC. She sacrificed herself as a means to save a couple of others, one of which is a teen NPC who will likely become a villain in response to this tragedy.
That had always been in the design for these two NPCs, though the way it played out involved a PC rolling a 6 on a Defend roll, so now she feels like the death is entirely her character’s fault for failing.
The next session will likely begin with a lot of fantastic angst and grief as the characters deal with the fallout of this session (They were there because the soldier disobeyed a direct order and brought them to a fight beyond their pay grade).
After that, I will want to lighten things up a billion percent and get everyone’s spirits up. This was Homecoming night, so we’re due a fun Halloween episode. I’d love suggestions for fun, silly, lighthearted Halloween hijinks for teen supers to deal with. What do you guys recommend?
I create for a Halloween Ball a NPC, Dora Collody (team call her Dolly)(you know that Collodi is the Italian Writer of Pinocchio)…
She helped a Girly PC to win the heart of a Boy….than TRY TO STEAL HER HEART with a Dagger cause “with a lovely heart I can be Human…” CREEEEPY
Another suggestion will be…USE YOUR PLAYBOOK OF MONSTERHEARTS in MASKS setting for a really angst and monsterteen halloween in a city of “normal-teenager”
You could have a supernatural threat that turns out to be misunderstood, with a setup that will leave the players using more Comfort and Supports / Vulnerability moves than Directly Engages.
There’s a fun Halloween Ball adventure for the Hope Prep teen supers game
drivethrurpg.com – Hope Prep #2 Halloween Ball (ICONS)