Author: Finn Cullen

Just finished a hectic session of Masks. Did the Mapletree High prom go uneventfully?

What do you think?

The Roll20 tabletop ended up a bit hectic too (disclaimer – the artwork isn’t mine, it’s scavenged from talented people across the internet for personal and grateful use)

Angie/Seraphim our Janus was accompanied by true blue junior hero Cadet who found his lack of a battlesuit to be a small impediment when the Storm Knights turned up, equipped with technology from TwoBlades’ homeworld and with a clear mission to abduct our favourite feline Outsider… The session ended with our heroes fleeing for safety to lick their wounds and regroup.

Yet more asking for help… say the PC heroes are up against two villains. For the sake of the example one is a slow lumbering type who is able to fire off energy blasts like a Gatling gun. The other is a small fast agile type who is mainly trying to avoid being clobbered.

Is it really just as easy to directly engage one as the other? Would the effects of trading blows with each be the same? I know the ethos of the game is not to apply modifiers to the roll but should speedy agile guy not be harder to hit than stationery Gatling bloke.

Also if Gatling Chap is peppering the area with suppressive fire how do I represent that as a threatening environment for the heroes?

I ran my first game of Masks the other day and we all had a blast. I’m new to PbtA games in general and while everything went well I wondered if there are any examples of play around – particularly of battle scenes. Combat works so differently in Masks to almost every other game I’ve played and I want to make sure I’m doing the system justice. Can anyone recommend some clear examples of how a scene would play out?