So I’m running my first campaign of Masks and it’s going pretty well. The first arc the team will be dealing with (BTW Spoilers if you are a member of the Losers Club) concerns itself with a substance called Mutagen being sold around the city. Mutagen is dangerous but can give people superpowers under the right circumstances.
One particular strand of this arc will involve an NPC trying to sell our Beacon some Mutagen to give them real powers. This is the first draft of the custom move for what happens when a PC uses Mutagen. Just wanted to get people’s opinions on it, and see if any more experienced GMs can give advice.
“When you Ingest Mutagen. If you are the Nova, your powers overwhelm the Mutagen and nothing happens, mark a condition. Otherwise…
Roll +Mundane.
On a 10+ choose 2
On a 7-9 choose 3
– You get new powers. Select 1 power from a playbook not currently in use. Add it to your list of powers.
– You are horribly disfigured. Swap your Mundane label with your Freak. Take the move “Be the monster” from the Transformed playbook.
– You are overwhelmed by the Mutagen. Mark all conditions and become unconscious.
– You become doomed. Take Doom from the Doomed playbook. You do not get Doomsigns. Once your Doom Track is full, your doom arrives.
On a miss, the Mutagen doesn’t take hold. How frustrating! Mark a condition.”
I’m making them roll Mundane for the check because it’s more dramatic for a character who is perceived to be normal to suddenly get a power boost, Rather than a freaky character to become more freaky. The intention is that if this move ever comes up it is a character changing moment.
I included the thing about the Nova because the Nova in our group is already basically God, they don’t really need more powers.
I’m unsure about the doomed option. Partially because we have a doomed in the group and I don’t want to rob them of their unique thing, and partially because it’s kind of a “rocks fall you die” option. If anyone can think of a better option please let me know.
So yeah, that’s it, let me know what you think. 🙂