I’ve finally got my copy of the game and going to give it a try this weekend, if everything works out.
I’ve finally got my copy of the game and going to give it a try this weekend, if everything works out. looking forwards to seeing how the system plays out.
I have two questions about the Janus:
I have two questions about the Janus:
1) Can the hero and civilian identities be two separate personalities, a la Bruce Banner and the Hulk?
2) With the appropriate powers, could I use Dangerous Web to set up chains of events like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnyVc8r2SM
My apologies if this has been answered already.
My apologies if this has been answered already.
For the Bull’s move, Punch Everyone, is the label shift permanent or only for the combat?
Does this move then become an “easy” way for the Bull to move her Danger label back up after someone else has lowered it?
What would be the best playbook for someone who has a mistrustful relationship with their power source — maybe even…
What would be the best playbook for someone who has a mistrustful relationship with their power source — maybe even to the point of arguing with it, like Blue Beetle from Young Justice or Deathlok or even Elric? It seems like sort of a Doomed/Nova cross, except that the hero could spend a lot of time arguing with his suit (or sword or whatever) about the right way to be a hero.
There’s a neat mechanic in the Faceless playbook from Apocalypse World that lets the character talk to their mask and get advice, maybe I should write a playbook for this.
Well one little question can you somehow look at shipping to middle europe i still dont get mine solfcore book….or…
Well one little question can you somehow look at shipping to middle europe i still dont get mine solfcore book….or is there place to write to check if there was something wrong on post?
How would you do an “Avenger” playbook?
How would you do an “Avenger” playbook? A playbook about the ones who train themselves to exact revenge on a particular foe?
I think in western super-hero comics that topic is mainly found in grown-up heroes, but it is quite common in Anime (Sasuke, Kurapica), maybe also Blake from RWBY.
I also have been watching Young Justice and Luke Cage, and I was thinking of setting a Masks game earlier in the…
I also have been watching Young Justice and Luke Cage, and I was thinking of setting a Masks game earlier in the continuity, in the fictional 70’s,so the heroes would be among the defining members of the Bronze Age, facing serious threats and Social Issues that their Silver-age mentors can’t even understand. This is the “Hey Green Arrow, your sidekick is a junkie!” era.
Also, talking muscle cars, Afros, and kung fu, of course, but really looking for that goofy 70’s mix of greater psychological realism side-by-side with comic book goofiness, without the modern Dark age deconstruction of comic book tropes.
Has anybody tried such a thing? Mechanically, it makes little difference but it’s hard to emulate specific sub genres like that.
Any solo campaign advice?
Any solo campaign advice? It looks like I’ll be GMing a campaign with my wife as the only player, and while I can handle basically plots fairly easily, I’m trying for to figure out how best to use the team-based mechanics in a campaign with no team.
How would you describe to a new player just what the playbooks represent?
How would you describe to a new player just what the playbooks represent? In a games such as champions you might describe a character as a brick or a blaster, but that doesn’t work for masks.
I was watching some Luke Cage earlier today, and I was having some thoughts as to how the Netflix Marvel shows could…
I was watching some Luke Cage earlier today, and I was having some thoughts as to how the Netflix Marvel shows could be modeled in Masks. Cage is pretty clearly a Bull. I think Jessica is a Delinquent, where “psychic weapons” equates to her strength, and Patsy is a Beacon. Daredevil is pretty clearly one of the biggest Januses to ever Janus.
But one of the things I love about that show is how important the unpowered people are, how integral they are to the communities that are depicted. Foggy is clearly the better lawyer, as well as the better friend, in his partnership. Karen handles way more than she should, and she does it in a heroic style without ever trying to be a hero. Claire is amazing, any way you look at her. They are not Beacons, because they do not want what the heroes have, but neither are they really NPCs as we normally think of them in games.
Thoughts?