Category: Masks: A New Generation RPG: Fan Made Content

So, the last thread was really cluttered and the Playbook for The Persona has moved….so insanely far from what it was to what it is I feel it’s more appropriate to re-post this. There’s a lot I could say about this Playbook. That no one asked for it (except someone did), that it doesn’t need to exist (too late), that it’s totally not what I intended to make (it really…isn’t), that it’s the longest time I’ve spent on a single Playbook (it is by a massive margin and I know we’re not done here), that a Multi-Class Playbook is just not a thing, that a PVP book is absolutely not something Masks needs or the system supports, that I’m running out of things to say, that you can save money by switching to some insurance company.

But really there isn’t that much more to say. The Persona is meant to fill in the role of a hero that needs to take extreme measures to fight the good fight. He’s the ends that the means can’t justify. He’s the shadow of the team, but he’s part of the team all the same.

I took out a lot of stuff for this. Really whitteled it down to what it needed to be. I reworked the Token system to the point it went away. I reworked the Darkness mechanic until most of the rolling should be done by roleplaying. Like the game intends. It went from A Doomed+Janus concept to its own thing. The mission you have should be part of the overall story. The bonuses you get should help no matter what Persona you’re wearing. The moves support someone who leans on their hero side, their alias side or tries to balance both. The Relationships are way better now.

It’s a new playbook.

I am eager to present to you, for the first time and not the first time, The Persona. Catch me next time before the curtain falls on G+ for The Advocate

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUPDtR_9bEVRPVCNgv8t8WVWAFccx7WPjZZk6nAdbUk/edit

With some help from the player I made it for and the rest of my table, I think this is in a good enough shape to share. The Persona. A Playbook no one asked (someone..did but ya know) but I made anyway.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUPDtR_9bEVRPVCNgv8t8WVWAFccx7WPjZZk6nAdbUk/edit?usp=sharing

It’s certainly a mechanical monstrosity but I feel it’s fairly…balanced.

I tinkered with this today for a bit, I’m not in a place where I think it’s perfect but I think it’s a good start. I call it Firebrand and devised it for The Delinquent as a mechanic to make them less beholden to the more narratively dominating Playbooks like The Doomed or The Protege whose mechanics sort of make their issues front and center.

Firestarter

Rebel Tokens ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

You’re not just some good for nothing, raging against the machine with sound and fury signifying nothing. You have a reason for shutting people out, for fighting your fight and for harboring the wounds you harbor. Pick one Obstacle.

A powerful, established hero or organization whose methods you find disagreeable.

A personal issue you can’t simply overcome with time.

Familial or outside obligations and expectations.

Any time you work against these Obstacles, by either thwarting or rejecting authority or opening up about your own problems to friends, gain one Rebel Token. A Player may have up to five Rebel Tokens at once and they roll over between Sessions. If a Player gains any Rebel Tokens beyond five, they must Mark a Condition instead. Rebel Tokens may be used to buy various effects as listed

Clear a Condition when successfully Rejecting someone’s Influence (1 Token)

Shift Labels, GM’s Choice (1 Token)

Take +1 forward to impede, agitate or thwart a target. This target must have Influence over you (1 Token)

Clear an additional Condition when Comforting or Supporting a teammate, the teammate must have Influence over you (2 Tokens)

Take +1 forward to impede, agitate or thwart a target. The target need not have Influence over you (2 Tokens)

Take something from an opponent as if you’d successfully rolled a Directly Engage (2 Tokens)

Gain either a vehicle, communicators, false identities, badges of authority, or simple robots from the Mentor’s Resources for a scene (3 Tokens)

Gain an Audience from The Star but take a singular Advantage instead of two. You may maintain this Audience for a session but must make a roll + superior to maintain it when time passes (5 Tokens)

It’s simple. It’s hacky but there’s something beautiful in there.

I can feel it.

Thoughts?