The Greatest Years of Our Lives
Masks: A New Generation | Campaign
About the adventure
This is a superhero game about being human. About recapturing that feeling when the world was ours for the taking, when we were finding and forging our own families, when any problem could be handled when we worked with the people closest to us. Oh yeah, and beating bad guys up with superpowers. You will be playing college-age superheroes making up a new team in the city of Meridian. This is aging the setting up a little from a typical Masks game: it will still have the typical Young Justice inspiration, but I want to present the option for some more adult content (a la Invincible) without things getting icky. Masks: A New Generation is a mechanically simple but emotionally fantastic game, based in the Powered By The Apocalypse engine. This is a game less about how hard you can punch, and more about how you feel about getting punched. As always, if this is your first time playing Masks, I am happy to teach you, DISCLAIMER: Bigotry will not be tolerated at my tables. My games are safe spaces.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
5.0
(7)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
12 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Teacher
Additional details
How to prepare
You will need a microphone and a Discord account. A webcam is helpful, but not wholly necessary. I have a PDF of the core rulebook to share with the players, and physical copies of the expansions, which I will happily share rules from if you wish to use one of the playbooks from them.
What I provide
I am a very story-forward GM; I am strong believer in the RPG-as-conversation model that PBTA brings. I'm an aspiring voice actor, so I will do my best to bring some fun, interesting voices to my NPCs. I will usually have a playlist made up for both inspiration and ambience, and I like employing theme songs for characters for when they do something exceptionally impressive.
Gameplay details
Session zero will include discussions of everyone's lines and veils, and I will begin by sharing mine; BIGOTRY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT HAPPEN AT MY TABLE. I also have a weird thing about fingernails, but that's more of a personal ick than a systemic issue. I will also be implementing the X-Card, in case something comes up mid-game that we hadn't considered at session zero. Breaks will be provided upon request, regardless of reasoning.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Character Creation will be part of session zero. Each playbook will have questions that we will answer to establish relationships with the rest of the PCs. Having a concept isn't a bad idea, but maybe have a back-up in case someone else has a too-similar idea.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Bi-weekly / Saturday - 7:00 PM UTC
3-4 Hour duration
1 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+