🦸🏽A New Generation of Heroes...💥|Beginner♀️🏳️🌈⚧️Friendly!|
Play as the youngest generation of superheroes in the sprawling Halcyon City!
About the adventure
💸Free Session 0!💸 「 ✦ Description ✦ 」 🦹🦸🏾♀️🦸🏽♂️🦹🏻♂️ This is a game of Masks: A New Generation.🦹🏻♂️🦸🏽♂️🦸🏾♀️🦹 You are the youngest generation of superheroes in the sprawling Halcyon City! 🌆 The Bronze, Silver, and Golden generations have left their mark, defining and redefining what a superhero is... and leaving you to carry the burdens of their unanswered problems. 🤦🏽♀️ Will you uphold their ideals, or create your own? 🗯️ Masks is a game about identity, growing up, and kicking villain butt. 👊💥 Check out the MegaRecap I made for my last game! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1mpHwNXxiL-hx-3JFI8t7uYr8PNRtr3v7aHNV0HSQ/edit?usp=sharing Check out my Masks Patch! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHSefhKJFZsjy8t-Xfj45AXaMBwnyyVObISDiRbfFOY/edit?usp=sharing Check out my Joined Playbook Patch! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D84HjZ9VygV5S7pRoHscFVO2KXRg1S0ze2AqHPUnZKw/edit?usp=sharing
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday – 6:00 PM UTC
Aug 21 / Session 1
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Biz
she/her
5.0
(8)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(8)
2 years on StartPlaying
29 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Inclusive, Voices
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
The best game is the one that makes you feel something. ✦ Banner art is made by me. :) ✦ 「 ✦ About Me ✦ 」 Hello there! I'm Biz. I have been playing and running tabletop games since around 2013. I had a long stint in D&D 5e before diving into more systems such as PBTA, Burning Wheel, Stars Without Number, DCC, and more. My recent obsessions are Masks: A New Generation, Monsterhearts, and Vampire: The Masquerade. I ran an actual-play Monster of The Week podcast called Throwing Bones for around two years until schedule conflicts caused the cast to split up. 「 ✦ Examples of My Work ✦ 」 Check out the MegaRecap I made for the game I've run through StartPlaying! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gX1mpHwNXxiL-hx-3JFI8t7uYr8PNRtr3v7aHNV0HSQ/edit?usp=sharing Check out these progress clocks I made for Masks! https://biztheunicorn.itch.io/comic-style-progress-clocks
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Storytelling
Inclusive
Voices
Jeff
Played 16 sessions
really great for beginners and really knows how to put in good lore keep it up. She really knows how Masks: A New Generation game and can come up with some interesting home brew mechanics for it, Great Job! 😎
David
Played 14 sessions
Biz is one of the best GM's I've played with. Creative and knowledgeable about the rules, she expertly balanced all four character stories in our campaign from start to finish. There was never a dull moment and she made sure everyone got an equal amount of "screen time". The campaign was well crafted around each character's themes and story. Overall a great experience and a GM I highly recommend.
Stone Airoso
Played 10 sessions
I loved the game. I was always made to feel important and included, and I could tell Biz wanted to make the game everybodies. 10/10 would recommend
Trent Smith
Biz was a GM for some friends and I a ways back for a pre-made module. She did a wonderful job of interweaving our backstories into the existing story and leading us on an incredible journey. She always put on great voices and really gave it her all which led to just an amazing experience overall! Safe to say you're in great hands with her!
Scott Svensson
Biz was my first “real” DM. She’s a competent and effective DM and does an exceptional job building out the world of the game. Overall worth every penny if not more.
The Lamppost
I had a lot of fun with Biz's DMing, she ran several DnD sessions I participated in when we were in college. I remember those nights fondly. She also did a really fun monster of the week session where we were a metal band that just sang songs about the monsters we killed.
Character creation
Creating your character
I will work with each player before Session 0 to put together a character concept, and I will offer support and guidance with character sheet set-up depending on the experience level of the player. Players will also be free to discuss character/group concepts in the discord server.
💸 Free session 0 🤝 New players always welcome ♀️ Woman-led and woman-inclusive space 🏳️🌈 LGBT+ friendly 📝 PC-first game with backstory integration 💪 Challenging combat and diplomacy 🔥 Emotional intensity and mature themes 🎶 Background ambience/music 🎙️ Character voices 📜 Thoughtful homebrew content
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players are expected to have a microphone of reasonable quality, a discord account, and a roll20 account. Character creation will be a discussion with myself and/or the group before the first session. A basic reading of the rules is strongly encouraged, but not required.
What Biz brings to the table
「 ✦ TLDR ✦ 」 💎 Engaging Roll20 game template 📜 Thoughtful homebrew 📝 Session recaps 👑 Player-driven narrative 💥 Balanced, diverse NPCs with distinct voices 📰 PDFs and handouts 「 ✦ Description ✦ 」 I have a lovely roll20 game template setup for Masks games, containing all the references for mechanics and character creation that a player should need, along with helpful visuals and handouts. I have made some quality of life improvements to the game as well, in collaboration with another very experienced Masks GM and player, all of which is easily accessible in the Roll20 game. I write recaps for each session, and at the end of the game there will be a full recollection of the campaign available to all of the players. I encourage my players to be proactive, and let their actions shape the narrative first and foremost. My aim is to center "plot" elements around the player characters as much as possible. The players act, and the world reacts to them. That being said, I do still consider and implement independent narratives where inspiration strikes- but I make an effort not to be married to any particular outcomes, and take every chance to tie them back into the PCs narratives. I do my best to give non-player characters memorable, distinct voices. I consider diversity when creating the cast of NPCs with a balanced, realistic approach. Also keeping balance in mind, I purposefully craft NPCs that both challenge and uplift player characters according to their comfort levels.
Homebrew rules
Masks Patch: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHSefhKJFZsjy8t-Xfj45AXaMBwnyyVObISDiRbfFOY/edit?usp=sharing Joined Playbook Patch: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D84HjZ9VygV5S7pRoHscFVO2KXRg1S0ze2AqHPUnZKw/edit?usp=sharing
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Biz creates a safe table
I list many trigger warnings in my listing because I do not know what my players will wish to explore, and I am usually open to exploring any topic so long as it is done respectfully and thoughtfully. It is very important that everybody understands that character behavior and beliefs ≠ player behavior and beliefs. At my table, we play with good faith first, then address conflict in a respectful manner. In Session 0, we will set up general expectations for themes, content, and setting. In sessions, there will be a 5 minute break every hour unless otherwise requested. After each session, there will be open dialogue about the experience and players will be encouraged to post roses, thorns, and buds- which be explained in session 0, replacing stars and wishes. Between sessions, I will occasionally check in with players and give them a chance to voice their thoughts on the previous session, and to discuss any intended future content they might like to see. Should there be any issues, players are encouraged to speak up verbally, or message me privately, so that a discussion or break can take place, whichever is necessary. I will also monitor for potential issues and reach out appropriately when I feel something needs to be addressed.
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