Masks: A New Generation
| Designers | Brendan Conway |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Michael Lee Lunsford and Brooke Carnevale |
| Publishers | Magpie Games |
| Publication | 2017 |
| Genres | Tabletop role-playing game |
| Systems | Powered by the Apocalypse |
Masks: A New Generation is a tabletop role-playing game about teenage superheroes, designed by Brendan Conway and published by Magpie Games in 2017. It uses the Powered by the Apocalypse framework.[1][2][3] It won the 2017 Silver ENNIE Award for "Best Family Game/Product"[4] and the 2017 Indie Game Developer Network award for "Best Rules."[5]
Gameplay
Masks encourages coming-of-age stories about superheroes. Player characters are teens with special powers. Each player builds a character using one of ten playbooks,[1] which are based on different personality characteristics rather than heroic powers.[3]
In addition to typical Powered by the Apocalypse game mechanics such as moves,[2] Masks includes a statistic called "influence" that measures characters' emotional power over each other.[3]
The setting is a metropolis called Halcyon City.[1]
Reception
Maddie Cullen for Dicebreaker named Masks one of the six best superhero RPGs for Marvel and DC Comics fans.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d Cullen, Maddie (2022-05-09). "6 best superhero RPGs for Marvel and DC comics fans". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ a b Meehan, Alex (2023-06-02). "What are you playing this weekend? Here's what we've been playing!". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ a b c Sowa, Alex (2020-11-30). "Masks: A New Generation Allows Players to Roleplay Emotional Superhero Stories". CBR. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "2017 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2024-09-05.