Masks: Capers! Everybody Wants 2 Rule The World
A game of teenage superheroes using Magpie Games' Masks: a New Generation, and the Capers! hack for teenage super villains originally shared by Something Awful poster Tricky Dick Nixon. Thank you, Mr. President, for your services to the RPG industry.
MC is DannyK
Get into the car
We'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
We'll see the city's ripped backsides
We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
—Iggy Pop, The Passenger
Index
Issue 1 "Welcome To Your Life" -- Posts 1-??
The Team
- Mirrormask the Hood played by Nate_MI
- Basher the Monster played by DarkDrake
- Gloom the Scion played by Inoshiro
- Mockingbird the Rogue played by Temerous Nox
- Spark the Radical played by Thorya
- Want-Star the Hellion played by Mr. Prim
Team Backstory
- From Mirrormask
- From Basher
- From Gloom
- From Mockingbird
- From Spark
- From Want-Star
Civilians
Mrs. Sampson Basher's mom. Scared of what he has become.
The Strong Arm of the Law
AEGIS The mostly-human agency that deals with alien warlords, immortal crime lords, etc. Try to stay off their radar.
The Paragons Halcyon City's foremost heroes, these guys didn't become household names by helping old ladies across the street, they're all tough as hell even if they seem nice on TV.
- Golden Gideon Mirrormask's big brother, a probationary member of the Paragons.
The Akashic Army A lineage of super-powered world protectors, connected and supported by the Akashic Network, and led by Gloom's dad.
- Alex (hero name unknown) Gloom's younger brother, inheritor of the Akashic lineage
- Sunbright Gloom's heroic alter ego. He thinks Gloom's the alter ego.
Allies?
Teegan Queen The crime lord that runs most of neighborhoods down around the docks and warehouses. Mockingbird crashes at her lair.
Mad Magpie Avian alien resident in Halcyon City, runs a grey market shop for alien knickknacks and contraband. Friends with Mirrormask.
Other Villains
Your Name Could Be Here
Criminal Organizations
The Cult of Mournlight The damaged and broken people who serve the Darkest Star, the Emperor of Emptiness, the Ruinous Giant of Shadereach on Earth.
La telaraña, AKA The Spiderweb, AKA La Tela, AKA the Spiders, AKA Los Bichos They rule Halcyon with a combination of bribes, superb intelligence, and extreme violence
- Sebastian Ibanez, AKA the Spider = Leader of the Spiderweb
Locations
Lucky Roll Casino Where Sofia/Mirrormask works in her downtime
Oaktree Heights
Where Spark grew up
Stats Reference
Mirrormask the Hood
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: Freak: Trouble: Superior: Menace:
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
Basher the Monster
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: Freak: Trouble: Superior: Menace:
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
Gloom the Scion
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: Freak: Trouble: Superior: Menace:
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
Mockingbird the Rogue
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: -1 Freak: 1 Trouble: 1 Superior: 0 Menace: 2
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
Spark the Radical
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: Freak: Trouble: Superior: Menace:
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)
Want-Star the Hellion
Influenced By:
Curses: ooo
Labels: Danger: Freak: Trouble: Superior: Menace:
Conditions:
O Afraid; (-2 to Directly Engage or to Cow or Rebuke)
O Angry; (-2 to Abscond or Pierce the Mask)
O Doubting; (-2 to Unleash Your Powers or Exploit Weakness)
O Insecure; (-2 to Provoke Someone or Reject Other's Influence)
O Paranoid; (-2 to Distract Someone or Assess the Situation)