Series 2.1 - MASKS with Brandon, James and Elsbeth (Creation)

On today’s episode we start to create a group of superheroes for MASKS: A New Generation, a game developed by Branden Conway. We are joined by some of the Protean City Comics crew, Brandon Leon-Gambetta, James Malloy and Elsbeth Denman!   Timestamps: 00:00:33 - Introductions 00:05:30 - What’s in a Game? 00:05:42 - The setting of MASKS 00:07:20 - What do characters do in this game? 00:08:37 - Materials needed to play 00:10:45 - What is unique about MASKS? 00:16:59 - Terms and History 00:22:23 - Labels and their meaning 00:27:31 - The importance of Look 00:30:20 - Special Message 00:31:52 - Let’s Make Some People 00:32:16 - Playbook Selection 00:36:41 - First steps 00:40:35 - James’s Character 00:45:57 - Brandon’s Character 00:52:02 - Elsbeth’s Character 00:56:43 - Amelia’s Character 01:06:34 - Ryan’s Character 01:17:07 - Episode Closer   Guests and Projects: Brandon Leon-Gambetta: @DrCaptainKobold Protean City Comics: Twitter: @ProteanCity Website: http://www.proteancity.com/ Stop, Hack and Roll: Twitter: @StopHackandRoll Website: https://www.stophackandroll.com/ Pasión de las Pasiones   James Malloy: @AndTheMeltdowns Protean City Comics: Twitter: @ProteanCity Website: http://www.proteancity.com/ Stop, Hack and Roll: Twitter: @StopHackandRoll Website: https://www.stophackandroll.com/ Two Weeks: A Microgame Collection https://www.rpgnow.com/product/201480/Two-Weeks-A-Microgame-Collection   Elsbeth Denman: @TheCatOnTheWall Protean City Comics: Twitter: @ProteanCity Website: http://www.proteancity.com/   Game systems discussed in this episode: MASKS: A New Generation by Magpie Games PDF: MASKS: A New Generation on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193258/Masks-A-New-Generation   Heroes Unlimited by Palladium Books Soft Cover: Heroes Unlimited Second Edition: https://amzn.to/2J7k7YP   Character Inspired Dice Sets: Ryan Chessex Gemini Black and Blue w/Gold: https://amzn.to/2GjkTA5 Swirling vortex of blue and black as a reminder of space, gold like her eyes Amelia Chessex Scarab Scarlet w/Gold: https://amzn.to/2E4nA6W A representation of the fire burning inside her Brandon Chessex Gemini Purple and Teal w/Gold: https://amzn.to/2utft4j Bright colors to match the flashy costume, and a mix of teal and purple to represent the male and female sides James Chessex Opaque Red w/White: https://amzn.to/2IejWcS Cool and classic, just like a Ford Mustang Elsbeth Chessex Frosted clear w/Black: https://amzn.to/2E3dN0X Clear to represent the negation of the power around her, but frosted to show that you don’t know everything about her   Music: Clip 1: Action Epic by Komiku Clip 2: Stop, Hack and Roll opening theme Clip 3: Protean City Comics opening theme Main Theme: Hero (Remix) by Steve Combs   Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: @CreationCast Amelia Antrim: @gingerreckoning Ryan Boelter: @lordneptune Our Website: https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/charactercreationcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices