![]() ![]() They get bonuses to interact with either of them. So this is the Wolverine. Deep down though, they’re crushing hard on one character and hating hard on another. The Bull – The brooding antihero, The Bull is a wrecking ball of a character, able to smash through anything. They have a checklist of experiences they want to have and get mechanical bonuses from. They’re filled with boundless enthusiasm, they want to experience everything and their powersets are generally gear-based, like a Hawkeye or Arrowette might be. The Beacon – The quote from Young Avengers at the start of this article typifies the Beacon. Or at least not an incredibly specific one, without looking at the playbooks. The character types are based around broad themes, so it’s good to go in with not much of an idea of what you’re doing first. In Masks, once you know enough about yourself to be a superhero then your character ‘retires’ from the game as they’re done with this life and have graduated. Masks is a Powered by the Apocalypse game which uses its mechanics to blend both the superheroics of young heroes with the uncertainty of being a youth and discovering who you are as you go. ![]() They’re not jaded like Batman, self-assured like Superman, if they’re a team then they aren’t cohesive like the Fantastic Four or Civil Warring all the time like the Avengers and the Justice League. Even now with the Runaways, the Champions and the Young Avengers, there’s something about heroes starting out in their careers which strikes me as fun. Later on I got into Gen13 (don’t judge, it was the 90’s), Impulse, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man and so on. They were the young X-Men, newer than the New Mutants, filled with good intentions and no real skill. I’ve loved the X-Men since I was five, but it was the 90’s when I got really into comics. Masks is a game about young superheroes, so it had my attention from the start. Being a superhero is amazing, everyone should try it.” – Young Avengers Vol 2, #1 “I have no powers and not nearly enough training but I’m doing this anyway. ![]()
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