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heybiji

@heybiji / heybiji.tumblr.com

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tofucircuits asked:

Thank you so much for the Masks TTRPG rec! My group is between big campaigns at the moment, so will definitely have to try that one out. Are there any other TTRPG systems that you can recommend? *drags you a soapbox*

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Hell yeah, I hope you enjoy it!!

I've only gotten to play DnD and MASKS, so I don't have anything else I can personally recommend. But there are some ttrpgs that have caught my interest, like Bluebeard's Bride, Monster of the Week, Inevitable (love a good tragedy), and Burning Wheel and/or Mouse Guard.

I hope yall have a blast with whatever you end up playing!

#ask biji#ttrpg stuff#if anyone's got ttrpg systems to recommend that lend themselves to telling an interesting story please drop them in the comments for me#masks mechanics are so story and character centered and i really dig it
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bathylychnops asked:

ialso love playign superhero ttrpgs can i ask what the Masks ttrpg is? i love finding neww hero themed ttrpgs ^-^ yay!

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Ohhh!! Hey! i love getting to talk ttrpg stuff thanks for the question!

MASKS: A New Generation is a superhero ttrpg about teenagers all trying to figure out who they are in a world filled with people constantly telling them who they are and how the world works. It's less about the powers and the fights and more about the emotional journey of the PCs with mechanics that support that. It's a really narratively driven game!

tldr: try it out! it's fun! it's simple! and it's low-prep (apparently, just not for me, but i'm always just gonna do Too Much). you want a system with mechanics that revolve around telling a story? around your character's emotions and how they view themselves? this is the one for you! it's great and i've really been enjoying it!!

First of all, it's a fail-forward system, so the way your character levels (advanced) is by missing rolls. I like this a lot.

There are ten core playbooks that are essentially the classes you can choose from. They each come with their own powers, some intentionally more impressive than others, but it's not about the powers; it's about the core conflict that comes with each of the archetypes. Here are a few playbook examples:

#ask biji#masks a new generation#text post#pbta#masks ttrpg#it's a great system for a oneshot or a quick game#however the game i have been running is not that lol but i like a longer narrative#look i was not even into superheroes#but i wanted to try this game because i thought the mechanics sounded fun and interesting#and i've been enjoying it!#try it out!#tbh i'd love to play it as a PC one day... i'm all about those narrative arcs baby#actually this is a great time to try it out because magpie games is having a sale and all the MASKS books are 50 percent off#and yes i hear it is low prep#just nothing is low prep for me...#i've been GMing MASKS pretty nonstop for a couple months now as we're on a dnd break so i've been extremely MASKS brained as of late#it's also my first GMed long campaign#which might be why i find it a little extra challenging#but still it is pretty well known as simple and low prep so#TRY IT!!!#extra tags as i thought more about it:#okay maybe it is low prep at least compared to dnd#but i think it requires more brain power while actually playing because the mechanics make it more unpredictable than dnd#which is great for storytelling purposes!#again i've only experienced MASKS as a GM so my perspective is gonna be different than a player's#and every GM is different#but for me? i think it asks a lot of its players and a LOT of its GM#however it is for the benefit of the story#oh right and because it's so emotional playing with a table you feel comfortable with is gonna be important#this all may sound critical of masks but let me assure you i like it so much that i crave its mechanics in more games
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#art#ocs#masks a new generation#masks ttrpg#sketch#ttrpg stuff#HEAVY METAL#Otto Teuling#npc#that i just really like drawing...#and because i have been listening to grunge nonstop for months now i am constantly compelled to draw him#i am dictated by whatever i am listening to at the time#has he even shown up in the game yet? no.#however he will be playing a concert in a couple more episodes#where i'm sure nothing will go wrong in this superhero ttrpg story#i don't have a PC to draw constantly so i need to rotate through NPCs to feel something#masks: overlook city#masks: overlook#edit#okay that's a lie he has technically shown up in game but it was on a gossip TV show#where he was throwing a tantrum over the size of the concert venue not being big enough for him
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new ttrpg npc with the bad haircut and bad attitude has a name now: Arc

she's gotten away to fight another day

#masks a new generation#masks ttrpg#art#sketch#superheroes#and supervillains#Arc#the first art of her is. very old.#artist gm struggles: i must draw every important npc#had a very good session on saturday#love when an npc i me myself am playing does shit that surprises and worries me#GMin a pbta system is wild#though i feel may suit my style better than DMing dnd#or at least MASKS does anyway#also True Strike finally made a superhero appearance last session!!#and in line with my style that meant he gets a moment of cool before his dignity is at stake#anyway#masks: overlook city#masks: overlook
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felixitous asked:

I'm always so obsessed with the weight and fluidity in your art!!! I'm not very eloquent about Art Critique and whatnot but I just look at your art with big ol heart eyes every time it graces my presence (: <3

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awwwwww gee this is incredibly nice to hear, thank you so so much!!

#biji text#ask biji
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the way ppl have designated cuddling as a purely romantic thing and is weird outside of that context has done widespread damage to our pack animal nature

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"Shh. Allow human contact to release dopamines, seratonin, two hormones that will fight your depression and really boost your mood."

I am once again begging everyone to watch the show Patriot.

#tv#shows#patriot#patriot on amazon prime#do not let the title scare you away#it is one of the most special shows i've ever gotten to experience#it's about a depressed spy that would rather be a folk singer#(with original music where he sings out all his thoughts which isn't great for a spy)#there are so many things about patriot that are special#please watch it
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My dungeons and dragons bard's backstory involves her having had a meltdown on stage in front of an audience of aristocrats. See, she thought she heard people laughing and whispering in the crowd—turns out it was one of those ghosts she's been ignoring for years. The sheer embarrassment was enough for her to skip town for a while.

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she broke her pearl necklace during her tirade and then, while running off the stage in mortification, slipped and fell over them

#biji reblogs#wow there has been a surge of nice comments on this recently??#it really put a smile on my face#thank you so much!!#getting to read what people think of my characters means the world to me
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episode 07 of Masks: Overlook City, Westley happens to run into the Smoking Man again and chooses to talk to him in private

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westley!!! aggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! latest episode of the MASKS game i'm running for friends is gettin GOOOOOOD WESTLEEEYYY

#biji reblogs#not my art#masks a new generation#ttrpg stuff#westley#the smoking man#in ep 1 westley steals some jewelry from the warehouse they were in#in ep 2 the team stops a robbery which the smoking man arranged but flees after protesting the real guns his compatriots brought#in ep 4 westley gives most of the jewelry to his teammate who says her mentor wants it but keeps a ring to pawn himself#and now here we are with those threads coming together#westley sympathizes with the smoking man bc he's the one who struggles with money in the team#except the smoking man used the cash from the ring to buy a real gun#uh oh#pulls the tags over thanks#LOVED THIS SCENE#SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD#BREAKER#GOOD BOY....#man this looks cool#ughhhhghghhghghghghhhhhh#anyway it's time to hurt the children
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Redditors crashed the website with donations over $25k and 0 wishes left. via /r/MadeMeSmile

Click here and follow to get more daily positivity on your dash!

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With the holidays here, thought this is worth sharing

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This website is still here and some of the asks are heartbreaking. Like “Jamie wants a new pair of jeans because he’s never had new clothes before”. Or “Kayla wants a bag with her name on it for when she moves foster homes again.”

A lot of these kids ask for brand name clothing and it sounds pretentious but having one nice new fashionable piece of clothing means a lot when all your previous clothes have come out of black trash bags from charities.

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Btw, you can filter wishes based on gender, age, price, etc to help you find the perfect wish for you. This charity is LGBTQ-affirming (unlike a lot of religion-based charities that are unfortunately homophobic), so you can even look for nonbinary kids to donate to.

Also, I would really encourage people to be open to granting wishes made by older foster kids (14+) or young adults who aged out of the system and still lack family support. They’re so often forgotten.

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If you don’t have a lot of money but still want to help give a kid a nice Christmas, there are lots of wishes that are $24 for stocking stuffers as well, or $15 for a sqishmallow!

https://www.onesimplewish.org

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