Mini-Campaign: Varsity Knights

Listen to our special summer mini-campaign, Varsity Knights! Michael GMs as we play as teenaged superheroes in Masks: A New Generation, a Powered-by-the-Apocalypse system about fighting evil and dealing with emotions.
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The Varsity Knights: Cast

• Diego De la Torre: Unwilling social outcast forever changed by the city's polluted waters.
• Camaleón/Chameleon: Inhuman hero with the ability to become materials he touches, as long as that material isn't living.


• Kitty Carmichael: Class co-president, dance team captain, star student, and model citizen.
• Ricochet: Masked hero with kinetic displacement abilities. Only two people know Ricochet's real identity.


• Nell Eklund: Affable and somewhat oblivious, Nell's main goal in life is to make friends.
• Hati: Mythical hero chosen as the moon wolf's incarnation. Wields a massive axe with a crescent-shaped blade.


• Tyson Wilder: Pre-teen orphan with a troubled past and something to prove.
• Spektor: Ghost-themed hero with powerful telekinetic abilities. Doesn't seem entirely in control of his powers.

Related content

New original music: The Varsity Knights theme song

Episode list

Issue #1: Mayhem at the Museum

Issue #2: Trouble at Tucker High

Issue #3: Peril at the Party

Issue #4: A Call from the Academy

Issue #5: Lesson at the Lecture Hall

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What's Powered by the Apocalypse?

Based on the TTRPG Apocalypse World, PbtA games tend to focus on narrative moreso than rules. Instead of intricate spell lists, they have a short list of general Moves the player can take. The player describes what the move looks like, then rolls 2d6 to determine their degree of success (or failure).