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The Book of Masks Homepage

by Seuzz

Rated: 18+ · Book · Other · #2156493

A hub for the "Book of Masks" universe.

The Interactives
"The Book of Masks"

: A high school student discovers a grimoire that can make magical disguises.
"The Wandering Stars"

: Sequel to "The Book of Masks."
"Student Bodies"

: A high school student is turned into a blue goo that can possess people.

For non-WdC Members
"The Book of Masks: Archives"

: Dodges the "Servers Busy" barrier!
"The Book of Masks (Abridged)"

: Introductory storylines for new readers.

Community
"BoM/TWS Message Forum"

: Community for readers of the interactives.
"BoM/TWS/SB Wiki"

: Notes and documentation for authors. Spoilers!

Current Polls
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The Latest
7/1: Interactive: "Solving Other People's Problems"

7/1: Public: "Solving Other People's Problems"

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Junas

Sep 27, 2024 at 3:15pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Dude fell off

Junas

Jul 10, 2024 at 10:46am
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Good, go away stalker!!!!!!!!

ThePrussian

Jul 10, 2024 at 9:50am
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

lol, goodbye low effort troll.

Junas

Jul 9, 2024 at 10:30pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Liar!!!! GET AWAY FROM ME YOU E-STALKER!!!!!

ThePrussian

Jul 8, 2024 at 11:20pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Your profile shows the date your account was created.

Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 9:57pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

How tf do you know how long I've been here.

Nostrum

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:30pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Wanted to politely answer earlier but because of the attitude...

First, Seuzz does that every now and then. Look at this very blog - he's been away for up to 6 months and has always returned. You can see each time he returns that he apologizes and explains the reasons why he's missing. Sometimes, he calls these breaks in advance; sometimes, like with life, he can't explain them. It has happened several times just during these past two years, it has happened before, and it'll happen again. And yes - we worry that something happens to him whenever he disappears without a trace, but all we can hope is that he's doing okay.

Second, as Prussian said, just because he skips a week doesn't mean the series is dead. Missing 76 days, mostly non-consecutive, out of 190 days is pretty laudable: you can't expect someone to update daily and keep it all by himself. He deserves a break, even if unannounced, to keep the story flowing.

Third, he's not the only one who posts in the series. There are a group of collaborators (myself included) that sometimes post things, but we all have our reasons not to post like crazy. Part of it is trying to keep quality control over what's posted here. There's a reason why the Interactive has had several prizes and mentions over the years. Even if something happens to him, the community will keep the series alive, one way or another.

So no - the series isn't dead, and saying "wrong" as if you knew more than us shows your ignorance. The interactive is quite large, so you can binge on one chapter per day until Seuzz returns - in case you want to refine or consolidate your thoughts on the story. Not going to ask you about what you've done on the rest of the year, 10 months and 20 days since you've been here, but I'm pretty sure you didn't spent it reading the Interactive in-depth, or else we would've heard of you by now. It's a community that's more active than you'd think, but not a terminally online one.

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Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:23pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Yes. Come on

ThePrussian

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:09pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Nope

Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 6:03pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Wrong

July 18, 2019 at 11:17am

#962811

That Spider-Man Project

So it starts today. Quick links first, followed by some discussion:

The project itself: "Marvel Spider-Man: The Alternate Series"

Today's installment: "S01E01 "The Tilting Horizon""

Bonus link: The original episode

Today's installment is based pretty closely on the original episode. I've altered the villain's motivation, built things toward a different climax, and introduced a few elements that are supposed to build in later episodes. But in its main outlines, the plot is pretty close to the original. About half of the treatments I'll be posting will be like this: a skeleton much like the original, but with musculature that twists it about to give it a different thrust and theme.

How much else is supposed to be carried over from the original series?

Well, no treatment (and not even a script) can capture the mood, tone or color of a finished piece of cinema. The written documents can only tell the story, and it's up to the other craftsmen to give it flesh and life. But there are a few things I would say.

There is already a note in that episode about how to characterize Flash Thompson, who I find borderline unwatchable in the IRL cartoon. More generally I would prefer a series with a lot less goofy slapstick, though overall I do like the light touch. The only other thing I'd stress (if you're familiar with the Disney XD series) is that I'd put in a lot less science technobabble. This is something I have some little control over in the treatments, and the science and engineering projects I allude to should be a lot less over-the-top than in the IRL series. The assumption should be that nowhere are there moments of high school sophomores using "quantum genetics to reconfigure the polarity of the computer code so as to set off a reverse vibranium reaction in order to stabilize the decaying orbit of the neutron-positive singularity"--stuff that the IRL series is otherwise bloated with.

But yeah, there will still be robot spiders and man-wolves. It's a superhero cartoon for the young-at-heart.

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