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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
None

The Latest
5/4: Interactive: "Getting to the Root of Things"

5/4: Public: "Getting to the Root of Things"

Show Recent Comments

10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

ThePrussian

Apr 5, 2024 at 4:17am
In response to "Switching Conspiracies"

I like the chapter name today lol. That a reference to what I think it is?

Easy

Jan 27, 2024 at 12:48pm
In response to "Get a Bedroom, Guys!"

Loving both arcs at the moment

Wordsmitty ✍️

Jan 16, 2024 at 2:39pm
In response to "Taking Longer Than I Thought ..."

That's all OK. Take your time in Hollywood. Spending more time at a cabin in the woods is enjoyable while we wait for the next blockbuster.

Seuzz

Jan 8, 2024 at 12:10pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

"The Five" is much older than "The Stalker," from a time before he joined up with the artist he now uses.

Tal

Jan 8, 2024 at 9:15am
In response to "Happy New Year!"

As a long time Chronicstuss fan, I can’t say I remember “The Five.” The premise you describe though seems to be more along the lines of “The Stalker,” but regardless of the name I’m excited to see what you wrote!

Seuzz

Jan 7, 2024 at 2:52pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

"The Five" in question is from a long time ago, one he deleted from his account, so I can't link to it. It's my favorite chronicstuss story.

I'm not even sure I want to say anything about it because, y'know, spoilers.** So the only hint I'll offer is that it involves five high school students vacationing on an island, unaware that there's something sinister going on around them.

** My adaptation expands on the original, both with some prefatory material and also deeper dives into the characters, but is very faithful to the original, even to verbatim dialogue. So, seriously, there would be spoilers if I described the original in any but the most hand-wavy detail.

I did tone down the ... method ... by which identities are assumed, because I didn't feel like diving into some pretty grotty details over which the original webcomic glosses.

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Nostrum

Jan 7, 2024 at 12:51pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

The Five? Like, the story about five tattooed guys that wear skinsuits of hot women to try to kill Saddam or something, where the tattooed guys are basically The Rock and Vin Diesel?

(Why yes, I am familiar with chronicstuss, which is why it took me by surprise. Not that I know him, but I've seen his work - specifically Simple Simon, The Cult, The Shaman, The Skinwalker, Fast Teddy, etc.)

Nostrum

Nov 6, 2023 at 6:37pm
In response to "Stolen Life Results"

I was gonna go with Jenny but I let that slide.

It'll be interesting to see a Gordon x Cassie relationship, though.

ThePrussian

Aug 24, 2023 at 2:49pm
In response to "A Party Crasher"

Sorry to hear that man, hope things get better soon. Putting down a dog is always heartbreaking.

rugal b.

Jul 24, 2023 at 8:49pm
In response to "New Poll; Another Interactive; Catching Up"

I'll mention that since the chapters are mine, any GPs will wind up going to me but I'll be sure to pass them along to Seuzz. So if you're the type to donate in these polls they'll still be going to the right place, it'll just involve a middleman.

June 27, 2023 at 12:13pm

#1051670

Drive-By Storytelling

Wow, what a wild poll that last one was!

Stephanie Wyatt scored tops in the Free Poll, and she spent most of the week maintaining a healthy lead there. And maybe that led to her supporters getting complacent, so they didn't spend many GPs on her.

If so, it was a big mistake, because in the final tabulation Stephanie got absolutely wrecked, finishing a very distant third.

In fact, she was in third place almost from the moment the poll went up, as lots of readers dumped huge GP gifts onto other choices. For awhile it was touch and go who would win the top spot, but in the end one choice pulled away for a fairly decisive win. Final standings:

Yumi Saito: 61,000
Andrea Varnsworth: 48,991
Stephanie Wyatt: 20,209
Kendra Saunders: 12,436
Kelsey Blankenship; 6,218

I guess one reader spoke for many when he wrote, explaining his GP vote: "We never get to somebody else impersonating [Yumi], so could be interesting."

* * *

Meanwhile, I'm halting the current storyline with today's chapter—

* Interactive: "The Girl at the Drive-Thru Window"

* Public: "The Girl at the Drive-Thru Window"

—even though I have written past this point with a further six-chapter run. But I'm going to give readers a chance to pick another path in this area. So, that's the subject of the next poll, whether to continue the story with Will and Sydney as Marcos and Alana, or to back up to a different choice earlier in the branch. To keep things manageable, I'm giving specific alternate choices at specific places: [Poll completed and deleted.]

This poll will run a little shorter than the others, through July 2.

* * *

And where do we go from here? Back to the doppelganger plot, which ended last time with "The Hunger"

. Will was ready to pick a junior partner to help him with his scheme to run the school by replacing key students, and you guys voted to make Michelle Estrich that partner. Tomorrow we'll see how that starts to work out ...

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