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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/Contests
5/12: "BoM Poll: The Boys to Come"

[Closes Wednesday, May 14, at 12:00pm ET]

The Latest
5/12: Interactive: "The Boys to Come"

5/12: Public: "The Boys to Come"

Special Update
4/26: Interactive: "Fröhliche Momente mit unbekannten Menschen"

and following
4/26: Public: "Fröhliche Momente mit unbekannten Menschen"

and following

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Seuzz

May 7, 2025 at 10:46am
In response to "Photofinish"

I should clarify a bit on the "one more GP vote."

The way the math works in the GP voting, you can get some counter-intuitive results. For instance, one voter sent in some last-minute GPs to support "Great idea," but because he sent so few, it actually had the effect of decreasing lead that "Great idea" had. That's because "Great idea" had a strong Free Vote lead, and this lead was bolstered by the value accorded each Free Vote by the GPs voted for it. That small GP vote had the effect of knocking down the value of the Free Votes, which had the effect of diminishing the value of the lead that "Great idea" in the Free Vote, and this diminution was greater than the value of the GPs voted for it. Hence, dropping a small GP donation onto "Great idea" diminished rather than enhanced its overall lead.

There was something similar with the "one more vote" anomaly. I thought (at first) that adding one more GP to "Weird" would push it over the top because it was so close. In fact, adding one more GP would work because it would have knocked the value of "Great idea's" Free Vote below the 50% threshold. Moreover, to affect the value of the Free Vote, that one extra GP would have had to come from a new voter. If one of the other GP voters for "Weird" had voted one more GP vote, that wouldn't have affected the outcome significantly.

I know that this makes the GP vote sound weird, and it is. But (1) the weirdness is under the hood and invisible to the voters. The only thing they should be worried about is trying to support their favored choices. And (2) the only outcome that matters is the final outcome, not the changes that occur as votes come in. The weirdness that I note above is visible and makes a difference only if you watch the dynamic vote process unfold, and the actual process of percentages adjusting as votes are added is irrelevant to the final outcome. Had the votes been sent in a different chronological order, the observed weirdnesses might not have happened.

Wordsmitty ✍️

May 6, 2025 at 12:21pm
In response to "Photofinish"

Ok folks. you need to up your bidding.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 13, 2025 at 8:22pm
In response to "Another Upset"

Understand. Would really like to see Blackwell torment/play with Will some more. Let me see if there's somewhere else it could happen or an option added.

Seuzz

Mar 13, 2025 at 5:57pm
In response to "Another Upset"

No, the quick ending stays. Every interactive needs an instant ending somewhere near the start, as a prank on the reader.

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Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 13, 2025 at 3:54pm
In response to "Another Upset"

I would like to suggest that Slippery Sale Option Three be treated as a blank and get replaced with a new chapter that eventually finds Will being affected by the book. It was too early for a dead end in my opinion. Also it allows for anyone who is looking to start a new line early in the story.

And, no, it wasn't me this time that dropped the GPs.

Seuzz

Mar 11, 2025 at 12:54pm
In response to "Let's Have Some More Polls"

I keep forgetting to reply to the suggestion above.

I add new choices to old chapters on an ad hoc basis: usually when I am working in that branch, and I see a nearby chapter, or an earlier chapter, where I would have wanted more choices originally. I don't go looking for places to increase the number of choices.

But if someone knows of a chapter that could use more choices, and would like to see them added, just drop me a line.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 9, 2025 at 9:55pm
In response to "Let's Have Some More Polls"

Wait! And in this poll I will be posting the entire chapter ... Doesn't everyone always go back and read the previous chapters to refresh their memories?

Question RE: "Invalid Item"

- What's your (Seuzz or anyone) opinion of adding more options to some chapters especially the very old ones that were limited before it was raised to five options? Not every chapter would work to get more, but there are some that another option may have been (still could be) possible.

I haven't gone to look for examples, but I may if I have some time.

Seuzz

Feb 12, 2025 at 3:43pm
In response to ""Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue!""

This is starting to feel like something to put in the forum. So: "Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Official Off-Topic Thread"

Nostrum

Feb 12, 2025 at 1:19pm
In response to ""Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue!""

From what I've heard from a CC at YouTube, not very good. It's basically forcing you to restart again, except you get a few advantages from your earlier progression. A change for the sake of it, not because it was necessary.

You tell me if that's the case, though. I recall "1MT'ing" with Civ1 on a SNES emulator during college almost through 4 AM, so I know the allure.

Seuzz

Feb 12, 2025 at 12:49pm
In response to ""Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue!""

I 1MT-ed yesterday for, like, 7 hours into the dead of night. I was so mad at myself.

In my defense, I was trying to get through the "Age of Antiquity" to the "Age of Exploration" because I wanted to see what this new "Age of" mechanic is like.

#775. Kim Wins
ID #1089235 entered on May 13, 2025 at 12:02pm

#774. Last Poll
ID #1089179 entered on May 12, 2025 at 12:10pm

#773. Penultimate Poll Result
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#772. Close Enough
ID #1089068 entered on May 10, 2025 at 4:47pm

#771. A Penultimate Poll
ID #1088992 entered on May 9, 2025 at 11:17am

#770. Another Landslide
ID #1088881 entered on May 7, 2025 at 2:43pm

#769. That Script, One Year Later
ID #1088874 entered on May 7, 2025 at 11:57am

#768. Photofinish
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#767. Going with Virgil
ID #1088767 entered on May 5, 2025 at 12:03pm

#766. An Entirely Free Vote
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#765. The Path Remains Familiar
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#764. Record Landslide
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#763. Future Storyline Advances (Sort of)
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#762. Ella Stays In
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#761. Vote for Future Storyline
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#760. No One Likes to See a Romance End
ID #1088147 entered on April 26, 2025 at 2:29pm

#759. Seventy-Three New Chapters Lead the Big Parade
ID #1088146 entered on April 26, 2025 at 2:27pm

#758. Reminder: BoM Offline Tomorrow
ID #1087986 entered on April 25, 2025 at 11:22am

#757. The Next Twist
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#756. Surprises All Around
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#755. Upcoming BoM Maintenance
ID #1087797 entered on April 22, 2025 at 12:01pm

#754. Poll Closed Early on Account of Landslide
ID #1087717 entered on April 21, 2025 at 12:07pm

#753. Batter Number Two
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#752. A Probably Pointless Poll
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#751. Contest Closed
ID #1087418 entered on April 17, 2025 at 12:02pm

#750. An Upset for the Ages
ID #1087368 entered on April 18, 2025 at 11:40am

#749. The Girls Take It (Of Course)
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#748. Lazy Sunday
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#747. End of Branch; New Poll
ID #1087095 entered on April 18, 2025 at 11:42am

#746. A GP Landslide
ID #1086976 entered on April 18, 2025 at 11:43am

#745. Landslide Closes Poll Early
ID #1086834 entered on April 18, 2025 at 11:43am

#744. New Poll for What's Next
ID #1086758 entered on April 18, 2025 at 11:43am

#743. Getting What You Voted For
ID #1086564 entered on April 4, 2025 at 12:07pm

#742. People Who Wanted to See More of the Talker
ID #1086450 entered on April 7, 2025 at 11:56am

#741. Here Comes Cassie
ID #1086274 entered on April 7, 2025 at 11:55am

#740. A Girl, But Probably Not the One You Expected
ID #1086170 entered on April 7, 2025 at 11:55am

#739. Blast from the Past
ID #1086078 entered on April 7, 2025 at 11:54am

#738. Something to Pass the Empty Time
ID #1085878 entered on April 7, 2025 at 11:54am

#737. Another Weekend Off
ID #1085791 entered on March 21, 2025 at 12:31pm

#736. The End of the Polling
ID #1085569 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:46pm

#735. GPs Win It by a Hair
ID #1085458 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:47pm

#734. A Curve Toward a Conclusion
ID #1085398 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:47pm

#733. Another Upset
ID #1085337 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:47pm

#732. Nailing the Results in Place
ID #1085272 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:47pm

#731. Nailbiters
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#730. Canceling Out
ID #1085135 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:48pm

#729. Let's Have Some More Polls
ID #1085068 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:49pm

#728. A Hard Left Turn at Albuquerque
ID #1085017 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:49pm

#727. Okay, Let's Play Plot Plinko
ID #1084899 entered on March 9, 2025 at 11:42am

#726. A New Start
ID #1084837 entered on March 5, 2025 at 12:20pm

#725. We Now Take a Brief Pause
ID #1084323 entered on February 25, 2025 at 11:12am

#724. "Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue!"
ID #1083751 entered on February 12, 2025 at 12:18pm

#723. Plunging Back In
ID #1083646 entered on February 10, 2025 at 3:01pm

#722. Conclusion and Pause
ID #1082634 entered on January 21, 2025 at 11:53am

#721. From Mickey to Alana
ID #1082414 entered on January 16, 2025 at 11:22am

#720. Coming Next
ID #1082170 entered on January 9, 2025 at 12:05pm

#719. One Stolen Life to Another
ID #1081949 entered on January 4, 2025 at 12:55pm

#718. Up Next
ID #1081630 entered on December 28, 2024 at 12:08pm

#717. Picking Back Up Again ...
ID #1081430 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:54pm

#716. Emails and Old Projects
ID #1081362 entered on December 20, 2024 at 11:26pm

#715. As I Said in the Forum ...
ID #1081346 entered on December 20, 2024 at 3:37pm

#714. From One Female Impersonation to Another
ID #1073203 entered on June 26, 2024 at 12:44pm

#713. Next Poll
ID #1073065 entered on March 22, 2025 at 3:53pm

#712. New Poll: Vengeance on an Ex-Friend
ID #1072859 entered on June 23, 2024 at 12:09pm

#711. Sustained Storytelling Starts Tomorrow
ID #1072727 entered on June 16, 2024 at 12:08pm

#710. Bits and Pieces
ID #1072186 entered on June 5, 2024 at 12:08pm

#709. Fetching Up Point
ID #1071058 entered on May 14, 2024 at 12:45pm

#708. Another Old Thing Is Renewed Again
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#707. Portal to the Past
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#706. Return to Mystery
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#705. Switching Conspiracies
ID #1067325 entered on April 1, 2024 at 1:16pm

#704. Coming Up for Air
ID #1066778 entered on March 23, 2024 at 12:25pm

#703. Switching Streams
ID #1066359 entered on March 16, 2024 at 12:46pm

#702. Jerry-rigged
ID #1065545 entered on March 4, 2024 at 1:28pm

#701. A Case of the Hiccups
ID #1064683 entered on February 22, 2024 at 12:48pm

#700. Plan D for "Doppelganger"
ID #1064072 entered on February 12, 2024 at 12:54pm

#699. Theater of One
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#698. On the Hook
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#697. The Party Ends
ID #1063380 entered on February 4, 2024 at 11:47am

#696. Footsteps in the Dark
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#695. Get a Bedroom, Guys!
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#694. Life at the Improv
ID #1062951 entered on January 27, 2024 at 12:05pm

#693. Improvisations
ID #1062808 entered on January 22, 2024 at 5:06pm

#692. The Party Continues
ID #1062755 entered on January 21, 2024 at 12:37pm

#691. Busy Mornings ...
ID #1062704 entered on January 22, 2024 at 12:14pm

#690. Taking Longer Than I Thought ...
ID #1062484 entered on January 16, 2024 at 12:27pm

#689. Two Polls Close
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#688. Back to School
ID #1062203 entered on January 13, 2024 at 1:49pm

#687. Hollywood Popularity Contest
ID #1062156 entered on January 10, 2024 at 12:10pm

#686. Making a Party of It
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#685. Happy New Year!
ID #1062017 entered on February 7, 2024 at 9:33am

#684. We Pause Now for a Brief Break
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#683. Stolen Life Results
ID #1059017 entered on November 6, 2023 at 8:56am

#682. Change of Partners
ID #1058296 entered on November 6, 2023 at 8:51am

#681. Poll Edited: GP Votes Now Allowed
ID #1057888 entered on October 29, 2023 at 11:39am

#680. New Homes for New Faces
ID #1057836 entered on October 29, 2023 at 11:39am

#679. Three Faces Forward
ID #1057668 entered on October 19, 2023 at 10:29am

#678. Cliffhanger to Cliffhanger
ID #1057349 entered on October 14, 2023 at 9:02am

#677. Unhappy Musicians and Unhappy Warlocks
ID #1056982 entered on October 8, 2023 at 8:51am

#676. Something Finished, Something Revived
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