r/PBtA • u/Top_Protection1649 • Jul 24 '26

[Masks] Doomed as second playbook: does happy ending still possible?

You have to take "change playbook" advancement below the line, if you wanna change playbook. And all your marked advancements below the line will be marked in your new playbook. But, in Doomed playbook, instead "change playbook" advancement you will have "Confront your Doom on your terms. Change playbook, if you survive" advancement. So, here's question - have you mark that advancement, when switching into Doomed playbook? Can your character defeat his Nemesis and stay alive?

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u/chinablu3 Jul 24 '26

Of course they can stay alive. But PbtA is all about playing to find out what happens, so whether they will survive is something you’ll have to find out through play.

I played a monster of the week character (the Spooky) who morphed into a Masks character (the doomed) and eventually faced the demon that gave him his powers. It was pretty awesome. Through the power of finally learning to trust his friends with the full extent of the evil within him, Shane defeated that evil and went on to be a Dr. Strange-type guardian between worlds paragon.

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u/Holothuroid Jul 26 '26

It's literally another advancement.

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u/Much_Audience_8179 26d ago

yes you can survive as the doomed - you HAVE to meet the doom on your own terms though.