A mysterious book allows you to disguise yourself as anyone. |
A chance discovery in a used book store gives Will Prescott, high school senior, ownership of a book that tells how to create masks and golems that will allow him to disguise himself as anyone he wants. How will he use this knowledge--and can he survive the attentions of other, unscrupulous persons who want the book for themselves? Rules 1. I know the workings and contents of "The Book of Masks" (the magical tome Will discovers), even if the chapters that describe them have not been posted. Though I can't forbid others from adding chapters that describe or alter its spells, it would be best if other authors left those aspects to me. It would spare us heartache on both sides. 2. This is an interactive, but branches DO NOT describe alternate realities. Events that take place in one branch MUST be consistent with events that take place in other branches. Any facts that would be in place before the story starts, and which are revealed in a chapter, must also be true in ALL chapters of the interactive, whether or not they are revealed. 3. Separate sections splitting off the first chapter describe the characters, settings, and other aspects of the story. Free invention is encouraged, but try to consult these so that you don't accidentally create bad breaks in continuity. Free invention that I accept will be added to these "appendices," and I in turn will do my best to respect the additions made by others. 4. I reserve the right to edit chapters for grammar, spelling, format, and other technical issues. I will try to avoid making substantive changes to other writers' additions, but I do reserve the right to make edits to or deletions of chapters that violate continuity or the rules of "The Book of Masks" too radically. 5. There are no content or rating restrictions; I have purposefully added "Erotica" as a genre and rated the overall story 18+ to signal these relaxed restrictions. Still, try to remember that this is a story and not just an opportunity for pornography or fetish fiction. ---------- For more on the interactive, you can consult "The Book of Masks Homepage" where updates are posted and author's blog gives some behind-the-scenes details and plans for it. There is also the "BoM/TWS Message Forum" where readers (and authors) can discuss things directly. |