Historical Timeline

Venetian Timeline 1162- Tradition of Carnival begins 1204- Venice sacks Byzantium and brings home the spoils ,last till 1261. 1268- Carnival is adopted as annual tradition 1295- Marco Polo returns to Venice with tales from the Silk Road and the lands to the East 1315 – Venetian Golden Book of the Nobility lists most influential families, allowing …

Florence: Stinche

Florence has a prison that is quite famous. It has housed political criminals, controversial artists, and debtors. The building itself is most impressive. There is a stone brick tower with tiny windows. The building is surrounded by a moat causing its guests and visitors to refer to the structure as Isola delle Stinche- the island …

Character and Setting Inspiration

Classical Inspiration When writing about fictional characters in history, there are a few go to experts that can be quickly consulted. While working on Under the Mask, we went to the best we could think of. In addition to all of the great DC and Marvel inspired characters that appear in game, a good number …

Author and GM Information

Rita, Head Writer Let’s Play Make Believe Games: 2 Writing and GMing since: 2005 Why Under the Mask? I have been a fan of Neil Gaiman ever since I saw the Marquis de Carabas and Lady Door on screen in the televised version of Neverwhere. I read anything I could get my hands on from Gaiman which lead me to …