Mission:Tip - Art, Psychics & You

Art, Psychics & You (41-50)

This strange advertising catchphrase is suddenly everywhere. You become curious.

The advertisement is for an avant-garde exhibition of the death masks of famed artists. The masks themselves are interesting from an artistic perspective, but part of the allure is the deep psychic impressions of creativity stored within the masks. The pitch is that merely being next to these masks will make anyone a better artist.

While you are checking up on it, you imagine the Carnival of Shadows will definitely attempt to steal these masks for their own purposes as they both represent psychic power and high culture.

The masks are currently being stored awaiting the exhibit. The Carnival must not be allowed to take them.

But you've learned the masks can be incredibly dangerous under certain circumstances. If the Carnies then tried to absorb their psychic impressions, they could wind up hurting themselves on a much deeper level.

Hero Acceptance

Briefing

The death mask collection is tempting bait for the Carnival, but they mustn't be allowed to get their hands on it. The heist is probably already in progress at the storage location for the masks. If you know the Carnies, they're not going to be stopped by whatever security has been arranged.

You have to get there and put a stop to the heist by taking our their ringleader and securing the death masks.

• Stop the Carnival from stealing the death mask collection.

The masks must not be taken. Stop the Carnival.

Flambeaux

Mission Objective(s)

The alarms are ringing and the security guards unconscious. The Carnival is already here.

• Stop the Mask Heist!
  • 3 Death mask displays to secure
  • Take down the heist's ringleader

You've stopped the Carnival's death mask heist.

Enemies

Carnival of Shadows

Notable NPCs

• Flambeaux (Rogues Gallery Boss)
• Mistress Reline (Carnival of Shadows Dark Ring Mistress) (Boss)

Guard dialogue

Before Combat:

Random Carnie 1: Keep your eyes open.

Random Carnie 2: Did Reline find the masks yet?

Combat Start:

Random Carnie 1: I knew we'd have a hero to deal with.

Ambush! Flambeaux will ambush after collecting the last death mask. Despite her dialogue, she spawns alone.

Oh hi Character!
Let's get 'em boys!

Flambeaux dialogue

Before Combat: Thanks for collecting all those masks for me.

Combat Start: We're going to have SO much fun with those masks.

66% Health: People will practically be forced to pay attention to me then!

33% Health: ...ow! OW! No fair!

Upon Defeat: ...just want...them...to love me...

Mistress Reline dialogue

Before Combat:

Mistress Reline: So much power...

Mistress Reline: I can't wait to delve into their secrets.

Combat Start: Do you have any idea what these can do?

66% Health: You just don't appreciate fine art like I do.

33% Health: Careful! You'll damage the masks if you keep this up!

Upon Defeat: I just wanted... to be an artist.

Death Mask Collection

This assortment of the death masks of famed artists is still quite creepy, but safe now.

For defeating a Rogues Gallery enemy, Judge & Jury is awarded:

Judge & Jury

You defeated one of the signature "Rogues Gallery" characters in an Alignment or Morality mission earning yourself this badge.

Debriefing

You've saved the priceless death masks from being absorbed into the Carnival's collection.

Vigilante Acceptance

Briefing

You've learned the death masks are incredibly psychically potent but inherently unstable. Even the slightest nudge can twist them from being foci of creativity and joy into wellsprings of disorder and insanity. The resulting mind 'viruses' are incredibly dangerous to psychics. The stronger the basic impressions, the more devastating the virus. If you can focus negative thoughts into the masks beforehand, the Carnival will have one heck of a headache when they try to use them. You could cripple a lot of their psychics before they catch on.

But this means they'll have to actually steal the masks, at least temporarily.

• Plant a psychic trap in the masks so they backfire on the Carnival.

The masks are stored in a nearby warehouse. All you need to do is focus negative thoughts into the masks to cause the backlash when the Carnival tries to use them.

You concentrate for a moment on negative thoughts.

Negative Impressions

These negative feelings conjured from your own imagination will taint the death masks' psychic impressions. The masks will magnify the impressions a million-fold when the Carnies absorb them.

Mission Objective(s)

Sounds like the Carnival have already started looking for the masks. Won't they be surprised when they find them.

• Booby trap the Mask Collection!
  • 4 death masks to booby trap, Defeat Mistress Reline

You let the rest of the Carnival escape with the booby-trapped death masks.

Enemies

Carnival of Shadows

Notable NPCs

• Mistress Reline (Carnival of Shadows Illusionist) (Boss)

Mistress Reline Dialogue

Before Combat:

Mistress Reline: Look harder!

Mistress Reline: I'm sick of these blasted crates!

Combat Start: Enough of these interruptions!
At 50% Life: When I'm through with you I'll find those masks!
At 25% Life: Do you even appreciate art at all?

Defeated:

Mistress Reline: You haven't won... My sisters will find the masks.

Debriefing

You delivered a debilitating mind virus into the Carnival's elite, but at the cost of a priceless art collection. This will definitely set the Carnival of Shadows back for a while.