Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death is a webcomic by the comic creator Wendy Pini. Based on the original short story by Edgar Allan Poe, "Wendy Pini's Masque of the Red Death" is described as follows on the back of the print edition of Volume One: "In a decadent, perfect future, Anton Prosper uses his vast fortune and scientific genius to seek the ultimate power of life over death. But when the beautiful prodigy Steffan Kabala enters Prosper's life, he unlocks a tempestuous passion that may send the entire planet hurtling into
Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales but it's a reasonable facsimile—call it Second Edition, Version 2.0. May Connors' next mutant be just as ornery." Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. Red Death refers to a malevolent entity spawned in ancient Egypt during the "golden age of magic." It proceeded to wreak havoc for a few thousand years, promoting violence and catalyzing disasters. By the late 19th century, the era in which the game unfolds, the world totters on the edge