"The Masks"

As you (the imaginary reader) must be aware of by now, one of my favorite parts of this project has been the class of VeilBinder. One of my duties for this class was to come up with class specific items, mainly the masks themselves.

I spent hours doodling on graph paper to get a good plethora of choices to dazzle the PC's. Sadly I just came up with a handful.

The bulwark mask, mask of defense. 

Mask of sight, a dexterity users best friend. 

Mask of shadow, same dealies, but now for stealth checks. 

Mask of the mind, not a natural psionic? Jelous of Mage hand? Not anymore!

Also, as this was a class that used a patron diety, namely Shazek, I also came up with a ritual to use the faces of slain enemies to harness their gory powers!

So, the ritual requires the following

-Chalk (to draw summoning circle)

- Ceremonial Knife to cut off face (or equivalent)

-A healthy dab of the foes blood

-3 pieces of Elder Tree Bark (To be burnt in the summoning circle)

-Silence for Shazek to whisper his instructions. 

-One Mask of the Vielbinder

The Vielbidner must cut off the foes Face, or the closest one can make from the face, and place it in the circle on top of an older mask. The pieces of Elder Tree Bark must be burnt to help summon Shazek, and the area of summoning must be as silent as possible so Shazek may whipser his blessings into the mask. 

If Shazek finds the offering worthy, the Binder will be gifted with a new mask with new powers, if the ritual is ruined, or botched in any way, shazek may not appear, appear and create havoc, or steal the face of a compatriot. 

But how does one make the mask to be useable in game? It can be done in 4 easy steps.

1. Find the foe in your monster manual or equivalent literature.

2. Select one power of encounter or below ( no dailys) that the creature uses. 

3. Quickly think of a name for the mask, this can be as easy as naming it The Mask of Foe! ( Mask of The Kraken, Mask of the Goblin) or you can be creative as you can be!

4. Add one more aspect to give the mask some flavor, just look the foes info over and add something to give the mask more flavor (for example, +5 dark vision for Mask of the Vampyre)

- NOTE! You cannot create a mask on an astral creature, another diety, or spiritual creatures as they lack flesh to cut. 

With a creative DM, this creates a rich tapestry of options, for the groups veilbinder!