How to hide a worn item (Mask) from view?

[Trevor86]

Hey everyone,

I'm curious if there is a way to wear an otherwise very obvious item, a mask, with it being concealed to the outside world. For context, the mask is a decently powerful artefact, and predictably there's an evil cult out to get it.

Is there any concealment magic avalaible somewhere or such?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Pizza Lord]

Well, I don't think a disguise spell will work in so far as making it not visible. I mean, it really shouldn't be able to make something 'disappear', but it can make things look like other things as part of your disguise.

You could enchant the mask to have a hat of disguise like ability. It's not that expensive, even at 150% for adding it on. That way in your disguise you could make it look like glasses or goggles or a completely different-looking mask, just like the actual hat could appear to be a headband or hair-piece in the new disguise.

Otherwise just use an invisibility spell on the mask directly. It lasts a while and it's not like the mask is going to attack and break it early. As long as the masks powers aren't based on it being seen or visible.

Neither would help against true seeing, but it's also possible that you could just use the Disguise skill or normal paint or something to change or obscure the mask's normal appearance, assuming it's normal appearance is distinctive enough and cosmetic changes won't alter or hinder its abilities.

I mean, painting your martial arts blackbelt green won't effect what the belt does and would likely trick or deceive a few people into underestimating you.... but will prevent you from entering blackbelt-only tournaments, which the belt normally would allow. Also, that reminds me of the time I won that gold medal in the Olympics and, to celebrate and to commemorate it, I had it bronzed. But that's a whole different story.

[zza ni]

when they get close use the 'breath weapon bomb' discovery. no aoo.
you might not get to 'throw' more then one but hey, you get everyone in the cone to get full targeted bomb damage (ref for half, unless evasion).

breath weapon bomb:

Breath Weapon Bomb* (Ultimate Combat pg. 24): Instead of drawing the components of, creating, and throwing a bomb, the alchemist can draw the components, drink them, mix them within his body, and then expel them as a breath weapon as a standard action. This breath weapon is a 15-foot cone and has the same DC as the bomb. Each creature within the cone takes damage as if it had suffered a direct hit from the alchemist’s bomb, but succeeding at a Reflex save (DC = 10 + 1/2 the alchemist’s level + the alchemist’s Intelligent modifier) halves the damage. Unlike throwing normal bombs, drawing, drinking, and expelling breath weapon bombs does not provoke attacks of opportunity. An alchemist must be at least 6th level before selecting this discovery.

(and if you have acid bomb and can get a bite attack you might convince your GM that your eligible for the OP noxious bite feat, it call it out 'This breath weapon' right there...probably not though, hard to use two bomb discoveries at once))

[Taja the Barbarian]

Invisibility can be cast on an object, but it only lasts for 1 minute per caster level so it's not a particularly useful option.

[Reksew_Trebla]

Permanency can be used on Invisibility, if the subject is an object. It will make it last until dispelled or negated in some way.

[Belafon]

If you're trying to hide the fact that the mask is a powerful magical item, then magic aura is a perfectly serviceable spell. Unless someone gets close enough to use identify they will think it is just a masterwork mask.

Then - as Pizza Lord suggested - use the mundane Disguise skill to make it look like something else (within the limits of that ability).

[Melkiador]

Sleeves of many garments could make the mask look like another appropriate article of clothing.

[Unbegreiflich]

easy - with the mask on just put a bag or sack over your head. *-<8^)

[ErichAD]

Would the mask fit under a great helm or something similar?

The Shawl of Shadowy Disguise is also a pretty good spend for hiding what you've got, as long as you can reliably stay out of bright light. 1350 for a permanent 3rd level spell that hides your specific appearance and actions is a must have when hiding in social settings.

[zza ni]

zza ni wrote:

when they get close use the 'breath weapon bomb' discovery. no aoo.

you might not get to 'throw' more then one but hey, you get everyone in the cone to get full targeted bomb damage (ref for half, unless evasion).

** spoiler omitted **

(and if you have acid bomb and can get a bite attack you might convince your GM that your eligible for the OP noxious bite feat, it call it out 'This breath weapon' right there...probably not though, hard to use two bomb discoveries at once))

seem like my post from here got mixed in this thread. sorry.

this post was originally meant to say that you can buy the sleeves of many garments for 200 gp and have it change how he mask is seen as it's is also something you wear. (and the sleeves change the looks of what you wear)

[Ryze Kuja]

I'd go with the Permanency + Invisibility option tbh

[Coidzor]

Trevor86 wrote:

Hey everyone,

I'm curious if there is a way to wear an otherwise very obvious item, a mask, with it being concealed to the outside world. For context, the mask is a decently powerful artefact, and predictably there's an evil cult out to get it.

Is there any concealment magic avalaible somewhere or such?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

What limitations do you have?

What kinds of abilities do the PCs have?

What kinds of NPC allies do they have?

What kind of services can they just buy?

How much time and money do you have to put into disguising it?

Can one of the party members use it? Or is there another reason why it must be worn?

[McDaygo]

Non detection combined with an illusion to change appearance

[Temperans]

Could always just pay to make it not take up a slot. That would mean you can have it in your pocket and get its benefit.

[Trevor86]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! It was ruled that as a major artefact, its appearance cannot be altered. Still, there were some good suggestions. Perhaps I could try painting it and wearing it inside of a helm with narrow visor, or such. The magic aura suppressing spell might sort out the rest, though we unfortunately do not have a prepared caster able to use it.

[Evilserran]

Stick a plague doctors mask over it.

[Loren Pechtel]

Invisibility + permanency risks it being dispelled. Also, I certainly would permit enchanting it like a ring of invisibility except it only makes itself invisible.