Mask 01: Mask of the Iron Warriors

Originally published July 28th 2025

Hello, welcome to a strange thing I am attempting to start. The great magic mask relay.

It begins with one person describing a magical mask, it can be for any length and for any setting they wish, it can even have mechanical implications if the writer desires.

Once they have written this, they are going to tag (be polite, ask them if they are fine being tagged in) another person to write a magic mask and this chain continues until 100 masks have been described. They make sure to link to the blogpost you were tagged in and then once the person after you had made their post link to theirs. The blog posts should be formatted as Mask #: Mask Name. That’s pretty much all the rules, make sure the person you tag reads the rules.

EDIT: 11/17/2025. You have probably been linked here by a blog that doesn't follow the rules above, bully them in the comments about it.

Mask of the Iron Warrior

Back when iron was first forged the warlords of old, conquers of valleys and mountains, demanded their warriors be unstoppable. The warlocks that fueled the hellfire forges, the only thing hot enough to make iron, were more than capable of filling that demand. The names and tongues of those armies are buried under the sands of time, but in places old and dark you may find all that remains of those reavers.

A perfectly flat sheet of iron that perfectly fits over the lower face. The mask gains 1 point for every point of damage suffered.

At 10 points the mask begins to cover the neck and the wearer gains +1 Strength while wearing the mask.

At 25 points the mask begins to cover the upper face, creating slits over the eyes and the wearer gains +3 AC while wearing the mask.

At 45 points the mask turns into a maw of terrible power, the wearer gains a 1d20 damage bite attack.

At 50 points the mask may never be removed again.

For every day without wearing the mask the point count is reduced by 2.

I tag Moose.