In the carnival square in front of the church in Chapter 2 (Felons), turn right instead of following the crowd left toward the church — the Bombasin Mask artefact is sitting on the ground behind the market stalls, between the stone pillars.
The Bombasin Mask is one of the two artefacts in Chapter 2 of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and it’s the kind of pickup that vanishes if you play the carnival section the way the game nudges you to. It’s a Relic of the Present tucked into a right-hand market dead-end while every visual cue is pulling you left toward the church. Miss the turn and you’ll walk right past it, so here’s the exact route while you still have it in front of you.
How to reach the Bombasin Mask in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Key The whole detour takes about thirty seconds, and you need to use the interaction prompt at the mask stall to collect it.
STEP 1/5
Keep the church as your objective
You have no map in this section, so orient on the church you’re told to reach across the carnival square.
STEP 2/5
Watch where the crowd pulls you
The festival cloths and the crowd steer you left toward the church doors — that’s the critical path the game expects you to take.
STEP 3/5
Break right instead
Turn right off the main path and head under the arches toward the market stalls rather than following everyone left.
STEP 4/5
Walk between the stone pillars
The Bombasin Mask is lying on the ground behind the stalls, near the stacked pots between the pillars in this exact spot.
STEP 5/5
Let the girls react
Let the girls react | BluBlu Gaming/YouTubeUse the interaction prompt to collect the mask; the girls remark that it “doesn’t fit” and it pops into your inventory as a Relic of the Present.
The moment you enter the square in front of the church, break right before the crowd carries you left — the mask is a short dead-end detour, and you backtrack to the square afterward to carry on toward the church.
Video help
Why the Bombasin Mask slips past most players
The whole reason this one gets missed is that it sits completely off the critical path. If you just follow the pieces of cloth and the crowd toward the church, you’re walking a straight line that never touches the right-hand arcade — the mask is behind the stalls in a little market pocket you have no reason to enter unless you already know it’s there.
There’s a second trap on top of that. During this sequence the game puts a festival mask on Amicia herself, so a lot of players assume that story mask is the collectible and never go looking for a separate object. It isn’t — the artefact is a distinct pickup on the ground, unrelated to the one she’s wearing.
Timing matters too. Once the story events near the church trigger, your chance to backtrack into the market can close off, which is exactly why a missed detour here tends to mean replaying the sub-chapter later for full completion.
Other Chapter 2 collectibles worth grabbing nearby
| Collectible | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Serenissima Banner (Artefact) | Earlier in Chapter 2 — before the small bridge with statues on either side, head right to find it on the ground. |
| Beads charm #1 | On the detour past the crowd that blocks the path, through the pen with pigs and chickens. |
| Handled Cross (Artefact) | Obtained automatically at the very start of the game, on the opening island where you search the bodies. |
If you’re mopping up Chapter 2 for 100%, the Bombasin Mask isn’t the only thing hiding in this stretch. The other artefact, the Serenissima Banner, actually comes earlier in the same carnival section, and there’s a charm on a side detour just before you reach the church square. Worth knowing while you’re already here — and one artefact you may have grabbed without even noticing back at the very start of the game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you still get the Bombasin Mask if you already left Chapter 2 without it?
Yes. Anything you miss can be picked up again through Chapter Select — replay the carnival sub-chapter, take the right-hand detour to the stalls, grab the mask, and it stays in your collection. You don’t have to start a fresh save.
Is the Bombasin Mask the same mask Amicia wears during the carnival?
No. The festival mask she puts on is a story prop, while the Bombasin Mask is a separate collectible object sitting on the ground behind the market stalls. That mix-up is a big part of why people skip it — you have to go find the artefact itself, not assume the one she’s wearing counts.
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