MET LARP SRD

A Hand of Glory is one of the more infamous and gruesome creations that accompanied the spread of magic and superstition. By ritually severing and preparing the hand of a murder, you can create a powerful object with the ability to paralyze the occupants of a home. 

To create a Hand of Glory, you must prepare the item in the traditional manner. First, a severed hand of a condemned murderer is wrapped in a linen funeral shroud, before being placed in an earthenware jar with spices. After a fortnight, the hand must be removed from the jar and smeared with a mixture consisting of 1 point of your Blood, fern, and vervain, before being dried in a wood-burning oven. Once a Hand of Glory has been created, it requires a monthly sacrifice of 1 point of Blood to preserve its magic. Anyone may activate a Hand of Glory once it has been crafted.

To activate the Hand of Glory, the vampire must place a candle in the fist of the mummified hand and light it. Once the candle has been lit, all mortals within a building no larger than a 3-story residence or medium-sized office building fall into a deep sleep and cannot be roused. Occupants who are supernatural in any way, including ghouls, kinfolk or fae-touched, are not affected by the Hand of Glory. This effect lasts for one hour, unless the candle is extinguished prior. You may use a Hand of Glory five times before it ceases to function.