MET LARP SRD

The inscriptions commonly found on tombstones remind the living about a deceased’s memorable qualities. For the dead, however, such statements can empower – and even reshape – their sense of self as it is battered by time and the trials of undeath. By collecting stone dust, metal shavings, or other detritus from a memorial marker, a necromancer can cause spirits to feel the significance of these words, allowing them to recall their past skills and accomplishments with clarity.

To cast Epitaph, you must collect small shavings or scrapings from a memorial marker that contains text describing a skill such as “brave soldier,” “loving spouse,” or “generous benefactor.” The memorial marker – a tombstone, urn, plaque, etc. – need not be the specific one used during a wraith’s funeral rites. Many necromancers will craft replica markers for such a purpose, and honorarium plaques from parks and museums are equally suitable so long as the marker includes the target wraith’s name.

Spend 1 point of Blood and sprinkle a pinch of the detritus over the target wraith while reciting the epitaph found on the marker from which the detritus was collected. The ritual caster then chooses a specific skill specialization for the target wraith, empowering the ghost.

For a year-and-a-day the target wraith gains an additional skill specialization related to the one described on the memorial marker. For example, a wraith reminded of their qualities as a “brave soldier” may gain the Melee skill specialization while empowered by Honored Epitaph. Alternatively, a “loving spouse” may receive the Empathy skill specialization. This additional skill specialization can exceed the wraith’s typical maximum number of skill specializations.

Epitaph cannot be used to grant wraiths additional disciplines or  skill specializations in Lore or Linguistics. A wraith may only be affected by one use of Honored Epitaph at a time; if another necromancer targets the wraith with Honored Epitaph, the effects of the earlier ritual casting immediately ends.