MET LARP SRD

In times past, Aztec priests would flay the skin from a victim and wear it as a sacrifice to Xipe Totec, god of suffering and renewal. In a similar vein, necromancers occasionally skin mortals alive, but for a more pragmatic reason — to steal that person’s identity.

To perform this ritual, the necromancer removes a mortal’s top layer of skin with an obsidian dagger, taking care to damage the skin as little as possible in the process. The victim must survive the process. The necromancer then dons the skin of her victim, which forms a second layer over her own. Naturally, the victim needs to be of similar stature — otherwise, the features become distorted and the disguise becomes useless.

Under normal scrutiny, the ruse is flawless. However, it imparts none of the victim’s knowledge and mannerisms, and does nothing to mask the vampire’s undead nature, if she is on a path. Conducting this ritual causes a necromancer to automatically gain 3 Beast traits.