Embalming
Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed Build Cost: 2
Purchase: Once
Tagged: No
Duration: Special
Skill Type: Arcane
Prerequisites: Alchemy Lore, Dissection
Skill List: Alchemist
Skill Rules & Full Description
By use of this skill, the character is able to permanently preserve a corpse whole unlike Dissection, which only allows a character to preserve only parts of a creature. The body does not dissipate while it is being embalmed. The body can still be healed from the Brink of Death by the usual means, embalming does not end a character’s Death Count. Body parts of an Embalmed creature cannot be used as components except for golem creation.
In order to use this skill, the body must be at the Brink of Death or Dead, the character must use Embalming Oil, and take 5 minutes ingame.
Canonical Source: Base Rulebook (Page 162)
Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Embalming
Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement
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n_embalming["Embalming"]
class n_embalming target;
click n_embalming "/rules/skills/embalming" "View Embalming"
n_alchemy_lore["Alchemy Lore"]
class n_alchemy_lore skillNode;
click n_alchemy_lore "/rules/skills/alchemy-lore" "View Alchemy Lore"
n_literacy["Any Literacy Skill"]
class n_literacy skillNode;
click n_literacy "/rules/skills/literacy" "View Any Literacy Skill"
n_herbal_lore["Herbal Lore"]
class n_herbal_lore skillNode;
click n_herbal_lore "/rules/skills/herbal-lore" "View Herbal Lore"
n_dissection["Dissection"]
class n_dissection skillNode;
click n_dissection "/rules/skills/dissection" "View Dissection"
n_dissection_or_5(["Choose One (OR)"])
class n_dissection_or_5 reqNode;
n_sorcery_lore["Sorcery Lore"]
class n_sorcery_lore skillNode;
click n_sorcery_lore "/rules/skills/sorcery-lore" "View Sorcery Lore"
n_create_scroll["Create Scroll"]
class n_create_scroll skillNode;
click n_create_scroll "/rules/skills/create-scroll" "View Create Scroll"
n_read_magic["Read Magic"]
class n_read_magic skillNode;
click n_read_magic "/rules/skills/read-magic" "View Read Magic"
n_4th_rank_of_any_school(["4th Rank of Any School"])
class n_4th_rank_of_any_school reqNode;
n_create_golem_rank_1["Create Golem Rank 1"]
class n_create_golem_rank_1 skillNode;
click n_create_golem_rank_1 "/rules/skills/create-golem-rank-1" "View Create Golem Rank 1"
n_create_golem["Create Golem"]
class n_create_golem skillNode;
click n_create_golem "/rules/skills/create-golem" "View Create Golem"
n_alchemy_lore --> n_embalming
n_literacy --> n_alchemy_lore
n_herbal_lore --> n_alchemy_lore
n_dissection --> n_embalming
n_dissection_or_5 --> n_dissection
n_alchemy_lore --> n_dissection_or_5
n_sorcery_lore --> n_dissection_or_5
n_create_scroll --> n_sorcery_lore
n_read_magic --> n_create_scroll
n_literacy --> n_read_magic
n_4th_rank_of_any_school --> n_sorcery_lore
n_embalming --> n_create_golem_rank_1
n_embalming --> n_create_golem
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