Post by Ymbert Montgomery on Oct 3, 2019 23:40:18 GMT
As Captain Piquet is our first (non NMR related) death it's quite possible some of you will want to give him a proper sendoff. While any member of the clergy can eulogise Piquet, an actual funeral has some more specific requirements. Some details on that. (Note that this thread contradicts some of what is said in the rulebook and should be considered authoritive).
Structure of the Funeral
Piquet will be buried at the front, as per his will. But it is still customary to have a ceremony back in Paris for mourners. (One can't, of course, expect Piquet's bereaved mistress to attend the front!).
A funeral starts with a service at church. While not entirely necessary, it is standard for this service to be followed by a wake at the deceased's club, hosted by one of the deceased's friends. In this specific case, both service and wake are considered to take place in the same week.
When should it take place
Generally, custom says that if someone dies at the Front the funeral should take place in the month their unit returns, or the month after their death if fighting in a frontier regiment. So in Piquet's case, this would be in June, as the RFG are not expected to fight in the summer campaign.
Who can attend
Offically, anyone can attend the service and anyone can attend the wake if not expressly barred by either the host or the deceased's will.
Unoffically, it is expected that regimental enemies will stay away, especially from the wake where cause still applies.
Cost
This depends on the SL of the deceased.
In Piquet's case, either an Abbe (costing 50) or a Canon (costing 100) will be required to preside over the service. Despite Le Mole's snarkniess, it would be considered very rude to make guests at the wake buy their own drinks, although paying this is technically optional. (Rude to the point where it is possible that regimental comrades and friends may challenge over the insult to Piquet's memory).
Benefits
In this case, the organiser of the wake will gain either 2 SP (Abbe) or 3 SP (Canon) for attending the service. Other attendees will gain 1 SP if a Canon is chosen to preside. It is not possible to toady to NPC Clergy at church.
SP is gained as normal for donating to the plate and carousing, gambling and even toadying may happen at the wake with the attendent SP gain.
Who pays?
While Captain Piquet tried to cover this in his will, tragically he forgot about the Shylocks who, along with the French State, will take their money before any is given out to inheritors. So there's nothing left!
Traditionally, this would first fall to a fellow PC in Captain Piquet's regiment, in this case Huillaume Lagarde de Bearne.
If Huillaume is unwilling or unable to do this, it would next fall to a suitable regimental friend. (In this case there are no PCs currently in the King's Musketeers, so I include it for completeness).
After that, any other of Piquet's friends may step in.
To hold a wake you must have a high enough SL to join that club, even if you're in a higher level club. (In this case Hunters, SL 9).
All else failing, a Wealthy Mistress of a high enough SL will pay the costs herself. (This sadly is not the case here).
Structure of the Funeral
Piquet will be buried at the front, as per his will. But it is still customary to have a ceremony back in Paris for mourners. (One can't, of course, expect Piquet's bereaved mistress to attend the front!).
A funeral starts with a service at church. While not entirely necessary, it is standard for this service to be followed by a wake at the deceased's club, hosted by one of the deceased's friends. In this specific case, both service and wake are considered to take place in the same week.
When should it take place
Generally, custom says that if someone dies at the Front the funeral should take place in the month their unit returns, or the month after their death if fighting in a frontier regiment. So in Piquet's case, this would be in June, as the RFG are not expected to fight in the summer campaign.
Who can attend
Offically, anyone can attend the service and anyone can attend the wake if not expressly barred by either the host or the deceased's will.
Unoffically, it is expected that regimental enemies will stay away, especially from the wake where cause still applies.
Cost
This depends on the SL of the deceased.
In Piquet's case, either an Abbe (costing 50) or a Canon (costing 100) will be required to preside over the service. Despite Le Mole's snarkniess, it would be considered very rude to make guests at the wake buy their own drinks, although paying this is technically optional. (Rude to the point where it is possible that regimental comrades and friends may challenge over the insult to Piquet's memory).
Benefits
In this case, the organiser of the wake will gain either 2 SP (Abbe) or 3 SP (Canon) for attending the service. Other attendees will gain 1 SP if a Canon is chosen to preside. It is not possible to toady to NPC Clergy at church.
SP is gained as normal for donating to the plate and carousing, gambling and even toadying may happen at the wake with the attendent SP gain.
Who pays?
While Captain Piquet tried to cover this in his will, tragically he forgot about the Shylocks who, along with the French State, will take their money before any is given out to inheritors. So there's nothing left!
Traditionally, this would first fall to a fellow PC in Captain Piquet's regiment, in this case Huillaume Lagarde de Bearne.
If Huillaume is unwilling or unable to do this, it would next fall to a suitable regimental friend. (In this case there are no PCs currently in the King's Musketeers, so I include it for completeness).
After that, any other of Piquet's friends may step in.
To hold a wake you must have a high enough SL to join that club, even if you're in a higher level club. (In this case Hunters, SL 9).
All else failing, a Wealthy Mistress of a high enough SL will pay the costs herself. (This sadly is not the case here).