Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (May 4 1999)
Usage: USE 9184 <dead body> Time to learn: 28 days. Time to use: 14 days.
A complex ritual is executed whereby the mage ingests the ratspider venom together with the brains of the dead noble. The mage will learn every skill previously known by the dead noble. (Note that the mage does not incur the normal NP costs of learning skills, should those apply.)
There is a 25% chance that the toxic venom of the ratspider will cause the mage to become ill.