I died while holding the relic, and when I was revived I had no weapons but could still use my melee. The next time I died and was revived, my weapons were returned to me. My team still makes jokes about it. "Don't worry, Pariah is going to get us through this with nothing but his fists." I want to get myself No Back-up Plans in case it happens again, just for the inherant lols ... though that will take me to 30 and I can no longer contribute to Confessions of a Level 29 Titan.