# A Werewolf: The Apocalypse Conversion for D&D 5th Edition

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# The Litany --- ## *The 13 Tenets of the Garou* --- ## I. Garou Shall Not Mate With Garou --- >**The Tradition.** Among the Garou, unions between their own kind are forbidden. Those born of such bonds are often marked by severe spiritual instability, physical deformity, or minds fractured by the clash of primal forces. Because of this, Garou are taught from their earliest days to bind their lives only to those outside their kind—mortals of the world or creatures of the wild who do not carry the same burden. This tradition is upheld as an act of protection, meant to spare future generations from suffering. Yet it has also become one of the greatest sources of sorrow within Garou culture. Songs and oral histories speak of warriors who fall in love knowing their bond is forbidden, forced to choose between duty and desire. Some obey and endure the ache. Others defy the tradition and pay a terrible price. >**The Reality.** Despite the tradition, such unions do occur. Those born from them are no longer rare, revealing a truth many elders refuse to confront: the law is neither absolute nor evenly enforced. Some tribes claim compassion toward these outcasts, yet often exploit them in practice—assigning dangerous tasks, denying honor, or using them as tools where others would not tread. --- ``` ``` ## II. Combat the Wyrm Wherever It Dwells and Wherever It Breeds --- >**The Tradition.** The Wyrm is the great force of corruption in the world—entropy, decay, and annihilation given will. The Garou were created as guardians of the living world, and to oppose the Wyrm is their highest calling. To strike down its servants is to fulfill that purpose, and few deeds earn respect more swiftly than victory over corruption in battle. The Apocalypse is said to draw ever closer, but the Garou believe that relentless war against the Wyrm is the surest way to delay it. Mercy toward corruption is seen as weakness. Hesitation is seen as complicity. Where the Wyrm takes root, it must be confronted without restraint. >**The Reality.** Many Garou quietly believe the final days have already begun. Prophecies once dismissed now unfold before them, and some whisper that destroying the Wyrm outright—if such a thing is even possible—would only delay an inevitable end. Jaded elders turn their attention elsewhere: securing territory, waging political struggles, or weakening rival factions, all while the corruption spreads. Younger Garou ask questions their elders refuse to answer. What becomes of a Garou touched by corruption, but not fully claimed by it? Is redemption possible, or must such a soul be destroyed? When a corrupted spirit is slain, is it truly ended, or merely scattered to reform elsewhere? Can endless slaughter truly change the fate of the world, or must battles be chosen with care? Some go further still, questioning whether other cosmic forces are equally to blame. They whisper that rigid order and domination have driven corruption to madness, that balance—not annihilation—may be the true goal. Such thoughts are dangerous. More zealous Garou have challenged, exiled, or slain those who voice them openly, declaring that doubt itself is a seed of corruption. Thus, the war against the Wyrm is not only fought in claw and blood—but in belief, fear, and silence. \page

## III. Respect the Territory of Another --- >**The Tradition.** Territory is sacred among the Garou. When entering lands claimed by another, a Garou is expected to announce their presence and seek permission before crossing the boundary. Tradition demands a formal introduction—name, lineage, spiritual allegiance, and place of origin—offered openly so that intent may be judged before blood is spilled. Marking territory is considered a duty, not an act of dominance. Through sigils carved in stone or bark, ritual markings, spirit-signs, or scent, Garou establish boundaries meant to prevent misunderstanding and needless conflict. Elders teach that many wars were avoided not through strength, but through respect clearly shown. >**The Reality.** As the mortal world expands and wild places shrink, the old methods grow impractical. Cities swallow ancestral lands, roads cut through sacred borders, and territories overlap in ways the Litany never foresaw. In such places, Garou adapt—introductions are made through messengers, spirit signs, coded marks, or even mundane means of communication rather than ritual howls and markings. Many younger Garou openly question the tradition. They see territory not as inherited right, but as responsibility earned through action. To them, a Garou’s worth is proven by deeds, not ancestry or ancient claims. Some dismiss rigid enforcement as a relic of control, arguing that clinging too tightly to borders only weakens the greater struggle. Still, ignoring territory entirely invites chaos. Disputes over land remain one of the most common causes of Garou conflict, and even those who reject the old ways learn quickly that failing to show respect—however it is expressed—can turn allies into enemies faster than any claw or blade. --- ``` ``` ## IV. Accept an Honorable Surrender --- >**The Tradition.** Conflict among the Garou is inevitable. Duels of strength, trials by ordeal, and single combat are long-standing methods of settling disputes where words fail. Yet as Garou numbers dwindle and internal bloodshed weakens the whole, this tenet exists to prevent victory from becoming murder. When a Garou yields—traditionally by exposing their throat or otherwise making themselves vulnerable—the duel is considered ended. To accept such surrender is an act of honor, not weakness. The one who yields is not shamed for choosing survival, and the victor earns respect for restraint. To strike down a surrendered foe is to turn a trial into an execution. Among the elders, it is taught that mercy shown to one of their own preserves the strength of the Garou as a whole, even when pride or rage demands otherwise. >**The Reality.** In truth, this tenet is unevenly upheld. Peace-minded Garou invoke it readily, seeing surrender as proof that the law still has meaning. Others are far more selective. In the chaos of battle, signals of surrender can be ignored, misread, or dismissed as deception. Rage clouds judgment, and instinct often overwhelms restraint. Some warriors are infamous for “failing to notice” a surrender in the heat of combat, claiming confusion as blood is spilled. Such acts are rarely punished openly, but they are remembered. Whispers follow those who kill surrendered foes, and while fear may win obedience, it does not earn trust. Among the Garou, mercy denied leaves scars deeper than any claw. \page

## V. Submit to Those of Higher Station --- >**The Tradition.** Garou society is built upon hierarchy. Rank, Renown, and spiritual standing define authority, just as strength and instinct shape the order of the wolfpack. Those who have proven themselves through deed, survival, and service are expected to lead, and those beneath them are expected to listen. A Garou is taught to honor reasonable commands from those of higher station. Obedience is not meant to be humiliation, but structure—ensuring unity in war, clarity in crisis, and survival in a world that offers no mercy. Without hierarchy, elders warn, the Garou would fracture into warring packs and doom themselves through disunity. >**The Reality.** Respect is no longer freely given. Many young Garou question why rank alone should command obedience, especially when the world continues to suffer under elder stewardship. If tradition has failed to heal the land, some ask, what authority does it truly hold? Belief in hierarchy varies widely between tribes. Some view obedience as a duty owed only to proven leaders, while others reject the concept outright. Elders of one’s own tribe are often respected, but the authority of outsiders—no matter their rank—is frequently challenged or ignored. Among the Garou, interpretations differ sharply. Some tribes believe obedience must be earned through wisdom or action, not lineage. Others value strength above all, honoring elders only so long as they remain formidable. Still others enforce rank rigidly, demanding submission through fear, tradition, or force. Thus, hierarchy among the Garou is less a single law than a constant negotiation—between strength and wisdom, tradition and defiance, obedience and rebellion. Those who demand submission without merit may gain compliance, but rarely loyalty. ``` ``` ## VI. The First Share of the Kill for the Greatest in Station --- >**The Tradition.** Among the Garou, the spoils of victory carry meaning beyond material worth. What was once a rule of the hunt has grown into a custom of war: the Garou of greatest renown or station is granted first claim upon the rewards of a successful battle. This is said to honor leadership, experience, and the wisdom to wield powerful relics responsibly. In theory, such items—fetishes, relics, and trophies of great spiritual or martial power—are best placed in the hands of those proven to bear their burden. Some tribes invoke this custom with pride and certainty, claiming it preserves order and prevents dangerous tools from falling into untested hands. Others comply out of respect, tradition, or weary resignation. >**The Reality.** In practice, this tenet breeds resentment as often as unity. Few Garou relish surrendering hard-won rewards to another, no matter their rank. While a respected leader may enforce this tradition for a time—sometimes with elder support—doing so erodes trust within the pack. Grudges form quietly at first, expressed in doubt, distance, and reluctance. Left unchecked, they harden into open defiance or violence. Many packs quietly renegotiate this tradition among themselves, choosing shared stewardship or earned distribution over rigid hierarchy. Those who claim the first share too often may find that obedience fades long before loyalty ever takes root. \page

## VII. Ye Shall Not Eat the Flesh of Humans --- >**The Tradition.** To consume human flesh is forbidden among the Garou. Elders teach that such acts invite corruption, dull the hunter’s instincts, and weaken the spirit. Those who feed upon humanity grow complacent and indulgent, losing the edge required to hunt greater threats that stalk the world. Flesh taken from mortals is said to carry spiritual rot, drawing a Garou closer to forces of decay and imbalance. Beyond spiritual danger, the act is viewed as a betrayal of purpose. The Garou were made to protect the living world, not to feast upon it. To prey upon humans as food is to abandon the role of guardian and step closer to that of monster. >**The Reality.** The Garou are creatures of instinct and rage, and control is not always maintained. In moments of frenzy, beneath the pull of the moon and blood-soaked battlefields, some lose themselves entirely. There are warriors who awaken with no memory of what they have done—only the taste of flesh and a hunger that lingers long after the rage fades. Not all tribes honor this tenet equally. Some quietly ignore it, believing humans to be prey no different from any other. Others have twisted the act into ritual, treating cannibalism as a source of power or revelation. Still others dismiss the law entirely, arguing that there are more efficient, less visible ways to dispose of human victims. Thus, this tenet endures less as a universally obeyed law and more as a line Garou fear crossing—because once broken, it becomes far easier to break again. ## VIII. Respect Those Beneath Ye — All Are of Gaia --- >**The Tradition.** The Garou are not solitary beasts, but communal guardians. All creatures have a place in the living world, and none exist without purpose. To show respect—especially to those of lesser strength or station—is seen as a mark of true honor. Chivalry, restraint, and dignity in victory are virtues taught alongside claw and fang. Among the Garou, respect is not limited to rank. Cubs, warriors, and elders alike are owed dignity, and cruelty toward one’s own is viewed as a step toward becoming the monster humanity fears. >**The Reality.** In practice, this tenet is unevenly upheld. Some tribes interpret “respect” narrowly, offering only what they believe is deserved. Others believe hardship and suffering are the only paths to earning worth. A few dismiss the idea entirely, mocking the notion that the low-ranked or downtrodden deserve courtesy at all. Instinct often tempers excess. Like wolves who honor the hunt, many Garou show respect even to those they defeat. Some mourn fallen foes or acknowledge the worth of those they overcome. The Garou kill when necessary—but they are warned never to forget that unchecked cruelty erodes purpose, until guardian becomes predator. ## IX. The Veil Shall Not Be Lifted --- >**The Tradition.** The Garou must act with discretion among humanity. This is not merely tradition, but survival. The world is already crowded with hunters, zealots, monsters, and unseen predators. To reveal themselves openly is to invite pursuit—not only from mortals, but from ancient and far more dangerous powers that stalk the night. If the Garou behave as monsters, they will be hunted as monsters. >**The Reality.** Human minds are not meant to endure the sight of a Garou in full fury. When the Veil is broken, fear spreads faster than truth. Panic follows, and desperate people turn to violence, persecution, and ruinous defenses. In this way, an uncontrolled Garou can cause devastation rivaling the very corruption they are sworn to destroy. Thus, the Veil is not upheld out of shame, but responsibility. To protect humanity, the Garou must remain unseen. To abandon discretion is to endanger the world they were born to guard. \page

## X. Do Not Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness --- >**The Tradition.** The Garou are a people of war, and prolonged infirmity is seen as a burden no warrior should place upon their pack. Those who are aged, broken, or mortally wounded are taught not to linger in suffering. In ages past, such deaths were swift and communal. In later times, dignity lies in choice—allowing the afflicted to decide their own end. Many Garou legends speak of heroes who, when their strength failed, set out on a final journey and were never seen again. To depart willingly is remembered as an act of honor, sparing the pack pain and hardship. >**The Reality.** This tenet is not universally accepted. Some believe that caring for the weak is itself a sacred duty, and that life should be allowed to end in its own time. Others, weighed down by grief, regret, or exhaustion, quietly withdraw from Garou society altogether, seeking peace among mortals or the wild before death claims them. Whether this law is mercy or cruelty remains deeply contested. What is agreed upon is this: suffering left unresolved—by action or by care—casts a long shadow over any pack that bears it. ## XI. The Leader May Be Challenged at Any Time During Peace --- >**The Tradition.** Garou value strength, but not weakness in command. When no immediate threat endangers the pack or sept, a leader may be challenged by one of sufficient standing. Such challenges exist to prevent stagnation and ensure that authority rests with those capable of bearing it. The form of the contest varies—duel, trial of skill, test of will, or ritual display—but it is meant to be resolved swiftly and openly. Among packs, this is often direct and brutal. Within a sept, the challenge may become ceremonial, witnessed and remembered. >**The Reality.** In practice, power shields itself. Dominant alphas may discourage challenge through fear, delay, or manipulation. Some leaders claim perpetual danger to avoid being tested, while others exploit custom by choosing contests that favor their own strengths. Likewise, challengers are rarely innocent. Packs may wear down a leader through repeated contests, and rivals often scheme long before claws are drawn. Thus, leadership among the Garou is rarely pure—it is won and defended through strength, cunning, and the careful timing of peace. ## XII. The Leader May Not Be Challenged During Wartime --- >**The Tradition.** In battle, unity is survival. When war is joined and danger is immediate, the leader’s command is absolute. Against foes that dwarf any single Garou in strength or terror, pack tactics and unquestioned obedience are the only defense. To challenge leadership mid-conflict invites chaos and death. A Garou who disobeys during wartime risks punishment once the danger has passed. Such discipline is meant to preserve cohesion, ensuring that hesitation or rivalry does not shatter the pack when it is most vulnerable. >**The Reality.** When the battle ends and rage cools, judgment follows. Disobedience may be questioned rather than condemned, especially if it arose from possession, corruption, magical control, or clear failure of leadership. If defiance saved lives, elders may quietly excuse it. Still, obedience weighs heavily in the balance of honor. Acts of valor performed through insubordination are rarely celebrated without cost. Even justified defiance may leave a stain, as the Garou struggle to decide whether survival excuses the breaking of command. \page

## XIII. Ye Shall Take No Action That Causes a Caern to Be Violated --- >**The Tradition.** Caerns are the living heart of the world—wells of primal power and spiritual balance. To damage, defile, or expose one is to wound the Earth itself and weaken all Garou. Protecting a caern is considered a sacred duty, enforced as strictly as the Veil. Any action that leads enemies to a caern, whether through carelessness or ignorance, is treated as a grave offense. Intent offers little defense when the harm is done. >**The Reality.** Caerns draw danger as surely as they draw power. In a world of spies, spirits, and unseen hunters, even caution can fail. Still, Garou culture is unforgiving in this matter. Those responsible for a violation are often punished harshly, not out of cruelty, but fear—fear that leniency invites extinction. Among the Garou, few crimes carry greater weight than endangering the places that keep the world alive. \page

PART 1 | GAROU

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# The Age Before Memory (As the Garou Tell It) We do not claim to be the first. That honor belongs to the Dragons and the Giants — beings so vast and willful that the world itself bent beneath their wars. Mountains were broken, seas boiled, and magic was torn open in ways that still scar the planes. We remember this time only in fragments. The elders say that when Dragonfire scorched the land and Giant-kin hurled the bones of mountains at the sky, **nature itself screamed**. The balance shattered. The spirits fled or went silent. Even the Feywild recoiled from the violence spilling into the Material Plane. When the wars finally ended, the world was *exhausted*. ## The Turning of the Ages In the wake of that devastation, the Dragons withdrew into isolation, obsession, and hoarded memory. Their minds turned inward. Some grew mad with age, greed, or grief. Others retreated beyond the reach of mortals entirely. The Giants fell soon after — their empires broken, their ancient runes scattered, their dominance reduced to echoes and ruins. And into that broken silence stepped the **Elves**. The Fair Folk were never conquerors like Dragons nor shapers like Giants. They were *keepers*. Through their deep ties to the Feywild, they learned to guide the wounded world rather than dominate it. Forests returned. Ley lines stabilized. Magic learned restraint. But even the Elves could not be everywhere. And so **Gaia acted**. ## The Birth of the Garou We believe we were forged in this age — *after* the world nearly ended, but *before* mortals truly understood what they were becoming. Gaia reached into the Feywild and the Spirit World alike, drawing upon moonlight, claw, rage, and renewal. She shaped us as **wardens**, not rulers. Hunters, not kings. We were never meant to sit on thrones or carve empires. We were meant to **walk the borders**. Between civilization and wilderness. Between spirit and flesh. Between creation and destruction. Some tribes say we were once Fey ourselves — moon-beasts who refused to abandon the Material Plane when the Fey Courts withdrew deeper into their realm. Others insist we were made anew, shaped from wolf, human, and spirit in equal measure. Both may be true. Time erodes memory, even ours. ## Our Place Among the Peoples In those early ages, the younger races multiplied quickly. Humans spread faster than the forests could reclaim their scars. Dwarves carved deep. Elves guided gently. Dragons watched from afar, no longer guardians but relics of a broken age. We were the **answer to excess**. When magic grew too rigid, we broke it. When civilization spread too fast, we slowed it. When the wild grew feral and unchecked, we culled it. This was balance — or so we believed. Each tribe remembers this time differently. Some speak of harmony. Others remember blood. Many stories contradict each other, shaped by pride, guilt, and long centuries of war. What we all agree on is this: We are old. Older than most gods worshiped today. Old enough to remember when the world almost died. ## When Memory Became Myth As ages passed, tribes formed and drifted apart. Spirits chose favorites. Totems whispered different truths. What one tribe remembers as sacred duty, another remembers as unforgivable sin. Some say we walked openly beside Elves. Others say we hunted Dragons driven mad by their own hoards. Others still claim we fought horrors that crawled out of the wounds left by the Dragon–Giant wars — things now blamed on the Abyss, the Far Realm, or darker places still. The truth lies somewhere between. We are not historians. We are survivors. ## What We Know For Certain We did not rise *before* the Dragons. We did not rule *after* the Elves. We came **between the ages** — when the world needed claws more than crowns. The Dragons went mad in their solitude. The Giants faded into memory. The Elves learned to guide rather than command. And we remained. Watching. Judging. Protecting — sometimes too fiercely. \page ## The Lesson the Elders Teach Remember this, cub: We are not the masters of nature. We are **its answer to forgetting**. When the world grows arrogant, we remind it that stone still cracks, fire still consumes, and the wild always returns. We are older than kingdoms. Older than most gods’ worship. And younger than the world’s first mistakes. That is why our history feels fractured. Because it is not written in books. It is written in scars. ## The Three Cosmic Forces Garou teachings speak of three vast, eternal forces that shape all existence. These forces are not gods in the mortal sense, but fundamental principles of reality itself. Though the tribes may argue over their origins and intentions, most Garou agree that all imbalance in the world can be traced to the tension between these three powers. ### The Weaver The Weaver represents **order, structure, and permanence**. It is the force that binds reality into patterns—laws of nature, arcane formulae, civilizations, and planar boundaries. Where magic becomes predictable, societies grow rigid, and systems endure beyond their usefulness, the Weaver’s influence is at work. In balance, the Weaver gives stability and continuity. Left unchecked, it calcifies the world, trapping creation in unchanging forms. ### The Wyld The Wyld embodies **creation, change, and boundless potential**. It is the source of life, mutation, inspiration, and raw magic. The Wyld fuels growth in forests, the surge of untamed sorcery, and the chaos of elemental forces. Without the Wyld, existence would stagnate and decay. Without restraint, it would dissolve into formless chaos. The Wyld is the spark that ensures the world can become something new. ### The Wyrm The Wyrm was once the force of **necessary destruction and renewal**, breaking down what had grown stagnant so it could be reborn. Garou belief holds that when the Weaver bound the Wyrm to preserve its creations, the Wyrm was driven mad by imprisonment. Now it manifests as corruption, annihilation, and entropy without purpose. Whether expressed through the Abyss, the Far Realm, or other forces of cosmic ruin, the Wyrm seeks not balance, but the unmaking of all that exists. ``` ``` ## The Black Spiral Dancers #### Your Traditional "WEREWOLF" ##### *A Silverfang’s Account* We Silverfangs remember what others would rather forget. The creatures the outside world calls *werewolves* are not Garou. They are not children of Gaia, nor do they carry Luna’s blessing. They are **a broken echo** of what we are — and their existence is a stain upon an old victory that was never truly won. Understand this first: to the Garou, we are not merely flesh. We are **spirit-bound** — born with one paw in the living world and one paw in the Umbra. That bond is what grants us communion, clarity, and the right to wield Gifts. It is what gives meaning to our Rage, and purpose to our war. The Black Spirals have none of that. Long ago there was a tribe of immense pride and terrible courage: the **White Howlers**. They believed the Wyrm could be ended in a single, decisive act. They would not merely hunt its servants — they would strike at the heart of corruption itself. They entered the Umbra in force, chasing the Wyrm’s trail into spirals of blight and madness that no wise Garou walks. They returned… but not whole. Whether what they faced was the Abyss made conscious, a wound that led into the Far Realm, or the Wyrm’s own prison, the result was the same: **their spiritual bond was shattered**. The thread that tied them to Gaia snapped. Luna’s blessing fell silent. Their totems turned away. What came back wore their bodies, but carried none of their sacred inheritance. We named them **Black Spiral Dancers**. They are not half-spirit. They are *less* than they were — severed from the very strength that makes a Garou a Garou. That is why they do not wield Gifts as we do. That is why they do not carry Gnosis. Their transformations are not sacred forms guided by spirit and rite, but **a curse-driven metamorphosis**, violent and unstable, ruled by hunger and rage with no higher law behind it. And so the outside world confuses them with us. Mortals see fur, fangs, and moonlight and assume it is all one thing. They tell stories of a bite that spreads the curse — and in that, at least, they speak closer to the truth. Those legends describe the Black Spirals and the lycanthropic affliction that follows in their wake, not the Garou themselves. Let it be known: A Garou is born with Spirit. A Black Spiral Dancer is what remains when Spirit is **lost**. This is why we Silverfangs do not speak lightly of ending the Wyrm. We have seen what happens when pride mistakes itself for destiny. And this is why the world fears us — because it has only ever truly *known* our fallen, faithless shadow. \page ## Becoming Garou: The First Change Garou are **born, not made**. Unlike lycanthropy or other supernatural afflictions, one does not become Garou through a curse, a ritual, or a bite. A Garou is the result of **heritage, spirit, and fate aligning at birth**, though that truth is not always apparent until much later. To the Garou, this is known as **the First Change**. ### Garou Blood and Hidden Lineage Most Garou are born to one of three origins: - **Garou-born**, raised among their people and aware of what they are from an early age - **Kinfolk-born**, descendants of Garou who lack the spiritual strength to change, but carry the blood forward - **Lost-born**, Garou born among mortals or wolves with no knowledge of their heritage In all cases, the child appears outwardly normal. There are no visible signs at birth. The Garou spirit lies **dormant**, waiting. Garou believe that each of them is born with a latent bond to Gaia and Luna — a spiritual inheritance that cannot be taught or forced. This bond either awakens… or it does not. ### The Nature of the First Change The First Change is the moment when a Garou’s true nature awakens for the first time. It is **never gentle**. It most often occurs during adolescence or early adulthood, though it can happen earlier or later depending on circumstance. The trigger is almost always intense emotional or physical stress: - Extreme fear or rage - Imminent threat to oneself or loved ones - Betrayal, grief, or overwhelming injustice - The presence of powerful spiritual forces - Being cornered with no path of escape When the pressure becomes too great, the dormant Garou spirit erupts outward. The individual transforms uncontrollably, often into a warlike hybrid form driven by instinct and Rage. Memory fragments, heightened senses, and flashes of instinctive knowledge accompany the change. Many Garou describe it as *remembering something they never consciously knew*. ### Aftermath and Survival The First Change is dangerous — to the Garou and to everyone nearby. Without training or guidance, a newly changed Garou may injure or kill unintentionally. This is one of the reasons Garou elders watch Kinfolk bloodlines closely, seeking signs that the First Change is approaching. Those who survive their First Change often experience: - Lingering Rage and emotional instability - Vivid dreams involving spirits, wolves, or the moon - A growing awareness of the Umbra and unseen forces - An instinctive pull toward places of spiritual significance At this stage, Garou may be found by their tribe, guided by spirits, or drawn into conflict before they fully understand what they are. ### Failure to Change Not every child of Garou blood undergoes the First Change. Those who never Change become **Kinfolk** — vital to Garou society, but lacking the spiritual threshold required to bridge flesh and spirit. This is not considered a failing, but a reality of balance. The Garou believe that Gaia chooses carefully who bears the burden of Rage. ### What the First Change Is — and Is Not From a Garou doctrinal perspective: - The First Change is **an awakening**, not an infection - It cannot be induced by magic or curse - It cannot be passed through injury or bloodshed - It marks the moment spirit and flesh fully align This distinction is critical. Creatures created through curses, Abyssal corruption, or unstable transformations — such as traditional lycanthropes — have **not** undergone the First Change. They mimic Garou forms, but lack the spiritual foundation that defines true Garou. ### A Shared Understanding Across tribes and generations, Garou agree on one truth: The First Change does not make someone Garou. It reveals that they always were. \page

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PART 1 | GAROU & BREEDS

# Part One: Character Creation ## Garou Character Creation: The First Change (Mechanical Rules) A Garou character begins play **after** their First Change. This event is not a background choice alone, but a defining supernatural awakening that shapes the character’s abilities, instincts, and relationship with the world. ### Eligibility: Who Can Become Garou To create a Garou character, one of the following must be true: - You are born to Garou parents - You are born to Kinfolk (humans or wolves with Garou ancestry) - Your lineage is unknown, but secretly carries Garou blood A character **cannot** become Garou through: - A curse - A bite - A spell or ritual - Exposure to planar corruption Remove Curse, Greater Restoration, or similar magic **cannot** create or remove Garou nature. ### The First Change Trigger The First Change occurs when a latent Garou is subjected to **overwhelming stress**. During character creation, choose or roll a triggering event from the list below. This event occurred shortly before the campaign begins. **Common Triggers (Choose One):** - You or a loved one was about to die - You were cornered with no escape - You witnessed an unforgivable injustice - You experienced profound betrayal or loss - You were exposed to a powerful spiritual or planar disturbance - You lost control of your emotions during a moment of extreme fear or rage The First Change is **uncontrolled** and violent. You do not choose your form, your targets, or the outcome. ### Mechanical Consequences of the First Change When the First Change occurred, apply the following narrative-mechanical effects: - You transformed into your war form for the first time - You likely caused destruction, injury, or death (DM discretion) - You gained instinctive knowledge of your nature, but not mastery - You became permanently aware of spirits and supernatural forces These events shape your background, flaws, and roleplay hooks. ### Ability Score Influence (Optional but Recommended) To represent the awakening of Garou instincts, apply **one** of the following adjustments during character creation: - Increase Strength, Constitution, or Wisdom by +1 (maximum 20) - Gain proficiency in one of the following: Athletics, Survival, Perception, Intimidation, or Nature These benefits represent spiritual alignment, not training. ### Starting Control and Rage At 1st level, a Garou character begins with **imperfect control**. - You cannot freely shift forms without emotional or narrative justification - Extreme stress may force a transformation (DM-triggered) - Failing certain saving throws (DM discretion) may result in loss of control As you level, you gain greater mastery over your Rage and forms. ### The Difference from Lycanthropy (Mechanical Rule) Garou are **not affected** by standard lycanthropy rules. - You do not gain immunity to nonmagical weapons - You do not spread your condition through bites - You are not subject to alignment changes - You are not cured or suppressed by Remove Curse Traditional lycanthropes encountered in the world are **Black Spiral Dancers or their echoes**, not Garou. ### Failure to Change (NPC Rule) If a character of Garou lineage never experiences the First Change, they are considered **Kinfolk**. - Kinfolk cannot gain Garou class features - Kinfolk may gain limited supernatural awareness (DM discretion) - Kinfolk are immune to involuntary transformation \page ### DM Guidance: Using the First Change in Play The First Change should: - Occur off-screen or in a pre-session narrative - Be referenced through memory, dreams, or consequence - Provide plot hooks (enemies, guilt, witnesses, spirits) It should **never** be used to punish a player character. ### Summary Rule A Garou character is defined by **birth + awakening**, not infection. The First Change does not grant power — it **unlocks responsibility**.
### Breed, Auspice, Tribe * **Breed** is the birth form of the Garou. Some are born to a human (or similar) parent and a Garou parent; others to a wolf and a Garou. Still others are born to bloodlines of Kinfolk--people who possess Garou blood but are not shapechangers themselves--and may not even know of their strange heritage. And some werewolves are born to Garou-Garou matings, though theirs is a difficult lot.
* **Auspice** is the moon phase of a Garou’s birth. The light of Luna affects them, granting them specific blessings that will govern their path in life. The brighter the birth moon, the more Rage the Garou will feel. Those born under the full moon are the most furious of all -- the warriors among a warrior people.
* **Tribe** is a social unit as well as a family. A Garou may come to a tribe for ideological reasons, but most are descended from a tribe's bloodlines. A tribe defines itself by its Kin, its territory, its ideology and its tribal totem. But while these three things can define a Garou, a fourth bond exists--the bond of the pack. Garou's packmates are like immediate family, best friends, and brothers-in-arms all at once. They have very little relations to their Wyrm Tainted Lycanthrope cousins, cursed by the Wyrm. The Garou are half spirit, half flesh, protectors of Gaia, blessed by Luna’s Spirit. They are not a cursed Lupine, like their distant cousins, but a blessed union, by the Father Wolf Spirit and Luna.
## The Three Breeds ### Homid

A homid werewolf grows up in society, but is never truly integrated with it. Pre-Change werewolves are prone to behavioral problems and sensory quirks that make them strange. They understand that society has rules and has a certain set of expectations, but they often find them strange, unfair, or just annoying. Some mask it better than others, but the end result is that when the Change finally comes, amidst the blood and the death and the Rage, some part of the werewolf feels relief at finally being with her People.

That isn't to say that the transition is easy. Years of education and indoctrination within the world die hard, and what kind of upbringing the werewolf has had can make all the difference. If the werewolf’s father or mother was Kinfolk (and knew it), for instance, the cub might have had things a little easier. The Kinfolk parent might not have given full disclosure, but just instilled the child with a love of and respect for the natural world. Understanding, even in abstract terms, that Gaia can see and feel what people do makes for less guilt and horror when the Change comes and the Garou sees exactly how much damage the races are doing to Gaia.

Some homid Garou, though, feel that although some races are dangerous to the planet, they are also the only species that can save it. As such, for the Garou to have any meaningful impact at all, they have to be able to move in society’s circles. Simce homid werewolves are best suited to understand and work within society, and they should, by default, be the leaders of werewolves. The discussion is moot in most tribes, since the numbers dictate the leaders. But the effect of this imbalance is obvious. The Garou are losing touch with their wolf blood, and this can only herald disaster for the People. You were born human and raised by human parents.(or whichever base race you choose) You were not aware of your heritage until you experienced the First Change with the onset of adulthood(or shortly before). It’s very likely that you were completely unaware of your family’s nature as Kinfolk(or of your Garou parent’s nature) * +1 towards 2 ability scores of your choice * gain proficiency in one skill of your choice * Gain one feat of your choice.(Not vulnerable to silver in Homid Form only) **Can take the Rite of Passage as a special Garou feat that allows their personal belongings to adjust with them when they shapeshift** \page ### Metis The Garou Nation could have a veritable army of warriors within a few years. The child of two werewolves, after all, is always a werewolf. They grow up with an instinctive understanding of Garou society and the spirit world, as well as an affinity toward shapeshifting. It would seem an easy solution. Except, of course, for the fact that a child of two werewolves, a metis, is always deformed in some way. Some are born missing limbs, some are born disfigured and hideous, and some are born mad. They are born into the world in crinos form, and are always sterile, and cannot pass on the Garou “gift”. Generations ago they would have been destroyed. Metis undergo the First change anywhere from their first year of life to the onset of puberty. For this reason, they are raised within a sept, away from society. This makes them well versed in Garou society by the time they are ready to undergo a Rite of Passage. That doesn't mean their life is easy, they are not coddled, and mentoring a Metis is usually viewed as a form of punishment. It's no wonder, then, that Metis tend to be resentful and paranoid. The Litany flat out condemns them, and any recitation of the Litany with a metis in attendance is a least somewhat uncomfortable. Most metis grow up bitter, and while some might learn to blend in among society, they never really have a place to belong. * Your natural form is Crinos * +2 Str +1 Con * gain proficiency in 2 skills of your choice * **Natural Battleform.** *The Metis is naturally comfortable in crinos form, and naturally uncomfortable in his other forms. Shapeshifting in Crinos form is considered instant for combat purposes. Additionally, shapeshifting in any other form other than crinos, is done so at disadvantage.* (Con check DC 10 to shift from crinos) * Vulnerability to Silver in **any** form * **Deformity** *Some examples, Albino, Bad vision, Fits of Madness, Hairless, Horns, Hunchback, No sense of Smell, No tail.* At least one of these or similar must be chosen during character creation. Both of your parents are Garou, and they broke the Litany when they conceived you. You were raised within a sept among werewolves, and you understand Garou culture more deeply than either homids or Lupus. Metis are usually socially awkward in public gatherings because of this as well. ``` ``` ### Lupus None are closer to nature and the hidden face of Gaia than you are. You were born a precocious pup, already showing remarkable intelligence above that of your siblings. When the Change overcame you, and you discovered your true nature, the world itself became something you had never expected. Lupus are quite capable of abstract thought, but much of their experience with the concepts governed by such thought comes after the First Change. They pick up the basics of Garou speech very quickly, and the basics of other languages with surprising speed , but the small nuances and connotations frequently elude them. They are accustomed to the socialization of a pack, not aof a greater society, which can be particularly problematic if they were raised in a traditional wolf pack, which is more of a nuclear family than anything else. You were born a wolf and raised in the wilds among wolves. Until you were almost full-grown(two years or so), you were unaware of your true nature as a Garou. You aren’t as sophisticated as a homid, but you have stronger faith in your instincts. * +2 Dex +10 speed(all forms) * gain proficiency in Survival * gain one feat of your choice * Not vulnerable to silver in Lupus Form
*Image source from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/3/36/Wendigo_%28Oeste_selvagem_1%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20181227192615* Onyx Path, Werewolf: the Apocalypse

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## Garou Traits Garou shares certain traits based on the hybrid race chosen. The stats here replace those existing traits of the chosen race. For, example, a dwarf Garou, would not receive typical dwarf race abilities, they would instead be replaced with the following. **Age.** Varies on the race chosen. Typical age span for race chosen, any modifiers are replaced by the breed traits. **Size.** Various sizes depend on form. * #### Homid *within the normal limits of race chosen* * #### Crinos *add 3ft, add 300lbs from homid* * #### Lupus *minus 3ft from homid/minus 50lbs from homid* **Speed** Base is typical of races chosen naturally in Homid. Crinos +10 ***from Homid***, and Lupus base speed is 50. **Darkvision** 60ft **Languages.** Can speak, read, write Common and one extra language of your choice. ***All forms are capable of speaking languages, although certain forms can be challenging.*** **Garou Feat.** All Garou have the option to take ***Rite of Talisman Dedication*** as a Feat and a +1 to an ability score at either 4th, 8th,12th,16th,19th level, if not provided for in their class. #### Rite of Talisman Dedication Feat The Garou can choose pieces of equipment that phase with him when switching forms. This rite allows a Garou to bind objects to her body, allowing them to fit her various forms *(pants will grow to accommodate the Crinos form rather than splitting at the seams, also useful if a Garou ever decides to don armor)* Fetishes such as Klaives remain with the werewolf in all forms automatically without this rite. The character may never have more objects bout to himself than his Gnosis score. Conceptually linked groups of objects may count as a single object. A set of clothing is considered one object, rather than one shirt, 2 socks, ect. Objects will generally resize themselves to accommodate the character’s various forms, but may simply meld with the character in forms where they can be of no use- for example, a knife may become a knife-shaped tattoo in Lupus. ``` ``` ## Garou Forms *Image credited to Ron Spencer*

**Homid.** Base stats and AC.***(no claw or bite)*** **Chrinos.** Base stats +4 STR,+1 temp HP/level x2,+2 AC, Speed: +10 **Lupus.** Base stats +1 STR, +3 AC, Speed:50 **Keen Hearing and Smell.** The Garou has advantage on Wisdom *(Perception)* checks that rely on hearing or smell. #### Natural Weapons. ***Bite*** Considered magical. 1d8+STR piercing ***Except Homid*** ***Claw*** Considered magical 2d4+STR slashing damage.***Except Homid*** \page # The Beast and Spirit Every Garou has a pool system of Rage and Gnosis they can call upon. They are the blessings of the Father Wolf, and the Luna Spirit. Garou themselves are half flesh, half spirit. They are the children that resulted in the unification of the Father Wolf and Luna, the moon Goddess.
### Garou Rage

Every Garou is a crucible for Gaia’s primal anger--her Rage at the pillage of the world at the hands of the Wyrm. This Rage is a force of mindless violence, a constant slow-motion path of unthinking destruction and violence that each and every Garou must keep control of lest it consume her. Rage mixes instinctual cunning and hunting ability with savage bloodlust and unpredictable horror.

Much of a Garou’s struggle comes from a never-ending battle with the Rage each werewolf feels. The Beast is never far from their thoughts --even the most pacifistic Ragabash or the most serene of the Children of Gaia looks at a normal human and must repress the urge to rend and tear and bite until all that’s left is blood and meat. Ahroun have it far worse, fighting to see friends, family, and loved ones as little more than prey animals or targets for attack. The Garou can enter an enraged state by spending 1 point of rage.

**As a bonus action:** * Advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws. * When the Garou makes an attack using its natural weapons(bite, claw, ect.) you get a bonus to the damage roll that increases as you gain levels as a Garou. * You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. * Rage lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven’t attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then. You can also end your rage on your turn as a bonus action. * Once you have raged the number of times shown for your Garou level in the Rages column, you must finish a long rest before you can rage again. * In Crinos Form, Rage can be spent to get extra actions. Cannot spend more than half your rage in a round rounded up. Each point spent grants an extra action until the next round.***Does not have to be in enraged to spend rage points for other actions however.*** * -Spending 1 point of rage also can grant the Garou to shift into any form instantly, that would otherwise take 1 action * -If you have 0 Rage points the player is required to roll a successful CON check, DC 10 to successfully shapeshift. Can retry every round until successful. Last until player wishes to shapeshift again.

### Gnosis

Gaia did not leave the Garou with Rage as their only inheritance of her spiritual power. She gave them another tool, one that connects her children to their other nature, the spirit world. This connection to the Sacred Mother is called Gnosis.

Gnosis is the essence of the spiritual world; it allows Garou to access the spirits that surround them. In some ways, it is the expression of their half-spirit nature. Its what fuels many of the powerful Gifts the spirits can bestow. Without this spiritual force, Garou would be cut off from half of their natures.

* Garou form a pool of Gnosis that grows as they gain levels, it is spent to access Gifts, and restored after a long rest. Beginning at first level, all Garou have the ability to channel Gnosis. All Garou have a base Gnosis pool of 1 at first level, increasing by +1/level * Used to activate mystical gifts from the Tribe Spirits they belong to. * Cannot use while in a Rage(this does not include the ability to spend Rage points for other abilities) * The ability to Side Step into the Umbra(Spirit Realm) is a DC 20 - Gnosis Rating.(A Garou with a Gnosis Rating of 10 the difficulty would be 10 on a D20 + Proficiency bonus
### Gifts

The Garou can choose special Spiritual Gifts from many different spirits depending on their Breed and Auspice. Their Tribe Totem also allows for Garou to further his Gift selections based on their Tribal Spirit Totem. * Can be activated, by Gnosis, Rage, or by simply knowing the Gift itself. * If a Gift needs concentration, no other gifts can be activated, unless the gift is automatically activated by simply knowing the gift. Otherwise, another gift ends the gift that needed concentration. *Image Source credited to: Onyx Path, W20 Cookbook*

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# Part 2: Choose your Auspice At the moment a Garou is born, they inherit an ancient legacy. The breed will shape her view of the world, and one day, her tribe will train her to fight the Wyrm. Her place in that fight, on the other hand, is shaped by something far more mystical. The phase of the moon at the instant of a Garou’s birth determines her auspice, the role she is destined to play in Garou Society. Every Garou upholds one of these five aspects and receives mystical gifts to help fulfill it.

##### Ragabash | Level | Proficiency Bonus |Rage |Gnosis | Features | Rage Damage Bonus | Gifts Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | 1| 0| Unarmored Defense;Garou Forms | +2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | 2nd | +2 | 1| 0| Rite of Talisman Dedication | +2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 3rd | +2 | 1| 3| Rite of Passage; Tribal Feature | +2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 4th | +2 | 1| 4| Ability Score Improvement, Razor Claws | +2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | 5th | +3 | 1| 5| Extra Attack | +2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | | 6th | +3 | 1| 6| Tribal Feature, Insightful Tactics | +2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | | 7th | +3 | 2| 7| Infectious Laughter Gift | +2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 8th | +3 | 2| 8| Ability Score Improvement | +2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 9th | +4 | 2| 9| — | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 10th | +4 | 2| 10| Improved Shapeshift | +3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 11th | +4 | 2| 11 |Tribal Feature | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | | 12th | +4 | 3| 12| Ability Score Improvement | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 13th | +5 | 3| 13| Side Step | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 14th | +5 | 3| 14| Alter Self | +3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | | 15th | +5 | 3| 15| Open Moon Bridge Gift | +3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 16th | +5 | 4| 16| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 17th | +6 | 4| 17| Tribal Feature | +4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | | 18th | +6 | 4| 18| Trickster's Spirit | +4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 19th | +6 | 5| 19| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 20th | +6 | 5| 20| Thieving Talons of the Magpie | +4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

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## Ragabash

***Image credited to: Rob Bliss***

Those who were born under the new moon are considered the mythic trickster, among Garou Nation. The Ragabash is a cunning scout and unconventional tactician, leading the enemy into ambushes and striking at their soft underbellies when they least expect it. While other auspices have fairly set roles within their sept and tribe, the Ragabash is usually left to his own devises. He has the gift of flexibility: the opportunity to explore options usually off limits to other Garou. His insights are sometimes unwelcome, but frequently worthy.

**Quote:** *“Oh, what you’ve described is technically a plan, I suppose. The sort of plan a drooling, brain-dead savage might create, but still a plan. Hey, easy! I wasn’t talking about you--I was talking about the drooling, brain-dead savages massing on our border. I’ve overheard their plans, and they were largely the same as yours. Perhaps you might like to rethink your approach”?* ``` ``` ## Class Features As a Ragabash, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Primary Ability:** Dexterity - **Hit Dice:** 1d6 per Ragabash level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 6 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per Ragabash level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** Light Armor - **Weapons:** : Simple Weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords - **Tools:** Thieve's tools ___ - **Saving Throws:** Dexerity, Intelligence - **Skills:** : Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of hand, and Stealth. #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* a rapier or *(b)* a shortsword - *(a)* a shortsword and quiver of 20 arrows or *(b)* a shortsword - *(a)* a burglar's pack,*(b)* a dungeoneer's pack, or *(c)* an explorer's pack - Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves' tools ## Gifts Activating Gifts normally require spending Gnosis, unless they say otherwise. While some gifts are activated simply by knowing the Gift itself. Choose from the Ragabash Gift list, and pick 1 rank 1 Gift at Character creation. The Ragabash may chose any gifts from the Ragabash gift list, his Breed Gift list, as well as his tribe gift list, as long as he has aquired a high enough rank according to his class table to cast them. Once chosen they are permanent. ### Stealthy At 1st level, the Ragabash has inherited the abilities of the New Moon to give it advantage on any stealth rolls naturally. ### Unarmored Defense Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + Dex modifier + Wis modifier. \page

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### Rite of Talisman Dedication Beginning at 2nd level, the Garou can choose pieces of equipment that phase with him when switching forms. This rite allows a Garou to bind objects to her body, allowing them to fit her various forms*(pants will grow to accommodate the Crinos form rather than splitting at the seams, also useful if a Garou ever decides to don armor)*. Fetishes such as Klaives remain with the werewolf in all forms automatically without this rite. One Gnosis point is spent to activate this Rite and remains active until the next long rest, and the character may never have more objects bout to himself than his Gnosis score. Conceptually linked groups of objects may count as a single object. A set of clothing is considered one object, rather than one shirt, 2 socks, ect. Objects will generally resize themselves to accommodate the character’s various forms, but may simply meld with the character in forms where they can be of no use- for example, a knife may become a knife-shaped tattoo in Lupus. ***Once the Ragabash reached 8th level, he will no longer need to spend Gnosis.*** ### Rite of Passage When you reach 3rd level, the Garou petitions himself to a tribe, in what is known as the Rite of Passage. Once completed, he accepts that Tribe’s spirit totem as his own. Your Tribe grants you features at 3rd,6th, 11th, and 17th levels. ### Ability Score Improvement When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by two, or increase two ability scores of your choice by one. You can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature. ### Razor Claws When you reach 4th level, the Garou has the ability to spend one action to sharpen its claws. Claw attacks become +1 attacks to hit and damage until the Garou changes forms. Cant be used in Homid form. ### Insightful Tactics

Starting at 6th level, if you spend at least one minute observing or interacting with another creature outside of combat, you can learn certain information about it's capabilities compared to your own. The DM tells you if the creature is equal, superior,or inferior in regard to two of the following characteristics of your choice:

* Intelligence score * Wisdom score * Charisma score * Class levels*(if any)* At the DM option, you might also realize you know a piece of the creature's history or one of it's personality traits, if it has any. ``` ``` ### Ambush At 9th level, you excel at leading ambushes and acting first in a fight. You have advantage on initiative rolls. ### Improved Shapeshift Starting at 10th level, the Garou can shapeshift from one form to another as a bonus action instead. ***A metis Ragabash can go beyond this improvement, by manipulating its deformed body into hideous fleshed wings, can fly at half base speed.*** ### Side Step Starting at 13th level, once per day at will, the Garou can side step into the Umbra at a DC 20 - Gnosis Rating.**See Plane Shift Spell.** ### Alter Self At 14th level, the Ragabash has the ability to extend his shapeshifting abilities in different ways. Like the 2nd level spell, the Garou can alter his appearance and the same rules apply. All claws , fangs, horns, ect. Are still considered magical weapons, and the Garou however, retains his natural bonuses that apply. The effects last 1 hour, unless the upkeep is paid in Gnosis. * 1 Gnosis to activate * 1 Gnosis to add an aquatic adaptation *(Gills, webbed fingers, ect)* * 1 Gnosis for every hour needed for upkeep on the ability ### Trickster's Spirit Starting at 18th level, your thoughts can't be read by telepathy or other means, unless you allow it. You can present false thoughts by succeeding in a Charisma(deception) check contested by the mind reader's Wisdom(insight) check. Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would determine if you are telling the truth indicates you are being truthful if you choose to, and you can't be compelled to tell the truth by magic. \page

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> ##### Ragabash Gifts > Luna’s Gifts to the Ragabash defy tradition and conventional wisdom. Well-suited to tricksters, scouts and saboteurs, the eclectic blessings of the new moon are nothing if not effective. ***Gifts are received at 7th, 9th, 15th, and 20th levels.*** ## Ragabash Gifts ### Infectious Laughter At 7th level, laughter is the tool with which Gaia’s tricksters promote enlightenment and the knife that slashes through the veil of Rage. When the Ragabash laughs, those around her are compelled to follow along, forgetting their grievances. * **Cost-** 1 Gnosis point The Ragabash must make some comment mocking the present situation in which she finds herself, then laugh at it. A creature of your choice that you can see within 60 ft, perceives everything as hilariously funny and falls into fits of laughter if this spell affects it. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or fall prone, becoming incapacitated and unable to stand up for the duration. A creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or less isn’t affected. At the end of each of its turns, and each time it takes damage, the target can make another Wisdom saving throw. The target has advantage on the saving throw if it’s triggered by damage. On a success, the spell ends. ### Blissful Ignorance At 9th level, the Garou can become completely invisible to all senses. * **Cost-**2 Gnosis A veil of shadows and silence radiates from you, masking you and your companions from detection. For 1 min, each creature you choose within 30 feet of you (including you) has a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks and can’t be tracked except by magical means. A creature that receives this bonus leaves behind no tracks or other traces of its passage. ``` ``` ### Open Moon Bridge At 15th level, the Garou has the ability to open a moon bridge, with or without the permission of the totem of that Caern. The location must be known to you, and on the same plane of existence.Your familiarity with the destination determines whether you arrive there successfully. The GM rolls d100 and consults the table.

Familiarity	Mishap	Similar Area	Off Target	On Target
Permanent Circle	-------	-------	-------	01-100
Associated Object	-------	-------	-------	01-100
Very Familiar	01-05	06-13	14-24	25-100
Seen Casually	01-33	34-43	44-53	54-100
Viewed Once	01-43	44-53	54-73	74-100
Description	01-43	44-53	54-73	74-100
False Destination	04-50	51-100	-------	-------

##### Familiarity * **"Permanent Circle"** means a permanent teleportation circle whose sigil sequence you know. “Associated object” means that you possess an object taken from the desired destination within the last six months, such as a book from a wizard’s library, bed linen from a royal suite, or a chunk of marble from a lich’s secret tomb. * **"Very Familiear"** is a place you have been very often, a place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see when you cast the spell. “Seen casually” is someplace you have seen more than once but with which you aren’t very familiar. “Viewed once” is a place you have seen once, possibly using magic. “Description” is a place whose location and appearance you know through someone else’s description, perhaps from a map. * **"False Destination"** is a place that doesn’t exist. Perhaps you tried to scry an enemy’s sanctum but instead viewed an illusion, or you are attempting to teleport to a familiar location that no longer exists. * **"On Target"** You and your group (or the target object) appear where you want to. * **"Off Target"** You and your group (or the target object) appear a random distance away from the destination in a random direction. Distance off target is 1d10 × 1d10 percent of the distance that was to be traveled. For example, if you tried to travel 120 miles, landed off target, and rolled a 5 and 3 on the two d10s, then you would be off target by 15 percent, or 18 miles. The GM determines the direction off target randomly by rolling a d8 and designating 1 as north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, and so on around the points of the compass. If you were teleporting to a coastal city and wound up 18 miles out at sea, you could be in trouble. \page

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* **"Similar Area"** You and your group (or the target object) wind up in a different area that’s visually or thematically similar to the target area. If you are heading for your home laboratory, for example, you might wind up in another wizard’s laboratory or in an alchemical supply shop that has many of the same tools and implements as your laboratory. Generally, you appear in the closest similar place, you could conceivably wind up anywhere within 1000 miles on the plane. * **"Mishap"** The spell’s unpredictable magic results in a difficult journey. Each teleporting creature (or the target object) takes 3d10 force damage, and the GM rerolls on the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each time). The maximum distance that can thereby be covered is 1000 miles. * **Cost-** 5 Gnosis ***Cant be used to connect to portals that are sealed by magic.*** ### Thieving Talons of the Magpie At 20th level, the Ragabash can steal the powers of others and use them herself. These powers can be Gifts, spirit charms, monster abilities, ect. They cannot steal spells, or any Legendary or Lair actions or abilities. * **Cost-**5 Gnosis, and target makes a Wisdom Save. If the target fails, the Ragabash steals the targeted power, depriving its owner of its use. The Garou may keep the power for as many turns as she wishes, so long as she pays a point of Gnosis each turn. \page

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##### Theurge | Level | Proficiency Bonus |Rage |Gnosis | Features | Rage Damage Bonus | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | 1| 0| Unarmored Defense;Garou Forms | +2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | 2nd | +2 | 1| 0| Rite of Talisman Dedication | +2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 3rd | +2 | 1| 3| Rite of Passage; Tribal Feature | +2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 4th | +2 | 1| 4| Ability Score Improvement, Razor Claws | +2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | 5th | +3 | 2| 5| Extra Attack | +2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | | 6th | +3 | 2| 6| Tribal Feature, Insightful Tactics | +2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | | 7th | +3 | 2| 7| Infectious Laughter Gift | +2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 8th | +3 | 2| 8| Ability Score Improvement | +2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 9th | +4 | 3| 9| — | +3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 10th | +4 | 3| 10| Improved Shapeshift | +3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 11th | +4 | 3| 11 |Tribal Feature | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | | 12th | +4 | 3| 12| Ability Score Improvement | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 13th | +5 | 4| 13| Side Step | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 14th | +5 | 4 |14| Alter Self | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 15th | +5 | 4| 15| Open Moon Bridge Gift | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16th | +5 | 4| 16| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17th | +6 | 5| 17| Tribal Feature | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 18th | +6 | 5| 18| Trickster's Spirit | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 19th | +6 | 5| 19| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 20th | +6 | 5| 20| Thieving Talons of the Magpie | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Theurge The sickle-shaped crescent moon grants the gift of insight. The Theurges are the mystics of the Garou, closer than any to the Umbra and its denizens. They peer deep into the shadowed recesses of the spirit world, and are tasked with dealing with the secrets they find there. Some call these seers the daydreamers of the Garou, and many do seem to be a bit detached from their brethren. They can see and hear things that others cannot, as if they live half in the world of the physical and half in the world of the spirit. The Theurge holds an important place in any pack. Without her, the Garou would forget the spiritual side of their nature. They might wander lost and blind if they did not have her visions and dreams to guide them. **Quote:** *I hear their voices. Gaia grows hot with anger. The wind is cold with scorn. They are all around us, awaiting my call.* ``` ```

*Image by:http://davestarn.com/lakota/Wolf/Images/skinwalker5.jpg Onyx Path, Werewolf: the Apocalypse Storytellers Guide \page

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## Class Features As a Theurge, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Primary Ability:** Intelligence - **Hit Dice:** 1d6 per Theurge level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 6 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per Theurge level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** None, if any armor is worn, the Theurge becomes incapable of channeling their Gnosis...And gifts are made with disadvantage when applicable. - **Weapons:** : daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Intelligence, Wisdom - **Skills:** : Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, and Religion #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* a quarterstaff or *(b)* a dagger - *(a)* a scholar's pack or an explorer's pack ## Theurge Gifts Activating Gifts normally require spending Gnosis, unless they say otherwise. While some gifts are activated simply by knowing the Gift itself. Choose from the Theurge Gift list, and pick 1 rank 1 Gift at Character creation. The Theurge may prepare any gifts from the Theurge gift list, his Breed Gift list, as well as his tribe gift list. You prepare the list of Theurge gifts that are available for you to cast. To do so, choose a number of Theurge gifts equal to your Intelligence modifier + your Theurge level (minimum of one Gift). The gifts must be of a level for which you have gift slots. Gift slots can be recovered following a short or long rest. ### Cantrip The Theurge is able to choose any cantrip from the Wizard spell list. ### Rite of Spirit Awakening At 2nd level, the Theurge chooses to focus on the waxing or waning side of the moon. Each gives different abilities and focuses on certain aspects. Their ability to Channel Gnosis to perform certain tasks depends on their waxing or waning side they choose. * #### Channel Gnosis Using an Action, the Theurge can use their Gnosis to create spiritual energy, the waxing Theurge channels their Gnosis to be able to heal wounds, and the Waning Theurge uses it to create them. Any target the Theurge can see within 60ft is able to be healed or hurt depending on the waxing or waning side the Theurge represents. ***The Theurge can only spend half his Gnosis rating, rounded up, in a turn for this effect.*** * **Waxing Theurge** uses their Gnosis pool to heal wounds. Luna’s Spiritual Blessing is cast at the target and is healed the Theurge’s level x5 per Gnosis point spent. Alternatively the Theurge can spend either multiple points of Gnosis for one target, for a bigger heal, or one point per multiple targets for a lesser mass heal effect. But not both in the same round. * **Waning Theurge** uses their Gnosis pool to injure. Luna’s Spiritual Fury is cast at a target within 60ft takes force damage equal to 1d10 + Theurge level per Gnosis point spent. Dex save for half. Alternatively the Theurge can spend either multiple points of Gnosis for one target, or one point per multiple targets for a lesser mass damage effect. But not both in the same round. Additionally there are a few other ways the Waning Theurge can manipulate Luna’s Fury as well. At 3rd, 10th, and 17 level the Theurge can take a metamagic ability to twist your Channel Gnosis ability to suit your needs. ### Waxing Moon Theurge Starting at 2nd level, the Theurge decides to focus his Gnosis to channel spiritual blessings from Luna, the moon spirit. Along with the ability to channel Gnosis which strengthens as you level, at 5th and 15th level, the Waxing Moon Theurge gets more specific abilities to call upon. * #### Mother's Touch Starting at 5th level, Luna blesses the Waxing Moon Theurge with the ability to remove one debilitating effect by touching a creature and spending 2 Gnosis points. * #### Battle Mandala At 15th level, the Waxing Moon Theurge can create a mystical sigil that burns itself into the ground around the Theurge in a radius of 5 x Gnosis rating for their level, visible only to those with Gnosis ratings. This circle drains the undead caught within its web. Any Undead within the radius turn and retreat. Undead within the area make a Wisdom saving throw vs Garou spellcast DC. Any undead within the radius that failed the saving throw are turned for 1 min or until it takes damage. It spends its actions moving away from the Theurge, and can't take reactions. It can use only the Dash action trying to escape. \page

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* Additionally, these undead within the radius that the Garou can see, can be destroyed by spending additional Gnosis if they fail the saving throw. Only one creature can be targeted at a time. Costs 1 action and 1 Gnosis each. If the Undead have a CR above 4, they take 10d6 + level radiant damage instead

Level	Destroy CR of
5th	1/2 or lower
8th	1 or lower
11th	2 or lower
14th	3 or lower
17th	4 or lower

### Waning Moon Theurge Starting at 2nd level, if the Theurge decides to focus his Gnosis to channel Luna’s Spiritual Fury, destructing force damage will be able to be called upon through channelling Gnosis, which strengthens as you level. At 5th and 15th level, the Waning Moon Theurge gets more specific abilities to call upon. * #### Sense Wyrm At 5th level, the Theurge can sense nearby manifestations of the Wyrm. This involves a mystical sense, not a visual or olfactory image, although Garou often describes the Wyrm’s spiritual emanations as a stench. The Garou can detect any evil, or undead being within 100ft per Gnosis point spent. If detecting something in the area in a range he cannot see, the DM can call for a tracking roll(with advantage) to follow the scent. * #### In the Beginning At 15th level, the Waning Moon Theurge tears away at the Gauntlet, merging the worlds of flesh and spirit as they were in the days of legend. Moreover, this mended region acts as a shining beacon to Gaian spirits, calling a flood of nature-spirits and other allies to assist the Theurge. An Occult roll + level is made to determine how powerful the spirit is that comes through. The ancient howl that is made, forces whatever is summoned to aid the Garou and his allies in any way within its abilities. They are obligated to use every available ability they can within the amount of time they are called upon. When finished they are immediately consumed back through the Gauntlet at the end of the duration. The roll chart determines what is called upon usually based off of the alignment of the Garou. Cannot be used again until finishing a long rest.* 01-09 = 1d6 Air Elementals for 3 rounds * 10-19 = Planetar / Marilith for 2 rounds * 20+ = Empyrean/ Pit Fiend for 1 round. ***Can use legendary actions for the round*** #### MetaMagic The Waning Moon Theurge can manipulate the spiritual energies he channels from Gnosis. Starting at 3rd level, the Theurge of the Waning Moon can pick one of the MetaMagic abilities below and apply it to his channeling ability. He can add to this feature at 10th, and 17th level to further suit his needs. * #### Distant Channel Gnosis When you channel Gnosis you can spend 1 additional Gnosis point to double the range. * #### Empower Gnosis When you roll damage for Channel Gnosis, you can spend 1 Gnosis point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Intelligence modifier(minimum of 1). You must use the new rolls. You can use Empowered Gnosis even if you have already used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the spell. * #### Heightened Gnosis When you channel Gnosis you can spend 3 additional Gnosis points to give one target of the spell disadvantage on its saving throw made against it. * #### Quickened Gnosis When you channel Gnosis you can spend 2 additional Gnosis points to make the action a bonus action instead. * #### Twinned Gnosis When you channel Gnosis and target only one creature, you can spend equal the amount of Gnosis spent on the first target and target an additional target in range. ***For example, if the Theurge spent 5 gnosis for 5d10 + level damage to target 1, he can spend an additional 5 gnosis, to target a second creature at 5d10 + level.*** ### Rite of Passage When you reach 3rd level, the Garou petitions himself to a tribe, in what is known as the Rite of Passage. Once completed, he accepts that Tribe’s spirit totem as his own. Your Tribe grants you features at 3rd,6th, 11th, and 17th levels. ### Mental Speech At 7th level, the Theurge can communicate with anyone willing telepathically that he can see. ### Empower At level 9, the Theurge spends one Gnosis point and can boost any ability score by 2. Can only empower one ability at a time and the effect lasts for 1 hour. \page

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### Create Lycan At level 10, the theurge spends 2 gnosis points and can coat its teeth with a Lycanthropy Curse to an individual if a successful bite attack is made. The target rolls a Con Save vs Garou’s Spell Save DC. If the Save fails, the effects of this curse are immediate, and the target changes into a Cursed Werewolf(5e). All stats are the same as a normal cursed werewolf with Lycanthropy, but this curse only lasts for an amount of rounds equal to the Theurge’s level. Also, the Theurge is only able to call upon this curse to one creature at a time. The werewolf obey’s any commands the Theurge gives it and fulfills them to the best of its ability, as long as it's not self harming. ### Side Step Starting at 13th level, once per day at will, the Garou can side step into the Umbra. See Plane Shift Spell. ### Hurl Through Hell Starting at 14th level, when you hit a creature with an attack, you can use this feature to instantly transport the target through the lower planes. The creature disappears and hurtles through a nightmare landscape. At the end of your next turn, the target returns to the space it previously occupied, or the nearest unoccupied space. If the target is not a fiend, it takes 10d10 psychic damage as it reels from its horrific experience. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest. ### Umbral Form Starting at 18th level, you can spend 6 Gnosis points as a bonus action to magically transform yourself into your Wolf Spirit form. In this form, you have resistance to all damage except force and radiant damage, and you can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. You take 5 force damage if you end your turn inside an object. You remain in this form for 1 minute. It ends early if you are incapacitated, if you die, or if you dismiss it as a bonus action. ### Survivor At 20th level, the Theurge is now immune to extreme temperatures, diseases, and poisons. Additionally, by spending 3 Gnosis a day, the Theurge has the ability to go without food, water, and sleep without penalty. Will not restore abilities used that require a short or long rest. ``` ```

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##### Philodox | Level | Proficiency Bonus |Rage |Gnosis | Features | Rage Damage Bonus | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | 1| 0| Balanced Unarmored Defense;Garou Forms | +2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | 2nd | +2 | 1| 0| Truth of Gaia | +2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 3rd | +2 | 1| 3| Rite of Passage; Tribal Feature | +2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 4th | +2 | 2| 4| Ability Score Improvement, Razor Claws | +2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | 5th | +3 | 2| 5| Extra Attack | +2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 6th | +3 | 2| 6| Tribal Feature, Pack Totem | +2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 7th | +3 | 3| 7| King of Beasts | +2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | | 8th | +3 | 3| 8| Ability Score Improvement | +2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | | 9th | +4 | 3| 9| Klaive | +3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 10th | +4 | 4| 10| — | +3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | | 11th | +4 | 4| 11 |Tribal Feature | +3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | | 12th | +4 | 4| 12| Ability Score Improvement | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13th | +5 | 5| 13| Take the True Form | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 14th | +5 | 5| 14| Grand Klaive | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | | 15th | +5 | 5| 15| Wall of Granite Gift | +3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 16th | +5 | 6| 16| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 17th | +6 | 6| 17| Tribal Feature | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 18th | +6 | 6| 18| Break the Bonds Gift | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 19th | +6 | 7| 19| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 20th | +6 | 7| 20| — | +4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

## Philodox The half moon is balance and duality, standing between two worlds. The Garou is both wolf and human, flesh and spirit, fury and wisdom, savage and savant. The Philodox embraces this duality, attempting to harness it with balance. The Half Moon acts as counselor, mediator, and law-keeper to his pack. Where the Ragabash must question the laws, the Philodox must interpret them, finding the wisest answer out of many. Half Moons are called to judge, for better or for worse. Theirs is the task to set punishment when the Garou stray from the path, and to determine when a werewolf's actions are particularly meritorious. They are frequently leaders in times of peace, but often cede command to Ahroun or Galliards when war breaks out. **Quote:** *"You abandoned your post to aid a packmate. To save another Garou’s life is commendable; to think of your packmate before yourself is proper. But to put the sept in danger is foolish and disregards the lives of your fellows. You must pay the price for that. I levy the punishment of ordeal. Perhaps your love of your pack will encourage you to excel here and wipe the stain from your honor."*

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\page ## Class Features As a Philodox, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Primary Ability:** Charisma - **Hit Dice:** 1d8 per Philodox level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 8 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Philodox level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** All Armor - **Weapons:** simple weapons, martial weapons, Klaives, Grand Klaives - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Wisdom, Charisma - **Skills:** Choose two from Athletics, Acrobatics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion and Religion #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* a martial weapon and a shield or *(b)* two martial weapons - *(a)* five javelins or *(b)* any simple melee weapon - a priest's pack or (b) an explorer's pack ### Balanced Unarmored Defense Starting at 1st level, While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier + your Charisma modifier ### Truth of Gaia As judges of the Litany, Philodox may easily separate truth from falsehood. A Gaffling of Falcon teaches this Gift. **System:** Any Deception within 30 ft of the Philodox is made with a +10 to the difficulty against him. This Gift reveals only which of the words that have been spoken are true and which are false. It doesn’t reveal the truth behind a lie unless the speaker utters it. If the speaker is uncertain whether his words are true or false, the Gift identifies them as neither. ### Rite of Passage When you reach 3rd level, the Garou petitions himself to a tribe, in what is known as the Rite of Passage. Once completed, he accepts that Tribe’s spirit totem as his own. Your Tribe grants you features at 3rd,6th, 11th, and 17th levels. ### Extra Attack Starting at 5th level, the Philodox gets an extra attack action. ``` ``` ## Gifts Activating Gifts normally require spending Gnosis, unless they say otherwise. While some gifts are activated simply by knowing the Gift itself. Choose from the Philodox Gift list, and pick 1 rank 1 Gift at Character creation. The Philodox may prepare any gifts from the Philodox gift list, his Breed Gift list, as well as his tribe gift list, as long as he has aquired a high enough rank according to his class table to cast them. The Philodox may prepare any number of gifts equal to his Charisma modifier + Philodox level rounded down.***(minimum of one)*** ### Pack Totem Beginning at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you must make a saving throw, the creature gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to your Charisma Modifier(minimum of +1). You must be conscious to grant this bonus. At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30ft. ### King of Beasts At 7th level, the Philodox’s authority extends even into the realm of beasts, so that he can command the loyalty of any single animal. The Philodox spends 2 Gnosis on one animal within 100 feet with a CR rating of 0, and that animal becomes a familiar to the Philodox. The animal is now considered Fey instead of beast. When dismissed it disappears into the Umbra awaiting your summons. Mechanically the same as the ***Find Familiar*** conjuration spell. ### Klaive At 9th level, Gaia’s Chosen may use the Rite of the Fetish to bind spirits into appropriately crafted and consecrated vessels. Majority of fetishes are crafted for natural materials.(wood, bone, hide, clay); Garou adorn them with carved river stones, feathers, beads, and other markings to honor and appease the spirit within. * Requires attunement after it is made and bound with a spirit. * Like Rite of talisman Deduction, the Garou can summon the klaive in and out of existence. A useful tactic when changing forms, especially while in Hispo or Lupus and can't use the Klaive. * The Klaive is made of Silver, is considered a Shortsword, Gnosis grants it a **+2 and magical** * When the Garou spends 2 Gnosis to activate the spirit bound to the Klaive. Whenever the Klaive hits a target, it deals an extra 1d8 radiant damage. The Klaive retains this activation until its owner takes a short or long rest, or falls unconscious in any way. ### Take the True Form At 13th level, the Philodox can spend a single Gnosis point to detect any creature or object under the effect of shapeshift, Alter Self, Disguise, Illusion, or ability similar in nature. Once detected, for 2 additional Gnosis, the target (If possible) must make a Wisdom Save vs Garou Spell Save DC. If the save fails the target reverts back to its original form or the illusion is dispelled.

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\page ### Grand Klaive At 14th level, the Garou can now create a Grand Klaive. The concept is similar to the Klaive but more powerful. The Grand Klaive has 2 spirits bound to this weapon, and they both serve a purpose when activated. * Considered a longsword which the blade is made of silver (1d10), by spending 3 Gnosis it becomes a **+3 and magical** * Like the Klaive, once its activated it deals 2d8 radiant damage when successfully striking a target As far as the second War spirit bound to the Klaive, it can be activated by spending a separate amount of Gnosis to use whatever magical ability that spirit carries. Pick one transmutation spell from the wizard spell list of 7th level or lower. This cannot be changed once chosen. Optionally, the DM can base it off a random roll. That spirit represents that ability for the remaining life of the weapon. * It costs 3 Gnosis to activate the Grand Klaive’s second ability. * The second ability cannot be used again until the owner finishes a short rest. ### Wall of Granite At 15th level, the Garou spends 2 Gnosis touching the ground, to produce a physical 10x10 ft stone panel 6 inches thick. Can create multiple panels based on the amount of Gnosis spent. Each panel has an AC 15 and 30 HP. The panels can be created and or stacked anywhere within a 60ft radius around the Garou. And can even be placed around an ally within range to shield them ### Break the Bonds At 18th level, the Philodox has the ability to shatter all bonds, physical or mental. Garou may use this Gift to benefit any being, including herself once per short rest. Garou spends 5 Gnosis and can remove ANY Condition which impairs movement or actions, also becomes immune to that condition until they take a short or long rest, or fall unconscious. ``` ```

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##### Galliard | Level | Proficiency Bonus |Rage |Gnosis | Features | Rage Damage Bonus | Gifts Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | 1| 0| Pack Inspiration(d4), Garou Forms | +2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | 2nd | +2 | 1| 0| Gift of the Galliard | +2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 3rd | +2 | 1| 3| Rite of Passage; Tribal Feature | +2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 4th | +2 | 2| 4| Ability Score Improvement, Howls | +2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | 5th | +3 | 2| 5| Extra Attack, pack inspiration (d6) | +2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | | 6th | +3 | 2| 6| Tribal Feature | +2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | | 7th | +3 | 3| 7| Distractions Gift | +2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 8th | +3 | 3| 8| Ability Score Improvement | +2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 9th | +4 | 3| 9| Eye of the Cobra Gift | +3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 10th | +4 | 4| 10| Delirium, Pack Inspiration (d8) | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 11th | +4 | 4| 11 |Tribal Feature | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | | 12th | +4 | 4| 12| Ability Score Improvement | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 13th | +5 | 5| 13| Extra Howl (2) | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 14th | +5 | 5| 14| Master of Howls | +3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 15th | +5 | 5| 15| Pack Inspiration (d10) | +3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16th | +5 | 6| 16| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17th | +6 | 6| 17| Tribal Feature | +4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 18th | +6 | 7| 18| Fabric of the Mind Gift | +4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 19th | +6 | 7| 19| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 20th | +6 | 8| 20| Extra Howl (3) | +4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Galliard The Galliard sings the soul of the Garou to the near-full moon, howling of their joys and sorrows, their triumphs and losses. She is the voice of the People, calling them to battle and inspiring them to greatness in life and in death. She is also a keeper of traditions, carrying the lore of tribes all the way back to the beginning. A Galliard can rouse the pack from self-pity and suffering when their claws are needed for battle. She can speak caution to a Ragabash, draw a Theurge from his reverie, soften the heart of a Philodox, and soothe the anger of the Ahroun. The Galliard’s art and performance may take many forms, she might be a dancer, a storyteller, a musician, or a bit of everything rolled into one. She may even be a leader in times of war. When the battle is done, hers is the voice first raised to praise the sacrifices made by the fallen, and the triumphs of those who still live to fight again **Quote:** *"You should be afraid, brothers and sisters. This is Kyrrth’takla, Beast of a Thousand Mouths, they have awoken. The stories of its strength are terrifying. But I know you. I’ve been honored to fight alongside you, and I know you will not be afraid. What you want is the glory of tearing this abomination apart, and my brothers and sisters, we will have it!"*

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\page ## Class Features As a Galliard, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Primary Ability:** Charisma - **Hit Dice:** 1d8 per Galliard level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 8 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Galliard level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** Light Armor - **Weapons:** Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Dexterity, Charisma - **Skills:** Choose any three #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon - *(a)* a diplomat's pack or (b) an entertainer's pack - Leather armor and a dagger ## Gifts Activating Gifts normally require spending Gnosis, unless they say otherwise. While some gifts are activated simply by knowing the Gift itself. Choose from the Galliard Gift list, and pick 1 rank 1 Gift at Character creation. The Galliard may chose any gifts from the Galliard gift list, his Breed Gift list, as well as his tribe gift list, as long as he has aquired a high enough rank according to his class table to cast them. Once chosen they are permanent. ### Pack Inspiration At 1st level, the Galliard can channel their spiritual energy once per long rest to guide those within a 10 ft radius. When this is used, each ally of the Garou receives a 1d4 bonus to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes within the next 10 minutes. ### Gift of the Galliard At 2nd level, the Moon Dancers burn with passion and song, and so Luna gives them Gifts that allow them to weave dream, fantasy and emotion into a tapestry that serves Gaia’s best interests. That Galliard spends one Gnosis point and chooses one of the following: * **Beast Speech -** The Garou may instinctively understand and communicate with any natural animals, from fish to mammals. She need only speak normally to be understood by animals, along with a touch of appropriate body language--there is no need to bark like a dog. This doesn't change animals basic reactions or dispositions; most are still afraid of predators such as werewolves. * **Call of the Wyld -** The Galliard may send her howl far beyond the normal range of hearing and imbue it with great emotion, stirring the hearts of fellow Garou, wolf, dog, or those of animals similar in nature for miles. Any within range is determined by the DM, and is urged to go to the location of the call. This however does not control or manipulate the animal in any way after it has arrived, it simply gets them there. And can communicate any information the Garou asks if willing. * **Mindspeak -** Invoking the power of a waking dream, the Garou can place any chosen characters into silent communication. 1 Gnosis point per subject if willing. Opposing willpower saving throws if unwilling, if successful the link is established for 1 min, after that rerolls will have to be made. All beings must be in line of sight. The Mindspeak ends when all the participants want it to, or on the turn the Galliard fails the roll against an unwilling member. * **Perfect Recall -** The Garou is able to remember and relive any memory with perfect clarity. The player may spend one Gnosis point to perfectly remember any one detail, no matter how small, from any point in her character’s entire life.

### Rite of Passage When you reach 3rd level, the Garou petitions himself to a tribe, in what is known as the Rite of Passage. Once completed, he accepts that Tribe’s spirit totem as his own. Your Tribe grants you features at 3rd,6th, 11th, and 17th levels.

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\page ### Howls A Galliard howl is not an inarticulate cry--it can communicate a great deal of information. Many howls incorporate the Garou language. Just as every Philodox studies the Litany, any Galliard should be well versed in all the common howls. Any party that the Galliard considers his pack can receive the messages of this spiritual howl. The Galliard can spend 1 action to alter his vocal cords in any form if needed to invoke these howls. Those within 60 ft are affected. The Galliard can only use 1 per short rest starting at 4th level, 2 at 13th level, and 3 howls at 20th level. **Anthem of War -** This howl is a call to battle, Galliards use this to rally the troops. All allies within 60 ft gain advantage on Initiative if used. Additionally, if the Garou is surprised at the beginning of combat, and isnt incapacitated, you can act normally on the Galliards first turn, but only if you enter Rage first. **Snarl of Precedence -** This short, violent outburst is directed against a chosen foe within 60 ft you can see. Packs use this snarl to coordinate tactics. Any and all attacks until the end of the Galliard’s next turn towards the target is made with advantage. If any allies within 60 break off from this tactic and attack another target within the same range, the advantage ends. **Song of Mockery -** Not a howl in its own right, this is more of a pitch, a sort of “sarcastic tone”. It is the equivalent of an obscene gesture given alongside a speech. This howl targets a creature within range, and all attacks and actions that can be rolled at disadvantage do so until the end of the Galliards next turn. ### Extra Attack At 5th level, the Galliard receives an extra attack action. ### Distractions Gift At 7th level, the Galliard can make distracting yips, yelps, and howls to divert the attention of his target. Any time as a reaction, the Galliard can turn the highest numbered die from the damage rolled into a 1 instead for every 2 gnosis spent. The Galliard has to see the target and be within 120ft. If the Galliard spent more Gnosis than dice available, the extra amount of Gnosis spent per die can be rerolled and reduced from any of the bonus damage the victim of the target would have received instead. Any remaining is Gnosis that is overspent after that is just lost. This can be a gamble on the Galliard’s part, but it can also be lifesaving. ### Eye of the Cobra At 9th level, any target the Galliard can see within 60 ft are drawn to the Galliard, by some spiritual force. Target must roll a Wisdom save vs Galliard’s spell save DC. If the target fails, he stops whatever action he is doing, until he gets within 5 ft of the Galliard. Once the target gets within 5 ft, the gift ends. * **Cost.** 3 Gnosis ``` ``` ### Delirium Starting at 10th level, when the Garou is in Crinos form, it can use this ability to strike fear in his enemies. Wisdom Save vs Garou’s Spell Save DC to those who can see the Garou within 120ft. On a failed save, they are frightened. If successful they are immune. ### Master of Howls At 14th level, the Galliard can use Snarl of Precedence and Song of Mockery as a bonus action instead of a full action. ### Fabric of the Mind At 18th level, the Galliard can summon any creature they can think of with the power of their imagination. The player rolls a 1d20 + Gnosis spent for the maximum CR of a type of creature(min 1 Gnosis) The Galliard then describes the looks of any creature he can imagine, in as much detail as he wants to the DM, and the DM takes that information and the results of the roll to produce the creature. The creature has the same stats as their respective stat block, but doesn’t have any Legendary Actions. Also, the Garou must spend equal amounts of Gnosis each round to keep the power of his imagination a reality.

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##### Ahroun | Level | Proficiency Bonus |Rage |Gnosis | Features | Rage Damage Bonus | Gifts Known | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |:---:|:---:|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 1st | +2 | 1| 0| Soak Damage (d12), Garou Forms | +2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | 2nd | +2 | 1| 0| Rite of Talisman Dedication | +2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 3rd | +2 | 1| 3| Rite of Passage; Tribal Feature | +2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | | 4th | +2 | 2| 4| Ability Score Improvement, Claws of the Ahroun | +2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | 5th | +3 | 2| 5| Extra Attack, Rage Heal (d8) | +2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 6th | +3 | 2| 6| Tribal Feature | +2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 7th | +3 | 3| 7| Klaive | +2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 8th | +3 | 3| 8| Ability Score Improvement | +2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | | 9th | +4 | 3| 9| Brutal Critical (1 die) | +3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 10th | +4 | 4| 10| Delirium, Rage Heal (d10) | +3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | | 11th | +4 | 4| 11 |Tribal Feature | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | | 12th | +4 | 4| 12| Ability Score Improvement | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 13th | +5 | 5| 13| Brutal Critical (2 die) (2) | +3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 14th | +5 | 5| 14| Grand Klaive | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | | 15th | +5 | 5| 15| Kiss of Heliou Gift, Rage Heal (d12)) | +3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 16th | +5 | 6| 16| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 17th | +6 | 6| 17| Tribal Feature | +4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 18th | +6 | 7| 18| Roar at the Moon | +4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 19th | +6 | 7| 19| Ability Score Improvement | +4 | 11| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 20th | +6 | 8| 20| Ahroun Frenzy | +4 | 12| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

## Ahroun The Garou’s connection to the moon is much more extensive than legends state. Every phase has its secret, but human myth comes close to understanding the truth in one aspect: the full moon floods the Warrior with Rage. The Ahroun is the living weapon of Gaia, the lord of bloodshed. He is the warrior among a race of warriors, the champion of martial people. He is ever ready to kill, and to die if need be. The Ahroun are respected, but also treated with some level of dread. Their killing instinct is inborn; even a Full Moon just past his First Change is more lethal than many veterans of other auspices. Their elders are few--it’s a rare Ahroun that survives the countless battles that are his birthright--but all the more terrifying for their experience. Like the Galliard, the Ahroun is an inspiring leader in time of war, but he leads with deeds and action. He is first into battle and last to retreat--if he ever retreats at all. In times of peace, he relinquishes command to others, but remains ever vigilant, knowing his talent for war will be needed again all too soon. ``` ``` **Quote:** *"No more running. No more surrender. Here we stand and here we fight. We do not walk to Gaia’s arms tonight--we will swim there, in a river of our enemy’s blood! Let them hear your howls and know true fear!"*

*image source: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/3/36/Wendigo_%28Oeste_selvagem_1%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20181227192615* Onyx Path, Werewolf the Apocalypse

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\page ## Class Features As a Ahroun, you gain the following class features #### Hit Points ___ - **Primary Ability:** Strength - **Hit Dice:** 1d10 per Ahroun level - **Hit Points at 1st Level:** 10 + your Constitution modifier - **Hit Points at Higher Levels:** 1d10 (or 6) + your Constitution modifier per Ahroun level after 1st #### Proficiencies ___ - **Armor:** All armor, shields - **Weapons:** Simple weapons, martial weapons, Klaives - **Tools:** None ___ - **Saving Throws:** Strength, Constitution - **Skills:** Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, Perception, and Survival #### Equipment You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: - *(a)* chain mail or *(b)* leather armor, longbow, and 20 arrows - *(a)* a martial weapon and a shield or *(b)* two martial weapons - *(a)* a light crossbow and 20 bolts or *(b)* two handaxes - *(a)* a dungeoneer's pack or *(b)* an explorer's pack ## Gifts Activating Gifts normally require spending Gnosis, unless they say otherwise. While some gifts are activated simply by knowing the Gift itself. Choose from the Ahroun Gift list, and pick 1 rank 1 Gift at Character creation. The Ahroun may chose any gifts from the Ahroun gift list, his Breed Gift list, as well as his tribe gift list, as long as he has aquired a high enough rank according to his class table to cast them. Once chosen they are permanent. ### Soak Damage At first level, the Ahroun Warrior can use his rage in different ways compared to the other Auspices. Any damage the Garou receives in combat, the Ahroun can choose to spend a Rage Point to absorb 1d12 + Constitution modifier worth of damage. This can only be used in Crinos Form as a reaction. This increases to 2d12 at 6th level, 3d12 at 12th level, and 4d12 at 17th level. ### Rite of Talisman Dedication Beginning at 2nd level, the Garou can choose pieces of equipment that phase with him when switching forms. This rite allows a Garou to bind objects to her body, allowing them to fit her various forms( pants will grow to accommodate the Crinos form rather than splitting at the seams, also useful if a Garou ever decides to don armor) Fetishes such as Klaives remain with the werewolf in all forms automatically without this rite. One Gnosis point is spent to activate this Rite and remains active until the next long rest, and the character may never have more objects bout to himself than his Gnosis score. Conceptually linked groups of objects may count as a single object. A set of clothing is considered one object, rather than one shirt, 2 socks, ect. Objects will generally resize themselves to accommodate the character’s various forms, but may simply meld with the character in forms where they can be of no use- for example, a knife may become a knife-shaped tattoo in Lupus. ### Rite of Passage When you reach 3rd level, the Garou petitions himself to a tribe, in what is known as the Rite of Passage. Once completed, he accepts that Tribe’s spirit totem as his own. Your Tribe grants you features at 3rd,6th, 11th, and 17th levels. ### Claws of the Ahroun Starting at 4th level, the Ahroun has the ability to take one action to sharpen its claws and recieves to +1. It costs 1 rage point to do so. * Additionally the Ahroun can Spend 1 extra point of Rage on a successful attack , to bury her claws into the victim, where they stick after breaking free from the Garou’s fingertips. Until the victim takes a round to pull them out, they suffer disadvantage to all actions. The Garou’s claws take a full round to regenerate. ### Extra Attack At 5th level, the Ahroun receives an extra attack action. ### Rage Heal Starting at 5th level, the Ahroun can further manipulate his rage to accelerate healing and rolls 1d8 + Constitution worth of HP for every point of rage spent. This increases to 1d10 at 10th level, and 1d12 at 15th level.

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\page ### Klaive At 9th level, Gaia's Chosen may use the Rite of the Fetish to bind spirits into appropriately crafted and consecrated vessels. Majority of fetishes are crafted fro natural materials. *wood, bone, hide, clay*; Garou adorn them with carved river stones, feathers, beads, and other markings to honor and appease the spirit within. The signature weapon of the Garou Nation, klaives are fetish daggers of a singular design, made to be used in Homid and Crinos Form with ease. Klaives are rare weapons made from the purest silver. A war-spirit is usually bound to the klaive. key notes on the Klaive: * Requires attunement after it is made and bound with a spirit. * Like Rite of talisman dedication, the Garou can summon the klaive in and out of existence. A useful tactic when changing forms, especially while in Lupus and can't use the Klaive. * The Klaive is made of Silver, is considered a Shortsword, Gnosis grants it a **+2 and magical.** * When the Garou spends 2 Gnosis to activate the spirit bound to the Klaive. Whenever the Klaive hits a target, it deals an extra 1d8 radiant damage. The Klaive retains this activation until its owner takes a short or long rest, or galls unconscious in any way.

*Image source from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/f/fe/Fianna_%28Idade_das_Trevas%29_%281%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20181227172119* Werewolf the Forsaken, White-wolf ``` ``` ### Brutal Critical Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. This increases to two additional dice at 13th level and three additional dice at 17th level.

### Delirium Starting at 10th level, when the Garou is in Crinos form, it can use this ability to strike fear in his enemies. Wisdom Save vs Garou’s Spell Save DC to those who can see the Garou within 120ft. On a failed save, they are frightened. If successful they are immune.

### Grand Klaive At 14th level, the Garou can now create a Grand Klaive. The concept is similar to the Klaive but more powerful. The Grand Klaive has 2 spirits bound to this weapon, and they both serve a purpose when activated. * Considered a longsword which the blade is made of silver (1d10), by spending 3 Gnosis it becomes a **+3 and magical** * Like the Klaive, once its activated it deals 2d8 radiant damage when successfully striking a target As far as the second War spirit bound to the Klaive, it can be activated by spending a separate amount of Gnosis to use whatever magical ability that spirit carries. Pick one transmutation spell from the wizard spell list of 7th level or lower. This cannot be changed once chosen. Optionally, the DM can base it off a random roll. That spirit represents that ability for the remaining life of the weapon. * It costs 3 Gnosis to activate the Grand Klaive’s second ability. * The second ability cannot be used again until the owner finishes a short rest.

### Kiss of Heliou At 15th level, the Ahroun can invoke the sun's power to gain immunity to fire. **Costs 3 Gnosis** * Additionally, the Ahroun can spend an extra rage point to ignite any portion of his body and keep it burning as he desires. The Garou rolls an extra 1d8 fire damage when successfully hitting a target with its claws or bite attacks.

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### Roar at the Moon At 18th level, the Ahroun enrages a fierce roar to the Moon Goddess Luna. Once per long rest, Luna fuels her Ahroun Warriors with Rage. 1 point of Rage costs 5 Gnosis (max 4).

### Ahroun Frenzy At 20th level, the Ahroun is no longer limited to the amount of rage spent in a round, he invokes the inner beast. He spends all Rage points he has for the Glory of battle. While activated the Garou has to be in Crinos form, cannot use Gnosis, Gifts, or has the ability to stop until the target is killed. If the target is not killed after the last point of rage is spent, it continues to attack with disadvantage until it misses. Only then, does the attacks stop. The Garou changes to his breed form, (unless Metis), and has 4 levels of exhaustion. This attack is the Pride of Ahrouns abilities. Usually a last resort by the Garou.

##### Exhaustion Levels

Level	Effect
1	Disadvantage on Ability Checks
2	Speed Halved
3	Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Saving Throws
4	Hit Point Maximum is Halved

*Image Source From: https://media.ex-cdn.com/EXP/media.phunutoday.vn/files/upload_images/2014/12/27/nguoi-soi-1.jpg* Onyx Path, Werewolf the Apocalypse \page # Part Three: Choose your Tribal Archetype Once a Garou completes his Rite of Passage, he is welcomed into one of the 5 Tribes of the Garou Nation. Before the completion of this rite, he is a cub, and therefore treated as little more than a child. He may not learn tribal Gifts or recieve the tribe’s deepest secrets. Even Metis cubs are shut out from such sacred knowledge. Each Tribe is empowered by their own sacred spirit animal. Each of the Tribes originally came from a different region of the world. Each tribe’s Kinfolk and societies reflect these different cultures. ## Tribal Archetypes A Garou petitions himself to join one of the known tribes during his Rite of Passage. The Garou is then accepted by the spirit totem of the tribe, and even takes on certain characteristics in their forms as well. Each tribe is blessed with Gifts that use Gnosis, the spirit energy of the wolf. ### Children of Gaia This Tribe does not claim an ancestral homeland, considering itself to be made up of citizens of Gaia and ambassadors of peace and justice. Some Garou make the mistake of thinking this makes them weak, but when the Children of Unicorn choose to fight, they fight with righteousness. ### Fianna The descendants and spiritual children of Stag, the Fianna are loremasters, warrior-poets, and drinkers par excellence. They are known for their fiery passions and insights, and, less charitably, for stubborness and veniality. ### Get of Fenris The Get of Fenris is proud of its heritage, and prouder still of their reputation as fearless warriors. They are unapologetically blood-thirsty and savage, and carry a wide survivalist streak. Fenris himself is their tribal totem. ### Shadow Lords The Shadow Lords heritage can be traced back among the craggy cliffs and rocky foothills of the mountains. They are ruthless in their efforts to dir#ect the Garou Nation, and believe that the might of their totem, Grandfather Thunder, makes them fit to rule. ### Silver Fangs The revered leaders of the Garou Nation--at least to hear them tell it--the Silver Fangs follow Falcon as their totem. The tribe has a long history of pure breeding, nobility, and courage. Their modern image, however, also includes accusations of inbreeding and insanity. Theoretically, a cub can approach any tribe. A Garou is not born into a tribe, he must prove himself worthy during his Rite of Passage first. A cub with a Garou parent usually makes the same choice as his mother or father when deciding what tribe to petition, but he does not have to do so. But a cub with a long lineage will be hounded to “make the right choice.”

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\page # Get of Fenris Even among a race of warriors, the Get of Fenris are the most warlike. The Fenrir, as they’re like to be called, value a glorious death over a peaceful old age. They wear their scars with pride, howl the glory of their victories, and revel in the fear that they spread among the minions of the Wyrm. To the Get, compassion is a luxury, not a virtue--the greatest virtues are valor and strength. The most brutal and violent sagas of the regions pale before the lore of the Get. Their Galliards joyously recount grim tales of bloody death against impossible odds, of the eternal glory to be found on the battlefield. They have told stories of Ragnarok, for the Apocalypse, for centuries -- and they are ready for it. Blood alone doesn’t make a Get of Fenris. A cub could be the finest Pure Breed, but if he can’t make it through the bloody Rite of Passage, he’s of no use to the Fenrir. Some cubs don't even survive that first test. Harsh as it is, the Rite of Passage reflects the grim and fatalistic nature of life among the Get. The battles against the Wyrm will be no gentler, --and the Fenrir never run from battle. Every child of Great Fenris, no matter his or her auspice, must be ready to die gloriously for the Mother. This creed often seems contradictory to lupus cubs, who are used to survival as the first and most pressing mandate. Luckily, enough wolf-born find their Rage that the Get haven’t fallen too far behind in their ratio of homid-to-lupus members. To make matters worse, many Get of Fenris embrace very elitist attitudes not just to strenght and valor, but even to sex and ethnicity. This has been a source of internal conflict within the tribe for many years. Although it’s not easy for outsiders to see, the Fenrir do possess admirable virtues beyond their courage. There are long-standing traditions of females doing as well as males in many Get septs-- they frequently have to work very hard to earn them their status. Metis can excel as well, if their deformities don’t impede their actual strength--one who’s ugly as sin and has a terrible speech impediment will still earn much glory if he can fight to the tribe’s exacting standards. Many Get also care very deeply for their Kinfolk, taking family ties exceptionally seriously. This is a double standard for the Kin, of course: their werewolf relatives hold them to brutally high standards, but also defend them with great passion. At every level, tribe society idealizes strength above all. Wisdom and cunning are valued, but as a complement to might, not a substitute. Fenrir leaders, or jarls, must earn their position through grueling physical trials, and be prepared to hold them in the same way. Tribal moots are full-moon affairs, beginning with a vicious gauntlet-running to determine who’s worth to participate in the rites of the tribe. Rites of Renown entail bloody runes carved into werewolf hide, even mystical rites dealing with spirits involve ritualized combat between rite-master and spirit as often as not. Even their belief in an afterlife reflects the concept of Valhalla, a grand battlefield awaiting its heroes. And for all their faults, the Get of Fenris produce many heroes. Their creed of strength is simple, but not simplistic -- it teaches many Fenrir to master their Rage, to serve as examples of courage to the rest of the Nation, and to win battles that others would lose or abandon. They are remarkably loyal to those who earn their respect, and their harsh standards encourage other Garou to fight harder if they want to keep the Fenrir’s allegiance. With the Apocalypse at hand, no tribe is more ready to tear the Wyrm apart regardless of the cost. **Appearance:** Strong Fenrir blood manifests as huge gray wolf forms with broad shoulders and vicious jaws. There are precious few Get whose hides aren’t marked with scars and tattoos. Some even brand their fur or ceremonially carve runes into their flesh. **Tribal Totem:** Fenris, the Great Wolf, one of the mightiest of war totems. Other spirits allied to the Get include Aegir, Hrafn the raven-spirit, the Norns, and Surtur, spirits both warlike and wise. **Quote:** *"Pain is my lover. Death is my sister. Gaia is my Mother, and Great Fenris is my Father. You have NOTHING for me to fear!"*

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\page ## Get of Fenris Features Fierce fighters one and all, the Get beseech their spirit allies for Gifts of war. Even their Ragabash and Theurges are expected to stand out in battle. * All gifts cost one action, unless stated otherwise * Gifts cannot stack similar bonuses, but can be used to extend durations if applicable. #### Lightning Reflexes At level 3 the Get of Fenris can call upon their tribal spirit to effortlessly switch from offense to defense as the needs of battle demand. **cost-** The Garou spends 1 Gnosis to activate, and until his next turn, they have advantage on all Dex Saving Throws, as well as giving them a bonus action to Dash, or Disengage without an attack of opportunity. #### Fangs of the North At Level 6, Blue smoke rolls off of the Fenrir’s claws and teeth, which are transformed into curving daggers of hardened ice. **1d8 Necrotic damage** added to any claw or bite attacks(cannot be used in Homid Form)Increases to 2d8 at 10th level, 3d8 at 15th level, and 4d8 at 18th level. The duration lasts for up to 1 minute, unless knocked unconscious or choosing to deactivate the gift. Costs 2 Gnosis #### Might of Thor At 11th level, the Get can increase his strength tremendously **cost-** spending 1 rage and 3 Gnosis, until his next turn, increases his strength score +4, and also can exceed the 20 cap. The effects applied to any damage, attack, feats of strength, or saving throws where strength is involved. #### Beyond Fenrir At level 17, the Get has the ability to go Beyond the normal state of himself. He is a Get, but greater. For every point of Gnosis spent, the Garou has the ability to increase any ability score by that amount (max 30). Can get scores over 20 in this fashion. **cost-**is based on the amount the Garou wishes to spend, and the effects last for 1 minute.

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``` ``` ## Get of Fenris Stereotypes of the other tribes: **Children of Gaia:** *"You think you were given these teeth, these claws, so you could sit about and talk of dreams of peace? FIGHT, you sheepfuckers!"*

**Fianna:** *"Your ancestors were almost as strong as ours, and you’re almost as strong as we are. What? It’s a compliment."*

**Shadow Lords:** *"Their schemes against the other tribes are treacherous, which is why they are not friends. Their schemes against the Wyrm are brilliant, which is why we haven’t cut them down."*

**Silver Fangs:** *"Speak with the voice of a true king, and we’ll follow. You’re too weak to be worth it any other way."* \page

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# Silverfangs The Silver Fangs are first among the tribes, as they are quick to point out. Descendants of great heroes and monarchs, every one, the tribe of Falcon claims the role of leadership of the Garou Nation. They trace their bloodline back to the Progenitor Wolf, a genealogy of the noblest human blood and the finest wolf ancestors. Through the ages, they have been at the forefront of the war, the proudest and most magnificent Garou — and to hear the Silver Fangs tell it, that is still true. Other tribes have their doubts, though. Some charge that the Silver Fang’s obsession with pure blood has brought them to inbreeding, and their once-clear minds have grown feeble and clouded through the generations.

Weak kings demand respect for the deeds of their ancestors, not their own. Mad leaders care more for the details of their courtly traditions than for the war against the Wyrm. Far too many fall to Harano for them to be a healthy tribe. Both viewpoints have some truth to them. The Silver Fangs do indeed descend from great heroes, and they have also suffered from their preference for aristocratic Kinfolk over healthy and intelligent Kin. Many are as bad as their critics claim, but some still shine with the light of old heroism. In some ways, they are exactly the exemplars of the Garou they claim to be — the strengths and the afflictions of the Garou Nation are reflected in the story of the Silver Fangs. From their First Change, the Silver Fangs learn that they are meant to rule — not that it is their destiny, or their right, but their purpose.
The best of them interpret this mandate as a form of noblesse oblige: that they must lead by example in peace and in war. The worst seize upon it as justification for tyranny. Their aristocratic Kinfolk families raise their children with a sense of being “above the rest.” Their lupus Kin, of course, have no real sense of nobility per se. But the Fangs carefully protect them with the fullness of their resources, so many Silver Fang lupus still enjoy a more privileged youth than do the wolf-born of other tribes. Metis are treated somewhat paradoxically: on the one hand they are signs of impurity that impugn the famous Silver Fang pride, but on the other, metis with two Fang parents have arguably some of the purest blood in the Nation. A metis may never be king, but he may still receive some respect for his forebears (if not for his parents’ shame). Silver Fang society borrows a few “regal” traditions that are not seen in other tribes.

They organize into Houses first and camps second, and their territories (or “protectorates”) are ruled by kings — traditionally Ahroun. They divide their courts into two lodges: the Lodge of the Sun deals with material and worldly matters, while the Lodge of the Moon focuses on spirituality and issues concerning the wolf lines. Their moots are remarkably convoluted, hinging on baroque rituals of etiquette that would scarcely be tolerated by any other tribe. As the Apocalypse unfurls, the role of the Silver Fangs is deeply controversial. Many Garou uphold tradition by acknowledging the Fangs as still worthy of leadership. Others treat them as figureheads to be openly respected and then quietly ignored when necessary. Still others chafe to be rid of them, the Shadow Lords most of all. But the Silver Fangs have yet to fall completely. The charisma of their forebears is still strong in the tribe; those that are willing to reach out to the other tribes are surprisingly adept at rallying septs to unite for war. Time will tell if these last vestiges of true nobility will be enough to keep the tribe, and by extension the Garou Nation unified, or if the Silver Fangs have been tarnished and blunted too long.

**Appearance:** Silver Fangs are of aristocratic human stock, and tend to have strong family resemblances within their bloodlines. Their wolf forms have clean silver or white coats, long jaws and full tail brushes. They are fond of jewelry and ornately worked equipment as a sign of their status.

**Tribal Totem:** Falcon, who inspires from on high. Silver Fangs are particularly dedicated to allied avian or solar spirits, such as Firebirds, the Talons of Horus, and the Children of Karnak.

**Quote:** *"I ask nothing of you that you should not want to give for Gaia. Stand with me and She may yet be saved!"*

*Image source from:https://i.pinimg.com/474x/f4/b1/75/f4b17514a5999777ecd05862c025c379--werewolf-art-teen-wolf.jpg* Onyx Path, W20 Sourcebook \page ## Silverfang Features The regal Silver Fangs are the traditional leaders of the Garou, and their Gifts reflect -- and support --that birthright.

#### Eye of the Falcon At 3rd level, the Garou’s vision gains the predatory clarity of a bird of prey. **Cost-** 2 Gnosis and all Ranged attacks and perception based checks have advantage for 1 min.

#### Inspiration At 6th level, when others look to the Silver Fang for leadership in battle, this Gift helps them to live up to that trust. The Garou employs this Gift to lend her resolve and righteous anger to those who share her cause. **Cost-** 2 Gnosis spent and the Garou choses any single ally in battle within 60 ft to gain 1d8 to apply to a roll within the next 10 min. Can only apply to one individual at a time.

#### Side Step Death At 11th level, legends say that when the first Silver Fang died, he was reborn with this Gift. The Fang simply sidesteps what would have become his deathblow. **Cost-** 5 Gnosis, once activated, any damage that would reduce the Garou to 0, the Umbra consumes him and transfers him in any location other location from where the act took place within 60ft, and HP is now 1 instead.

#### Renew the Cycle

At 17th level, the Silver Fang is blessed with this Gift that allows the correction of a grievous wrong done to the natural cycle of Gaia. The undead, whose very existence is an affront to the natural order of things, wither and crumble to dust when struck by the power of this Gift.

**Cost-** Undead rolls Con Save against current Gnosis DC, (max 20), if failed, any undead with a CR half of players level within 60ft is instantly destroyed. If save succeeds they suffer 6d10 + level radiant damage. Those with higher CR rating, if save fails, they take 6d10 + level radiant, success takes half.

``` ``` ## Silver Fang Stereotypes of Other Tribes:

**Children of Gaia:** *"They share our dislike of dissension, although they tend to forgive rogues and rebels too easily."*

**Fianna:** *"Their loyalty is much appreciated, even if their etiquette is...variable."*

**Get of Fenris:** *"Loyal and honorable vassals when they acknowledge your position -- dangerous savages when they claim to perceive some weakness in you."*

**Shadow Lords:** *"They covet a throne, but do not command the respect necessary to hold it. Perhaps they should direct more energy against the true enemy."*

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\page # Children of Gaia The Children of Gaia seem to be a study in contradiction. They are Gaia’s warriors, yet they want nothing more than peace. No Garou work harder and plead more humbly for cooperation between the tribes than they do. None grieve more when forced to shed the blood of a fellow werewolf. More than any other tribe, they value compassion for all Gaia’s children, even those that hold them in contempt. Many Garou mistake this compassion for weakness, — only to discover that the Children’s hatred of war doesn’t preclude the ability and will to fight — and fight well.
The tribe has its origins in the days of the Impergium, when they protested the practice of culling humans and fighting over territory. When the Garou Nation came to an accord and agreed to end the Impergium, the peacemakers who had led the effort formalized a pact with Unicorn and became the Children of Gaia. They are the only tribe born from an act of peace, and they take great pride in this origin. The Children of Gaia’s primary purpose is that of all Garou — fight the Wyrm, wherever it breeds and wherever it dwells. But their chosen secondary purpose is to mediate disputes and alliances among septs and packs, strengthening the Nation as a whole. It’s a difficult job, made more difficult by the contempt they face from many more martial tribes. But as they argue, it’s critical.
The Children of Gaia are a comparatively numerous tribe. Rivals claim it’s because they shrink from combat — but that’s not true. They do well by adopting other Garou, any who ask. They are especially respectful of metis, treating them as equals. They have less of an advantage with lupus numbers, though several wolf-born that grew up not understanding the concept of “war” find the Children’s ideal most natural. Unicorn’s children are less concerned with strict rank and hierarchy. Though still powered by wolf instinct, they favor fairly loose pack and sept organization. Each sept has two elders who must excel at mediation: the Voice of the Goddess(always female) and the Arm of the Goddess (always male).
The Children constantly involve themselves in the arena of other races’ politics, more so than many other tribes. They face the same limitations that all werewolves do where subtlety is concerned, but still they use what influence they can, particularly through their Kin, to promote agendas of compassion, peace and tolerance. The tribal creed states that the war for Gaia can’t be won without loyal hearts. It’s an uphill battle, though, and boundlessly frustrating. When the time comes for war, more than one Child of Gaia lets out a pent-up Rage that’s horrifying in its strength. With the Apocalypse so close at hand, the Children of Gaia are facing many internal crises of faith. Humanity seems to come so far, and then it falls back into old patterns of hatred and bloodthirst. There are so few Garou to protect the world, and they turn on each other so quickly. Many of the tribe have fallen into Harano as the enormity of their task seems to be overwhelming. Some Children even argue that the secrecy of the Veil prevents them from properly educating humans and other races — that they would have the allies they need if they could just show the races what’s going on. These arguments cause rifts even within the tribe. All told, the odds seem impossible. But if they were to give up, the elders growl, they wouldn’t be the Children ofGaia. They wouldn’t be Garou.

**Appearance:** Strong Children of Gaia Pure Breed usually manifests as a white dappling on a gray or brown coat. The most renowned Children have a calm and serene bearing that can be intimidating in its own right.

**Tribal Totem:** Unicorn. The Children of Gaia tribal totem is a powerful spirit of purity, compassionate in peace but also ferocious in war. They prefer to strike pacts with totems such as Dove and Narwhal, as well as gentle spirits of glade and starlight.

**Quote:** *"We’re Garou. We draw out the toxins from our Mother’s blood, cut away Her cancers, slay the parasites feeding on Her flesh. But once the surgery’s done, you have to bind the wounds back up, too."*

*Image source from:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/e2/6e/b8e26e895d81c8037c1f3eba1c821010.jpg* Onyx path, W20 sourcebook

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\page ## Children of Gaia Features The Gifts of the Children of Gaia aid in calming others and strengthening themselves. Yet those who would dismiss the most peaceful of the tribes as ineffective pacifists will be surprised to discover how well the spirits prepare the Children for the inevitability of battle. #### Mother’s Touch At 3rd level, the Garou channels spiritual power through her hands, mending the wounds of any other living creature. The Garou touches a creature, and heals 1d4/Gnosis point spent. Cannot heal self, spirits, or any undead with this Gift. #### Luna’s Armor At 6th level, the Child of Gaia invokes the moon’s sacred power. Her body is briefly wreathed in a shimmer of moonlight, granting her Luna’s protection. **Cost-**2 Gnosis Gains +2 AC and protection from Silver. #### Dazzle At 11th Level, The Garou can flood a target’s mind with the glory and love of Gaia, rendering him charmed. Charisma Save vs Garou’s Spellcasting DC. If successful, the target is immune to this effect for the remainder of the day. **Cost -** 3 Gnosis #### Halo of the Sun At 17th level, The Garou speaks an ancient word sacred to Helios and is immediately surrounded by a sphere of blazing sunlight surrounding her in a radius of 30 ft. Any creatures trying to hit the Garou do so with Disadvantage, also, anyone that finishes their turn inside the radius suffers 6d10 radiant damage. This also applies to any creatures vulnerable to sunlight that take double damage.
``` ``` ## Children of Gaia Stereotypes of other Tribes: **Fianna:** *"There aren’t many who mourn their losses more keenly, or prize their victories more joyously."*

**Get of Fenris:** *"You can admire their bravery and strength, but at the end of the day, war is something that we abhor and that they seem to cherish. It’s horrifying."*

**Shadow Lords:** *"Hard to tell what they love best: their methods, their ambitions, or their successes."*

**Silver Fangs:** *"Of all the failures we’ve endured, the Silver Fangs’ failure to keep the Nation unified has perhaps hurt all of us the most."*

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\page # Fianna Grief and joy, life and death--life is a series of contradictions, and the Fianna embrace them all. The Tribe of Stag are passionate Garou who exult in the pleasures of the flesh as well as the more abstract delights of a song well-sung or a battle well-fought. Their philosophy is far from a shallow “live in the now”concept, though. The Fianna are prominent lorekeepers and bards, fascinated with the history of all tribes as well as their own. Their Galliards have a particular place of honor within the tribe, but every auspice is expected to learn lessons from the past.
The Fianna trace their origins back to Western Lands, where they had a particular fondness for the Celtic peoples. They stress this cultural identity perhaps more than most other tribes do; members aren’t as prone to marry outside Celtic descended bloodlines, and they prefer to adorn their weapons and fetishes with knotwork representative of “the old days.” They endure plenty of old rivalries with other Western Garou that challenged their borders. The Fianna try to be generous and forgiving where these rivalries are concerned, remembering but not making too much of it — an attitude their rivals rarely share.
Strong passions and a powerful social streak run deep within the tribe. Their mirth is powerful, their loves intense, and their despair deep and prone to increasing into Harano. Introverted Fianna are rare, and don’t earn much sympathy; their tribemates tend to harass them to “loosen up” and enjoy the raucous gatherings more. Metis have it much worse. Fianna tradition holds that a deformed body reflects a deformed spirit, and treat their metis cubs with great severity — metis never hold positions of real authority within the tribe. It’s sadly ironic, then, that the Fianna, with all their hot-running passion and love of the romantic, are particularly prone to sin with other Garou and create these luckless children.
The passionate, mercurial nature of the Fianna manifests itself even in their wolf-born. Fianna lupus take to art readily, though of course they prefer songs and howls above all. Some (both inside and outside the tribe) suspect that this commonality represents a dose of fae blood — there are plenty of old stories of the Fianna fighting alongside the Fey, and engaging in tragic romances with the Old Ones.
In some ways, the Fianna consider themselves the guardians of Garou culture. They glorify the war every werewolf is born to fight, they sing tales of romance that stress the importance of clinging to one’s Kin, and they keep the stories of old victories and defeats. They leap into battle with exuberance, hoping to inspire their cousins to do the same. But even with no other tribe’s eyes upon them, the Fianna fight as ferociously as any Garou can.
Yet thanks to old rivalries and quick tempers, the Fianna can be a divisive presence as easily as a unifying influence. It’s hard for them to resist a particularly well-crafted taunt, or to shake hands with a rival who’s spoken ill of or mistreated Kin. Some Garou don’t take them seriously; others aren’t able to laugh off a Fianna’s bouts of temper so easily.
It’s a good thing for the tribe that they’ve practiced the silver tongue as long as they have. Certainly whatever happens, the presence of a Fianna is prone to keep things lively and interesting.

**Appearance:** Fianna Pure Breed manifests itself as shining red or black fur, and often surprisingly large Lupus form. Fianna often use Gifts to make their eyes glow green, and teach their cubs to howl with beautiful eloquence.

**Tribal Totem:** Stag, who exemplifies the Fianna love of life. Stag’s brood largely comprises animal spirits such as Rabbit, Impala, the White Hart and the Hind, and some Naturae such as the Brook, Dawn and Grain.

**Quote:** *"The blood of heroes is on fire within us! The ghosts of our ancestors swell with pride to see us stand strong and true! The Wyrm itself trembles when we howl! AAAAUURROOOOO!"*

*Image source from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/09/f5/42/09f542c7c20ef310f6564a7d4a2c2d3e.jpg* Onyx path, W20 Sourcebook

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\page ## Fianna Tribal Features The Gifts of the Fianna speak to their vigorous natures and fae allies, and are often granted by spirits originating in their native lands.
#### Faerie Light At 3rd Level, the Fianna conjures a small, bobbing sphere of light. It’s no brighter than a torch, but that's usually enough to light the werewolf’s way or lead foes into an ambush.
**Cost-** 1 Gnosis and the light can appear anywhere within the Garou’s line of sight, and bobs about at 10 ft/round if bidden to do so. Lasts until Fianna chooses to dismiss it, or falls unconscious. #### Flame Dance At 6th level, Pushing the fire in his heart into his limbs, the Fianna hurls himself unharmed through the ranks of Gaia’s foes. A mongoose-spirit teaches this Gift.
**System:** The player reflexively spends one Rage point, allowing the character to dodge one attack regardless of what other actions he has taken during the round. Alternately, a Rage point may be spent to enhance a normal Dexterity based skill check, giving advantage to the ability. #### Fair Fortune At 11th level, the Fianna is blessed with a lucky streak a mile wide.
**Cost-**3 Gnosis and the player may re-roll any failed roll. The result of the second roll must be kept. Cant be used more than once/short rest. #### Fog of the Moor At 17th level, the Fianna is transformed into a ghostly outline of himself, allowing him to pass through anything except silver as though he were incorporeal. He may communicate and strike opponents normally. He cannot be harmed by anything except silver, all incoming attacks pass harmlessly through him.
**Cost.** 4 Gnosis/ per round. The Fianna may also decide to phase back in as a bonus action, and save the remaining rounds for a later time. This Gift ends at any point the Fianna decides to rest, or falls unconscious. This does not cause immunity from spells or attacks that affect the mind. The Fianna cannot heal or receive healing while phased. ``` ``` ## Fianna Stereotypes of other Tribes: **Children of Gaia:** *"Good folks to have at any moot, even if it takes more effort to howl ‘em into a proper battle fury when the need’s there."*

**Get of Fenris:** *"Berserks and murderers, addicted to the taste of blood. There’s the remnants of a tribe we could’ve called friends somewhere in there, but it was buried millennia ago."*

**Shadow Lords:** *"Smart and vicious and effective, but anyone who doesn’t respect his king on principle needs to be watched."*

**Silver Fangs:** *"We owe them our loyalty, and it’s a hard debt to pay sometimes."*

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\page # Shadow Lords The strong dominate; the weak submit. This is the core of Shadow Lord philosophy. Intensely political and coldly pragmatic, the Shadow Lords practice a rigid internal hierarchy and promote an equally unforgiving value system for the Garou Nation. Their very presence is divisive. Other tribes view their manipulative tactics as a reason to distrust the Lords, or complain that anyone so ruthless is marked for eventual corruption. Some would argue that they should be cast out of the Nation entirely--but the Shadow Lords are far too valuable. Their methods are often dishonorable and sometimes cruel, but they get results.
Life among the Lords is one part oppressive and one part inspirational. Cubs are taught to fear their elders as much as revere them. But the tribe is also a meritocracy — those who have the ambition and skill to succeed will go farther than those who rely on a misguided sense of entitlement. The lupus of the tribe usually start by mastering this instinctive dominance before they begin to hone their more humanlike capacity for deception and politics. Metis begin with the deck stacked against them — but are in a unique position to begin learning the tribe’s manipulative tricks almost as soon as they can talk.
The Shadow Lords’ tribal strength is that they produce very strong, cunning champions; their elders and leaders have earned their position by constantly honing themselves. Their tribal weakness is that every Shadow Lord contends against his brethren. Those below you covet your position; those above you don’t want you coveting theirs. Their constant struggles for dominance have dealt them more than one setback in their ongoing quest for power.
This ruthless tribal philosophy has been at the tribe’s heart ever since its founding in what is now Eastern Lands. During the Impergium, they showed no mercy in culling their charges — and when the Impergium ended, they still believed it necessary that humans fear the dark. Over the years, the Shadow Lords have made all manner of alliances, only to turn on their compatriots when the opportunity and the excuse were there. Many of these alliances were even with other creatures of the night such as vampires. Of course, it’s not fashionable to be seen consorting with a Leech, even if you plan to eventually turn on it — because of course it will eventually turn on you — so the Shadow Lords aren’t seen doing so. Not if they can help it.
As ambitious and callous as they are, most Shadow Lords are still loyalists to the Gaian cause. They work to undercut and dethrone weak leaders, but a strong and cunning leader earns great loyalty from the tribe of Grandfather Thunder. They play one Garou against another, testing the loyalties of both. If someone in a sept is close to turning to the Wyrm, more often than not it’s a Shadow Lord who finds out first — and then exploits the information in the most advantageous way possible. As they reasonably point out, only the weak and corrupt have anything to fear from their investigations. The fact that it’s the Shadow Lords defining “weak” and “corrupt” does little to allay concerns. A Philodox of Grandfather Thunder rarely errs on the side of compassion.
In these dying times, though, the Shadow Lords see weakness all around them. The Silver Fangs are doddering and foolish at the time they’re needed most. The tribes are splintered and squabbling where they should be unified against the Wyrm. The authority of royal blood has failed; the calls for reconciliation have failed. Perhaps the only thing that will unite the Garou Nation is fear. If that’s what it takes — if the Garou need an iron claw to bring them together — the Shadow Lords will certainly take the opportunity when it presents itself.

**Appearance:** Shadow Lords with high Pure Breed often lean toward the saturnine in all forms. In Lupus form, they are notably thick and stocky, with the dark coats that reflect their tribal name.

**Tribal Totem:** Grandfather Thunder, a powerful storm spirit that demands a clear hierarchy. The most famous spirits of his brood are the Stormcrows, which are inextricably linked to the Shadow Lords. Grandfather Thunder has also dominated other spirits that others would find difficult to control, such as spirits of night and pain.

**Quote:** *"Of course I have a plan. Someone needs to do the thinking around here. Now are you interested in winning this fight, or were you looking forward to a glorious face-first charge into a wall of silver?"*

*Image source from:https://i.pinimg.com/236x/0f/f4/99/0ff499c74a0169f15215fb64a725ccf8--teen-wolf-dark-art.jpg* Onyx Path W20 Sourcebook

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\page ## Shadow Lord Tribal Features: The Shadow Lords appreciate both subtlety and power, and this is reflected in their spirit pacts. The Tribe’s Gifts grant power over shadows, intimidation, control, asserting dominance over others, and the raw fury of the unleashed storm. #### Shadow Weaving At 3rd level, the Shadow Lord slightly flexing her fingers or claws, pulls and weaves shadows as she desires--lengthening or shortening them, lightening or darkening, or even twisting them into grotesque and frightening shapes.
**Cost-** 1 Gnosis point, and the Shadow Lords gains advantage to any stealth and Intimidation check, also any attempt to read aura on the shadow Lord fails, and after every round an attempted roll or check used by the Shadow Lord or against him, 1 Gnosis point must be spent to keep shadow weaving active. #### Direct the Storm At 6th level, the Shadow Lord can direct the primal instincts of an opponent, friend, or foe, causing him to attack targets of the Lord’s choice.
**Cost-**2 Gnosis and a Wisdom save vs Shadow Lord’s spellcasting DC. Failed Save indicates that the Shadow Lord controls the target’s frenzy and can set him on anyone she chooses for the amount of rounds of the Shadow Lord’s total Rage amount. Target has the opportunity to resist each round. Shadow Lord cannot use abilities that require intricate thought of the victim, or have them cast spells. #### Strength of the Dominator At 11th level, the Shadow Lord draws on a target’s anger to feed his own.
**Cost-**3 Gnosis points, target rolls Wisdom Save difficulty spellcaster DC. On a failed save, for every round the target deals damage, the Shadow Lord gets a point of rage back for the amount of rounds equal to Shadow Lord’s Gnosis rating. On a successful save, the target becomes immune to the gift for the remainder of the day. #### Shadow Pack At 17th level, the Shadow Lord summons up shadowy duplicates of himself to stand by him in battle. These shadow wolves resemble the Shadow Lord and share some of his capabilities.
**Cost-** One Shadow Lord duplicate appears for each point spent within 60ft in any area the Shadow Lord has line of sight. These duplicates have the same stats and abilities as the Garou, but can NOT use Gifts, Gnosis, or Rage. And can only use its natural weapons of the Shadow Lord. Each only has 1 hit point. Duplicates fade if not killed or dismissed beforehand in 1 hour. ``` ``` ## Shadow Lord Stereotypes of other Tribes: **Children of Gaia:** *"Their aggression is difficult to make use of, and they’re very sensitive about it. Still, don't underestimate the utility of a tribe that understands the necessity of cooperation."*

**Fianna:** *"They’ll argue with any plan just for the love of argument. Let the dispute run its course, let them think they’ve won, and then get them moving against the target."*

**Get of Fenris:** *"Handle them properly, and they’re a vital part of any battle plan. Make a mistake in handling them...actually, let me just say don't make a mistake in handling them."*

**Silver Fangs:** *"There will come a point where the fall of the Silver Fangs will do more to unify the tribes than their presence does. Wait."*

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\page # Gift List ## Homid ##### Rank 1 - Apecrafts' Blessing - City Running - Master of Fire - Persuasion - Smell of Man ##### Rank 2 - Jam Technology - Mark of the Wolf - Speech of the World - Staredown ##### Rank 3 - Calm the Savage Beast - Cowing the Bullet - Disquiet - Reshape ##### Rank 4 - Body Shift - Bury the Wolf - Cocoon - Spirit Ward ##### Rank 5 - Assimilation - Beyond Human - Part the Veil ## Metis ##### Rank 1 - Create Element - Primal Anger - Rat Head - Sense Wyrm - Shed ##### Rank 2 - Burrow - Curse of Hatred - Form Mastery - Sense Silver ##### Rank 3 - Chameleon - Eyes of the Cat - Mental Speech - Shell ##### Rank 4 - Gift of the Porcupine - Lash of Rage - Rattler’s Bite - Wither Limb ##### Rank 5 - Madness - Protean Form - Totem Gift ## Lupus ##### Rank 1 - Hare’s Leap - Heightened Senses - Sense Prey - Predator’s Arsenal - Prey Mind ##### Rank 2 - Axis Mundi - Eye of the Eagle - Scent of Sight ##### Rank 3 - Catfeet - Monkey Tail - Sense the Unnatural - Silence the Weaver - Strength of Gaia ##### Rank 4 - Beast Life - Gnaw - Scream of Gaia - Terror of the Dire Wolf ##### Rank 5 - Elemental Gift - Song of the Great Beast ## Ragabash ##### Rank 1 - Blur of the Milky Eye - Liar’s Face - Open Seal - Scent of Running Water ##### Rank 2 - Blissful Ignorance - Pulse of the Prey - Spider’s Song - Taking the Forgotten ##### Rank 3 - Gremlins - Liar’s Craft - Monkey Tail - Pathfinder ##### Rank 4 - Luna’s Blessing - Umbral Dodge - Whelp Body ##### Rank 5 - Thousand Forms

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\page ### Theurge ##### Rank 1 - Spirit Snare - Spirit Speech - Umbral Tether ##### Rank 2 - Command Spirit - Name the Spirit - Sight From Beyond ##### Rank 3 - Exorcism - Pulse of the Invisible - Umbral Camouflage - Web Walker ##### Rank 4 - Blurring the Mirror - Grasp the Beyond - Spirit Drain - Spirit Ward ##### Rank 5 - Feral Lobotomy - Malleable Spirit - Ultimate Argument of Logic ### Philodox ##### Rank 1 - Fangs of Judgement - Persuasion - Resist Pain - Scent of the True Form ##### Rank 2 - Call to Duty - Command the Gathering - Strength of Purpose ##### Rank 3 - Mental Speech - Scent of the OathBreaker - Sense Balance - Weak Arm ##### Rank 4 - Roll Over - Scent of Beyond ##### Rank 5 - Geas ``` ``` ### Galliard ##### Rank 1 - Heightened Senses ##### Rank 2 - Dreamspeak - Howls in the Night ##### Rank 3 - Song of Heroes - Song of Rage - Song of the Siren ##### Rank 4 - Bridge Walker - Gift of Dreams - Shadows by the Firelight ##### Rank 5 - Head Games ### Ahroun ##### Rank 1 - Falling Touch - Pack Tactics ##### Rank 2 - Sense Silver - Shield of Rage - Spirit of the Fray - True Fear ##### Rank 3 - Heart of Fury - Silver Claws - Wind Claws ##### Rank 4 - Body Shift - Clenched Jaw - Full Moon’s Light - Stoking Fury’s Furnace ##### Rank 5 - Strength of Will - Unstoppable Warrior

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\page ### Children of Gaia ##### Rank 1 - Brother’s Scent - Jam Weapon - Resist Pain ##### Rank 2 - Grandmother’s Touch - Luna’s Armor - Para Bellum - Unicorn’s Arsenal ##### Rank 3 - Calm the Savage Beast - Dazzle - Lover’s Touch - Spirit Friend ##### Rank 4 - Beast Life - Serenity - Strike the Air - Uncaught Since the Primal Moon ##### Rank 5 - The Living Wood ### Fianna ##### Rank 1 - Hare’s Leap - Persuasion - Resist Toxin - Two Tongues ##### Rank 2 - Glib Tongue - Form Mastery - Howl of the Banshee - Howl of the Unseen ##### Rank 3 - Faerie Kin - Fair Fortune - Ley Lines - Reshape Object - Song of the Siren ##### Rank 4 - Balor’s Gaze - Phantasm ##### Rank 5 - Call the Hunt - Gift of the Spriggan ``` ``` ### Get of Fenris ##### Rank 1 - Master of Fire - Resist Pain - Visage of Fenris ##### Rank 2 - Halt the Coward’s Flight - Snarl of the Predator - Troll Skin ##### Rank 3 - Redirect Pain - Venom Blood ##### Rank 4 - Body Shift - Heart of the Mountain - Scream of Gaia ##### Rank 5 - Endurance of Heimdall - Horde of Valhalla - Fenris Bite - Call Great Fenris(6) ### Shadow Lords ##### Rank 1 - Aura of Confidence - Fatal Flaw - Seizing the Edge - Whisper Catching ##### Rank 2 - Clap of Thunder - Cold Voice of Reason - Howls in the Night - Luna’s Armor - Song of the Earth Mother ##### Rank 3 - Icy Chill of Despair - Paralyzing Stare - Shadow Cutting - Under the Gun ##### Rank 4 - Open Wounds ##### Rank 5 - Obedience

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\page ### Silver Fangs ##### Rank 1 - Falcon’s Grasp - Lambent Flame - Sense Wyrm ##### Rank 2 - Hand Blade - Luna’s Armor - Sense Silver - Unity of the Pack ##### Rank 3 - Burning Blade - Silver Claws - Talons of the Falcon - Wrath of Gaia ##### Rank 4 - Mindblock ##### Rank 5 - Luna’s Avenger

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\page ## Gift Descriptions The Gifts are presented in alphabetical order. #### Apecrafts’ Blessing *Homid, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** None **Rage:** N/A Though many of Gaia’s children use tools, none have mastered them so thoroughly as humanity. The homid focuses this mastery into the tools she uses, causing their spirits to awaken and lend her aid. An ancestor-spirit or spirit of a man-made object teaches this Gift. **System:** The werewolf can use a bonus action to gain advantage on the next roll she makes to employ a tool made by human hands. The purpose is irrelevant—this Gift is equally efficacious for attempts to repair an engine, drive a car or fire a gun. #### Assimilation *Homid, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** 24 hours **Gnosis:** 1/day **Rage:** N/A A werewolf with this Gift blends smoothly into any culture, no matter how strange or unfamiliar he might normally find it. He could slip among Bedouin nomads as if he were one of them, or he could shop in a Chinese market without anyone noticing that he doesn’t belong. The Gift doesn’t hide racial differences, but it does allow the werewolf to mimic the behaviors and mannerisms of a native. It also grants the ability to speak and understand the culture’s language, although this knowledge vanishes as the Gift ends. It is taught by Ancestor-spirits. **System:** The player rolls a history check If successful, the character interacts with members of another culture as if he were one of them. The difficulty depends on how alien the culture is. Another Garou sept would be 5, while a Black Spiral hive or foreign country could be as high as 15. The character suffers no Social penalties when interacting with members of the culture, although he will enjoy no special benefits either. The Gift lasts for one day per Gnosis point spent when activating it. #### Aura of Confidence *Shadow Lords, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** N/A **Rage:** N/A The werewolf projects an aura of superiority, preventing attempts to find flaws or read auras (but not to read the werewolf’s thoughts). An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** This Gift’s effects are permanent. #### Axis Mundi *Lupus, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** N/A **Rage:** N/A The lupus reaches out with her spirit to feel the presence of Gaia, centering herself with relation to her Mother. She always knows what direction she is traveling or facing in, so long as she travels within the Gaia Realm. The spirits of migratory birds teach this Gift. **System:** Advantage to any rolls regarding Navigation This Gift’s effects are permanent. #### Balor’s Gaze *Fianna, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 Point **Rage:** 1 point One of the Fianna’s eyes glows a livid red, and all enemies caught by his gaze are stricken with terrible agony. A pain-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point and one Gnosis. For the next 10 minutes, any foe at whom the Garou glares within 60 ft must roll Wisdom save double over in pain, dealing 8d6 psychic damage and a disadvantage on their attack rolls until the Garou’s next turn. If a creature dies from the Balor’s Gaze, the Garou may choose to regain one of their rage or Gnosis points spent for this ability. #### Beast Life *Lupus, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 Point **Rage:** N/A The werewolf can communicate with other wild animals and attract or even command them. Domesticated animals may speak with the Garou, but they have given themselves over to the ways of humans and will provide no aid beyond information. Any animal spirit can teach this Gift, although lupus prefer to learn it from lion- or wolf-spirits. **System:** The character gains the permanent ability to communicate with all animals, regardless of the form she wears. To attract animals, the player spends one Gnosis point. All animals within 30 miles respond to the summons, and will follow any requests the Garou makes. It is considered customary to pay homage to the spirit of any animal ordered to sacrifice itself with this Gift; to do otherwise risks angering the spirit world.

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\page #### Beyond Human *Homid, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** up to half (round up) **Rage:** up to half (round up) This potent Gift immunizes a human from the Delirium effect. However, the Garou can replace any crucial piece of information the target may have learned within this time, with something else that the Garou creates for her. As long as it isn't completely out of the ordinary. (Cant say aliens abducted you for the last 24 hours) An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point for each day he chooses this Gift to remain in effect Must be within 120 ft to activate. If the Garou chooses to substitute any piece of known information the target may have acquired, it can be replaced with another interpretation of the story, and completely forget about that event. Target Rolls Wisdom Save to resist. If saved, the target also realizes the attempt the Garou tried to make, and may become hostile. #### Blissful Ignorance *Ragabash, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Garou can become completely invisible to all senses, spirits or monitoring devices by remaining still. A chameleon-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls gets a +10 to any Dexterity checks attempting to blend in or hide. Success provides perfect concealment. Last for 10 minutes. #### Blur of the Milky Eye *Ragabash, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf’s form becomes a shimmering, indistinct blur, as though seen through heavy cataracts — even in the midday sun. The Ragabash is not truly invisible, however, and if spotted, this Gift’s protection fails until the observer is distracted. A chameleon- or ermine-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:**Perception rolls made to detect him are made with disadvantage for 1 hour. ``` ``` #### Blurring the Mirror *Theurge, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** up to half gnosis(max 5) **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows the Theurge to cloud the minds of other beings, making it impossible for them to find the Umbra or step sideways into it. Once used as a form of punishment for arrogant pups, this Gift is more often deployed as a weapon against Black Spiral Dancers in the days of the coming Apocalypse. A Weaver-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point for every individual she wishes to affect. The targets make Intelligence saves. On a failure any abilities to teleport, planar travel, open dimension doors, side step, wont work for the targets take a long rest. Also, any magical items that use similar abilities stop working until the owner takes a long rest, or if the item has no owner it is 1 day.Up to five individuals can be affected at once. While normally used against other Garou, this Gift is effective against any being capable of entering the Umbra sideways, including some mages. #### Body Shift *Homid Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dispelled **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a Garou raised in the shifting maze of human society are well-prepared for the endless adaptations Gaia demands of her protectors. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. System: Garou can use her shapeshifting ability and alter her physical attributes. Until the Garou falls unconscious or willingly disables this gift, the Garou can switch her STR, DEX, and/or Con ability scores around as she sees fit. Only one score can be exchanged with the other. Any and all saves, skills, and other abilities that are physical are also adjusted temporarily.

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\page #### Bridge Walker *Galliard, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** Special **Duration:** one passage or next full moon **Gnosis:** 1 - 3 **Rage:** n/a The Galliard may create minor moon bridges through which she alone can travel. Such travel takes one percent of the time the journey would take normally, allowing the werewolf to disappear from in front of a foe and reappear behind it instantly. These moon bridges are not protected by Lunes, and may attract the interest of spirits. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point to create the bridge. The moon bridge lasts for only one passage, unless the player spends an additional three Gnosis, in which case it lasts until the next full moon. The maximum distance that can be traversed by the bridge is the Garou’s Gnosis in miles (1.6 km per Gnosis dot). #### Brother’s Scent *Children of Gaia, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Galliard may create minor moon bridges through which she alone can travel. Such travel takes one percent of the time the journey would take normally, allowing the werewolf to disappear from in front of a foe and reappear behind it instantly. These moon bridges are not protected by Lunes, and may attract the interest of spirits. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point to create the bridge. The moon bridge lasts for only one passage, unless the player spends an additional three Gnosis, in which case it lasts until the next full moon. The maximum distance that can be traversed by the bridge is the Garou’s Gnosis in miles (1.6 km per Gnosis dot). #### Burning Blade *Silver Fangs, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift causes a Garou’s weapon, whether it’s a sword, klaive or axe, to burn with a deadly fire that burns her enemy even as it bites into their flesh. A firebird spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The werewolf spends one Gnosis to activate the Gift. The weapon now adds 2d8 fire damage. Flammable objects will catch fire if struck by the blade. The weapon remains ignited for 10 minutes. #### Burrow *Metis, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 8 Hours **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift grants the ability to burrow through the earth, creating a tunnel roughly the size of the digger’s body, which others can follow through. The werewolf must be in a form possessing claws to use this Gift. Mole-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Athletics check against a difficulty depending on the substance to be excavated (DC 5 for loose mud, DC15 for solid rock). Some metals (such as steel and titanium alloys) and other reinforced structures won’t yield to the werewolf no matter how hard she digs. The character can burrow 15 ft per turn after the initial roll, the character does not need to roll again to continue at the same speed. #### Bury the Wolf *Homid, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Variable **Gnosis:** 1-5 **Rage:** n/a The war against the Wyrm isn’t always a matter of slashing claws and righteous fury — sometimes duplicity is required. A werewolf can temporarily “restrain” her inner wolf and appear to be a normal human. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point causes the character to appear human to all supernatural scrutiny. The Gift also nullifies the Curse and makes spending Rage impossible, and locks her in homid form so long as its effects persist. And is not vulnerable to silver. Any items the are considered magical are also hidden under this Gift, as they appear normal. Any attempt to identify an item, or something similiar must roll a WIS save, to reveal the item, or break the effects of the Gift. The duration depends on the amount of Gnosis is spent, or if the caster chooses to end it earlier. Gnosis: * One 1 Hour * Two 12 hours * Three One day * Four One week * Five One lunar cycle

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\page #### Call Great Fenris 6 *Get of Fenris, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 90 ft **Duration:** 3 rounds **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a As the ultimate expression of the pact between tribe and totem, the greatest Get heroes may summon the war-avatar of their tribal totem to aid them in their hour of need. The avatar joins in combat, slaying all that are not Get of Fenris or under their protection. However, Great Fenris demands a sacrifice for his intervention — usually the left hand of the summoner. It’s said that if the war-avatar is called for no good reason, it will devour the summoner entirely before departing. This Gift is taught by Great Fenris himself. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point . Success summons the war-avatar of Great Fenris, who will fight at the Fenrir’s Few spirits — short of Incarnae themselves — are as frightening and dangerous as the war-avatar of Great Fenris. The avatar of Fenris Wolf appears as an enormous wolf, 20 feet tall at the shoulder. His eyes burn with rage and his jaws drip with the blood of countless enemies. His coat is a deep gray that seems to shimmer from black to red and even to white as the light shifts across it. The war-avatar of Fenris is not as powerful as the Incarna himself would be, but it still defies the usual limitations of spirits. The Fenrir Spirit rolls his own initiative, as well as his own turns. He is friendly to his summoner and his allies. And if not commanded to do anything, will still defend itself from hostile creatures. Lasts for 3 rounds, and can be summoned anywhere within 90 ft of the summoner. ***(See Fenrir Stat Block)*** ___ ___ > ## Fenrir >*Gargantuan monstrosity (titan), unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 18 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 362(25d20 + 100) > - **Speed** 50 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|25 (+7)|13 (+1)|19 (+4)|2 (-4)|12 (+1)|11 (+0)| >___ > - **Skills** Intimidation +14, Perception +15, Stealth +9 > - **Damage Immunities** necrotic; bludgeioning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons > - **Condition Immunities** Charmed, Frightened > - **Senses** darkvision 120ft, passive Perception 25 > - **Languages** - > - **Challenge** 24 (62,000 XP) > ___ > ***Battle Frenzy.*** When Fenrir is at or below one-quarter his maximum hit points, he can make one additional attack on his turn. When it does so, he gains a +7 bonus to his damage rolls, but also gains a -7 penalty to his attack rolls.. > > ***Energetic Attacks.*** Fenrir deals an additional 7 (2d6) necrotic damage on each of his weapon attacks (included in the attack). > > ***Keen Hearing and Smell.*** Fenrir has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. > > ***Enormous Nose.*** This creature gains advantage on any check involving putting things in its nose. > > ***Legendary Resistance (3/day)*** If Fenrir fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. > > ***Pack Tactics.*** Fenrir has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of Fenrir's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and that ally isn't incapacitated. > > ***Primal Strikes.*** Fenrir ignores other creatures' resistance and immunity to non magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. > > ***Regeneration.*** Fenrir regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1 hit point remaining. > > ***Siege Monster.*** Fenrir deals double damage to objects and structures. > ### Actions > ***Multiattack.*** *Fenrir can use his Frightful Presence. He then makes four weapon attacks.* > > ***Bite.*** *Melee Weapon Attack: +14 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (4d6 + 7) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 22 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.* > > ***Frightful Presence.*** *Each creature of Fenrir's choice that is within 120 feet of him and aware of him must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Fenrir's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.* > > ***Abdominal Drop.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* 5 (1d6 + 2) > > ***Heel Jawbreaker.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* 5 (1d6 + 2) > > ***Tilt-a-whirl Eye Takedown.*** *Melee Weapon Attack:* +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. *Hit* 5 (1d6 + 2) > ### Legendary Actions > Fenrir can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Fenrir regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn. > > ***Detect.*** Fenrir makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. > > ***Move.*** Fenrir moves up to half his speed. > > ***Attack.*** Fenrir makes one weapon attack.

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\page #### Call the Hunt *Fianna, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 1 hour **Range:** 90 ft **Duration:** Until Request is fullfilled **Gnosis:** 1 - max allowed for level **Rage:** max allowed for level The werewolf calls forth the Huntsman of Celtic mythology to harry and slay a great evil. The Huntsman himself teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou must chant and concentrate for one full hour. The player then spends one Gnosis point. The Fey Huntsman appears with a leashed terror, plus one leashed terror for each extra Rage or Gnosis point the player wishes to expend. If the Huntsman judges that the evil he has been summoned to hunt is insufficiently mighty or wicked to warrant his talents, or if the Garou has already summoned the Huntsman within the last month, then the Garou becomes the target of the hunt. ___ ___ > ## Fey Huntsman >*Large Fey, Chaotic Neutral* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 16 > - **Hit Points** 204(24d10 + 72) > - **Speed** 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|18 (+4)|12 (+1)|16 (+3)|10 (+0)|14 (+2)|14 (+2)| >___ > - **Damage Vulnerabilities** bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage from weapons made of cold iron > - **Skills** Animal Handling +6, Perception +6, Survival +6 > - **Senses** blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12 > - **Languages** Common, Giant, Sylvan > - **Challenge** 9 (5,000 XP) > ___ > *When summoned, choose one of the following traits:* **Masters of the Hunt.** Fey huntsmen often carry the leashes of leashed terrors, their hunting-beasts. The leash can extend up to 120 feet or reduce to 5 feet without apparent slack. As a reaction or bonus action, the fey huntsman can pull a leashed terror whose leash it holds up to 30 feet closer to it in a straight line. Other characters can spend a Use an Object action to pull on a leash with a free hand. Roll a Strength (Athletics) check against DC 16; on a success the leashed terror is pulled 10 feet in a straight line. The fey huntsman can release any or all leashes as a free action. > **Trophy of Great Beast**. Fey huntsmen have collected trophies from their greatest kills, often the head, horns, or heart, to strike fear into their prey. If any enemy creature is within 30 feet of the fey huntsman when it rolls initiative, the trophy of the great beast casts fear; fey huntsmen and leashed terrors are not affected. The Wisdom saving throw DC is 16. > **Horn of the Wild Hunt.** Fey huntsmen carry hunting horns that are enchanted to drive leashed terrors into a frenzy. As a bonus action, the fey huntsman may sound a horn of the wild hunt. All leashed terrors within 60 feet may spend a reaction to make an attack or use the Dash action. Once used, a horn of the wild hunt may not be used again until the next dusk. > ***Onion Stench.*** Any creatures within 5 feet of this thing develops an irrational craving for onion rings. > > ### Actions >**Multiattack.** The fey huntsman makes two spear attacks, two javelin attacks, or one spear attack and one javelin attack. > **Spear.** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10+4) piercing damage, and 9 (2d8) poison damage. Creatures suffering the frightened condition from a fey huntsman or a leashed terror take an additional 9 (2d8) psychic damage. > **Javelin.** Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) piercing damage, and the target must succeed a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take an additional 9 (2d8) poison damage and its speed is reduced by 15 feet until the beginning of the fey huntsman’s next turn. A trophy of the great beast or horn of the wild hunt is almost always ruined in the course of a battle, or sundered upon the death of its bearer. One who proved true courage, enough to stir the heart of even a merciless and cruel fey huntsman, might be rewarded with such an item from the huntsman’s own hand. They are wondrous items that require attunement. Please note that the trophy of the great beast is not balanced for PC use, and you will want to consider adjusting its effect, while the horn of the wild hunt is useless to most PCs and should have its effect changed to something reasonable.

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\page ### Leashed Terrors The leashed terrors that serve fey huntsmen as trackers, or that guard the palaces of Unseelie nobles, were once mortals – human, dwarven, or any other kind of humanoid. The glamour of the Unseelie causes them to take the shape of their own darkest terrors. (Those whose darkest terrors are ill-suited to hunting or war are given… other work.) This fey magic is bound to them in their collars, clasped about their necks. This clasp is vulnerable to determined effort, but the leashed terrors are sure to punish those who fail in the attempt. Many leashed terrors look vaguely canine or lupine, while others take the shapes of any kind of great predator, or even a nightmarish mix of features that have never existed on a single creature in nature. Always Hungry. Fey huntsmen feed their leashed terrors only enough that they still feel the pangs of their hunger, for they want them to be as aggressive as possible. The leash and collar make sure that the terrors come quickly to heel. The Mortal Within. It is still possible to free the leashed terrors from the magic that holds them. Many of them crumble to dust the moment they are released, as the weight of too many centuries destroys them. The rest will surely struggle with the memories of their time as a beast of the Wild Hunt. ___ > ## Leashed Terror >*Tiny beast, neutral annoying* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 14 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 117(18d8 + 36) > - **Speed** 40 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|16 (+3)|12 (+1)|14 (+2)|6 (-2)|12 (+1)|6 (-2)| >___ > - **Condition Immunities** frightened > - **Senses** blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11 > - **Languages** understands Common and Sylvan but cannot speak > - **Challenge** 4 (1,100 XP) > ___ >**Transformed Mortal.** When a leashed terror’s current hit points are less than or equal to half of its maximum hit points, the clasp of its collar becomes accessible. A successful Dexterity (thieves’ tools) check against DC 14 opens the clasp, transforming the leashed terror back to its original form. On a failed check, the leashed terror can spend its reaction to make an attack on the creature that attempted to unlock its clasp. > **Keen Smell.** The leashed terror has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. > >**Pounce.** If the leashed terror moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, the target must succeed a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the leashed terror can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action > ### Actions > ***Bite.*** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d8+3) piercing damage. > ***Claw.*** Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d6+3) slashing damage. > ***Dreadful Baying.*** All creatures other than leashed terrors or fey huntsmen within 60 feet of the leashed terror must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect

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\page #### Call to Duty *Philodox, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 90 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a Names hold great power in the spirit world, and the Philodox may exploit this to summon and command any Fey she knows by name. Only one command may be given, and the spirit departs immediately after fulfilling it. Alternatively, all spirits in the area may be called in times of great need. An Incarna avatar teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou must know the name of the spirit she wishes to summon. The player rolls Charisma (difficulty equal to the Fey’s CR - Garou’s Gnosis Rating). The second mode of this Gift simply requires the player to spend two Gnosis points to summon all Fey within a one-mile radius. The results of the roll determine a generalization of how powerful the Fey who have answered the call. If the character has abused this Gift in the past (in the Storyteller’s estimation), the spirits might refuse the call — such a general summons is rooted more in appeal to duty than compulsion. The mightiest of Fey are generally able to ignore this Gift if they choose. #### Calm the Savage Beast *Homid, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1-2 **Rage:** n/a Even the most callous of homids can sympathize with the Rage that moves their fellow Garou in the final days. This Gift allows the werewolf to lend a frenzying Garou the will to escape her Rage’s hold over her. It can also remove a frightened status effect.It is taught by an ancestor-spirit. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point, soothing a frenzying Garou within 30 feet (9 m), canceling the frenzy. By spending an extra point, this Gift may affect non-Garou in a state of frenzy, such as other shapeshifters or vampires. The extra Gnosis point also removes the frightened status condition. #### Catfeet *Homid, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** n/a **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf gains the agility of a cat, making him immune to falls under 100 feet (~30 m). He also has perfect balance even on the most slippery surfaces, and gets a +2 to all combat actions involving body slams and grappling Cat-spirits teach this gift. **System:** This ability becomes innate to those who learn the Gift. ``` ``` #### Chameleon *Metis, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Like the Gift’s reptilian namesake, the Garou can blend with her natural surroundings. Unlike the lizard, the werewolf shifts fluidly with changing backgrounds, thus allowing the Garou to move about and even attack. A chameleon- or octopus spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** As a bonus action,the player spends one Gnosis point to activate the Gift. The Garou can choose the hide action as a bonus action each round while active. Anyone trying to see the werewolf, even in open ground, must make a Perception roll vs Garou’s stealth check to detect her. Once the Garou attacks, he is no longer hidden, but can take his bonus action to hide again. The Gift affects only sight; it does not mask the Garou’s sound or scent. #### City Running *Homid, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 Humans are creatures of the city, raising their steel and glass nests high into the sky. This Gift allows a homid to easily scale the concrete canyons and navigate the tangled back alleys and rooftops of the urban landscape. Some lupus derisively refer to this Gift as “Climb Like an Ape.” It is taught by an ancestor-spirit or an urban city-spirit. **System:**The player spends a point of Rage. For 10 minutes, the character may move unimpeded through rough terrain at her full movement speed and gains advantage on all STR/DEX rolls to navigate through cities. (running down cluttered alleys, climbing the side of buildings, leaping from rooftop to rooftop) #### Clap of Thunder *Shadow Lord, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 20 ft radius **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord slams her hands together, creating a mighty thunderclap that stuns those who hear it. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. All characters within 20 feet (6 m) must succeed in a Wisdom Save, half the DC for packmates) or be stunned and unable to act for one turn. The Garou must be in Homid, or Crinos form to use this Gift.

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\page #### Clenched Jaw *Ahroun, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The werewolf bites down with such power that her grip won’t loosen until she chooses to let it; even in death, her jaws remain locked. A wolf- or hyena-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** After making a successful bite attack, the player may spend a Rage point to invoke this Gift. For each successive turn she chooses to maintain her grip, she makes a bite attack roll with advantage. Any damage inflicted with her bite while she is locked down on her target, she adds half her wisdom score(not modifier) in addition to her damage to bite(round up). While foes can make a resisted Strength roll to break the grip (1d8 + Garous Str mod of damage in the process of trying to tear free), the Garou may add half her Wisdom score(not modifier) to her damage as well(round up). #### Cocoon *Homid, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 day **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf wraps himself in a thick, opaque, chitinous sarcophagus, immobilizing himself but also becoming nearly impervious to harm. The cocoon provides immunity to fire, starvation, gas, high pressure, cold, and similar environmental hazards. An insect- or Weaver-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou spends one Gnosis point. While the werewolf remains in the cocoon, any attack that strikes him must do damage at least equal to half his HP per attack, otherwise, the cocoon keeps him safe from any lesser amount of Damage and regenerates after each strike. but is destroyed if it’s pierced. The cocoon lasts for one day, but its duration may be extended by spending more Gnosis to renew it. The Garou may emerge from it at any time he chooses. #### Cold Voice of Reason *Shadow Lords, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a A cunning Shadow Lord can talk his way out of just about anything. If attacked, the werewolf may invent a clever remark that will detain his attacker for at least one round. A crowspirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point and rolls Deception DC targets intelligence score. The attacker is detained one round as long as he, in turn, is not attacked (being attacked immediately breaks the Shadow Lord’s spell). The attacker is free to take any other actions he wishes (including attacking individuals other than the Shadow Lord). If the Shadow Lord succeeds by +5 or more on the roll, the target is detained for one round, and cannot move or take any actions against the Shadow Lord or his allies. #### Command Spirit *Theurge, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 per creature **Rage:** n/a The Theurge can give commands to spirits she meets and expect obedience. The Gift doesn’t grant the ability to summon spirits — only to compel them to obey. As always when dealing with spirits, clear wording is essential, as some clever spirits may attempt to twist the spirit of issued commands while obeying them to the letter. Any Incarna avatar can teach this Gift. **System:** You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or follow the command on its next turn. The Gift has no effect if it doesn’t understand your language, or if your command is directly harmful to it. Some typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here. If you do so, the GM determines how the target behaves. If the target can’t follow your command, the spell ends. ***Approach.*** The target moves toward you by the shortest and most direct route, ending its turn if it moves within 5 feet of you. ***Drop.*** The target drops whatever it is holding and then ends its turn. Flee. The target spends its turn moving away from you by the fastest available means. ***Grovel.*** The target falls prone and then ends its turn. ***Halt.*** The target doesn’t move and takes no actions. A flying creature stays aloft, provided that it is able to do so. If it must move to stay aloft, it flies the minimum distance needed to remain in the air. 1 gnosis spent per creature the Theurge tries to command.

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\page #### Command the Gathering *Philodox, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 50 ft radius **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Philodox draws all eyes to herself with a great exclamation, a clap of her hands, the striking of klaive to shield, or some other such gesture. Until she has had her say, none may depart or interrupt her. A lion-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Persuasion + Proficiency(you get the bonus if you don't have it naturally)(difficulty equals the highest Charisma score among those whose attention she seeks to gain). If the roll succeeds, all in attendance fall quiet and listen. Any individual who wishes to interrupt the Philodox or walk out before she has finished speaking must roll a Wisdom save DC equal to what the Garou had to roll against. #### Cowing the Bullet *Homid, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until short or long rest **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The spirits of tools recognize man as their master; as a result, they become reluctant to harm the homid. A Weaver-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point.Until the next short or long rest, the Garou gains +2 AC against all crafted weapons not made of silver. #### Create Element *Metis, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until element is used up **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The metis may create a small amount of one of the four Western classical elements — fire, air, earth, or water. She could make a rock to throw, fill a bathtub with no faucet, light fires without matches, or provide air in an airtight room. She cannot create specialized forms of any element. Precious metals (especially silver), lethal gases, and acid are beyond her reach. Elementals teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls a d10. The result is roughly the amount of cubic feet of the desired element,(a 10 being 10 cubic ft, or 100 lbs of an element, whichever would come first.) anywhere she can see within 60 feet (18 m). The element remains in existence until used up (breathed, in the case of air, or burned up, in the case of fire without any fuel to keep it going). The flames created by this Gift inflict 1d6 level of damage per success, to a maximum of 3d6. #### Curse of Hatred *Metis, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The metis takes hold of the hate in her soul and layers it into her words, scourging the spirits of those she addresses. A spirit of hate teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls to attack using her primary ability modifier + profieciency bonus vs the targets AC. If she succeeds, her opponent recieves a disadvantage to any Wisdom check, ability, and saving throw in addition to 2 Rage points to any Garou or creature that uses Rage. This Gift may only be used successfully once on an opponent only once per short rest, target is immune if failed to hit initially. #### Dazzle *Children of Gaia, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou can flood a target’s mind with the glory and love of Gaia, rendering him harmless for a short while. A unicorn-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** A target within 120ft makes a wisdom save. If failed the target becomes charmed. As long as the target isn’t attacked,he stands mutely in awe until he can succeed his wisdom save. This Gift can be attempted against a given target only once per short rest. #### Disquiet *Homid, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Pulling the mercurial tide of the target’s emotions to their lowest ebb, this Gift makes its target feel inexplicably depressed and withdrawn. The subject finds his emotions muted and concentration difficult. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The victim must make a WIS save. If it fails, that opponent will be unable to recover Rage for 10 minutes while all durations for negative effects double and positive effects are halved. Moreover, the target becomes listless and generally less inclined to stir himself to pursue any action of dubious necessity, such as investigating strange noises.

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\page #### Dreamspeak *Galliard, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** Unlimited(must have at least seen the target at some point) **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 (if target awakens) **Rage:** n/a The Galliard can walk among another’s dreams and thereby affect their course. The werewolf doesn’t have to be anywhere near the target, but she must know or have seen the dreamer. A Chimerling teaches this Gift. **System:** The target makes a wisdom save). If the dreamer awakens while the Galliard is still withinthe dream, the werewolf is thrown out of the dream world and loses a Gnosis point. #### Elemental Gift *Lupus, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft(can be moved 20 ft increments after summoned) **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Gaia herself steps in to lend a hand, offering part of herself to the character. The werewolf gains the power to command his surroundings, directing the elemental forces of the world. Elementals teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis. The Garou calls an elemental, who then grants her the ability to control a large volume of air, earth, fire, or water — approximately 1d10 x 20’ by 20’. The walls can deal 1d8 for every 20 x 20 area it is in size. (max 10d8) The effect lasts for One minute and can be moved around on the Garou’s turn up to 20 ft a round), or until the elemental leaves or is destroyed. Elementals summoned by this Gift are roughly as powerful as a Efreeti for example, or a similar elemental with a CR above 10. #### Endurance of Heimdall *Get of Fenris, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a The Fenrir’s body is suffused with hardiness beyond that of lesser beings. A boar-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends two Gnosis points and The next creature it kills within the next 8 hours it gains that creature’s HP as temporary HP. This effect lasts until the Garou’s next long rest. #### Exorcism *Theurge, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 3 turns **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This is the Gift of ejecting spirits from places, objects, or even people, whether they are bound or in voluntary possession. Any Incarna avatar can teach this Gift. **System:** The werewolf must concentrate for three uninterrupted turns. If the spirit does not wish to leave, the Target must roll a wisdom save. If the spirit was bound to its Lodging, it removes the curse from the object. If there is no spirit that occupies the object, place, or person, the curse is lifted. Any extremely potent curse on a magical item, could be dangerous and even harm the Garou performing the exorcism. 20% of the Garou’s health is drained every round for 5 rounds as the Bane tears free of its fleshy or magical home. This ensures the host’s swift demise unless a powerful healer manages to preserve his life during the exorcism. #### Eye of the Eagle *Lupus, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** Self **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows the werewolf to see over impossibly long distances, though not through obstacles — good vantage points are invaluable, and this Gift is in much demand among caern guardians. It is taught by an eagle-spirit. **System:** The normal distance that a normal eye can see in a clear day is 2 miles. The Lupus can double it Any visibility range is also doubled, including darkvision and other similar abilities. A lupus would get the first opportunity in perception checks involving vision, before the rest of her party due to her long range vision. If failed, it still wouldn't take away the other party members chances of noticing something once they get in range. #### Eyes of the Cat *Metis, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf may see clearly in complete darkness. His eyes glow a lambent green while this power is in effect. A cat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Spend one Gnosis and the character suffers no penalties from Darkness or even magical darkness. This power may be used at will; it requires no roll or expenditure.

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\page #### Faerie Kin *Fianna, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 1 action **Range:** 60 Ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Fianna can call upon ancient pacts between her people and the fae. By emitting a special howl, the werewolf can call whatever fae are in the area to help. They will obey the Fianna, but not without question. A dream-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** You summon a fey creature of challenge rating 8 or lower, or a fey spirit that takes the form of a beast of challenge rating 8 or lower. It appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. The fey creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The fey creature is friendly to you and your companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as they don't violate its alignment. If you don't issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled fey creature can't be dismissed by you, and it disappears 1 hour after you summoned it. The GM has the fey creature's statistics. #### Fair Fortune *Fianna, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** Once per short rest **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Fianna is blessed with a lucky streak a mile wide. A Chimerling teaches this Gift. **System:** The player may re-roll any failed or botched roll by spending a Gnosis point. The result of the second roll must be kept, and this Gift may only be used once per short rest. #### Falcon’s Grasp *Silver Fang, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The werewolf’s hands or jaws tighten in a mighty death-grip, making it nearly impossible to escape. A falcon-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** As a bonus action, the player spends one Rage point. For one minute, the Garou’s grip (with both hands and jaws) is much stronger — she has advantage to any grappling maneuvers against her targets. Additionally, any attempt while in a grapple to break free is done so with disadvantage. #### Falling Touch *Ahroun, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** 1 turn **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 This Gift allows the Garou to send her foe sprawling with but a touch. Any aerial spirit can teach this Gift. **System:** On any successful attack action from a melee weapon, claw, or bite, the Garou can spend 1 point of Gnosis as a bonus action and knock the target prone and deal an additional 1d8 damage from being knocked down. #### Fangs of Judgement *Philodox, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a It falls upon the Philodox to levy not only judgment but also punishment against those who have fallen from their proper stations. This Gift, taught by an ancestor-spirit, causes the werewolf’s claws and fangs to burn with the righteous power of law. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. For the next 10 minutes, all of the Garou’s natural weaponry attacks do two extra dice of damage to all beings who have fallen from their original purpose to the service of the Wyrm(Anything that is evil) #### Fatal Flaw *Shadow Lord, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** 40 ft **Duration:** 1 min **Gnosis:** 1 for added benefit **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord can spy a target’s weakness, gaining an advantage in combat. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. **System:**As a bonus action, The Shadow Lord focuses on a target he can see within 40 ft, and grants the Garou an extra die of damage during combat with that target. A Gnosis can be spent to reveal one weakness of the target, (if any). Grants knowledge of further weaknesses, but not more dice. #### Fenris Bite *Get of Fenris, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 40 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf’s already vicious bite now easily mangles and severs limbs. An avatar of Fenris teaches this Gift. **System:** The Bite attack now does 3d8 + Strength damage, and the opponent makes a dex saving throw. If failed, his next attack is made with disadvantage. This lasts for 1 hour.

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\page #### Feral Lobotomy *Theurge, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until Cured **Gnosis:** 5 on a failed save from the target **Rage:** n/a Unleashing a surge of pure Wyld energy, the werewolf can devolve an opponent’s mind into that of an animal, effectively destroying his intelligence. A Wyldling teaches this Gift. **System:** The target rolls an intelligence save. Failure takes 5d10 psychic damage. Also on a failure, roll 3d6, if the total equals or succeeds the targets intelligence score, the score is reduced to 2 if the Garou chooses to spend 5 gnosis points. The target is stunned for one round. Can be cured with a greater restoration spell.. The Targets intelligence is replaced with feral, animalistic behavior. #### Firebringer 6 *Ragabash, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** Reaction **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** 10 **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash performs the ultimate trick, stealing a supernatural power and turning it into a Gift, which may in turn be bestowed upon others as though the New Moon were a spirit teacher. Alas, the Ragabash must first survive having the power used upon him. Coyote or another trickster Incarna teaches this Gift. **System:** After having a power used on him, the Ragabash may spend 10 Gnosis points to internalize it into a Gift. Forfeits all defenses against that power Any power may become a Gift in this fashion — even the vile magic of the Wyrm may be stolen and turned to the defense of Gaia. The Storyteller determines the new Gift’s appropriate level and what sort of spirit Garou should be able to learn it from. During the next long rest, the Garou will be able to use that power as a gift. #### Form Mastery *Metis, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** none **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift empowers the Wyld spark that resides in all Garou, granting the character greater control over her shapeshifting abilities. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** When shapeshifting while you have 0 Rage points, all difficulties are reduced by 1. Additionally, you can enact partial transformations (grow Crinos Claws in Homid Form for example, or longer teeth to bite) *** This Gift’s effects are permanent.*** #### Full Moon’s Light *Ahroun, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** 1 mile radius **Duration:** 24 hours **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The full moon is Luna’s warrior phase, when she searches out her enemies. The Ahroun can call upon her determination in finding her foes, illuminating any who oppose her. Lunes teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. For the remainder of the scene, anyone within one mile who is working against the Ahroun or her pack emits a soft glow, as though illuminated by moonlight. This Gift can be used to confound powers of stealth or even invisibility, but only if the target is actively attempting to harm, compete with, or otherwise foil the Ahroun or her pack. #### Geas *Philodox, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift binds an individual or group to a sacred oath. While the geas cannot force and individual to act against her nature (such as to allow herself to be killed), it also doesn’t allow her to act against the task the Philodox has set before her. This Gift is taught by an Incarna avatar. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and the target rolls a Wisdom save while the Garou lays his hand on the target while describing the task being assigned to him. The target can verbally agree, but if he does, this also enforces that agreement on a spiritual level. The compulsion to complete the task set out in the geas lasts until the task is completed or the target is harmed to the point of incapacitation in pursuit of the quest. For every action the the target outright denies the opportunity to complete the said task, a wisdom check is made for every attempt not to. Saves for half of 3d6 damage per attempt. This ends when the task is completed, or a remove curse spell is cast on the target, however in the attempt to remove this spiritual pact of binding, the target and the one removing the curse (if not himself) can save for half of 15d8 damage. #### Gift of Dreams *Galliard, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Galliard crafts a dream, then breathes it into a sleeping individual. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Deception to craft the dream; the higher the roll allows for more vivid and impactful dreams. To ensure that an individual experiences this dream, the Galliard must breathe it into the target’s mouth while they sleep. The player spends a Gnosis point to complete the Gift. Dreams crafted with this Gift are often unusually vivid and dramatic, often leaving even lifelong skeptics convinced that they hold some deep meaning.

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\page #### Gift of the Porcupine *Metis, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf undergoes a startling transformation: Her fur elongates, becoming bristly and sharp like the quills of a porcupine. The werewolf must be in Crinos, Hispo or Lupus form to use this Gift. Porcupine teaches this gift, and he has a strong fondness for metis. **System:** The character spends a Gnosis point to sharpen her fur. Anyone whom the metis tackles, grapples or immobilizes takes 2d8 + STR modifier +1 and is considered magical. damage from these newfound quills. Furthermore, those who strike her with bare flesh (unarmed Strikes or grapple) take their own Strength or Dex(whichever they use for attack)modifier in damage (this does not negate any damage done to the metis). This Gift lasts for 10 min or until the werewolf wills her fur to return to normal. #### Gift of the Spriggan *Fianna, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Fianna grows to three times her normal size or shrinks to the size of a small puppy. A Chimerling teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. The effects last for one hour or until the Garou cancels the Gift. If the Garou grows larger, she gains a +3 Strength 100% increase in size. If she grows smaller, she retains her normal Traits, but she may sneak around unnoticed or masquerade as someone’s pet. #### Glib Tongue *Fianna, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Listeners hear whatever the Garou wishes them to. The Fianna can say anything, even total nonsense, but anyone listening will agree heartily. A rabbit-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and a target within 60 ft makes a wisdom save. The target agrees completely with the Garou for one minute, if the target takes damage during this time, it may reroll a wisdom save to break free of the gift. After which sanity reasserts itself. #### Gnaw *Lupus, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf’s jaws strengthen until she can chew through nearly anything. Her fangs inflict more damage in combat, and only death will break her grip if she clamps her teeth into an opponent. Hyena- and wolf-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls a Con Save against a variable difficulty (5 for wood, 10 for steel handcuffs, 15 for 3” steel, anything thicker or stronger than that would not be successful).The length of time it takes to gnaw through something depends on what is attempted to be gnawed through. Additionally, the Gift grants a character’s bite two extra dice of damage for 1 hour. #### Grandmother’s Touch *Children of Gaia, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1 - max allowed **Rage:** n/a the Garou channels spiritual power through her hands, mending the wounds of any other living creature. The Garou touches a creature, and heals 1d4/Gnosis point spent. This is the same as Mother’s Touch, but can also heal himself. #### Grasp the Beyond *Theurge, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** 10 minutes if unwilling **Gnosis:** 1 - 3 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf may carry things in and out of the Umbra without having to dedicate them to herself (see the Rite of Talisman Dedication). This Gift affects objects, people and animals, both willing and unwilling. An opossum- or kangaroo-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The character must grasp the object or person he wishes to take to (or from) the spirit world, and spend a number of Gnosis points: one for small items (a knife ), two for larger items (a backpack Or longsword), and three for man-sized items (including people). The objects or person becomes a temporary Glyphed Tattoo on the Garou while traveling. If the target is an unwilling one, a Wisdom save must be passed every 10 minutes. If the subjects are willing to become glyphed onto the Garou’s skin for a short period, the links can be even stronger. The target is absorbed into the Garou’s skinned Glyph, however he can take actions from there where it can see(The players can decide where on the Garou the Glyph is located for visual purposes.), and even cast spells. However once a ranged attack or spell is cast the glyph is used up and the caster is reformed into its original shape within 5 ft of the Garou.

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\page #### Gremlins *Ragabash, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash can cause a technological device to malfunction merely by touching it. This Gift actually causes the spirit energy within the device to work counter to its function. If the Garou can frighten the spirit sufficiently, it will flee the device, causing it to malfunction permanently. A Gremlin teaches this Gift. **System:** The player is able to make an Intimidation check; the difficulty is determined by the complexity of the item.(DC 5 to jam a lever, DC 10 a motorized construct). Any living construct would have to make a Dex Save or be paralized, they could try again at the end of their next turn. #### Halt the Coward’s Flight *Get of Fenris, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Get may slow a fleeing (not charging) foe, making him easier to catch. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** As a bonus action, the Garou may call upon the essence of the wolf spirit to catch his foe. A successful Spell attack deals 3d10 + Level in force damage as the wolf spirits essence clamps down on a target as well as halving its movement speed. A successful Dex Save can break free from the wolf spirit’s grasp. The range of this gift is 120 ft. #### Hand Blade *Silver Fang, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 Many Silver Fangs are trained in swordplay as part of their birthright. This Gift allows them to rely on such skills at any time by turning their arm into a razor-sharp blade that slices and cuts like the best-forged sword. An ancestor spirit, usually a former klaive-dueling master, teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a point of Rage to transform one or both hands. For the next 10 minutes, he may use his arm like a longsword + 1 and is considered magical. The damage of this weapon is 1d10 +1+Str as his claws are part of the blade. #### Hare’s Leap *Lupus, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 for added benefit **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can leap impossible distances. Hare-spirits teach this Gift, naturally, though cat-, frog-, kangaroo-, and even flea spirits occasionally do so as well. **System:** The player makes a reflexive Athletics check (difficulty 10) to activate this Gift. If successful,the character’s leaping distances are doubled for10 min — or tripled for a single turn with the expenditure of a Gnosis point #### Head Games *Galliard, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 per 100 HP **Rage:** n/a Emotions become a palette with which the Galliard may paint whatever picture takes her fancy. She may change the target’s emotions as she pleases, from love to hate and back again. A coyote-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** You attempt to charm a creature you can see within 30ft. It must make a Wisdom saving throw, and it does so with advantage if you or your companions are fighting it. If it fails the saving throw, it is charmed by you until the spell ends or until you or your companions do anything harmful to it. The charmed creature is friendly to you. When the spell ends, the creature knows it was charmed by you. Cost 1 gnosis for every 100 hp the target has. #### Heart of Fury *Ahroun, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Garou steels himself against anger, suppressing his Rage and creating a mental wall to hold back the tide of righteous fury that threatens to drown him. The anger always returns, however, and the Garou had best be ready to pay its bill. A boar-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls 1d20 + current rage score, if it is higher than his Wisdom Score, he can be resistant to any mind altering effects and any wisdom saves are rolled with advantage for the next 10 minutes. If the Garou already had resistances to any conditions which require a wisdom save, then he is immune to those conditions.

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\page #### Heart of the Mountain *Get of Fenris, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The werewolf becomes as untiring and eternal as the mountains, and cannot be defeated in a test of endurance. A mountain goat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point. For the next 8 hours, the Garou cannot fail any task involving a Constitution roll. Torturers can never break him; though he can’t breathe underwater and his lungs may fill with water, he will not die. The only exception to this is attack damage. If this is the case, one time while this gift is active, if the Garou falls to 0 HP from an attack, it becomes 1 instead. #### Heightened Senses *Lupus, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift sharpens the werewolf’s senses to an incredible degree. She enjoys the olfactory and auditory acuity of a wolf whenever she is in Homid and Glabro forms, along with superior night vision. In Crinos, Hispo and Lupus, her senses become preternaturally potent, allowing sensory feats that border on precognition. Sudden loud noises, bright lights or overwhelming scents can be disorienting, however. Wolf-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point to activate this Gift for 10 min. In Homid, the werewolf gains a +2 on Perception checks, and if applicable has the ability to track the scent. In Crinos and Lupus,the Garou gains a +3 with advantage on Perception checks(this is not cumulative with the ordinary Lupus-form Perception bonuses) and if applicable, the Garou can shapeshift as a bonus action instead. #### Horde of Valhalla *Get of Fenris, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 50 ft **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** up to max allowed amount for level **Rage:** up to max allowed amount for level When a Get evokes this Gift, he summons Beserker Wolves to aid him. It cannot be used lightly, and it requires a good standing with Fenris as well as a truly worthy circumstance. An avatar of Fenris teaches this Gift. **System:** The player may spend as many points of Rage and Gnosis as desired, and then rolls Charisma DC 12 ( with advantage if not used within the last 7 days). The number of Berserker Wolves that appear is equal to the number of Rage and Gnosis points spent. and they remain for the next 8 hours or until dismissed. The Garou can break through the Gauntlet in any direction within 50 ft. Through this gateway, is where the Beserker Wolves spawn. ___ > ## Berserker Wolf >*Large beast, unaligned* > ___ > - **Armor Class** 15 (natural armor) > - **Hit Points** 50(9d10 + 27) > - **Speed** 50 ft. >___ >|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA| >|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| >|18 (+4)|16 (+3)|16 (+3)|3 (-4)|12 (+1)|7 (-2)| >___ > - **Skills** Perception +4, Stealth +6 > - **Senses** passive Perception 14 > - **Languages** -- > - **Challenge** 5 (1,800 XP) > ___ >**Blood Frenzy.** The wolf has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. > >**Keen Hearing and Smell.** The wolf has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. > >**Pack Tactics.** The wolf has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the >ally isn't incapacitated. > ### Actions >***Multiattack.*** The wolf makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. > >***Bite.*** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. > >***Claw.*** Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage. #### Howl of the Banshee *Fianna, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf emits a fearful howl that causes those who hear it to run in terror. A Banshee — a mournful spirit of the dead — teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point and anyone who can hear the Garou within 60 ft makes a wisdom save or flee in terror until they take damage, or pass their wisdom save.

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\page #### Howl of the Unseen *Fianna, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows a howl or proclamation from one side of the Gauntlet to echo across into both realms. It is taught by a cricket-spirit. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis and produces a magical darkness from the spirit realm in a 15 ft radius that the Garou can place within 60 ft of him. The Garou can use its howl to not suffer the disadvantage effects of the darkness as long as the sounds can reflect off a physical body or object of the target. All creatures inside suffer the same effects as the darkness spell. #### Howls in the Night *Galliard, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 200 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf sends a full-throated howl shivering into the night sky, evoking primal terror in Gaia’s enemies. Creatures of the Wyrm who hear the howl find themselves troubled and unable to rest easily while their enemies are on the prowl. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point any hostile within 200ft rolls wisdom save. If this is done before combat is initiated, then the ones who failed within range, has a disadvantage to any initiative rolls. If this is used during the course of combat already, then any hostile within range rolls their next attack action at a disadvantage. (does not count for the any attacks following the first) In addition, any undead within 30 ft that you can see or hear is turned for 1 min or until it takes damage. #### Icy Chill of Despair *Shadow Lord, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord appears to grow larger and more imposing, becoming a terrible, shadowy version of herself. This change in aspect can severely intimidate any onlookers. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. **System:** The werewolf concentrates for a turn; the player spends one Gnosis point. Anyone who means the Shadow Lord harm must make a Wisdom Save to attack, take action against or even verbally oppose the Shadow Lord. This Gift doesn’t give the Lord actual control over her intimidated victims — they’re simply too spooked to actively oppose her. #### Jam Technology *Homid, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 50 ft **Duration:** 2 turns **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a With a slight gesture, the werewolf unbalances the Wyld and Weaver energies within technological devices, either suffusing them with destructive chaos or amplifying their inherent stasis until they refuse to do anything at all. Computers crash, guns jam, motors stall, and even the simplest of shaped objects refuse to function. A gremlin — a type of Wyldspirit that enjoys breaking things — teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. All technological devices (i.e. any devices shaped from fabricated materials like metal or plastic) within 50 feet (15 m) cease to function for two turns. The devices remain unchanged, but inert — knives won’t cut, gunpowder won’t ignite, gears won’t turn, and so on. While the Garou can effectively remove the sharpness of a blade, it won't remove damage from a blunt object. In these cases, damage from the weapon wouldn't be applied, however, the bonus damage from the weilder’s strength and other modifiers would apply. #### Jam Weapon *Children of Gaia, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft cone **Duration:** end of next turn **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Child may stop any Weaver-born weapons from working within the range of his voice. A dove-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou shouts an ancient word of power and grace and spends a Gnosis point. Targets within a 60ft cone makes a Wisdom Save. If failed, all manufactured weapons will not function until the end of the Garou’s next turn. This includes guns, crossbows, flame-throwers, and even knives and swords, which refuse to cut. Natural weapons (such as claws) and natural objects appropriated as weapons (such as rocks or naturally-fallen tree limbs) are unaffected. #### Lambent Flame *Silver Fangs, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 100 ft radius **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf causes her body to ignite with silver light. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point to activate the Gift. The light illuminates a 100-foot (30 m) area around the Garou for the next 10 minutes. Additionally, all attacks made against the Garou within 5 ft must make a Wisdom save or be blinded until the end of their next turn.

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\page #### Lash of Rage *Metis, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 300 ft **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The metis harnesses all of the shame, hate, and fury coiled in his heart and lashes out with it, destroying another. Bones snap, organs rupture, and cavities fill with blood as the metis’s Rage tears the target apart. A spirit of fury teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point and target rolls DEX Save A target within 300 ft takes 10d6 + 40 force damage.. This Gift can be used safely only once per scene. Any additional uses inflict the Gift’s full damage on both the metis and his target. #### Ley Lines *Fianna, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a By manipulating ley lines — a spiritual grid that crisscrosses the planet — the Fianna can disorient would-be trackers or hunters. The victims of this Gift find themselves following false trails, making wrong turns or walking in circles. An earth-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** By spending a Gnosis point, any creature actively searching for the Garou or in his area rolls perception at disadvantage. Any actions taken by the Garou to counter the effects of hiding from plain sight would end this effect however. #### Liar’s Craft *Ragabash, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash can tell the most outrageous of lies and have them accepted as truth — for a while, at least. This Gift is taught by a fox-spirit. **System:** As in Liar’s Face, but these effects can affect an entire crowd.After the character makes a truthful statement, the player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Deception vs someone in the group who has the highest Wisdom Save score, if failed, the effects becomes contagious to all others from the group. Any successful margin, no matter how big or small will automatically assume you are lying. (Of Course im not a member of the courts guard! ::wink::) This would automatically assume that you are as they start laughing at your joke. Since the roll is made after the lie is told, this Gift always carries some element of risk. #### Liar’s Face *Ragabash, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until Dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash wraps herself in such a deceitful attitude that nothing she says can be trusted — not even the clear and unvarnished truth. The werewolf may make a single truthful statement, and no human who hears it will believe her. A platypus-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** After the character makes a truthful statement, the player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Deception vs targets insight. Any successful margin, no matter how big or small will automatically assume you are lying. (Of Course im not a member of the courts guard! ::wink::) This would automatically assume that you are as they start laughing at your joke. #### Lover’s Touch *Children of Gaia, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1-5 **Rage:** n/a The Garou can restore what another lacks: not only wounds healed, but also strength of will and even spiritual essence. Any spirit of love or avatar of Unicorn may teach this Gift. **System:** The Garou touches the afflicted individual kindly. The two need not be lovers, but the contact must convey affection and warmth — an embrace, a caress, or yet more intimate contact. The player heals the target for 1d6 per Gnosis point spent. Cannot spend more Gnosis than their current unlocked Rank at their level. (Max 5d6, if they have access to Rank 5 gifts). In addition, the Garou can also roll any Save throw of the embraced if they are suffering from any current conditions that. The difficulty would be the same as if the target was rolling their save on their turn. If the Garou succeeds the save, any conditions the embraced suffered from ends before their next turn. #### Luna’s Armor *Children of Gaia, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration 1 turn **Range:** Touch **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Child of Gaia invokes the moon’s sacred power. Her body is briefly wreathed in a shimmer of moonlight, granting her Luna’s protection. This Gift is taught by a Lune. **System:** The werewolf concentrates for a turn; the player spends one Gnosis point and rolls their survival + prof (if proficient) + level. The total amount rolled including any modifiers is added to their temporary HP. The benefit lasts for one minute.

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\page #### Luna’s Avenger *Silver Fang, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration 1 turn **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Silver Fang transforms his greatest weakness into his greatest strength, transforming his body into living silver. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou concentrates for a full turn to activate this Gift. The player spends a Gnosis point; for the next hour. The Garou is immune to the effects of silver. All damage inflicted by attacks made with the werewolf’s body are considered to have been made with silver weapons. Additionally, the character gains two additional +30 Temporary HP and a +1 to his AC. #### Luna’s Blessing *Ragabash, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a When Luna stands visible in the night sky, silver ceases to act as a bane to the Garou. Indeed, when the moon waxes full, silver may well turn on those who would wield it against Gaia’s children. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** After spending a Gnosis point, for the next 10 minutes, any and all dice rolled to inflict damage to the Garou becomes a 1 instead when the moon shows in the sky in a visible phase, Additionally, during the day, only 1 damage die is affected, also, on nights of the new moon, and when the moon is below the horizon. #### Madness *Metis, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Metis struggle throughout their lives to find a place of dignity and respect amidst a minefield of horror and abuse. This Gift allows her to unleash her inner demons upon others, inflicting insanity and madness. The nature of the derangement inflicted varies from individual to individual, but is always severe, making it impossible for the victim to function normally. Lunes and spirits of trickery and madness teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends 5 Gnosis points to activate to gift on a target he can see within 60 ft. Target makes a Wisdom Save, on a failed save, the target rolls a d100: 0-33 = long term effect + Indefinite Madness 34-66 = long term effect 67-100= Short term effect He suffers a random madness effect on the madness chart.Even after the Gift has ended, the repercussions may haunt the victim for the rest of his life. ``` ``` ##### Madness Effects Madness can be short-term, long-term, or indefinite. Most relatively mundane Effects impose short-term madness, which lasts for just a few minutes. More horrific Effects or cumulative Effects can result in long-term or indefinite madness. A character afflicted with short-term madness is subjected to an effect from the ***Short-Term Madness table*** for 1d10 minutes. A character afflicted with long-term madness is subjected to an effect from the ***Long-Term Madness table*** for 1d10 × 10 hours. A character afflicted with indefinite madness gains a new character flaw from the ***Indefinite Madness table*** that lasts until cured. ##### Short-Term Madness Table

d100	Effect (lasts 1d10 minutes)
1-20	The character retreats into his or her mind and becomes Paralyzed. The effect ends if the character takes any damage.
21-30	The character becomes Incapacitated and spends the Duration screaming, laughing, or weeping.
31-40	The character becomes Frightened and must use his or her action and Movement each round to flee from the source of the fear.
41-50	The character begins babbling and is incapable of normal Speech or Spellcasting.
51-60	The character must use his or her action each round to Attack the nearest creature.
61-70	The character experiences vivid hallucinations and has disadvantage on Ability Checks.
71-75	The character does whatever anyone tells him or her to do that isn’t obviously self- destructive.
76-80	The character experiences an overpowering urge to eat something strange such as dirt, slime, or offal.
81-90	The character is Stunned.
91-100	The character falls Unconscious.

##### Long-Term Madness Table

d100	Effect (lasts 1d10 x 10 hours)
1-10	The character feels compelled to repeat a specific activity over and over, such as washing hands, touching things, praying, or counting coins.
11-20	The character experiences vivid hallucinations and has disadvantage on Ability Checks.
21-30	The character suffers extreme paranoia. The character has disadvantage on Wisdom and Charisma Checks.
31-40	The character regards something (usually the source of madness) with intense revulsion, as if affected by the antipathy effect of the Antipathy/Sympathy spell.
41-45	The character experiences a powerful delusion. Choose a potion. The character imagines that he or she is under its Effects.

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\page ##### Long-Term Madness Table *Continued*

46-55	The character becomes attached to a “lucky charm,” such as a person or an object, and has disadvantage on Attack rolls, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws while more than 30 feet from it.
56-65	The character is Blinded (25%) or Deafened (75%).
66-75	The character experiences uncontrollable tremors or tics, which impose disadvantage on Attack rolls, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws that involve Strength or Dexterity.

76-85	The character suffers from partial amnesia. The character knows who he or she is and retains Racial Traits and Class Features, but doesn’t recognize other people or remember anything that happened before the madness took effect.
86-90	Whenever the character takes damage, he or she must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be affected as though he or she failed a saving throw against the Confusion spell. The Confusion effect lasts for 1 minute.
91-95	The character loses the ability to speak.
96-100	The character falls Unconscious. No amount of jostling or damage can wake the character.

##### Indefinite Madness Table

d100	Flaw (lasts until cured)
01–15	“Being drunk keeps me sane.”
16 - 25	"I keep whatever I find."
26–30	“I try to become more like someone else I know—adopting his or her style of dress, mannerisms, and name.”
31–35	“I must bend the truth, exaggerate, or outright lie to be interesting to other people.”
36–45	“Achieving my goal is the only thing of interest to me, and I’ll ignore everything else to pursue it.”
46–50	“I find it hard to care about anything that goes on around me.”
51–55	“I don’t like the way people judge me all the time.”
56–70	“I am the smartest, wisest, strongest, fastest, and most beautiful person I know.”
71–80	“I am convinced that powerful enemies are hunting me, and their agents are everywhere I go. I am sure they’re watching me all the time.”
81–85	“There’s only one person I can trust. And only I can see this Special friend.”
86–95	“I can’t take anything seriously. The more serious the situation, the funnier I find it.”
96–100	“I’ve discovered that I really like killing people.”

#### Malleable Spirit *Theurge, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 3 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can change a spirit’s form or purpose. A Chimerling teaches this Gift. **System:** The player must hit the target within 120ft with a psychic beam of energy, if the target is hit, it deals 14d6 damage the spirit rolls a wisdom save. On a failed save, the alignment of the creature can be altered. Temporarily altering its way of thinking or beliefs. 3 Gnosis, must be spent, and Intelligence must be 10 or lower for it to be Permanent. Higher than 10 is for 1d4 days, and higher than 15 is 1d10 minutes. The creature will still attack if it feels threatened, but possible that its disposition may change as well, but if it flees, the actions it would take for the time being would be dictated by the alignment and beliefs it was altered to be. #### Mark of the Wolf *Homid, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** 1 day **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf marks those she comes in contact with, leaving them to carry the same aura of the predator the Garou does. This subtle curse can wreak havoc in a target’s private or professional life, and is a favorite of many homids looking to provoke discord in the ranks of the enemy. A Lune teaches this Gift. **System:** The player selects a target that has had some interaction with the Garou(even something as simple as light conversation in a shop counts). If the target fails a CHA save, they inherit “The Curse” for one day, giving them disadvantage on social skill checks. #### Master of Fire *Homid, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Fire-spirits were among the very first to make pacts with humanity, allowing men to warm themselves, drive off wild beasts, andclear the land. The cornerstones of civilization were laid in these simple acts, granting the spirits of flame much prestige. Homid Garou remembers and continues to call upon these ancient pacts to protect themselves as the final fires of the Apocalypse loom. An ancestor-spirit or fire elemental teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. For 10 minutes the Werewolf is resistant to fire damage.

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\page #### Mental Speech *Metis, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 1d10 x 10 miles **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift enables mental communication, even over vast distances. The user must either know the target personally (although friendship isn’t necessary) or have something that belongs to that person, such as a lock of his hair. Bird-spirits and spirits of intellect teach this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Charisma modifier + Proficiency bonus (difficulty 10) and spends a Gnosis point; the effects last for a scene. The character may hold a mental conversation with a target at a maximum distance of 1d10 x 10 miles Mind reading isn’t possible, but the werewolf may use social Abilities such as Intimidation. #### Mindblock *Silver Fang, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Garou fortifies her will against mystical influences of all sorts. A falconspirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Silver Fang gains advantage to any saving throws of any direct mental attacks or attempts to control the Garou’s mind, as well as more insidious psychic assaults (mind-reading, illusions, possession, and so forth). This protection lasts for 1 hour. #### Monkey Tail *Lupus, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The lupus may lengthen her tail and use it as a prehensile appendage at will. Although it’s no replacement for a hand, it can grasp objects, wrap around branches, and even allow the Garou to hang upside-down. A monkey-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou may employ her prehensile tail at will in any form which possesses a tail. Successfully manipulating the tail requires a Athletics roll (difficulty varies according to the task). ``` ``` #### Name the Spirit *Theurge, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a As the lupus Gift. The werewolf gains an instinctive rapport with denizens of the Umbra. He can sense the type and approximate Trait levels (Rage, Gnosis, ability scores) of things from other realms. Owl- and raven-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis and rolls Perception (difficulty 10). #### Obedience *Theurge, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord becomes the ultimate alpha, compelling all others to follow her orders. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. Al within 30 ft Must succeed al Wisdom save , or they succumb to the Gift’s effects. Targets follow any orders that don’t directly inconvenience them. 10 below the target DC causes the targets to treat the Lord as their alpha and fight for her. When the link to the Shadow Lord is finally severed, those that were affected take 15d8 psychic damage. Does not affect those that are immune to charm effects. #### Open Seal *Theurge, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 (for locks sealed with magic) **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can open nearly any sort of closed or locked physical device. A raccoon-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Ragabash gains advantage on any attempt to pick locks. If the object is sealed with magic, the player must spend a Gnosis point before making the attempt.

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\page #### Open Wounds *Shadow Lord, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Special **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf causes the next wound he inflicts to bleed profusely, weakening his opponent further. A pain-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and on his next attack that deals damage. On a failed Con Save, the target will bleed continuously, suffering an additional 8d6 piercing damage, half damage is save is successful. In addition, to 2d8 damage every turn the target fails its Con Save #### Pack Tactics *Ahroun, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Special **Duration:** Until an attack misses **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a While the Ahroun’s role as the overall leader of Garou is questionable, there’s no doubt at all who should take control of the pack in battle. By taking the lead and coordinating pack actions, the Ahroun gifts all her packmates with great competence in the heat of battle. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point before initiating the Pack Tactics maneuver. The Ahroun chooses an offensive attack action, and if successful on landing a strike gets a bonus die, the next in line to that successfully delivers an attack, gets 2 bonus dice to the damage inflicted, the following pack mate after him would get 3 bonus dice to damage, and so on (max 5). This doesn't apply to anyone's attacks following their first. However, if anyone's first attack misses, the accumulation of bonuses starts back at 1 bonus die, and continues on building by 1 for each packmate until its the Ahrouns turn again. Any pack mate that chooses an action that does not apply towards the target, like a heal for instance, would NOT break the cycle of accumulating dice. Only when an attack on the initial hit on the target fails, does it throw the rest of the party off to performing a perfectly well executed pack tactic. #### Para Bellum *Children of Gaia, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 Though the Children love life, spring, and all that is good of Gaia, they aren’t pacifists; they always stand ready to protect their Mother. The werewolf’s Rage bursts forth in a torrent when another breaks the peace she so cherishes. A bear-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** This Gift may only be used at the beginning of a battle that was not initiated by the Garou, her pack, or her allies. The player spends one point of Rage; for the next minute, the character enjoys one additional die to any damage inflicted upon the enemy who fired the first shot of the battle, or any character that has inflicted an injury on a member of the Child’s pack during the duration. #### Paralyzing Stare *Shadow Lord, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentation, 1 turn **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 turn **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord directs a terrifying glare at a target, causing her to freeze in terror. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou concentrates for one turn. The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Intimidation DC of the targets Charisma Score. Success freezes the target in place, rendering her unable to move or attack (though she may still defend herself). The target must be able to see the Garou and be within 60 ft. #### Part the Veil *Homid, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentation, 1 turn **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** 1 day per Gnosis spent **Gnosis:** 1- max available for level **Rage:** n/a This potent Gift immunizes a human from the Delirium effect. However, the Garou can replace any crucial piece of information the target may have learned within this time, with something else that the Garou creates for her. As long as it isn't completely out of the ordinary. (Cant say aliens abducted you for the last 24 hours) An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point for each day he chooses this Gift to remain in effect Must be within 120 ft to activate. If the Garou chooses to substitute any piece of known information the target may have acquired, it can be replaced with another interpretation of the story, and completely forget about that event. Target Rolls Wisdom Save to resist. If saved, the target also realizes the attempt the Garou tried to make, and may become hostile.

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\page #### Pathfinder *Ragabash, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** -- **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can strike implausible trails through pristine wilderness and the urban jungle alike, locating the fastest and shortest routes from one place to another. A crow-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Survival (for wilderness) or Perception (for urban environments) against difficulty 10. Success reduces travel time by approximately half the original travel time. The difficulty of any rolls to track the werewolf increase by two when this Gift is active; this decrease is cumulative with other similar effects, such as Scent of Running Water. #### Persuasion *Homid, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift imbues a homid’s words with intrinsic credibility and conviction, causing them to ring true to the ear and lay heavy on the heart. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player gains advantage on all social rolls regarding influencing another’s decision making for 10 minutes and allows successful social skill checks to have uncommonly strong impact (such as changing long-held political views, or causing an addict to seriously reconsider the course of his life #### Phantasm *Fianna, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 - max available for level **Rage:** n/a The Fianna creates an unmoving illusion that contains visual, auditory, olfactory and even tactile elements. A grain-spirit — the so-called “spirit of spirits” — teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point for each 10-foot (3 m) radius area to be covered by the illusion. Anyone given cause to doubt the illusion must roll a wisdom save in order to see through it. #### Predator’s Arsenal *Lupus, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 1 turn **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a One of the most unnerving aspects of the Homid shape is its lack of proper weapons. This Gift remedies that problem (while still retaining much of the Homid shape’s ability to blend in with the human world), granting the Garou battle-ready claws and teeth in Homid form. It is taught by a wolf-spirit. **System:** The werewolf concentrates for a turn to gain access to bite and claw attacks in Homid form for the next 10 min, or until she dismisses the transformation. May be concealed by simple expediencies such as the werewolf keeping her mouth closed, wearing long sleeves, or keeping her hands in her pockets. She can even speak normally without giving herself away, as long as she’s careful not to open her mouth too wide or smile so that her teeth show, although her voice sounds rough and a bit distorted (attempting to discern that there’s something amiss with a Garou taking such precautions requires a Perception check vs Garous Deception check or similar). #### Prey Mind *Lupus, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a As Gaia dies and her natural order is perverted, predators become prey with increasing frequency — this is a sorrowful truth that lupus know all too well. This Gift assists the Garou in evading their enemies that they might fight another day, showing them places to hide, ways to run, and even chances to strike back. A hare- or deer-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Survival check; difficulty 10 in the wilderness, 15 in urban environments. Success adds advantage to all rolls to escape, outdistance, hide from or evade pursuit for the next 10 min. #### Primal Anger *Metis, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The metis gives of herself to feed the Rage in her heart, burning away her very blood and muscle in the process. The spirits of ancient metis teach this Gift; few members of other breeds have endured enough shame and suffering to learn it. **System:** The character may inflict 1d10 of damage on herself once per short rest, and gain three points of Rage in exchange (even if doing so takes her beyond her permanent Rage rating).

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\page #### Protean Form *Metis, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Born misshapen, the metis takes her deformity and makes it a source of power. She can twist her flesh in any number of ways, sprouting a number of unnatural features, from extra limbs to additional mouths to grasping tentacles. A Chimerling teaches this Gift. **System:** The character’s ability to partially transform is permanently modified, allowing her to make almost any grotesque modifications the player can imagine. These modifications must logically bestow one of the following benefits: +1 attack action natural weapons (extra clawed limbs for claw attacks, tentacles for clinches, etc), +2 damage dice when using modified natural weapons(a chest-mounted squid beak for extra damage on clinches, arms coated in shark teeth for boosted claw attacks, etc.), +15 ft per turn of movement (extra legs) Or Fly -10 flight speed from base speed,( vestigial wings, etc.). These effects cannot be stacked together. #### Pulse of the Invisible *Theurge, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Spirits fill the world, and none know this fact better than the Theurge. This Gift grants constant awareness of the spirit world. Even in the physical world, the Theurge can interact with spirits in the Penumbra at will. While most spirit activity isn’t worth watching, the Theurge will be automatically aware of any dramatic changes or upheavals nearby. Any spirit can teach this Gift. **System:** The Theurge’s Gnosis rating determines how deep into the umbra it can look, and be aware or alerted of any unusual activities or things that may interest the Garou. A Gnosis point is only spent to serve as a mental link of communication to any possible targets the Garou would be alerted to. If the Garou is too careless with whom it seeks a connection with on another plane, mental attacks are possible and resisted as you normally would in combat while the link is shared. Communication can also be resisted with a successful Wisdom check. The link lasts for 10 minutes, or until the Garou decides to end it.. #### Pulse of the Prey *Ragabash, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** -- **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a If the werewolf knows anything about her prey—even a nickname, initials, or crude description—she can track it as fast as she can travel. This unerring sense of direction works anywhere, A wolf- or dog-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** No roll is required unless the target is actively hiding, in which case the player rolls Perception checks to keep her focus on the target. As long as the target is on the same Realm the Ragabash can eventually find her. This would not work if the target is hiding through any magical means, or break through any magical barriers, pocket dimensions, ect. Can be used in the Umbra as well. If the target is a spirit, the difficulty is the spirit’s Gnosis. #### Rat Head *Metis, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Metis are born into a world where they metaphorically don’t belong; it seemed only natural to rat-spirits to teach them to get into such places in the literal sense as well. This Gift renders the metis’s bone structure collapsible, allowing her to squeeze through any gap she can fit her head into. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis and rolls Dexterity Check DC10. Until he takes a short or long rest, the metis may squirm through any gap she can fit her face into, moving at her walking speed to do so. #### Rattler’s Bite *Metis, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** within range of bite **Duration:** end of next turn **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The metis’s eyeteeth lengthen, and she can inject a deadly poison with her bite. Spider- and snake-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player can choose to spend a Gnosis point after successfully biting an opponent, to inflict 5d8 additional poison damage. On a failed Con Save, the target is poisoned until the end of his next turn if failed. #### Redirect Pain *Get of Fenris, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Reaction **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows the Fenrir to visit the pain of his wounds upon those who inflicted them. A cuckoo-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:**Set up as a reaction, the Garou can redirect half of its next damage attack back at the attacker. The Garou ignores the amount of redirected damage as well.

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\page #### Reshape Object *Homid, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** up to max per level **Rage:** n/a The Garou can shape once-living (though not undead) material into something else instantly. Trees may become shelter, buck antlers spears, animal hides armor, and flowers sweet perfumes. The item will resemble the object from which it was created (e.g., the aforementioned spear will be made of antler, not wood). A Pattern Spider teaches this Gift. **System:** The player makes a spell check against a difficulty defined by the scope and complexity of the transformation (a broken tree limb into a spear would be DC 10, while a fallen tree into a canoe would be 15) and spends Gnosis points. The transformation persists for 10 minutes per Gnosis, or permanent with five or more. Expending the additional Gnosis point allows a created weapon to inflict +2 damage for 10 minutes for each extra spent after creation. #### Resist Pain *Philodox, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Fortifying herself with purpose and will, the werewolf shuts out the pain of her wounds. A bear- or badger-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one gnosis point and rolls a d10+level, for the next minute, the Garou ignores that amount of damage per round automatically. Can be cast at a Higher Rank, for every rank higher add 1d10. #### Resist Toxin *Fianna, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf’s body is hardened against toxins of all sorts. A rat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The werewolf is permanently immunized to mundane poisons, from arsenic to alcohol, and gains advantage to any save against being poisoned. This Gift may be turned off and on at will (such as for enjoying alcohol). #### Roll Over *Philodox, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf radiates authority and power, allowing him to exert his dominance over others. Humans bow or kneel, while Garou roll over to expose their throats. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player begins an extended, resisted Wisdom check contest. The results are compared to each of her opponents in turn; when the player has scored three more successes than an opponent, that opponent drops out of the contest and submits. If one of the opponents accumulates three more successes over the character, the contest ends. For the 10 minutes, any individual who has submitted will take no actions at all without the approval of the character, unless their life depends on it. Can be dispelled. #### Scent of Beyond *Philodox, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Any familiar place **Duration:** Until dispelled **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a With a moment’s concentration, the werewolf can hurl her senses to any place with which she is familiar (even an Umbral location), no matter how far away it may be. Because a bird-spirit teaches this Gift, her senses perceive the scene from above. **System:** The player rolls Perception + level (difficulty 12).This far-seeing continues for as long as the werewolf desires, but the character suffers a disadvantage to any attempts to react to local stimuli while her senses are projected. #### Scent of Running Water *Ragabash, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can mask her scent completely, making herself virtually impossible to track. A fox-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Any attempt to track the Ragabash is at a disadvantage, Also, any attempt by the Ragabash to hunt or gather food, is made WITH advantage. This Gift’s effects are permanent, though the Ragabash may temporarily suppress them at will (which may be necessary to blend in with wolf packs).

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\page #### Scent of Sight *Lupus, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can compensate for her vision completely by using her sense of smell. She can attack invisible creatures normally or navigate in absolute darkness. Wolf-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The werewolf fully substitutes her sense of smell for her vision, enabling her to distinguish identity and location flawlessly (color and fine details, such as letters printed on a page, remain beyond her). A Perception roll may be required to detect things which actively obscure their scent. #### Scent of the OathBreaker *Philodox, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Oaths sanctified before a Philodox are a serious matter indeed, so this Gift grants the judges of the Garou nation the ability to know when an oath has been broken and to track down the oathbreaker to correct him personally. A dog-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Philodox may spend one Gnosis point to sanctify any oath or promise he personally witnesses, no matter how formal or informal. The involved parties must be aware they are binding themselves into a contractual oath and the details in which that entails if they are broken. If at any point in the future one of the individuals sworn to the oath breaks it, the Philodox immediately becomes aware of this, and all rolls for the werewolf to track the oathbreaker by scent drop to DC 5. Also, any rolls the Oathbreaker(s) attempts are made with disadvantage.This benefit lasts until the Philodox next stands in the oathbreaker’s presence. #### Scent of the True Form *Philodox, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 300 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Philodox is able to scent the truth of those she meets, literally sniffing out an individual’s true form. A vulture spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou can smell Kinfolk or a fellow werewolf automatically; pre-Change werewolves smell like Kin. In all other cases, the player must roll Perception A 5-10 will identify a normal human or animal; 11-15 will detect a vampire, changeling, demon, mummy, or Fera;15+ are needed to sniff out anything else with a CR rating of 20+. Unfamiliar scents aren’t automatically recognized: A perception roll with advantage is made to determine the creatures true Form, Difficulty is determined by the DM, DC=5 easy, while DC= 15 should be very difficult. This can see through minor illusions, as well as shapeshifting forms and creatures abilities, such as doppelgangers. #### Scream of Gaia *Get of Fenris, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 50 ft radius **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a As the lupus Gift. The Garou emits a horrible, ragged scream imbued with Rage and the pain of Gaia. The force of the scream batters foes and knocks them off their feet. Storm-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point and hostiles in the area rolls Dex Save. Everyone within a 50-foot radius, except for the werewolf’s pack is blasted to the ground prone and suffer 8d6 force damage, save for half as a shockwave rips through the area. #### Seizing the Edge *Shadow Lord, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Shadow Lords don’t acknowledge the idea of the draw. If neither competitor wins, then they both lose. This Gift allows the Garou to swing the balance, ever so slightly, in her favor. A spirit servant of Grandfather Thunder teaches this Gift. **System:** Whenever the Shadow Lord is involved in an opposed roll with another being it can see within 60 ft, the Shadow Lord has rolls with advantage. This Gift’s effects remain in effect for 1 min.

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\page #### Sense Balance *Philodox, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** Concentration, 1 turn **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a As the arbitrators of the Garou Nation, the Philodox have developed an attunement with the cosmic forces that balance the Tellurian. The werewolf may sense an overabundance of Wyrm, Wyld, or Weaver energies in a location. A cat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point. This Gift makes your eyes glow blue and allows you to see magical auras within 120 feet of you. These magical auras surround magic items and other sources or conduits of magic such as other spellcasters. You know the location and power of all magical auras within your range of this spell. An aura's power depends on a spell's level or the effect that the magic item produces (the rarer the item, the stronger the aura produced). If an item or creature bearing an aura is within 120 feet of you, you know the school of magic involved in each object and the maximum spell slot level the item or creature can produce. If you focus on an object, you can determine what that object can do as per the identify spell. If you focus on a creature, you can determine if that creature has a spellcasting feature such as a lich or other magical abilities such as a quasit's ability to turn invisible. To do so, you must succeed on an Intelligence (Arcana) skill check with a DC of 10 + the following depending on the object's rarity: +2 for a common item, +4 for an uncommon item, +6 for a rare item, +8 for a very rare item, +10 for a legendary item and +15 for artifacts. For a creature, the DC is equal to 10 + the creature's highest level spell slot or the creature's CR; whichever is higher. Any creature with a CR of less than 1 is treated as having a CR of 0 when determining the DC of the Arcana skill check. The Philodox must be at peace and without distraction to use this Gift. #### Sense Prey *Lupus, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift lets a werewolf locate enough prey to feed her pack. In the urban environment, this tends to guide lupus to prey in parks, sewers, animal shelters or even zoos, drawing her unfailingly to the presence of prey animals. Humans and carnivores too large or dangerous for a lone wolf to regard as prey do not register as prey animals. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Any requirement or roll that is needed to hunt for food during the duration is rolled with Advantage. Effects last for 8 hours. ``` ``` #### Sense Silver *Metis, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 300ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a To those truly born Garou, Luna has granted the ability to sense a werewolf’s greatest weakness. This Gift, taught by Lunes, allows the metis to detect the presence of silver. **System:** The player rolls Perception + Proficiency Bonus (difficulty 10). If successful, she can detect the presence of any silver within 100 yards. A 15 or higher can allow her to pinpoint the silver’s location. #### Sense the Unnatural *Lupus, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 150 ft **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can sense any supernatural presence and determine its approximate strength and type. Supernatural presences can include magic, spirits, Wyrm taint, ghosts, vampires, faeries, and any other such unnatural manifestation — although it won’t pick them out specifically as such. A werewolf may sense a person plagued by haunting as easily as a ghost. Any spirit servant of Gaia can teach this Gift. **System:** The target rolls a Charisma Save. If failed, The creature type and a supernatural ability can be determined. The sensory input is somewhat vague and subject to interpretation, though. For instance, a vampire might smell of clotted blood, fear, corpse-meat or whatever else the Storyteller finds appropriate. #### Sense Wyrm *Metis, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 100 ft per gnosis point spent **Duration:** 1 hour **Gnosis:** Up to the max for your level **Rage:** n/a The werewolf can sense nearby manifestations of the Wyrm. This Gift involves a mystical sense, not a visual or olfactory image, although Garou often describe the Wyrm’s spiritual emanations as a stench. This Gift doesn’t necessarily sense dedication to the Wyrm, merely contact with its spiritual essence, which can cling to even blameless souls. Sense Wyrm requires active concentration; the spiritual sense it provides doesn’t function passively. The Gift may be taught by any Gaian spirit. **System:** The Garou can detect any evil, or undead being within 100ft per Gnosis point spent. If detecting something in the area in a range he cannot see, the DM can call for a tracking roll(with advantage) to follow the scent.

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\page #### Serenity *Children of Gaia, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** Reaction **Range:** 200 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou can fill a hot heart with the peace of Gaia, even in the midst of battle. An avatar of Unicorn teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and can use their reaction to activate this gift. When the Garou is attacked, the gift is activated, but does not prevent any damage received, if any. The target must pass a wisdom save to attempt to attack the Garou again. In addition, the target automatically ends any Rage bonuses,cannot frenzy, and cannot spend Rage if applicable. #### Shadow Cutting *Shadow Lord, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** Reaction **Range:** Special **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord can wound an enemy by striking at his very shadow. Such attacks are difficult to dodge. This Gift is taught by a night-spirit. **System:** The character spits into his opponent’s shadow and the player spends a Gnosis point. For the next minute, the character may strike at his foe’s shadow to wound him. Only fetish weapons or natural weaponry serves for such attacks. This Gift ignores any dodge, parry, or reactions of the target, as the attack isn't being made to the physical body of the creature, but through its own shadow. Also, the range to successfully hit is doubled by the natural size of the target. Whereas the natural rule of thumb is within 5 ft of the target. The Shadow it casts adds to that range. For mechanical purposes, the Shadow Lord only has to be within 10 ft of a medium sized creature instead of 5. Large creatures are 15ft, Huge is 20 ft, and Gargantuan is 25 ft of the target to strike within melee range. Anything smaller than medium sized and the shadow lord must still be within 5 ft for melee range. Cannot be used in complete darkness where no shadow is cast. #### Shadows by the Firelight *Galliard, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action, concentration during scene **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** Until dispelled **Gnosis:** 1 per unwilling target(n/a for willing participants) **Rage:** n/a The Galliard invokes shadows and dreams to set the stage for a play in which other werewolves play a part. The Galliard narrates the tale, and the actors are swept along in the narrative, willing or no. The Gift is often used at moots, since it allows many to participate in the retelling of legends. It is also used as an object lesson for the wayward and stubborn. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** To press an unwilling actor into the shadowplay, the player spends one Gnosis point per target and Rolls Performance vs Wisdom Spell save. The effects last until the story ends (one scene), or until the actor is attacked. Willing participants require no roll or expenditure. By the end, all who participated in the play recieve a 1d4 bonus die which can be stacked with any other inspirational dice as well. #### Shed *Metis, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The metis can shed a layer of fur and skin, slipping from an opponent’s grasp or escaping from bonds with ease. A lizard-spirit or snake-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Dexterity check DC 10 If the roll succeeds, the character loses a tuft of fur or skin (revealing healthy new hide), allowing her to slip free of grapples or bonds such as ropes or chains. #### Shell *Metis, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Shell places an emotional and instinctual barrier around the metis, shutting out the hostility of the world and suppressing his own powerful, destructive impulses. It is taught by a turtle-spirit. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis. insulating the metis for a 10 min behind a mystical and psychological barrier, immunizing him against mind-altering magic of all kinds for the duration.. However, he cannot gain any successes on social checks, nor can he spend Rage points. #### Shield of Rage *Ahroun, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Such is the Rage burning within an Ahroun’s heart that all lesser furies quail before it. A wolverine-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. For For the next 10 minutes, the Garou gets a +1 to their AC.

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\page #### Sight From Beyond *Theurge, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** n/a **Range:** Self **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This is a Gift of prophecy. The werewolf becomes an oracle, prone to dreams and visions which hint at future opportunities, challenges and threats to come. These visions are always veiled in symbolism — an impending war against the local vampires might be presaged by visions of skyscrapers weeping blood from their upper stories, while a death in the sept might be heralded by dreams of a chorus of mournful howls rising to a ghost-pale moon. Owl-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** Visions are entirely under the Storyteller’s control and are best handled through roleplaying, though a truly stumped player might ask for a roll to help interpret a particularly puzzling vision. #### Silence the Weaver *Lupus, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The lupus releases a shattering howl, destroying all nearby delicate Mechanical structures that aren't magical. Anything with gears, or motorized functions that are supported through magical means are affected within 120ft. radius (crossbows, levers, ect) A storm-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The lupus spends a turn howling. The player then spends one Rage point and rolls Primary ability modifier + proficiency bonus DC depends on complexity of mechanical function. (5 simple function, one gear, 15 very complex, multiple gears and functions) On a success within the ranged area, those mechanical devices are destroyed in a flash of sparks. #### Silver Claws *Ahroun, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Luna sends her children to teach this powerful but painful Gift to those warriors who gain her favor. When invoked, it transforms the werewolf’s claws into silver. **System:** The player spends 1 Gnosis to activate this Gift. The claws are still considered magical and silvered. The Ahroun suffers searing agony while manifesting these silver claws. Each turn, she gains an automatic Rage point, while losing a gnosis point and taking 1d6 damage from being contacted with silver. (unless a gift is active to resist silver damage) and all non-combat difficulties increase by one because of the distraction. On each turn that her Rage points exceed her Gnosis score, she has a 50% chance of frenzy. During this frenzy, the Garou can lose control, and attack anyone within range, a d20 is rolled, if it is above 10 he can continue attacking the enemy, if it is below 10 or below, he attacks an ally and has to make wisdom saves at the end of every turn. The Garou cannot spend Gnosis, but spends any Rage accumulated above his maximum immediately on his first target.The Gift lasts for one minute, unless the Garou takes a turn to voluntarily end it.(not during a frenzy) #### Smell of Man *Homid, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** n/a **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a To creatures of the wild, man’s scent is death. To creatures of the city, it is authority, comfort, easy meals. This Gift, taught by an ancestor-spirit, enhances a werewolf’s human scent, infusing it with spiritual power. ** System**: Non-supernatural wild animals gain disadvantage when interacting with the Garou, save when defending themselves (non-combat) or running away, and will be inclined to flee rather than attack if possible. In addition domesticated animals recognize the werewolf as a friend, and even trained attack dogs will do no more than wag their tails at the character unless attacked first. This Gift’s effects are permanently active. #### Snarl of the Predator *Get of Fenris, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** end of next turn **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou lets out a feral snarl that terrifies opponents and cows them into submission. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:**As a bonus action, by spending one Gnosis, the Garou may use his Charisma modifier to deduct any damage, except silver, for every successful attack made against him. This lasts until the end of his next turn.

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\page #### Song of Heroes *Galliard, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** Self **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a Reciting a tale of ancient Garou heroism, the Galliard conjures up the spirit of fallen heroes and infuses those listening with some portion of their power. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** This Gift requires the full recitation of a story of epic heroism, taking at least several minutes. At the end of the tale, the player spends two Gnosis points and rolls Performance (difficulty 10). If successful on this roll add two points to a single Ability score for all listening This bonus lasts for 8 hours. #### Song of Rage *Galliard, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dispelled **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift unleashes the beast in others, forcing werewolves, vampires, and other such creatures into frenzy and turning humans into berserkers. A wolverine-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** A target within 60 ft makes a wisdom save. If failed, the victim flies into a violent rage (or frenzy, if naturally prone) attacking anything friend or foe. The closest one in its line of sight usually. Spells nor abilities can be used while in this rage. The effect ends when the target can successfully pass a wisdom save at the end of their turn. #### Song of the Earth Mother *Shadow Lord, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes concentration **Range:** 300 ft **Duration:** look back up to 72 hours **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a This gift allows the werewolf to sense the presence of activity within a broad area. Essentially, the Garou communes with the earth and listens to what it says. The Gift is taught by an earth-spirit. **System:** The user spends 10 minutes communing with the earth, during which time she may take no other actions. The player then spends two Gnosis points and rolls Perception DC 10. Success indicates that the earth tells her about any presence within an area of 100 yards and/or any events that took place within the area. In this case, any events that the Shadow Lord can see, is revealed as shadowy figures, and cannot determine specific faces or names. The Shadow Lord can look back in the timeline of the area as far as 72 hours. #### Song of the Great Beast *Lupus, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 turn, concentration **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 5 **Rage:** n/a The Garou travels to the deep wilderness and lets out a long, mournful howl. One of the Great Beasts of antiquity answers the call, appearing in the Realm near the werewolf — a mighty and savage being that walked the Earth in ages past. Such creatures include the Willawau (giant owl), the Sabertooth Tiger, the great Megalodon sharks that swam the seas eons ago and the mighty Mammoth, who arrives in herds. Who knows what else the Song might call up? The Great Beasts possess power in the physical world to rival that of mighty spirits in the Umbra. Once the ancient creature arrives, the Garou may make a request of it, but the Great Beast will fulfill it in its own way, according to its nature. Using this Gift is risky, but the results can be truly spectacular. Few spirits know this Gift. It’s said that the reclusive Mokolé know which spirits can teach the Song of the Great Beast … if any survived the Impergium, and are willing to talk to the Garou, that is. **System:** The player spends 5 Gnosis points Describe the assistance you seek, and roll percentile dice. The Ancient Beast Spirit intervenes.in some way ... If your totem spirit intervenes, you can't use this feature again for 7 days. Traits are left to the Storyteller’s discretion, but should always be impressive. #### Song of the Siren *Galliard, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou’s song or howl can entrance anyone who hears it. A songbird spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou spends 1 gnosis. Any creature within 60 feet with less than 100 HP is stunned. Otherwise it has no effect. Anyone who is stunned can roll a Con save on their next turn to end it. #### Speech of the World *Homid, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows Gaia’s warriors to read and wield the spirit of speech, bypassing the need to learn different languages and dialects. The Garou may speak and understand any language she encounters, though she speaks with an obvious accent, marking her as an outsider. Speech of the World doesn’t convey literacy, nor is it an encyclopedia of cultural information. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player makes an INT check, DC 10. The effect lasts for 10 minutes.

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\page #### Spider’s Song *Ragabash, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action, concentration **Range:**300 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash can steal messages from the Weaver’s web, plucking them from the air or eavesdropping as they race through telephone lines. The Ragabash must be aware that a conversation is happening to listen in on it (though she doesn’t have to know who’s on the other end of the line) Spiderand raven-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point. She listens in on the conversation within 300 ft and as long as she concentrates on listening, the Ragabash can clearly hear the conversation that normally would be to far to make out. Automatic success if Ragabash is in a quiet place and there are no obstructions. ( DC 5- very quiet place, where a DC15 would be through multiple walls in a tavern where a bard is playing music very loud.for example) #### Spirit Drain *Theurge, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Garou may drain power from a spirit to feed her own resolve. A rat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** A target within 120 ft takes 3d6 radiant damage on a successful spell attack. Any damage made to the target also heals the Garou. In addition, once per short rest,the Garou can regenerate a Rage point from a successful attack. #### Spirit Friend *Theurge, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action, concentration **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf projects a feeling of tranquility and fellowship that spirits naturally perceive. Save for the mad or corrupt, spirits treat the Garou with courtesy and chivalry. This Gift is taught by a unicorn-spirit. **System:** The Garou produces a glowing Aura that surrounds him in a radius of 60ft. Any ability or skill checks that are based on Charisma are made with advantage when dealing with any non evil creatures that are within range. This effect lasts for 10 minutes and requires concentration, or ends if another gift from the Garou is used that requires Gnosis being spent. #### Spirit of the Fray *Ahroun, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action, concentration **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** 1 (optional) **Rage:** n/a A cat-spirit grants the Ahroun the Gift of blinding speed and lightning reflexes, permitting her to strike before any foe. **System:** Once the Ahroun learns this Gift, its effects are permanent. She adds 10 to all her initiative rolls, and if she chooses, may spend a Gnosis point to add another 10 to an initiative roll *(such an expenditure prevents spending Rage for extra actions for 1 min after combat starts however).* #### Spirit Snare *Theurge, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 120 ft **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Theurge casts out an invisible, mystic net which entangles hostile spirits, confounding them with a mixture of magical force and long-broken but still potent Gaian law. An owl-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Their primary ability score + Proficiency bonus as an attack directed at a target within 120 feet,. 3d6 force damage is rolled and any wisdom saves rolled by the target are at disadvantage until the end of the players next turn. Multiple applications of this Gift don’t stack. #### Spirit Speech *Theurge, Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift bestows understanding of the language of the spirit world, permitting the Garou to clearly understand and speak with any spirit he encounters. The Gift doesn’t influence spirits’ attitudes toward the werewolf in any way, nor ensure that they have any desire to communicate with him. Any spirit can teach it. **System:** This Gift’s effects are permanent.

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\page #### Spirit Ward *Homid, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** placed within 20 ft **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** 2 **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows a werewolf to protect herself from spirits by performing a quick warding rite. The werewolf traces an invisible pictogram in the air that creates a hard to detect magical Glyph that also frightens and unnerves any nearby spirits, and which travels with the Garou for as long as it persists. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Requires a successful (Investigation) check against your spell save DC to be found.The player spends two Gnosis points. Each creature that wasn't withina 20 ft range while the glyph was first created that steps within the radius afterwards in the aura must make a Dexterity saving throw. (everyone else is bound the immunity to the damage)When triggered, the glyph erupts with magical energy in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on the glyph. The Sphere spreads around corners. A creature takes 6d10 acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder damage on a failed saving throw (your choice when you create the glyph), or half as much damage on a successful one.rolls Gift lasts for 8 hrs. #### Staredown *Homid, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Rage burns in a werewolf’s eyes, striking fear into the hearts of mortals and animals, causing them to flee for their lives. Used against another werewolf, the target will freeze in place rather than run. A ram- or snake-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** This Gift affects only one target at a time. The victim must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and become frightened for the duration. While frightened by this spell, a creature must take the Dash action and move away from you by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn’t have line of sight to you, the creature can make a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the spell ends for that creature. Garou and classes with Rage do not flee but may not attack while the Gift is in use. #### Stoking Fury’s Furnace *Ahroun, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Permanent **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a This Gift allows the Garou to husband his Rage, keeping it burning for as long as Gaia’s enemies remain to be defeated. A wolverine-spirit teaches it. **System:** This Gift’s effects are permanent. The werewolf regains one Rage point during any turn in which he takes damage. This Rage does not cause a frenzy check, though other sources will induce checks as usual. Additionally, the player can spend one Rage point per turn without losing any temporary Rage. If multiple Rage points are spent during any turn, however, all are marked off. Temporary rage points are lost if not used by the next short or long rest. #### Strength of Gaia *Lupus, Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The Goddess blesses the lupus with the fullness of his might when he wears the most natural of his skins. While wearing lupus form, the Garou enjoys the full might of Crinos. A wolf spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point. His Lupus form base strength increases by four, rather than the normal one, for 10 min. #### Strength of Purpose *Philodox, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** n/a **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Philodox use this Gift to fortify themselves in the face of the Apocalypse, turning hot passion and burning Rage into cold, steely resolve. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Once per short rest ,1d10 and recover that amount of Gnosis. #### Strength of Will *Ahroun, Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 100 ft **Duration:** 1d6 rounds **Gnosis:** 1 per target(must spend one for yourself, for max 4) **Rage:** n/a A werewolf with this Gift is a pillar of indomitable will. He can share this terrifying strength with others as well, leading them through the gates of Malfeas without a moment’s fear or hesitation. A wolf-spirit or an Incarna avatar teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends 1 Gnosis per target and chooses up to 3 other willing allies within 100ft.. Each ally when rolling a to save and fails, the garou can roll his save to have her succeed instead. However if both fail, they both are affected. In addition, whenever any of the 4 allies takes direct damage, it is divided equally, if it cant be divided equally, any left over damage goes to the Garou. Area of effect spells or abilities do not apply to this. It must be direct damage to a single target. This lasts for 1d6 rounds. Can only be used once every short rest.

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\page #### Strike the Air *Children of Gaia, Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 100 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 per target **Rage:** n/a The Child becomes the ultimate example of passive resistance. She is unable to attack an opponent, but is also unable to be hit, allowing her opponent to exhaust herself in an intricate dance of frustrated blows. A mongoose-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and gains a +4 to AC. Must be using the Dodge action with this gift, the attacker has disadvantage when attacking, and the Garou also gains advantage to any Dex saving throws. The effect last for one minute, unless the Garou falls unconscious, dies, uses an attack action on the same target, or chooses to end it sooner. This Gift will work on multiple opponents, but the player must spend an additional Gnosis point for each new attacker. #### Taking the Forgotten *Ragabash, Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a A Ragabash with this Gift can steal something from a target and make his victim forget that she ever possessed the stolen item. A mouse-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** With this Gift, a successful Sleight of Hand. the target makes a WIS save, If failed the victim would never remember even seeing the Ragabash or any encounter within the past hour of the pick pocket. If the victim passes the Save, the pick pocket was still successful, but would recall any interactions with the Ragabash if applicable. The victim would not realize this Gift was used on him, or alert his suspicions further in any way however. #### Talons of the Falcon *Silver Fang , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Silver Fang’s claws transform into impaling weapons, allowing her to cut muscle, bone, and sinew as though they were paper. A falcon-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and makes a Dexterity + Strength modifiers to her claw attack and damage rolls for the next minute. #### Terror of the Dire Wolf *Lupus , Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** **Rage:** 1 Wolves haunt the ancestral nightmares of humanity, and of those monsters that were once human. The werewolf lets out a fierce snarl that triggers primordial terror in opponents and drowns them in the Delirium. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a point of Rage and target or targets in an area of 60 ft roll Wisdom Save. If successful, the werewolf invokes the full effect of the Delirium on any human, formerly-human, or partly-human creature who can see her — including those normally immune to the Delirium, such as mages and vampires. Only other werewolves are immune. It may be used in any form. #### The Living Wood *Children of Gaia , Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Child of Gaia calls upon the powers of the forest to rise and aid her. Nearby trees begin to move and attempt to protect the Garou. Limbs and vines will restrain, block and even fight those attempting to harm her. A Glade Child teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Survival. The Garou can summon Treants to aid her. The amount of treants is determined by the roll. * 1-5 = 1 treant * 6-10= 2 treants * 11-15= 3 treants * 16-20= 4 treants The Treants are under the Garou’s control until dismissed or slain. They do not have the ability to produce more treants themselves however. #### Thousand Forms *Ragabash , Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** Until long rest **Gnosis:** 1 - 2 **Rage:** The werewolf with this Gift may change herself into any animal between the sizes of a small bird and a bison. The Garou gains all the special capabilities (flight, gills, poison, sensory abilities, etc.) of the animal she mimics. She may not take the form of Wyrm-beasts (not that she would wish to!), but with some extra effort she may take the form of mystical beasts (such as a griffon or unicorn), provided the beast remains within the usual size limitations of the Gift. Wyld-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends a point of Gnosis and allows the character to assume the shape of any normal Animal. Until the next Long rest, he may make additional transformation rolls without spending additional Gnosis, provided he only takes the shape of normal animals. To allow the character to take on a mythical form, the player must spend an additional point of Gnosis

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\page #### Totem Gift *Metis , Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 10 minutes **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a Metis are Garou from the moment of their birth, and their ties to the spirit that guides their tribe run deep. The metis may plead with her tribal totem for power, with effects varying from tribe to tribe. Rat might send a swarm of rodents to attack the werewolf’s enemies, while Grandfather Thunder might send down the lightning to strike aside obstacles and opponents. The potential of this Gift depends on the favor of the totem, and may extend into the miraculous. Only the tribal totem teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Divine Intervention Describe the assistance you seek, and roll percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or lower than your level, your Totem Spirit intervenes. ... If your totem spirit intervenes, you can't use this feature again for 7 days. Otherwise, you can use it again after you finish a Long Rest. #### Troll Skin *Get of Fenris , Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Fenrir draws on the power of the earth for protection. Her skin grows tough and thick, covered with stony knots of hard, armored flesh. An earth elemental teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point and gains resistance to all non magical attacks. This effect lasts for 1 minute. #### True Fear *Ahroun , Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 20 ft cone **Duration:** end of next turn **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The werewolf displays his full, terrifying might — baring teeth or claws, howling, or simply looming ominously over a foe. Terror strikes one foe into quiescence. Spirits of fear teach this Gift. **System:** Any Targets within 20 ft cone in front of the Garou, makes a Wisdom save. If they fail they are frightened until the end of your next turn. You can use an action to extend the effect. Effect ends if creatures get out of line of sight or 60 feet away. If creature makes the save they are immune for 24 hours. #### Two Tongues *Fianna , Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** Instantaneous **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** 8 hours **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The glib words and clever schemes of the Fianna are wasted on a single mark. This Gift teaches the werewolf to talk out of both sides of her face, literally carrying on two conversations simultaneously, and to decide who hears what. An ancestor-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Fianna may simultaneously carry on two conversations at the same time, which need have no relation to one another. She decides which listeners hear which version of the words she’s speaking. Anyone suspecting something odd about the Fianna’s behavior must roll Perception DC Garou’s Charisma Score to detect the Garou’s other conversation and to understand what she’s saying there. This effect can last up to 8 hours, or until the Fianna chooses to end it. #### Ultimate Argument of Logic *Theurge , Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a Those who speak with the Theurge leave convinced of some fact they might otherwise have disbelieved. If successful, the Garou can cause the target to believe implicitly in one aspect of existence (true or false) — that the Earth is the center of the universe, that there is such a thing as a spirit world, or that cities are unnatural affronts to nature, for example. A coyote-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou rolls a Persuasion vs the targets Insight. If the Garou wins, he is convinced that what the Garou says is at least believable, as long as it doesn't go against anything in the targets moral code.(Murder is Good, for example), if the Garou’s score is 5 or higher than the target’s score, the target makes a Wisdom Save. If failed, then even the morals that the target holds on to can be changed. Can be dispelled. #### Umbral Camouflage *Theurge , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 10 minutes **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** Although perfectly visible to all others, this Gift renders the werewolf undetectable to spirits. A wind-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point, and for 10 minutes, she is completely invisible While not in the material realm. She may move about as normal but cannot make any attack actions without disrupting the Gift. Not effective against creatures with true seeing, or that can see invisible however.

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\page #### Umbral Dodge *Ragabash , Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** reaction **Range:** touch **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a The Ragabash finds that the best way to deal with an enemy is to send him far away — perhaps to a place where he’ll learn the folly of his ways. She may tear open a hole in the Gauntlet while dodging an enemy’s attack, sending them to the land of spirits. A trapdoor spider-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** As a reaction, if the target misses any attack made against the Garou, he is able to use the attackers momentum against himself, and cause him to rip through the Gauntlet into the Umbra. The attacker can make a dex save to stop himself. Otherwise he is trapped in the Umbra for 1d4+ Garou’s Proficiency bonus rounds. The Gnosis point can be spent after the target rolls his save to activate keeping him there. (or into the physical world if this Gift is used in the Penumbra). #### Umbral Tether *Theurge , Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 day **Gnosis:** 1/day **Rage:** n/a The Umbra is a shifting world where logic doesn’t always apply and losing one’s way is easy. Theurges ensure they can always find their way back to the point where they entered the Umbra with this Gift, which creates a silvery “umbilical cord” connecting the Garou to the point where they last crossed the Gauntlet. Only the werewolf who creates the tether can see it. This Gift is taught by a spider-spirit. **System:** No roll is needed to create the thread. However, after each full day the character spends in the Umbra, a point of Gnosis must be spent to maintain the cord; otherwise, it slowly corrodes from the point of entry and toward the Garou. #### Uncaught Since the Primal Moon *Children of Gaia , Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1d4 rounds **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a This Gift grants Unicorn’s perfect speed to the werewolf, allowing her to outrun virtually any pursuer. An avatar of Unicorn teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou doubles her base speed for 1d4 rounds, and does not provoke attacks of opportunity. The Garou can still use an attack action in the same turn, unless using dash, which in turn, doubles twice the effect of this Gift, but cannot use an attack action. The player spends a Gnosis point to activate this gift. ``` ``` #### Under the Gun * , Rank Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Shadow Lord lays a curse on her foe, ensuring certain death by bullets. While the curse is in effect, bullets (as well as arrows, hurled knives, and any other missile weapons) are strangely attracted to the target. Although this Gift is useful in battle, most Shadow Lords prefer to use it secretly on a chosen foe before a fight begins, ensuring an “unfortunate accident.” A raven-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Shadow Lord touches the intended target with her fingertips. On a successful attack in which the Garou can touch the creature, the Garou can choose to spend a Gnosis point to inflict an extra 4d6 points of necrotic damage, in addition, it will curse the target to where all ranged attacks have advantage against the target. The target must succeed with a wisdom save to ignore this curse. #### Unicorn’s Arsenal *Children of Gaia , Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Touch **Duration:** Until dispelled **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf’s claws and fangs become dazzling and pearlescent, shining with an inner multihued glory. Those wounded by these natural weapons lose the will to fight. An avatar of Unicorn teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point to initiate the transformation. If the target is hit with any of the Garou’s natural weapons, it must make a Con Save, or lose the ability to speak, and suffer disadvantage an its attacks rolls. The effects last until the target can succeed his Con Save. This status effect can also be removed by Remove Curse, and does not apply to any creature immune to curses.

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\page #### Unity of the Pack *Silver Fang , Rank 2 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft radius **Duration:** Until missed attempt **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a It is only natural for those guided by canny leaders to excel. This Gift allows the Silver Fang’s pack to enjoy the benefits of her unifying aura, making them deadlier warriors against the Wyrm’s minions. A wolf-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** Whenever the Silver Fang is present, all members of her pack within 30 ft(including herself) have a chance to gain additional damage. The effect gains momentum by each successful attack that is made without error until the end of the Silver Fang’s next turn or someone misses their attack before the Silver Fang's turn is up. The first successful attacker gains +1 die to their damage roll, followed by the next successful attacker gaining +2 dice, followed by +3, and so on and so forth. If someone in the party of the Silver Fang has multiple attacks, the effects still apply as if he were the next attacker. So he could gain a +2 dice on damage for his first attack, and then plus +3 dice added to damage on his second. The effect ends when someone misses an attack, even if an ally had multiple attacks.. The Silver Fang cannot benefit from this Gift when she is alone. #### Unstoppable Warrior *Ahroun , Rank 5 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The werewolf with this potent Gift may shrug off even flames and the claws of his own kind. A warrior Incarna teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou heals for 1d10 + current level a round. Costs one rage point, lasts for 1 minute. #### Venom Blood *Get of Fenris , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The werewolf may change her blood into a black, acidic bile that poisons anyone unlucky enough to come into contact with it. A snake- or spider-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point and coats its claws with its poisoned blood. Any attack made with its claws, the target must make a Dex Save DC 19 or take 12d6 poison damage. Half damage on a successful save. The effect lasts for 1 minute or the next successful claw attack, whichever comes first. Naturally, any attack made against the Garou during this minute that may be exposed to its blood, as in a bite, suffers the same effects. ``` ``` #### Visage of Fenris *Get of Fenris , Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** Self **Duration:** 1 attack per gnosis spent **Gnosis:** 1 - max available for your level **Rage:** n/a The Get appears larger and more fearsome, commanding respect from peers and cowing his foes. A wolf- or toad-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The Garou spends 1 Gnosis and can add his Charisma Modifier along with his normal modifiers to his damage roll on his next successful attack. This duration can be increased to multiple attacks per Gnosis spent. #### Weak Arm *Philodox , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 turn, concentration **Range:** Self **Duration:** Special **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** n/a By watching an opponent’s fighting style, the Philodox can quickly evaluate his strengths and weaknesses. Snake- and wind-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player rolls Perception + Proficiency DC 12, . Each number greater than 13 can represent a +1 to hit, an extra damage die to damage, or split anyway to both on the next successful attack. For instance, a Philodox who rolls a 16 can get a +3 bonus to hit on top of her other modifiers, or a extra 3d8 damage applied to her sword attack(if d8 is the damage die), or possibly a +1 to hit, and a 2d8 bonus to damage. — whatever combination suits her. However, the distribution of dice cannot be changed once the Gift has been activated. This Gift can be used against a given foe only once per scene, and its benefits are lost at the end of the scene. A full turn of concentration is necessary to use this Gift.

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\page #### Web Walker *Theurge , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** Until Dispelled **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou may travel on the Pattern Web through the Umbra without physical difficulty, and without attracting the unfriendly attention of Weaver-spirits in the area. Any Weaver-spirit can teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point. This enables the Garou (and her pack, so long as they stick close to her) to travel through the Umbra across the Pattern Web as though she were on a moon bridge. Whether the Web’s strands go where the Garou wants to travel is another matter entirely. While not in the Material web, The Garou and anyone within 30ft she choses remains on this undetermined path but is immune to any damage, but also cant harm anything it sees. All conditions apply while traveling on the web, as it would on the material realm. Hunger, rest, ect are all possible. Attempting to get off in a different location from where the Garou entered requires a Constitution save. DC 10 Success means you remove yourself on the web into the reality of whatever Realm your in. Everyone including the Garou is considered paralyzed for 1 round, as ripping through the fabrics of reality between the reallms takes a toll. Failure on the Con Save means you are paralyzed for one round and also take 10d6 force damage as well. #### Whelp Body *Ragabash , Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** 3 rounds **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The Garou delivers a devastating curse upon a foe’s body, causing it to weaken or palsy. Many consider the use of this Gift upon a foe to constitute a declaration of eternal enmity. Pain- and disease-spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Gnosis point Resisted by a Constitution Save by the target. IF Failed the target takes 8d10 necrotic damage + Level. Save for half. Additionally on a failed save, it receives one level of exhaustion, for the next 3 rounds, or until a successful Con Save is rolled, whichever comes first. This Gift may be used only once ever against a given opponent. #### Whisper Catching *Shadow Lord , Rank 1 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 200 ft **Duration:** 4 hours **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a What good purpose could there be to keep secrets from Gaia’s protectors? This Gift allows the werewolf to supernaturally eavesdrop on whispered conversations—what she does with the information learned is, of course, up to her own conscience. A crow- or bat-spirit teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a point of Gnosis. For the next 4 hours, all whispers within 200 feet are Fully audible by the Shadow Lord as though they had been spoken clearly just next to her. #### Wind Claws *Ahroun , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** bonus action **Range:** Self **Duration:** till end of turn **Gnosis:** n/a **Rage:** 1 The Ahroun’s claws and fangs pass through the flimsy protections of their enemies as though they were but air and hope. An air elemental teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends one Rage point. For the rest of the turn, all of the Ahroun’s natural attacks completely ignore any armor (mundane or magical) that targets might be wearing; Does not affect creatures with natural armor. #### Wither Limb *Metis , Rank 4 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 60 ft **Duration:** Until dismissed **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a With a snarl and a baleful stare, the werewolf ruins an opponent’s limb: bones twist, muscles wither, flesh desiccates. Creatures with regenerative capabilities will recover after one scene; all others are permanently crippled. Venomous spirits teach this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point and rolls Primary ability modifier + Proficiency bonus vs target AC. The victim has disadvantage to all dex abilities, checks, and saving throws, and speed is now halved. #### Wrath of Gaia *Silver Fang , Rank 3 Gift* **Casting Time** 1 action **Range:** 30 ft **Duration:** 1 minute **Gnosis:** 1 **Rage:** n/a The werewolf shows himself in full, terrible glory as Gaia’s chosen warrior. His splendor overwhelms minions of the Wyrm, driving them before him in terror. An avatar of Gaia herself teaches this Gift. **System:** The player spends a Gnosis point. Any minions of the Undead who look upon the Garou within 30 ft must either make a Wisdom Save or flee in terror for the next minute. Any damage done to those affected before the minute is over, ends the effect of this Gift.

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