Kuruth is one of those things that, paradoxically, look like a blessing and a curse in the main book. On one hand it is considered a weakness because of it's destructive potential...but also a tool because of it's destructive potential. Throughout the book there are examples of trying to avoid it, while other things suggest it like a tool, like a werewolf Blood affinity can help you replenish Willpower if you use it and the Pack suggests that using it in a hunt can be considered getting into your werewolf nature.
I ought to replicate this question on the Vampire and Promethean forums as Frenzy and Torment seem to have similar systems.
How can this be used from both angles? Both as a tool for the werewolf as well as for their enemies? Lets explore both cases
1/ USED BY THE PACK AS A WEAPON A Rahu decides to go into a Death Rage to destroy their enemies, the Half moon hides behind a building and then makes the Rahu go into a death rage (these were suggested in the main book). One rite makes the totem spirit go into a death rage. What would be the most cunning use? Would it be to have the pack get away from the raging werewolf, wait for the carnage to finish and then clean up the mess? What tactics would work best for this?
2/ USED AGAINST THE PACK AS A WEAPON: A rage gift makes an enemy werewolf frenzy. A Idigam dread power makes the length of Kuruth much longer, The Pure goad the Forsaken to Death Rage in their territory (again, examples from the main book). This seems tricky since purposefully making an enemy werewolf (and potentially their whole pack) a raging maelstrom of destruction. Would the smart tactic be to just get them to frenzy, get the hell out, and then come back when the frenzy ends and the Uratha collapses from exhaustion? Would fighting it be a wise move or really dumb? How would it benefit an enemy to make a Werewolf enter a super destructive form at a cost of their rational thinking?
I ought to replicate this question on the Vampire and Promethean forums as Frenzy and Torment seem to have similar systems.
How can this be used from both angles? Both as a tool for the werewolf as well as for their enemies? Lets explore both cases
1/ USED BY THE PACK AS A WEAPON A Rahu decides to go into a Death Rage to destroy their enemies, the Half moon hides behind a building and then makes the Rahu go into a death rage (these were suggested in the main book). One rite makes the totem spirit go into a death rage. What would be the most cunning use? Would it be to have the pack get away from the raging werewolf, wait for the carnage to finish and then clean up the mess? What tactics would work best for this?
2/ USED AGAINST THE PACK AS A WEAPON: A rage gift makes an enemy werewolf frenzy. A Idigam dread power makes the length of Kuruth much longer, The Pure goad the Forsaken to Death Rage in their territory (again, examples from the main book). This seems tricky since purposefully making an enemy werewolf (and potentially their whole pack) a raging maelstrom of destruction. Would the smart tactic be to just get them to frenzy, get the hell out, and then come back when the frenzy ends and the Uratha collapses from exhaustion? Would fighting it be a wise move or really dumb? How would it benefit an enemy to make a Werewolf enter a super destructive form at a cost of their rational thinking?
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