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**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:07 PM

Werewolf: The Forsaken Core

Crescent Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

NOTE: There is no increased cost for buying Between the Weave without Crash the Gates, or vice versa.

Gauntlet Cloak (ooo)

Success: The Ithaeur becomes shrouded in a cloak Gauntlet membrane, attempts to spot him or recognize him take a penalty equal to the number of successes on the activation roll, though the penalty can be no more than his highest Renown. The Werewolf is also treated as having a -2 concealment modifier vs ranged attacks, that stacks with natural concealment. This effect lasts the entire scene, may be activated reflexively at no cost whenever the Werewolf willingly crosses the Gauntlet.

The original provided a measly -2 for a couple of actions, hardly worth the experience and much, much worse than comparable three dot effects.

Crash the Gates (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence (+1 per Packmate)
Action: Reflexive

Change: Same effects, but the placement is swapped with Between the Weave.

The new Between the Weave is much stronger than its previous iteration, and of notably greater utility. Crash the Gates offered essentially identical effects with a more appropriate name. Hence the swap.

Between the Weave (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult + Wisdom
Action: Extended (One Minute per Roll)

Focusing on the small flaws inherent in the space between worlds the Werewolf selects one particular crack and briefly splits it open. This allows the Ithaeur to, very briefly, create a passable hole in the Shadow through which he and others can pass. This requires the Werewolf to sit and focus on spreading the gap, rolling in one minute intervals until he accrues enough successes (between 5 and 25, depending on Gauntlet density, at the Story Teller's discretion). Once open the portal functions exactly like a locus, save that it provides no essence and remains open for only a single scene.
Canny spirits and other beings with proper perception might notice the hole being formed, but to do so requires a Wits + Composure roll at a -3 penalty.

Between the Weave was an okay Gift, but made completely obsolete by Crash the Gates. Plus it's application was greatly limited by locus access and can only move the user (not good for that whole pack fighting thing they supposedly have going). This version is intended to synergize with Crash the Gates and Two World Eyes, plus it remains useful and pack-centric on its own.

Full Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

NOTE: Death Grip has official Errata independent of this list.

Clarity (o)

When a Rahu activates this Gift he may also reflexively shift into Gauru form at no extra cost. He must, however, succeed a shapeshifting roll to do so. This bonus lasts the entire scene.

Choosing between going first and going Gauru isn't really the Rahu way, the roll is there to prevent Essence Shifting obsoletion.

Rage Armor (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Not rolled
Action: Instant

The werewolf gains points of armor equal to the higher of their Purity or Primal Urge (Max 5). This armor applies equally vs standard weapons and firearms, and stacks with worn armor and armor gained from assumed forms, but not armor provided by supernatural means. Rage Armor is not bulletproof, but is unaffected by armor piercing. When the Werewolf Shifts into Gauru form he may substitute 1 willpower for the essence cost of Rage Armor and activate the power reflexively. Rage Armor is scene long.

Better duration and more reliable armor numbers, plus it can be activated while flying into Gauru without wasting turns. Oh, and it doesn't crumble to a silver letter opener.

Luna's Fury (ooooo)
Cost: 1 Essence (+1 Essence every turn)
Dice Pool: Dexterity + Brawl + Purity
Action: Reflexive

Success: For a number of turns per successes rolled; the werewolf must spend one essence per turn (this is not an option, they have to spend it) in exchange the Werewolf may make all-out-attacks without losing his defense, applies his defense vs Firearms, doubles it against all other incoming attacks, and is not penalized by the number of opponents. This defense bonus even applies in Gauru Death Rage, allowing the Werewolf to continue to dodge while in the throes of pure fury. The werewolf may not opt to prematurely and the gift unless they've run completely out of Essence.
Exceptional Success: The werewolf may end the effects of the gift any time he wants. Doing so causes the Essence loss to cease.

All credit to Furry on this one. The original was unreliable in activation and had to be heavily optimized for to make use of. This version is more accessible and trades sanity for enormous attack and defense potential.

Gibbous Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Half Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Death Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Ghost Knife (oo)

As written, but the duration is one day per dot of Wisdom the user possesses, minimum 1 day.

With only a scene long duration it was pretty much impossible (or quite difficult) to apply Ghost Knife pre-emptively, or as a precaution. With at least 24 hours to prepare the Uratha can reliably use this to buff of himself and his friends and still have time to recover essence before they have to tackle their ghastly challenge.

Corpse Witness (ooo)

Change: The corpse can report on events that transpired beyond the physical. It can gift summaries of conversations, descriptions of smells or explain that it had "a bumpy ride". When invoked the Werewolf can ask the corpse a number of questions equal to the rolled successes on the Gift activation, though without an exceptional success the corpse's intelligence is piddling. This recall is not limited to one day and night, but gets worse the further back the corpse must "remember".

Original was kind of weird. It basically lets you put heads on spikes and they play lookout for you...poorly. This revision makes it both significantly more likely that the Werewolves will get SOME meaningful information from the corpse, but also adds the chance of missing out on important details.

Vengeance of the Slain (ooooo)

Same, but add: By spending an additional point of willpower each success instead returns the body to subject to life for one day per success.

Vengeance for the Slain essentially has three applications. First, the Pushing Daisies approach, which is to briefly revive people to gain help or information. Second, the combat buff, where the Werewolf "revives" a fallen ally to continue in combat. Third, the plot device, where Vengeance for the Slain is used to allow the subject a final chance to get their things in order or seek revenge.
For the first two effects, basically any duration works fine. However, the limit of mere hours greatly hampers the story applications of the Gift. Given how circumstantial this power is, I see no issue with allowing it to revive subjects for a slightly greater duration. It grants more utility (which 5 dot powers deserve) and opens up some wonderful story avenues.

Dominance Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

NOTE: Dominance Gifts work against all supernatural entities, Werewolves and Spirits included. Spirit Rank does not prevent the Gifts effects, but can add to or penalize the roll. Subtract the difference in spirit rank between the Werewolf and his target from the Gift's dice pool (Or add it, if the Werewolf is higher rank). This bonus does not apply vs targets that have no spirit rank.

Warning Growl (o)

Cost: None
Action: Instant

Success: Warning Growl inflicts the target with a preternatural weariness where the Werewolf is concerned. He takes a -2 penalty to all rolls made to knowingly oppose or harm the Uratha for the remainder of the scene.
Dramatic Success: The penalty increases to -3

1 Willpower for a potential +2 defense against close combat effects from one target was NOT a good value. I removed the cost, changed the bonus to a penalty (so all out attacking didn't magically invalidate the targets hesitance) and applied it to general opposed actions.

Luna's Dictum (oo)

Cost: 1 Essence

Change: Make the duration 30 minutes per success. Additionally the subject only refuses an order if it is obviously dangerous or against their moral code.

One minute is a pretty shitty duration, especially when compared to Vampire's Mesmerism. A longer duration vastly improves the utility of the effect, and removing the word "conceivably" broadens it greatly.

Voice of Command (ooo) [Rewrite]

The Werewolf learns to carry himself with an air of utmost authority. This Gift activates automatically but is contested individually by those with whom the Werewolf interacts.

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation + Purity (see text)
Action: Instant (See text)

Everyone with whom the Werewolf interacts see him as their direct superior. This isn't a literal illusion, the Werewolf does not appear as a different person. Rather the subject merely assumes that the Werewolf holds hierarchical superiority over him. If they are a member of a group or organization they may mistake the Uratha for a superior within that hierarchy, otherwise they view the Werewolf as a sort of big brother authority figure. Subjects take a -2 penalty to any action intended to oppose the Werewolf's authority and will follow any orders they would reasonably obey coming from their direct superior (Unlock that door or get me those files are reasonable, kill those seven people or jump off that cliff are not).
Most mortals succumb to this power instantly, but supernatural creatures and sufficiently steadfast mortals (i.e. important PCs/NPCs) are afforded some defense. They roll Resolve + Supernatural Advantage, penalized by the number of successes the Werewolf rolled on her activation roll. Success leaves them unaffected by Voice of Command for the rest of the scene.

I could see no option here but to rewrite the whole Gift. The original was Luna's Dictum with a slightly longer duration and three targets (woo hoo...). This is more an major upgrade of Warning Growl which plays on the Alpha presence aspect of the Uratha.

Tug the Soul's Strings (ooooo)

The Werewolf learns to apply the principles of dominance to groups and congregations, acting with authority over many as opposed to over one. This functions much like Luna's Dictum, but on a much larger scale. The Werewolf applies the command not to a single individual, but to everyone within earshot, up to [(Purity or Primal Urge)*10] individuals, for one hour per success. Supernatural entities and meaningful NPCs resist individually, but it is advised that background characters be lumped together when rolling.
Unlike Luna's Dictum this command can force listeners to break their moral code, and take actions that may put them in harms way (though outright suicidal commands are still ignored). The sheer magnitude of people obeying quells rebellion. Subjects cannot twist the meaning of the command unless they spend a point of willpower, and will actively attempt to stop those who are trying to sabotage the order. Minor harm is not enough to break the hypnosis, only major trauma (enough to knock them unconscious) or supernatural intervention can shake them of it.

Cost: 1 Willpower + 1 Essence for every 10 targets
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Intimidation + Purity vs Resolve + Power Stat
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive

Dramatic Failure: The Gift fails completely, the Werewolf cannot use any Dominance Gifts for the rest of the scene.
Failure: Subjects do not obey, but remain unaware of the supernatural nature of the order.
Success: The subject follows the command as loyally as possible. They cannot attempt to twist the orders meaning or intent unless they pay a point of willpower (though those too dense or unskilled may still get it wrong), even then others will likely try to stop them. If faced with mortal danger, however, the subject may opt to delay their duties until safe.
Dramatic Success: For a week after the Gift ends the subject remains more pliable towards Dominance, they suffer a -1 penalty on all rolls to resist Dominance effects for the duration.

Not quite as much of a rewrite as Voice of Command, but still pretty big. A five dot power so completely overshadowed by a two dot disciple cannot stand. This version can accomplish vast tasks in a way that is thematic to the Uratha and not accessible to any other splat.

Elemental Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

Call/Alter Water (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: Wits + Survival + Purity
Action: Instant

Cupping his hands the Uratha conjures water from thin air. The "water" arrives in whatever molecular state the Werewolf chooses (Solid, Liquid, Gas), though it is then subject to the natural effects of the outside temperature. Steam is never hot enough to cause injury, and ice never cold enough to harm someone without prolonged exposure. Each roll creates one cup of water, that pours/drops/spreads outward from his palms. The water is not pressurized and cannot be directed.
Alternatively, the Uratha may instead use this Gift to alter the chemical state of water in his surroundings. He can freeze, melt, and vaporize up to one cubic yard of water per success with a single touch. Once again, this doesn't allow him to make steam scolding hot, or ice improbably cold, nor can he shape the water in any special way outside of the ability to choose which sections change. Water that is inside a living creature is not a viable target for this effect, however the Uratha could easily freeze all the water on a wet man's skin, or melt a person sized hole in an ice cap.

I don't even get the original purpose of this gift. Drinking water? Short Electronics? Either way it was incredibly weak. This version has vastly more flexibility.

If Call/Alter Water is still not to your liking, consider this replacement:

Water Walking (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive

The Uratha issues a command to the spirits of the seas, that they shall bear him in purpose wherever he needs. They answer, and hence forth the Werewolf may tread on water (or other liquids) as though it was solid ground. They needn't risk sinking or roll to keep their balance, save in truly volatile waters (such as rapids or stormy seas). This effect only applies to walking, running, or otherwise traveling. If the Uratha falls while striding the sea he is enveloped by water the same as any other man.

Manipulate Earth (oo)

Same, but he can sculpt 100 square feet (or 40 cubic) of earth per success. The user may also sculpt man made stone, like pavement and asphalt, but the amount each success can alter is halved (about 20 cubic feet of earth). The roll may also be penalized based on the pliability of the surface.

Originally there was no difference between rolling 1 success and rolling 4, only Exceptional Success mattered. This way at least it scales with successes rolled. The "natural earth only" limitation further rendered it pointless in urban areas.

Command Fire (ooo)

No change, but a clarification: This gift lasts [Success] actions, and generates roughly a large bonfire's worth of flame upon activation. The user may control and direct that flame and surrounding fires for the remainder of the duration.

A fine gift, but a touch vague on duration and application.

Lament of the River (ooooo)

The caster may select an epicenter up to 10 miles away from his location to be the nexus of the disaster. In the absence of natural water, manmade water sources will bulge instead. Pipes burst, sewers overflow, water towers explode. All water will pool violently into the selected area and continue to ravage it for the remainder of the scene. Areas with no water at all will still moisten visibly, though it is unlikely to do much damage.

Lament of the River is bonkers destructive, but the original entry was a tad vague on the control and aiming of the effect.

Evasion Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Note: Swap Sand in the Eyes and Playing Possum's dot rating.

Sand in the Eyes (ooo)

The Uratha blurs his presence in the world, taking on a spirit like aspect, though one that is next to impossible to notice. It allows him to tread unremembered and unrecorded, leaving little evidence of his passing in the minds of others. Even those with whom he interacts. This effect endures for the entire scene and effects only attempt to remember the Werewolf's actions and presence within that scene.

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Same
Action: Instant, then Contested

Dramatic Failure: The effect backfires, everyone gains +5 to remember the Werewolf and details about him.
Failure: Memory is not clouded
Success: Everyone who sees the Werewolf while he is under the effects of the Gift take a -5 penalty to remember any details about him from the scene. Even technology seems to suffer, camera footage comes out blurred and security records seem to have gaping holes for the time during which he was present. The user may elect to exempt up to [Cunning] allies from the effects of Sand in the Eyes, by default all packmates are also exempted (doesn't count towards the total).
Dramatic Success: The affected must make an Intelligence + Composure roll at -5 to remember he was there at all, all electronic records are erased completely.

In the age of electronics and bystanders a targeted -5 to describe a Werewolf is not going to go very far. I added an essence cost and made it wider reaching, then swapped with Playing Possum (which is in no way three dot material).

Double Back (oooo)

Same effect but the Gift compares its successes against those of mystical effects, if the Werewolf rolls better those effects are trumped.

The inability to penetrate magical deception made this pretty damn ineffective against even middling foes. At least this way there is a good chance that the werewolf will sniff out parlor tricks.

Fog of War (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Expression + Cunning
Action: Instant

The werewolf releases a piercing howl, which echoes infinitely about the battlefield. With it he summons, chaos, discord and contempt. Communication and coordination collapse and chaos reigns within the field. For the remainder of the scene all attempts at communication more sophisticated than simple gestures and face-to-face discussion are automatically reduced to a chance die. Radio broadcasts come in garbled, phones lose all signal, computers fuzz up and misdisplay information, distant signs seem blurry, shouted orders fail to carry, even smoke signals are likely to be met with an unexpected wind. Communication bolstered by supernatural effects (such as an enchanted walkie-talkie, or telepathic communion) contest this effect normally, and regardless of result, the botch from the chance die cannot cause their effects to be dispelled (merely impeded for the time).
The caster may choose to select individuals to be exempt from the effects of the Gift, though they must be present at the moment of invocation to do so.

Having to stand and sing loudly put a severe hamper on the Gifts effects, but a scene long -3 to all actions for all foes is inordinately powerful (and has nothing to do with evasion). I propose this version with the kicker that the original is by no means terrible, just a touch out of theme and potentially goofy strong (loudspeakers could bump the range to miles)

Father Wolf Gifts
Signature Renown: None, Use Primal Urge for All Relevant Rolls

Wolf-Blood's Lure (o)

In addition to all other effects, the Uratha adds +3 to all rolls to tame, train, and command wolves, dogs, and their relative species.

It's already a good gift, but kind of overshadowed by Nature's first dot. This little buff solves that issue.

Father Wolf's Speed (oo)

Change: Father Wolf's Speed adds +5 to the character's speed in Hishu and Dalu form.

"Doesn't Work in Dalu or Hishu", why? Thanks to Rahuman for spotting this silly weakness. To maintain the core theme I didn't apply doubling to all forms. Instead Dalu and Hishu can now run as fast as a wolf, and Gauru, Urshul, and Urhan can run a whole lot faster.

Primal Howl (ooo)

No individual may be affected by Primal Howl more than once in a scene. Regardless of success or failure subsequent invocations will have no effect. Allies who hear the howl are unaffected, assuming they know for certain that the mighty Werebeast is on their side.

Dice Pool: Presence + Expression + Primal Urge vs Composure + Power Stat

Dramatic Failure: The Howl is so weak that it grants the Uratha's foes confidence. They gain +1 vs Lunacy and all rolls to resist being frightened or intimidated by the user.
Failure: Nothing Happens.
Success: The Howl terrifies listeners to the bones. All foes who hear it are immediately subject to the full effects of Lunacy. Including supernatural creatures, such as spirits and Uratha who are not normally subject to this effect. High ranking spirits possess additional resistance to this effect, add the difference between the Spirit and the Uratha's effective Rank in successes to the Spirit's resistance roll (assuming the Spirit's Rank is higher).
Exceptional Success: The fear sticks with them, add +1 to all attempts by the user to intimidate or frighten those effected by Primal Howl. This lasts for one week after the gifts activation.

Primal Howl operated under some weird rules that didn't really mesh with how the rest of the system functioned. This make success significantly more likely, and no longer rules out Werewolves primary antagonists from the list of acceptable targets.

Savage Rending (oooo)

Change: Functions only in Gauru form.

Scene length Aggravated Damage, accessible at in auspice cost to any wolf...kinda makes silver a little less relevant. This isn't broken per say, but especially combined with enhanced Gauru rules or older wolves, Savage Rending becomes a bit of a power house.

Spirit Pack (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Essence and 1 Willpower

Clarification: The Werewolf can never have more than [Primal Urge+2] Wolf-Brothers summoned at one time. The spirits return to the shadow once their hunt has ended. This can cause them to endure for several scenes of hunt and pursuit. The Storyteller is the final arbiter of when enemies have been sufficiently dispatched to satisfy the pack, but they certainly don't vanish while adversaries remain in sight.

Spirit Pack is awesome, but spam summoning Wolf-Brothers to flood adversaries was very likely not the original intent (We're talking 7+ wolves per turn in some builds). This way the wolf count is capped at a reasonable, yet meaningful amount.

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:09 PM

Full Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

NOTE: Death Grip has official Errata independent of this list.

Clarity (o)

When a Rahu activates this Gift he may also reflexively shift into Gauru form at no extra cost. He must, however, succeed a shapeshifting roll to do so. This bonus lasts the entire scene.

Choosing between going first and going Gauru isn't really the Rahu way, the roll is there to prevent Essence Shifting obsoletion.

Rage Armor (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Not rolled
Action: Instant

The werewolf gains points of armor equal to the higher of their Purity or Primal Urge (Max 5). This armor applies equally vs standard weapons and firearms, and stacks with worn armor and armor gained from assumed forms, but not armor provided by supernatural means. Rage Armor is not bulletproof, but is unaffected by armor piercing. When the Werewolf Shifts into Gauru form he may substitute 1 willpower for the essence cost of Rage Armor and activate the power reflexively. Rage Armor is scene long.

Better duration and more reliable armor numbers, plus it can be activated while flying into Gauru without wasting turns. Oh, and it doesn't crumble to a silver letter opener.

Luna's Fury (ooooo)
Cost: 1 Essence (+1 Essence every turn)
Dice Pool: Dexterity + Brawl + Purity
Action: Reflexive

Success: For a number of turns per successes rolled; the werewolf must spend one essence per turn (this is not an option, they have to spend it) in exchange the Werewolf may make all-out-attacks without losing his defense, applies his defense vs Firearms, doubles it against all other incoming attacks, and is not penalized by the number of opponents. This defense bonus even applies in Gauru Death Rage, allowing the Werewolf to continue to dodge while in the throes of pure fury. The werewolf may not opt to prematurely and the gift unless they've run completely out of Essence.
Exceptional Success: The werewolf may end the effects of the gift any time he wants. Doing so causes the Essence loss to cease.

All credit to Furry on this one. The original was unreliable in activation and had to be heavily optimized for to make use of. This version is more accessible and trades sanity for enormous attack and defense potential.

Gibbous Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Half Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Insight Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Sense Emotion (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Activation: Reflexive

All emotions have a scent, the hot of hatred, spice of attraction, heaviness of depression. An Uratha who knows this gift can sense these auras. When activating this Gift the Werewolf specifies a specific emotion they want to sniff out. For the remainder of the scene they can smell said emotion as well as they can any other scent. Roll Wits + Composure + Wisdom for all perception rolls to smell the chosen emotion. Creatures trying to hide their emotions may roll Composure + Power Stat to resist, and magical effects go into roll off vs. Sense Emotion.
This effect endures for the duration of the scene, and the Werewolf may reactivate this Gift at any time to change the emotion for which they are hunting. (Note: Unlike Aura Sight [M:tA pg. 206] this Gift cannot sniff out supernatural templates. However, Aura Sight remains a good guide as to how each emotion would feel.)

In Werewolf alone Sense Malice is a fine Gift. However, almost every other splat gets access to Aura Sight, a vastly better and more applicable emotion sensing effect. This application remains narrower than Aura Sight by a wide margin, but acts quickly and reflexively at no cost. A solid tradeoff.

Scent of Taint (oo)

Scent of Taint lasts for one full scene.

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive

The Werewolf heightens their occult senses to the point where they can literally smell supernatural phenomena, allowing him to catch the distinct scents of all supernatural effects within his area. Beings, objects, locations, all fair game. The scents are nonspecific but generally give a sense of the nature of the magic and vague descriptor (person, place, or thing). This lasts for a full scene.
Scent of Taint does not reveal the source of a magical effect, it merely makes it possible to seek out magic based on its supernatural nature alone. The Werewolf must still roll Wits + Composure to spot a supernatural entity, and hidden people/objects/locations are not automatically revealed. (Note: For the more rules obsessed, a magical occlusion effect, like invisibility or a ward, is itself considered to be occluded.)

Suggested Modifiers
+2 | The Uratha has smelled the effect before
-1 | There are a number of other supernatural effects already active
-3 | The source hidden by magical occlusion

The original effect was only slightly better than Unseen Sense, and that is a cheap merit. Most splats have access to some mage sight equivalent at this dot level.

Omen Gazing (ooooo)

The Werewolf specifies a potential topic on which they long to dream. This may be as vague as "Coming Danger" or as specific as "My Best Friends Moment of Death". They proceed to fall into a long trace, during which they may take no action and are totally unaware of the outside world. Only extreme trauma, such as violent shaking or receiving damage, can shake them from this trance.
Alternatively, they may opt to remain unspecific in which case the Storyteller is encouraged to provide them with disjointed and cryptic visions of critical challenges yet to come. Key word here is cryptic, really, really cryptic.

Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Resolve + Occult + Wisdom
Action: Extended.

Success: The vision lasts for one minute per success, each granting a different vision. If the Werewolf is seeking for a particular event or omen the visions will generally revolve around it, showing different aspects leading up to and resulting from the event. Otherwise it will show the Uratha tidbits of random, but meaningful events in their life.
These visions are not restricted to future portent alone. When relevant Omen Gazing will show snapshots of past and even current events.

Exceptional Success: The vision focuses very specifically on the key components of one event, notably those that conspire to bring about that particular future, and how it may be averted.

An incredibly brief ST controlled vision that the Werewolf can't direct, occurring over a nebulous and nonspecific time-frame (one action). It is barely better than the Prophetic Dreams merit. This version lets the Werewolf direct her vision and get a slightly more comprehensive view of the events to come.

Inspiration Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Knowledge Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Mother Luna
Signature Renown: None, Use Primal Urge for All Relevant Rolls

Change: Swap Any Beast and Skin Stealing's dot ratings. Optionally replace Silver Jaws with Quicksilver Rearrangement.

Quicksilver Rearrangement (ooo) [Optional. Replaces Silver Jaws]

Mother Luna teaches that the physical form is temporary, a template that can change at any time. Using this Gift a Werewolf can spread wounds and damage across their body, repositioning them to less critical locations and generally dispersing the harm. A bloody gash across the neck might be broken into a dozen smaller cuts on the arms and legs, a gaping hole in the chest might be shifted to bloody lacerations across the back.
This gift cannot be used to regenerate a crippling wound, a missing eye or leg cannot be restored. Nor can it be used to totally remove damage completely, merely downgrade it to a lesser severity.

Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Stamina + Survival + Primal Urge
Activation: Reflexive

Success on the activation roll allows the Uratha to downgrade Lethal or Aggravated damage to a lower level. A single Aggravated wound is becomes two lethal wounds, and a single lethal wound is downgraded to two bashing. The wounds are downgraded at one point per action, for [Success] actions, starting on the action in which this Gift is activated. While active the Werewolf may take actions as normal, but suffers a -2 penalty to all physical rolls due to the shifting of his form. Only one instance of this effect may be active at any one time.

Note: there is nothing wrong with Silver Jaws per say, save for the fact that when you view it in context with other Gift trees it is completely outclassed by Father Wolf's four dot Savage Rending. Quicksilver Rearrangement is a proposed substitute that sticks with Mother Luna's body adjustment theme and provides a more effective anti-aggravated outlet.

Many Werewolf myths and tales involve a Werewolf being grievously wounded, even by silver, only to return again the next night with little more than scars. This Gift provides a major effect that most other splats have access to, but Werewolves do not. Healing Aggravated damage. It is not quick, nor efficient at its job, but still offers an avenue to get Uratha back on their feet at a respectable pace. (Yes, I am stealing Exalt names, so sue me).

Any Beast (oooo)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Activation: None

When a Werewolf purchases this power the select a single predatory animal, generally a mammal (though great birds and even sharks have been observed). This creature many vary in size from a wolf, but small forms (ferrets, cats, etc.) are very very uncommon. Hence forth when shape shifting the gain the option of assuming a wolf form, as normal, or the form of their chosen beast. Their Dalu, Gauru, Urshul, and Urhan forms all adjust to fit this change gaining all additional advantages that said form would acquire (such as wings, gills, armored hide, etc.). Storytellers are encouraged to work with players to come up with appropriate stats for their new Gauru form.
This Gift has a permanent duration, whenever the Uratha changes forms he may choose between his standard forms, or those provided by Any Beast without any extra rolls or cost. Uratha who learn this Gift often avoid publicly revealing the power, as they are frequently shunned or distrusted in Urathan culture due to their...non-normative form. Once purchased the chosen form cannot be changed, but Any Beast may be bought again (up to Primal Urge times), each purchase adding a new shape to their library of forms.

Skin-Stealing, is a fine Gift but not really four dot in power. Most splats get a disguise of equal or better quality at two dots. On the other hand, Any Beast is an awesome an interesting effect that was shackled in application at two dots.

Primal Form (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Essence and 1 willpower
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll
Action: Instant

Same, but change: Primal Form is an enhancement to Gauru and consumes Gauru turns at the same rate. If the Werewolf enters Death Rage while in Primal Form (very likely), he remains in Primal Form for the duration. If a werewolf enters Death Rage outside for Primal Form, he may reflexively activate Primal Form (assuming he can pay the cost).

I love me some Primal Form, the health and regen buffs give enormous bang for your buck in essence. However, as written it requires the Werewolf to be heavily optimized for its activation, discouraging purchase even if it is in theme. The almost guaranteed loss of control is enough of a balancing factor as is.

Nature Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

New Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:10 PM

Rage Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Note: The power of Rage Gift varies greatly depending on what Gauru house rules are in place. Standard Gauru is, quite correctly, viewed as being underpowered. In which case most of the Rage tree is fairly weak. Therefore all revisions here will vary in mileage greatly from group to group.

Rekindled Rage (oooo)

Cost: 1 Willpower (+1 Essence)
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant (Reflexive)

The user may opt to spend one point of Essence instead of making the shape change roll, in which case this Gift becomes reflexive. The new rage has a duration of Stamina+Glory-1, and suffers and additional -1 to resist Death Rage. The Uratha may use Rekindled Rage any number of times within a scene, however each activation adds a cumulative -1 to Gauru's duration and the roll to resist Death Rage.

Given the urgent nature of this Gift losing a turn transitioning is pretty unacceptable. Repeat activation has also been slightly gimped. Added repeat activation with diminishing returns and increasing risk.

Fight or Flight (ooooo) (Replaces Soured Rage)

The Werewolf hones his rage and directs it with laser precision at a single target. The victim is struck with a sense of absolute, primal dread and an instinctive urge to flee.

Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Presence+Intimidation+Glory vs. Composure+Power Stat
Action: Instant

Dramatic Failure: The Werewolf loses control over his own fury and enters Death Rage
Failure: The target remains steadfast
Success: The victim's higher mind is whipped away, instinct and fear now drive him. In the case of a Werewolf the target immediately enters Death Rage and attempts to flee as though one of his last three health boxes were filled. Other creatures with similar "rage" mechanics respond similarly, Vampire's enter Fear Frenzy, Prometheans plunge into Torment. Beings without naturally berserk tendencies are still filled with pure dread and compelled irresistibly to flee the scene. They may, however, opt to spend a point of willpower to divert an action towards grabbing up a loved one, or locking a door behind them (continued combat is never an option).
Exceptional Success: Willpower may not be spent to change actions, the target can only run with all their might away from the Uratha.

Soured Rage is crap, there's no other way to put it. For a five dot power that only works against Werewolves that are currently in Gauru form...that is way to specific. It is outclassed by a 4 dot Contract and a 3 dot discipline. That's no good. This "revised" version works exactly like the original, but the target doesn't have to be in Gauru. Plus, if the enemy isn't a Werewolf the Gift will still provide similar results.

Shaping Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

A Special Note Concerning Straighten
Straighten deserves a special breakdown for being probably the most effective object destruction tool in the Werewolf arsenal. Almost all modern devices, and many ancient ones, are dependent on things not being perfectly rigid. Guns, ruined. Cars, ruined. It can destroy electrical grids and make rope grapple to the tops of tall buildings. It turns the rope dart into a sniper's tool. Really its applications are preposterously massive. The problem here is that it also totally outshines the rest of the tree, being better at breaking shit than both Ruin and Shatter, and of almost equal utility to Sculpt. Straighten is much like a Mage's Arcana, lame an narrow in uncreative hands, unspeakably destructive/constructive in those of a cunning player.
If you feel you or your game is not quite fit for this level of power, consider replacing it with this:

Reinforce (o) [Replaces Straighten]

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Crafts + Purity
Action: Reflexive

The Werewolf calls upon the tiny spirit of an object, bolstering it with essence and renewing it in purpose. Each success on the activation roll adds 1 point to the object's durability for the remainder of the scene. This does not in any way repair a damaged object, nor can it grant use to an object that has been completely ruined (though he might still be able to use a reinforced object for unintended function, like bashing things). At the end of the scene the durability fades, damaged suffered does not. In many cases this can cause the object to collapse.

Condense or Expand (ooooo)

Same effect, but: Objects shrunk do not become more durable, and those enlarged do not become less so.

Another really interesting original effect, sadly one that was made completely obsolete by Gifts in the same tree. Need to break something? Shatter and Ruin. Need to reinforce something? Sculpt or (now anyway) Reinforce. Again, not strictly speaking bad...but not really 5 dot material.

Stealth Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Note: Swap Running Shadow and Blending's dot ratings. Also swap Vanish and Shadow Flesh's dot ratings

Feet of Mist (o)

Cost: None (1 Essence)
Dice Pool: None
Action: None (Reflexive)

The world conspires to mask the Uratha's passage. Strong winds blow away prints in the sand, leaves quickly cover his footfall. This effect permanently increases the difficulty to track the Werewolf, levying a -3 penalty on all such attempts. For even greater anonymity the Werewolf may reflexively spend a point of Essence, doing so removes all physical traces of his passage what-so-ever. He leaves no foot prints and has no lingering scent, he also reduces all environmental penalties to his movement by 2. Though, this application bears some extra risk; bystanders may think it odd to see a man striding atop a six foot snow drift without sinking, or blazing through hip deep sludge at full sprint.

What did I say about minuscule situational bonuses game? What did I say!? Seriously this is a contender for worst Gift (alongside Call Water), -1 to being tracked that can be boosted to -3 with willpower, and it costs essence too. Terrible, really terrible.

Blending (ooo)

Change: The user may move slowly, no more than slow walk, while the Gift is active, but Wits + Composure rolls made to spot him while he does so gain +3.

The total inability to move at all was fine for a two dot Gift, but now that it's a three dotter that limit is a bit much.

Shadow Flesh (ooooo)

Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Wits+Stealth+Cunning
Action: Instant

Success: The character's body becomes a two-dimentional plane of shadow that lies flat against its surroundings. He has no scent, no texture, and makes no sounds save for those he chooses to emit. However he remains a physical entity, retains the ability to interact with the physical world, albeit at a -2 penalty, and may still be affected by opponents attacks. His form appears as normal (in whichever of his forms he currently takes), however the Uratha can twist his shape to resemble other shadows. Doing so requires a successful [Dexterity+Stealth] roll to contort his form, and even then his edges tend to waver.
Being a shadow grants the Werewolf a +3 bonus to steath rolls, in inflcts a -3 penalty on all rolls to notice or attack him (In areas of particularly dim lighting the Werewolf is effectively invisible, save to those with supernaturally excellent senses). In addition to these bonuses he also gains a host of mobility options. He may scale walls and ceilings with no required roll, fit through slim and narrow openings, and never needs to roll to maintain his balance. Due to his complete two dimensionality the Werewolf is also immune to any attempts to grapple or restrain him physically.
All clothing and personal possessions worn change along with the character, though large unwealdly objects are left behind. Fetishes and dedicated objects always change. This form lasts for ten minutes per success, or until the Werewolf elects to end the Gift.

Gaerik pointed out, accurately, that Shadow Flesh didn't really have the power of a five dot Gift. This version is bolstered to remove some of the more severe limitations of its previous incarnation

Strength Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Technology Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Note: Swap Machinegeist and Create Technology's dot ratings.

Left-Handed Spanner (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: Wits + Crafts + Purity
Action: Instant

Change: The touched object ceases to function for the remainder of the scene. The object's owner may make an Extended Intelligence + Crafts roll to attempt to fix the object. The difficulty of said roll is equal to the number of successes rolled on Left-Handed Spanner's activation roll. The interval of the action is decided by the storyteller based on the devices complexity, along with any bonus or penalties from the character's own expertise.

"Well hey Left-Handed Spanner, what have you got there? A willpower cost! For a short duration Gift that requires a successful touch. No, bad Left-Handed Spanner, you go put that right back where you found it this instant."

Create Technology (oooo)

The MacGyvered device functions for the remainder of the scene, or until the Werewolf stops using it (whichever is longer). Only the devices creator may use it to its full effect, for everyone else it remains a hunk of useless scrap. (A gun hobbled together from scrap metal would cease to function at the end of a fight, while a scrap car given new life might endure a full day of driving before collapsing into a heap of rust and debris.)

The ability to create long lasting fantastic technology from trash and tidbits it almost too extreme even for a five dot Gift, at four it is unacceptable. The new duration pretty much guarantees the item will see use, and the personal only limitation stops the Uratha from retrofitting all his buddies with PVC rocket launchers (just himself).

Machinegeist (ooooo)

In addition to all other effects of Machinegeist, the Uratha may control the machine completely, employing it to any of the functions for which it was designed. Mundane attempts to arrest control from him (such a steering the car, or slamming on the breaks) fail, though controlling magic enters roll off.

This power would be a dozen times more awesome if the Uratha could control the object. As is he just gets to watch...which is less thrilling. With control it is more powerful and useful than Create Technology, which is really a 4 dotter to begin with.

Warding Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

NOTE: Ward Against Humans is now one dot. Ward Against Predators is gone, and replaced by Ward Against Rage.

Ward Against Humans(o)

Supernatural creatures who fail the resistance roll take a -1 penalty to all actions in the area, due to the lingering sense of predatorily presence. Given the way the ward is constructed, natural predators tend to stay away as well. They can tell that it is the territory of a superior beast.

It deserves SOME effect vs. supernaturals. Even if it is a minor one.

Ward Against Rage (oo) (Replaces Ward Against Predators)

One of the simplest precautions a Werewolf can take to secure their territory is to defend it against his own rage, and that of others.

Cost: None
Dice Pool: Composure + Persuasion + Honor
Action: Extended (5 Successes per square mile required; one hour per roll)

The Werewolf ritually walks the boundaries of her territory (a maximum area equal to one square mile per point of the character's Primal Urge). She takes the time to familiarize herself with the objects and places within, and show their spirits she means no harm. This act brings an unnatural tranquility to the zone. Add +3 to any rolls by the character to resist Death Rage within her territory. Additionally this calm spreads to other within the zone, all other Uratha (and supernaturals with a similar tendency to go berserk) gain +1 to resist Deathrage (Torment, Frenzy etc.), pack mates gain +3 instead, and all rolls made to inspire hostility, fear, or hatred are made at a -2 penalty.

Ward Against Predators was crap, utter crap. It provided protection against a danger that...didn't really exist. Death Rage is a genuine danger and plagues all Uratha, so having a greater assurance that you won't go berserk and break down your own home is quite valuable.

Shadow Ward (oooo)

Cost: 2 Essence (+1 Essence)
Dice Pool: Inteligence+Occult+Honor
Action: Extended (Variable Successes, One hour per Roll)

Change: Each successful roll increases the penalty for crossing or seeing through the Gauntlet by one. The Werewolf may continue to reinforce the shadow for up to [Honor] hours. The difficulty of each roll varies depending on the location, generally ranging from 1 for simple rifts, to 5 for powerful Loci. Repeat invocations of this Gift do not stack, the most powerful casting takes precedence. While the effect lasts only one Lunar Cycle, it may be renewed by repaying the Gift's cost and meditating at the location for a single hour, no roll required. The renewer of the Ward need not be the original caster.
For an additional point of Essence while enacting the Ward the Uratha may added exceptions, loopholes in the veil that allow certain beings easier passage. Sample exceptions include: "Is a member of the creators pack", "serves the Lodge of Black Arrows", or "Carries a key of pure gold". The exceptions themselves have no intelligence, nor can they read the motivations of others, so "Will be helpful" and "Means the pack no harm" are not viable conditions. Up to [Honor] exceptions may be placed when the ward is created, and once placed they may not be altered without first removing (or replacing) the previous ward.

8+ hours of sustained meditation for a +1 increase to the difficulty of a fairly uncommon roll. Oh, and it appears to stack infinitely. The original Gift was both awful and broken all at the same time. I balanced the new version against Mage's Ward and Ban spells, which do their jobs wonderfully and as intended. The exception system is for greater flexibility, plus fun narrative opportunities.

Ward of Spirit Slumber (ooooo)

Change: Duration is now one minute per success. While activating the Ward he may specify nearby allies to be immune to the effect, by default all pack mates and their totem are excluded from the wards effects. The Werewolf may use this Gift as many times per day as he likes, but a Spirit need only resist it once to be immune for the next 24 hours.

Great effect, with some stupid oversights. Notably the very short duration (once again) and the fact that there are high chances of knocking out half your pack when you turn it on. With those fixed this looks more like a five dot power.

Weather Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Silent Fog (oo)

Cost: None

Minor bonuses from a slow moving fog bank are nice...but not 1 Essence nice.

Killing Frost (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation+Survival+Honor
Action: Instant

Success: The temperature surrounding the Werewolf suddenly plunges, dropping to sub zero within 10 yards per dot of Honor (Or Primal Urge, whichever is higher). All liquid that would reasonably freeze does so immediately, surfaces frost up, rain becomes hail. Living creatures suffer worst of all, for every action spent within the freezing field they must succeed a reflexive [Stamina] roll or take two points of bashing damage. Creatures particularly vulnerable to freezing (such as sealife) take lethal damage instead, while creatures immune (Undead, Cold Spirits, Automata, etc) do not suffer. In addition, everyone in the area vulnerable to cold takes a -2 penalty to all strength and dexterity related rolls. At storyteller discresion heavy clothing and proper (or improper) preparation may add to or penalize the resistance roll.
This field lasts for one turn per success on the activation roll. The caster may choose while activating this gift to attune a number of allies to the cold, immunitizing them to the Gifts effects. By default all packmates and their totem are naturally attuned. Multiple activations of this Gift do not stack, even if different characters are using it.
Dramatic Success: the cold is so severe it deals lethal three points of bashing damage instead of two.

For a four dot power Killing Frost is both a little weak and too damn strong. The damage was low, but several Uratha using it in succession could drop entire groups of enemies with little hope to resist.

Thunderbolt (ooooo)

Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation+Survival+Honor - Stamina
Action: Instant

Success: The bolt deals two lethal damage per success. Magical armor sources (Rage Armor, Mage Armor, etc.) are added to the target's stamina when defending. As the damage is lighting based, creatures immune to electricity are unaffected (or, in Promethean's case, healed).

Thunderbolt was just too deviant from normal damage rules. 5 guaranteed points of lethal on one success? Absurd. Defending against a lightning bolt with Wits and Dex? Also silly, lightning moves hundreds of times faster than a bullet. This change retains the extreme power of the original, without entirely overshadowing other attack options.

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:11 PM

The Rage

Alpha Gifts
Signature Renown: None (Primal Urge)

Note Concerning Alpha's Renown:

Any Werewolf can express the Alpha trait, regardless of their harmony, renown, or age. As such Alpha gifts have no associated Renown, they rely on the Werewolf's Primal urge (like Mother Luna and Father Wolf gifts). Because of this they must always be purchased individually, and at the higher 'out of auspice' cost. This justifies the otherwise extreme power some of these Gifts possess.

Taste of Flaws (ooo)

Dice Pool: Wits + Empathy + Primal Urge - Composure

A +2 bonus that is actually good! Astonishing! Also, absolutely no way to resist! Stupidifying! Fix that and it's fine.

Lordly Will (oooo)

Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive

Lordly Will may be evoked only in response to a magical effect (Gift, Influence, Dicipline, Arcana, etc) that seeks to control the Werewolf's mind, emotions, or actions. If the Power Stat of the is lower than that Uratha's [Primal Urge] the effect is countered completely. If it is equal or higher than Uratha's Primal Urge then he instead gains +4 to his resistance stat for the relevant roll/penalty. When interacting with Spirits the Uratha compares their respective Spirit Rank instead.
Once activated, Lordly Will provides its protection against all applicable attacks for the rest of the turn. Mental effects that would not usurp his will (such as mind reading, or psychic damage) are not protected against by Lordly Will.

Lordly will is simultaniously very powerful, mechanically baffling, and too limited. At PU 4+ it grants almost certain immunity to mind control, however it creates some strangely dubious situations concerning the noticing of said effects. I tied it to the standard willpower resistance mechanic, and added a bit of an "alpha" fluff so that young wolves wouldn't be reaping the same benefits as their alpha elders.

Alpha Howl (ooooo)

Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation + Primal Urge - Highest [Power Stat] among the affected
Action: Instant

For a number of actions equal to the number of successes on the activation roll, all activated supernatural powers (Gifts, Disciplines, Arcana, Contracts, Transmutations, Manifestations, Etc.) take a penalty to their activation roll equal to the Uratha's [Primal Urge] score. Powers with no activation roll, and those that are inherent to the template (such as shapeshfiting for Werewolves, or Pledges for Changelings) are not affected by this power.
When using Alpha Howl, the Uratha may opt to exempt his packmates from its affects. However, unlike other Gifts he may not elect to exempt non-pack allies from the dampening.

Alpha Howl, notorious for being stupidly broken. Not only does it shut down activated powers, it closes out all deliberate activation of inborn traits. No shapeshifting, no healing, no contracts, no escaping to the golden road. It is crossoverkill, and stupidly powerful even in Forsaken games. This version is slightly cheaper and still really strong.

Battle Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Blending Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Darkness Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Darksight (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant

It just works, the character can shift vision modes at will.

Nothing like having to constantly activate the same power over and over to really hold up gameplay.

Aura of Dread (oo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Subterfuge + Cunning vs. Powerstat + Composure
Action: Instant

Dramatic Failure: The dark becomes calming, bolstering the mental resistance of foes within by 1 die.
Failure: Victims are Unperturbed:
Success: The dark is infused with a supernatural aspect of terror. All those who failed the resisted roll suffer all perception penalties from the dark as universal penalties (i.e. if they have -3 to spot things, they now have -3 to every roll). The max penalty that this Gift can inflict on other actions is either -2 or -[Cunning], whichever is higher.
Exceptional Success: The terror is so potent that it further blinds its victims, increase the penalties by an additional -1.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have the winner for Shittiest Two Dot Gift. -1...to composure rolls. Just -1. That's all. No saving that, the rewrite has exactly the same effect, then more, much more. Balanced by the fact that it is weakened by nightlights, flashlights, and...well pretty much all things with "light" in their name.

Shadow Step (ooo)

change: distance the Werewolf can jump is [Cunning or Primal Urge] * 100 yards. The Werewolf must still be able to clearly see his destination.

Suggested Modifiers

every 50 yards jumped. -1 (per 50)
werewolf has stood there before. +3
packmates at the location. +2 per packmate

as TheKingsRaven put it, with the original a low PU werewolf could jump about as far as he was tall. This revision adds a lot of distance, but the cost balances it some. Low PU wolves won't be making instant escapes with this baby.

Nightblind (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Essence (or 2 Essence and 1 Willpower)
Dice Pool: Wits + Occult + Cunning - Highest Stamina
Action: Instant or Extended (20 Successes)

Success: Same effect for the instant version, save that the cost is only 1 Essence. As an alternative, the Werewolf may elect to channel this power to effect a much wider area. Doing so increases the cost to 2 Essence and 1 Willpower, and requires the Werewolf to amass 20 successes in an extended roll. Upon completion a wave of dark spreads forth, affecting all within [Cunning * 10] yards. So long as the Werewolf continues to chant and channel (i.e. doesn't move and forgoes other actions) all those within that radius are blind. Naturally, as with other Gifts, the caster may elect to exempt allies from the effect, and packmates are assumed to be immune.

As nice as permanent blindness is, there are other ways to accomplish the effect against a restrained enemy (as the target would have to be restrained). Like poking out their eyes. The wide range effect is better for a five dot power, and has deliciously mean implications when combined with the altered Aura of Dread

Ending Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Eyes of the Slain (oo)

Stairing into the eyes of a corpse the Werewolf may gleen one of three pieces of information: How the deceased lived (i.e. what his job or driving passion was), How the deceased died (i.e. a vision of the moment of his death, as he saw it), or what he left behind (unfinished business that might cause the body to rise as a ghost).

Dramatic Failure: Instead of learning of the targets demise the Uratha experiences it, emotionally at least. It grants him no details other than a sudden sense of fear and despair. Roll for Kuruth.
Failure: The eyes of the slain are empty, the body will yield no secrets to the Uratha.
Success: Learn one of the three details. Player's choice.
Exceptional Success: The vision is clear and informative, learn two of the deatils.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH. This Gift begins by describing a really awesome and archetypable magical effect, then goes on to explain that it doesn't have that effect and instead does something obnoxious and shitty. Fuck that, it has both effects, and an extra one to be useful... Christ

Bone Hex (oooo)

Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult + Wisdom - Power Stat (+ Spirit Rank)

Seperate invocations of this power do not stack penalties, instead they stack duration, each adding to the number of rolls penalized.

Resistance... this power needs some chance of failing.

Images of Death (ooooo)

Cost: 2 Essence and 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Occult + Wisdom vs Resolve + Powerstat
Action: Instant

Seen almost as a taboo within Uratha culture, this Gift is one of the Bone Shadow's most brutal tools. Locking eyes with their target the Uratha utters a baleful curse, the target need not hear the words (nor know their meaning) to understand the doom that has fallen upon him.

Dramatic Failure: The curse rebounds, dooming the caster instead of the target.
Failure: The target experiences a sense like a near death experience, but little else.
Success: The target is doomed to die, and soon. The exact timing and method of the death are uncertain, however it will certainly not occur for at least 24 hours. When the target next dreams he experiences a vision of the death to come, from this point forward, the curse begins. Whenever a roll or action is made that could further the doom arises it gains [Wisdom/2] extra dice. Similarly, whenever an action would oppose that death it is penalized by [Wisdom/2].
The storyteller is advised to wrangle actions and push the story towards accomplishing the doom. The world is conspiring against the character and it should feel that way. However, the doom is not immutable, though Bone Shadows would you believe otherwise. It is possible that, when faced with their death, the Target will overcome it. Doing causes them to exerpience an incredible sense of relief, restoring all their spent willpower. More over, they may never again be subject to Images of Death, regardless of source.
Exceptional Success: The Uratha may influence the method of death, effectively suggesting one for the Storyteller to interperate and work with.

Awesome fluff loaded power, that's really intimidating and has great story appli- wait...what's the effect? A -2 PENALTY! FUCK YOU RAGE, NO. I REFUSE. Stupid book ruining interesting powers. God Damn.

Endurance Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

Long Running (oo)

Forget the Original, Make it: The character does not suffer exhaustion due to physical exertion, be it running, lifting, fighting, etc. However, while this Gift is active the Werewolf feels the compulsion to keep exerting himself, every [Harmony] minutes spent not performing rigorous physical activity he must roll for Death Rage.

Oh look, it's Father Wolf's Speed. Except it doesn't work in combat. So it is just plain worse. Revision keeps the flavor while adding more functions than sprinting.

Eternal Hunter (ooo)

Action: Reflexive

Super awesome power, but it's short duration makes an instant action restrictive to its purpose.

Till the End (ooooo)

Cost: 3 Essence and 2 Willpower
Dicepool: None
Action: Instant

Upon invoking this Gift, the Werewolf resigns himself to Death. However, in doing so he buys himself a guaranteed period of life. For the remainder of the scene, no force mundane or magical can kill the Uratha. Damage piles up, but he does not pass out. Magic stops his heart, yet he keeps on fighting. Only total obliteration of his material form (requiring enough damage to fill his entire Health track with lethal in one blow) can kill him. At the end of the scene the Gifts effects end, this usually results in instant death.
If, however, the Werewolf somehow survived the battle he falls instantly into a deep coma (for a number of days equal to the number of health NOT filled with aggravated damage). Vengeance of the Endurance spirits for so misusing their heroic boon. Nothing short of divine intervention (or incredibly dramatic moment okay'd at storyteller discretion) can wake him from this slumber early.

An alternative to Legacy, for those who don't think the effect is in theme. The original is fine-ish, though useless pre PU 6. I think Legacy is better served as a Milestone Gift, with this replacing it in Endurance.

Alternatively, courtesy of Furry:

Unstoppable Warrior (ooooo)

Cost: 1 Essence & 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Stamina + Survival + Purity
Action : Reflexive

This Gift may only be activated once per scene, right as the Werewolf loses his last lethal or aggravated health level. For each success rolled he regains one health level of any type, starting from his right most health box. After doing so, he immediately enters Death Rage.

Information Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Pack Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Predator Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Bestial Fellowship (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: Presence + Animal Ken + Honor - Target's Resolve
Action: Instant

The Werewolf establishes predatorial dominance over another beast, forging between them un undeniable hierarchy. To do so the Werewolf must do something to intimidate, cow, or otherwise show superiority (in the case of wolves, just catching his scent is usually enough). In doing so he may activate Bestial Fellowship and deliver unto that beast a single unspoken order which it must obey.
This power does not work on creatures capable of spoken or written language, the existance of such thought overrides the primal right of rule.

Dramatic Failure: The Werewolf shames himself, he takes -4 to all animal ken rolls for the remainder of the scene.
Failure: The order goes unheeded
Success: The Werewolf issues the order, no more than a single sentance, wordlessly to the creature. That animal will then spend the next [Honor] days attempting to carry out that command. The command cannot be obviously suicidal, but the creature will obey even if the command puts its life at some risk.
Exceptional Success: The dominance is lasting, the Werewolf gains +4 to all animal ken rolls vs that creature for the rest of its natural life.

+4 to animal ken rolls vs Predators...for 1 Essence...oh and for some reason it is an automatic Harmony sin. Dumb. Just command the beast magically, then the sin comes automaticallys

Hunter's Fortitude (oo)

Dice Pool: None

Duration: 24 hours.

3 hours per success is silly book keeping. This accomplishes the same thing without needing to roll (more than 8 successes is highly unlikely)

Savage Hunt (ooo)

Success: The Uratha adds their rolled successes (max [Honor or Primal Urge]+1) to all rolls vs the hunted target, as well as to all contested rolls vs their powers, and as an additional bonus to their resistance when opposing resisted powers.
Exceptional Success: The hunt lasts two nights as opposed to one.

Absurd cost? Piddling effect? Check, check! Sure Aggravated Damage is good an all, but not 3 Essence & 1 Willpower good, and not vs a single target. Better to have bonus dice and resistance, then you can do more than just murder the guy

Harry (oooo)

This power can only be used against targets who are actively fleeing from the Werewolf.

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation + Honor vs Resolve + Powerstat
Action: Contested, resistance is reflexive

Dramatic Failure: The target is somehow bolstered by their fear, they gain 1 willpower.
Failure: Flight does not blind them.
Success: The sheer aura of predatorial horror fills their target with terror and blinds their retreat. So long as the target is attempting to flee from the Werewolf, they take a penalty of -[Honor] to all their actions. The penalty will fade immediately if they genuinely cease their retreat and hold their ground, but the Gift will remain in effect and reinstate itself should they begin to run again.
Exceptional Success: The haze of fear remains even when they hold their ground, a -1 penalty to all actions remains.

Your a wizard Harry! You magically earned the title of worst 4 dot Gift. Seriously, this is really really bad. Yet another -2 penalty, but this one can get dropped to -1. I maintained the general premise of the Gift...I think, it's hard to tell what they were going for.

Predator's Kin (ooooo)

Change: Wolves and dogs respond as though the Werewolf's Primal Urge was 2 higher (not lower). The storyteller should take a liberal approach to the word "Predator", in the abscence of large "true" predators, omnivoires such as rats and cochroaches should swarm forth instead.

Slightly limited in areas lacking Predators, but the change to Bestial Fellowship could go a long way to help this. Plus, in a wild area this can get mighty strong

Stalking Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

Heaven's Guidance (oo)

Cost: None

Change: Works during the day, though the character only gets a vague idea of their location as opposed to a pin point one.

Perfect direction sense, very nice...not so useful with GPS, Compasses, and other common electronics, but still nice to have. 1 Willpower nice? No. Not at all. Dropped the cost, buffed the effect slightly.

Shadow strike (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Stealth + Purity- Targets Armor
Action: Instant

Activating this Gift the Werewolf reaches through the paths within the darkness and strikes at a foe. The enemy must be within the Werewolf's line of vision and must be within a patch of darkness. This power literally causes that darkness to reer up and attack him. This attack deals [activation successes] lethal damage to the target, and more importantly, is completely invisible. The target must roll Wits + Composure, penalized by the Uratha's [Purity] to see it coming. However, if he does, he may also apply his defense vs the attack. Either way, unless he has magic perception of some sort, there is little chance he'll notice that the Werewolf was the aggressor.

Hey this is a cool Gift...if it weren't for the fact that there is another identical Gift in Darkness (SAME DAMN BOOK) that is both one dot less and better. Shadow Strike now does what it's name suggests, quite literally.

Shadow Pack (ooooo)

This Gift functions exactly like (the revised) Spirit Pack, save for the following differences.

-Dice Pool: Presence + Animal Ken + Purity
-Max Wolves summoned = Purity or Primal Urge, whichever is higher
-The summoned spirits are Shadows with the following stats:
-Rank 2, Attributes: Power 3, Finesse 6, Resistance 2
-Essence: 10, Initiative: 7, Defense: 6, Speed: 20, Size: 4, Corpus: 6
-Influences: Shadows oo
-Numnina: Chorus, Materialize, Material vision, Wilds Sense, Shadow Step (as Darkness ooo, but no cost)
-Ban: May not enter brightly lit areas or be touched by natural sunlight.

Shadow Pack is just a shittier version of Spirit Pack, which is universally in-auspice and also five dot. So I just made the two equivalent. Shadow Pack is probably better at night, certainly the teleporting shadow wolves are scary.

Weakness Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Shallow Heart (oo)

Change: Shallow Heart no longer changes the opponents vice, instead it forces them to follow their existing one.

Success: the Victim is compelled to obey their Vice, they must do so at the first reasonable opportunity, even if would be embarassing or possibly even harmful (though they won't perform suicidal acts). They may still express judgement in how they obey it (so a character with gluttony wouldn't start eating leaves and asphalt, but would binge on that nearby cake).
Exceptional Success: The act of giving into their Vice so completely fills the victim with shame, they lose one willpower instead of gaining it.

Change the targets vice...then do nothing else. Given that the Vice is a REWARD mechanic this Gift is better used for allowing your Packmates to recover willpower than it is for anything else.

Coward's Soul (ooo)

Cost: 1 Essence

Success: The victim is rendered incapable of gaining willpower via Vice or Virtue by any means for a number of days equal to the successes on the activation roll, max [Honor]. Whenever the victim would gain willpower via indulging their vice, they lose one willpower instead
Exceptional Success: Somehow, even their most virtuous actions seem shallow. Indulging virtues also results in willpower loss.

3 Essence to prevent someone from recovering willpower once... grand. Just grand.

Wrack (ooooo)

Dice Pool: Wits + Larceny + Honor vs. Resolve + Power Stat

Success: The subject of the Gift suffers severe depression. They can take no actions beyond moving half their speed and may not apply their defense vs incoming attacks. They may opt to spend a Willpower point to shrug off part of the effect, allowing them to move at their full speed, apply their normal defense, and activate defense based reflexive powers. The Gift lasts one turn per success on the activation roll, max [Honor] turns. If used against a target that is currently in combat or otherwise fighting for their life, that target gets 3 additional dice on their resistance roll.
If this Gift is used on a target with no remaining willpower, its effects are heightened. The target, overcome by depression, must spend every action attempting to harm themselves. Either by inviting enemy attacks, attacking themselves (resolved as a normal attack roll with themselves as the target), or finding another means of suicide. Naturally, they perform any such acts at half speed, with little sign of enthusiasm.
Exceptional Success: The target cannot spend willpower to mitigate the effects.

Wrack is not actually that broken, rather it is indicative of a bigger problem concerning mind control powers and combat situations. Still, it was broken. I gimped the "total suicide" effect of the gift and removed the stupid degeneration roll (really, why is that there?). Then I added a note about improved defense through willpower expenditure.

Blending Gifts (2.0)
Signature Renown: Cunning

Mask of the Beast (o)

Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Action: None

When changing into Urhan form, the Werewolf may opt to mask his true nature, and greater blend with the wilds. while in Urhan form Spirits, Uratha and other beings that could normally perceive his true nature, see the user as nothing more than a common wolf. Deeper inspection (i.e. deliberate declaration that they are investigating THAT one specific wolf) can breach the disguise, but all rolls to unveil his true nature suffer a penalty equal to the Uratha's [Cunning] or -3, whichever is greater.
Shifting out of Urhan form ends this gift, as does activating any other Gifts. After all, common wolves cannot change form or use magic. This power lasts until the Werewolf shifts from Urhan form.

The first step in the tree, hiding as a wolf. Quite useful in the wilderness, or grouped with other wolves. However there is only so much one can accompish by appearing to be a mundane wolf, and the Gift is unlikely to throw off a hunter who knows they are after a Werewolf. Hence the one dot rating.

Mask of the Man (oo)

Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant

Usable only in Hishu form, this Gift shrouds the Werewolf in an aspect of mundanity. Too all prying eyes he now appears entirely human. Spirits and other such beings cannot perceive his true nature. For the duration of the effect all Primal Urge based social penalties for interacting with humans are ignored. His muted presence no longer sets mortals ill at ease. He does, however, bother other Uratha with his incredible mundanity. Social penalties due to Primal Urge are applied to interaction with Spirits, and any other creature with a Primal Urge stat.
As with Mask of the Beast this obfuscation can be pierced by direct mystical inspection (along with the same associated penalties). Changing shape ends this effect, but Gift use does not. Mortals, unlike wolves, have been known to acquire all sorts of strange powers. This Gift lasts for one scene.

Hide the Curse + the original Mask of the Hunter, now appropriately powered and ranked in the proper spot of two dots.

Mask of the Hunter (ooo)

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Subterfuge + Cunning (vs Wits + Composure)
Action: Instant

The difference between the Pure Tribes and the Forsaken is not as great as some Uratha (or Pure) would like to believe. Using this Gift the Uratha shifts his apparent nature, appearing to Spirits and Shapechangers as one of the Pure. (The Pure possess an identical version of this Gift called Mask of the Betrayer, which makes them appear forsaken)

Dramatic Failure: The Gift succeeds...but only in forsaken eyes. Spirits and other Pure do are not tricked, and Forsaken turn against the user.
Failure: The guise is imperfect and collapses immediately.
Success: The Werewolf appears 100% as a member of the Pure tribes. Spirits will approach him without suspicion and the Pure may welcome him into their ranks (assuming he can win them over). Their renown appears as Pure renown, their totemic attachments (if they have any) appear Pure as well. This, of course, cuts both ways. The Forsaken are as affected by the guise as their foes, and will likely respond as they would to any pure invader (assuming they aren't aware of the disguise).
This disguise can be penetrated with sufficient mystical investigation, requiring a Wits + Investigation roll with more successes than the users Activation roll for this Gift. Shapeshifting will not break the guise. This power lasts one day, but Essence may be paid to extend the duration without rerolling.
Exceptional Success: The guise is so excellent it bamboozles all but the mightiest spirits, add 1 to his apparent spirit rank for the duration.

The first big infiltration power, the ability to sneak into Pure packs. Naturally, this isn't a power to be taken lightly, there are huge risks involved with such actions (not least of all the chance of falling into their way of thinking). It is important to note that this, like all other Gifts of this tree, only enables such infiltrations, it isn't some magic compulsion that makes the Pure accept them. If the character is disagreeable and a shit action, he'll still be in deep shit.

Mask of the Other (oooo)

Cost: 1 Essence & 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Occult + Cunning (vs Wits + Composure)
Action: Instant

Werewolves are only one amongst a multitude of strange and foreign creatures within the world. This Gift allows them to masquerade as another sort of being entirely, one wholly foreign to their kind. To do so the Werewolf must spend a period of time studying the creatures and their culture (as decided by the ST, generally at least 24 hours) before he can mimic their traits.

Dramatic Failure: Other's can feel his wrongness, the user fails completely to blend with the group and instead alerts them to his foreign nature.
Failure: He is not successful in blending, but doesn't automatically alter others to his nature.
Success: In the eyes of others, the Werewolf takes on all traits of another supernatural template. Were he masquerading as a vampire he would appear to have no pulse or heat, blur in images, and evoke predator's taint as though he possessed Blood Potency equal to his Primal Urge. As a Changeling he would produce a false seeming (almost certainly lupine in nature), visible only to Fae creatures.. Even his magic (i.e. other Gifts) regester to supernatural senses as appropriate to his false face.
However, while this power is quite thorough, it is a purely illusion. The Werewolf gains none of the actual properties of the new splat, nor does he magic function as their in any way other than appearance. As another shapeshifter, his alternative forms would be masked, but maintain their proper size (thus he might appear as a swarm of beetles, but one that maintains an oddly lupine shape). Unlike other Blending Gifts shapeshifting and magic use will not break the guise, though they might inspire other's to investigate him more thoroughly (Wits + Investigation vs Activation successes). This power lasts for one day.
Exceptional Success: The guise is enduring, it lasts two days instead of one.

This one was inspired by Spiritus from Promethean, and while it is clearly more functional in Crossover settings I urge ST's to keep an open mind. Reasonably this Gift can replicate just about any template, even minor ones or those derived from other events. Indeed the act of pretending to be possessed is exactly what this power was designed to achieve.

Mask of the Divine (ooooo)

Cost: 3 Essence & 2 Willpower
Dice Pool: Harmony+Cunning
Action: Extended (20 succcesses, 1 hour Intervals)

Mask of the Divine, named in both reverance and mockery of the entities which it mimics, proves Uratha with the ability to perform on of the most legendary feats of inflitation. To disguise themselves as one of the Spirits themselves. This process is demanding, requiring the Uratha sit in uninterrupted mediation for hours on end.

Completion of the Gift physically separates the Werewolf's soul from his corporeal form, shifting his existance temporarily to that of a Twilight entity, like a Spirit. His physical body falls into a deep spirit slumber, and a new Twlightly body is formed with the following traits:

-He looses his normal Attributes and Skills, and gain those appropriate to his new form. To calculate these stats, use the highest of the Werewolf's Power, Finesse, and Resistance attributes as their relative base, then distribute additional dots equal to his Primal Urge score amongst these stats (being careful to stay within the limits for his Spirit Rank).
-During the ritual activation of the Gift the Werewolf may adjust the appearance of his new form. He may select from almost any range of options from delicate mimicry to and entirely unique form. However, all forms he takes will invariably possess some minor lupine trait (flames that appear almost as fur, or perhaps sharp teeth). Once the ritual is complete his new form it set, and cannot be altered without ending the Gift.
-While in the Spirit form he retains all his standard Werewolf traits, notably his weakness to silver and tendancy towards Death Rage. Should he enter Death Rage in Spirit form a curious effect occurs. While his spirit form rages, his material body also wakes, assumes Gauru form and goes on a won ton rampage of pure devistation unguided by any mind (i.e. Completely out of player control).
-He gains the Materialize Numina for the duration of the transformation, and may freely use all Gifts he possesses.

However, while the Werewolf may appear in all ways as a Spirit, he is not. A few key differences keep him apart from the entities he mimics. He has no influences or ban, and aside from Manifestation he may learn no Numina. Nor will the consumption of another spirit grant him any additional power (beyond that he would gain as a Werewolf) or transform him to a new entity. Finally, no matter how excellent his mockery, the Uratha cannot serve as a pack's totem.

To end this transformation the Werewolf need merely come in contact with his true body and will himself rejoin. However, if he is unable to achieve physical contact this Gift will not end, even if he desires it to. Death in spirit form is not always certain, like a spirit it is possible for the Uratha to reform (in this case he reforms within his own body, thus ending the Gift). However, the destruction of his spirit form, even temporary results in the automatic loss of one point of harmony and his corporeal form instantly entering Death Rage.

The death of the Werewolf's true body has even less certain results. Whether the Uratha's spirit form wilts, goes mad, or even shifts to that of a true spirit (or any other variety of ends), is up to the storyteller to decide.
Powerful? Yes. Assuming the character is cunning he could easily use this Gift to manipulate Pure tribes, threaten lesser spirits, and cause some serious havok in the Hisil. But it comes at a severe risk, one I decided to leave mostly in storyteller hands to implement.

Mask of the Divine (see Blending 2.0) Q&A

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:11 PM

Lore of the Forsaken

Dreaming Moon
Signature Renown: Glory

Sense Sleeper (o)
The radius is [100 yards per success].

Five yards per success isn't much, especially for such a niche effect

Lover's Voice (oo)
Cost: None

Another really niche effect, hardly worth essence.

Nightmare Hunt (ooo)
Success: the target loses [successes] willpower, and takes a [Successes] penalty to all non-reflexive actions for the rest of the day.

A Gift that requires the Uratha to be able to SEE the sleeping target needs better effects than a -1 and a lost willpower

Howl of Nightmares (ooooo)
The most powerful Cahalith can drown the world in a great deluge of terrors, filling the night with ever shifting visions of madness. Everyone present in the scene, save the Cahalith and her packmates, must succeed on their resisted roll or be subject to this vision.

Cost: 3 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Expression + Glory vs Composure + Supernatural Tolerance
Action: Instant, Contesting is Reflexive
Duration: Scene

Dramatic Failure: The howl goes awry, visions appear, but affect only the Cahalith.
Failure: Though a few spectres might flicker here and there, they cause no meaningful harm
Success: The Cahalith describes a vision, a nightmare world to which all those who fail to resist will be subjected. This vision can be as detailed and fantastical as possible, though it should reframe what already exists as opposed to creating entirely new vision. Cars might appear great armored insects, other people ghostly dismembered shadows, the ground may boil and the air smell like rot and shit.
Those affected cannot differential friend from foe, or communicate in any effective manner. All their dice pools take a -4 penalty, and all rolls to investigate or perceive the truth of the scene are reduced to a chance die. Any victim may spend a point of willpower to ignore these effects for a single action, experiencing a brief moment of lucidity, but they return to madness soon after.
Exceptional Success: The visions stick with victims, plaguing them for two scenes instead of one.

Losing two actions per success is tantamount to instant death...and really boring as a power. This is more about wild madness, very effective though likely to have a lot of collateral damage.

Judge's Moon
Signature Renown: Honor

Stalker's Moon
Signature Renown: Cunning

Warrior's Moon
Signature Renown: Purity

Witch's Moon
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Blood Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

Note: Remove Scent Weakness completely and replaced it with "Free the Flow"

Blood Divination (o)
Success: Instead of one die this power adds one success.

AAAAAH, this power is so bad. +1 die? Really? Too little for so much work.

Shark's Scent (oo)
Cost: None
Dice Pool: None
Action: None
Duration: Permanent

For the Uratha smelling a target's blood is as good as tasting it for the purposes of tracking, and the Uratha halves the penalties a blood trait's age would inflict on her tracking roll.

To me this came off as an air-breathing mermaid power, as I was pretty sure that Uratha could already do very effectively what this Gift allowed. Now they can do it better.

Clot (ooo)
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive

Success: All the effects listed in the book, but the Uratha CAN use this on herself, and mortals affected heal bleeding damage at the rate they'd heal bashing (not useful for Uratha, because they already do this).

A few bafflingly unessesary limits and too much math. Fix that and the power is fine.

Free the Flow (oooo)
Just as blood can be made to clot, so can it be made to flow. With this Gift an Uratha can enliven prey's blood, making it flow too fast and too freely. This can be used on any prey she can see.

Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Medicine + Purity - Target's Stamina
Action: Instant
Duration: Scene

Dramatic Failure: the Gift rebounds, affecting the Uratha instead of the target.
Failure: The target's blood does not flow any faster.
Success: The target's heart begins to rush, its blood flow. Rolls to stabalize the target and prevent them from bleeding out are made at a -[Successes] penalty. Additionally any attack that would cause them to bleed, bullets, bladed weapons, etc. deals an additional point of bashing damage.
Exceptional Success: The target's blood longs to be free. Blood letting attacks deal two additional bashing, and they bleed out at twice the normal rate.

Return of the tiny bonus! The original is pretty weak for a four dot power, this version isn't.

Bone Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

City Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:28 PM

Signs of the Moon
Cunning Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Glory Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Honor Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Purity Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

Scheherazade's Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Stellar Moon Gifts
Signature Renown: None, Use Primal Urge

Wisdom Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

The Pure
Agony Gifts
Signature Renown: Honor

Disease Gifts
Signature Renown: Cunning

Fervor Gifts
Signature Renown: Wisdom

Savagery Gifts
Signature Renown: Glory

Scourging Gifts
Signature Renown: Purity

**Penta** · 11-04-2013, 06:33 PM

Will you also incorporate your Primal Form changes into this thread, for those who use Kyouka's Houseruled Werewolf Forms? Currently they are neither listed here or there and Kyouka thinks they should be listed here als Primal Form is a Gift.

They were in post #160 of the Forms thread on the old forum.

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:49 PM

Will you also incorporate your Primal Form changes into this thread, for those who use Kyouka's Houseruled Werewolf Forms? Currently they are neither listed here or there and Kyouka thinks they should be listed here als Primal Form is a Gift.

They were in post #160 of the Forms thread on the old forum.

Savage Rending (oooo)

Cost: 1 Willpower
Dicepool: None
Action: Reflexive

For the remainder of the action all attacks performed by the Werewolf using his natural claws or teeth (or other inborn weaponry if he has acquired it) deals aggravated damage.

Aggravated damage is a little too common in World of Darkness for my general tastes. It is supposed to be lent to only the most severe attacks, dangerous powers, and selective banes but crops up all over the place with scene long duration. Claws of the Wild (vampire) and Primal Shroud (Geist) should probably be downgraded to lethal as well.

Primal Form (ooooo)

Change: Possesses all the new rules that apply to Gauru. Rote Quality on all Strength rolls (instead of 8-again), and armor granted by Primal Form becomes [Primal Urge]/[Primal Urge], plus with the bulletproof quality.

Needed to be touched up to account for changes in Gauru, which Primal Form is a direct enhancement to.

**PenDragon** · 11-04-2013, 06:52 PM

I think this is everything. If I've missed any home-brew, either in this forum or any other, please let me know by PM and I'll make certain to migrate it.

Also, screw the damn character limit on posts, but thank god for lack luster editing restrictions.

Edit: Also, is it too much to ask for a Mod to re-sticky this and Dessembrae's Forms Errata?

**Ephsy** · 11-05-2013, 09:14 PM

I'd put some kind of cost on Hunter's Fortitude, otherwise you can basically go without food forever.

**Satchel** · 11-05-2013, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by Ephsy View Post

I'd put some kind of cost on Hunter's Fortitude, otherwise you can basically go without food forever.

You know, maybe it's just because I'm reading Shadows of the UK right now, but…

Gruel Pot. One-dot fetish.

**PenDragon** · 11-05-2013, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by Ephsy View Post

I'd put some kind of cost on Hunter's Fortitude, otherwise you can basically go without food forever.

Damn thread locking won't let me update the post. But if it turns out to be a problem add the following text: "Repeat uses of this Gift after the first 24 hours are made at a cumulative -2 penalty per roll. Should a Werewolf fail to activate this Gift it cannot be used again until she has eaten a full meal."

I don't really expect that to come up in play.

**Aiden** · 11-06-2013, 08:00 PM

So how about an update for the Gifts from The Pure? Or do you generally think those are fine as is?

**PenDragon** · 11-07-2013, 06:26 AM

Originally posted by Aiden View Post

So how about an update for the Gifts from The Pure? Or do you generally think those are fine as is?

I suppose it would be nice to 100% this before Idigam Chronicles kicks off... Let me hammer out Thaumaturges first. Then I'll consider.

Actually, if someone could provide a list of all the remaining published Gift Trees, and the books in which I can find them that might influence my decision.

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