Changing Breeds 2.0- Because Someone had to

[ZealousChristian24]

WORDS

Yeah, interesting stuff, but, and I hope I'm not being rude, maybe split these up into spoiler tags?

[Hexmeister Vic]

Yeah, interesting stuff, but, and I hope I'm not being rude, maybe split these up into spoiler tags?

My tablet doesn't like coding, but I have something temporary up to neaten things. Sorry
EDIT: Done and done..

[gebbethine]

You know one of the things that bothered me most consistently about the CB book? How "Breed" encompasses several "Species".

That's not the way biology works, and even if this is a magical world of magic and magic, sheeeeeeesh.

[Hexmeister Vic]

You know one of the things that bothered me most consistently about the CB book? How "Breed" encompasses several "Species".

That's not the way biology works, and even if this is a magical world of magic and magic, sheeeeeeesh.

Platonic Metaphysics, and design limits.

[Elfive]

They're all different breeds of human. Sort of.

Speaking of, 2e shapeshifters might be able to breed with each other. How exactly do we handle a half-werewolf-half-weredolphin?

[Gurkhal]

In short I love this, it will save alot of trouble for me when making my own game.

In regards to shifters breeding I'd say that if they are both equal then I'll roll a die to see what race the child gets, or if one side can be argued to be "stronger" like higher "Primal Urge", a more shifters in the near lineage etc. than the child will belong to that race. That's how I'll do it anyway.

[Ryu]

One way that always irked me about changing breed was how insanely powerful as good as everything in there was compared to an uratha. IF you had the right powers from the book you could do almost everything an uratha could do and were better at that thanks to way higher stats (given with the background that they should hunt almost everything it was almost a joke how weak even a pack of them was compared to some of the changers in the book).

Thus the question is are the uratha the limit or are the others as strong / stronger (one should not forget that some of these species like lions also tend to move around in packs as wolves do).

[Elfive]

WATP had each form limited to getting the same number of bonus dots as it's werewolf equivalent. That seems like a good limit to impose.

[Penta]

My main problem with Changing Breeds was the assumption that almost every type of animal had a shapeshifting breed. I like my shapeshifters to be somewhat rare, for example Werewolves and maybe a few other types that are preferably more than reskinned Werewolves for other animal types. So the idea of Changing Breeds as some sort of canon does not appeal to me, but I'll grant that it has some toolbox uses.

[Hexmeister Vic]

One way that always irked me about changing breed was how insanely powerful as good as everything in there was compared to an uratha. IF you had the right powers from the book you could do almost everything an uratha could do and were better at that thanks to way higher stats (given with the background that they should hunt almost everything it was almost a joke how weak even a pack of them was compared to some of the changers in the book).

Thus the question is are the uratha the limit or are the others as strong / stronger (one should not forget that some of these species like lions also tend to move around in packs as wolves do).

That's why I'm hard-coding form abilities and having everyone use Gifts and Auspices, to avoid as much of that as possible.

[Hexmeister Vic]

Tribes Master List
Tribe: The Colony

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Mind of a Madman merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Insight, Inspiration, Stealth
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: Rajanya

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dots of the Iron Skin and Hardy merits for free.
Gifts: Inspiration, Rage, Strength
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Maeljin

Tribe: Bubasti

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Omen Sensitivity merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Receptive Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Death, Elements, Knowledge
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Hatara

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Inspiring and Sympathetic merits for free.
Gifts: Dominance, Inspiration, Rage
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Bahgrasha

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Aura Perception merit for free.
Gifts: Death, Inspiration, Warding
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Balam

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dots of the Demolisher and Hardy merits for free.
Gifts: Nature, Shaping, Weather
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Cait Sith

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Pusher merit and the first dot of the Trained Observer merit for free.
Gifts: Evasion, Knowledge, Technology
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: The Undead

Tribe: Klinkerash

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Omen Sensitivity merit for free.
Gifts: Elements, Insight, Inspiration
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Mages

Tribe: Qualm'a Ni

Breed: Bastet
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Psychometry merit for free.
Gifts: Insight, Knowledge, Warding
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Azubuike

Breed: Land Titans
Tribal Favor: In any form other than Man-Guise, members of this tribe gain a Horn in place of the tusks of other Land Titans. Additionally, while in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member may deal magical Lethal Damage equal to ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up) to any creature that manages to hit the Feral with a Brawl based attack (including attempts to touch or grapple the Feral).
Gifts: Dominance, Elements, Strength
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Irrvati

Breed: Land Titans
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Demolisher merit for free. In any form other than Man-Guise, members of this tribe gain a prehensile trunk, which grants a +1 to Defense, can initiate grapples, and can cause magical Lethal damage as part of a grapple without needing to make a separate grapple test.
Gifts: Inspiration, Nature, Strength
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Jhaa

Breed: Land Titans
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Demolisher merit for free. In any form other than Man-Guise, members of this tribe gain a prehensile trunk, which grants a +1 to Defense, can initiate grapples, and can cause magical Lethal damage as part of a grapple without needing to make a separate grapple test.
Gifts: Insight, Inspiration, Strength
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: Mabwana Mto

Breed: Land Titans
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. Members of this tribe may bite, grapple, and apply tilts with their tusks in the same fashion as an Uratha in their respective forms.
Gifts: Death, Knowledge, Rage
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Mholé-Rho

Breed: Land Titans
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Demolisher merit for free. In any form other than Man-Guise, members of this tribe gain a prehensile trunk, which grants a +1 to Defense, can initiate grapples, and can cause magical Lethal damage as part of a grapple without needing to make a separate grapple test.
Gifts: Rage, Shaping, Strength
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Archunem

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Sympathetic merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Evasion, Nature, Stealth
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Baitu

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Thief of Fate merit and the one dot version of the Trained Observer merit for free.
Gifts: Evasion, Inspiration, Nature
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Mages

Tribe: Minjur

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of Demolisher merit for free.With a successful bite attack while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the grave version of the Sick tilt, and exposes the victim to a Disease with a Severity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals 1 magical Lethal Damage per hour for a duration of 1 day per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Insight, Shaping, Warding
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: Mistai

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Mind of a Madman merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Death, Inspiration, Technology
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Reynardi

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Pusher merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Evasion, Inspiration, Weather
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Wapathemwa

Breed: Laughing Strangers
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. While in any form other than Man-Guise, a tribe member gains a prehensile tail, which grants a +1 to all Athletics rolls and to Defense.
Gifts: Dominance, Nature, Stealth
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Maerans

Breed: The Pack
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Inspiring merit for free. While in Primal Beast form, a tribe member inflicts Lunacy as if they were in Throwback form.
Gifts: Dominance, Strength, Warding
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Riantes

Breed: The Pack
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Psychometry merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict Atavism when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Death, Evasion, Nature
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Vargr

Breed: The Pack
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Common Sense merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Insight, Inspiration, Strength
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: Warrigal

Breed: The Pack
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit and the Omen Sensitivity merit for free.
Gifts: Insight, Nature, Weather
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Abathakathi

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Thief of Fate merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict Atavism when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Death, Elements, Insight
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Babi-Ahsh

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Omen Sensitivity and Patient merit for free.
Gifts: Dominance, Nature, Weather
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Mages

Tribe: Hanumani Brahman

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Inspiring merit for free. The Lunacy caused by members of this tribe never inflicts the Atavism Condition, but instead may inflict the Awestruck Condition, which in this case lasts a number of days equal to the Feral’s Primal Urge, unless they meet the Condition’s Beat requirement.
Gifts: Evasion, Rage, Strength
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Hugranjah

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. In all forms, members of this tribe benefit from the Innocuous Numen.
Gifts: Nature, Stealth, Strength
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: The Order of the Luminous Way of Sun Wukong

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the one dot version of the Meditative Mind merit for free. In all forms, members of this tribe may utilize Fighting Style merits, regardless of Attitude requirements.
Gifts: Evasion, Insight, Inspiration
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Tothians

Breed: Royal Apes
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Psychometry and Patient merits for free.
Gifts: Elements, Insight, Inspiration
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Mages

Tribe: Carapaché

Breed: Spinner Kin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. A member of this tribe gains the benefits of the Swarm Form merit (V:tR 2.0), using Primal Urge in place of Blood Potency, using the Gauru Strength adjustment for determining Swarm Damage. The Swarm ignores effects that downgrade mundane damage, and is able to use its other War-Form benefits while in Swarm Form.
Gifts: Death, Rage, Stealth
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: C'hi Hsu

Breed: Spinner Kin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Patience and Omen Sensitivity merits for free.
Gifts: Death, Evasion, Inspiration
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Nanekisu

Breed: Spinner Kin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Psychometry merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Receptive Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Dominance, Insight, Stealth
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Sicarius

Breed: Spinner Kin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Patience and Thief of Fate merits for free.
Gifts: Death, Stealth, Technology
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Nanuq

Breed: Ursara
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit and the one dot version of the Striking Looks merit for free.
Gifts: Death, Dominance, Weather
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Storm Bears

Breed: Ursara
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dots of the Demolisher and Hardy merits for free.
Gifts: Inspiration, Rage, Warding
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Yonah

Breed: Ursara
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit and the Sympathetic merit for free.
Gifts: Nature, Rage, Weather
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Alces

Breed: Wind Runners
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the one dot version of the Meditative Mind merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member gains antlers, which allow for Head-butting for magical lethal damage, which may be used as part of a Trample attack, and grant armor against called shots to the head, as follows:

• War-Form/Dire Beast Form: Antlers deal 2L, and grant armor 2/2 to the Head.
• Throwback/Primal Beast Form: Antlers deal 1L, and grant armor 1/1 to the Head.

Additionally, a members of this tribe gain Claws that are functionally identical to those of an Uratha in the appropriate form when in Throwback or War-Form.
Gifts: Evasion, Insight, Nature
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Flidaisin

Breed: Wind Runners
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the one dot version of the Trained Observer merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member gains antlers, which allow for Head-butting for magical lethal damage, which may be used as part of a Trample attack, and grant armor against called shots to the head, as follows:

• War-Form/Dire Beast Form: Antlers deal 2L, and grant armor 2/2 to the Head.
• Throwback/Primal Beast Form: Antlers deal 1L, and grant armor 1/1 to the Head.

Additionally, a members of this tribe gain Claws that are functionally identical to those of an Uratha in the appropriate form when in Throwback or War-Form.
Gifts: Death, Dominance, Evasion, Inspiration
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Takuskansa

Breed: Wind Runners
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Sympathetic merit for free. The War-Form of members of this tribe possesses an additional pair of hind limbs and a more or less human upper body. Members of this tribe, while in War-Form, halve the equipment bonus (rounding down) for all attempts to apply the Knocked Down tilt to them, or adds an additional -1 to called shots to the legs with the intent of Knocking down the character.
Gifts: Inspiration, Nature, Weather
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Uchchaihshravi

Breed: Wind Runners
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Danger Sense merit for free. The War-Form of members of this tribe possesses an additional pair of hind limbs and a more or less human upper body. Members of this tribe, while in War-Form, halve the equipment bonus (rounding down) for all attempts to apply the Knocked Down tilt to them, or adds an additional -1 to called shots to the legs with the intent of Knocking down the character.
Gifts: Dominance, Inspiration, Strength
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Brythians

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Holistic Awareness merit for free. The Lunacy caused by members of this tribe never inflicts the Atavism Condition, but instead may inflict the Awestruck Condition, which in this case lasts a number of days equal to the Feral’s Primal Urge, unless they meet the Condition’s Beat requirement.
Gifts: Death, Evasion, Knowledge
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Chevaliers Rapace

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Taste merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member may make a diving attack with their talons; this is an all-out attack that increases the attack pool by +4, and reduces penalties for called shots by 2.
Gifts: Dominance, Insight, Rage
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Corvians

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Barfly merit for free. Unlike most Wing-Folk, Corvians have Claws, and arms separate from their wings, in Throwback and War-Form. These claws are identical to those of the Uratha in all respects. Their beaks also may be used in the same manner as an Uratha’s bite in all forms.
Gifts: Evasion, Inspiration, Warding
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: The Distant Ones

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the one dot version of the Trained Observer and the first Dot of the Hardy merit for free. The Distant Ones have Claws, on their wings, in Throwback and War-Form. These claws are identical to those of the Uratha in all respects; however, they may not make Claw attacks and Glide/fly at the same time. Their beaks also may be used in the same manner as an Uratha’s bite in all forms.
Gifts: Dominance, Nature, Weather
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: Gente Alada

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Demolisher merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member may make a spearing attack with their beak; this is an all-out attack that increases the attack pool by +4, and reduces penalties for called shots by 2.
Gifts: Death, Rage, Strength
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: The Strigoi

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Pusher merit for free. Unlike most Wing-Folk, Strigoi have Claws, and arms separate from their wings, in Throwback and War-Form. These claws are identical to those of the Uratha in all respects. Their beaks also may be used in the same manner as an Uratha’s bite in all forms.
Gifts: Death, Inspiration, Rage
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Vampires

Tribe: Vagahuir

Breed: Wing-Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Direction Sense merit for free. With a successful bite attack while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the moderate version of the Poisoned tilt, and exposes the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Dominance, Evasion, Insight
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Them that Bear the World

Breed: The Cold Kings
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Strong Back merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member gains additional Armor equal to ½ their Primal Urge, applied to both normal and ballistic ratings. This extra only covers the Torso.
Gifts: Shaping, Strength, Warding
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Whiskey Croc

Breed: The Cold Kings
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Eidetic Memory merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member may deal magical Lethal Damage equal to ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up) to any creature that manages to hit the Feral with a Brawl based attack (including attempts to touch or grapple the Feral).
Gifts: Dominance, Knowledge, Stealth
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Xin'lai Bitsoi

Breed: The Cold Kings
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. With a successful bite attack while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the grave version of the Poisoned tilt, and exposes the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Death, Insight, Rage
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: The Bringers of Thunder

Breed: The Horned Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Strong Back and Holistic Awareness merits for free.
Gifts: Inspiration, Strength, Weather
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: The Honoured Goat Society

Breed: The Horned Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Omen Sensitivity and Sympathetic merits for free.
Gifts: Dominance, Insight, Nature
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Mendeans

Breed: The Horned Folk
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Pusher merit for free. The Lunacy caused by members of this tribe never inflicts the Atavism Condition, but instead may inflict the Swooning Condition, which in this case lasts a number of days equal to the Feral’s Primal Urge, unless they meet the Condition’s Beat requirement.
Gifts: Death, Knowledge, Shaping
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Mages

Tribe: The Brineborn

Breed: Oceanborn
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Danger Sense merit for free. While in any form other than Man-guise, a tribe member may deal magical Lethal Damage equal to ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up) to any creature that manages to hit the Feral with a Brawl based attack (including attempts to touch or grapple the Feral).
Gifts: Death, Elements, Insight
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Olutakami

Breed: The Oceanborn
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Direction Sense merit for free. While in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member may Ram an opponent in the water, dealing Lethal Damage as appropriate for an Uratha’s claws while in Dire Beast form, or as 0 Lethal melee weapons, while in Primal Beast form. Members of this tribe may also trample an opponent in the water as part of an all-out attack, increasing the attack pool with the Ram by +4 and applying the Knocked Down tilt if successful.
Gifts: Inspiration, Knowledge, Weather
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: The Karakinoi

Breed: The Oceanborn
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Sympathetic merit for free. Additionally, members of this tribe possess Natural armor at the following levels:

• Throwback/Primal Beast: 1/0
• War-Form/Dire Beast: 2/1

Gifts: Nature, Stealth, Strength
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: The Hearth-Bellies

Breed: The Riverkin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. When touched by a creature while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the grave version of the Poisoned tilt, and exposes the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Elements, Insight, Shaping
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: Kinno’balo

Breed: The Riverkin
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Omen Sensitivity merit for free. If a member of this tribe touches, or is touched on their exposed flesh while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, they impose the grave version of the Poisoned tilt upon the creature touching them, and expose the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Death, Insight, Inspiration
Renown: Wisdom
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Mélusinae

Breed: Serpentines
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Pusher merit for free. Despite lacking limbs, while in Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member takes no penalties to rolls to establish a grapple, and deals magical Lethal Damage when damaging a grappled opponent. Additionally, a Feral that deals damage this way can impose the Immobilized tilt on a target.
Gifts: Dominance, Knowledge, Nature
Renown: Cunning
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Ourboroi

Breed: Serpentines
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Strong Back merit for free. Despite lacking limbs, while in Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member takes no penalties to rolls to establish a grapple, and deals magical Lethal Damage when damaging a grappled opponent. Additionally, a Feral that deals damage this way can impose the Immobilized tilt on a target.
Gifts: Stealth, Strength, Warding
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: The Tattooed Serpents

Breed: Serpentines
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the first dot of the Hardy merit for free. With a successful bite attack while in War-Form, Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the grave version of the Poisoned tilt, and exposes the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Inspiration, Rage, Weather
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Shifters

Tribe: The Unclean

Breed: The Swarm
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Psychometry merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict the Delusional Condition when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Shaping, Stealth, Technology
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Mimma Lemnua

Breed: The Swarm
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Iron Will merit for free. While in Dire Beast War-Form or Primal Beast form, a tribe member can burrow through most soft surfaces, including flesh. The tribe member gains a burrowing speed equal to twice their Primal Urge, and can inflict Tilts as an Urshul on creatures they have bitten or engulfed in their Swarm.
Gifts: Death, Nature, Warding
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

Tribe: Myrmidons

Breed: The Swarm
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Strong Back merit for free. With a successful bite attack while in Dire Beast or Primal Beast form, a tribe member imposes the moderate version of the Poisoned tilt, and exposes the victim to a Poison with a Toxicity of ½ the Feral’s Primal Urge (rounded up), that deals magical Lethal Damage for a duration of 1 hour per point of Primal Urge.
Gifts: Evasion, Inspiration, Strength
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Hosts

Tribe: Baal-Hadad

Breed: Taurae
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Cursed and Inspiring merits for free. All members of this tribe automatically inflict Atavism when provoking Lunacy, unless they spend a Willpower to choose a more appropriate Condition.
Gifts: Dominance, Rage, Warding
Renown: Glory
The Hunt: Claimed

Tribe: The Golokani

Breed: The Taurae
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Holistic Awareness merit for free. The Lunacy caused by members of this tribe never inflicts the Atavism Condition, but instead may inflict the Awestruck Condition, which in this case lasts a number of days equal to the Feral’s Primal Urge, unless they meet the Condition’s Beat requirement.
Gifts: Inspiration, Nature, Strength
Renown: Honor
The Hunt: Spirits

Tribe: Yumni

Breed: The Taurae
Tribal Favor: members of the tribe gain the Inspiring merit for free. Additionally, members of this tribe possess Natural armor at the following levels:

• Throwback/Primal Beast: 1/0
• War-Form/Dire Beast: 2/1

Gifts: Evasion, Inspiration, Weather
Renown: Purity
The Hunt: Man

[Krobeles]

Honestly, my biggest beef with Changing Breeds was the ever-pressent Eco-Nazi mentality that seemed to permeate every fiber of the book. It seemed like the bloody thing had been written by a Green Peace activist inbetween smoking lethal amounts of pod and throwing red paint at expensive fur-coats.

I am not at all opposed to there being vastly more powerful shifter than the Uratha nor that there are shifter of every variety. Why should wolves be special? Whats so special about the canines? And why should a wolf - an animal that can be slain by an unarmed moderately physically fit adult human - be even close to as powerful as a Lion-Man, Tiger-Man or especially an Elephant-Man?
Surely, the wolves only advantage is their numbers.

[Felipe]

Honestly, my biggest beef with Changing Breeds was the ever-pressent Eco-Nazi mentality that seemed to permeate every fiber of the book. It seemed like the bloody thing had been written by a Green Peace activist inbetween smoking lethal amounts of pod and throwing red paint at expensive fur-coats.

I am not at all opposed to there being vastly more powerful shifter than the Uratha nor that there are shifter of every variety. Why should wolves be special? Whats so special about the canines? And why should a wolf - an animal that can be slain by an unarmed moderately physically fit adult human - be even close to as powerful as a Lion-Man, Tiger-Man or especially an Elephant-Man?
Surely, the wolves only advantage is their numbers.

Yeah that big focus on nature was my main turn-off too.

[Darksider]

Please don't compare Nazis to anything other than Nazis.

It's presented from an eco-terrorist viewpoint for a reason, mainly so as not to step on Werewolf's toes the way the Fera did the Garou. It may not be your thing (it wasn't mine) but there was a major theme from the cWoD that wasn't covered by nWoD and CB was the chance to fill that niche. Unfortunately the execution was pretty bad from a mechanical standpoint, it also needed significantly more page count to properly flesh out the breeds. You learn more from your failures and all that.

[Hexmeister Vic]

Next Challenge: Breed Gifts.