Werewolf: The Forsaken - Blank It

They represent aspects of every werewolf, elements of
the lineage that all werewolves share. Father Wolf’s Gifts
comprise an “open” Gift list. Any werewolf character may
purchase Gifts from this list at the same cost as purchasing
Gifts from lists affiliated with auspice or tribe.
Father Wolf’s Gifts are taught by ancestor-spirits and
war-spirits that take wolf form.
Wolf-Blood’s Lure (•)
A werewolf is not simply a person with the power to
transform into a wolf, he’s a person with a wolf’s soul. The
simplest of Father Wolf’s Gifts to master, Wolf-Blood’s
Lure allows one of the People to draw on his wolf soul,
projecting it so that he seems more animal than human.
While many mundane canines are naturally uncomfortable
in the presence of the Uratha as predators, this Gift
makes the werewolf seem more like one of the pack.
While this Gift offers no additional control over mundane
wolves or canids, the user finds it easier to earn a wolf
pack’s trust or intimidate a guard dog.
Cost: None
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Action: Reflexive
When activated, this Gift grants the character the
ability to communicate with wolves and dogs, regardless
of what form he’s in. In addition, a bonus die is gained
on all Social rolls made involving wolves or other canids.
The Gift’s effects last from moonrise to moonset, or from
moonset to moonrise.
Father Wolf’s Speed (••)
Father Wolf was said to be as fleet as the wind, able
to outrun the swiftest prey. Werewolves naturally share a
measure of his great speed, but this Gift can increase their
swiftness even further. A clever werewolf uses this Gift to
run at the same pace as the rest of his pack then surprise
prey with a sudden burst when the moment is right.
This Gift cannot be used when the werewolf is in Hishu
or Dalu form. The character’s Speed is doubled (after
modifiers for his current form are determined). In addition,
the character subtracts two dice from opponents’ Firearms
dice pools. The effects last for a scene.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Action: Reflexive
Primal Howl (•••)
The werewolf howls with the voice of the first wolf,
a voice that humans and animals instinctively recognize
from millennia of ancestral memory. Those who hear
the howl are overcome by their forebears’ fear of wolves
hunting in the night, of predators that might yet come for
them.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Presence + Expression + Purity versus
Composure
Action: Contested; resistance is reflexive
The howl can be heard for miles, as any wolf howl,
but the Gift takes effect on any targets within 10 yards
per dot of the werewolf’s Primal Urge. The call has no
effect over a telephone or other indirect communication.
Affected subjects are overcome by fear as if affected by
Lunacy (p. 175). If a listener’s Composure dots are equal to
or higher than the number of successes earned, the subject
may act normally, even though he feels a shiver of primal
fear. The Gift user cannot select certain targets to be affected
or unaffected — the howl affects anyone who hears.
Shapeshifters and spirits are immune to the effects of
the Primal Howl. Vampires, mages or other supernatural
beings who were born human combine Composure + the
appropriate resistance Trait (such as Blood Potency) to
resist the effects of the Gift. Wolf-blooded and ghouls gain
no bonus.
Savage Rending (••••)
Father Wolf was more than a wolf-spirit. He was a
spirit of war, tearing apart enemies with claws and fangs,
more savage than any wolf born of flesh. His children have
inherited many of his capabilities. The werewolf with this
Gift can channel his fury through his claws and fangs,
inflicting horrifying wounds on foes. It’s considered a sin
against Harmony to use this Gift against other werewolves,
equivalent to using a silver weapon (see p. 181).
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Action: Reflexive
The werewolf’s claw and bite attacks inflict aggravated
damage. The amount of damage inflicted doesn’t
change. Aggravated damage is caused for the duration of
the scene unless the user terminates the Gift prematurely.
Spirit Pack (•••••)
Even the Forsaken can call on ties of blood. A
werewolf with this Gift is able to summon ancient spirit
brethren, drawing a ghostly pack from the other world to
assist him in battle. The werewolf howls a battle cry as he
invokes the Gift. One Wolf-Brother spirit materializes per
success achieved, and follows the general directions of the
character. The spirits interpret the werewolf’s commands
to the best of their ability, but they’re guided by their lupine
nature. They fight in a pack rather than split in many
directions at once, and they give chase to fleeing prey unless
specifically commanded to halt. The spirits return to
the depths of the Shadow once there are no more enemies
to fight. If the Gift user is slain while the Wolf-Brethren
are present, they fight until the one who slew their summoner
is dead or until they’re defeated, and then leave.
(For Wolf-Brother spirit statistics, see p. 244.)
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Animal Ken + Glory
Action: Instant
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