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Chapter II: Character
FULL MOON GIFT S
The Ralunim, the Lunes of the Full Moon Choir,
expect adopted Forsaken to live up to and increase their
Purity Renown, and to enforce the ideals for which it
stands. The choir rewards the faithful with Gifts that
display the unmistakable power of righteousness.
The following Gifts are available only to Rahu.
Clarity (•)
The light of the full moon lends a peaceful insight into
the dark of night, and the Ralunim can impart a similar
sensitivity to a Rahu. But rather than cutting through literal
darkness per se, this clarity cuts through the distracting haze
that can cloud a warrior’s mind. Jarring himself mentally by
touching the white-hot core of his soul, the werewolf burns
away the fog of war and keeps his wits about him.
By spending one Essence, the player increases his
character’s Initiative modifier by five, greatly increasing the
odds of seizing the critical first strike in any battle. The
Storyteller may determine that some situations are inappropriate
for this Gift (such as when the character is attacked
by an invisible threat). If the power is used once combat is
underway, the character’s new place in the Initiative order is
applied in the next turn and in all subsequent turns for the
remainder of the fight.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: No roll is required.
Action: Reflexive
Attunement (••)
Violent conflict is ingrained deeply in every werewolf’s
identity, and the Rahu auspice is the ultimate
expression of that nature. Werewolves of the full moon
thrive on combat, but even they must be careful not to let
themselves get carried away. The Ralunim grant their chosen
ones this Gift in the name of brutal efficiency. Using
it, a werewolf can put an opponent down and end a fight
quickly before it has a chance to provoke his rage.
Coming into play once combat has begun, Attunement
heightens a werewolf’s perceptions of his foe, making him
aware of the subtlest telltale changes in expression and body
posture. With this knowledge, he can move with his opponent
and anticipate movements. In so doing, the user senses
weaknesses in his opponent’s technique and can target them
with unerring accuracy. After one full turn of combat with a
foe, the werewolf using this Gift can ignore an amount of his
opponent’s Defense modifier equal to half the user’s Primal
Urge (rounded up) for the remainder of the scene. The Gift’s
activation roll is made at the beginning of the user’s action in
a turn, and if successful, the opponent’s Defense is reduced.
If an opponent dodges, his Defense is reduced after being
doubled. Therefore, a subject with Defense 2 gets Dodge
4. If the user of this Gift has Primal Urge 3, his opponent’s
Dodge is reduced to 1. If the subject has the Brawling Dodge
or Weaponry Dodge Merit (World of Darkness Rulebook,
p. 110 and 114), Primal Urge is subtracted from the combined
trait total. Attacks made in conjunction with this power
don’t have to involve unarmed combat, even though Brawl is
a part of the
activation roll. Attacks can involve weapons (Weaponry),
thrown attacks (Athletics) or even Firearms attacks made
within close-combat distance.
This Gift can be applied to only one opponent at a
time. If the user wishes to apply it against another opponent
in the same scene, the first use is cancelled by the second
use. The first opponent’s Defense returns to normal.
Only the Gift user enjoys an opponent’s reduced
Defense. No other attackers gain this benefit.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + Brawl + Wisdom – opponent’s Resolve
Action: Reflexive
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The character misreads his opponent
and gives away a weakness in his own technique. His
Defense doesn’t apply to the opponent’s next attack.
Failure: The character fails to find an obvious weakness
in his opponent’s style.
Success: The character exploits a weakness and may
ignore an amount of his opponent’s Defense equal to the
Gift user’s Primal Urge dots for the remainder of the scene.
Exceptional Success: Add one to the Gift user’s
Primal Urge for the purposes of this use.
Death Grip (•••)
The canine jaws and fangs of a Urhan-, Urshul- or
Gauru-form werewolf are some of the most deadly weapons
imaginable. Werewolf fighting styles take this power
into account and can be adapted to lock a foe into close
combat and enable a werewolf to bring his most vicious
natural weaponry to bear. This Gift increases the power of
a werewolf’s jaws dramatically.
A werewolf in Gauru, Urshul or Urhan form can
normally stage a bite attack without first initiating a grapple
on a target (see p. 171). By use of this Gift and establishing
a grapple on a target, however, a werewolf can inflict truly
horrific harm. Once a hold is achieved and maintained, the
character gains an additional six dice to rolls for overpowering
maneuvers to bite the target are doubled. The victim’s
ability to break the attacker’s hold is also diminished. The
roll made for his next effort to break free or perform an
overpowering maneuver of his own suffers a penalty equal
to the last successes rolled for the werewolf. So, the victim
in the previous example suffers a –3 penalty to break free or
perform maneuvers of his own. A werewolf can use this Gift
in only Urhan, Urshul or Gauru form. His jaws in Hishu
and Dalu form are too small and imperfectly shaped to afford
the proper purchase.
See the World of Darkness Rulebook, pp. 157-159,
for rules on grappling.
Cost: 1 Essence per bite attack