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Chapter II: Character
and becomes something truly monstrous. This Gift calls on
the power of a time when Luna looked down upon Pangaea,
transforming the user into a creature that’s one part
prehistoric beast and one part pure nightmare. Werewolves
among the Forsaken use this Gift only in times of dire need,
because they fear it will drive them to acts of violence unspeakable
even to them, and because the form has another,
more sinister reputation. The greatest among the Pure
Tribes known as the Predator Kings have long learned this
Gift for a very specific purpose — to them, Primal Form is
meant specifically for hunting the Forsaken.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Stamina + Survival + Primal Urge (The
dice pool normally rolled to change shape applies, as opposed
to one involving a Renown trait.)
Action: Instant (Unlike a conventional shapechange,
one Essence cannot be spent to make this one reflexive.)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The character fails to assume
Primal Form, and the strain of the effort exhausts him. He
may not attempt to change to any other form or use any of
Mother Luna’s Gifts for five turns.
Failure: The character fails to assume Primal Form.
Success: The character shifts into a form that resembles
Urshul, but that is even larger. Primal Form stands
six to eight feet tall at the shoulder. It’s treated as Urshul
in most respects, including the general inability to speak
(see p. 172), with the following exceptions:
• The form’s dot modifiers are: Strength +4, Dexterity
+2, Stamina +4, Manipulation –3, Size +3, Health +7,
Initiative +2, Speed +9. The character is treated as having
2/1 armor due to the form’s thick hide.
• The character causes Lunacy as if he were in Gauru.
• The character heals one point of lethal damage per
turn, at the beginning of his turn. This replaces the one point
of bashing damage that werewolves normally heal per turn
unless the character has suffered only bashing damage. (If the
player spends a point of Essence to heal — see p. 168 — the
character regenerates an additional point of lethal damage.)
• All Resolve + Composure rolls to resist Death Rage
are at –3.
The character can remain in Primal Form for one turn
per success achieved on the power’s activation roll. Unlike
other Mother Luna’s Gifts, the character cannot voluntarily
choose to end this Gift’s effects prematurely unless a successful
Resolve + Composure roll is made at a –3 penalty.
Exceptional Success: The glorious fury that accompanies
Primal Form rushes through the character without
forcing him to lose control… yet. The character also
regains a Willpower point.
NAT URE GIFT S
The Gifts of Nature are similar to Elemental Gifts in
that both deal with the environment and the surroundings
of the world. Nature Gifts, however, focus not on the
elements but on the specific flora and fauna of the wild.
The Hunters in Darkness in particular have affinity with
these Gifts, and any werewolves who have frequent dealings
with animals and growing things find the Gifts useful.
Spirits of animals, trees and plants teach these Gifts.
Speak with Beasts (•)
Werewolves must often talk with other animals to
gather information or make bargains. This Gift allows them
to communicate with both voice and body language to
speak and listen to animals, though an animal is under no
obligation to listen to or agree with what a werewolf says.
Cost: None
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Animal Ken + Purity
Action: Reflexive
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The animal is spooked and attempts
to flee or fight.
Failure: The character cannot achieve communication.
Success: The character can speak so as to be understood
by any known animal, as well as understand what
the animal might “say.” The creature in question is still
fearful, and it might not listen to the werewolf. The effects
last for one minute.
Exceptional Success: The character is able to make himself
particularly clear, gaining a +1 bonus to any Social rolls
made to influence animals for that application of the power.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+2 The animal is a wolf
+0 The animal is another predator
–1 The animal is a “prey animal,” something that
fears wolves
–3 The animal is an insect or fish
Plant Growth (••)
The werewolf can cause any living plant to grow at a
phenomenal rate, shaping the growth to her whim. Some
Hunter in Darkness packs have thick thorn hedges surrounding
their territorial borders, or live in literal tree houses.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + Survival + Honor
Action: Instant
Each success rolled increases the size of a plant or
group of plants by a cubic yard, at a rate of one minute per
cubic yard. The vegetation can grow in whatever shape
desired. The effects of the growth are permanent, though
the plants can be trimmed or destroyed as usual. One or
two successes are required to create a simple shelter for an
individual. Five successes can turn a sapling into a 20-foottall
tree.
Forest Communion (•••)
The forest is alive, and much can be gleaned by those
who know how to listen. With this Gift, a werewolf can
sense much about the life around her: the tread of boots