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Chapter II: Character
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The character actually attracts
attention to herself. Observers in the area can’t help but
notice her.
Failure: The werewolf isn’t particularly hidden
beyond what cover and physical obstructions suggest. The
character doesn’t know how well hidden she is until she is
found out or overlooked.
Success: The character may “hide in plain sight,”
blending into her surroundings by remaining motionless,
even if she isn’t directly behind any cover. Casual observers
roll Wits to contest the character’s roll as a reflexive
action; active searchers contest with Wits + Composure as
an instant action. If the werewolf wins the roll, she
cannot be distinguished as anything other than a landscape
feature. (If a supernatural power of observation is
used to find the werewolf, successes rolled to activate that
effect must exceed those rolled for this Gift.) Even the
slightest movement is recognized by an observer, negating
the Gift.
Exceptional Success: Nothing beyond what high
successes indicate.
Running Shadow (•••)
Sometimes, one must choose between moving silently
and moving quickly. This Gift makes the choice unnecessary.
The werewolf can trot over dry leaves as quietly as
tiptoeing carefully.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Action: Reflexive
For the duration of the scene, the werewolf can sneak
as well at a dead run as he can at a walk. In effect, mundane
Stealth tasks become reflexive actions for the character;
they can be performed almost recklessly without worry
of making noise. Potential observers suffer a –3 penalty to
contested rolls to notice the quiet character. But if sound
isn’t a significant factor in detecting the werewolf, no
modifiers apply for silent movement.
Shadow Flesh (••••)
This Gift actually affects the werewolf’s form, making
her a living shadow. While her flesh is transformed
to shadowy matter, she can slip through areas with great
ease, even sliding under doors or through cracks.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Wits + Stealth + Cunning
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The character fails to assume
shadow form, and cannot try again for the remainder of
the scene. In addition, her own shadow is adversely affected.
For the remainder of the scene, she casts a shadow
of a form different from the one she currently wears. If the
character is in Hishu, she might cast a Gauru or Urhan
shadow. If she shifted to Gauru, her shadow might reflect
an Urshul or Hishu form.
Failure: The character fails to assume shadow form.
Success: This Gift can be used in situations only
where shadows can exist. If the character is surrounded by
bright lights such that no shadows can be cast, or if she
is in total darkness, she cannot transform into shadow
form. If a character in shadow form suddenly finds herself
in a situation where no shadows can exist (such as being
trapped in a basement with no light during a blackout),
she is forced back into normal form.
The character’s body becomes a two-dimensional
shadow of the same height and width that lies flat against
the ground, walls, trees and other surfaces. The shadow
form appears to be the character’s own shadow, and thus
reflects whatever form she was in when she activated the
Gift. The shadow form, is still a physical thing, though.
The character can be injured, and the shadow bleeds real
blood if wounded.
While in shadow form, the character gains a +3
bonus to Stealth rolls and a +3 bonus to Defense. She may
still affect things around her (and retains all of her usual
Attributes, as appropriate for the form she is in), but the
limitations of her shadow substance make it more difficult.
Any roll made to affect her surroundings (such as attack a
foe or type on a computer keyboard) incurs a –2 penalty,
due to the necessity of remaining flat against an appropriate
surface. To attack an enemy, for example, the character
has to slide across the ground toward him and even slide
partly up his body before her shadowy claws can dig in.
The character can also fit through small openings and
slither under doors as long as there is sufficient light and
contrast for her to remain in that form. She may move up
walls only if she could normally climb them, and cannot
move across the surface of water or other liquids. She
may also shapeshift normally when composed of shadow.
When the Gift’s effects end, she returns to normal in
whatever form she had taken.
The character may remain in shadow form for one
minute per success rolled. Or she may choose to end the
Gift’s effects prematurely.
Any clothing or personal possessions worn change
into shadow along with the character, but large objects
held in hand such as a shotgun do not change. (Although
a fetish weapon does.)
Exceptional Success: The character may remain in
shadow form for the duration of the scene.
Vanish (•••••)
The ultimate in visual stealth, the werewolf can
instantly fade from sight, even in full view. Cameras, heat
sensors — no form of visual detection can perceive the
hidden werewolf, although this Gift conveys no protection
from other senses.
Cost: 2 Essence
Dice Pool: Wits + Stealth + Purity