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Success: The ward lasts for one turn per success
rolled and affects an area with a radius of five yards per
success, centered on the character. The ward works
on both sides of the Gauntlet, affecting spirits both in
the physical world and in the Shadow reflection of the
target area. Spirits within the ward’s area (those that
were already present or those that enter the area while
the ward is still in effect) immediately fall into a deep
slumber which can last for days unless they succeed on a
Resistance roll to remain awake. Even awake, the drowsiness
induced by the song imposes a –1 penalty on every
action that spirits attempt. Most spirits who don’t succumb
immediately to the ward’s effect recognize their peril and
leave the warded area as quickly as possible.
Spirits falling into slumber from this ward do not
wake unless physically assaulted. Once the ward effects
end, any spirit put to sleep via this ward may wake up after
a reflexive Resistance roll. Further rolls may be made once
per day until the spirit does wake.
Werewolves, Ridden, Hosts or other creatures of part
spirit and part flesh who are in the Shadow Realm are affected
by the ward as if they were spirits, except Resolve + Primal
Urge is rolled for them to resist, and at a +3 bonus. Other
creatures in the Shadow Realm that aren’t part spirit (such
as mages) are not subject to the ward’s effects; nor are spirits
that are bound into fetishes or otherwise not independently
active (with the exception of those possessing living hosts).
A werewolf may attempt to use this Gift only once per day.
Exceptional Success: The ward lasts an additional
two turns.
WEATHER GIFT S
By their very nature, the Forsaken are closely tied to
the spirits of the natural world. By exploiting this connection,
knowledgeable werewolves can influence the very
heavens. One of the most visible and useful ways of doing
so is by commanding various forms of weather.
These Gifts are typically taught to the Forsaken by
storm- or powerful bird-spirits.
Call the Breeze (•)
A werewolf may summon a brisk wind (approximately
25 miles per hour) and direct it as he wills. This wind is
useful both for dispersing or redirecting a fire or flying
insects, or as a distraction.
Cost: None
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Action: Instant
Though it requires no roll to actually summon the
wind, a successful Manipulation + Occult roll is necessary
to direct it to any specific task, such as to disperse tear gas.
Because of the distraction of the sudden breeze, perception
task rolls (World of Darkness Rulebook, p. 45) made
in the area suffer a –1 penalty. The Gift lasts for one turn
per dot of Primal Urge that the summoner has. The breeze
can be conjured indoors or out.
Silent Fog (••)
Though fierce fighters and savage predators, even
werewolves recognize the need for stealth and guile.
This Gift is a prime example of how werewolves operate
strategically and with a mind toward hewing to the Oath’s
prohibition against human discovery. With it, a werewolf
may summon a thick blanket of fog to obscure an area, allowing
a pack to move unseen in whatever form its members
choose. This fog bank moves as the werewolf who
summoned it wills it to, and it makes an excellent vehicle
for ambush or a way of avoiding combat entirely.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Survival + Cunning
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The fog appears, but it obscures the
vision of the summoner and his pack as much as anyone else.
Failure: The weather does not change.
Success: Over the course of a turn, the cloud-spirit
summoned with this Gift congeals from the air, and a dense
fog covers an area equal to the werewolf’s Primal Urge x
20 square yards. It may thereafter be directed to move in
any direction at a rate of (Primal Urge x 10) yards per turn.
While within the fog, a perception check at –2 is required
for observers to spot someone more than one yard distant.
Even if spotted, ranged attacks are treated as if those within
the bank are substantially concealed (see “Concealment”
on pp. 162-164 of the World of Darkness Rulebook). Silent
Fog lasts for an entire scene or until the spirit is dismissed
by the Forsaken who commanded it.
Exceptional Success: The fog is particularly thick,
levying a –3 penalty to perception checks instead of –2.
Deluge (•••)
With this Gift, a werewolf summons a rain-spirit to
bring a torrential downpour to an area. No gentle shower,
this torrent has myriad uses, from ruining crops to starting
flash floods to erasing evidence of a pack’s passage. This
Gift can only be used outdoors.
Cost: 1 Essence
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Survival + Honor
Action: Extended (20 successes; one turn passes per roll)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The weather alters in a manner
other than the character’s choosing. It may shift from
rain to snow to hail to high wind, usually in some fashion
horribly inconvenient to the Gift user. The aberrant and
troublesome weather persists for the duration of the scene.
Failure: The weather doesn’t change.
Success: The area affected is equal to one square mile
per success achieved. Common sense must be applied to applications
of this Gift. The deluge could flood low-lying areas
or cause a river to swell its banks, but no one standing on
even reasonably high ground is going to drown. The Gift isn’t