Werewolf: The Forsaken - Blank It

spirits as if they were solid, as long as he is using his natural
weaponry. The blessing does not affect weapons. This
rite can be performed only on werewolf subjects; it cannot
be used to bless a human, vampire or other supernatural
being. The ritemaster may use this rite on herself.
The blessings of this rite are not necessary for werewolves
to affect spirits while in the spirit world; a werewolf
in the Shadow has transformed his flesh into spirit matter,
and is in the same state of being as the spirits that surround
him.
The blessing lasts for one scene.
Exceptional Success: The blessing lasts until the
next sunrise or sunset.
Call Gaffling (••)
This ancient ritual and its brother rite, Call Jaggling,
are the core of relations between spirits and werewolves.
Though the Uratha face great animosity from the spirit
broods, the ancient pacts forged before history began
still hold. Most spirits still adhere to a series of bans that
require them to obey the summons of a werewolf who performs
the proper rites. The power of ritual to compel them
is written on their very being.
The Gaffling is the lowest rank of spirit, and the most
commonly found in the natural world (and the Shadow).
Like most spirits, Gafflings are generally unfriendly toward
the Forsaken and Pure Tribes. The summoned spirit is
under no compulsion to cooperate, and most choose not
to unless offered delightfully appropriate chiminage and/or
the threat of binding. And yet, Gafflings, like all spirits,
are aware of a werewolf’s Renown and are more likely to
respond well to an accomplished Uratha than to a cub.
Performing the Rite: This rite is relatively simple. The
werewolf marks out a sacred circle and sits in the middle.
She consumes a small amount of reality-expanding natural
substance — a hallucinogen, stimulant or depressant, as
per the ritualist’s traditions. She then places a few hundred
grams of chiminage on the ground before her. While this is
most often food of some kind appropriate to the spirit’s type,
it can also be precious metal, gems or another substance.
The greater the value of the chiminage, the more likely the
Gaffling is to cooperate with the werewolf’s request.
The chiminage may be burned, buried or doused with
water in order to bring it to the spirits’ attention. The ritualist
then performs a howl of summons. A single Gaffling
of the chosen type arrives within several minutes of the
beginning of the rite if all goes well.
Dice Pool: Harmony versus the spirit’s Resistance
(see below)
Action: Extended (40 successes needed; each roll
represents one minute); potentially contested
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: All accumulated successes are lost;
the ritemaster must begin again.
Failure: No successes are added.
Success: Most Gafflings come automatically once the
required successes are gathered. A Gaffling with an
important duty that it knows it will be punished for
shirking may attempt to resist the call. In that case, the
Gaffling’s Resistance is rolled to fight the summons. The
ritual becomes an extended and contested action. Each
side accumulates successes, and the first to gather 40 wins.
In the spirit’s case, it refuses the summons and another
might respond in its place or the werewolf beckons none.
In the werewolf’s case, the spirit responds normally.
Once the spirit has been summoned, the ritualist must
either bargain with the Gaffling for its services or bind it.
Exceptional Success: Several successes are gained. In
an extended and contested action, the opponent suffers a –1
penalty to all subsequent rolls. This penalty is cumulative if
one side achieves more than one exceptional success.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+2 Chiminage is very valuable to the spirit
+1 Spirit is particularly disposed toward ritemaster’s
tribe or auspice (an Elunim answering an Elodoth’s
rite, a war-spirit answering a Rahu’s rite)
+1 Chiminage is particularly valuable to the spirit
+1 or more The werewolf outranks the spirit*
–1 Attempting to summon a specific individual spirit
–3 Attempting to summon a specific individual spirit
from one mile away
–5 Attempting to summon a specific individual spirit
from 10 miles away
*The werewolf’s honorary Rank as determined by total
Renown (see p. 272) is compared to the Rank of the spirit
summoned. If the werewolf outranks the spirit, the Harmony
roll for the ritemaster gains a bonus equal to the difference.
If a werewolf with a total of 13 Renown (equivalent to Rank
3) calls a lesser Gaffling (Rank 1), rolls made for the werewolf
receive a +2 bonus. If the werewolf’s honorary Rank is less
than the spirit’s Rank, the roll made for the ritemaster suffers
a penalty equal to the difference.
Call Human (••)
This rite dates back to the illegitimate kingdoms ruled
by the Uratha in prehistory. A werewolf might need some
spare physical labor and use this rite to conjure it up. A ritualist
might use this rite repeatedly over a span of weeks to
spread his seed among the women of a small town. The Call
Human rite is rarely used for ethical reasons these days, and
many Forsaken find its practice disgusting.
This ritual allows a werewolf to summon the nearest
mortal human within five miles. The rite works only in
the physical world. The ritualist cannot choose a specific
mortal. Instead, the nearest mortal human feels a compulsion
to travel to the ritualist’s current location.
The rite doesn’t summon werewolves or other supernatural
entities such as mages, ghouls and vampires. It
may, however, call a person with the blood of the wolf (in
fact, the wolf-blooded are even more susceptible to it than
ordinary people are). It doesn’t summon wolves or other
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