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endurance ordeal, for instance), the ritemaster may give her
some time to prepare herself and attempt the rite again in a
few month’s time (possibly with a different ordeal to face). If
the subject chooses not to complete the ordeal, she’s turned
away from the tribe and must either find another tribe to
offer her the Rite of Initiation or remain a Ghost Wolf.
After the ordeal, the subject may be ritually cleansed
before swearing the Oath of the Moon (although the Blood
Talons often prefer to have the subject swear the Oath while
still wet with her own blood). The ritemaster or another of
the assembled werewolves summons a spirit servant of the
tribal totem to bear witness to the subject’s pledge, which
always concludes with the tribal vow. The ritemaster then ceremonially
acknowledges the subject as one of the tribe, calling
her by her new deed name (if any), as do any other werewolves
present. (The actual die roll to complete the rite represents
the swearing of the Oath and the subsequent acknowledgement.
If the ordeal is failed, the ritemaster’s roll is moot.)
Once the Rite of Initiation is completed successfully,
the subject is treated as a full member of the tribe, and it’s
customary to summon a spirit allied with the tribal totem to
teach the new member an appropriate Gift shortly thereafter.
Dice Pool: Harmony
Action: Extended (10 successes needed; each roll
represents one minute)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The ritemaster has insulted the
tribal totem by botching such an important rite. The ritemaster
suffers a –2 penalty to all Social rolls to influence
his tribemates or the spirits of his tribal totem’s brood for
the next three lunar months.
Failure: No successes are gained for one minute. If
the ritemaster cannot accumulate enough successes in the
time allotted, he’s failed to impress the tribal totem on the
subject’s behalf, and the subject is not accepted into the
tribe. The rite can be attempted again on the same subject
in a lunar month’s time.
Success: The subject is accepted into the tribe.
Exceptional Success: The subject is accepted into
the tribe, and the tribal totem is impressed. The subject
enjoys an extra die on all Social rolls to influence her new
tribemates or the spirits of her tribal totem’s brood for the
next three lunar months.
Suggested Modifiers
Modifier Situation
+2 Subject performs exceptionally during the ordeal
–2 Subject performs poorly during the ordeal
Rite of the Moon’s Love (•••)
The children of Father Wolf learned in the earliest days
that their mates and children couldn’t bear to see them in their
Dalu, Urshul or Gauru forms. Lunacy was so terrible that even
werewolves’ most beloved were driven to terror. The Uratha
learned to avoid their war forms around their children and
mates, but at times it was impossible. Whenever a werewolf was
forced to take one of those forms to fight an enemy who had
tracked him to his lair, his mate and children would be gripped
by madness, sometimes even fleeing to their deaths. It was a
grieving Ithaeur, they say, who begged Amahan Iduth for a way
to protect the offspring of other werewolves from a similar fate.
Mother Moon took pity on him and taught him the Rite of the
Moon’s Love, which prevents Lunacy from taking hold quite as
strongly as it otherwise might — at least, for those who already
share a measure of wolf’s blood.
Performing the Rite: The ritemaster grasps the
subject’s hands in his own and leads her in a ritual chant in
the First Tongue, begging for acceptance. The ritemaster or
subject must lay a single silver coin on the ground between
them as chiminage to the Lunes. The ritualist then cuts his
finger or hand and traces symbols of the moon on the subject’s
face. The last of the blood is smeared onto the silver
coin (which disintegrates into a whiff of smoke as the Lunes
accept the offering), along with a final, pleading howl.
The subject of this rite must possess the Wolf-Blooded
Merit; the effects are cumulative.
Dice Pool: Harmony
Action: Extended (10 successes; each roll represents
one minute)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: All success are lost. The subject’s primal
fears are intensified and she reacts to Lunacy as though
her Willpower were two points lower (minimum of 1). The
ritemaster may not try again for the duration of the scene.
Failure: No successes are gathered. If the rite cannot
be completed for some reason, the ritemaster may not try
again for the duration of the scene.
Success: Successes are gathered. Once the total number
is accumulated, the subject reacts to Lunacy as though
her Willpower is two points higher (maximum of 10) for
the duration of the moon phase (usually three nights).
Exceptional Success: Several successes are gained
at one time. If 15+ are accumulated on the same roll that
the ritemaster reaches 10 successes, the subject of the rite
gains protection from Lunacy as though her Willpower is
three points higher rather than normal.
Sacred Hunt (•••)
This ancient rite enforces the role of werewolves as
predators of spirit and flesh alike, allowing them to ritually
hunt spirits for Essence. When the ritemaster performs this
ritual, he marks a spirit as the pack’s rightful prey. Then
the entire pack goes on the hunt, chasing the spirit out
of hiding and eventually bringing it down. When they’ve
successfully done so, the werewolves say a quick prayer of
respect and gratitude for the spirit’s sacrifice and reap a
bounty of Essence.
This hunt can take place in the Shadow or in the
physical world. The ritemaster must either have a (likely
captured) spirit close at hand, or be able to name a specific
spirit that will serve as the pack’s quarry. If the quarry is
captured beforehand, the ritemaster then releases it to flee,