Conundrum
Rank 3 Stargazer Gift
A Stargazer with this Gift can introduce an unsolvable problem into a victim’s mind. Depending on the effectiveness, the target could be completely immobilized by her new, fascinating train of thought. The effect varies with every individual, but it usually derives from the target’s personality: A computer-hacking Glass Walker might try to discover the last digit of pi, while a Bone Gnawer might try to reason why, indeed, did the chicken cross the road. An avatar of the Chimera teaches this Gift, but the Garou must first solve her instructor’s puzzle.
System: The Stargazer rolls her Manipulation + Subterfuge (difficulty of the target’s Wits + Enigmas). The number of successes indicates the complexity of the problem and the extent to which the target is distracted. Each success also subtracts one die from the target’s Dice Pools for an equal number of rounds. Each Willpower point the target spends reduces the effectiveness of this Gift by 1.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Renew the Cycle
Rank 6 Silver Fang Gift
One of the most potent powers available to the Garou, this Gift allows the correction of a grievous wrong to the natural cycle of Gaia. The undead, whose very existence is an affront to the natural order of things, wither and crumble to dust when struck by the power of this Gift. Whether the undead is a shambling, month-old animated corpse or an ancient vampire, the Fang can destroy it with but a glance.
Only an avatar of Helios of Gaia Herself can teach this Gift.
System: The Garou and the victim enter into a resisted contest of Gnosis versus Willpower (both difficulty 8). The Garou must then spend three permanent Gnosis points to activate the wrath of Gaia. If the Garou wins the contest, the vampire (or other undead) is reduced to its natural state: Elder vampires turn to dust, whereas freshly exhumed corpses simply lose their animation. This Gift forces mummies into a dead season of sleep but does not destroy them.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Ignore Death Blow
Rank 4 Silver Fang Gift
Tales say that the first Silver Fang died and was reborn; since that time, the Fangs have passed won this Gift. A Fang with this Gift can choose to ignore what would be a killing blow. This Gift is taught by a lion-spirit.
System: Once per scene, the Fang can spend a Willpower point and ignore all damage from a single attack. The damage simply does not occur; no special handicaps take effect, either.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Word of Honor
Rank 2 Silver Fang Gift
To a Silver Fang, honor is everything. This Gift imbues a Garou’s words with his honorable bearing. As long as the Silver Fang speaks the truth, others believe him. An eagle-spirit teaches the Silver Fangs how to speak clear and true.
System: By spending a Gnosis pint, the Silver Fang can make every word he says bear the ring of truth. Anyone who listens hears that the Gift user speaks the truth. Listeners are not necessarily inclined to obey the Fang or follow his suggestions, but the facts are clear. The Silver Fang must speak the truth, as he knows it, or the Gift automatically backfires.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Touch of Death
Rank 4 Silent Strider Gift
The Silent Striders learned this Gift from the wraiths who prowl the Underworld. With it, a Garou can cause a victim to see the moment of her death. Although the victim does not remember what she sees, the experience disables her with fear.
System: The Garou must touch his target for this Gift to work. She must also spend two Gnosis points and roll Manipulation + Occult (difficulty 8). The number of successes determines the number of dice removed from the victim’s Physical Traits (Storyteller discretion as to which ones). These “wounds” can be healed like aggravated damage. Typically, the victim’s fur is streaked white by the incident. Vampires and other undead are unharmed by this Gift — they simply remember what has already happened to them.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Long Running
Rank 3 Silent Strider Gift
Whether the Garou is on foot or in a vehicle, this Gift allows him to reduce the travel time on a lengthy journey. Striders use this Gift only when the need is dire; usually, they prefer to see the sights and take their time. A horse-spirit can teach this Gift.
System: The player rolls Dexterity + Athletics (or Drive) at a difficulty equal to the local Gauntlet; she must also spend one Gnosis point. For every success, the travel time diminishes by 5 percent. A botch increases travel time by 25 percent or indicates that travel has stopped altogether (e.g., due to a flat tire or a twisted ankle).
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Summon Talisman
Rank 2 Silent Strider Gift
The Strider can summon to herself any dedicated handheld object (see the Rite of Talisman Dedication). The item disappears from wherever it currently rests, even from somebody else’s grasp, and appears in the Garou’s grip. Striders use this Gift to bring special items to them once they have finished a journey or to recover items lost along the way. A packrat-spirit teaches this Gift.
System: The Garou need only spend one Gnosis point and concentrate on the item. The Garou can call only half of his dedicated items — he must choose which ones upon learning this Gift.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Summon Stormcrow
Rank 3 Shadow Lord Gift
The Judges of Doom learned this blessing from Grandfather Thunder himself. The Stormcrows, some of Grandfather Thunder’s servants, come to the aid of those Garou who activate this Gift. Acting as spies, the Stormcrows follow anybody the Judge chooses and report back all they learn. Rumors speak of networks of Stormcrows that pass information back and forth like a telephone line.
System: To call a ‘crow, the Judge must roll Charisma + Intimidation (difficulty 8) and spend a Gnosis point. He may give the crow a single command, such as “Follow the Red Talon and report his activities” or “Keep an eye on the Theurge elder.” The Stormcrow is invisible to everyone except individuals in the Umbra. The target must roll her Perception (difficulty 8) or employ a Gift to see a Stormcrow in the Umbra.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Curse of Corruption
Rank 3 Shadow Lord Gift
The Shadow Lords, never a tribe to play fair, designed this Gift to discredit their rivals. Victims of this curse find themselves doubted by even their staunchest allies. Despite a target’s most noble exertions, no one believes anything he has to say until the curse fades. A jackal-spirit teaches this Gift.
System: The Shadow Lord rolls her Gnosis against a difficulty equal to the target’s Gnosis. The number of successes indicates the number of turns the victim suffers from the curse. Until it fades, everything the victim says sounds dishonest. The Shadow Lord must pend a Willpower point to activate this Gift.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Disfigurement
Rank 2 Shadow Lord Gift
The Shadow Lord can place a nasty boil or dishonorable scar on the target. She can disfigure her rival in embarrassing ways that rob him of prestige in the presence of other Garou. Although the lesion isn’t physically handicapping, it certainly limits the victim’s social grace. A baboon-spirit or toad-spirit teaches this Gift.
System: The player rolls Manipulation + Primal-Urge (difficulty 7) and spends a Willpower point. The disfigurement subtracts two dice from all the target’s Social rolls. The scar or blemish heals at the end of one scene.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Recycle
Rank 4 Red Talon Gift
Red Talons who posses this powerful Gift can destroy any man-made substance. Plastics, alloys and any other material not found in nature disintegrate with just a touch. Lawn chairs dissolve into oily puddles and steel melts into iron and carbon.
The cockroach-spirit, which has witnessed the human’s secret creation rites, knows the Gifts that can dissolve almost anything.
System: The Garou must touch the material for the Gift to work. Only materials that science has manufactured are viable targets. For instance, a wooden chair would be unaffected, whereas a plastic chair would melt to the ground. The Garou then must roll her Rage against a difficulty determined by the item’s complexity. The difficulty ranges from iron (difficulty6) and ordinary plastics (difficulty 7) to rare and complex metal alloys (difficulty 9). Every success reduces five pounds of the target material to its base components.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Cull the Herd
Rank 2 Red Talon Gift
A Red Talon using this Gift measures the vitality of her prey to plan her attack strategy effectively. During the Impergium, Red Talons used this Gift to pick the weakest of the humans and destroy them. Occasionally, the Red Talons killed the strongest of the humans to remove them from the breeding pool. Today, the Gift continues to help Red talons hunt and kill their prey. An avatar of wolf teaches his children how to detect the easiest prey.
System: The Red Talon need only succeed on a Perception + Medicine roll (difficulty 7) to determine the general health and fitness of an individual. The Gift also works on animals and Garou as well as humans. One success detects any injuries, whereas five successes would reveal the creature’s entire physiology.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Primal Instinct
Rank 2 Red Talon Gift
The Red Talon can strip away the layers of humanity that cover up man’s basic instincts. A human assaulted with this Gift finds himself behaving like a beast. Momentarily losing all civility, the human strips naked, runs through the streets, growls at threats and makes numerous, uninvited overtures toward members of the opposite sex. All thoughts of business meetings, color television and BMWs vanish in favor of the basic drives of survival.
Red Talons use whatever means necessary to force ape-spirits to teach them this Gift.
System: The Red Talon must spend a Gnosis point and roll Manipulation + Animal Ken (difficulty equal to the target’s Willpower). The number of successes indicates the extent to which the human target loses his humanity. One success causes a certain absent mindedness and preoccupation with food and sex. Five successes, on the other hand, probably causes the raving target to be locked up and tranquilized.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Data Flow
Rank 3 Glass Walker Gift
The Glass Walkers originally developed this Gift as a “remote control” for new electronic devices. As the computer gained importance, this Gift gained a whole new utility. Glass Walkers now use this ability to take control of the data resources that are so important to the world’s economy and to society in general. By focusing her attention on a single computer, a Glass Walker can take control of that machine from across the room. She can order it to erase its memory, alter security clearances, transmit false data or simply print a document. An electrical spirit or the even more complex computer spirits can teach this Gift.
System: A successful Wits + Computer roll (difficulty 7) plus the expenditure of one Gnosis point establishes contact with the computer. As long as the Garou keeps her target in her line of sight, she can maintain contact with the machine. While this Gift allows remote access, the Garou must still make all the appropriate roll to manipulate the computer.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Mark the Enemy
Rank 3 Get of Fenris Gift
A specialized power developed by the Swords of Heimdall, this Gift marks the target with a mystical brand that only this Gift’s users can see. The Swords use this brand to label their enemies so that all other Swords can see the threat. An avatar of Fenris himself teaches his children to identify their enemies thus.
System: By laying her hand on the target and successfully rolling Manipulation + Occult (difficulty 8), the Get can mark her enemy. Other Swords who know the Gift can see the mark with a successful Perception + Occult roll (difficulty 8). Any Garou who knows the Gift can remove the effect.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Sense Guilt
Rank 2 Get of Fenris Gift
The Hand of Tyr camp specializes in the use and misuse of this Gift. By staring into the eyes of another, the Get can sense whether the target harbors guilt for some past offense. The most experienced Get can even get a feeling for what sort of crime transpired. Unfortunately, a few Get have been known to take advantage of this Gift by “sensing” guilt where none exists or by blackmailing Garou after a successful reading. A crow-spirit teaches this Gift.
System: A successful Perception + Empathy roll (difficulty 8) reveals hidden guilty feelings. One success detects any sense of regret, whereas five successes reveal specific facts concerning the dirty issue.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Berserker’s Song
Rank 4 Get of Fenris Gift
The Get can sing himself into a controlled frenzy. He can ignore wounds, shift to Crinos immediately, and he is immune to many mental Gifts or Charms. In this state, unlike a normal frenzy, the Get can pull out of the frenzy at any time. An angry wolverine-spirit or bear-spirit teaches this Gift to the Get.
System: The Garou spends two Rage points and begins singing his particular song of Rage (many young Get prefer “death metal”). The number of successes on a Stamina + Expression (or Performance) roll (difficulty 6) equals the number of rounds the frenzy lasts. She can drop the frenzy earlier by spending a Willpower point.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Song of the Dire
Rank 4 Fianna Gift
The Fianna sings a battle song to empower her comrades as she enters a fray. Driven by their packmate, the embattled Garou double their efforts to defeat the foe. The Black Spiral Dancers have learned to turn tail and flee upon hearing the lyrics of this dread Gift.
System: The player spends two Gnosis points and rolls Manipulation + Performance (difficulty 8). Each success adds one die to each of her packmates’ Dice Pools; the number of successes cannot exceed the Fianna’s Performance rating. The Garou must keep singing throughout the contest; to do so she must remain in Hispo form, spend two Gnosis points and allocate at least two dice for singing each round.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Woadling
Rank 3 Fianna Gift
The ancient Celts would paint their skin with woad — the components of which caused a frenzy-like state — before marching off to battle. The Fianna carry on this tradition and take it even further. After painting the woad on their bodies, they can bring the paintings to life to harry an opponent. A stag-spirit can teach this Gift.
System: Each painting can create one woadling that costs one Gnosis point to animate. The Fianna can release only one woadling per turn. Each time the player creates a woadling, she should roll Dexterity + Occult (difficulty 6). Every success subtracts one die from her opponent’s pool as the woadling dances and prances about the target. The woadlings vanish (and must be repainted) after the Gift ends.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Ley Lines
Rank 3 Fianna Gift
By manipulating ley lines — part of an energy web that crisscrosses the planet — the Fianna can disorient would-be trackers or hunters. The victims of this Gift find themselves following false trails, making wrong turns or walking in circles. The user’s trail simply disappears! The secrets of this Gift can be learned from an earth-spirit.
System: After spending a Gnosis point, the player rolls Wits + Occult (difficulty 7). Any attempt to track the Garou must follow a successful Perception + Occult roll (difficulty 8). This roll must exceed the Gift user’s successes before any tracking can take place.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Brew
Rank 2 Fianna Gift
The Fianna are renowned for their ability to drink liquor. Part of this legend stems from their ability to make it. With Brew the Garou can mystically transform a pitcher of any liquid into an alcoholic substance. This Gift can surreptitiously inebriate unsuspecting targets. A grain-spirit, and in some cases a worm-spirit, teaches this Gift.
System: After spending a Gnosis point, the player rolls Wits + Medicine (difficulty 7). The number of successes determines the quality and the potency of the concoction. One success can create cheap, domestic beer, low-budget wine or mediocre tequila, while five successes can create a high quality imported beer, fine vintage champagne or a top-shelf liquor. A botch creates a brew that induces massive hangovers (-1 penalty for the entire next day).
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Unicorn’s Grace
Rank 4 Children of Gaia Gift
A Garou with this Gift never loses her poise and rarely loses her temper. Even in the nastiest arguments or the bloodiest combats, Children of Gaia can maintain their cool with this blessing. An avatar of Unicorn teaches her followers this Gift.
System: By spending one Gnosis point, the Garou represses her Rage for an entire scene. No matter how many Rage points the Garou has, humans and animals are unable to detect her supernatural essence. The Garou also cannot frenzy and can spend Rage points only up to a maximum of her Empathy.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Guilt Trip
Rank 3 Children of Gaia Gift
By unearthing buried guilt and remorse, the Child of Gaia can force another to perform an action against her own will. Even if little relation exists between the guilty conscience and the task at hand, the Gift can be effective. Better results occur when there is a direct link, however. The Gift works best when the target wants to perform the action, but pride or fear prevents her from doing so.
Many urban spirits that have witnessed the cruelty of humanity toward itself know this Gift and teach it to the Garou.
System: The player must roleplay the plea; otherwise the Gift automatically fails. Excellent roleplaying can even negate the need for a roll (or even the need for the Gift). Otherwise, the player must roll Manipulation + Empathy versus the target’s Willpower. One success barely gets a Bone Gnawer to lift his pinkie, whereas five successes can force a proud Silver Fang to beg for forgiveness. The target can spend Willpower points to resist this Gift.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
