Shifter Creation

Character Creation Rules

• Garou Tribes: All except Croatan & White Howler
• Ananasi: Tenere, Kumoti
• Bastet: All but Bubasti
• Other Fera: Corax, Gurahl, Kitsune, Mokole, Nuwisha, Ratkin
• Kinfolk: Must be Homid
• Minimum Age: 18+
• Restricted: No Hengeyokai allowed, No Psychic/Numina/Supernatural Kinfolk. We are full on gun weilders and makers at this time.

Base XP

• 18-21: 0 XP
• 22-25: 25 XP
• 26-30: 50 XP
• 31+: 100 XP

Incentive XP

Please note, Age and Incentive XP are added after we approve a base character sheet.

• Children of Gaia, Shadow Lord, Stargazer, Uktena
• Ratkin
• Older Kinfolk of all types
• Members of the Juniper Cross Community
• LIMITED: Rokea (approved on a case-by-case basis, must be able to function on land and in groups).

Please Note, The Rites background is NOT in play. Your starting dots in rites are determined by your starting dots in the rituals ability.

Character Generation Guides

[+/-] Garou Character Generation

Garou Character Creation

If you have any questions about character creation, feel free to ask staff, or on channel!

Choose Your Concept

What is your character like, who are they?

• Cub (Rank 0) concepts are not currently accepted.
• Cliath (Rank 1) concepts preferred.
• Fostern (Rank 2) dependent on current game balance and strength of application at Shifter Lead's (Ori) discretion.

Choose your Breed

W20 Core, pg 73

Breed	Gnosis	Gifts (pick one)
Homid	1	Apecraft's Blessing City Running Master of Fire Persuasion (gift) Smell of Man
Metis	3	Create Element Primal Anger Rat Head Sense Wyrm Shed
Lupus	5	Hare's Leap Heightened Senses Predator's Arsenal Prey Mind Sense Prey

• Metis: Make sure you +note/set me/Metis Deformity=A short description of your Metis deformity See W20 Core, pg 74 for examples of Metis deformities.

Choose your Auspice

W20 Core, pg 76

Auspice	Rage	Gifts (pick one)	Glory	Honor	Wisdom
Ragabash: New Moon	1	Blur of the Milky Eye Liar's Face Open Seal Scent of Running Water Spider's Song	Any combination totaling 3
Theurge: Crescent Moon	2	Mother's Touch Sense Wyrm Spirit Binding Spirit Speech Umbral Tether	0	0	3
Philodox: Half Moon	3	Fangs of Judgement Persuasion (Gift) Resist Pain Scent of the True Form Truth of Gaia	0	3	0
Galliard: Gibbous Moon	4	Beast Speech Call of the Wyld Heightened Senses Mindspeak Perfect Recall	2	0	1
Ahroun: Full Moon	5	Falling Touch Inspiration Pack Tactics Razor Claws Spur Claws	2	1	0

Choose your Tribe

W20 Core, pg 80

• Croatan and White Howlers applications are not currently being accepted.

			Backgrounds
Tribe	WP	Gifts (pick one)	Restricted	Required/Recommended
Black Fury	3	Breath of the Wyld Heightened Senses Man's Skin Sense Wyrm Wyld Resurgence	Male garou are Metis only	N/A
Bone Gnawer	4	Cooking Desperate Strength Resist Toxin Scent of Sweet Honey	Ancestors Pure Breed Resources (Discouraged)	N/A
Child of Gaia	4	Brother's Scent Jam Weapon Mercy Mother's Touch Resist Pain	N/A	N/A
Fianna	3	Faerie Light Hare's Leap Persuasion (gift) Resist Toxin Two Tongues	N/A	Kinfolk (Recommended)
Get of Fenris	3	Lightning Reflexes Master of Fire Razor Claws Resist Pain Visage of Fenris	Contacts (Discouraged)	N/A
Glass Walker	3	Control Simple Machine Diagnostics Persuasion (Gift) Plug and Play Trick Shot	Ancestors Pure Breed Mentor (Discouraged)	N/A
Red Talon	3	Beast Speech Eye of the Hunter Hidden Killer Scent of Running Water Wolf at the Door	Resources Allies (Discouraged) Contacts (Discouraged) Kinfolk are wolf only	N/A
Shadow Lord	3	Aura of Confidence Fatal Flaw Seizing the Edge Shadow Weaving Whisper Catching	Allies (Discouraged) Mentor (Discouraged)	N/A
Silent Strider	3	Heaven's Guidance Sense Wyrm Silence Speed of Thought Visions of Duat	Ancestors Resources (Discouraged)	N/A
Silver Fang	3	Eye of the Falcon Falcon's Grasp Inspiration Lambent Flame Sense Wyrm	N/A	Pure Breed 3+
Stargazer	4	Balance Channeling Falling Touch Iron Resolve Sense Wyrm	Allies (Discouraged) Fetish (Discouraged) Resources (Discouraged)	N/A
Uktena	3	Sense Magic Sense Wyrm Shroud Spirit of the Lizard Spirit Speech	N/A	N/A
Wendigo	4	Beat of the Heart-Drum Call the Breeze Camouflage (Gift) Ice Echo Resist Pain	Contacts (Discouraged) Resources (Discouraged)	N/A

Choose your Stats

Stat	Baseline	Freebies per additional dot
Attributes	1 in each + 7/5/3	5
Abilities	13/9/5	2
Gifts	1 breed, 1 auspice, 1 tribe	7 (level 1 only)
Backgrounds	5	1
Gnosis	by Breed	2 (Maximum 8)
Rage	by Auspice	1 (Maximum 8)
Willpower	by Tribe	1 (Maximum 8)
Freebies	15

• Merits: Up to 10 points of Merits allowed. Costs 1 Freebie per point.
• Flaws: Up to 7 points Flaws allowed. Bestows 1 Freebie per point.

• Lupus characters (excluding Glass Walkers and Bone Gnawers) are restricted from the following skills without very good justification:

Skills: Crafts, Drive, Etiquette, Firearms

Knowledges: Computer, Law, Linguistics, Politics, Science

There may be other obviously related Abilities such as Academics, Electronics, and other such Secondaries. Use common sense.

• All Garou get Lore Garou 3 for free as a reflection of having been fully taught the ways of Tribe and Nation. This does not count against the Ability points allowed in character generation. Raising Lore Garou above 3 will cost points as normal.

• The Rites background is not used here. Your starting dots in rites are determined by your starting dots in the rituals ability. You need that ability to enact most rites anyways, so paying twice in CGen just to be able to Cleanse things is silly.

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