General rules: (WtA 155-156)
- Most rites require at least 3 participants, including the ritemaster
- Exception: Certain minor rites and mystic rites can be performed by the ritemaster alone
- In non-stress situations, assume that NPC assistants are available
- Most rites take 10 minutes per level
- Exception: Minor rites take 2 to 5 minutes
- Every five extra participants gives -1 difficulty (minimum 3)
- This requires that all participants be PCs
- Ritemaster must have Rituals knowledge greater than or equal to rite level
- Time/XP requirements for learning rituals are listed here.
- Performing a rite that you've assisted but don't know: +3 difficulty, any Gnosis spends must be doubled, may lose Honor/Wisdom renown
Accord
- WtA 157
- Default roll: Charisma + Rituals vs 7
- Requires a talen, fetish, or piece of Gaia never touched by Wyrm or human hands
Level |
Rite |
Notes
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1 |
Rite of Cleansing |
spend 1 Gnosis per target; -1 diff at dawn
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1 |
Rite of Contrition |
Charisma + Rituals vs target's Rage
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2 |
Rite of Renunciation
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Caern
- WtA 157-159
- Default roll: variable (can't exceed Gnosis) vs 7
- Requires being within a caern
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
1 |
Moot Rite |
monthly; participants spend total of 5 Gnosis per caern level
|
1 |
Rite of the Opened Caern |
Wits + Rituals vs 7, accumulate successes = caern level caern spirit rolls caern level vs ritemaster's Gnosis, accumulates successes = ritemaster's Willpower
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4 |
The Badger's Burrow |
Perception + Rituals vs 5 to 9
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4 |
Rite of the Opened Bridge |
Wits + Enigmas vs (8 - caern level where ritemaster starts)
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4 |
Rite of the Shrouded Glen |
Gnosis vs (Gauntlet + 4); participants spend total of 10 Gnosis (+2 per 1-mile radius outside the caern) to make it permanent, otherwise it lasts 1 hour per success
|
5 |
Rite of Caern Building |
Wits + Rituals vs 8, one roll per hour, max 8 rolls, accumulate 40 successes (level 1, +5 per additional level); requires night, 13 participants; ritemaster spends perm Gnosis = level
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Death
- WtA 159-160
- Default roll: Charisma + Rituals vs (8 - target's rank)
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
1 |
Gathering for the Departed |
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3 |
Rite of the Winter Wolf |
requires night, 4 participants
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Mystic
- WtA 160-162
- Default roll: Wits + Rituals vs 7
- Usually performed alone
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
1 |
Baptism of Fire |
|
1 |
Rite of Binding |
Willpower vs (spirit's Gnosis - 1 per Gnosis spent, minimum 1); 1 week per success, or indefinite for talens
|
1 |
Rite of the Questing Stone |
-1 diff if ritemaster has a piece of the target (e.g. hair clipping)
|
1 |
Rite of Talisman Dedication |
spend 1 Gnosis per target
|
2 |
Rite of Becoming |
|
2 |
Rite of Spirit Awakening |
Wits + Rituals vs spirit's Rage
|
2 |
Rite of Summoning |
Gnosis vs variable
|
3 |
Rite of the Fetish |
Wits + Ritual vs 10 (-2 per perm Gnosis spent), optional modifiers available
|
3 |
Rite of the Totem |
must buy Totem background (2 XP per dot)
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Punishment
- WtA 162-164
- Default roll: Charisma + Rituals vs 7
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
2 |
Rite of Ostracism |
target is ostracized (usually for a month) loses 1G 5H 1W
|
2 |
Stone of Scorn |
target usually loses 8H 2W until they do something honorable
|
2 |
Voice of the Jackal |
target is -2 dice to social rolls (until revoked by ritemaster) and loses 2G 5H
|
3 |
The Hunt |
|
3 |
Satire Rite |
Charisma + Rituals vs (target's rank + 4); target loses 1 rank
|
4 |
The Rending of the Veil |
target suffers Delirium for 1 night
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5 |
Gaia's Vengeful Teeth |
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Renown
- WtA 164
- Default roll: Charisma + Rituals vs 6
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
1 |
Rite of Wounding |
only ritemaster and target need participate, target gains 2G
|
2 |
Rite of Accomplishment |
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2 |
Rite of Passage |
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Seasonal
- WtA 165-166
- Default roll: Stamina + Rituals vs (8 - caern level)
Level |
Rite |
Notes
|
2 |
Rite of the Winter Winds |
winter solstice
|
2 |
Rite of Reawakening |
spring equinox
|
2 |
The Great Hunt |
summer solstice; participants gain 3G (or lose 2G, and all rites are +1 diff for a year)
|
2 |
The Long Vigil |
autumn equinox
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Minor
Rite |
Notes
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Bone Rhythms |
3 times per day for 3 days for +1 die on one roll in the Umbra
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Breath of Gaia |
1 time per day for 1 month for -2 diff on one healing or detection roll
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Greet the Moon |
1 time per day for 1 month for +1 die on all social rolls with Garou of that phase's auspice next time it occurs
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Greet the Sun |
1 time per day for 9 days for +1 die to sense Wyrm creatures/taint
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Hunting Prayer |
1 time per hunt for 3 months for +1 die to all tracking rolls
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Prayer for the Prey |
1 time per beast of Gaia (not Wyrmspawn) slain for 1 month for -1 diff when dealing with nature spirits
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