Pepper/Rites
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Level 1
Rite of Cleansing
Type: Accord
Roll: Charisma + Rituals, difficulty 7 unless otherwise stated.
This rite purifies a person, place or object, allowing it to be used without fear of contamination by the Wyrm. To perform this rite the Garou must inscribe a circle on the earth, walking widdershins (counterclockwise) around the afflicted person or object while holding a smoldering branch or torch. She must use a branch (preferably willow or birch) dipped in pure water or snow to asperge the object or person cleansed. As this is done, all Garou present release an eerie, otherworldly howl in an attempt to "frighten away" and thus banish the corrupting influence. Ideally, this rite is performed at dawn, but it can be performed at any time.
System: This rite can be cast upon more than one person or object, but the leader must spend one Gnosis point on each extra thing or person in need of cleansing. The difficulty level depends on the level of taint. For instance, taint caused by a spirit might set a difficulty equal to the spirit's Gnosis. Only one success is required. If the character performs the rite at dawn,the difficulty of the rite decreases by one. Note that this rite cannot heal wounds or damage caused by Wyrm-taint; it removes only any existing contamination. This rite cannot cleanse taint of the most innate sort, either. The rite inflicts agonizing pain when performed on a fomor, vampire, unrepentant Black Spiral Dancer or other similarly accursed creature, but it cannot wash the recipient clean.
Source: Core (Revised)
Rite of Contrition
Type: Accord
Roll: Charisma + Rituals, difficulty equals the Rage of the target spirit or werewolf.
This rite is a form of apology used to prevent the enmity of spirits or Garou whom an individual has annoyed, or to prevent war between septs or tribes. The rite most often involves the enactor dropping to her belly and sliding forward. The ritemaster may also whine and lick his paws or hands. If performed well, however, a simple inclination of the head may suffice. To enact this rite successfully, the Garou must either give a small gift to the offended individual or, in the case of a spirit, possess some aspect of the spirit in question (for example, a clay falcon if the Garou is appealing to the totem spirit Falcon).
System: A single success suffices for a gracious apology, but it may not be enough to mend friendships or forgive grievous errors. The more successes, the greater the wrong that can be forgiven. Werewolves who refuse to recognize a Rite of Contrition are looked upon badly by elders. Most spirits will always accept a well-performed rite. This effect lasts until the Garou performs another action that could harm or insult the other.
Source: Core (Revised)
Rite of the Questing Fry
Type: Mystic
Roll: Wits + Rituals vs 7 unless otherwise stated.
This rite allows the werewolf to find a person or object (locations do not count). He must know the name of the object or individual. The difficulty of the rite is reduced if the Garou has some piece of the object or person (for example, a clipping of hair or piece of cloth).
Felix performs a Bone Gnawer version of the rite; he must dangle a french fry from a string while concentrating on the item or person sought. A fresh fry works best, but an old one will do.
System: Standard roll. If the Garou has a piece of the item or individual, the difficulty drops by one. The rite gives the Garou a sense of only the object's general location, not its exact position.
Source: Core (Revised)
Rite of Talisman Dedication
Type: Mystic
Roll: Wits + Rituals vs 7, plus spend 1 Gnosis per item.
This rite allows a werewolf to bind objects to her body, allowing these objects to fit her various forms (jeans will grow to accommodate the size increase of the Crinos form, for instance) or become tattoos, and to accompany the Garou into the Umbra. Such talismans are most commonly mundane items, for spiritual items such as fetishes and talens remain with the werewolf in all forms automatically. A werewolf most often performs this rite during the phase of the moon under which he was born.
The form of the rite Felix was taught involves singing or saying some kind of set piece through which you can channel your feeling of being connected to Gaia (he usually sings Mother Nature's Son, but someone raised very religious might use the Lord's Prayer in Latin, for example) while marking the items with a glyph in the blood of the person to whom they're to be dedicated. If the items are a set (such as clothing) the most important one gets the glyph, and the others are merely touched with a drop of blood each. When that's complete and the song or recitation is finished, smoke should be blown across the items; one can use any kind of burning plant matter, but he tends to use cigarette smoke because he finds it works better for him if the smoke's inside him first. Plus, he's almost always got them handy.
Usual dedicated items: Clothing (regularly switched out), pocketknife, lighter.
System: The cost is one Gnosis point per object dedicated, and a character may never have more objects bound to himself than his Gnosis score. The Storyteller may allow multiple objects to count as one object if they are sufficiently related (and not an abuse of the rite). The player should decide what happens to the object when the character assumes certain forms. For example, when the character assumes Crinos form, her backpack's straps may simply grow to fit around her shoulders (although the pack still cannot hold more items than normal). When the character is in Hispo form, her knife may meld with her body. In such cases, the object will appear as a tattoo. Others must spend a Willpower point to remove the object from the character.
Source: Core (Revised)
