Character Generation/Garou
If you're new to the sphere, please review this Primer for Cliaths before proceeding further. This will give you an idea what to expect.
Please read Banned Concepts before going further with your app first.
- Red Talons: At this time, no more Red Talons will be approved.
- House Rules: Because of our house rules of no PCs under the age of 18, Homid Garou should set their Date of Change closer to 18, rather than 15. We also do not allow late changes, or those who have been a Cliath for an excessively long time. The average time for a Garou to be a cub is less than a year, and most new PCs are fresh Cliaths.
- Lupus/Metis Ages: From WTA Corebook revised pg#61 "Lupus and metis reach maturity more quickly than homids. A metis hits adolescence between eight and ten, and a lupus is usually full-grown after just a year or two. However, all breeds age at the same rate once they undergo their First Change." Please take that into account when setting your Date of Birth and Date of Change.
- Camps: When a Garou earns Fostern, then you can put in a +request to staff approve joining a Camp. It will be added to your +sheet in the Vitals section if approved. Please see the wiki for each tribe page where there are details on camps.
Choose Concept
Decide what your character is like. On your +sheet, this is a short (29 character) synopsis.
Choose Faction
Setting a Faction is important, as many location central for your RP will be locked by faction.
- If you're Fallen, then set Faction = Wyrm and Tribe = Black Spiral Dancer. (If you ICly belonged to a different tribe before falling, then put that in a +note.)
- All others, set Faction = Gaian.
Choose Breed
| Breed | Gnosis | Gifts (pick one) |
|---|---|---|
| Homid | 1 | Master of Fire "Persuasion (gift)" Smell of Man |
| Metis* | 3 | Create Element Primal Anger Sense Wyrm |
| Lupus | 5 | Hare's Leap Heightened Senses Sense Prey |
* Metis must make a +note listing deformity. See WW3801 Werewolf The Apocalypse (Revised Edition) Pgs.#60-62 for more information and choices.
Choose Auspice
| Auspice | Rage | Gifts (pick one) | Glory | Honor | Wisdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragabash | 1 | Blur of the Milky Eye Open Seal Scent of Running Water |
Any combination totaling 3 | ||
| Theurge | 2 | Mother's Touch Sense Wyrm Spirit Speech |
0 | 0 | 3 |
| Philodox | 3 | Resist Pain Scent of the True Form Truth of Gaia |
0 | 3 | 0 |
| Galliard | 4 | Beast Speech Call of the Wyld Mindspeak |
2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahroun | 5 | Falling Touch Inspiration Razor Claws |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Black Spiral Dancers | Power | Infamy | Cunning | ||
Choose Tribe
- If you're Fallen, then set Faction = Wyrm and Tribe = Black Spiral Dancer. (If you ICly belonged to a different tribe before falling, then put that in a +note.)
- All others, set Faction = Gaian.
| Backgrounds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | WP | Gifts (pick one) | Restricted | Required/Recommended |
| Black Fury | 3 | Breath of the Wyld Heightened Senses Sense Wyrm |
N/A | N/A |
| Black Spiral Dancer* | 3 | "Rathead (gift)" Sense Wyrm Toxic Claws Bane Protector Resist Toxin Shroud |
N/A | Pure Breed is either 5 or 0 |
| Bone Gnawer | 4 | Cooking Resist Toxin Tagalong |
Ancestors Pure Breed Resources |
N/A |
| Child of Gaia | 4 | Mercy Mother's Touch Resist Pain |
N/A | N/A |
| Fianna | 3 | Faerie Light Persuasion (gift) Resist Toxin |
N/A | Kinfolk (Recommended) |
| Get of Fenris | 3 | Razor Claws Resist Pain Visage of Fenris |
Contacts | N/A |
| Glass Walker | 3 | Control Simple Machine Diagnostics Trick Shot |
Ancestors Mentor Pure Breed |
|
| Red Talon | 3 | Beast Speech Scent of Running Water Wolf at the Door |
Resources Human Allies Human Contacts Human Kinfolk |
N/A |
| Shadow Lord | 3 | Aura of Confidence Fatal Flaw Seizing the Edge |
Allies Mentor |
N/A |
| Silent Strider | 3 | Sense Wyrm Silence Speed of Thought |
Ancestors Resources |
N/A |
| Silver Fang | 3 | Falcon's Grasp Lambent Flame Sense Wyrm |
N/A | Pure Breed 3+ (Required) |
| Stargazer | 5 | Balance Falling Touch Sense Wyrm |
Resources Fetish |
N/A |
| Uktena | 3 | Sense Magic Shroud Spirit Speech |
N/A | |
| Wendigo | 4 | Call the Breeze "Camouflage (gift)" Resist Pain |
Contacts Resources |
N/A |
* If you set a +note that you were rank 1+ in another tribe and then walked the Spiral, then you can pick a starting gift from that tribe instead
Choose 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 |
Lupus may not spend baseline dots on the following Abilities, though they may be purchased later with Freebies:
- Skills: Crafts, Drive, Etiquette, Firearms
- Knowledges: Computer, Law, Linguistics, Politics, Science
This is not an exhaustive list as there are other abilities we allow from other gamelines that should fall into this list as well (i.e.: No Computer, so no Technology also). If you are unsure if it would be restricted or not, just ask in your approval job.
Every Garou automatically gets Lore Garou at 3. It does not count toward your totals spent in Primary Knowledge Abilities. As we do not allow Cub Concepts, all Cliaths would know at least that much Lore.
Backgrounds: See Tribes Table for restrictions and requirements.
- Fetishes taken in Chargen must be in a book somewhere --- you can't make your own. Create a +note for your fetish, including a page reference for the book that it is from.
- Rites (background) can only be taken in Chargen. Must also have Rituals (the Primary Knowledge) at the same level as the highest Rite. You can choose rites that equal the sum of the level of the Rites (background). For Example: Rites (background) at level 4, you can choose a Level 1 Rite and a Level 3 Rite. You must also set your Rituals at 3. Or you can choose to take 4 Rites that are all Level 1, and only need Rituals at 1.
Note: See XP Chart for details on ways to learn Rites both for XP and without XP cost once approved.
| General | Shifter-Specific |
|---|---|
| Allies | Ancestors |
| Alternate Identity | Familiar Spirit |
| Contacts | Fate |
| Fame | Fetish |
| Influence | Kinfolk |
| Mentor | Numen |
| Resources | Pure Breed |
| Retainers/Followers | Spirit Heritage |
| Spirit Network | |
| Totem | |
| Touched | |
| Rites |
Record Renown
See Auspice Table for Gaian Garou amounts.
See Auspice Table for BSD amounts.
When you begin cgen, you have all 6 types of Renown listed. Once you pick a Faction, the other 3 types should be removed when you are approved, but sometimes it does not. It is suggested that when you are completed with entering the types of Renown you do use, you should reset the type of renown you do not use to nothing.
Examples:
Gaia
- +selfstat Power=
- +selfstat Temp Power=
- +selfstat Infamy=
- +selfstat Temp Infamy=
- +selfstat Cunning=
- +selfstat Temp Cunning=
BSD
- +selfstat Glory=
- +selfstat Temp Glory=
- +selfstat Honor=
- +selfstat Temp Honor=
- +selfstat Wisdom=
- +selfstat Temp Wisdom=
Record Rank
Characters start as Rank 1 (Cliath).
We do not allow Cub (Rank 0) concepts.
- If you're unfamiliar with the source material, then playing a cub is generally not a good way to become familiar. Few players are interested in spending their RP time teaching you the most basic of basics; even if they agree to do so, they may not be around enough. The best way to become familiar is to read the main rulebook, Players Guide to Garou, and/or Kinfolk: Unsung Heroes, then apply for either a Cliath or kinfolk as you prefer.
Spend Freebie Points
Include merits and flaws if desired. You may get extra freebies from up to 7 points of flaws, or the sum of your two largest flaws, whichever is greater.
Beast Courts
If your PC sides with the Beast Courts:
- Tribes: Usually Hakken (Shadow Lords) or Stargazers
- For Hakken Only: Set Tribe = Shadow Lord, Set Type = Hakken
- Faction = Gaian
- Affiliation = Beast Courts
- Gifts: Replace auspice gift with a hengeyokai gift, Hakken replace tribe gift with a Hakken gift
- Auspice and Renown: By hengeyokai auspice - replace Honor with Virtue, and Temp Honor with Temp Virtue.
- Backgrounds: Allies, Ancestors (previously named Past Life in 1st ed), and Kinfolk are suggested for Hakken'
