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Credits Acknowledgment
Concept and Design: Jereme – Lith Maethor – Morwen Erithil – Thanks to all those that were forgotten, skipped or omitted
White Wolf staff (errata on original material) for whatever reason from the Credits. Also, thanks to all our friends
Gifts Concept and Design: White Wolf staff (errata on Rite of Offal and the people close to us for putting up with the mood swings and
and Speak with the Guardian) the long hours we dedicated to this channel and the creation of this
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Morwen Auriel one of the best Role Playing Games out there, as well as to all the
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Cover Design: Aileen E. Miles, Matt Milberger and Richard Thomas already mentioned in the Credits.
(blatantly stolen from Werewolf the Forsaken till we get our own)
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Table of Contents
Credits 2
Chapter Two: Character 4
Appending one: Changing Breeds 4
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Chapter Two: Character solution. The Rite of Offal provides one, although it has its price.
The Rite of Offal, usually performed directly after the Rite of
Character Creation Churned Earth, converts all man-made debris in the area into a foul-
Rites smelling but completely natural sludge. The odor is reminiscent of
pig manure and is repulsive even to wolf sensibilities, but it goes away
Speak with the Guardian (••) after a few days and helps the area's plant and animal life flourish.
This is the ritual performed at a werewolf's initiation into The rite does not function on corpses or other organic
the Lodge, when Cerberus reads his heart to see if the Uratha is truly matter, only material fashioned by humanity. Also, it doesn't work on
dedicated. It is also the rite used when a lodge member needs to anything still in use; the Uratha could not use it on a car and causes
contact his totem for guidance. When performed, the ritual opens a the vehicle to break down into sludge, unless the car was completely
spiritual link to Cerberus and the ritemaster is gripped by sudden irreparable.
possession as the totem's awareness enters his body. It is a shallow Performing the Rite: The ritemaster splashes the area to be
link with no real access to Cerberus' own mind, but even a bare affected with his urine (normally this entails a change to Urhan form,
whisper of the great spirits awareness is enough to allow for although some male Uratha choose to use Dalu). The ritemaster then
telepathic communication. The werewolf can ask three questions of chooses the largest chunk of man-made material in the area and spits
his totem, which Cerberus will answer to the best of his knowledge. on it, growling a curse in the First Tongue. Finally, he takes and
In addition to his vast knowledge of the Shadow and the general lore handful of earth and throws it over the area, asking for Rooting
of an ancient spirit, Cerberus has the ability to discern the location of Boar's aid in returning the land to its normal cycle. This rite is
any ghosts within a mile radius of any werewolf of the lodge. Also of typically performed under the half moon, but can be performed at
note, Cerberus can inform the ritemaster of any falsehoods spoken to any time. It can only be enacted once per day.
the werewolf while the Uratha is under the power of this rite. Dice Pool: Harmony
A werewolf performing this ritual is physically affected by the Action: Extended (10 successes required; each roll
closeness of his totem. His eyes milk over completely white, though represents one minute)
this does not ruin his vision. The ritemaster speaks with Cerberus' Roll Results:
voice, which is a crackling whisper that sounds like a burning funeral Dramatic Failure: All accumulated successes are lost. The
pyre. Also, werewolves with a Willpower of less than 9 are unable to ritemaster's clothes and any other objects carried melt into foul-
suppress severe trembling throughout their body, which is painless smelling sludge. This odor levies a -4 penalty on all Social rolls and
but definitely unnerving to both the ritemaster and any onlookers. doesn't wash off for a week.
Performing the Rite: The rite is performed similarly to the Failure: No successes are gained at this time.
Rite: Call Gaffling. It is only a fraction of Cerberus' great awareness Success: Successes are gathered toward the total required. If
that answers the summoning and he is a spirit that is much less bitter 10 are gained, any man-made refuse within (yards x ritemaster's
about being called than many other Shadow-dwellers. The Harmony rating) melt into black, stinking slime. This slime acts as
Chiminage must be proof of a recent success against something that good fertilizer for the land, but causes the area to reek for four days
threatened the veil between the living and dead. Every time this rite or until the next rainfall. The odor is pungent enough to levy a -1
is used more than once per lunar cycle, the ritemaster suffers 5 levels penalty to anyone within the area of effect, and some Uratha have
of Lethal damage from convulsions and internal bleeding. been known to scoop some of the slime up into glass bottles to hurl
Dice Pool: Harmony (versus 7) at enemies. In addition to the odor, getting the stuff in a target's eyes
Action: Extended (20 successes needed; each roll represents (see Specified Targets on p. 165 of the World of Darkness Rulebook)
one minute); never contested. blinds him until he can wash the slime off.
Roll Results Exceptional Success: The ritemaster makes significant
Dramatic Failure: All accumulated successes are lost; the progress toward the goal. If 15+ successes are gathered on the same
ritemaster must begin again. roll that the ritemaster reaches 10 successes, the ritemaster's Purity
Failure: No successes are added. rating is added to her Harmony for purposes of determining the area
Success: Cerberus enters the ritemaster's body when the of effect.
required successes are gathered. The totem can maintain this link
even when he is otherwise occupied; such is the minute amount of
attention it requires on his behalf.
Appendix One: Changing Breeds
Exceptional Success: Several successes are gained.

Rite of Offal (•••) To clear any confusions regarding non-Uratha shifters, like
In olden times, when all of the material that would litter the those presented in War Against the Pure, WoD: Changing Breeds
landscape was organic in nature and would break down in a matter and WoD: Skinchangers, we decided to steamline the creation rules
of months or years, the Lodge of Harmony had an easier time for them using rules from all three books. These rules will be
keeping their territories clean. Modern garbage, however, is more included here once they are refined and formatted.
resilient, and as plastics and other material that even Boar finds
inedible began to pile up, the Sulukka petitioned their totem for a