W20 - Changing Breeds.pdf

• Forest Lord (Level Four) — As the lupus Gift:Beast Life.• Elemental Gift (Level Five) — As the lupus Gift.• Song of the Great Beast (Level Five) — As thelupus Gift.Shinju Gifts• Flow of Aura (Level One) — The Kitsune feelsthe emotional aura of a place — the imprint left behindby events of great sorrow, joy, aggression, and the like.Wood- and stone-spirits teach this Gift.System: The player rolls Perception + Empathy(difficulty 6). The more successes gained, the more theFox picks up about the nature of the area’s aura andwhat caused it. One success might reveal that a buildinghas a foreboding atmosphere; five might reveal that itis actively haunted by the ghost of a traveling studentwho took his own life there.• Scent of the True Form (Level One) — As thePhilodox Gift.• Sense Wyrm (Level One) — As the metis Gift.• Call to Duty (Level Two) — As the Philodox Gift.• Imperial Authority (Level Two) — Shinju canassert their superiority by staring into another’s eyes.Animals fawn, while humans and shen assume the Ninetailsis of superior social standing. This Gift is taught bydragon- or phoenix-spirits.System: The player rolls Charisma + Intimidation(difficulty 6, or 9 against other shen).• Past Whispers (Level Two) — The Kitsune canlearn the thoughts impressed upon a place. Intensethought fragments (especially those spoken aloud) maylinger for years. Wind-spirits teach this Gift.System: The player rolls Perception + Occult (difficulty7). The more successes gained, the more detail is revealed.• Distant Whispers (Level Three) — As the metisGift: Mental Speech, but the Fox speaks into a river,ground, fire, or other element and the target hears hervoice coming from a similar source nearby. Storms arepopular vehicles for this Gift.• Eyes of the Cat (Level Three) — As the metis Gift.• Wisdom of the Ancient Ways (Level Three) —As the Philodox Gift.• Roll Over (Level Four) — As the Philodox Gift.• Scent of Beyond (Level Four) — As the PhilodoxGift.• Imperial Obligation (Level Five) — As thePhilodox Gift: Geas.• Marionette (Level Five) — The Kitsune can makethe target move in whatever fashion she wishes by mimickingthe desired action. Snake-spirits teach this Gift.132CHANGING BREEDSSystem: The player spends a Willpower point androlls Manipulation + Subterfuge, resisted by the victim’sWillpower (both difficulty 7); the Kitsune controls hervictim for one turn per success.Doshi Gifts• Blessing the Blade (Level One) — The sorcerercalls on a local spirit to inhabit a blade for a finite timeto enhance it with supernatural power. If prepared inadvance, special wrappings restrain the spirit until thebearer speaks an enemy’s name. Only one such weaponmay be carried at a time. This Gift is taught by a fire-spirit.System: The player spends one Gnosis point. Theweapon does aggravated damage for one scene only.• Breath of Yu-Chiang (Level One) — As the BlackFury Gift: Curse of Aeolus.• Sense Wyrm (Level One) — As the metis Gift.• Shroud (Level One) — As the Uktena Gift.• Spirit Snare (Level One) — As the Theurge Gift.• Blood Omen (Level Two) — The Fox reads thefuture through blood sacrifice. The actual divination isperformed by reading entrails, interpreting the smokeof a burnt offering, casting bones, or in some other wayusing the resulting body as an oracular tool. Doshi arecareful to dedicate the sacrifice to spirits opposed to theWyrm. Predator-spirits teach this Gift.System: The player rolls Intelligence + Enigmas(difficulty 9, or 7 for human or shen sacrifices!) andspends one Gnosis point. The more successes, the moreaccurate and detailed the information gained.• Command Spirit (Level Two) — As the TheurgeGift.• Name the Spirit (Level Two) — As the lupus Gift.• Shadows at Dawn (Level Two) — As the UktenaGift.• Sight from Beyond (Level Two) — As theTheurge Gift.• By the Light of the Moon (Level Three) — TheKitsune can see any creature touched by moonlight, nomatter what mundane skill or magic they use to hide.Bat-spirits teach this Gift.System: The player spends one Gnosis point androlls Perception + Alertness (difficulty 6). All moontouchedbeings within (successes x 20) feet are revealedto the Kitsune.• Exorcism (Level Three) — As the Theurge Gift.• Pulse of the Invisible (Level Three) — As theTheurge Gift.• Swarm of Servants (Level Three) — From the furof his tail the Doshi can summon tiny vermin — mice,lice, beetles, frogs, and so forth — to serve him. Verminspiritsteach this Gift.