W20 - Changing Breeds.pdf

animal) slain in combat, he immediately regains hischoice of two points of Rage, one point of Willpower, orone point of Gnosis. This Gift’s effects are permanent.• Mother’s Touch (Level One) — As the Theurge Gift.• Resist Pain (Level One) — As the Philodox Gift.• Scent of Changing Blood (Level One) — TheApis may breathe in the scent of a human or animal andtell whether or not that individual carries any Changingblood — and if so, what sort.System: The character is automatically aware whenhe was in the presence of Changing Breed Kinfolk. Todetermine more details, a Perception + Primal-Urge roll(difficulty 7) is needed. One success reveals what sortof blood the individual carries (Garou, Gurahl, Bastet,etc), while more successes reveal tribal lineage and otherbloodline details.• Sense Wyrm (Level One) — As the metis Gift.• Strength of the Ox (Level One) — As the BoneGnawer Gift: Desperate Strength.• Scent of the True Form (Level Two) — As thePhilodox Gift.• Sense the Terrible Treasures (Level Two) — Asthe metis Gift: Sense Silver, save that it could sense bothsilver and gold.• Speech of the World (Level Two) — As thehomid Gift.• Sun and Moon Signs (Level Two) — This Gifttaps into the wisdom of the sun and moon, allowing the234CHANGING BREEDSwereaurochs to read omens in such things as eclipses, thecolor of the rising moon, rings around either, and so on.System: The character meditates under an open skywhere the sun or moon is visible. The player spends oneGnosis point and rolls Intelligence + Enigmas, difficulty8. Success grants the character tidbits of informationabout some upcoming event relevant to him or his lovedones — the more successes rolled, the clearer the omens.• Ties of Destiny (Level Two) — By concentrating,the Apis may perceive the threads that tie a personto his destined mate — as well as darker strands of fate.System: The player spends one Gnosis point androlls Perception + Enigmas, difficulty 7. If successful,the character perceives the ties of destiny as shimmeringred threads that stretch out from the observed subject’sheart, liver, or hands in the direction of the person orpersons fated to share a common destiny with the subject.The threads may appear slack or taut; the more taut thethread, the closer the tie or the nearer the shared fate isto coming to pass. The Gift does not reveal whether adestined tie is for good or ill, however.• Hathor’s Blessing (Level Three) — The Apis canpromote fertility in others, even to the point of increasingthe chance of a shapeshifter breeding true. Had thisGift not been lost to the ages, perhaps the Garou Nationwould not be so desperately outnumbered by its foes.System: The Apis touches the recipient of her blessingat the brow, sternum, and just below the navel, and