W20 - Changing Breeds.pdf

• Replenishment of the Flesh (Level Two) — TheAnanasi may summon spiders and insects to join withher flesh, healing her. She devours the insects, and assimilatesthe spiders.System: The player spends one Gnosis point per nonaggravatedhealth level healed. The Ananasi may takeno other actions during a turn when she uses this Gift.• Spines (Level Two) — As the metis Gift: Gift ofthe Porcupine.• Blood Pump (Level Three) — The Ananasi mayuse more blood than usual to power her actions.System: The player spends one Gnosis point. Forthe rest of the scene, the Ananasi has no limits on howshe may spend blood during a round beyond the amountof blood she has available.• Jump (Level Three) — As the Silent StriderGift: Great Leap.• Spider’s Grace (Level Three) — As the lupusGift: Catfeet.• Entropic Bite (Level Four) — The Ananasi injectsa powerful necrotic toxin with her bite, similar to thatof a brown recluse.System: After a successful bite, the player may spendtwo Gnosis points and roll Gnosis (difficulty 3 + victim’sStamina, maximum 9). The victim takes one level ofunsoakable aggravated damage per turn for (successes)turns. Humans killed by this toxin are especially easyto “drink,” and offer half again as many blood points asthey would otherwise. Vampires must spend five bloodpoints to expel the poison.• Hydraulic Strength (Level Four) — The Ananasican metabolize the blood she drinks to dramaticallyincrease her strength.System: For each blood point the werespider spends,her Strength increases by 1 for the rest of the scene. Shemay spend up to (her Rank) blood points in this fashion.• Carapace (Level Five) — The Ananasi acquiresan armored carapace over her exoskeleton that providesadditional protection and can regenerate damage.System: The player spends one Gnosis point to gain+4 dice to soak rolls and regeneration like a Garou. ThisGift lasts for one scene.• Survivor (Level Five) — As the Bone Gnawer Gift.Tenere Gifts• Groom (Level One) — No matter the circumstances,the Ananasi always looks her best.System: The character is permanently immune toAppearance roll penalties, or any other penalties forlooking soiled, disheveled, etc.• Patience of Ananasa (Level One) — As the NagahKamsa (Autumn) Gift: Predator’s Patience.66CHANGING BREEDS• Beneath Notice (Level Two) — The Tenere canmake one object or a small group of objects blend intothe surrounding area.System: The player spends one Gnosis point. Allindividuals searching for the concealed objects suffer apenalty equal to the Tenere’s Obedience.• Breath of Ananasa (Level Two) — The werespidercreates an air pocket that provides her with a fewminutes of breathable air.System: The player rolls Gnosis (difficulty 6). Successgrants (Obedience) minutes of air, plus one minuteper additional success.• Mother’s Look (Level Three) — As the GalliardGift: Eye of the Cobra.• Reshape Object (Level Three) — As the homid Gift.• Understanding the Tapestry (Level Four) — TheTenere may glimpse hidden connections between apparentlyunrelated objects.System: The character permanently adds three diceto Enigmas rolls.• Web Sheet (Level Four) — The Tenere can createa large web very quickly.System: The player spends two blood points, allowingthe character to cover a football field-sized areawith a sticky web with an effective Strength rating of 9.• Thieving Touch of Spiders (Level Five) — Asthe Ragabash Gift: Thieving Talons of the Magpie.Hatar Gifts• Blood of Pain (Level One) — The Hatar turnsher blood into debilitating poison.System: When the werespider wills it, anyone who drinksher blood will fall helplessly ill, necessitating a Stamina roll(difficulty 6) to act each turn for the rest of the scene.• Wyrmling Kinship (Level One) — The Hatar canconvince Wyrm-creatures that she is an ally or someoneof no importance.System: The difficulty of all Social rolls againstWyrm creatures is permanently reduced by 2, and theybecome inclined to believe the werespider to be an allyif given the slightest justification to do so.• Blood of Illusion (Level Two) — Similar toBlood of Pain, the Hatar may transform her blood intoa hallucinogenic toxin at will.System: Affected characters must roll Willpower(difficulty of the werespider’s Gnosis) or suffer violenthallucinations for the rest of the scene.• Call of the Wyrm (Level Two) — As the GalliardGift.• Corrupt (Level Three) — The Hatar can weakenan object with this Gift, exaggerating its natural flaws.