W20 - Changing Breeds.pdf

System: The player spends a Rage point and rollsManipulation + Primal-Urge (difficulty 7, or 5 for a notablesite of bloodshed). It takes a three turns for the blood tocoalesce; once it does, it will assume any form the Swarademands. All forms have Strength and health levels equalto twice the successes rolled. This Gift lasts for one scene.RitesMany Bastet rites mimic those of the Garou in effect,if not in form. As solitary creatures, Bastet are particularlyfond of Mystic rites that may be performed alone.Cat CallsLevel One, AccordThe Bastet tend to be solitary, but like to know whatother werecats are up to. This rite is one way of keepingeach other informed. With it a werecat enciphershis message into the seemingly random movements ofnature. Other Bastet who see similar patterns will knowthe meaning within them. Some Bastet use this rite withnon-natural movements, such as the flow of vehicles inheavy traffic or the turning of a ceiling fan.System: The rite-master meditates, bringing thethoughts he wishes to share clearly to his mind andopens his eyes to the movements around him. For eachsuccess when activating the rite, the Bastet may place amessage in a type of movement — the swirling of longgrass, the swaying of tree leaves, or even the shiftingshapes of clouds. The message can be anything that couldbe imparted in about a minute’s speech.Other Bastet around the world who see similar movementscan decipher the message by making a Wits + Enigmasroll. The difficulty of the roll is based on how close thewatcher is to the rite-master — difficulty 5 for within upto 100 miles, difficulty 6 for 1000 miles, difficulty 7 on thesame continent, difficulty 8 for anywhere else in the world.FetishesFalse ProtectionLevel Two, Gnosis 6A Bastet’s Yava are her greatest secret, and hergreatest weakness. Only a few werecats dare use thesefetishes, for they risk spreading that secret. Most Bastetwho know of them consider False Protection to be atleast slightly blasphemous, but desperate times call fordesperate measures. This Fetish can help protect thewerecat from knowledgeable hunters and usually takesthe form of jewellery with a symbolic representation ofa great cat of a different kind to her tribe.When activated by the Bastet, the fetish swapsher Yava with those of another tribe for the rest of thescene. The werecat sets her “replacement” tribe whenthe fetish is made — and must know the Yava of thattribe. An observer who is aware of the Bastet’s Yava candiscern the purpose of this fetish by making a successfulIntelligence + Occult roll (difficulty 7).Unknown to all but the canniest Bubasti, this fetishcan also be used by the Ajaba.STEREOTYPESJason Shadow-Walker of the Khan takes the opportunity to say:• Silver Fangs: You claim to rule by right, but too many of you fail to live up to your grand promises.“They know pride, that’s for sure. But stroke their ego, and offer them some new secret, and you can makea friend for life.” — Moonshine, Queen-Among-the-Heather• Corax: You do not know the true value of a secret, flapping your beak. That is why I listen to the birds,rather than telling them anything.“The kittycats say they only want the same thing we do, so why’d they keep vital information to themselves?If it’s important, tell us.” — Raina Fader• Nagah: I’ve heard that they might not be dead. But that? That is not a secret. A real secret would befinding one, and escaping with your life.“They believe that hoarding secrets is the path to power. Normally, that’s no problem, but when we findany who know the Sacred Secret, they must disappear.” — Ten StepsBASTET91