Interest Check for Werewolf the Apocalypse 20th anniversary edition game

[Xerial]

Firewalker,   another theurge.   No matter,  another good concept I like also very much.    Also start your character sheet.

I figured there were enough folk that we'd get a bit of overlap. Thankfully it does seem to be we've got a good spread going.

I had most of a sheet ready, just need to tweak it. When I first thought of him, Firewalker wasn't a child actor, but was a typecast action star. I need to tone down those elements.

[Elven Sex Goddess]

Shesep looks good,  go ahead and do your character sheet up. 

Nice mix right now....   We have a ahroun, galliard, philodox and two Theurges.    Just missing a ragabash.   

[Marie Reynolds]

Would you possibly be accepting players still?

[Elven Sex Goddess]

Would you possibly be accepting players still?

Yes still accepting.   

[Elven Sex Goddess]

Gaia's Beatniks pack roster

Elven Sex Goddess - 'Mary'  Moon Richards,  Lupus, Children of Gaia, Ahroun,  (pack Alpha)
Pumpkin Seeds - 'Binary Song' Abigail "Abby" Lopez, Homid, Glasswalker, Theurge
Xerial - 'Firewalker' Aodh (AY) Guinness, Homid, Fianna, Theurge
Muse - 'Dancer In Silence' Sally Longstrider, Metis, ??, Philidox
Datawych - 'Hunts-the-Past' he Unblinking Eye of Horus,  Shesep, Metis, Silent Strider, Galliard

[Marie Reynolds]

Cool!

[Datawych]

By the way, nobody should ever feel the need to call Shesep 'The Unblinking Eye of Horus', really. xD

Silent Striders and Black Furies both like to do that - have part of their name be, like, an informal title.

Unblinking Eye of Horus, Sheltering Wing of Pegasus, Medusa's Chosen, Judgment of Anubis... etc.

[Marie Reynolds]

So while I work on this character bio is the game based in the year 2022? I am looking to Propose a Bone Gnawer Metis Ragabash. Would it also be a problem if she had  ties to San Francisco pack of Bone Gnawers  that are  of the Frankweliers tribal camp?
Good to know how to address your Silent Strider Datawych.

[CaptainErotica]

I’ve been reading through the book- mostly for the lore stuff- and will try and get a concept done up later today. I haven’t done anything Werewolf The Apocalypse since trying a LARP in Seattle back in 1998. I ended up trying to play a mummy, which sounded fun until I realized the other thirty or do characters were all Werewolves. Then a few of the females broke the rules when they found out how ticklish I was and pounced on me nearly tickling me to death.

[Datawych]

I'm not sure if it's even an option in 20th anniversary, but would it be possible for Shesep to begin learning Iskakku? Not already be heavily invested in it, in terms of skill points, but at least looking for someone who can teach it to her? What better place to find someone who knows how, than surrounded by a bunch of Children of Gaia? 

I have a single dot left to put in a Skill, but a dot in Melee feels (or somewhere else) so much less satisfying than a dot in Iskakku. That's fine if not, though!

Shesep Hunts-the-Past Character Sheet

Attributes (5/7/3)

Physical

Strength: OO
Dexterity: OOO
Stamina: OOO

Social

Charisma: OOOO (Air of Calm)
Manipulation: OOO
Appearance: OOO

Mental

Perception: OOO
Intelligence: OO
Wits: OO

Abilities (13/9/5)

Talents

Alertness: OO
Athletics: OO
Brawl: OOO
Empathy: O
Expression: OO
Intimidation: N/A
Leadership: N/A
Primal-Urge: OO
Streetwise: O
Subterfuge: O

Skills

Animal-Ken: N/A
Crafts: O
Drive: N/A
Etiquette: O
Firearms: N/A
Iskkaku: O
Larceny: N/A
Performance: OO
Stealth: OO
Survival: OO

Knowledges

Academics: N/A
Computer: N/A
Enigmas: O
Investigation: O
Law: N/A
Medicine: N/A
Occult: O
Rituals: OO
Science: N/A
Technology: N/A

Backgrounds
Fetish: O (Magpie's Swag)
Mentor: O (John Richards)
Pure Breed: O (Shesep has very short fur in her Crinos/Hispo/Lupus forms, and resembles a giant white-gray jackal)
Rites: OO
Totem: O

Gifts
Perfect Recall (Rank 1) [Auspice]
Primal Anger (Rank 1) [Breed]
Silence (Rank 1) [Tribe]

Renown
Glory: 2 (0/10)
Honor: 0 (0/10)
Wisdom: 1 (0/10)

Tempers
Rage: 4
Gnosis: 4
Willpower: 6

Rites
Bone Rhythms (Level 0)
Greet the Moon (Level 0)
Rite of the Cardboard Palace (Level 1)

Fetishes
- Magpie's Swag (Level 1, Gnosis 5)

Dedicated Items (3/4)
- Backpack {Fetish - does not count against limit}
- Rose-tinted Aviator sunglasses
- Outdoorswear, white and grey camouflage-patterned
- Walking stick/staff
- {Available}

Merits & Flaws

Fair Glabro [2-dot Merit]
Slip Sideways [1-dot Flaw]

Freebie Points, 14/15

+1 Brawl (2)
+1 Gnosis (2)
+1 Perception (5)
+1 Totem (1)
+3 Willpower (3)

(-1 from Merits)

[Elven Sex Goddess]

So while I work on this character bio is the game based in the year 2022? I am looking to Propose a Bone Gnawer Metis Ragabash. Would it also be a problem if she had  ties to San Francisco pack of Bone Gnawers  that are  of the Frankweliers tribal camp?
Good to know how to address your Silent Strider Datawych.

You know there is such a thing as rural Bone Gnawers      

Yes it is possible to have a tie to a pack of bone gnawers  of the Frankweliers tribal camp.    As a background such as Ally,   or contact.   

[Muse]

*peeks* Wh'ats Iskakku? 

[Marie Reynolds]

Yep, I am  working in the camp to justify  the character having education and being involved in Sex workers and Adult entertainment Advocacy. Also I just find the  Camp adds a unique flavor to the Bone Gnawers and I have always wanted to try and play a bone gnawer like that . Also what year is the game in I am trying to figure out if  colleges have  online classes at the time the game is  happening?

[Xerial]

So, I thought I had a proper and nicely formatted sheet in the form of this, but the dang thing has the Abilities all wrong.

So, after realizing that, fixed up and formatted Datawych's style:

Aodh 'Firewalker' Guinness' Sheet

Attributes (3/7/5)

Physical

Strength: OO
Dexterity: OOO
Stamina: OO

Social

Charisma: OOOO (Captivating)
Manipulation: OOO
Appearance: OOOO (Exotic)

Mental

Perception: OOOO (Uncanny Instincts)
Intelligence: OO
Wits: OOO

Abilities (13/9/5)

Talents

Alertness: O
Athletics: OO
Brawl: OO
Empathy: OOO
Expression: OO
Intimidation: N/A
Leadership: O
Primal-Urge: OO
Streetwise:
Subterfuge:

Skills

Animal-Ken: N/A
Crafts: OO
Drive: O
Etiquette: N/A
Firearms: O
Larceny: O
Melee: N/A
Performance: OO
Stealth: OO
Survival: N/A

Knowledges

Academics: N/A
Computer: N/A
Enigmas: N/A
Investigation: N/A
Law: N/A
Medicine: N/A
Occult: OOO
Rituals: O
Science: O
Technology: N/A

Backgrounds
Spirit Heritage (Elemental): OO
Pure Breed: OO
Rites: O
Ancestors: OO

Gifts
Master of Fire (Rank 1) [Breed]
Spirit Speech (Rank 1) [Auspice]
Persuasion (Rank 1) [Tribe]

Renown
Glory: 2 (0/10)
Honor: 0 (0/10)
Wisdom: 1 (0/10)

Tempers
Rage: 4
Gnosis: 3
Willpower: 4

Rites
Bone Rhythms (Level 0)
Greet the Sun (Level 0)

Merits & Flaws

Insightful (2-dot Merit)
Natural Channel (3-dot Merit)
Wyld Mind (1-dot Flaw)
The Bard's Tongue (2-dot Flaw)
Slip Sideways (1-dot Flaw)
Persistent Parents: Adopted Parents (2-dot Flaw)

Freebie Points, 15/15

+5 Raise Dexterity
+4 Raise Gnosis
+1 Perception (5)
+1 Raise Ancestors Background
+1 Raise Pure Breed Background
(+1 From Flaws)

I see Aodh as being oblivious as to why he received so much attention after his first change, both from spirits and other Garou. The fire only happened recently, as did his relocation. He is starting to get some clue now that his education as to life in a Sept has been more formal. Built him as a diplomat, primarily... but one who is still unpredictable.

...sooo... for reasons... would you classify making a Molotov cocktail a Craft check... or Science?

Possible Shimmy: Dropping a point in Pure Breed to add Kinfolk (representing a couple he met and shared some good times with, who helped him find the Sept and stayed around with him).

[Elven Sex Goddess]

Yep, I am  working in the camp to justify  the character having education and being involved in Sex workers and Adult entertainment Advocacy. Also I just find the  Camp adds a unique flavor to the Bone Gnawers and I have always wanted to try and play a bone gnawer like that . Also what year is the game in I am trying to figure out if  colleges have  online classes at the time the game is  happening?

The time period is now.   So yes to online classes and degrees.   An yes to your character being of the Frankweilier camp.   

So, I thought I had a proper and nicely formatted sheet in the form of this, but the dang thing has the Abilities all wrong.

So, after realizing that, fixed up and formatted Datawych's style:

Aodh 'Firewalker' Guinness' Sheet

Attributes (3/7/5)

Physical

Strength: OO
Dexterity: OOO
Stamina: OO

Social

Charisma: OOOO (Captivating)
Manipulation: OOO
Appearance: OOOO (Exotic)

Mental

Perception: OOOO (Uncanny Instincts)
Intelligence: OO
Wits: OOO

Abilities (13/9/5)

Talents

Alertness: O
Athletics: OO
Brawl: OO
Empathy: OOO
Expression: OO
Intimidation: N/A
Leadership: O
Primal-Urge: OO
Streetwise:
Subterfuge:

Skills

Animal-Ken: N/A
Crafts: OO
Drive: O
Etiquette: N/A
Firearms: O
Larceny: O
Melee: N/A
Performance: OO
Stealth: OO
Survival: N/A

Knowledges

Academics: N/A
Computer: N/A
Enigmas: N/A
Investigation: N/A
Law: N/A
Medicine: N/A
Occult: OOO
Rituals: O
Science: O
Technology: N/A

Backgrounds
Spirit Heritage (Elemental): OO
Pure Breed: OO
Rites: O
Ancestors: OO

Gifts
Master of Fire (Rank 1) [Breed]
Spirit Speech (Rank 1) [Auspice]
Persuasion (Rank 1) [Tribe]

Renown
Glory: 2 (0/10)
Honor: 0 (0/10)
Wisdom: 1 (0/10)

Tempers
Rage: 4
Gnosis: 3
Willpower: 4

Rites
Bone Rhythms (Level 0)
Greet the Sun (Level 0)

Merits & Flaws

Insightful (2-dot Merit)
Natural Channel (3-dot Merit)
Wyld Mind (1-dot Flaw)
The Bard's Tongue (2-dot Flaw)
Slip Sideways (1-dot Flaw)
Persistent Parents: Adopted Parents (2-dot Flaw)

Freebie Points, 15/15

+5 Raise Dexterity
+4 Raise Gnosis
+1 Perception (5)
+1 Raise Ancestors Background
+1 Raise Pure Breed Background
(+1 From Flaws)

I see Aodh as being oblivious as to why he received so much attention after his first change, both from spirits and other Garou. The fire only happened recently, as did his relocation. He is starting to get some clue now that his education as to life in a Sept has been more formal. Built him as a diplomat, primarily... but one who is still unpredictable.

...sooo... for reasons... would you classify making a Molotov cocktail a Craft check... or Science?

Possible Shimmy: Dropping a point in Pure Breed to add Kinfolk (representing a couple he met and shared some good times with, who helped him find the Sept and stayed around with him).

Don't forget Specialties for both attributes and abilities,  write them down in the description   That is for everyone using Dalines character sheets.

To answer your question on making a Molotov Cocktail,  is  Science at least 1 dot in it.   (If one pack member has at least 1 dot in Science.   Others with at least craft 1 can also make them as the member with science guides them, can use crafts to make Molotov cocktails.)   



OOC will be up tomorrow. 

[Marie Reynolds]

Cool Thanks Elven Sex Goddess!

[Elven Sex Goddess]

*peeks* Wh'ats Iskakku?

It's a Children of Gaia skill that trains one to fight with a staff at each level giving you a maneuver.

Iskakku   

[Datawych]

*peeks* Wh'ats Iskakku?

It's another of those martial art-type fighting styles like Kailindo or Klaviskarr, but Iskakku in particular focuses fairly heavily on reducing how threatening/lethal your opponents are, in addition to fighting them.

[Marie Reynolds]

Player: Marie Reynolds
Garou Name: Voice of the Ostracized
Homid Name: Alexis Smith
Age:25
Sex: Female
Breed: Metis
Tribe: Bone Gnawers
Auspice: Ragabash

Brief Bio: (First change,  how you became a member of the pack 'Gaia's Beatniks') A pair of Transient Bone Gnawers passed through San Francisco and left in the Territory of the Local Bone Gnawers was a Metis child and the Child was taken to a place  that was made to serve as a school and home for Metis children of the Sept. This was setup by Bone Gnawers belonging to the Tribal camp Frankweilers. This is were Alexis was taught and adopted by a Bone Gnawer Kinfolk family. Alice's first change to homid was due to her Curiosity to experience being in a human form. She also seemed to have quite a knack for changing forms like it  came rather naturally to her compared to others. Tara Jones a Garou who taught at the school, Took Alice under her wing. Alice grew up and earned a Undergraduate degree in Public Policy. This degree would lead to her protecting  Kinfolk in disenfranchised groups in San Francisco and earned her  the Deed name Voice of the Ostracized and it was this act that earned her the rank of Cliath. She also worked in adult entertainment with a unique performance that was not sex work but still in the industry. Her Garou mentor Tara Jones, guided her to seek out Mary Moon Richards and see if she could earn her place in the new pack forming.

The "Gaia's Beatnik is newly forming.  They will be sent on missions to test them.   So I want everyone to have a hand in crafting the pack.   One of those is what is the pack motto and creed.   What totem that will suit the pack. Hmm honestly I have never had to come up with a Motto or creed for a pack before. I would need to think on it more and see what  all the other characters are or what our common ground would be for such a thing.

Pack Totem:  I would be very much for Chameleon, It would  fit her method of operating as a  very non-typical Ragabash, She would hide her lessons she would teach in limericks and stories think Aesop's fables as to the more common trick and pranks to  teach lessons. She adopted this as a matter of  wisdom to survive as a  Metis Ragasbah.

[Re Z L]

I'd be interested too if you still want more people, another game fell through so I might just redo that character a little bit, it's a Silent Strider Philodox, but I could adjust to a few other things too. Child of Gaia or Black Fury could fit, and Auspice is pretty flexible, maybe Ahroun so the ST isn't the only one?

[Elven Sex Goddess]

I’ve been reading through the book- mostly for the lore stuff- and will try and get a concept done up later today. I haven’t done anything Werewolf The Apocalypse since trying a LARP in Seattle back in 1998. I ended up trying to play a mummy, which sounded fun until I realized the other thirty or do characters were all Werewolves. Then a few of the females broke the rules when they found out how ticklish I was and pounced on me nearly tickling me to death.

I'd be interested too if you still want more people, another game fell through so I might just redo that character a little bit, it's a Silent Strider Philodox, but I could adjust to a few other things too. Child of Gaia or Black Fury could fit, and Auspice is pretty flexible, maybe Ahroun so the ST isn't the only one?

Yes still open for more pack members.  I like to get it to around 8 garou  pack members.    Than will open up kinfolk for others and seond characters for those with a character.

Re Z L  sounds good.   Go with what you feel the most wanting to play.     

[Muse]

Just to make sure you know, I don't have anything riding on being the only philodox.  :) 

[Elven Sex Goddess]

Mary

Attributes (7/5/4)

Physical

Strength: OOO
Dexterity: OOOO Lightning Reflexes
Stamina: OOO

Social

Charisma: OOO
Manipulation: OO
Appearance: OOO

Mental

Perception: OO
Intelligence: OO
Wits: OOO

Abilities (14/10/6)

Talents

Alertness: OO
Athletics: OO
Brawl: OOO
Empathy: O
Expression:
Intimidation: OO
Leadership: OO
Primal-Urge: OO
Streetwise:
Subterfuge:

Skills

Animal-Ken: OOO
Crafts:
Drive:
Etiquette:
Firearms:
Larceny:
Melee:
Performance:
Stealth: OOO
Survival: OOOO Tracking

Knowledges

Academics:
Computer:
Enigmas: OO
Investigation: O
Law:
Medicine:
Occult: O
Rituals: OO
Science:
Technology:

Backgrounds
Fate: O (Her pack is destined for greatness)
Kinfolk: O (Mary's adoptive parents)
Rites: OO
Totem: O
Ally: O (Alpha of local Wolf Pack)
Contact: O (Forest Park Ranger)

Gifts
Pack Tactics (Rank 1) [Auspice]
Predator’s Arsenal (Rank 1) [Breed]
Resist Pain (Rank 1) [Tribe]

Renown
Glory: 2 (0/10)
Honor: 1 (0/10)
Wisdom: 0 (0/10)

Tempers
Rage: 5
Gnosis: 5
Willpower: 6

Rites
Rite of Talisman Dedication (Level 1)
Breath of Gaia (Minor)
Prayer for the Prey (Minor)

Dedicated Items (4/5)
- Boho Halter maxi dress, thong.
- Gold pendant neckless
- Smartphone (Motorola Stylus 5G)
- House Keys to Kinfolk adoptive parents cabin
- {Available}

Merits & Flaws

Wolf Sight [1-dot Merit]
Language (English) [1-dot Merit]
Pack Mentality [2-dot Flaw]

Freebie Points/Flaws 17/17

+1 Wits (5)
+1 Survival (2)
+1 Rituals (2)
+1 Intimidation (2)
+1 Ally (1)
+1 Contact (1)
+2 Willpower (2)

(+2 from Merits)

Two more slots for Garou characters are open.  Also opening up now Kinfolk,  for new players and/or as second characters.  Also to fill background characters for players.

Personality
Choose Concept, Nature and Demeanor, Tribe, Breed, Relation
Attributes
Prioritize the three categories: Physical, Social, Mental (6/4/3)
Abilities
Prioritize the three categories: Talents, Skills, Knowledges (11/7/4)
Advantages
Choose Backgrounds (5) from Allies, Contacts, Equipment, Mentor, Pure Breed, and Resources. See below for
details and restrictions.
Optional: Merits and Flaws are optional Advantages/
Disadvantages. Purchase Merits with freebie points; Flaws
selected add to the Freebie Points up to a maximum of
seven points.
Finishing Touches
Record Willpower (3)
Spend freebie points (21). You cannot purchase Gifts
with freebie points; you must acquire them through play
and by spending experience points.
Trait Cost
Attributes 5 per dot
Abilities 2 per dot
Backgrounds 1 per dot
Willpower 1 per dot
Merits 1 per point

[Chulanowa]

Actually kinda tempted to throw a Garou in now  just to get my toes wet after several years off from the game.

Might also even maybe have a kindle hiding somewhere in my noggin

[Re Z L]

Just to make sure you know, I don't have anything riding on being the only philodox.  :)

Appreciate it! I think I'll probably do that, should be enough differences that they shouldn't be too similar anyway :)

If you're planning to start with any rites I'll just work around whatever you pick, though doubling up on a couple could be useful too