Werewolf Dramatic Systems

Don't forget you can spend Willpower points to get automatic successes. You get Willpower back from acting appropriate to your auspice, and also, over down time.

The Many Forms

A reminder of the forms and their ability affects. Social penalties may not apply to other Garou.

• Homid (The Human): Stats as on your character sheet
• Glabro (The Near-Man): STR +2, STA +2, MAN -2, APP -1
• Crinos (The Wolf-Man): STR +4, DEX +1, STA +3, MAN 0, APP 0
• Hispo (The Near-Wolf): STR +3, DEX +2, STA +3, MAN 0
• Lupus (The Wolf): STR +1, DEX +2, STA +2, MAN 0

I've been convinced to allow partial transformations, like the transformation of just a hand into a claw, etc. You have to spend a Willpower point and roll DEX + Primal-Urge (with a difficulty of 9, this isn't easy).

Feats

Because the players don't have the rulebooks, I thought it might be nice to let them know what abilities and attributes are used for various actions.

Physical Feats

• Climbing: DEX + Athletics
• Feats of Strength: STR
• Jumping:
  • Horizontal: STR
  • Vertical: STR + Athletics (with running start)
• Long Running: STA + Athletics
• Pursuit: STA + Athletics
• Repair:
  • Identify Problem: INT + Crafts
  • Fix Problem: DEX + Crafts
• Shadowing:
  • Keeping Track of Subject (Urban): PER + Investigation or PER + Streetwise
  • Keeping Track of Subject (Rural): PER + Survival or PER + Primal-Urge
  • Following Unnoticed (on foot): DEX + Stealth
  • Following Unnoticed (in a vehicle): DEX + Drive
  • Noticing Being Followed: Same roll as Keeping Track of Subject
• Sneaking: DEX + Stealth
• Stunt Driving: DEX (or WIT) + Drive (max dice may be limited by high speed and vehicle manueverability)

Social Feats

Remember that Garou add their Pure Breed score to all Social interactions with other Garou.

• Animal Attraction: CHA + Primal-Urge
• Credibility: MAN + Subterfuge
• Facedown Challenge: CHA + Intimidation or Rage (if Rage is higher, Rage must be used, otherwise player may choose).
• Fast-Talk: MAN + Subterfuge
• Interrogation: MAN + Intimidation
• Intimidation: MAN + Intimidation (Loss of MAN score due to changed shape does not apply to this).
• Oration: CHA + Leadership or CHA + Performance
• Performance: Social Attribute + Performance or Social Attribute + Expression, depending on type of performance.
• Seduction:
  • Opening Line: APP + Subterfuge
  • Witty Exchange: WIT + Subterfuge
  • Conversation: CHA + Empathy
  • Note that this doesn't always work too well for Garou, because of the Curse. That's why they tend to go more for the Animal Attraction. Also, this isn't normally how you find long lasting companion, and tends not to work on packmates who know you too well, you naughty person you!

Mental Feats

• Dream Interpretation: INT + Enigmas
• Forgery:
  • First, INT + Streetwise
  • Second, DEX + Streetwise (max dice as successes on first roll)
• Gamecraft Challenge:
  • Ask a Riddle: WIT + Enigmas
  • Answer a Riddle: INT + Enigmas
• Hunting:
  • In Lupus: PER + Primal-Urge
  • In Homid: PER + Survival
• Research: INT + Appropriate Ability (For example, Investigation or Computer)
• Search: PER + Investigation
• Track: PER + Primal-Urge

Combat

Intiative: WIT + DEX + 1d10

Health Levels

1. Bruised
2. Hurt (-1 die to all actions)
3. Injured (-1 die to all actions)
4. Wounded (-2 dice to all actions)
5. Mauled (-2 dice to all actions)
6. Crippled (-5 dice to all actions)
7. Incapacitated (Unable to move)
8. Dead

If a Garou receives enough damage to put him past Incapacitated, he can roll Rage to remain active, and heals one level of damage per success on the roll, though the character receives a Battle Scar.

Types of Damage

• Bashing: Any damage inflicted by sources of blunt, non-lethal trauma such as fists and non-edged weapons (as well as falling). Bashing damage can be soaked by anyone. Garou heal one level of bashing damage per turn while they are resting.
• Lethal: Damage that will kill most living things quickly, such as knives and bullets. Lethal damage is difficult for mortals to heal, and they cannot soak it. Garou can soak lethal damage, and heal it just as they heal bashing damage.
• Aggravated: Damage that generally comes from a supernatural source, such as fetish weapons, teeth and fangs of supernatural creatures, fire, radiation or toxic waste. Garou can soak aggravated damage in any form but homid, and heal one level of aggravated damage per day. Mortals treat aggravated damage as lethal damage.
• Silver: Damage from silver weapons is treated like aggravated damage, except that Garou cannot soak it in any form except their birth form. Metis cannot soak it in any form at all.

Note: Garou are generally immune to most common diseases and poisons, or heal them up very quickly. Garou can suffocate and drown, however; they are alive and need air.

Defensive Actions

Defensive actions can be declared at any time during combat, and may abort a different action to do so, though they can't be done if the character has already attacked and used all his dice.

• Dodge: Any attack can be dodged, but it's harder to dodge firearms. Successes on a dodge roll subtract from successes on the attacker's to hit roll. DEX + Dodge.
• Block: Using one's own body to block an incoming attack. Only melee or brawl attacks can be blocked this way. Successes are like dodge successes. DEX + Brawl.
• Parry: Using a weapon to block an incoming attack. Just like a block, only, obviously, with a weapon. DEX + Melee.

Weapons

I'm lazy, and don't want to bother making a table right now, so, the weapons are in this format:
Ranged Weapons: Type (Example for Guns): Damage|Type|Range|Rate|Clip|Conceal
Thrown or Melee Weapons: Type: Difficulty|Damage|Type|Conceal

What does all that shorthand mean? I'm glad you asked.

• Range: Within this range (in yards), the difficulty is 6 (7 for bows). At twice this range, the difficulty is 8 (9 for bows). Within two yards, the difficulty is 4 (5 for bows).
• Rate: The maximum number of bullets or three-round bursts the gun can fire in a single turn.
• Clip: The maximum number of bullets the gun can hold. Some guns can hold a full clip with a round already chambered; this capacity is denoted by a "+1."
• Type: B = Bashing, L = Lethal, A = Aggravated, S = Silver
• Conceal: P = Pocket, J = Jacket, T = Trenchcoat, N = N/A

Firing a gun is a DEX + Firearms roll. Using a bow or thrown weapon is DEX + Athletics. Using a melee weapon is DEX + Melee. There are lots of more complications involving the Archery skill, or using specialized fighting techniques like Kailindo, Iksakku or Klaivaskar, but simple is good for me!

Ranged Weapons

• Revolver, Lt. (SW M640 [.38 Special]): 4 | L | 12 | 3 | 6 | P
• Revolver, Hvy. (Colt Anaconda [.44 Magnum]): 6 | L | 35 | 2 | 6 | J
• Semi-Automatic Pistol, Lt. (Glock 17 [9mm]): 4 | L | 20 | 4 | 17+1 | P
• Semi-Automatic Pistol, Hvy. (Sig P220 [.45 ACP]): 5 | L | 30 | 3 | 7+1 | J
• Rifle (Remington M-700 [30.06]): 8 | L | 200 | 1 | 5+1 | N
• SMG, Small* (Ingram MAC-10 [9mm]): 4 | L | 25 | 3 | 30+1 | J
• SMG, Large* (HK MP-5 [9mm]): 4 | L | 50 | 3 | 30+1 | T
• Assault Rifle* (Steyr AUG [5.56mm]): 7 | L | 150 | 3 | 42+1 | N
• Shotgun (Ithaca M-37 [12ga]): 8 | L | 20 | 1 | 5+1 | T
• Shotgun, Semi-Automatic (Fiachi-Law 12 [12ga]): 8 | L | 20 | 3 | 8+1 | T
• Bow, Compound**: 4 | L | 60 | 1 | 1 | N
• Bow, Garou**: 6 | L | 120 | 1 | 1 | N
• Crossbow**: 5 | L | 90 | 1 | 1 | T

* The gun is capable of full auto, three-round bursts and sprays.
** Bows take an action to nock and draw another arrow; crossbows take two actions to reload.

Thrown Weapons

• Knife, Thrown: 6 | STR | L | P
• Shuriken: 7 | 3 | L | P
• Stone: 5 | STR | B | Var.
• Spear: 6 | STR +1 | L | N

Melee Weapons

• Sap: 4 | STR | B | P
• Chain*: 5 | STR | B | P
• Staff: 6 | STR +1 | B | N
• Mace: 6 | STR +2 | L | N
• Knife: 4 | STR | L | P
• Club: 5 | STR +1 | B | T
• Sword: 6 | STR +2 | L | T
• Axe: 7 | STR +3 | L | N
• Polearm: 7 | STR +3 | L | N
• Klaive: 6 | STR +2 | S | J
• Grand Klaive: 7 | STR +3 | S | T

* A chain may be used to entangle an opponent's limb at +1 difficulty

Close Combat

Actions are listed as: Forms | Roll | Difficulty | Damage | No. of Actions | (And, for Pack Tactics: No. of Packmates | Performable Alone?)

Basic Manuevers

• Brawl: Crinos-Lupus | DEX + Brawl | 5 | STR +1 | 1
• Body Tackle: Any | DEX + Brawl | 7 | STR | 1 [DEX + Athletics rolls to see if knocked to ground]
• Claw: Crinos-Hispo | DEX + Brawl | 6 | STR +1 | 1
• Disarm: Homid-Crinos | DEX + Melee | +1 | Special | 1
• Grapple: Homid-Crinos | STR + Brawl | 6 | STR or None | 1
• Kick: Homid-Crinos | DEX + Brawl | 7 | STR +1 | 1
• Punch: Homid-Crinos | DEX + Brawl | 6 | STR | 1
• Sweep: All | DEX + Brawl | 8 | None | 1

Special Manuevers

Characters start knowing one of these, must learn additional ones.

• Evasive Action: All | WIT + Dodge | 6 | None | 1
• Hamstring: Crinos-Lupus | DEX + Brawl | 8 | STR + Cripple | 1
• Jaw Lock: Crinos-Lupus | DEX + Brawl | 6 | None | 1
• Leaping Rake: Glabro-Crinos | DEX + Athletics & DEX + Brawl | 8 | STR +1 | 2
• Taunt: All | MAN + Expression or Intimidation | Opp. WIT +4 | None | 1

Pack Tactics

• Fur Gnarl: Crinos-Hispo | DEX + Brawl | 7 | Remove Soak or Armor | 2 | 2 | Yes
• Harrying: Hispo-Lupus | DEX + Athletics | 5 | Special | 4 | 4 | No
• Savage (Dogpile): Hispo-Lupus | Special | Special | Special | 2 | 3 | No
• Wishbone: Any (Opponent must be knocked down to do in Hispo-Lupus) | DEX + Brawl | 6 -1 per Garou | STR | 2 | 2+ | No
• Forward Pass: Crinos | STR + Athletics | 3 + Thrown Stamina | STA + Successes | 2 | 2 | No
• One by One: Any | Normal | Others at -2 | Normal | No. of other attackers | 3+ | No
• Blindsiding: Any | Normal | Others at -2 | Normal | 2 | 2+ | No

Experience and Renown

Experience Point Costs

• Attribute: Current rating ×4
• Ability: Current rating ×2
• New Ability: 3
• Gift: Level of Gift ×3
• Gift from other breed/tribe/auspice: Level of Gift ×5
• Rage: Current rating
• Gnosis: Current rating ×2
• Willpower: Current rating

Renown

To reach fostern, each auspice needs the following amount of Permanent Renown:

• Ragabash: Any combination of 7
• Theurge: 1 Glory, 5 Wisdom
• Philodox: 1 Glory, 4 Honor, 1 Wisdom
• Galliard: 4 Glory, 2 Wisdom
• Ahroun: 4 Glory, 1 Honor, 1 Wisdom