Book of Auspices is a sourcebook of Werewolf: the Apocalypse.
The book details each of the Garou auspices, from generalities of purpose to variations by tribe, even to adding new gifts and other rules appropriate to each moon-sign.
Summary[]
- The Five Faces of Luna
- The trickster; the shaman; the judge; the bard; the warrior. Each werewolf follows one of the five auspices, according to the blessings of the moon. A werewolf has a great obligation to follow the ways of the moon phase under which he was born - but it isn't in vain. If he is true to his moon, he can reap great rewards and bring glory to his people. If he shames his moon, the costs will be dire.
- The Five Paths of the Wolf
- Book of Auspices deals with the five auspices of the Garou in never-before-seen detail. Learn the hidden spiritual knowledge of the mystical Theurge, the rites and duties of the Philodox judge, the disciplines and tactics of the warrior Ahroun. Use new moon-granted powers to enhance your abilities, or delve deeply into the mindset of what it is to be born under an auspice. Walk one road or walk them all - each is its own path to glory.
- Book of Auspices contains:
- An in-depth look at each auspice role, from methodology to its role in Garou society
- Advice on getting the most roleplaying mileage out of each auspice
- New auspice-specific gifts, rites, fetishes, Merits and Flaws, including rate Level Six Gifts.
Contents[]
Legends of the Garou: Four out of Five[]
Introduction: Beloved of Luna[]
Chapter One: Questions Without Answers (Ragabash)[]
- New Ragabash Gifts
- Hush - Level One
- Trickster Beacon - Level Two
- Slip of the Tongue - Level Two
- Impunity - Level Three
- The Usual Suspects - Level Three
- Madness Season - Level Four
- Turn the Moon - Level Five
- Weakest Link - Level Five
- Firebringer - Level Six
- New Rite of Accord
- Rite of the Omega - Level Three
- New Fetishes
- Pinch Bugs - Level 1, Gnosis 3
- Loki's Fire - Level 4, Gnosis 7
- New Talen
- Face Paint - Gnosis 7
Chapter Two: Keepers of the Holy Mysteries (Theurge)[]
- New Theurge Gifts
- Airt Perception - Level One
- Sense Chiminage - Level One
- Spirit Knife - Level Twp
- The Spirits' Displeasure - Level Two
- Evocation of Ceremony - Level Three
- Castigate - Level Three
- Placation - Level Four
- Prophecy - Level Four
- Healing the Soul - Level Five
- Poisoned Legacy - Level Five
- Invoked Presence - Level Six
- New Background
- Spirit Network
Chapter Three: Law and Order (Philodox)[]
- Gifts
- Moon Lore - Level One
- Omen of Truth - Level Two
- Divided Heart - Level Three
- Reality's Path - Level Four
- Soul's Guilt - Level Five
- Release from Bondage - Level Six
- New Rites
- Rite of Punishment
- The Rite of Silver Death - Level Four
- Rites of Accord
- The Rite of the Pack's Blood - Level One
- Rite of the Great Council - Level Four
- Mystic Rites
- The Rite of the Blackened Moon - Level Three
- Rite of Punishment
- New Fetishes
- Feather of Ma'at - Level 3, Gnosis 5
- Storyglass - Level 4, Gnosis 6
Chapter Four: Old Stories and New Songs (Galliard)[]
- New Galliard Gifts
- Perfect Recall - Level One
- Unified Force - Level Two
- View the Battlefield - Level Three
- Book of Years - Level Four
- Legend's Insight - Level Five
- Storyteller - Level Six
- Rites
- Rite of the Glorious Past (Caern) - Level Three
- Rite of the Echoing Howl (Death) - Level Two
- Fetishes
- Thunder Drum - Level Two, Gnosis 6
- Monkey's Tongue - Level Three, Gnosis 7
- Merits and Flaws
- Cool in Battle (2 point Merit)
- Tangential (1 point Flaw)
Chapter Five: Avengers of the Sacred Mother (Ahroun)[]
- New Ahroun Gifts
- Empathy of Hatred - Level One
- Pack Tactics - Level One
- Spiritual Wrath - Level Two
- Renewed Vigor - Level Two
- Purity of Spirit - Level Three
- Touch of Rage - Level Four
- Aegis - Level Five
- One on One - Level Six
- Merits and Flaws
- Combat Expertise (2 point Merit)
- Diverse Fighting Style (4 point Merit)
- Infectious Courage (5 point Merit)
- Scarred (2 point Flaw)
- Hubris (1-4 point Flaw)
Background Information[]
Ads at the back of the book include: Dark Ages Werewolf, Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised Product List, Hammer and Klaive (April 2003) and Players Guide To Garou.
Memorable Quotes[]
"In a fight, we are all Full Moons," a very famous Galliard once said.
Characters[]
- Legends of the Garou: Four out of Five
- Corina Blaine, "Fangs-on-the-Cutting-Edge" - Galliard Glass Walker
- Jack - Theurge
- Rowe - Philodox
- Jules Elton - Ragabash
- Zoe McKenna, "Brigid's Noble Soul" - Ahroun Fianna
- Steven
- Lysistrata - Lupus Black Fury
- Hiro Natsuko - Lunatic, Hakken
- Strider-of-Darkness - Ahroun Shadow Lord, Guardian of the Sept of Stone Skies
- Wanda Udin, "Killer's Eye" - Ahroun Glass Walker, Warder of the Sept of Stone Skies
- Victor Helms
- Introduction: Beloved of Luna
- Margaret "Mags" Alley-Walker - Philodox Bone Gnawer
- Bloodfur - Ahroun
- Samantha Two-Trees - Theurge
- Piotr Voice-of-Lions - Galliard Silver Fang
- Chapter One: Questions Without Answers (Ragabash)
- Ian Corrigan, "Gleam in His Eye" - Galliard Fianna
- Andrea, "Laughs-to-the-Dawn" - Ragabash Bone Gnawer, "died"
- Blaze - Fianna
- Eduardo, "Eddie" - Ragabash Glass Walker
- Cracked Teeth
- Stuart Brown, "Stalks-the-Truth"
- Charging Bull
- Julisha of the Thousand Masks
- Stigghalf Bone-Breaker
- Wards-the-Dead - Ragabash Get of Fenris, Went insane
- Abnatha the Laughing One
- Crookpaw
- Celeste Walks-the-Spiral-Backward
- Zophia Rosmarvo - Lupus Ragabash Silver Fang
- Erin, "Fears No Chance" - Fianna Galliard
- Neverwise - Lupus Ragabash Fianna
- Chapter Two: Keepers of the Holy Mysteries (Theurge)
- Anjou 'Annie' Patchquilt - Uktena Kinfolk
- Speaks-With-Shadows - Theurge Uktena
- Aaron Fourpaws - Philodox Uktena
- Phillipe Rouchard - Human
- Marya - Garou Theurge
- Chapter Three: Law and Order (Philodox)
- Meredith Aubrey, "Heart of the Sky" - Cliath Philodox Black Fury
- Elaine Edwards, "Balance of Truth" - Athro Philodox Black Fury
- Joan, "Song of Peace" - Fostern Galliard Metis Child of Gaia, Bloody Tusk pack, Sept of the Glass Hand
- Gerhard Turner - Philodox Shadow Lord, Pack leader of the Bloody Tusk pack
- Calvin Hicks or "Curtis" (In the text) - Theurge Uktena, Sept leader of the Sept of the Glass Hand
- Steven Dale, "Banehew" - Ahroun Fianna, Bloody Tusk pack
- Denise Preston, "Dreams of Morning" - Theurge Child of Gaia, Bloody Tusk pack, died
- Nancy - Philodox Black Fury, Bloody Tusk pack, died
- Evan Heals-the-Past
- Cries Havoc
- Lore-Speaker Gron
- Daphne Theophiledes, "Silverweft" - Black Fury Philodox, Sept of Ariadne's Web
- Kendra Stevenson - Black Fury Philodox
- Karin Jarlsdottir
- Thunder's Teeth - Lupus Philodox Get of Fenris
- Elizabeth Genereader - Philodox Glass Walker
- Anatoly Maseryk - Philodox Shadow Lord
- Konietzko
- Grek Twice-Tongue
- Antonine Teardrop
- King Albrecht
- Lamurum
- Collette Delacourt
- Nightsong - Fianna, Moor Hunters pack
- Finella - Fianna, Moor Hunters pack
- Bennu
- Walks-With-Might
- Ghostfire - Theurge Uktena, Sept of the Glass Hand Ritemaster, Low Valley pack
- Hadley - Kinfolk
- Olutsa - Uktena, Sept of the Glass Hand Master of the Howl
- Chapter Four: Old Stories and New Songs (Galliard)
- Samir the Jackal, "The Galliard Who Speaks 'Til Sunrise" - Galliard Silent Strider
- Malcolm Weathers, "Malcom Night-Smile" and "Malcolm the Liar" - Adren Galliard Shadow Lord
- Lucy Asks-Twice - Galliard, Master of the Challenge
- Jesse Bane-Skinner - Ahroun
- Underfoot - Lupus Galliard
- Exalted-of-Gaia - Metis Galliard, Gatekeeper
- Chapter Five: Avengers of the Sacred Mother (Ahroun)
- William Bloodsong - Athro Ahroun Get of Fenris, past, died
- Three-Bark-Leaf - Ragabash elder, Fianna, Sept Leader of the Arm of Lughnasa Sept
- Jacob Morningkill
Terminology[]
Aegis, Arm of Lughnasa Sept, Bayou Endormi Sept (New Orleans), Black Dog Game Factory, Bloody Tusk Pack, Harmon BioLife Research Center (New Orleans), The Low Valley Pack (Uktena), The Moor Hunters Pack (Fianna and Get of Fenris), Questing Pack, Rite of Renunciation, Sept of Ariadne's Web (Washington D.C.), Sept of Bridget's Blessing, Sept of the Glass Hand, Stone Skies Sept/Sept of the Stone Skies (Seattle), Thunderstrike Sept, Valkenberg Foundation,
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