Hunting Ground: The Rockies is a sourcebook for Werewolf: The Forsaken.
Summary[]
From the Onyx Path catalog:
- Homeland of the Wolves
- It's a place of refuge, a territory where the Tribes of the Moon hold strong. Wolves run on four feet through mountain forests, and on two through urban landscapes. But even this place of refuge has its own dangers, horrors revealed only by the light of the full moon. Werewolves are not the most dangerous things that breathe the night air.
- Mountains by Moonlight
- Hunting Ground: The Rockies details the Colorado Rocky Mountains as a setting for Werewolf: The Forsaken™. This book comes complete with characters, background information and huge numbers of plot hooks, as well as a long look at the spiritscape of the region. Play through the sample story provided, or any of hundreds more possible. Make this land your own.
- This Book includes:
- Details on the werewolves of the Rockies - pack after pack usable as allies, rivals or blood enemies
- History on the War for Denver and the influence of the idigam on the area, as well as the problems it creates for new arrivals
- A sample story suitable for use with local, visiting or transplanted packs
Contents[]
Prologue: Bushwhacked[]
Story about Moriarty's encounter with a spirit.
Introduction[]
Useful Resources[]
- Colorado, 1870-2000, by William Henry Jackson, John Fielder and Ed Marston
- A Colorado History, by Carl Ubbelohde, Maxone Benson and Duane A. Smith
- Encyclopedia of North American Indians, by Frederick E. Hoxie (ed)
- Rocky Mountain National Park: A 100 Year Perspective, by T. A. Barron, Enos Abijah Mills and John Fielder
Chapter One: Time and Place[]
Gives a short history of the city of Denver and its immediate environs, as well as the werewolf involvement in that history. The second half of the chapter gives a down-and-dirty guide to the major points of interest in Colorado region, as well as a primer on how newly changed werewolves become a part of Denver's Forsaken society.
Chapter Two: Tribes of the Moon[]
Describes the local Forsaken and how they might interact with the players' characters. It also includes descriptions of Denver's heavy hitters, including the werewolves of the Silver Syndicate and the Echoes of Thunder packs. This chapter builds on the characters introduced in the Appendix of Werewolf: The Forsaken, and characters given full write-ups there are not repeated here.
- Rite: Information Gestalt (•••)
- This mystical rite duplicates the effects of the Gift: Omen Gazing (p. 124 of Werewolf: The Forsaken), except that the extended roll to activate the rite is based on Harmony, the rite is affected by the usual rite modifiers, and there is no Essence cost. Other factors such as the nature of the extended roll and the 24-hour limitation remain the same (though a character can use Omen Gazing and Information Gestalt in the same 24-hour period). The Iron Masters developed the ritual, though any tribe can use it. The character enters a meditative trance by watching multiple television screens, all turned to different channels. (pg. 65)
Chapter Three: The Spine of the World[]
Describes the Colorado spirit world in detail, as well as the major local spirits who have made the place their own.
Chapter Four: Prey[]
Gives detailed accounts of the local antagonists, ranging from Pure Tribe packs to malevolent spirits to Azlu and Beshilu.
Chapter Five: Storytelling[]
Gives advice on how to best use the information in this book. It focuses heavily on mood and atmosphere, with plenty of extra plot hooks in case you ever get stuck, and it concludes with a ready-to-run scenario designed to introduce a new pack to the dangers of the Rocky Mountains.
- Talen: Catamount's Teeth
- By pushing one of these teeth into the ground, a werewolf can drain a point of Essence from the surrounding area. This Essence carries with it a sharp pang of hunger. When Catamount perishes, it leaves behind a dozen such talens. (pg. 141)
Background Information[]
Memorable Quotes[]
"No matter how taxing or hard-won our victory in Denver, it was still only one victory. We have other prey to hunt." - Rachel Snow, Storm Lord, Lord Elodoth of the Echoes of Thunder (Back Cover)
International Editions[]
Terreni Di Caccia: Montagne Rocciose - by Twenty Five Edition (Italian: See Infobar) and Territorio De Caza Las Rocosas - by La Factoría de Ideas (Spanish: See Infobar).
Characters[]
Werewolves:[]
- Dana Knife-to-the-Back
- Owl Eyes - Bone Shadow Ithaeur, from the Past
- Heath Miller - Bone Shadow Elodoth (Bale Hound)
- Nicolas Dale - Ghost Wolf Ithaeur
- Michael Simmons - Founder of the intervention group Healing Hands, Werewolf in denial
- Erin Alker - Young werewolf
- Reggie Braff - Ivory Claw
- Pure-Heart Terra - Hunter in Darkness Ithaeur
- Bearskull - Jack Kinneson’s father
- Slays-the-Firebird – Russian elder
- “Storm Chaser” Ferrara – Storm Lord, died
Werewolf Packs:[]
The Red Knives[]
- Honcho
- Grunt - Blood Talon Rahu
- Lara "Phantom" Garcia - Blood Talon Irraka
- Ranger - Blood Talon Irraka
- Snap - Blood Talon Cahalith
- Stalking Wolf - Pack Totem
Scar Angels[]
- Jerry "Duke" Needham
- Meathook – died
- Copperhead - Blood Talon Irraka
- Fix-with-a-Hammer - Iron Master Ithaeur
- Hellfire - Blood Talon Rahu
- Smoker - Blood Talon Irraka
- Hungry Cheetah - Pack Totem
The Pickering Family[]
- Obadiah Pickering
- Janet Pickering - Bone Shadow Cahalith
- Jane Pickering – Ghost
- Obadiah Pickering Jr . - Bone Shadow, died
- Marsh Pickering - Wolf-blooded
- Angeni Pickering - Bone Shadow Irraka
- Morrison Pickering - Bone Shadow Elodoth
- Ezekiel Smith - Ghost Wolf Rahu
- Lillian Pickering-Smith - Wolf-Blooded
- The Guardian of the Threshold - Pack Totem
The Three Sisters[]
- Park Sun Ae
- Amanda "First Shadow Cast" Lopez - Bone Shadow Elodoth
- Kim Carlson - Bone Shadow Rahu
- Hugin the Raven - Pack Totem
Mountain's Proud Children[]
- Iron Soul
- Stronger than Wind – Former alpha of Mountain’s Proud Children, disappeared
- Sangram Maruda - Hunter in Darkness Cahalith
- Eagle's Eye and Claw - Hunter in Darkness Irraka
- Steven "Sky's First Defender" Cullum - Hunter in Darkness Rahu
- Josie Raincaller - Hunter in Darkness Ithaeur
- Heart of the Mountain - Pack Totem
Shadow of Smoke and Fire[]
- Night's Call to Arms
- Chilling Murmur of Laughter - Hunter in Darkness
- Furious Spark of Inferno - Hunter in Darkness
- Profound Weight of Seasons - Hunter in Darkness
- Haunting Howl of Peril - Hunter in Darkness Cahalith, died
- Wolf That Blazes with Anger - Pack Totem
The Silver Syndicate[]
- Max Roman
- Richard Canfield - Blood Talon Rahu
- Jason "Tycho" Champlain - Iron Master Ithaeur
- Andrea Waters - Bone Shadow Cahalith
- Rumor - Iron Master Irraka
- Subtle Storm - Storm Lord Ithaeur
- Elise Glass-Shattering Howl - Hunter in Darkness Cahalith
- Argent Peregrine - Pack Totem
Jagged Sky's Pack[]
- Robert "Jagged Sky" Fiero
- Kelly Sadler - Bone Shadow Ithaeur
- Night's Watchful Eye - Hunter in Darkness Irraka
- Santayana - Iron Master Cahalith
- Twister Cross - Strom Lord Rahu
- Jumping Trout - Pack Totem
New Hope[]
- Jack "Shrike's Thorn" Kinneson
- Arden Kantner - Hunter in Darkness Ithaeur
- Fred "Gears" Niven - Iron Master Irraka
- Nikki Stone - Storm Lord Cahalith
- Nine-Claws Amy - Blood Talon Rahu
BMX (Black Moon Extreme)[]
- Moriarty
- Buzz - Storm Lord Ithaeur
- Firewalker - Storm Lord Elodoth
- Gibson - Storm Lord Irraka
- Solo - Storm Lord Cahalith
- Feasting Shark - Pack Totem
Echoes of Thunder[]
- Rachel Snow
- Crash of Thunder the Elder aka Charles Snow – Storm Lord, died (Rachel Snow’s brother)
- Crash of Thunder (aka Crash the Younger) - Storm Lord Rahu
- Marla Price - Storm Lord Cahalith
- Sergei Quiet Steel - Storm Lord Irraka
- Lightning Ferrara - Storm Lord Ithaeur
- Wolf That Strikes Alone - Pack Totem
Howl to Mock the Dead[]
- Red Snow - Predator King Alpha
- Samuel Tucker - Fire-Touched
- Dark Sky - Predator King
- Gene "Cull" Coller - Fire-Touched
- Araen the Ancient Flame with Wings - Pack Totem
- Burning Steam - Spirit Guardian of the Steam Caves
Guardians of Mountain Pass[]
- Sascha Sunsdaughter - Ivory Claws
- Malcolm Brightsun - Ivory Claws
- Dominic Martin - Ivory Claws
- Second Son - Ivory Claws
- Jen Davenport - Ivory Claws
- Devouring Beast of Snow - Pack Totem
- Channeled Wind - Guardian Spirit of Mountain Pass
The Su'ur Pack[]
The Mountain Demons[]
- Sermon - Bone Shadow Cahalith
- Peter Vasquez - Bone Shadow Rahu
- Oasis - Bone Shadow Elodoth
- Dawn Ghostfoot - Hunter in Darkness Irraka
- Omen - Hunter in Darkness Rahu
- John Marx - Hunter in Darkness Elodoth
- Karen Marx – John Marx’s cousin, Blood Talon Ithaeur, died
- Catamount - Magath/Pack Totem
Owl's Mourning Pack[]
- Moon's Tear - Elodoth Alpha
- George Longing-Glance - Ithaeur
- Black-Tear Owl - Pack Totem
Mortals:[]
- Celeste Alker - Erin's mother
- Abigail Braff - Human Hunter
Vampire:[]
- Marianna - Vampire, died
Spirits:[]
- Gurdilag - Idigam
- Gurunusa - Spirit of Denver's Downtown area
- Dirilthum - Nature-Spirit
- Azdehusar, or the Consumer - Spirit
- Fara Hashan, the Nest Queen - Spirit hybrid
- Muthsaha'ga the Smiling One - Spirit of Boulder
- Lord of the Plains - Bison Spirit
- White Buffalo Spirit - Spirit
- Tyrant - Dinosaur Spirit
- Great Bear - Spirit
- Neighborhood Prowler - Magath
- Predator Magath - Spirit
Spirit-Ridden:[]
- Sean Henry - Human, leads the Blissful Friends Network, Spirit-Urged by Muthsaha'ga the Smiling One
- Curtis Freytag, The Bastard Son - Unihar Spirit/Human hybrid
Hosts:[]
- The White Lady - Azlu
- Tony the Rat - Beshilu
Terminology[]
First Tongue: Aziha Urdaga: ("Cursed Forsaken", insult by the Pure), Fara Hashan (Nest Queen), Isánul Thim (Stalking Disease), Sakendar Isi (Guardian Mountain or Mountain that Must be Guarded: Rocky Mountain National Park), Su'ur (Empty Wolves), Idigam (Moon-Banished); Brethren War
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