Rite of Passage is a supplement for Werewolf: The Apocalypse detailing a campaign concerning group of Garou pups' titular Rite of Passage.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf 1992 catalog:
From the depths of the Northwest Territories in Canada to the wilds of Central Park in Manhattan, this introductory adventure (complete with player briefing sheets) will introduce your characters to the savagery of their lives as Garou. Can they survive the Rite of Passage?
From the Back Cover:
- The Path to Adulthood... the time has come to leave childish things behind and become adult Garou. But all pups must first pass a test: a rite of initiation into the harsh life of Gaia's defenders. Many fail this rite, and some do not survive. Fraught With Danger The cubs begin their trial into adulthood. But something goes wrong. Forced into events dangerous to even grown warriors, the cubs must survive the assaults of blizzards, enraged Garou and evil Banes to prevent the Black Spiral Dancers' dark plot from hatching. They must marshal all of their new powers to survive in this age of Apocalypse.
- Rite of Passage includes:
- A story wherein characters begin their rite of passage, the most important event in a Garou's life. It includes all the information a beginning Werewolf Storyteller needs to start a chronicle.
- Five pregenerated characters, complete with detailed backgrounds and characters sheets.
- Source material on the savage horrors taking place in Saskatchewan, horrors which threaten the very world.
Contents[]
Legends of the Garou: The Tale of My Passage[]
Story told by Charles Steffan Pershing aka Blood-at-Dusk, Philodox of the Children of Gaia.
Introduction[]
How to use this book, and brief details on typical Rites for each of the Tribes.
Chapter One: The Story[]
A group of Garou awaiting their Rite near Central Park in New York City become entangled with the Pentex Corporation when a giant fetish is discovered in Canada. The basic plot is outlined...
Chapter Two: Plots[]
And detailed in this chapter, which includes possible encounters, puzzles, and outcomes.
Chapter Three: Resolutions[]
Handling individual goals and outcomes in the campaign.
Appendix: Characters[]
The NPCs for the campaign, as well as five sample character templates.
Background Information[]
- This book is also re-printed in Werewolf Chronicles Volume 1.
- Ads at the back of the book include: Mage: The Ascension (August 1993) and MET's The Masquerade (June 1993).
- Special thanks is made to Gilles Tremblay, CANMET/MEND, for uranium mining research assistance.
- Playtesters credited for the book are: Amy Amer, C. Milton Beeghly, Pete Meridian, John Nunn, Heather Pritchett and Brenda Stiles.
Memorable Quotes[]
"Who steps from the shadow?
We, who are not now what we once were.
Who comes in the night, cold and hungry?
We, who do not hunger for prey or warmth, seek wisdom this night.
Who comes before us wounded and dying?
We who have fought the Wyrm and yet live. We who tend our own.
Who comes before the fire, nameless?
We who are without a name, yet seek one.
Who comes in the light of the rising moon?
We who have fought the bitter battle.
Who comes in the glory of our Mother?
Your children once, but never again.
Who comes before us as warriors, children no longer?
We do. We are a pack.
So let it be sung. So be it. Welcome.
- The Litany of the Return
Characters[]
- Legends of the Garou:
- Charles "Blood-at-Dusk" Pershing - Philodox, Children of Gaia (Pg. 3)
- Horace "Raptor" Wu - Garou (Pg. 4)
- Austin "Bruce" Conner - Garou (Pg. 4)
- Travis Long - Garou (Pg. 4)
- Zoe Parker - Female Garou (Pg. 4)
- Chapter One: The Story:
- Mother Larissa (Pg. 23)
- Timmy - Homid Ahroun Bone Gnawer (Pg. 23)
- Chapter Two: Plots:
- Demon-Bear - Bear Fomori and Bear-Bane Spirit (Pg. 31-32)
- She-Cries-Ice - Wendigo Female Shaman from the Past (Pg. 33)
- Vengeful Spirits - Wendigo pup Spirits (Pg. 34-35)
- Barlithan - Faeries/Changelings (Pg. 35)
- Hespar - Faeries/Changelings (Pg. 35)
- Sylus Digvy - Human (Ph. 41
- Joe Danson - Human, Sheriff (Pg. 41)
- Robert Price - Human, Mayor (Pg. 41-42)
- Luke Brown - Human, Runs Luke's Place (Pg. 42)
- Duane - Human (Pg. 42)
- Janine - 10th Gen. Tremere antitribu, Sabbat, Member of the Hit Squad (Pg. 45-46)
- Andre - 9th Gen. Gangrel antitribu, Sabbat, Member of the Hit Squad (Pg. 46)
- Skulk - 10th Gen. Nosferatu antitribu, Sabbat, Member of the Hit Squad (Pg. 46)
- Theo - 12th Gen. Malkavian antitribu, Sabbat, Member of the Hit Squad (Pg. 46)
- Chapter Three: Resolution:
- The Lake Lord - Giant Lake Serpent/Lamprey, Wyrm (Pg. 51)
- Appendix: Characters section:
- Azaera - Obsessed, vindictive, evil Black Spiral Dancer determined to obtain the Narlthus.
- Accolon - Stargazer determined to stop Azarea in her tracks.
- Bill of the Bear - A rare Gurahl who tries to protect lost pups.[1]
- Carmen - Tremere antitribu collaborating with Azarea. (Pg. 59-60)
- Icedagger - Wendigo Ahroun of the Winter Wolf Sept.
- Narlthus - Evil in an egg-shaped meteor. One of the 'Five Talons of the Wyrm.' (Pg. 58)
- The following are the sample characters suggested for the campaign:
- Linda Davis, - Children of Gaia Philodox Homid (Pg. 65-66)
- Snarls-At-Fleas, - Get of Fenris Ahroun Lupus (Pg. 61-62)
- Curtis Worrell, - Glass Walkers Ragabash Homid (Pg. 69-70)
- Janet "Dirge" Crowley, - Shadow Lords Galliard Homid (Pg. 63-64)
- Whisperer, - Uktena Theurge Metis (Pg. 67-68)
Terminology[]
Black Bowl (Fetish), Breath of the Rogue Wolf (Vengeful Spirits: Spirit Charm), Canada, Children of the Bear, Corridor Bane, Council of Peace, Draco Holding Company, Ltd. (Pentex Company), First Change, First Pack, Five Talons of the Wyrm, Forest Dwellers (Garou Pack), Great White Mouse (Sept of the Green Totem), Green Knights, Grend Enterprises (Company bought by Pentex), Harriers (Sept of the Green Pack), Haunt Sense (Corridor Bane: Spirit Charm), Hit Squad (Sabbat Pack), Horn of Fenris (Fetish), Kin-Fetch, Kiss of Glowing Corruption (Uranium Banes: Spirit Charm), Luke's Place (Diner), Lunatic, Manhattan, Mera (Spirit/Totem), New York, New York City, The Night Wolves (Gangrel Pack), Omnicon Oil (Pentex Company), Ontario, Pups, Rite of Passage, Sabbat, Saskatchewan, Sept of the Green (Aka Little White Sept), Stormwinter (Icedagger's Pack), Toronto, Uranium Banes, Volcano Dwellers (Garou Pack), Wasting (Wasting Bane: Spirit Charm), Wasting Bane, Winter Wolf (Winter Wolf Sept: Totem of War), Winter Wolf Sept,
References[]
- ↑ It is never said in-book that Bill is a 'Gurahl', rather the name: "The Children of the Bear" is used for werebears. It would be until the Werewolf Players Guide that the usage of 'Gurahl' would be used in its place permanently instead.
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