Signs of the Moon is a sourcebook for Werewolf: The Forsaken. The book expands the role of Auspices.
Summary[]
From the Onyx Path catalog:
- "Who are we?
- Are we who we choose to be?
- Or do we have no choice at all?
- Mother Moon
- The Crazy Queen
- It's her game
- A rigged game
- The world is a playing field
- These are her mad rules
- And we are her pieces
- Each of us knows her face
- And yet, she has five faces
- So what do we do?
- Who are we?"
- This book includes:
- Chapters devoted to each of the five auspices. In each, you'll find in-character artifacts discussing the histories and lives of those within the auspices, and you'll also find new weapons for your characters: Gifts, rites, lodges, as well as Auspice Aspects that characters can choose to hone in on how their characters best embody the auspice they represent.
- A Storytelling chapter dedicated to discussing how best to use auspice in your game from both a practical and theoretical perspective, as well as a frank discussion on creating new auspices and new Gifts.
- A series of Storytelling Adventure System scenes meant to serve as "auspice challenges" - these scenes are bound to different auspices and can be dropped into your games to highlight the importance of one's moon.
Contents[]
Introduction[]
Chapter I: Stalker[]
- Irraka Lodges:
- Irraka Merits
- Fetishes of the New Moon
- Rites of the Stalker
- Cunning Gifts
- Milestone Gift
- Character: Edward Miller, "Voice of Shadow" - Hunters in Darkness Irraka Scout, Lodge of Luna's Tears
Chapter II: Spirit Master[]
- Yunwi Tsundi - Spirit, stats
- Uktena - Spirit, stats
- Character: Blake Calloway, The Mad Doctor - Ghost Wolf Ithaeur Ritualist
Chapter III: Walker Between[]
- Elodoth Lodges:
- Honor Gifts
- Milestone Gift
- Rites
- Fetishes
- Mental Flaw: Anthropocentric
- Elodoth Totem: Blind Justice
- Character: Jamie Rankin, "Wandering Voice" - Bone Shadow Elodoth Envoy, Lodge of Harbingers
Chapter IV: Visionary[]
- Umasila, Witch of the Road - Spirit, stats
- Cahalith Lodges:
- New Rite: The Whelp's Rite
- Scheherazade's Gifts
- Glory Gifts
- Milestone Gift
- Merit: Seductive Grace
- Antagonist: The Dreameater - Spirit
- Character: Aisling Tulane - Hunters in Darkness Cahalith 'The Mad', "The Goddess of Nightmares"
Chapter V: Warrior[]
- The Bone Quarry:
- Last Howl - Hunters in Darkness Rahu Pack Leader of Last Howl's
- Dreamcatcher - Hunters in Darkness Rahu, Last Howl's Pack
- William "Billy" Pine - Hunters in Darkness Cahalith, Last Howl's Pack
- Lou Wendling - Hunters in Darkness Rahu, Last Howl's Pack
- Belinda - Hunters in Darkness Ithaeur, Last Howl's Pack
- Spring Breeze - Hunters in Darkness Rahu, Last Howl's Pack, Lodge of Seasons Member
- Fetish: Billy Pine's Cudgel (***)
- The cudgel is a wooden staff, just over five feet long. The top end sports a large knot, and a leather cord on which Pine strings knucklebones, bits of metal, and other keepsakes from battles and adventures. The cudgel inflicts 3B in combat, but Billy can forego inflicting damage to inflict Knockdown instead (p. 168 of the World of Darkness Rulebook). Unlike most knockdown effects, though, the victim does not have the chance to resist - he feels as though he is being forced down by a crushing weight.
- Action: Reflexive (pg. 171)
- Purity Gifts
- Milestone Gift
- Character: Tomorrow's Battle - Storm Lord Rahu Tactician, Lodge of Crows member
Chapter VI: Faces and Phases[]
- Stellar Moon Gifts
- Chronicles:
- The Cast:
- The Omen Grinder: Maskiku - Spirit
- That Which Slumbers: Uspur - Spirit
- Alicia Regan - Mortal
- Beshilu Swarm
- The Cast:
- New Fetish: Lionel's Promise (****)
- They say that Lionel's Fist, a blessed pack of Iminir, once traveled the rough and wild trails of the western frontier. These fine Uratha were the greatest of their time, leaders without par who led numerous battles against the Pure before finally being overwhelmed and destroyed. Only recently have the Forsaken regained Lionel's Promise, a necklace of ivory beads on a leather thong of deceptively simple appearance, from the Pure.
- Close examination reveals (to those versed in such things) that the beads are the polished teeth of a fallen werewolf and the thong his or her tanned skin. Each bead bears a light carving of an Uratha glyph, though these are almost impossible to see when the fetish is inactive. When charged with spiritual energy, the glyphs take on a pale silver glow, wreathing the wearer in a mantle of power and authority. Once very 24 hours, a character may expend one Essence to gain a bonus to all Social rolls equal to his Cunning. (The fetish was originally crafted for a member of the Lodge of Crows.) This power lasts for the scene.
- Furthermore, the character seems preternaturally trustworthy to others. While benefiting from this fetish's power, she may roll Manipulation + Persuasion + Cunning versus a subject's Composure + Primal Urge as an instant action to entice a character to reveal some great secret. This is almost always something the subject feels guilty about; the subject usually reveals the last action she committed that necessitated a degeneration roll, whether she succeeded or not. Otherwise the secret may be a pack or lodge secret. The subject may expend two points of Willpower to overcome this compulsion.
- Action: Instant (pg. 221)
Background Information[]
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
- Two-Knives - Forsaken
- Tarkwuno Far-Strider - Forsaken, Irraka
- Joachim Adler - Forsaken, Irraka, Diamond Ridge Five pack member, died
- Adrienne - Forsaken
- Fuse - Forsaken, Diamond Ridge Five pack member
- Faust - Diamond Ridge Five pack alpha
- Luis "Santo" Vasquez - Bone Shadow Irraka, died
- Alejandra Vasquez - Luis' mother, died
- Dr. Erich "Furious Howl" Torvald - Storm Lord Irraka
- Ragnhild Fire-Stealer - Dr. Erich Torvald's ancestor, Iron Master Irraka
- Dr. Wilhelmina Weiss - Forsaken
- Jurgen Rending-Shadow - Dr. Wilhelmina Weiss's mate
- Karl Pfeiffer - Uragarum associate to Dr. Wilhelmina Weiss
- Thukahl-Sag - Dragon, past
- Locke - Bale Hound
- Johnny -Irraka, noir detective
- Winter Rain - Storm Lord Elodoth
- Marked-By-Blood - Blood Talon Irraka
- Home Invasion - Iron Master Irraka, Two-One-Seven Pack
- Lila "Three-on-a-Match" Nazari - Irraka, Pack alpha of Blood Moon Company
- Gunny Richter - Cahalith, former Pack alpha of Blood Moon Company, died
- Boomstick - Forsaken, Pack member of Blood Moon Company
- Piper - Forsaken, Pack member of Blood Moon Company
- Hick - Forsaken, Pack member of Blood Moon Company
- Kills-Silent - Forsaken, Pack member of Blood Moon Company
- Beeline - Ghost Wolf Irraka, died
- Marrow - Bone Shadow Irraka
- Jason "Ranger" Burren Jr. - Irraka, Outlaws Pack
- William Burren - Jason's grandfather, Irraka
- Running Lynx - Totem of the Outlaws Pack
- Forgotten Ink - Forsaken, Scribe of the court of Two Storms Rain Down
- Endless Sky - Forsaken, Irraka
- Arthur - Forsaken
- Gene - ?
- Antonio Michael DeLuca - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Jerry Dawson - ?
- Jeremy "Jared Barrow" Barlowe - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Dr. Randy Harrison - ?
- Dr. James Barlowe - ?
- Moonblossom91, "Iris" - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Pete - ?
- Erika - Forsaken
- Patrick - Forsaken
- Francis "Bloody Shackle" Wells - Blood Talon Ithaeur, died
- Aaron - Forsaken, Ithaeur, died
- Franz Michner - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Messrs - ?
- Mary - ?
- Fran - ?
- Brian - ?
- Chief - ?
- Derek Jansen - Storm Lord, Stone Cauldrons pack
- Lacy - Blood Talon Ithaeur
- Ricky - Forsaken, died
- Derek - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Jonesy - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Blue-Eyed June - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Anders - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- SnakePanther - Forsaken
- Officer Daniel McElroy - Mortal
- Andrew Browned Bear - Mortal
- Dr. Karen Long - Mortal
- Lisa Waters - Mortal
- Billy Goes-About - Mortal
- Joseph Red Bird - Mortal
- Jessie Shaker - Forsaken, Ithaeur
- Lycurgus the Bold - Elodoth, Past
- Split Moon - Elodoth
- Gravethumb - Forsaken, Red Hill Pack
- Sherry - Wolf-blooded
- Poet - Forsaken, Red Hill Pack
- Jylio Wind Talker - Forsaken, died
- Backwards Grayson - Forsaken
- Lady Cate - Forsaken, Elodoth
- Orson - Forsaken, Elodoth
- Steel Trap Mind - Forsaken Elodoth from London
- Jono, billyboy1989, "Billy" - Forsaken
- Cassie Half-Blind - Forsaken, Elodoth of the Tornado Fang pack
- Carla - Forsaken
- Grayson - Forsaken, Tornado Fang pack
- Jack Lapsly - Forsaken Elodoth
- Paul DeLisle, "Fair Paul - Forsaken, Eldoth, died
- Two Fires, "Walker Between" - Blood Talon Elodoth, legend/story
- Black Sky - Forsaken, died
- Shrouded Talon - Forsaken, died
- Jackson - Forsaken, Elodoth
- Mary - Forsaken, Elodoth
- Mountain Man - Fire-Touched, died
- Danny - Forsaken
- Moe - Forsaken
- Gary - Forsaken
- Beatrix - Forsaken alpha
- Tara Beth - Forsaken
- Shahar the Blind - Forsaken
- Millstone - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Jasper the Old - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Ricky B. - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Bennett - Forsaken
- Tommy - Forsaken
- Sandra A. - ?
- Frank - Forsaken
- Leonard Shepard - Forsaken
- Willard - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Aisha - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Derek K. - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Rich - Mortal, died
- Scarlet - Forsaken, Cahalith
- The Mentor - Forsaken elder who serves the memory of Lycurgus
- Nospeaknancy - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Razzar - Forsaken
- Margarst - Forsaken
- Danny H. - Forsaken
- Ashley - Forsaken
- Heinmen - Chief lab assistant of the Eigner Lodge
- Professor Tamara Huaghten - The Eigner Lodge
- Fredrik Eigner - Forsaken Cahalith
- Dr. Uli Knauss - Forsaken Cahalith Alpha of the Eignar Research Team
- Shelly - Forsaken
- Switch - Forsaken
- Big T - Forsaken, Cahalith
- Jasime B - Forsaken, Cahalith, Founder of the Lodge of the Spoken Word
- Cap'n Bloodspatter - ?
- holeinhell - ?
- Kent Orwezor - Forsaken, Rahu
- liloremembers - Internet name
- geryon123 - Internet name
- mrmint - Internet name
- truckerdad - Internet name
- Booksabillion - Internet name
- moonfucked - Internet name
- Lord Dalton - Forsaken, Rahu
- Dr. Arthur Northrup - ?
- Dr. Shaw - Mortal
- Noah - Bone Shadow Cahalith pack alpha of The Second Passage
- Marcus - Bone Shadow Rahu, Second Passage pack
- Kelly - Hunter in Darkness Rahu, Second Passage pack
- Winston - Bone Shadow Ithaeur, Second Passage pack
- Second Passage Pack Totem: Final Sigh
- Jack K. - Ithaeur Iron Master pack alpha of the Silent Howlers
- White Shadow - Irraka Iron Master, Silent Howlers pack
- Restless Screams - Rahu Iron Master, Silent Howlers pack
- Silent Howlers Pack Totem: Hard Drive
Terminology[]
Auspices: Hiriraka, the Chaotic Stalkers; Suharrahu, the Trickster Warrior; Gishtahu, the Feasting Killer; Namm-Dar, the Adaptive; Irraka Aspects: Assassin (Izihi), Emissary (Enharra), Fool (Nahaka), Scout (Ithi Thahal), Thief (Luzuk); Ithaeur Aspects: Spirit-Hunter (Isibhgud), Observer (Isibansala), Shadowbinder (Isib-Durume), Totem-Bond (Isiburalath), Ritualist (Isibiluda); Elodoth Aspects: Advocate (Zabar-su), Boundary-Keeper (Tur Lu'u), Envoy (Hissu-kag), Judge (Dikhut), Truth-Seeker (Lul Galah); Cahalith Aspects: Speakers (Firuremekir), Dreamers (Mashi), Lorekeepers (Susiba), The Mad (Ithaim), Warhowlers (Huhsih), Performers (Halamaaz); Rahu Aspects: Berserker (Hudhuz), Crusader (Hudzith), Defender (Hudta), Oathkeeper (Hudinim), Tactician (Hudhesdu); Lodge of the Fury Choir: Ralurnim (Full Moon Spirit Wolves); Lodge of the Starless Sky: Mihira ('Night Watchmen' or 'Guardians'); Hisil da duha (The Shadow must be ruled'; the first of the Ithaeur and first of the Storm Lords said this), Isi’is-Ur (Anguished Wolf), Nammunim (The Lune choir of the stellar eclipse), Nighzu nu namzu: ("Knowledge is not wisdom"; Ithaeur axiom), Saghba-Zul (Oathbreaker, Totem to the Lodge of the Broken Pledge), Thukahl-Sag (Worm of Asmodai, Dragon of Wrath), Duzag lal ("Show me"), Nihu ba eshe ges (“I will find you anywhere in the world.”), Thi sah kathar (“Suffer in darkness”), Irralunim, Nih Mehar (One the Greater Incarnae, spirit), Maskiku (The Omen Grinder, spirit), Uspur (That Which Slumbers, spirit)
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