Sunday, December 20, 2009

In the skin of a wolf

Ok, another gaming related post. We're playing Werewolf! always a cool game. It'll let our GM get to do more with storyteller, and its pack oriented, which I think is important for the current group.
Also, its just a damn good game. Killing wyrm things, solving problems in the real world and spirit world, dealing with garou politics. I mean the battlegrounds for the garou are just about everywhere.

That being said, I got a few ideas. I'm going to post them here, and i'd love some feedback. Jason, a gamer of ours is playing a silver fang leader. Matt is going to do a Children of Gaia Theurge, and its a pretty solid idea. I was going to do Ahroun, but another of our group wants to do one. Again, i'll post my ideas here, and please gimme some feedback on what you think.

Idea 1 - Shadowlord - Lupus - Ahroun /Name - Crows Eye -or- Eats Thunder
The background on this wolf is that the shadowlord had been breeding these wolves in the states to try and produce lupus offspring, for which the lords have only a few of these days. When the wolf was born under the full moon, they immiediately set out to get him placed within a pack, to test his might. By allowing him to gain glory they hope to create an inspirational and fearsome warrior that would garner the respect of other garou. More than likely he would have been groomed by the lords, and he wouldnt know his true purpose. I'd probably purchase some points in mentor, to show that he has been more or less escorted through the trials of his initial rites and growth. (This guy would probably be a frontline fighter, but being a shadowlord, he may have one dot in melee, as they attempted to show him klaive fighting. Also, being a lord he'd know his place as a defender of the pack, so i wouldnt necessarily grate that much against the silver fang) (names - I was going to say that during his rite of passage he was shot in the face by something, or perhaps something blew up in his face etc. Regardless of what it was, he survived and prevailed, and to honor his injury, he was named because of it.)

Idea 2 - Red Talon - Lupus - Ragabash /Name - Kills Time -
A curious wolf, I was going to say this lupus was always an excellent scout. Strong and swift, he was trained under wolf kinfolk to respect the pack, and always question the alpha. (This is not a bad thing, the primary duty of red talon ragabash is to question the alpha's, or any leaders, orders, thus possibly preventing the pack from being harmed. If the alpha gets agressive, the new moon would back down.) As far as being compatable with other packs, this character would be an excellent tracker, but i'd also gear him a bit more on the physical side than most ragabash. I see him being able to handle himself just as well as many warriors, but having a greater insight than most, especially since he would not only be new moon, but lupus breed as well. (This character was late for his rite of passage, and his initiation moot. His name represents his failing, though he carries it with pride, much like most of the new moon.)

Idea 3 - Uktena -lupus- Ragabash/
Yeah, I know, another uktena. bah to you I say! Raised from the uktena kinfolk, this character was later trained to understand at least a bit of the mystical. Like most ragabash he'd be an excellent scout, but even better, his nose could pick up more escoteric things as well. While not being able to necessarily do anything with what he found, he more than likely would be quite willing and able to get the pack into alot of trouble. This character would have light physical stats, having heavier mental stats, followed by social. I'd focus on sense based gifts and abilities, allowing him to track just about anything once he had a smell for it. Uktena ragabash are often more curious than the other auspice of there tribe, which can be extremely dangerous, but they also tend to be very resourceful when faced with a dire situation.

I'm sure i can come up with other ideas in a pinch, these were just ones i've been mulling over. Obviously the Ahroun isnt an option if steve wants it. Again, can come up with other stuff obviously, these are just the frontrunners. Looking to do lupus but its not a necessity. Ok, i'll post again soon!

1 comment:

Dalanor DeMyse said...

Well, personally, from m y perspective, i like either the ahroun option for you, or the second option.....the third is good, but I think it would be more fun to see the other two options in action. God bless my theurge though.....need to come up with a name though....Fade Walker would be decent....Dream Strider would be cool, or Weaver of Dreams.....I dunno....