Silver Fang contra Shadow Lord - both tribes claim that they should lead the Garou Nation.Some of the tribal dislikes and prejudices as given in the game setting: So, if the some players choose their characters to be from different tribes, this adds to character depth, since their cultural differences will inevitably emerge during the game. But, since the game setting rules, that there are only a few Garou left, the Garou from different tribes must still work together. In fact, the different tribes were created in such matter, that some of them hold grudges against each other, while others are mistrusted or looked down on. The background and tribal descriptions, as they are presented in the various game supplementals, not only create the opportunity but in fact encourage the players and storytellers to deal in their games with more mature themes like racism, prejudices, religious fanaticism and such. Just like the ability to play characters from different races in classic roleplaying game settings like Dungeons & Dragons, the tribes bring the potential to play werewolves from different historical and cultural backgrounds. The existence of tribes in the game adds greatly to the potential of themes that can be added to a Werewolf: The Apocalypse game. These alliances are mentioned after the tribal descriptions. Several tribes have joined into greater alliances. In addition, most characters at least partly live up to the tribal archetypes. Since changing the tribe is extremely uncommon, the tribe chosen very much determines the characters future. This determines other game relevant stats, like tribal gifts (magical powers), tribal specific merits and flaws, and the starting level of willpower. Usually the player picks a tribe during character creation. The Black Furies and Red Talons take a special place in this order, since they only allow special Garou among them (check their description below).Įvery werewolf character belongs to one tribe. The Children of Gaia and Bone Gnawers are the two tribes most open to Garou that have left their original tribe. Very rarely Garou find that their native tribe is not suited to their philosophy, and may either reject the tribes utterly, or attempt to join another tribe. The tribal totem is the ultimate judge of whether a particular Garou will be accepted into the tribe, although it is a rare and shameful thing to be rejected. The Silver Fang, Fianna, and Get of Fenris are among those who especially value heritage in these tribes a young Garou wouldn't be allowed the proper rites and trails to join the tribe if he wasn't of appropriate heritage. Most tribes value heritage very much, so only children of Garou from the given tribe are introduced into the tribe. There is an implication in the background of the game that Garou souls are reborn into new bodies (players can choose to give their character the ability to tap knowledge of previous lives) and thus the soul may have a default tribe to which they belong. Membership in a particular tribe is partly derived from upbringing, often by a parent or near relative, but also drawn in part from spiritual influences. The werewolves in the game, calling themselves Garou, are divided into different groups, called tribes. 4.4 Tribes among the minions of the Wyrmĭescription of the term Tribe in the game.2 How the game benefits from the Tribes.1 Description of the term Tribe in the game.

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