A list of all Shadow Lord tribe Gifts for Werewolf: the Apocalypse, compiled from all source books, using the revised edition of books when available. For Shadow Lord Gifts of a specific rank, see the Werewolf Gifts section.
Rank 3 Shadow Lord Gift The Shadow Lord with this Gift can appear to grow larger and more imposing, becoming a terrible, shadowy version of herself. This change in aspect can severely intimidate any onlookers. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. System: The werewolf concentrates for a turn; the player spends one Gnosis and rolls Manipulation […]
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Rank 1 Shadow Lord Gift Secrets are an important commodity, and those who strive to keep their secrets may very well be hiding something dangerous. This Gift was developed to root out potential traitors or plotters against the Garou, but has been open to… certain abuses ever since. The Shadow Lord may supernaturally eavesdrop on whispered
Rank 3 Shadow Lord Gift If there is any one spirit that defines the Shadow Lord tribe, it is the Stormcrow. A frightening avatar of Grandfather Thunder, a Stormcrow comes to aid whoever beckons them with this Gift. They make excellent spies, messengers and, if need be, combatants of distractions. Some rumor that there are
Rank 3 Shadow Lord Gift The Shadow Lords, never a tribe to play fair, designed this Gift to discredit their rivals. Victims of this curse find themselves doubted by even their staunchest allies. Despite a target’s most noble exertions, no one believes anything he has to say until the curse fades. A jackal-spirit teaches this
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Rank 2 Shadow Lord Gift The Shadow Lord can place a nasty boil or dishonorable scar on the target. She can disfigure her rival in embarrassing ways that rob him of prestige in the presence of other Garou. Although the lesion isn’t physically handicapping, it certainly limits the victim’s social grace. A baboon-spirit or toad-spirit
Rank 5 Wendigo Gift / Rank 5 Bunyip Gift / Rank 4 Shadow Lord Gift The Shadow Lord versions is called Call the Storm The Garou can summon nearly any weather effect she desires, be it a tornado, fog, blizzard or thunderstorms. An avatar of Wendigo teaches this Gift. An avatar of Rainbow Serpent teaches
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Rank 2 Uktena Gift / Rank 3 Shadow Lord (Camp: Children of Crow) Gift Uktena Gift Description: Few enemies would expect a werewolf to attack from above, which is precisely why the Uktena developed the means to do so. The Garou may hover, fly or float. Any bird spirit can teach this Gift. Shadow Lord
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Rank 5 Shadow Lord Gift The Garou summons up shadowy duplicates of himself to stand by him in battle. These shadow-wolves resemble the Shadow Lord and have some of the same capabilities. A night-spirit teaches this Gift. System: The player rolls Gnosis (difficulty 8) and spends a variable number of Gnosis points. For each point
Rank 5 Shadow Lord Gift With the power of this Gift, the Shadow Lord becomes the ultimate alpha, compelling all others to follow her orders. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. System: The player spends one Gnosis point and rolls Charisma + Leadership (difficulty 8). All in the vicinity must roll Willpower (difficulty 8) and match
Rank 4 Shadow Lord Gift The Garou draws on a target’s anger to feed his own. A Stormcrow teaches this Gift. System: The player rolls Wits + Intimidation (difficulty of the target’s Willpower). For a number of turns equal to the successes scored, the target will lose a point of Rage per turn, while the
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