The first thing you will need to do is register on www.puppetprince.com if, you haven't already. Joining is free and only requires an email address.

 

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Once you've created your puppetprince account you will need to join our chronicle. You will need to contact one our Storytellers who will send you an invite to our private chronicle. This will be sent to your email. 

 

Now that you've joined us, you'll need to craft your character.

 

Every player is different in how this process is accomplished. Some like to conceive a character based on an image, some need a name first, some need a background to show them who the character is. Whatever your choice you will need some form of background for your character as the moment you arrive our players will undoubtedly want to know who your character is and where they come from, we are a suspicious bunch after all.

 

Next will be your character sheet, from the character tab on puppet prince select "Create A Character", on the new screen that appears, enter your character's name and select our genre type: Werewolf: The Apocalypse. You'll be taken to your character sheet to proceed with your build. You'll want to refer to this website to aid you with creation.

 

Garou characters use the following rules.

 

Summary

• Come up with a concept.

• Choose a name and Deedname.

• Choose Nature, Demeanor and Pryio.

• Choose a Breed.

• Choose a Tribe

• Assign Rage and Willpower according to Tribe.

• Assign Gnosis according to Breed.

• Choose Physical, Social and Mental Traits: seven in one category, five in another and three in the last.

• Choose zero to five Negative Traits.

• Choose five Abilities.

• Choose five Backgrounds.

• Choose 3 Basic Gifts.

• Choose Merits -- up to seven points' worth.

• Choose Flaws -- up to seven points' worth.

• Spend five Freebie Traits.

• Check your math: your Freebie Traits, Flaws, Negative Traits and Experience must pay for all Merits and additional purchases.

• The three-game rule: You can adjust your werewolf between games for your first three games of play (and prior to the fourth).

 

Consider your Concept

Consider the type of character you want to play. Bastet are normally solitary characters so the first thing would be to think on how this is different for your character. Why are they seeking out people to work with? Perhaps they are looking for something they desire or need. Perhaps it's something deeper or just plainly different for your concept. Remember that no one in Northern Star is there to chase down your character, it has to be a decision of your character to find them and also to stay with them through their adventures. 

 

You should always discuss your concept early on with the Storytellers, since they must approve every human that enters play.

 

Choose a Name and Deedname.

Come up with a name. This will probably be a typical human name, or nickname. Of course it is always likely that your character may also have an alias, be sure to note their real name in your character notes at the bottom of the page. However, be sure you click save notes before you move to the next item as the notes do not auto-save.

 

At the top of the page you will need to note a Deedname for all characters above Kit Rank. As the name hints at, this name is one that was given to you as part of your rank challenges or rites of passage amongst Shifter society. For example you may be called "He Who Walks in Shadow" if your character is known to hang around in such dark settings. Or of course this may be simplier such as "Sealegs" for those characters who are able to sail with the best of the breathren of the coast. These names are unique to your character and should be carefully considered before applying them.

 

Choose a Nature and Demeanor

Your Nature is who you truly are, the essence of your self. Your Demeanor is how you present yourself to others. Read the full descriptions of these archetypes if you like, then choose one to be your Nature and one to be your Demeanor.    

 

Choose a Breed

Your Breed describes your origins as a werewolf. 

• Homid: You were born human and lived a human childhood. New players must choose this breed.

• Feline: You were born a cat. This breed is restricted as rare. Check with the Storytellers first.

• Metis: You were born of a forbidden pairing between two Bastet. Outcast and deformed, you've always been Bastet.

  • If you are Metis, choose the deformity you've endured all your life.

 

Choose a Pryio

Your Auspice determines what role you will play in Garou society.

• Daylight: As straightforward and honest as sunlight itself, you wear your heart on your sleeve and take all challenges head-on.

• Twilight: Forever stepping in the shadows between day and night, you have a complex view of life and prefer artistic, layered perspectives to plainer ones.

• Night: You are as deep and mysterious as a moonless sky, and shroud yourself in secrecy at all times. 

 

If this is not your first werewolf in our game, the Auspice you choose must differ from that of your prior one.

 

Choose a Tribe

If you're a "cub" who has just discovered you're a werewolf, you don't have a Tribe yet. Otherwise, you belong to one of the approved tribes below. Please note that not all the tribes are available for play:

 

• Bagheera (werepanther/wereleopard): Wise travelers, hungry for knowledge and even-tempered - for shapechangers.

• Khan (weretiger): The defenders of the earth and fists of the gods, they hold strength and honor as the greatest achievements.

• Pumonca (werecougar): Keepers of their native soil, these wanderers maintain a deep connection to the elemental powers.

• Qualmi (werelynx): Riddling shamans, these odd creatures delight in puzzles and enigmas.

 

If this bastet is not your first in our game, the Tribe you choose must be differ from that of your prior one.

 

Record your Willpower

Willpower is your drive to accomplish your goals. Bastet will have a starting willpower based on the tribe they belong to. You may find these totals in the page linked below that describes each of the approved tribes for the Northern Star systems. 

 

Record your Rage and Gnosis.

Rage is your supernatural capacity for violence. It is determined by the Tribe you chose.

• Bagheera get one Rage.

• Khan get three Rage.

• Pumonca get two Rage.

• Qualmi get one Rage.

 

Gnosis is your spiritual connection to Gaia, the Mother Earth. It is determined by your Breed.

• Homids get two Gnosis.

• Felines get four Gnosis.

• Metis get three Gnosis.

 

 

Choose your Rank

Your Rank is your standing within the Shifter Society, according to the notable deeds you have done. Higher ranks than these two may only be earned in play.

 

• Kit: You have recently Changed. You have a lot to learn. This Rank is helpful to new players who don't know the setting well.

• Tekhmet: You're a young adult in Shifter Society. You know the basics of your job but you have yet to make a name for yourself. This is the standard starting Rank.

 

 

Choose Physical, Social and Mental Traits

Physical, Social, and Mental are three categories of Traits that describe your human.

 

• Choose one of these categories to be Primary -- your best area. You will choose seven Traits in that category.

• Choose another to be Secondary. That category gets five Traits.

• The last category is Tertiary, your worst area. That category gets three Traits.

 

The categories of Traits are these (examples) :

 

• Physical Traits: Quick, Strong, and Tough.

• Social Traits: Charismatic, Impressive and Manipulative.

• Mental Traits: Intelligent, Perceptive and Wily.

 

(So if you choose to make your Social Traits primary, for example, you'd take seven Traits from the three listed above: Charismatic x3, Impressive x2 andManipulative x1, or some other mix.)

 

You may choose alternate synonyms for these Traits, but these rules use the above names as the standard.

 

Choose Negative Traits

This is an optional step. You may choose up to five Negative Traits, each in the Physical, Social, or Mental categories. These traits can be used against you in Challenges, but they also earn you more points to spend on your human in the beginning.

 

You may choose to have multiples of any given Negative Trait: taking Callous means you're insensitive to others' feelings, while taking Callous x2 indicates you're a sociopath.

 

• Negative Physical Traits: Clumsy, Cowardly, Decrepit, Delicate, Docile, Flabby, Lame, Lethargic, Puny, Sickly

• Negative Social Traits: Bestial, Callous, Condescending, Dull, Feral, Naïve, Obnoxious, Repugnant, Shy, Tactless, Untrustworthy

• Negative Mental Traits: Forgetful, Gullible, Ignorant, Impatient, Oblivious, Predictable, Submissive, Violent, Witless

 

Choose Abilities

Ability traits describe your skills. You may choose up to 5 points in Abilities. The list is provided from the link below (see bottom of this page. Ability traits describe your skills. Choose five from the complete list. You may have multiple levels in an Ability, depending on your level of skill in each ability. 

 

 

Choose Backgrounds

Backgrounds describe advantages your human has as they come into play. Choose five. You may have multiple levels in a Background. Think about which of these you would like for your human character carefully. They will come into play more than you think.  

 

Choose Basic Gifts

Unless you are a Kit, choose three basic Gifts. Basic Gifts are too numerous to list in this summary, so choose from the master list of Gifts.

 

If you are a Kit, you don't start with any Gifts. Once you have entered play and you been taught about Gifts, you can learn your three basic gifts from that point on for free, with the storyteller's permission.

 

Choose Merits

Choose up to seven points' worth of Merits. You will have to account for the cost of these Merits with Freebie Points, Negative Traits and Flaws at the "Spend Freebie Points" step, below. Think very carefully when buying merits and merits as these will need to be role played at all times. 

 

Choose Flaws

Choose up to seven points' worth of Flaws. Technically, you can choose more than seven points' worth, but that's all you'll get credit for. Think very carefully when buying flaws and merits as these will need to be role played at all times. 

 

Spend Freebie Points

You have five Freebie Points to spend. You also gain one Freebie Point from each Negative Trait you took (up to five). You also get Freebie Points equal to the value of the Flaws you took (up to seven).

 

You have five Freebie Points to spend. You also gain one Freebie Point from each Negative Trait you took (up to five). You also get Freebie Points equal to the value of the Flaws you took (up to seven).

 

You may purchase the following with Freebie Points:

• Merits -- you must account for the costs of any any Merits you took, above, out of your Freebie Point total now.

• More Renown costs 1 Freebie Point each. Check with the Storytellers before you do this. 

• More Physical, Social and Mental Traits cost 1 Freebie Point each. Your total in each category is limited by your Rank: 10 for Kits, 11 for Tekhmet.

• More Rage and Willpower Traits cost 2 Freebie Point each. Your total is limited by your Rank: 5 for Kits and Tekhmet.

• More Gnosis Traits cost 2 Freebie Points each. Your total is limited by your Rank: 5 for Kits and Tekhmet.

• More Ability Traits and Backgrounds cost 1 Freebie Point each. You may not have more than 5 in any Ability or Background.

• Ability Specializations can be purchased for any Ability in which you have at least four levels. These cost 2 Freebie point each.