P

utting connections on the

Relationship Map can be daunting. The following
lists provide inspiration for each step in the
process. Choose one option verbatim, let it inspire you,
or pick randomly and see what happens.

Pack Relationships and First Change

10 Positive Pack Relationships
1. Helped me find my tribe or brought me into the pack
2. Was there for my First Change and walked me
through the dangerous moments
3. Stood by me on a disagreement we had with the rest
of the pack
4. Protected me from a spirit that tried to trick me into
a pact
5. My older sibling: if not in blood then in deed
6. I look up to them as the best example of what a
Garou can be
7. Taught me everything I know about hunting spirits
and monsters
8. Helps me understand the rites, rituals and politics of
the Garou Nation
9. Always makes me laugh even in the darkest of times
10. Taught me an important skill that I use everyday

10 Negative Pack Relationships

1. Always in my personal business when they should
worry about their own

Relationship-Map
2. Enables my worst tendencies and then never seems
to face the consequences

Connections
3. We had a brief, regrettable relationship and neither of
us are over it
4. Keeping a secret the rest of the pack can never know
5. I can never tell them my true feelings about them
6. Jealous of their position in the pack or local Garou politics
Author: Rob Wieland 7. I know what they said about me behind my back to
Developer and Producer: Kevin Schluter the rest of the pack
Illustrations: Krzysztof Bieniawski, 8. They think they are so smart and they never are
Peter Bergting, and Per Gradin
Graphic Design: Sarah Robinson 9. Their ignorance is going to get one of the pack killed
someday
10. They replaced someone in the pack and will never live
up to the original member

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10 Dramatic Turning Points Backgrounds and Flaws

If you want a First Change for a character that has lasting
consequences use these suggestions either as inspiration
or verbatim:
10 Garou Relationship-Map
Connections
1. They kicked you while you were down one too
many times. Their laughter turned to screams as Use these connections as
you rose as something much bigger, and much inspiration for a Mentor,
deadlier than a bully. Adversary, or any other Garou
on the Relationship Map.
2. It was a horrible car wreck. You only survived because
you instinctively changed the moment before impact. 1. Skeeter Hensley,
The other passengers did not. Theurge Bone Gnawer.
Runs a towing service
3. Everything came down to this moment: your that helps Garou
grades, your future and more. The first slide was in get rid of wrecked
the wrong place and everything went wrong from automobiles
there until all you heard were screams and all you
saw was red. 2. LaTia Hermann,
Ragabash Child of
4. The feelings were too intense. You suddenly knew Gaia. A social media
you had to run away from them even though you influencer that looks for
were willing to share your bodies with each other. You signs of spirits or the Wyrm
never saw your first love again.
on social media
5. You didn’t expect to walk into a robbery when you hit
3. Jeremy Bondeau, Galliard Glass
the corner store at 2 am. They weren’t expecting you
to turn into a howling beast when they smashed you
Walker. Author of the Moonlight
in the face with a loaded gun. Mysteries supernatural romance
novel series
6. For a week you dreamed you were a wolf running
through the forest. One morning you woke up thirty 4. Seojun Kwan, Ahroun Galestalker.
miles from home from your family on the side of the Art dealer and artifact smuggler
road and never looked back. 5. Lisa Meyers, Philodox Silver Fang. Head nurse at
7. You weren’t expecting them to lock the doors at St. Anne retirement community
the wedding. It was at that moment the long line of 6. Margot Moreau, Theurge Hart Warden. Tarot
Garou in your family bloodline revealed their strange reader, spiritual healer, and confidence woman
tradition about the First Change. To prove you were extraordinaire
worthy of the wolf you had to kill your way out of
the room after they triggered the change. After that, 7. Neel Eggers, Ragabash Silent Strider. IT specialist
nothing the Wyrm can do fazes you. building secure communications networks for
Garou Nation
8. It was just supposed to be a summer job. But then you
began to smell the blood of the butchers everywhere. 8. Megan Tawney, Ahroun Black Fury. Soccer
You gorged yourself on raw meat one day and hooligan and tiny fierce scrapper
transformed when your boss found you.
9. John Babe, Philodox Shadow Lord. Firearms dealer
9. They tricked you into thinking it was a camping trip. located in his own secure compound
They drugged your food and water, put a bag on your
head and then left you in the wilderness. They said 10. Julia Estes, Galliard Ghost Council. Bass player of
it was for your own good, to help you become the the band Wicked Church Ladies
wolf, but you quietly seek your revenge someday, even
though you survived.
10. It was obvious what they were doing to the young
people put in their care and that nobody in power
would take action. You bottled up your rage until you
convinced them to do the same thing to you. You let
it all out in the secluded spot, covering the car in their
blood and your claw marks.

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20 Human Relationship-Map 16. Carlos Espinosa. Breakout high school athlete:

basketball, football, baseball, you name it; all they
Connections have to do is choose which one will pay for college.
Use these connections as inspirations for human 17. Susan Ballestreri. Legitimate business owner that
characters represented by Backgrounds or Flaws is trying to clean up her family’s bad image.
(including Allies, Enemies, Stalkers, Contacts, or Masks), 18. Bonnie Kramer. Stage tech who knows at least one
or even a Touchstone. person in every currently touring band or theatre
1. “Wolfman” Jackie Long. A local police officer who company
claimed to see a wolf running across the rooftops; her
fellow officers won’t let her live it down 19. Jim Krillman. Meat packing employee that can
discreetly disappear organic matter for the right
2. Joe Riggs. Long haul Trucker that’s not above price
adjusting their cargo manifest if the price is right
20. Harry Shah. Private investigator who keeps getting
3. JJ Williams. Weary high school biology teacher calls from a client he thought he saw die
and reluctant baseball coach
4. Caitlyn Ambrose. Nanny to one of the wealthiest
Touchstones
families in town Use these characters as inspiration for Touchstones. Each
one includes their exceptional dice pools.
5. Tucker Bannerjee. Third shift drug store employee
with a copy of the boss’s keys; he’s happy to let
anyone use the office for a few bucks a minute
6. Dan Higgins. Microbrewer… podcaster… Who
knows what he’ll be next week?
7. Vickie Maas. Founder of MystiCon, where the
occult becomes real; desperately wants to find out
anyone isn’t a fraud
8. Mark Brooks. Recent law school graduate
making a living as a gig driver who saw something
unbelievable three nights ago
9. Scott Silverstein. High school physics teacher
who cosplays famous scientists at conventions and
birthday parties as a side gig
10. Maya Carpenter. Museum curator and local
folklore specialist checking up on recent sightings of
a legendary creature
11. Allison Byrne. 10 o’clock news anchor looking to
go to the network with a big story about the recent
serial killer
12. Tegan Teague. Roller derby girl who teaches self-
defense classes for free at shelters across the city
13. Erin Fishburn. Low budget horror filmmaker
currently making a werewolf movie with an actual
talisman as a prop
14. Meghan Kim. Detective that looks for the easiest
way to a closed case that doesn’t have to be the
accurate one
15. Jared Lincoln. Weathered old reporter who should
probably retire but then doesn’t know what they
would do with themselves every night

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Dana Zhao recently retired from a thirty-year career Ramon Iglesias teaches history in a way that’s harder
in nursing, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at and harder to find in schools with squeezed budgets
her. She’s staying active by doing what she’s always and blindly angry parents. He makes the major points
done; helping people in her neighborhood and of history come alive through Performance (7 dice) of
community find health care when they can’t afford it. silly skits and songs that kids remember well into their
Her Streetwise (8 dice) abilities make her a walking adulthood. Ramon also has a soft spot for supernatural
encyclopedia of free clinics, open shelters, and places mystery shows, but he’s consumed enough to know the
to get a hot meal. She can also use her own Medicine difference between reality schlock and ones based in
skill (7 dice) to patch people. She might not report her Occult (8 dice) reality. Looking at any books from the
patients to the authorities but she’s happy to share her 20th century or older makes him feel like a kid opening
opinions about repeat customers as necessary. birthday presents.

Saul Petrovich grew up at the knee of his father in Blake Donnelly grew up tall and right breaking hearts
the bar that he now owns. For Pete’s Sake is a solid, across the Midwest. He hasn’t yet found a place in this
reliable bar that’s supported by a neighborhood looking world yet; stints in sports and the military didn’t pan out.
for a third location. Saul provides an open mind and Right now, he’s using his Athletics (8 dice) to haul heavy
sympathetic ear to anyone who walks in the door. His things around construction sites. It pays well and lets
finely developed Insight (8 dice) can get a sense of any him admire the other men on site. He would never date
human he meets…or anything pretending to be human. anyone on the job, though. Construction also gets him
He’s also learned the fine art of Subterfuge (7 dice) to home with plenty of time to go out at night and party.
talk about sensitive topics in detail without talking about He’s young, he’s beautiful and his Etiquette (7 dice)
them openly. Saul doesn’t always remember your drink means his profile rarely goes long before being swiped.
but the one he serves is always the one you need.

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