{"id":"shared/rule/chart/dramatic-systems","type":"rule","system":"chart","line":"shared","name":"Dramatic Systems","sources":[{"source":"W20","page":276,"folio":274},{"source":"W20","page":278,"folio":276}],"entries":[{"type":"table","headers":["Sensing…","Difficulty"],"rows":[["Poorly hidden prey, enemy, trail, or item","4"],["Well-concealed prey, enemy, trail, or item","6"],["Magically concealed prey, enemy, trail, or item","8"],["Strong emotional currents","7"],["Subtle emotional currents","9"],["Garou social dominance","3"],["Animal social dominance","5"],["Human social dominance","7"],["Supernatural social dominance","9"],["Obvious cue or clue","5"],["Subtle cue or clue","7"],["Very subtle cue or clue","9"]],"caption":"Dramatic Systems (p. 274)"},{"type":"table","headers":["Vehicle","Safe Speed","Max Speed","Maneuverability"],"rows":[["Six-wheeled truck","60","90","3"],["Bus","70","100","3"],["18 wheeler","70","120","4"],["Sedan","70","120","5"],["SUV","70","120","6"],["Compact","70","130","7"],["Motorcycle","100","140","8"],["Crotch-rocket","120","180","8"],["Sport coupe","110","150","8"],["Sports car","130","200","9"],["NASCAR racer","140","260","10"]],"caption":"Dramatic Systems (p. 276)"},"Stalking prey comes naturally to werewolves. Even in the urban jungles of crowds and alleys, a hunter can track prey — or, if your werewolf is the prey, leave a tracker behind. Shadowing someone is easier on foot than it is in a car; even so, a skilled driver or navigator can shadow someone from behind the wheel, or next to it, as well.","Shadowing a target involves three steps: slipping behind your target, keeping him in sight, and making sure he doesn’t see you in the process.","To succeed at the first step, roll Perception + Investigation or Streetwise for urban settings, or Perception + Survival or Primal-Urge for rural areas or wilderness. The difficulty depends upon the subject being tracked and the situation or terrain involved. Following a pickpocket through a dense crowd might be difficulty 8, while tracking a city-dweller through the woods would be difficulty 4.","Each success keeps the prey in sight for one turn. That’s where the second step comes in. The Storyteller determines how many successes the tracker needs in order to follow her target to his destination. A long trip or difficult circumstances might require 10 or more successes."],"rule_type":"chart","chart":{"headers":["Sensing…","Difficulty","Shadowing"],"rows":[["Poorly hidden prey, enemy, trail, or item","4","Stalking prey comes naturally to werewolves. Even in the urban jungles of crowds and alleys, a hunter can track"],["Well-concealed prey, enemy, trail, or item","6","prey — or, if your werewolf is the prey, leave a tracker behind. Shadowing someone is easier on foot than it is"],["Magically concealed prey, enemy, trail, or item","8","in a car; even so, a skilled driver or navigator can shadow someone from behind the wheel, or next to it, as well."],["Strong emotional currents","7","Shadowing a target involves three steps: slipping"],["Subtle emotional currents","9","behind your target, keeping him in sight, and making"],["Garou social dominance","3","sure he doesn’t see you in the process."],["Animal social dominance","5","To succeed at the first step, roll Perception + Inves­"],["Human social dominance","7","tigation or Streetwise for urban settings, or Perception +"],["Supernatural social dominance","9","Survival or Primal-Urge for rural areas or wilderness. The"],["Obvious cue or clue","5","difficulty depends upon the subject being tracked and"],["Subtle cue or clue","7","the situation or terrain involved. Following a pickpocket"],["Very subtle cue or clue","9","through a dense crowd might be difficulty 8, while tracking"]],"caption":"Dramatic Systems (p. 274)"},"_qa":{"flags":["table_untitled"],"parser":"table","confidence":0.8,"extracted":"2026-10-15","job":"w20-charts"},"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/rule/chart/dramatic-systems","html":"/records/shared/rule/chart/dramatic-systems","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/rule/chart/dramatic-systems/children","sources":[{"abbr":"W20","page":276,"folio":276,"title":"Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"W20","page":278,"folio":278,"title":"Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Dramatic Systems","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Poorly hidden prey, enemy, trail, or item 4 Stalking prey comes naturally to werewolves. Even in the urban jungles of crowds and alleys, a hunter can track Well-concealed prey, enemy, trail, or item 6 prey — or, if your","tags":[],"children":[]}}