Character Creation Extras
System
Concept: Possible concepts for Kinfolk could include: architect, archaeologist, anthropologist, biologist, bounty hunter, ecologist, forester, lab tech, nature guide, outdoor writer, outcast wolf, police officer, zoo-born wolf. He could also be an animal shelter employee or animal rescuer, member of Doctors without Borders, evangelist/tent revivalist, freelance writer or journalist, handyman, nature photographer, aspiring politician, veterinarian, or almost anything else you think might imagine.
Numina
Numina for Kinfolk are categorized here into three types: Psychic phenomena (such as telepathy or clairvoyance), hedge magic (folk wizardry), and True Faith (the power of spiritual belief). Some of the Numina available to Kinfolk characters are described toward the end of this chapter and may also appear in future supplements.
Trait Cost
| Trait | Cost |
|---|---|
| First Numen* | 7 freebie points per dot |
| Second Numen* | 14 per points dot |
Once you have an idea of your Kinfolk character’s physical appearance and the kind of reaction she might get from others at a superficial meeting, you can go deeper into your character’s make-up. Does she know she’s Kinfolk? Most Kinfolk characters will be kenning Kinfolk; if she is, what is her attitude toward her Garou relations? Does she take pride in her association with the Garou? Is she happy to play a support role, perhaps serve as the mother of children who might undergo the First Change? Or, instead, does she resent taking a backseat role that may very well impede all her future life choices? Does she hate the thought that the Garou consider her as nothing more than a brood mare or a glorified servant? If this describes her feelings, does she bottle it up and pretend compliance while planning revenge? Or does she fail to dissemble, letting her family and even the Garou know her feelings and taking whatever consequences may follow?
What role does she play in the human world? Is she still a student, whether in high school, college, or as a graduate student? Does she hold down a 9-5 job, perhaps as a secretary, a sales person, or a factory worker? Does she have a professional career as a doctor, veterinarian, or emergency medical technical? Or is she an artist or self-employed, a career that gives her a good deal of unstructured time in which to fulfill her Kinfolk obligations?
Once you have taken all these factors into consideration, you’re ready to assign dots and choose traits to bring your Kinfolk character into game-playing life