Character Creation Guide

Larp System for Event

Experience Points

How to Build A Character: Book Reference

Step 1: Choose Your Concept

Who are you? Choose your Tribe, Auspice, and Breed. Are you a cunning Ragabash whispering secrets in the dark, or a resolute Philodox settling disputes under moonlight? Think about:

• Garou identity (tribe + auspice + breed)
• Short backstory (origin, trauma, triumph)
• One flaw, mystery, or truth they hide (From a character story perespective, not actual flaws.)

Step 2: Assign Attributes

Rank importance between your Physical, Social, and Mental attributes. Choose what defines your strength — raw power, cunning, or charisma?
Assign 7 points to your primary, 5 ponts to your secondary, and 3 points to your tertiary. Remember to pick 1 focus for each as hey help with your gifts.

Note: Max attributes is 10 plus dots in Rank (distributed)

• Physical Focuses: Strength, Dexterity, or Stamina
• Charisma Focuses: Charisma, Manipulation, or Composure
• Mental Focuses: Intelligence, Wits, or Resolve

Step 3: Skills & Expertise

Select your trained skills and learned talents. What do you excel at — survival, investigation, intimidation, or stealth?

• Pick one skill at 4 dots.
• Pick two skills at 3 dots.
• Pick three skills at 2 dots
• Pick four skills at one dot.
• The skills that require specialties such as Academics, Crafts, Drive, Linguistics, Lore, Performance, and Science need to have a specialization (e.g., “Academics: Ancient Culture”)

Step 4: Gifts

Each Garou begins with spiritual Gifts from Gaia or their totemic patrons. These reflect supernatural blessings tied to their tribe or auspice.

• Choose one gift from you auspice, one gift from your tribe, and one gift from your breed.
• Gifts much be purchased in sequential order in trees. (i.e. if you want a level 2 gift, you need a level 1 to support it.)

Step 5: Rank & Virtue

Garou are extremely social beings, and Werewolf society is based largely on rank. The greater rank the garou has the more responsibility they are given, and the more responsibility weighs on them.

• Max rank that a player can purchase at character creation is 3 (Adren).
• Returning players may request to purchase 1 dot higher for a total rank of 4 (Athro).

Step 6: Backgrounds & Pack Bonds

What assets, allies, and spiritual ties does your character have?

• Choose Backgrounds like Allies, Mentor, Fetish*, or Totem*.
• Players can create their own pack and work with ST staff to determine a totem.
• Returning players can choose to remain in the same pack as their previous event.
• NOTE-Fetishes: You may buy the fifth dot in the fetish background, but may not have a single fetish higher than 3 dots. (Please see fetish background, page 195.)
• NOTE-Totem: All totems must be approved by ST staff.

Step 7: Final Details

Flesh out the character’s appearance, vibe, and goals:

• Choose a Name, Appearance, and Pronouns
• Provide a story about the rank you are now.
• Write a single sentence goal: “I will…”

FAQ: Common Questions