There are three traits within each of the three categories, and these traits begin with one automatic point.
Cliath Garou characters receive 7/5/3 points for their Attributes. Fostern Garou characters receive 7/5/3 points for their Attributes, +1 to a single Attribute. Kin characters receive 6/4/3 points for their Attributes.
Restrictions:
No Attribute may begin at 5.
Abilities
There are three categories of traits, and none of these traits begin with any automatic points.
Cliath Garou characters receive 13/9/5 points for their Abilities. Fostern Garou characters receive 15/11/7 points for their Abilities. Kin characters receive 11/7/4 points for their Abilities.
House Rules:
Secondary Abilities cost the same as Primary Abilities, regardless of if it is base points, freebies, or experience being used to buy them.
Klaviskar and Iskakku are not available to starting characters; these require in-game role-playing to learn. Kailindo is not available to characters at all.
All characters, unless told otherwise, have 1 phantom dot in Garou Lore and their Tribe's Lore. This is to simulate the knowledge that being a Garou and being a member of that tribe would know just from being part of it. These dots are added on top of whatever dots a character has bought, so a character with Garou Lore 2 on their sheet, would have an effective Garou Lore of 3. Lores cannot go above 5 even with phantom dots. (Note: if you are playing a lost Cub or Kin you will not have these dots at Char Gen. Cubs will gain them after their Rite of Passage, Kin will gain them once they have been taught the ways of the Nation and their Tribe.)
Please see here about Crafts and Performance, which have been houseruled.
Restrictions:
Homid characters must use freebies to buy Primal-Urge at character creation, and they typically will not be allowed to start with higher than Primal-Urge 2.
Lupus character must use freebies to buy any of the following at character creation: Crafts, Drive, Etiquette, Firearms, Computer, Law, Linguistics, Politics, Science.
4s in Abilities must be bought with freebies; no Ability may begin at 5.
Backgrounds
Cliath Garou and Kin characters receive 5 points for Backgrounds. Fostern Garou characters receive 7 points for Backgrounds.
Restrictions:
Allies: Have been houseruled. Cannot be taken by Shadow Lord Garou.
Ancestors: Cannot be taken by Bone Gnawers, Glass Walkers, Silent Striders, or any Kinfolk.
Contacts: Have been houseruled. Cannot be taken by Get of Fenris Garou, Wendigo Garou, or Wendigo Kinfolk.
Fate: Restricted; talk to the staff about this during the concept phase.
Fetish: Restricted; talk to the staff about this during the concept phase. Cannot be taken by Kinfolk, as it is a Merit for them.
Kinfolk: Cannot be taken by Kinfolk, and it is recommended for Fianna.
Mentor: Cannot be taken by Glass Walker Garou, Glass Walker Kinfolk, Shadow Lord Garou, or Shadow Lord Kinfolk; Fenrir Mentors for Garou or kinfolk will only advise, never protect.
Numen: Restricted; talk to the staff about this during the concept phase.
Purebreed: 3+ is Restricted. Cannot be taken by Bone Gnawer Garou, Bone Gnawer Kinfolk, Glass Walker Garou, or Glass Walker Kinfolk. Silver Fang Garou and Silver Fang Kinfolk must take at least 3 points in this Background.
Resources: Cannot be taken by Bone Gnawer Garou, Silent Strider Garou, Silent Strider Kinfolk, Wendigo Garou, or Wendigo Kinfolk, and Bone Gnawer Kinfolk may take no more than 3 points in this Background.
Rites: This Background is not used! You may instead begin with a number of Rites for each level of the Rituals Knowledge you have. For example: if you have Rituals 1, you may begin with 1 Level One Rite; if you have Rituals 3, you may begin with 1 Level One Rite, 1 Level Two Rite, and 1 Level Three Rite or any combination of Level One, Two, and Three Rites that equal 6 dots.
Spirit Heritage: Cannot be taken by starting characters. This is reserved for in-game acquirement only.
Totem: Characters entering the game already a part of a pack will receive 1 free point of the Totem Background, though the incoming pack does not have total say in their pack totem. The incoming pack should give the Staff a list of two or three totems, and the Staff will run a short prelude scene to determine which totem your pack has.
Totem (Personal): Personal Totems are capped and cannot be taken by new characters at this time.
Gifts
Cliath Garou characters begin with one Rank One Gift from their Breed's Gift list, one Rank One Gift from their Auspice's Gift list, and one Rank One Gift from their Tribe's Gift list. (Total of 3 Rank One Gifts)
Fostern Garou characters begin with one Rank One Gift from their Breed's Gift list, one Rank One Gift from their Auspice's Gift list, one Rank One Gift from their Tribe's Gift list, and one additional Rank One Gift from any of the three lists; as well as one Rank Two Gift from their Breed, Tribe, or Auspice lists. (Total of 4 Rank One Gifts, 1 Rank Two Gift)
Rage/Gnosis/Willpower
Starting traits are determined by your Breed (Gnosis), Auspice (Rage) and Tribe (Willpower).
Fostern Garou characters receive 1 additional point of Rage, Willpower, or Gnosis.
Any character beginning with more than two traits above the starting norm will need to explain why in their backstory.
Freebies
Cliath Garou characters receive 21 freebies. Fostern Garou characters receive 16 freebies. Kin characters receive 26 freebies.
Freebie Costs:
Attributes: 5 freebies per dot Abilities (any): 2 freebies per dot Backgrounds: 1 freebie per dot Gifts: 7 freebies per Gift, Rank One only Gnosis: 2 freebies per dot Rage: 1 freebie per dot Willpower: 1 freebie per dot Numina: 7 freebies per dotNot allowed at this time. Merits: Listed cost in freebies; see Restricted/Banned list here Flaws: Gain the listed cost in freebies, to a maximum of 7; see the Restricted/Banned list here.
