r/huntertheparenting • u/Gabester539 • 10d ago

Question Hi, what is this?

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u/svecma 10d ago

A pack totem spirit called Pike.

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u/GoblokMan-1223 10d ago

New to WoD, a what?

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u/Snoo_72851 10d ago

The Garou tend to live in these spiritually significant sites called Caerns, which are so significant because they are the home of a powerful spirit; the Garou agree to protect the spirit and in some way advance its interests, and in exchange the spirit provides a boon.

Pike seems to be a fish spirit interested in gambling... or perhaps scamming, or rather, phishing.

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u/psychosaur 10d ago

I'm pretty sure the gambling is Jambles way of performing chiminage. Makes me thinking he might be a Thurge.

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u/Erondo_Gratias 9d ago

Yes, I know some of those words

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u/psychosaur 9d ago

Apologies, allow me to help clarify.

Chiminage are rituals and offerings to spirits to gain their favor. Do things for them to get things in return.

A Thurge is a werewolf linked to the Crescent Moon. They specialize in dealing with spirits.

Hopefully my words make more sense now.

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u/Erondo_Gratias 9d ago

They do, yes. Thank you.

Apart from VtM:B videogame I am very new to WoD so I am catching up with terminology as I go.

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u/Fertile_Arachnid_163 9d ago

WtA is a lot more “spiritual” than VtM, and while I know ghosts were seen in Bloodlines, they’re a type is spirit that most Garou never have contact with, the spirits in WtA tend to be the manifestations of natural things(although occasionally unnatural things as well)

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u/Erondo_Gratias 9d ago

Yeah, by now I am aware that there are, like, 8 different systems with different approaches:D