狼人第四章：Gift（后半） and Rifts

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Rite of Opened Bridge

仪式之月桥

Level Four

LV4

This rite creates a moon bridge, a shimmering portal
serving as a mystical means of transportation between two
caerns. Such moon bridges are vital links between the sacred
spaces of Gaia. Once per year, a caern must renew its connection
with other caerns to which it wishes to maintain moon
bridges. This rite is always held during a moot, and it must be
enacted simultaneously by both participating caerns.

此仪式造出一座月桥，一个透着微光的传送门可以供狼人自两个圣地间来往。这个月桥对于盖亚圣地之间的联系起了相当重要的作用。每年每个想要维持月桥的圣地，都必须更新彼此的联系。此仪式通常在某个会议中被执行，而且必须由双方圣地同时执行。

The primary requirement to open a moon bridge is a
moongem, or pathstone as it is most often called. Pathstones are
found in the Umbra, and they are often the objects of quests.
These extraordinarily rare stones resemble flat pearls with the
imprint of a wolfs paw on one side. It is possible to steal a
pathstone from a caern, but such a theft is considered blasphemous,
and it may well result in war between two Garou septs.

开启一个月桥的首要条件就是月石（俗名径石）。径石要去幽影界里找，而且它们多半是任务道具（……）。这一极其稀有的石子看起来像是扁平的珍珠，一端还有狼爪的印痕。若是从圣地中偷取一个来充数的话，那个下手的小贼一般会被认定是亵渎神明者，并且多半导致两个狼人氏族间的死战。

The rite establishes (or reestablishes) a spiritual connection
between the pathstones of two second caerns by way of the
caerns' totem spirits. At the rite's culmination, a moon bridge
opens between the two participating caerns. During this time,
Garou from both septs can travel between the caerns to join in
a wild revel. Moon bridges allow Garou to traverse distances in
l/1000th the normal time required. This rite must be renewed
once every 13 moons (roughly a year).

此仪式在两个圣地的径石间（一边一个，也就是说要两个）建立（或修复）起一个精神上的通路。在仪式的高潮，一个月桥将会连通两个一齐参与仪式的圣地（和放GATE的法师对比起来看，在临场感和气势上就是不一样。这是写小说的好桥段呀，我已经记下了……）。之后，双方就可以通过月桥来狂野派对了。狼人可以靠月桥来做1：1000的缩地旅行。仪式每13个满月（大约正好是一年）就要重新主持一次。

System: The roll is Wits + Enigmas (difficulty 8 minus the
level of the ritemaster's own caern). The ritemaster may spend
Willpower on the roll. If her pack totem is the same as the totem
of the caern, she receives a bonus of three dice to the roll. If the
rite was unsuccessful previously, the difficulty level of the rite
increases by one. The ritemaster needs to obtain a number of
successes equal to the target caern's level to complete the rite.

系统：投智慧+Enigmas（忘记统一叫什么了……）（难度为8-仪式之主所在的圣地级别，不知这里指仪式主持的出生地还是当前地）。仪式主持必须消费WP才能掷骰。如果他的族群图腾和圣地的图腾一致，她还可以多得到三个骰数。若是仪式失败，难度+1。仪式主持必须得到大于或等于当前圣地的级别成功数方可完成此仪式。

If the rite succeeds, the moon bridge opens immediately,
and the spirit-bond between the two pathstones is established.
Moon bridges may now be opened at any time between the two
caerns. The bridges may be opened with the Rite of the Opened
Caern or the Ragabash Gift: Open Moon Bridge (if performed
at the caern). If the rite fails, no moon bridge opens, and the rite
must be tried again next year. Moon bridges to the caern may
still be opened, but they are not as safe as they might be.

仪式成功后，月桥立即会开放，两边的径石也确定了彼此的灵系（spirit-bond）。两地间也可随时用月桥来往了。月桥也可用连接圣地或Ragabash的天赋：开月桥（若是在某圣地举行的话）。若是仪式失败，自然不会再有月桥开启，且只能过一年才能再做尝试。通去圣地的月桥（估计是在说[若是不在圣地里举行此仪式]的情况）可能依旧联系着其他圣地，却不会再向从前一样的安全了。

If the rite botches, no moon bridge opens, and the pathstone
in the caern is scorched by the badly handled energies. Botching
this rite often leads to another rite — the Rite of Ostracism
— being performed against the offending Garou.
See Caerns Mechanics (p. 226) for moon bridge distances.

若仪式大失败，月桥不会开启，而且圣地里的径石将被一股能量烧焦。这个仪式的大失败一般会附送另一个仪式—仪式之放逐—由其他愤怒的狼人执行（……很幽默）。
见圣地构造（P。226）月桥距离一节。






Rite of Shrounded Glen

仪式之幽蔽谷

Level Four

LV4

This rite causes an area within the Umbra to become
invisible, so that it cannot be seen from any other part of the
spirit world. At least five people must participate in this ritual,
and they must fast for at least three days to purify themselves.
The Uktena, who are particularly adept at this rite, maintain
that all participants must come to the rite with their bodies clad
only in painted symbols representing earth, air, water, fire, and
(for the ritemaster) the spirit world.
System: The difficulty of this roll is the caern's Gauntlet
+ 4. Any participating Garou can contribute Gnosis to this rite.
The participants must spend a total of 10 Gnosis points to make
the effect permanent. Otherwise, the number of successes
achieved equals the number of hours the Umbral Glen remains
hidden. If the area the Garou attempt to hide is larger than the
caern itself, the amount of Gnosis required increases by two for
each one-mile radius the participants attempt to enshroud.

此仪式可隐藏起影界内的一块区域来，其余部分的灵界就难以观测到了。这一仪式至少需要五名狼人参与，他们必须斋戒至少三日来净化自身。Uktena一族操作这个仪式可谓得心应手，他们主张在举行这个仪式时，所有的参与者都要裸身并只在身上绘出地、气、水、火和（对仪式主持而言）灵的世界符号。
系统：DC为圣地铁拳屏障的级数+4。任何参与仪式的狼人都可向仪式捐出真知。为了使仪式的效果变为永久，参与者一共要消费10点真知。否则，成功数就是幽蔽谷能起作用的小时数。若是狼人想隐藏的区域大于圣地，需要的真知总量每超过一英里半径就要+2。






 

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Rite of Caern Building

仪式之圣地做成

Level Five

LV5

This powerful rite actually creates a permanent caern by
drawing the spirit world and the physical world closer together.
Simply reciting the rite draws the attention of the Wyrm's
servitors, and actually performing the rite has been known to
prove fatal. Only the most powerful and wise mystics dare lead
such an undertaking.

这一强力的仪式实际说来就是牵引灵界与物质界并在其近间建立起一个永久的圣域。仅吟诵出仪式的条款就会受到妖蛆走狗的注目，而正式来举行此仪式则很可能会带来毁灭性的后果。只有最强大而睿智的领袖才敢于来主持这个葬仪。

A powerful Theurge is almost always selected to perform
this most sacred of rites. Many Garou must channel their energy
through a powerful leader to have even a hope of success. Whole
packs have been known to die in agony of failed attempts.
Once the physical focus for the heart of the caern is
chosen, the area must be cleansed of all taint in preparation for
its transformation. All Garou participating in the rite must
undergo a Rite of Cleansing. The ritemaster performs a series of
minor rituals, meditation and other physical preliminaries to
prepare for her awesome task.

一个强力的施术者通常会被选出来主持这个最为神圣的仪式。只是为了取得成功的希望，就需要为数众多的狼人将他们的能量传递给那个强大的领袖。整个小组都有[失败便会痛苦的死去]之觉悟。一旦圣地的核心被确定下来，此区域就要为转化做准备，来清除掉所有的污染。所有参与仪式的狼人必须承受净化仪式。仪式主持要接连举行几个小的仪式，冥想并做好其他的物质准备来完成这一畏怖的任务。

The sept must post sentries (very often the players' characters),
for servants of the Wyrm almost invariably attempt to
disrupt such a great rite. Only the mightiest warriors are chosen
for such an assignment, and their protection is critical to the
success of the rite. The leader of the rite is helpless while he
chants a long litany of verses designed to draw a great spirit into
the prepared caern. Although it is possible to create a specific
type of caern, most leaders leave this choice to Gaia and accept
whatever caern she grants the sept.

氏族必须要派驻岗哨（通常由PC担当），因为妖蛆的仆从总是想潜进来打断这一伟大的仪式。只有最有力量的战士才会被指派做这个任务，而他们的保护能力事关仪式的成败。仪式领袖在为吸引某大圣进入准备万全的圣地而连祷时，是毫无防备的。虽然可以选择圣地的类型，多数领袖还是把这一特权交给盖亚并且接受她承认的氏族。

The rite must be performed between the hours of sunset
and sunrise during the waxing of the moon. Only the Black
Spiral Dancers create caerns during the moon's waning.
System: The rite requires an extended roll of Wits +• Rituals,
although the leader may use only as many dice as she has Gnosis.
The difficulty begins at 8, and it is modified downward by one for
every five Garou participating and spending Gnosis over and
above the 13 necessary participants, and 40 successes required.
Only one roll can be attempted per hour of the ritual.

仪式必须在月亮由亏转盈的日落至日出之间举行。只有Black Spiral Dancers一族在月亮渐亏之时建筑圣地。
系统：仪式骰数为投智慧+典礼，不过头领也可以用她的真知点来抵骰数。DC一般为8，每多5个狼人参与，难度就-1；总共需要花费13名或以上的狼人捐献出真知，同时需要40个成功骰（反复的看，似乎没有错……）。典礼中每小时只能投一个骰（啊啊，真麻烦）。

Because an enormous amount of Gnosis is needed to
create a new caern, a minimum of 13 Garou, one for each moon
of the year, must participate in this rite. Regardless of the
number of Garou aiding her, the ritemaster can channel such
a powerful stream of Gnosis through her system only once per
hour. The rite must be performed at night. Therefore, the
ritemaster has only eight rolls (one per hour) in which to
accomplish her task in most places and at most times of the year.

因为建筑一个圣地需要投入大量到恐怖的真知，必须最少是13名狼人，每个满月里出生的一名（所以一共是13名），来同时参与此仪式。无论协助她的狼人是多少，仪式之主只能每小时引导一次这强大的真知之川。仪式必须在夜间举行。因此，仪式主持在每年的多数地点和多数时间里只有8个骰的机会（每一小时一个骰）来完成她的任务。









This limit makes success fairly unlikely. If indeed, the rite does
fail, all involved suffer five wounds. These wounds are not
aggravated, but they are very painful, and they always leave
small teardrop-shaped scars scattered across the Garou's body.
Such scars are considered marks of bravery, and these "tears of
Gaia" are often highlighted by tattoos or paint and worn with
pride by the Garou. The Garou say the scars are the result of
Gaia crying out for her children's pain.

这些约束使得圣地的做成相当的不易。若仪式确实失败了，所有与会者均受到5个等级的伤害。这些伤害非恶性，但会很痛，而且通常会在狼人的身躯上散下分布些小泪珠形的伤疤。这些伤疤被认为是勇气的标志（伤痕，男子獠的勋章，爆……），而这些“盖亚之泪”通常被狼人骄傲的用图腾和颜料突出的描绘并展示出来。狼人认为这些伤疤是盖亚为他子民所受到的伤痛而哀伤时所流下的泪。

Once the leader scores the required number of successes,
all those involved in the rite must contribute Gnosis points —
100 are needed. If the total Gnosis available is not 100, all those
participating begin to suffer aggravated wounds. Each wound
counts as three more Gnosis points toward the total.
Botches during this rite are particularly deadly. All characters
involved suffer seven health levels of damage, which
means that even a Garou previously at full health becomes
Incapacitated. Those Garou reduced to below Incapacitated
suffer severe Battle Scars (see pp. 189-190).

一旦领头狼得到了需要的成功数，所有参与仪式的大小老狼们都要捐献出真知点来—至少100点。若是真知总量达不到这个数，所有参与者都要受到恶性伤害。不够的真知里，每三点换一个等级的伤害。在此仪式中的大失败显然是致命的。所有参与者都要受到7个等级的伤害，也就是说一个活奔乱跳的狼狼马上就会变成一头只剩半口气的皮草（full health becomes Incapacitated，顺便一说，狼皮皮草似乎开始逐渐在国外开始流行起来了，是因为暖和么……）。健康状况在[无力]以下的狼人会受到严重的BS（Battle Scars，暂时叫做战痕好了，见PP。189-190）。

If the minimum number of successes is rolled (40), the
caern is ranked Level One. The Gauntlet of such an area is 4,
and the spirits bound into the caern will grant powers approximately
equal to Level One Gifts. Every five additional successes
raise the level of the caern by one, correspondingly raising the
magnitude of the powers the caern grants. At Level Three, the
Gauntlet of the area is 3, while at Level Five, it is but 2.
Immediately upon the rite's successful completion, the ritemaster
must sacrifice a number of permanent Gnosis points equal to
the level of the caern.

若最小的成功数已经投出（40），圣地就以被标记为LV1的领域了。地区中的铁拳屏障为4，而要与圣地相结合的灵体能得到的能力相当于等级1的天赋。每多 5个成功骰数，圣地的等级上升1级，对应的也提升圣地的能级。LV3时，铁拳屏障变为3，LV5时为2。在圣地建造成功的同时，仪式之主要付出与圣地同等级别的永久真知上限点。

If a player's character should somehow assume the role of
ritemaster and succeed, she receives three points of Glory Renown,
five points of Honor Renown and seven points of Wisdom
Renown. Anyone else participating in the rite receives five
points of Glory Renown and three points of Honor Renown.
This task is a legendary one that deserves a suitable reward.

若PC不知为何而协助带头人完成了这个仪式，她将会收到3点荣耀点（Glory Renown），5点敬意值和7点学识数（Wisdom Renown）。任何参与仪式的狼狼都可以得到5点荣耀点和3点敬意值。这一任务因其传奇性而应受到相应的回报。  

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Rite of Death

死之仪典

Garou perform rites of death both to honor the departed
and to reaffirm their connection to the cycle of life, death and
rebirth. In facing and acknowledging death as a necessary part
of the dance of life, the pack and sept release themselves from
the debilitating poisons of grief and fear.
System: The ritemaster must make a Charisma + Rituals
roll (difficulty 8 minus the Rank of the honored Garou).

狼人举行此仪式既为祭奠先狼也反复确认了他们与生、死和苏生（rebirth）的轮回之间的联系。通过直面并承认死亡是跃动人生中的一部分，组群或氏族将他们自身从悲伤与恐怖的羸弱毒药中解脱出来。





Gathering for the Departed

聚集死者

Level One
This rite is enacted in honor of the newly dead. A Galliard
or a packmate of the departed werewolf usually performs the rite.
This rite varies dramatically from tribe to tribe. For example, a
Fianna ritemaster leads the sept in the telling of tales, both
raucous and heroic, about the fallen Garou. In contrast stands the
Wendigo's solemn rite, in which the ritemaster and all the fallen
one's packmates stand on the highest peak available, tails to the
wind, and howl out their pride and grief to speed their companion
onward to her next life. The exact form the rite takes does not
matter, only the acknowledgment itself.
System: The ritemaster leads the release of the Garou's
combined emotions into the spirit world. The Uktena say that such
emotions have a real impact upon the Umbra and that they help
ensure that the departed Garou retains ties to her mortal relatives.
At the Storyteller's discretion, this rite makes the deceased's spirit
easier to contact through the Ancestors Background.

LV1
此仪式为祭奠新死之狼而做。通常由一位Galliard（是族名吧？）或死者生前的战友来办理。这个仪式根据部落的不同而有显著的改变。比如说，一位Fianna的仪式之主将会带领氏族谈论关于死狼的生平事迹，无论是低俗或英勇。而Wendigo的庄重仪式则正好与之相反，仪式之主和死狼的同志都站在尽可能高的山颠之上，顺风，嚎出他们的自豪与伤痛，以使得他们的同伴能尽快转生（盖亚是相信这个的……）。仪式的形式其实并不重要，重要的是表达出来的承谢。
系统：仪式主持领导众狼将他们的情绪释放入灵界，Uktena族称那些情绪能很好的突入影界并保证狼魂能与生前的亲友相联系。依ST的判断，此仪式能使得狼灵多少能比较容易的进入先祖之地。






Rite of the Winter Wolf

仪式之冬狼

Level Three
Once a Garou becomes too wounded or aged to fight with
his tribe, he performs this solemn and bleak rite. Upon announcing
that he will undergo this rite, the werewolf sits at the center
of a gathering of his pack- and septmates. This meeting is an
onerous, solemn affair during which the Moon Dancers sing
hymns of the celebrant's life and deeds and invoke the spirits for
glory in the next world or life. The celebrant then slowly and
proudly walks through the closed ranks of the tribe. As he passes
his people, they begin howling a dirge similar to that sung during
the Gathering for the Departed. Some Garou beat heavy drums
or play mournful pipes as the celebrant drags himself to a secluded
site where he ends his life, usually with a silver klaive. Rarely, two
werewolves, usually packmates, will perform this rite together,
sometimes killing each other simultaneously, although Ahroun
may give each other a last fight to finish, with the victor ending
his life beside his fallen opponent. Immediately after the suicide,
the sept performs the Gathering for the Departed.
Members of the Red Talons and Get of Fenris are the
staunches! supporters of this rite. It is almost unheard of among
the Children of Gaia, who value the knowledge and experience
of their aged and wounded.
System: This rite is always performed at night, and it
requires that at least three other Garou be present to acknowledge
the solemn event. The weapon used by the Garou must be
silver, although it need not be a klaive.

LV3

当狼人太老（或伤残）到不能为他的部落而战时，他就会举行这一庄重而凄凉的仪式，为表示他要举办此仪式，目标必须坐在他的组群和氏族亲友中。这一会议将在月舞者（Moon Dancers ）艰巨而庄严的高歌着参与者的生活与事迹并乞求阴间或阳世的荣灵的加持。主持狼将缓慢而骄傲的在部落的亲密战友间穿行。当他经过同类时，他们会开始嚎些类似死之仪式的挽歌。当主持在偏僻的角落结束自己的生命时—通常是用一把银制klaive（应该是种剑类武器，见下图。啊，该死的A钱公司……）来了结自己—有些狼人则会用重重的击鼓声或悲哀的笛声来肃送他。少数情况下，两名狼人，通常是战友，会一齐来举行这个仪式，有时是同时杀死对方，不过Ahroun族（是族吧……）会用最后一战来结束彼此，胜者将在败者尸体边上自戮。在此仪式后，氏族马上就会举行聚集死者仪式。
Red Talons和Get of Fenris的成员是这一仪式坚定的拥护着（游牧民族……）。而在Children of Gaia一族就很少见了，因为他们十分崇敬有着丰富阅历和经验的老残。
系统：这一仪式通常在夜晚执行，并需要至少三名狼人出席来承谢。即使用来杀死狼人的武器不一定要是klaive，但却一定得是银制的。





 

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Mystic Rites

玄秘仪式

Mystic rites bring the Garou into direct contact with the
Umbra and/ or spirit beings. Unlike most other rites, a Garou
usually performs these rites alone.
System: When performing a mystic rite, the ritemaster must
make a Wits + Rituals roll (difficulty 7 unless otherwise stated).

玄秘仪式能使狼人直接与影界和/或灵体做接触。和其他多数的仪式所不同的是，狼人通常独自举行这个仪式。
系统：当举行玄秘仪式时，主持必须做智慧+典礼判定（若无其他加值DC就是7了）。

Baptism of Fire

洗礼

Level One
Most tribes attempt to track down all children born to
their Kinfolk within one month of the children's birth to see if
they "share the blood." (Most commonly, this search involves
the Gift: Scent of the True Form.) Those who are Garou are
"baptized" in the light of their auspice moon, beside a ritual fire.
Such a baptism most commonly involves mingling ashes with
a few drops of Garou blood. The mixture is then touched to the
child's ears, nose, eyelids and tongue.

LV1
多数部落都试图在自家小狼出生一月内进行追踪报道以确定他们是否“流着同样的血”。（一般来说，这一搜求包括天赋：散放本质）。那些狼人在月兆下，在仪式的火堆边受洗。这类洗礼一般包括一些混合和狼人血液的灰。这混合物被涂抹到幼狼的耳、鼻、眼皮和舌上。


In the presence of a lesser tribal spirit known as a Kin-
Fetch, the babe is then held up to the moonlight while the
baptizing Garou howls Gaia's greeting to the newborn. The
ritemaster then has the Kin-Fetch kiss the infant. The spirit's
fiery kiss inscribes a spiritual brand upon the babe in the form
of the newborn's tribal pictograph. This mark is not visible on
the newborn's body; the only mark left is spiritual. It is impossible
to remove this spiritual brand. Such a mark can be traced
and recognized by all Garou (including the Black Spiral Dancers,
who all too often track down cubs of other tribes and
capture them in order to create more of their foul number).

到场的次级部落灵体被看做亲属而接受，新生狼被举到月光下，同时施礼者对小崽嚎以露娜的祝福。仪式主持要对小狼行亲属之吻（BL，GL，LL，YJ……混乱中……）。灵体那火热的一吻将会在小狼的精神和肉体上留下烙印（这样心和身体就都是……了，恩恩……）。这一记号在新生狼身上是不可见的；印记只存于精神上（和前面说的似乎矛盾了）。这一精神烙印是不可能被抹消的。这一印记可被狼人追踪和辨认（包括Black Spiral Dancers一族，他们经常追踪其他部落的小狼并捕获来增加更多的污秽的成员）。

The participating Kin-Fetch spirit is assigned to watch over
the young Garou as she grows to maturity, so that the tribe may
always know the child's location and whether she is endangered.
When the child is about to undergo the First Change and is ready
for the Rite of Passage, the spirit alerts the tribe. Unfortunately,
such minor spirits are notoriously weak-willed and easily distracted.
All too often, a Kin-Fetch loses track of its charge or
becomes lost itself, leaving the young cub on her own. Such "lost
cubs" often become Lunatics or recluses, terrified of themselves
and unable to understand their powerful primal urges.

同族的灵体会被指派去监管幼狼直到成熟为止，那样部落就可以随时知晓幼崽的所在并明了他的安危。当小狼在承受他的第一次狼化后并已做好通路仪式（the Rite of Passage）的准备，灵体就会通告部落。很不幸的，这些次级灵体都是出了名的意志薄弱和心不在焉。时不时的，亲属会失去监视对象或灵体本身的踪迹，将应该负责加以照料的小狼撇下不管。这些“迷路的孩子”通常会变的错乱或自闭，恐惧于他们自身的变化并不能了解他们那强有力的原欲。

System: The ritemaster makes a Charisma + Rituals roll.
Only one success is required, but additional successes improve
the chance that the Kin-Fetch will keep track of the child. This
rite must be performed at night under the moon in which the
child was born. Although this rite is normally performed within
a month of birth, the brand can be inscribed at any time before
the cub reaches adolescence and undergoes her First Change.
The brand fades out of existence after the cub's Rite of Passage.

系统：仪式主持做魅力+礼仪骰。一个成功骰就足够了，但额外的成功可以增进亲属追踪幼崽的能力。此仪式必须在幼崽出生地，在月亮升起时举行。尽管此仪式通常在生日的那个月份举行，烙印却可以在小狼的青春期和第一次突变前的任意时间打下。烙印在幼崽举行通路仪式后消失。
 

[cas]

C4上半部分的小部分，某人实在是偷懒……
http://www.dndrpg.net/bbs/index.php?showtopic=6845

[landbuilding]

因为最近短时间内有超过半打人问我上半部分在哪里所以特别回复一下这样看过此帖的人就不至于摸不到方向那就是原本上半部分的翻译（这个翻译不是我同时也不是楼主虽然这其实是一回事）坑了于是就没有上半了

欢迎各界人士来信来函参与翻译谢谢