Gnosis

Gnosis is the primal magical energy within the earth that the Garou can call upon when casting their Gifts. Gnosis is a resource which is all to rare in the modern nights and is always sought after by the Garou. It comes in many forms with the most common source being areas of extreme spiritual significance (such as Caerns) or the Umbra itself. Unlike Rage Gnosis is a dwindling resource and more reliable in its use. The Gnosis tracker goes from 1-10 and has no negatives or bonuses for being 0 or 10.

Using Gnosis

Gnosis is used during the activation of some Gifts or for Gnosis related special actions which are listed below. A Garou can only spend as many Gnosis Points per Turn as is his Primal Instinct Rating:

• Carrying Silver: At the cost of 1 Gnosis Point and 1 Action a Garou can carry a silver item on their person without any adverse side effects for 1 Scene (where they are actively using the item) or 1 hour (if they are simply keeping it on their person).
• Powering Fetishes: At the cost of 1 Gnosis Point and 1 Action a Garou can activate the abilities of a Fetish for 1 Scene.
• Empower the Rite: 1-3 Gnosis Point(s) can be spent before the test of a Rite is rolled to add 1 Bonus Point, per point of Gnosis Point spent, to the test.
• Empower the Gift: 1-3 Gnosis Point(s) can be spent before the test of a Gift is rolled to add 1 Bonus Point, per point of Gnosis Point spent, to the test.
• Preserve the Spirit: At the cost of 1 Gnosis Point and 1 Action a Spirits time on the physical plane can be prolonged for 1 hour even if cut off from other sources of spiritual energy.

Gaining Gnosis

Gnosis is gained in several different circumstance. Whenever a trigger for gnosis is met the player rolls the number of Black dice as advised in the table below and adds as many Gnosis points per success as the table advises. 

Permanent Gnosis

Permanent Gnosis is established by a characters Auspice and is the number of Gnosis Points a character will have at minimum after each moon rise if he spent at least 5 hours in a Caern (or a similarly spiritually significant area). These points do not accumulate, instead permanent Gnosis simply gives the Garou a reliable pool of Gnosis Points he can tap into each night.