A Note on Gnosis

Gnosis is the essence of the spiritual world; it allows Garou to access the spirits that surround them. In some ways, it is the expression of their half-spirit nature. This connection is what makes travel to the Umbra possible, and it fuels many of the powerful Gifts the spirits can bestow. Without this spiritual force, Garou would be cut off from half of their natures. Characters with low Gnosis can find contact with the spirits rare and difficult. On the other side, those with very high Gnosis scores sometimes find the worlds blurring, and they may have trouble distinguishing each side of the Gauntlet from the other.

Gnosis is recorded in two forms, much like Rage and Willpower. The first is the character’s permanent Gnosis rating, indicated on the character sheet by the dots. The second is the temporary Gnosis pool, represented by the squares, which shows how many Gnosis points the player has left to spend. The Gnosis pool can never be greater than the Gnosis rating. When you spend a point of Gnosis, remove it from the Gnosis pool, not the permanent Gnosis rating. Permanent Gnosis stays constant through the story, while the pool fluctuates.

Using and regaining Gnosis follows the same concept as Rage. Gnosis used in a scene will not be regained til after that scene ends and will not be available in any scene that is started prior to the end of the scene those points are used. Once the scene ends gnosis is regained at one point per day, though player may utilize the options given in the book to recover it faster. ( Meditation, Sacred Hunt, bargain with Spirits.)