Draft expanded renown
PGttCB 80-82, Corax 75-81, Book of the Wyrm 138-139
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Note: Gifts listed in red are unavailable to Buzzards/Wyrm Corax.
Rank 1
Voice of the Mimic - This Gift allows the Corax to imitate any sound or voice she has heard. Voices and accents are all covered by the scope of the Gift, as are machine noises, crashes, gunfire, and any other noise you can imagine. Voice of the Mimic is taught by a Mynah spirit.
System: The Gift requires a Perception + Expression (or Mimicry) roll, with the difficulty based on the complexity of the sound. When combined with the merit: Eidetic Memory, the Corax can replay whole conversations with eerie verisimilitude.
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
Enemy Ways - This is a danger sense. Taught by one of Grandfather Thunder's Stormcrows, Enemy Ways is more than just a heightened (and reasonably accurate) sense of paranoia. Instead, it provides solid information on what immediate peril a Corax faces.
System: The Corax, by rolling Perception + Stealth, can pick up hints as to the nature of enemies in the area. Usually, a Corax who uses this Gift successfully can pick out the number and type of opponents; with extreme successes, sometimes more can be learned.
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
Morse - There are messages that need to move faster than any Corax can fly, and there are times when neither computer nor phone is a safe method of information transfer. At times like that, a Corax still has a method of getting his message to his nearest fellow wereraven, namely the use of this Gift. By merely tapping out his message onto any hard surface, and using this Gift, a Corax can make sure that someone out there gets his message right now - because there may not be time for a later. This Gift is taught by a Machine spirit.
System: With this Gift, the Corax can tap out a Morse code message on any surface and, by spending a Gnosis (and succeeding on a Wits + Empathy roll, difficulty 8), have the nearest Corax hear the message clear as day. Of course, the receiving Corax might not know Morse code, but that's the sort of risk you've got to take.
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
Open Seal - As the Ragabash Gift.
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
Raven's Gleaning - Raven's Gleaning takes advantage of the legendary Corax predilection for bright, shiny objects. In essence a value detector, the Gift allows a Corax to look at a shiny object and, discover whether or not it's worth picking up. Raven himself, or a Raven spirit acting under orders from the big guy, teaches this Gift.
System: Raven's Gleaning costs a point of Gnosis and requires a Perception + Subterfuge roll (difficulty 5). A single success merely gives a yes/no answer as to whether the item is worth snatching. Additional successes can give the Corax an idea of value, composition, craftsmanship, and so on.
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
Scent of the True Form - As the Philodox Gift.
(Corax BB p75)
Truth of Gaia - As the Philodox Gift.
(Corax BB p75)
Word Beyond - When traveling through the Umbra, Corax often feel the need to leave information for their fellow birds. After all, it's common courtesy to inform a relative that the old safe road now leads right into a nest of Pattern Spiders, right? Unfortunately, there's a dearth of writing materials in the Umbra, which means only that the Corax had to find an alternate method of leaving their missives. That's where this Gift - which allows a Corax to create a recognizable sigil out of whatever's handy - comes in. A spirit in service to Coyote teaches this Gift (when he feels like it).
System: In the Umbra, the Corax (by rolling Wits + Expression, difficulty 6) can create a marker out of available materials for any other Corax who come by. The number of successes indicates the complexity of the message that can be encrypted into the marker, which can be decrypted by another Corax rolling Perception + Occult (difficulty 7).
(PGttCB p80, Corax BB p75)
