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Nuwisha is one of the Changing Breeds books for Werewolf: The Apocalypse, focused on the werecoyotes of North America.

Summary[]

Laugh for Coyote
Learn the secrets he will teach you
Kill the foes he will choose for you
Laugh, says Coyote:
Sing to Luna, who longs for the past
Dance for Earth Mother, who gives us so much
Laugh, demands Coyote:
Trick the sullen, who need happiness
Prank the foolish, who forget the truth
Laugh, insist Coyote:
Share your secrets with no one
Tell your tales to everyone
Laugh, commands Coyote:
Teach the (sic)naive, who want to learn
Destroy the arrogant, who feel they know all
Laugh for Coyote
He is our father, our teacher, our friend
He is our master, our creator, our destroyer
Nuwisha includes:
  • The history, culture and creation myths of the devilishly clever werecoyotes;
  • Expnded information, Gifts, totems and more for Nuwisha paws only;
  • Four sample Nuwisha, a comic-book tale of a legendary trickster, and more.
Alternative Summary:
Laughter on the Wind
The Children of Coyote can wear just about any face they like, wander wherever they want in this world or the next, and generally outsmart anyone unlucky enough to cross their path. Some say the werecoyotes might even be too clever for their own good but who listens to people like that?
The Werecoyotes Gather
Nuwisha is one of the popular Changing Breed books for Werewolf. This character book spotlights the werecoyotes, the tricksters par excellence of the World of Darkness. Learn their ancient tales and the secrets that they alone know about the coming Apocalypse.

Chapters[]

Trickster Comics Proudly Presents: Warped Western Tales, Comes The Wyrm Train[]

Introduction: Laughter on the Wind[]

Chapter One: The Truth About the World[]

The Nuwisha's history of the world.

Chapter Two: How to be a Proper Nuwisha[]

The culture of the werecoyotes.

Chapter Three: The World from Coyote's Eyes[]

Nuwisha around the world and beyond.

Appendix One: Toys and Tricks[]

Werecoyote Gifts, totems and fetishes

  • Merits and Flaws:
    • Large: (1 point Merit)
    • Umbral Affinity: (2-3 point Merit)
    • Favored by Coyote: (6 point Merit)
    • Bad Moon: (2 point Flaw)
    • Overly Curious (3 point Flaw)
    • Harano: (4 point Flaw)
  • Players Guide Errata
  • Gifts:
    • Snake's Skin (Level One)
    • Song of Kokopelli (Level One)
    • Swollen Tongue (Level One)
    • Xochipilli's Touch (Level One)
    • Camouflage (Level Two)
    • Dance of Dionysis (Level Two)
    • New Face (Level Two)
    • Twisting Tongues (Level Two)
    • Umbral Map (Level Two)
    • Dance of Abandon (Level Three)
    • Gift of Laughter (Level Three)
    • Gift of Rage (Level Three)
    • Push (Level Three, Umbral Danse)
    • Scent of Vengeance (Level Three)
    • Shadow Walk (Level Three)
    • Disappearing Act (Level Four)
    • Heave-Ho (Level Four)
    • Locked Door (Level Four, Umbral Danse)
    • Umbral Gateway (Level Five, Umbral Danse)
    • Umbral Target (Level Five, Umbral Danse)
    • Coyote's Howl (Level Six)
  • Fetishes:
    • Coyote's Fang - Level 3, Gnosis 4
    • Powder of Kishijoten - Level 3, Gnosis 4
    • Mirror of Ti Malice - Level 4, Gnosis 5
    • Pipes of Kokopelli - Level 4, Gnosis 6
    • Eye of Path - Level 5, Gnosis 7
  • The Faces of Trickster - Totems:
    • Ti Malice
    • Loki
    • Kishijoten
    • Ptah
    • Kokopelli and Pan
    • Chung Kuel
    • Xochipilli
    • Oghma
    • Raven
  • Coyote's Blessing - Unique Nuwisha Gift

Appendix Two: Coyote's Children[]

Four ready-to-play character templates

  • Gambler - Homid, Totem: Chung Kuel, Pants?: $200
  • Prankster - Homid, Totem: Xochipilli, Pants?: Certainly
  • Teacher - Latrani, Totem: Raven, Pants?: Infrequently
  • Scrapper - Latrani, Totem: Loki, Pants?: DAMN THE PANTS!!

Appendix Three: The Favored of Coyote[]

The most famous Nuwisha of past and present.

Background Information[]

The comic in the introduction was written by James A. Moore, with art by Steve Prescott and lettering by Matt Milberger.

Memorable Quotes[]

Characters[]

  • Cleetus - Human Died, Past
  • Doc Valkenburg - Human, Past
  • Loki Laughs-Too-Much
  • Mocks-The-Odds - Nuwisha

The Favored of Coyote[]

Terminology[]

Breed, Camp: Umbral Dansers; Coyote, Coyote's Tunnel (Realm), Domains (Realms), Festival (Gathering), Homid (Breed and Form), Humor Renown, Kiba (Caern), Latrani (Coyote Breed and Form), Luna, Manabozho (Coyote Man), Mockeries, Nuwisha, Pure Lands, Sendeh (Near Coyote), Totems: Chung Kuel, Kishijoten, Kokopelli, Loki, Oghma, Pan, Ptah, Raven, Ti Malice, Xochipilli; The Trickster's Laws, Tsitsu (Glabro), Umbra, Wagnerians (Garou Camp),

References[]

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