Homid

Crinos-born

Lupus-born

Gender

The first major demographic peculiarity is in gender.  All NPCs I identified fell either under male or female or unknown — I could confirm none as nonbinary.  I derived gender from the pronouns used for them regardless if the game stressed them being intersex.  And, well, there’s no avoiding it — male characters outnumber female characters two-to-one among statted NPCs. But there’s more we can discern than just that — we can look at how male and female characters differ by their expression in breeds, auspices, tribes and ranks.  A table detailing all of this can be found here, but I will provide some interesting tidbits below:

• Female Garou are more likely to be written as homid than the overall population.  They have a slight tendency toward the “middle auspices” (Theurge, Philodox and Galliard).  Understandably, a full 21% of statted NPCs with female pronouns are Black Furies.  The only other tribes where female Garou are more common than the average are Children of Gaia and Older Brother’s tribe.  Female Garou are more likely to be of “middle ranks”, Fostern through Athro; they are less commonly Cliath, Elder and none of the 8 “Legends” included in my data set are female.  (Note: While Zhyzhak has a rank 6 stat block in Apocalypse, this is an expression of her in the context of an Apocalypse scenario and is basically a vessel for the Wyrm rather than a werewolf at that point, so I opted not to include her.  She would be the only female Legend.)

• Male Garou are more likely to be written as crinos-born or lupus than the average.  They lean toward Ragabash and Ahroun comparatively.  Since the Black Furies “eat up” so many of the already-fewer female characters, male representation in most tribes exceeds the overall average.  This is particularly true among the Get of Fenris and Shadow Lords.  Male characters are a little more commonly Cliath or Elder than female characters are.  All eight Legends in my data set are male.

Breed

Breed is very simple — I was able to clearly identify all statted NPCs as one of the three.  As expected, homid Garou are much more common than the other two, though still a far cry from the 8-to-1 ratio of homid to lupus mentioned in the modern-day core books.  Crinos-born are relatively few even compared to lupus.  As before, a table detailing all this data can be found here, but I will provide some interesting tidbits below:

Auspice

All but one Garou in my data had one of the five normal auspices; there is only one available with a Beast Courts auspice that is therefore omitted.

An equal distribution of auspices would have each at 20%; as you can see, this is mostly the case except for Ahroun being over-represented and Ragabash under-represented by that metric.  As before, a table detailing all this data can be found here, but I will provide some interesting tidbits below:

Tribe

Tribal breakdown is a little looser than breed and auspice.  Early editions were less clear on what a Ronin was or how joining the Black Spiral Dancers functioned, and often listed someone’s former tribe versus their current one and made it unclear if they were still a member of their former tribe or not.  In those cases I considered them as being of “no tribe”.  There are also a few White Howler templates and NPCs in my data, but too few to really be of note here.  Also note that Hakken are included among the Shadow Lords and Boli Zouhisze among the Glass Walkers.

The most obvious thing is the sheer number of Black Spiral Dancers, but this is to be expected — antagonists are useful characters to have written out fully for a storyteller.  The other tribes cluster mostly between 6% and 8% of the total, with Red Talons and Silent Striders notably lagging behind the others.  As before, a table detailing all this data can be found here, but I will provide some interesting tidbits below:

• Get of Fenris also skew male, and have a higher percentage of crinos-born and lupus among their ranks than the other tribes.  As expected, Ahroun is by far their most-represented auspice (at 42% of the Fenrir’s population vs 27% of the general!).  In spite of this, they actually also have fairly average representation of Philodox and Ragabash; it’s Theurges and especially Galliards that they lack.  They tend to be rank 2 or rank 4, though they are also one of the fortunate tribes to have a Legend among their ranks.

Rank

Rank also sometimes was a mystery — occasionally you’d have NPCs listed as being of one rank but have Gifts of a higher rank in their lists.  I used my best discretion to clarify or omit these few outliers.  Adren and Athro are best-represented, with Fostern and Elders coming in next, then Cliath, and trailing well behind are, of course, the esteemed Legends.  As before, a table detailing all this data can be found here, but I will provide some interesting tidbits below:

• Cliath are much more likely to be male and crinos-born than the general population.  They’re most strongly identified with Ragabash, then Ahroun and Philodox.  Galliards are fairly less likely to be Rank 1.  They have strong representation among the Black Furies, Bone Gnawers and Silent Striders; they are found seldom among the Children of Gaia, Stargazers and especially rare among the Silver Fangs. 

• Fostern skew slightly female, and also are a little more likely to be crinos-born, mostly at the expense of their homid numbers.  They’re much more likely to be Ragabash, and particularly unlikely to be Philodox.  This more experienced but still-modest rank shows up often among the Bone Gnawers, Glass Walkers, Red Talons and Black Spiral Dancers.  It more rarely shows up among the Fianna, Shadow Lords or Stargazers.

• Adren lean ever so slightly female, and by now the crinos-born lead is starting to wane but still present.  The auspice distribution is fairly typical, but leans a little more Galliard and a little less Philodox or Ahroun than most.  This middling rank is common among the Fianna, Older Brother, and Black Spiral Dancers; it appears more seldom among Black Furies, Get of Fenris, Glass Walkers, Red Talons or Stargazers.

• The accomplished Athro retains its edge on female representation, and is also where crinos-born start dropping in number.  Homids are fairly more common, while lupus lag somewhat.  Lore-keeping auspices like Philodox and Galliard exceed the average here, while Ahroun take a slight dip.  This rank really only exceeds expectations among the Glass Walkers; it shows up less often as Fianna, Older Brother or Black Spiral Dancer.

• Esteemed Elders are more often male than the average, if only slightly, and also decidedly lacking in crinos-born numbers (a mere 6% of Elders are crinos-born!).  They are much more likely to be Ahroun than the general population, and to a lesser extent Philodox and then Theurge.  Ragabash are also very rare, only 2% of the Elder characters being so.  They’re more common among the Black Furies, Fianna, Shadow Lords, Silver Fangs and Stargazers than the average, and less common among the Bone Gnawers, Red Talons, Silent Striders, Younger Brother and Black Spiral Dancers.

• Legends are a highly-restricted data set, with only eight characters.  They’re all male, and none of them are crinos-born.  Five of them are homid (which is about 63% or close to the general population’s homid average) and the remaining three are lupus (or 38%, well exceeding the normal percentage).  Two are Theurges, two are Galliards and the remaining half are all Ahroun.  The following tribes have one example each: Get of Fenris, Red Talons, Shadow Lords, Younger Brother and Black Spiral Dancers.  Silver Fangs are responsible for the remaining three.

Female

For female characters we find stereotypical stats end up above the baseline of all Garou — Social Attributes like Charisma and Appearance, plus more nurturing Abilities like Empathy and Animal Ken (echoing their representation in the Children of Gaia), along with more mystical knowledges like Enigmas, Occult and Rituals (echoing their representation with Older Brother).  More social attributes like Allies, Contacts and Pure Breed come out strong here.  Rites known are also higher than in male characters.  Rage and Willpower both lag slightly.

Male

Male characters have a stronger lean toward Physical Attributes and raw Intelligence as well as quick Wits.  These are echoed in their Abilities, in which they exceed in combat abilities (Brawl, Dodge, Firearms, Melee) along with more scientific Knowledges (Politics, Science).  Male characters tend toward Rage more than female characters, and have also a slight edge on Willpower.

Homid

Unsurprisingly there is an advantage in Social Attributes; they also tend higher in Intelligence and Wits.  They also score higher in Abilities overall, with the exception of more instinctive Talents and Skills, and mystical Knowledges like Enigmas and Rituals.  They especially excel over the other breeds in Backgrounds owing to their dominance in Allies, Contacts and Resources, and a stronger representation of Kinfolk.  Their mystical tricks tend more toward Gifts than Rites, and are usually represented toward stronger Wills than their compatriots.

Crinos-born

While the typical crinos-born may have a higher Strength and Manipulation score than the average werewolf, it’s in Mental Attributes where they truly excel — having a high overall Mental average, particularly in Intelligence and Wits.  Perhaps this is unsurprising; depending on their disability a crinos-born may have hampered Physical scores, they are often built as being less Socially skilled than others given their outsider status, and so that leaves the acuity of their mind to come to the top most often.

They also have a strong Abilities score, and do well in an intriguing mix of Abilities.  It’s more useful to acknowledge where they fall short — typically Abilities that are associated most strongly with human society (Streetwise, Drive, Repair, Computers), as well as more “charming” social abilities (Animal Ken, Leadership).

Crinos-born may not have high Normal Background totals, but they do well in a variety of more mystical strengths like Ancestors, Fetish and Patron.  They also more commonly have Mentors looking out for them.  These mystical leanings manifest also as a higher-than-average Rites Known, though they lag slightly in Gifts.  Their birthright of suffering instills in them a high Rage, and their Gnosis is also higher than average, but their Willpower doesn’t quite reach homid heights.

Lupus

Attribute tendencies among Lupus are unsurprising, excelling in Physical Attributes and Perception above all.  Their Abilities are also the usual battery one would expect for the wolf-born: hand-to-hand combat Abilities (Brawl, Dodge), Abilities tied to the natural world (Primal-Urge, Animal Ken, Stealth, Survival) as well as the mystical traditions of the Garou (Enigmas, Rituals).  Intimidation and Animal Ken are the only social Abilities they exceed in. 

Like crinos-born, most Backgrounds are an ill match so they tend to have more invested in Backgrounds like Ancestors and Pure Breed; the lower average Patron score is likely owed to inconsistency in recording Patron scores at all in NPCs.  Their mystical inclinations explain their higher average Rites Known.  Their average Gnosis is high, and they also bear a tendency toward higher Rage.

Starting here, if a stat is bolded, that auspice has the highest (or lowest) average score for that stat. 

Ragabash

In Attributes, once accounting for differences in rank, Ragabash actually have the highest overall Attributes spread.  They average high in Dexterity, Social Attributes and Mental Attributes.  After all, a good Ragabash needs a sharp mind, silver tongue and the reflexes to get out of the trouble they’ve caused.  The only Attributes they average poorly on are Strength and Stamina. 

Meanwhile, they also have the highest Abilities total of the auspices!  Their Abilities tend toward vigilance (Alertness, Investigation), the ability to get out of harm (Dodge, Stealth), as well as a strong tendency toward skills relevant to human society and technology (Streetwise, Drive, Firearms, Repair, Computer, Science).  There is also a strong social streak with Expression, Subterfuge, Performance and Politics. 

Their Backgrounds lean toward people who can provide them aid and information, with Allies and Contacts standing out, as well as an interesting tendency toward Resources.  Mystical tricks are more often Gifts than Rites, and their Rage is predictably lower than the overall average.  Gnosis is slightly below average and Willpower slightly higher.

Theurge

Theurges tend toward Mental Attributes of all sorts, to the point where they lag in all other Attributes except Manipulation, which they are only middling at.  Ability totals average high for those born under the crescent moons, and some are predictably good scores for Theurges like Enigmas, Occult and Rituals.  There’s also an interesting tendency toward some technological knowledge (Repairs, Computers, Medicine, Science) and a smattering of social abilities (Empathy, Subterfuge, Etiquette).  Theurges tend to have strong Background totals, including Ancestors and Fetish, but some more human ones like Contacts and Resources also run a little high.  The low average on Patron is, as usual, not to be concerned about — authors rarely bothered to include Patron scores in character stat blocks.

As masters of mysticism Theurges average high on both Gifts known and Rites known.  Their Gnosis is, as one would predict, higher than average, while Rage and Willpower lag.

Philodox

Philodox do not have a particularly strong showing with any Attribute — just a slightly high average on Social and Mental Attributes, Intelligence a little more than the others.  Their Abilities tend toward the social (Empathy, Expression, Subterfuge, Leadership, Linguistics), the investigative (Computers, Investigation), and the traditional (Etiquette, Law).  Backgrounds do not average high in general for Philodox but they do tend to have their Contacts, and a good Resources average.

For the mystical, Philodox tend more toward Rites known than Gifts known.  Their Willpower averages a little high, while Rage and Gnosis lag a little.

Galliard

Predictably, Galliards shine on all Social Attributes, being the highest of all auspices for Charisma and Appearance and only losing to Ragabash on Manipulation.

Their Abilities lean toward social interaction (Empathy, Expression, Animal Ken, Etiquette, Performance, Linguistics) and also have a strong showing on more mystical Knowledges (Enigmas, Occult, Rituals).

While Galliards average high on Total Backgrounds, it’s not necessarily in the ones you’d expect — they actually have a poor showing on Contacts and average on Allies.  Instead their social connection is more with their forebears, with high scores on Ancestors and Pure Breed.  Their mystical tricks lean more toward Gifts known than Rites known (which lags, in spite of their good Rituals score!), and predictably they have a higher average Rage.

Ahroun

As the excess of bolding above indicates, Ahroun is an auspice of extremes, of highs and lows.  As warriors, they average high on Physical Attributes (to the point where everyone else pitches below the average because of them!), and unfortunately low on all Social and Mental Attributes.  Their Abilities average low in total and have strong showings in matters martial (Brawl, Dodge, Firearms, Melee), physical (Athletics), primal (Alertness, Primal-Urge, Survival) and regarding getting their way (Intimidation, Leadership). 

Their Backgrounds lean toward ones that suggest a certain amount of favor from without, including Fetishes bestowed upon them and Mentors keeping track of them.  They are also more likely to be marked with Pure Breed.  Their mystical abilities are on the lower end and so they tend to have fewer Gifts and Rites known.  Rage is as high as one would expect, and fortunately they have the Willpower to match (the highest of all five auspices); only Gnosis lags, by far the lowest of the auspices.

Starting here, if a stat is bolded, that tribe has one of the highest (or lowest) three or so average scores for that stat. 

Black Furies

Black Furies have a higher Total Attributes than average, and Physical and Social Attributes in particular.  Stamina, Appearance and Perception are where they excel.  Their total Abilities score is higher than average and covers wide ground, including a mix of combat (Brawl, Dodge, Firearms, Melee), those you would expect of a tribe so enamored of the wild (Alertness, Athletics, Primal-Urge, Animal Ken, Stealth, Survival), and the mystical (Occult, Rituals).  Their interest in helping human society has also granted them a number of useful Abilities like Empathy, Drive, Linguistics and Medicine.

Backgrounds are varied, from the social (Kinfolk, Mentor) to the inborn (Pure Breed) to the financial (Resources).  They tend high in Gifts and Rites known, as well as Rage and Willpower.  Gnosis lags surprisingly behind, likely because relatively few lupus Black Furies can be found in the books.

Bone Gnawers

Even once the data is weighted to equalize differences in rank distribution, Bone Gnawers lag behind in stats.  The only Attributes they are above-average in are Manipulation and Wits; all others they are average at best in.  They likewise lag in Abilities overall, though ones that help them avoid harm (Alertness, Dodge, Law, Stealth), social skills (Empathy, Politics, Streetwise, Subterfuge) and certain technological skills (Repair, Computers) are above-average here.

Unsurprisingly Bone Gnawers lag in Backgrounds, below-average in most.  The only Background they exceed in is Contacts.  These scrappy werewolves manage to have more Rites known than the average, but have fewer Gifts.  They are slightly above-average in both Rage and Gnosis.

Children of Gaia

Unicorn’s children have low totals for Attributes and Abilities both.  Their strongest showings are in Social Attributes, particularly Charisma and Appearance, but they suffer in all Physical and Mental Attributes and even Manipulation.  The Abilities they perform well in are likewise few, notably social skills (Empathy, Expression, Animal Ken, Leadership, Performance), a smattering of Knowledges (Enigmas, Law, Rituals, Science) and of course Medicine.

Children of Gaia have solid Background totals, keeping friends among Allies, Contacts, Kinfolk and Ancestors.  Their mystical knowledge is weak in both Gifts and Rites, and their average Rage, Gnosis and Willpower are all low.

Fianna

Stag’s children are blessed with high overall Attributes, particularly Physical Attributes (Stamina especially) and Social Attributes (all) with Intelligence also above average; they only fall behind in Perception and Wits.  Their Abilities are also high in total, and are particularly gifted in matters physical (Athletics, Brawl), social (Empathy, Expression, Performance, Linguistics, Politics) and enigmatic (Primal-Urge, Enigmas, Rituals). 

Unsurprisingly, Fianna do well in their Kinfolk score; a little less obvious is a tendency toward Mentor and Patron (though the latter is, still, a tentative matter that owes more to which writers bother with Patron and which don’t).  Gnosis and Willpower fall behind the average, the former likely due to a dearth of lupus and the latter due to their reputation for uncontrolled emotion.

Get of Fenris

Like Ahroun, Get of Fenris are a tribe of extremes as stats go.  Unsurprisingly, they excel in the matter of Physical Attributes, especially Strength and Stamina; they also have good Perception. Most other Attributes they are below-average in.  Their above-average Abilities are also an unsurprising array — the physical (Athletics, Brawl, Dodge, Melee), the primal (Primal-Urge, Animal-Ken), the assertive (Intimidation, Leadership) and the traditional (Law).

The Fenrir were generally built with a strong Backgrounds Total, especially in Pure Breed, strong ties like Allies and Patron, and Fetishes to aid them in battle.  They lean more toward Gifts known than Rites known, and actually are above average in Rage, Gnosis and Willpower.

Glass Walkers

In Attributes, Glass Walkers have higher-than-average Social and Mental Attributes (except Perception), with Manipulation, Appearance and Intelligence standing out in particular.  They also have high Ability totals, with a particular stress on social skills (Streetwise, Subterfuge, Etiquette, Leadership), technology (Drive, Firearms, Repair, Computers, Science) and knowledge (Investigation, Law, Politics).

Of all tribes, Glass Walkers average the highest Backgrounds Total, coming out ahead in Allies, Contacts, and Resources. They do fall behind in mystical matters, having fewer Gifts and Rites known.  They also have low average Rage (recall that tendency toward lower-Rage auspices) and Gnosis (being majority homid), but manage an average Willpower.

Older Brother

Older Brother excels in all the Mental Attributes (in which they are some of the strongest of tribes), but less so in Dexterity and all Social Attributes.  Their Abilities shine most in Knowledges and a smattering of other Abilities (Alertness, Animal-Ken, Repair, Survival).  Their Enigmas, Occult and Rituals scores are all top-notch.

They have a strong Backgrounds Total, doing well in social advantages like Allies, Kinfolk and Mentor, and also more spiritual options like Ancestors and Fetish.  Their mystical inclinations are born out in high average Gifts known and Rites known.  Their Gnosis is the highest among the tribes, and their Willpower is also respectable.  Rage is slightly below average.

Red Talons

Red Talons do not do well in Attributes, truly excelling only in Strength and Perception — in all others they fall behind.  Their list of above-average Abilities is short as well, and mostly predictable.  Combat skills like Brawl and Dodge do well, as do things useful to wild animals — Alertness, Primal-Urge, Animal-Ken, Stealth, and Survival.  Intimidation and Leadership are the only social Abilities they do well in, and they also have higher Rituals than average.

The Red Talons understandably have a low Total Background score, only doing well in Ancestors, Kinfolk and Pure Breed.  They know more Rites than the average werewolf, but fewer Gifts.  Their Rage and Gnosis are high, exceeding their Willpower.

Shadow Lords

The Attributes that Shadow Lords exceed in are Manipulation, Intelligence and Wits; they only fall behind on Stamina, Charisma and Perception.  Their Abilities tend toward social skills and knowledges (Intimidation, Subterfuge, Etiquette, Leadership, Linguistics, Politics), and the Abilities one might need to pass judgement (Investigation, Law).  They also have a curious streak toward technologies both simple and advanced (Drive, Firearms, Melee, Computer).

They have a low Total Backgrounds score, but do well in Contacts, Resources and Patron.  They are about average on Gifts known and below average on Rites known, and lag also in Rage, Gnosis and Willpower.

Silent Striders

Silent Striders actually tend high in a variety of Attributes, from the Dexterity and Stamina expected of a tribe of travelers to the Perception and Wits that define their quick, sharp minds.  They also are rather likeable, with a higher Charisma than average.  They likewise have a variety of above-average Abilities.  Many are survival skills (Alertness, Athletics, Dodge, Primal-Urge, Stealth, Survival), others are social (Empathy, Expression, Streetwise, Subterfuge, Animal-Ken, Etiquette, Performance, Linguistics) and many are more esoteric (Enigmas, Occult, Rituals).  Unsurprisingly, these werewolves on the move also have a high Linguistics score.

But, being on the road doesn’t lend itself to maintaining many Backgrounds, in which they suffer overall.  Only their Contacts and Pure Breed exceed the usual.  They do carry other strengths with them, with more Gifts and Rites known than most.  Their Gnosis and Willpower are also strong while their Rage lags behind.

Silver Fangs

As regards Attributes, Silver Fangs tend to have a high total to begin with, and shine for two in each category — Strength & Dexterity, Charisma & Appearance, and Intelligence & Wits.  The only Attribute they are actually below average in is Perception.  Their Abilities total is a little low, but they perform well in a variety of physical Abilities (Athletics, Brawl, Dodge, Melee) and social ones (Empathy, Expression, Etiquette, Leadership, Performance, Linguistics, Politics).

As the tribe of kingship, Silver Fangs unsurprisingly tend to have a high Backgrounds total and the resources that suggests — predictably high in Pure Breed, but also prone to higher levels of Fetish and Resources.  They know more Gifts than average but fewer Rites, and excel in Rage and Willpower over Gnosis.

Stargazers

Stargazers have the second-highest Attribute total of the tribes, and have above-average Dexterity, Charisma, Appearance, Intelligence and Wits.  They also have high Ability totals, a curious combination of physical Talents and Skills (Alertness, Dodge, Melee), social Talents and Skills (Empathy, Expression, Animal Ken, Etiquette, Performance) and all Knowledges other than Law and Politics.

While Stargazers do not tend to a high Background total, they have higher Ancestors, Contacts, Mentor and Pure Breed scores than is typical — it is just that they are rather low on all the others.  They are written with more Gifts than average, but fewer Rites.  Their spiritual and controlled natures shine through in higher Gnosis and Willpower, but lower Rage.

Younger Brother

Younger Brother suffers from low stats overall.  Stamina and Charisma are the Attributes in which they excel.  Their better Abilities are an interesting mix, from the more physical (Athletics, Stealth, Survival) to social (Animal Ken, Leadership, Performance) to outliers like Drive and Medicine.

They generally have a low Backgrounds total, but do well in stronger ties like Allies, Ancestors and Kinfolk.  Their mystical skills lay more in the arena of Gifts than Rites.  They are not particularly gifted in Rage, and sit below average in Willpower and especially Gnosis.

Black Spiral Dancers

Their Attributes certainly lean Physical, with Strength particularly high, as well as Dexterity and Manipulation.  Their Abilities are often combat-oriented (Brawl, Firearms, Melee), or about means of getting what they want (Intimidation, Subterfuge, Etiquette, Stealth).  They are not incapable as regards the wilderness and physicality (Athletics, Primal-Urge, Survival) and have an Occult knowledge to be respected.

Their Background totals are high, particularly with Allies, Ancestors, Resources and Patron.  They are generally written with fewer Gifts known (possibly due to a smaller Gift list for the tribe and potential unsuitability of traditional Gaian gifts for their breed and auspice) but skew high on Rites known.  Black Spiral Dancers have weaker spirits and wills as indicated by their Gnosis and Willpower scores.  However, their Rage is among the highest of the tribes.

Stat Averages by Rank

There is no particular reason to address the stat leanings of individual ranks — generally speaking, the higher the rank, the higher the stat.  This is entirely true for total stats like those above (i.e. Total Attributes); individual statistics may have occasional dips among the ranks (i.e. Rank 5 has a higher average Appearance than Rank 6 does) but by and large — as rank goes, so go the stats.

Veteran Creation Table

All values above are to be considered cumulative; you don’t need to add columns together.

• Attributes:  Start with a normal cliath point distribution and add an additional number of dots wherever you see fit as indicated. The additional value is for all three categories combined — not per category.

• Abilities:  Start with a normal cliath point distribution and add an additional number of dots wherever you see fit as indicated. The additional value is for all three categories combined — not per category.
  
  

• Backgrounds:  Points should be used to buy any and all Backgrounds available at character creation except Rites.
  
  

• Gifts Known:  Distribute gifts as you see fit, though of course the first three should be the requisite Rank One gifts by breed, auspice and tribe.
  
  

• Rite Levels Known:  This one was tricky.  Rite levels known by characters vary significantly based on book, rank, Rituals score, and auspice.  This is my best framework based on all of these variables — the smaller number is what Ragabash and Ahroun should use, and the larger number in parentheses is for Theurges, Philodox and Galliards.  The resulting number acts as special Rites-only Background points — buying a level one Rite for one point, a level five Rite for five, etc.
  
  

• Rage/Gnosis/Willpower:  Take the starting values from character creation and distribute the additional value from the table amongst them.  That is, a Rank Two Crinos-born Philodox of the Black Furies would start with 3 Rage, 3 Gnosis and 3 Willpower and then could add two to Rage, or one to Gnosis and one to Willpower — but not 2 to each.
  
  

• Freebies:  Spend as if at character creation.

Power Level Comparisons

To compare the relative strengths of the two canon methods of creating higher-ranking characters and my own, I decided to work with the experience value method from RAtW.  Building characters via my method and the WSH Rev method, I created characters that were highly under-optimized (spreading out stats as much as possible, even going so far as to pick level one gifts whenever possible) and then ones as focused as possible (maxing out stats before moving on to the next ones, taking the highest available gifts only) and then calculated their experience costs.  These provide the (rough) ranges above.  (Note: I ignored the issue of Rites known for the purposes of calculating this, as the other two methods don’t really allow for it at all anyway.)

As you can see, the Werewolf Storytellers Handbook (Revised) starts out extremely powerful at Rank Two but loses that lead by Rank 4.  Rage Across the World starts out weak but comes ahead around Rank Four, and goes far off the chart at Rank 5 (where it provides no upper bound for experience to provide).  My “Build a Veteran” method falls somewhere between — never the most powerful option available, but between the two at each rank.