Combining of Beings
| Original | Can they Become a... | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vampire | Shape-shifter | Mage | Wraith | Kithain | Kuei-jin | Mummy 1st/2nd Ed. | Fomori | Hedge Mage | Psychic | Faithful | Gypsy | Ghoul | Revenant | Kinfolk | Kinain | |
| Vampire | N/A | No | No | New | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Birth | Birth |
| Shapeshifter | special* | N/A | No | New | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Birth | Yes | No | N/A | Birth |
| Mage | New | No | N/A | New | No | ? | New | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Birth | Birth | Birth |
| Wraith | No | No | No | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | no | Birth | Birth |
| Changeling | New | No | No | New | N/A | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Birth | N/A |
| Kuei-jin | No | No | No | No | No | N/A | No | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | Birth | Birth |
| Mummy 1st/2nd Ed. | No | No | No | No | No | No | N/A | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Birth | Birth |
| Fomori | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | N/A | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Hedge Mage | New | Birth | New | New | Yes | New | New | New | N/A | Yes | Yes | Birth | Yes | Birth | Birth | Birth |
| Psychic | New | Birth | New | New | ? | New | New | New | Yes | N/A | Yes | Birth | Yes | Birth | Birth | Birth |
| Faithful | Yes | Birth | Yes | Yes | Birth | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Birth | Yes | Birth | Birth | Birth |
| Gypsy | New | Birth & New | Yes | New | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | ? | Birth | Birth |
| Ghoul | New | Birth | Yes | New | Birth | New | New | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Birth | N/A | N/A | Birth | Birth |
| Revenant | New | No | Yes | New | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | Birth | Birth |
| Kinfolk | New | Yes | Yes | New | Birth | New | New | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Birth | Yes | Birth | N/A | Birth |
| Kinain | New | No | ? | New | N/A | New | New | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Birth | Yes | Birth | Birth | N/A |
Legend:
Yes -- The being on the left of this row can also become one of the beings at the top of this column.
No -- you can not become one of these.
New -- you can become one, but lose your old powers, becoming the new being.
Birth -- you can be one as well if you are born that way.
special -- Usually a combination of more than one of the others.
? -- undecided at this time.
Additional Points
Vampire
Any creature except shapeshifters and Faithful lose all powers when becoming a vampire. Shapeshifters rarely survive, if they do they become Abominations, as detailed in the Werewolf Players Guide. Faithful may lose Faith at the ST's discretion. Embraced Gypsies may use Blood Affinities if they drink the blood of a Gypsy with the affinity.
Shapeshifter
Kinfolk may become Garou through the Rite of Sacred Rebirth as detailed in Outcasts. This rite, like any rite, cannot be performed by Kinfolk who belong to another major supernatural group. More Shapechanger crossover information is in the Werewolf Players Guide.
* Abomination
Kinfolk may become Garou through the Rite of Sacred Rebirth as detailed in Outcasts. This rite, like any rite, cannot be performed by Kinfolk who belong to another major supernatural group. More Shapechanger crossover information is in the Werewolf Players Guide.
Mage
Kinfolk with Gnosis or Gifts and Kinain with Glamour cannot Awaken.More details of Mage crossover is the the Book of Shadows and the Book of Mirrors. Numina is lost on Awakening apart from True Faith. Gypsy Mages may use Blood Affinities but are subject to Paradox.
Wraith
All except Faithful lose their powers upon becoming a Wraith, see Buried Secrets for more details. Vampires may not become Wraiths if Diabalarized or in Golconda. Faithful may lose Faith at the ST's discretion. Wraiths can only be Ghouled by vampires using the Nihilistics discipline. Any Wraith returning as a Risen has no former powers.
Kuei-jin
Only those of Asian descent may become Kuei-jin.
Mummy
Shapechanger Mummies become trapped in the Umbra, see Mummy 2nd edition for more details.
Fomori
Supernatural Fomori often suffer additional detrimental side effects. See Freak Legion for more detail. Fomori may not have Numina except for True Faith, except for the Brain Eaters who may have psychic powers.
Hedge Mage
Hedge Mages being embraces, Awakening or mummified may convert their Paths into new powers of the appropriate type. See Sorcerer for more detail.
Ghoul
Shapeshifters are very difficult to Ghoul. Changelings suffer Banality when Ghouled. More details are in Ghouls: Fatal Addiction.
Revenant
Revenants require two Revenant parents. While it would be possible to have Gypsy, Kinfolk or Kinain Revenants their are no Revenant Families in existence that have Gypsy, Garou or Fae blood so none could be born. In the Dark Ages there was one Revenant-Kinfolk family.
