<br/>Yeah I would be charging background points to purchase rites to begin with, you are free to make a case for why you might know such a rite already and I may consider allowing it for free but it would be a rare thing. If you want to start with rites basically buy them. If I do allow any for free it would likely not be in great quantity you be lucky to get a level one rite for free and well it would have to be befitting of your Auspice etc, so it be easier for Theurges and Philodox's to convince me where as an Ahroun wanting a mystic rite is not likely to do so etc.<br/><br/>Minor Rites are a different matter those you can have although in  a number no greater than your rites score, they are things almost all Garou know a few of after all.<br/><br/>The system for learning Rites id say sort of covers the fact they don't cost anything in play too.