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A warning, to those who will consider playing M+, here. We are still in the market for a dedicated M+ admin who will provide dedicated content for your sphere. Absent that, you will have to be a self-starter. We will process apps and approve concepts, but the secret to finding plot here is to be pro-active, curious, and take risks... those risks can very easily get your character killed. Such is the lot of the M+, and hunters in particular.

We use Sorceror: Revised as the main book for Mortal+ but draw our inspiration from other texts including Hunters Hunted and Project: Twilight.

Overview

Detroit is a city in trouble. Virtually every major group has simply washed its hands of the place, and in many respects that includes the state government. Dark, horrid things are lurking beneath the surface and the usual supernatural checks and balances are largely absent. The only 'thriving' supernatural presence in Detroit, anymore, is The Sabbat. New heroes have to step up if humanity's to be more than cattle. This is a place for those heroes that rise from the ranks of mortals to really shine and take back this city of ashes.

Mortal+, for us, is a sphere about exceptional people who are still the underdogs. Objectively speaking, Mortal+ are more fragile, less potent, and have less resources to draw on than their supernatural betters (Mages, Changelings, Vampires, and Fera). But this does not mean that Mortal+ are not without their particularly strengths. For one thing, Mortal+ never need fear Paradox, Frenzy, Banality, Curses, or any of the other backbites that supernatural characters have to face. Mortal+ characters may almost seamlessly integrate into Mortal society. Their gifts make them stand out, not stand apart. Some join secret societies - most of which have vast numbers of Average Joes filling their ranks. Some are just solos trying to make their way in the world. Mortal+ is a big tent.

What Mortal+ Isn't

A special note is warranted here on what Mortal+ isn't. (Or, more accurately, what isn't mortal+.) Ghouls, Kinfolk, and Kinain are not Mortal+ concepts. On many sites, these character types are considered lesser (as are Mortal+ in general) and so get swept into the M+ bin. We consider Mortal+ to be a proper sphere in its own right, and resultingly these 'super-touched' concepts belong to their respective main spheres. Ghouls to Vampire, Kinfolk to Fera, and Kinain to Changeling. Even psychics, faithful, and sorcerors - who would otherwise fall into this sphere - belong to their parent spheres if there is another 'flavor' to them. Finally, sorcerors, faithful, and psychics who are accepted into Mage society as acolytes, consors, or their technocratic equivalents are considered part of the Mage sphere.

Mortal+ is everyone who is left.

House Rules

(Main article: House Rules: Mortal+)
The house rules for Mortal+ are a work in progress. Abilities requested will be reviewed and house rules determined at the time of application. See the main article for more.

Application Process

(Main article: Applications: Mortal+)
While hardly the world's most stringent stickler, The Supremes will process you faster and be more positively inclined towards your app if you follow this simple, three-step process.

Step 1: The Pitch

Want to play a mortal+? @mail The Supremes or email ftachangeling@gmail.com (yes, you read that right) with a subject of INQUIRY: Your concept here. Properly labeled Inquiries get processed faster. Email and @mail without the proper subject gets read whenever the very busy wiz gets around to it.

Step 2: Get Ready

Take the intervening time to read our news and/or this wiki's pages on the subject of the Mortal+ Sphere and the site in general. Please see the Sphere Information Room (it's off the Player Nexus) for Mortal and Mortal+. Read all +views relevant to your concept.

This same information can be found in the main article for mortal+ applications.

Step 3: Submit

Once you've been given the go-ahead by The Supremes, submit your app according to the process outlined in the Sphere Information Room or the main article.