Identity Type: mundane

Most identities fall into this category. They usually represent functional roles the character has (such as an occupation, vocation or hobby), defining personality traits or physical characteristics.

Has Scary Problems

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Two versions of the I Have Scary Problems Identity are included. One’s mystic. One’s just the outcome of living a life of incipient terror.

I Have Scary Problems.
Supernatural: Specific Inform (for whatever those oranges and pencils and people in
crowds have in common).
Feature: Use Gutter Magick.
Feature: Casts Rituals.

I Have Scary Problems, of course I can maintain a poker face, be ready to flee at all times, awaken at the slightest noise.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Substitutes for Dodge.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.

Is Clued In

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I’m Clued In, of course I can roll my eyes convincingly at mention of Dirk Allen, tell a real Sleeper from a poser, get in touch with a guy who claimed he was from TNI.
Substitutes for: Secrecy.
Feature: Casts Rituals.
Feature: Use Gutter Magick.

Is In A Cult

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I’m in A Cult, of course I can feign normalcy, ignore injury and deprivation in service of holy things, fall into ecstatic glossolalia.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Protects Unnatural.
Feature: Coerces Isolation.

This guy has his cult, or its leader, as his Guru relationship. He’s got five Fails in Isolation, thanks to those mind-control vacations. His permanent madness is unthinking loyalty to the guru, as was intended.

Obsesses about UFOs

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I’m Obsessed with UFOS, of course I can attempt geometry and trigonometry, spot the tells of CGI, process video frame-by-frame.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Substitutes for Notice.
Feature: Substitutes for Pursuit.

Does Not Conform to Society’s Sexual Expectations

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I’m Sexually Nonconforming, of course I can get into the gay bar even when there’s a long line, flirt outrageously without being stalker-y, hold a poker face while talking with cultural conservatives.
Substitutes for: Lie.
Feature: Substitutes for Secrecy.
Feature: Substitutes for Connect.

Steals

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I Steal, of course I can tell if that purse is a knockoff, clock an armored car, spot a pickpocket in a crowd.
Substitutes for: Secrecy.
Feature: Substitutes for Lie.
Feature: Substitutes for Pursuit.

Truly Believes

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I Truly Believe, of course I can be courageous in order to help others, suffer in silence, recognize a verse from the holy book of my tradition.
Substitutes for: Connect.
Feature: Protects Isolation.
Feature: Protects Unnatural.

Unusually Old

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I’m Unusually Old, of course I can find information even when the Internet’s down, be patient and persistent, be prepared for the unexpected.
Substitutes for: Knowledge.
Feature: Substitutes for Status.
Feature: Protects Helplessness.

Single Parent

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I’m A Single Parent, of course I can stretch that grocery budget, arrange a very complicated schedule, throw together a Halloween costume at the last minute.
Substitutes for: Pursuit.
Feature: Protects Helplessness,
Feature: Protects Isolation.

Works Out

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I Work Out, of course I can borrow a kayak, find workout gear for all seasons, tape an ankle, push past exhaustion.

Substitutes for: Fitness.
Feature: Protects Helplessness.
Feature: Protects Isolation.