Mortal (CofD)

A Mortal is a non-supernatural human being[1]; the term tends to be used interchangeably with "human"[2]. This can, at times, be somewhat non-indicative, given that the majority of supernatural templates are not actually immortal.

Mechanically speaking, "mortal" is a template that acts as the base of any character[3], onto which the supernatural template is then added.[4][5] This is part of what creates the modular nature of the Chronicles of Darkness in contrast to the Classic World of Darkness.

Interestingly, the term is used as a prerequisite for certain powers (e.g. Atariya or Infected)[6][7][8][1], indicating that there is a gray area of supernatural mortals in those who have supernatural Merits but lack a supernatural template (e.g. Vampire, Uratha, etc.).

References

  1. 1 2 CofD: Hurt Locker, p. 88 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print! (implicitly via comparison with supernaturals)
  2. ↑ CofD: Hurt Locker, p. 149 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  3. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness Rulebook, p. 24-30 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  4. ↑ VTR: Vampire: The Requiem Second Edition, p. 80 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  5. ↑ WTF: Werewolf: The Forsaken Second Edition, p. 82 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  6. ↑ CofD: Chronicles of Darkness Rulebook, p. 56 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  7. ↑ CofD: Hurt Locker, p. 71 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  8. ↑ CofD: Hurt Locker, p. 79 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
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