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=Important notes=
* '''We no longer allow Nephandi at character generation. If you're character is going to fall, you have to do it IC. You can still be a quite horrible person and not be actual evil incarnate.'''<br>

* '''New Technocracy Apps are currently closed as of July 2024.  Staff will consider in the future reopening.'''<br>

* '''Applications for mages with the Kinfolk and/or Kinain merit are closed for the foreseeable future. See [[Questionable Character Concepts]] for details.'''

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'''Set Fullname, Date of Birth (we do not use age, as time is real time), Concept (a few words), Nature, and Demeanor'''

'''Choose Tradition, <!--(Convention for Technocrats)-->Essence, Resonance'''
* Faction should be ''Traditions'' <!--''Technocracy'',--> or ''None''
** If Tradition is Order of Hermes, also set ''Degree'' and ''House''
* Tradition mages may also set ''Type'' (e.g. Reality Hacker)
<!--* Technocrats may also set ''Methodology'' (e.g. Genegineer)-->


'''Set +note for Paradigm'''
* If someone ICly asked you how you perform magick, and you answered honestly and reasonably completely, what would you say?
* What is '''at least''' one thing that your Paradigm doesn't allow you to do?
* Guide to the Traditions pages 58-65 has suggestions


'''Set +note for [[Foci]]'''
* Your +note should separate by sphere what foci are used.
* The same focus can be used for more than one sphere.
* This +note should be updated and reapproved later by staff if/when you learn new spheres, or as IC RP dictates post approval.
* Having only one focus for all spheres will generally be rejected at staff discretion, unless you have the Phylactery flaw.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Stat !! Baseline !! Freebies per additional dot
|-
| [[Attributes]] || 1 in each + 7/5/3 || 5
|-
| [[Abilities]] || 13/9/5 || 2
|-
| [[Mage Spheres | Spheres]] || 6 || 7
|-
| [[Mage/Backgrounds | Backgrounds]] || 7 || 1
|-
| Arete || 1 || 4 (max total 3)
|-
| Willpower || 5 || 1 (max total 8)
|-
| Quintessence || equal to Avatar || +4 dots per freebie <br /> (requires Prime sphere, max total 20) <br /> (not replaced once spent)
|-
| Freebies || 15
|}

Spheres:
* Tradition mages should allocate at least one of the six dots to their Tradition's specialty sphere.
* Hollow Ones and Orphans still get a total of 6 dots baseline. (MtA 90: "''Some'' Orphans, especially Hollow Ones, have no specialty sphere." Emphasis added.)
* List of [[Mage_Spheres#Specialty_spheres | specialty spheres]] by Tradition / Convention

Backgrounds:
* [[Character Generation/Mage Familiars|Familiar Companion stats]]

Select [http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/ncmta/resources/resonance.html Resonance Trait(s)]
* Essence = Dynamic: at least one Resonance Trait should be of type Dynamic
* Essence = Pattern: at least one Resonance Trait should be of type Static
* Essence = Primordial: at least one Resonance Trait should be of type Entropic
* Essence = Questing: Resonance Trait(s) can be any of the above types
* Your Resonance Trait should not literally be "Dynamic", it should be a more specific adjective whose ''type'' is Dynamic (or whatever) - see above link for examples

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