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** In ''[[Genius: The Transgression]]'', "mortals" are often the bane of [[Mad Scientist|Geniuses]], as they can cause [[Weird Science|Wonders]] to [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|go horribly wrong]] by trying to use them. For Geniuses, [[The Masquerade]] is enforced by the circumstances of their powers rather than an organisation, since the things they make generally [[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup|can't be recreated]] and [[Magic-Powered Pseudoscience|don't quite run on scientific principles]].

*** It's gotten a bit better for Geniuses. It used to be that Havoc could be caused simply by 'mere mortals' ''looking at them''. Now it mortals have to touch or analyse the Wonder to cause Havoc. Geniuses are now free to walk in broad daylight with a death ray and start zapping the crap out of people. The Masquerade is still up though because a large-scale revelation of just the mere existance of Genii would cause widespread Inspiration and since none of the Genii organisations would be able to deal with that number, it would lead to massive amounts of Unmada and Illuminated walking the earth. And that would almost certainly mean the end of the human race as a whole.

* ''[[Continuum]]'' has the vast majority of humanity (and pre-human civilisations) made up of Levellers (as opposed to Spanners/Spinners for those with the capacity for [[Time Travel]]). No mention is made in the rulebook about the potential confusion with a [[wikipedia:Levellers|17th century English political movement]], or a [[wikipedia:Levellers (band)|late Capricorn-era folk-punk band]], although they do discuss the implications of their own name as used as an insult.