The world is very much like the modern world. Technology, medicine, politics, culture--they are all pretty much identical to the real world.

Recently, young people around the world have been spontaneously manifesting superhuman abilities. These new powers, while not terribly potent, still set each of these young people apart from humanity.

Each of you have just manifested powers within the past couple months. You have made some bad life choices after your abilities kicked in--nothing so bad as to land in prison, but only barely so. Part of your release terms dictate group therapy sessions with Elder Prentiss, a board certified psychologist.

The story is based in Chicago. The game is meant to be very low-powered and more street-level--in build terms, no abilities or powers can surpass d8. Also, every character must have at least one major flaw that helps define the character.