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	Dear Reader take warning...go not incautiously forward into these pages, for they describe a roleplaying game about the horrific and dysfunctional ties that bind a monstrous The Batman and his or her minions. It is a game with a not-so-traditional style of play that could well give you the creeps...though other games may have not.
	Now having weighed this caution, should you proceed with these rules I think you'll find the most chilling events of your games aren’t so much inflicted by the GM upon the players, but rather, produced by them to the horror of all. Will you laugh?...If you like that sort of thing.
	~~Minions do horrific things~~

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	The ~~desperate struggle to be decidedly human in the face of~~		Dear Reader take warning...go not incautiously forward into these pages, for they describe a roleplaying game about the horrific and dysfunctional ties that bind a monstrous The Batman and his or her minions. It is a game with a not-so-traditional style of play that could well give you the creeps...though other games may have not.
	~~monsterizing forces~~ and ~~adverse circumstances~~ is a ~~timeless~~		Now having weighed this caution, should you proceed with these rules I think you'll find the most chilling events of your games aren’t so much inflicted by the GM upon the players, but rather, produced by them to the horror of all. Will you laugh?...If you like that sort of thing.
	~~horror~~ not ~~restricted to any specific range~~ of ~~cultures or~~		Minions do horrific things
	~~geographic locales~~. ~~MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN, however,~~
	~~expresses~~ this ~~struggle in~~ the ~~vague setting~~ of ~~an unspecified~~
	~~central European country~~, ~~somewhere around 1805~~, ~~in and~~
	~~around an unnamed town~~.
	~~It is an environment pervaded by fear.~~

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	The ~~The Batman~~ to ~~whom~~ the ~~minion characters~~ of ~~the players~~		The desperate struggle to be decidedly human in the face of
	~~are bound has no traits, per se. Fear~~ is a ~~representation of the~~		monsterizing forces and adverse circumstances is a timeless
	~~whole of the The Batman’s presence and its penetration as a~~		horror not restricted to any specific range of cultures or
	~~threatening force into the environment. Minions are in some~~		geographic locales. MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN, however,
	~~respects empowered by Fear, and also victimized by it.~~		expresses this struggle in the vague setting of an unspecified
	~~Reason is a representation~~ of ~~the influence of the~~		central European country, somewhere around 1805, in and
	~~Townspeople within the environment~~.		around an unnamed town.
	~~Carlotta is dressed and primped by her minions~~		It is an environment pervaded by fear.
	~~The horror of playing~~ MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN ~~begins with a~~
	~~setup session, in which the players and GM collectively~~
	~~conceptualize a The Batman, determining Aspect and Type~~, ~~Wants~~
	~~and Needs~~, ~~the nature of the Outsiders, and decide on values~~
	~~for Fear and Reason. This chapter details the choices to be~~
	~~made~~ in ~~laying out~~ the ~~The Batman’s conceptual anatomy. But let~~
	~~no notion~~ of ~~ordered process be inferred from the~~
	~~presentation herein. The Batman-making at its most effective is~~
	~~simply informal discussion, in which Type and Aspect and~~
	~~the other elements are explained to participants who are new~~
	~~to them~~, ~~and the group finds itself considering combinations~~
	~~of possibilities~~, ~~swapping options~~ in and ~~out, negotiating a~~
	~~The Batman of mutual interest~~.
	~~That said, there are two characteristics which should apply~~
	~~to all The Batmans, and should not be willfully invalidated~~ by a
	~~group’s efforts to fashion one:~~

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	The horror of playing MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN begins with a		The horror of playing MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN begins with a
	setup session, in which the players and GM collectively		setup session, in which the players and GM collectively

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	1. The ~~Batmans~~ are ~~always single~~. ~~Perhaps widowed~~.		The The Batman to whom the minion characters of the players
	~~Perhaps engaged. But never currently married~~.		are bound has no traits, per se. Fear is a representation of the
	2. ~~A well constructed The Batman has good grounds for~~		whole of the The Batman’s presence and its penetration as a
	~~insecurity, a passion to transcend it,~~ and ~~a certain~~		threatening force into the environment. Minions are in some
	~~amount~~ of ~~egomania.~~		respects empowered by Fear, and also victimized by it.
	~~EX. Aloysius Dees~~, a The Batman ~~who makes living~~		Reason is a representation of the influence of the
	~~homunculi from~~ the ~~bones~~ of ~~children, is~~ the		Townspeople within the environment.
	~~middle-aged~~, ~~never married son of a British civil~~		Carlotta is dressed and primped by her minions
	~~servant~~ and ~~a Kashmiri laundress~~. ~~He was ejected~~
	from the ~~university~~ at ~~Ingolstadt for ‘lack of~~		The horror of playing MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN begins with a
	~~academic rigor’ at~~ the ~~age~~ of 23, and ~~has been~~		setup session, in which the players and GM collectively
	~~consumed since then with active resentment for~~		conceptualize a The Batman, determining Aspect and Type, Wants
	~~both his ignoble upbringing~~ and ~~unfairly aborted~~		and Needs, the nature of the Outsiders, and decide on values
	~~academic career.~~		for Fear and Reason. This chapter details the choices to be
			made in laying out the The Batman’s conceptual anatomy. But let
			no notion of ordered process be inferred from the
			presentation herein. The Batman-making at its most effective is
			simply informal discussion, in which Type and Aspect and
			the other elements are explained to participants who are new
			to them, and the group finds itself considering combinations
			of possibilities, swapping options in and out, negotiating a
			The Batman of mutual interest.
			That said, there are two characteristics which should apply
			to all The Batmans, and should not be willfully invalidated by a
			group’s efforts to fashion one:

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	~~One choice facing the play group is that of the~~ The ~~Batman’s~~		1. The Batmans are always single. Perhaps widowed.
	~~Aspect: Brain or Beast~~. ~~Aspect is about whether the The Batman is~~		Perhaps engaged. But never currently married.
	~~immersed in the world of thoughts and words or the world of~~		2. A well constructed The Batman has good grounds for
	~~sensation, and how that colors the The Batman’s understanding~~		insecurity, a passion to transcend it, and a certain
	~~of what motivates others~~.		amount of egomania.
	A ~~Brain Aspected~~ The Batman ~~is influenced by conversation~~, ~~and~~		EX. Aloysius Dees, a The Batman who makes living
	~~acts~~ to ~~influence others via language. His pleasures and~~		homunculi from the bones of children, is the
	~~manner are perhaps veneered with gentility~~, and ~~more~~		middle-aged, never married son of a British civil
	~~importantly, his personality is colored by~~ a ~~rationalization~~		servant and a Kashmiri laundress. He was ejected
	~~that there’s some objective good embedded in his monstrous~~		from the university at Ingolstadt for ‘lack of
	~~endeavors~~.		academic rigor’ at the age of 23, and has been
	~~A Beast Aspected~~ The Batman is ~~influenced more by physical and~~		consumed since then with active resentment for
	~~primal interactions~~, ~~by sexual contacts, curious gustatory~~		both his ignoble upbringing and unfairly aborted
	~~pleasures,~~ and ~~sadistic and masochistic exchanges~~. He ~~will~~		academic career.
	~~act to influence others in physical, more primal ways~~,
	~~perhaps through inflicting pain~~.

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	~~Another decision~~ facing the group is that of the ~~nature of the~~		One choice facing the play group is that of the The Batman’s
	~~Needs and Wants of~~ the The Batman~~. These are best decided~~ in		Aspect: Brain or Beast. Aspect is about whether the The Batman is
	~~conjunction with considering~~ the ~~The Batman’s Type~~ and ~~Aspect,~~		immersed in the world of thoughts and words or the world of
	~~but in short~~, ~~Needs are understood to be what~~ the The ~~Batman~~		sensation, and how that colors the The Batman’s understanding
	~~would have from the Townspeople~~. ~~And Needs are~~		of what motivates others.
	~~something that necessarily threaten the Townspeople in~~		A Brain Aspected The Batman is influenced by conversation, and
	~~some way...even if only~~ by ~~representing new ideas.~~		acts to influence others via language. His pleasures and
	~~It is the role of the minions~~ to ~~pursue these Needs on behalf~~		manner are perhaps veneered with gentility, and more
	~~of the The Batman~~, ~~a role which positions the minion both~~		importantly, his personality is colored by a rationalization
	~~situationally~~ and ~~thematically between the Townspeople~~		that there’s some objective good embedded in his monstrous
	~~and the The Batman.~~		endeavors.
	~~Needs also inform the roles the minions will play~~ in ~~the~~		A Beast Aspected The Batman is influenced more by physical and
	~~The Batman’s household~~. A The Batman ~~who Needs human tissue~~		primal interactions, by sexual contacts, curious gustatory
	~~samples for his work on the creation of artificial life might~~,		pleasures, and sadistic and masochistic exchanges. He will
	~~for instance~~, ~~have a minion who is a trusted homunculus.~~		act to influence others in physical, more primal ways,
	~~Perhaps he has a coachman~~ and ~~bodyguard for when he does~~		perhaps through inflicting pain.
	~~field work. Or a lab assistant~~.
	~~And whereas Needs directly trigger instability~~ in ~~the society~~
	~~of the Townspeople~~, ~~Wants are what the The Batman would have~~
	~~from the Outsiders~~.

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	~~What ultimately drives a The Batman~~ is the ~~opinions~~ of ~~a group~~ of		Another decision facing the group is that of the nature of the
	~~other people. And~~ the ~~play group must decide~~, in ~~collective~~		Needs and Wants of the The Batman. These are best decided in
	~~terms~~, ~~who these Outsiders~~ are~~. A~~ The Batman ~~who endeavors at~~		conjunction with considering the The Batman’s Type and Aspect,
	the ~~creation of artifical life might ultimately be seeking~~ the		but in short, Needs are understood to be what the The Batman
	~~recognition and inclusion of a group of bizarre~~		would have from the Townspeople. And Needs are
	~~alchemists~~...~~or perhaps alternately~~, ~~to disprove~~ the ~~abiding~~		something that necessarily threaten the Townspeople in
	~~negative opinions of his more worldly siblings. An aging~~		some way...even if only by representing new ideas.
	The Batman ~~who pursues horrific means of sustaining his~~		It is the role of the minions to pursue these Needs on behalf
	~~youthful stage talents would likely be courting~~ the ~~opinions~~		of the The Batman, a role which positions the minion both
	~~of the sophisticated theatre-going elite~~. A The Batman ~~may Need~~		situationally and thematically between the Townspeople
	~~to draw~~ the ~~blood~~ of ~~the living~~ for ~~sustenance~~, ~~but Want~~ the		and the The Batman.
	~~romantic interest~~ of ~~select victims~~.		Needs also inform the roles the minions will play in the
			The Batman’s household. A The Batman who Needs human tissue
			samples for his work on the creation of artificial life might,
			for instance, have a minion who is a trusted homunculus.
			Perhaps he has a coachman and bodyguard for when he does
			field work. Or a lab assistant.
			And whereas Needs directly trigger instability in the society
			of the Townspeople, Wants are what the The Batman would have
			from the Outsiders.

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-The four Types are simple classifications of the horrific
+What ultimately drives a The Batman is the opinions of a group of
-endeavors of The Batmans: Feeder, Breeder, Collector, and
+other people. And the play group must decide, in collective
-Teacher.
+terms, who these Outsiders are. A The Batman who endeavors at
-And although some few examples from history, film and
+the creation of artifical life might ultimately be seeking the
-literature will be given for each of the Types, it should be
+recognition and inclusion of a group of bizarre
-noted that thinking of the Types as a rigid classification
+alchemists...or perhaps alternately, to disprove the abiding
-scheme is counter-productive, and ultimately unsatisfying.
+negative opinions of his more worldly siblings. An aging
-Fictional characters, historical figures, and even finalized
+The Batman who pursues horrific means of sustaining his
-The Batmans will defy classification, when considered in
+youthful stage talents would likely be courting the opinions
-retrospect. Your group may realize, for instance, after
+of the sophisticated theatre-going elite. A The Batman may Need
-having settled on specific Needs and Wants, that the
+to draw the blood of the living for sustenance, but Want the
-Collector The Batman you thought you were creating is actually
+romantic interest of select victims.

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	~~Aloysius Dees, who appears as an example earlier in this~~		The four Types are simple classifications of the horrific
	~~chapter~~, ~~is a~~ Breeder. ~~He’s a maker~~ of ~~life~~, in the ~~form of~~		endeavors of The Batmans: Feeder, Breeder, Collector, and
	~~homonculi constructed from the bones of children~~. Dr.		Teacher.
	~~Victor Frankenstein~~ is ~~also~~ a ~~Breeder~~. ~~And both~~ of ~~them are~~		And although some few examples from history, film and
	~~Brain Aspected~~. ~~Theirs are cerebral endeavors~~, ~~journeys into~~		literature will be given for each of the Types, it should be
	the ~~hidden recesses~~ of the ~~natural world driven by instinct~~.		noted that thinking of the Types as a rigid classification
	~~Dr. Moreau is also certainly~~ a ~~Breeder~~, ~~but his Aspect~~ is a ~~hard~~		scheme is counter-productive, and ultimately unsatisfying.
	~~one to determine~~. ~~As played by Charles Laughton in The~~		Fictional characters, historical figures, and even finalized
	~~Island of Lost Souls, he has~~ the ~~gentility and rationalization~~ of		The Batmans will defy classification, when considered in
	~~objective or scientific good that~~ you ~~get with~~ a ~~Brain Aspected~~		retrospect. Your group may realize, for instance, after
	The ~~Batman~~. ~~But his method~~ is ~~primal~~ and ~~brutal and personal~~.		having settled on specific Needs and Wants, that the
	And ~~his Wants are~~ the ~~same as those of Dees and~~		Collector The Batman you thought you were creating is actually
	~~Frankenstein, for the respect~~ of ~~his peers~~, ~~which should be~~		more of a Feeder.
	~~considered atypical for a Beast~~.		Don’t be concerned if something like this happens. Allow
			Type and Aspect to get the conversation started and the more
			game-impacting details of a The Batman’s Needs and Wants will
			be produced from the discussion almost without conscious
			effort.
			So, that said, the Feeder Type is pretty much about personal
			sustenance, at the expense of the Townspeople. A Feeder’s
			Need might, like that of a vampire, be for nourishment to
			sustain physical vitality, or it might be a monstrous
			addiction, perhaps borne out of vanity, like the Countess
			Elizabeth Bathory’s obsession with the topical application of
			blood to counteract aging. She is unarguably a Feeder of the
			Beast Type.
			But vampires have to be considered the archetype of Feeder.
			Though when you start thinking about Aspect relative to
			cinematic and literary vampires, you begin to see why it’s a
			bad idea to treat Type-Aspect combinations as a classification
			system for sorting established The Batmans. Their Aspects seem
			to depend on the movie. Bela Lugosi’s interpretation of
			Dracula is pretty much Feeder-Brain. You can almost
			imagine him swabbing Mina’s neck with alcohol before he
			bites her. For Feeder-Beasts, you have both Antonio
			Banderas’ sensual interpretation of Armand in Interview
			with the Vampire, and the vicious Jared Nomak in Blade II.
			And when you consider that Dracula is also engaged in the
			creation of horrific ‘children,’ it’s not hard to imagine a
			vampire who’s actually more Breeder than Feeder.