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| The The Batman to whom the minion characters of the players
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| are bound has no traits, per se. Fear is a representation of the
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| whole of the The Batman’s presence and its penetration as a
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| threatening force into the environment. Minions are in some
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| respects empowered by Fear, and also victimized by it.
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| Reason is a representation of the influence of the
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| Townspeople within the environment.
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| Carlotta is dressed and primped by her minions
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| The horror of playing MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN begins with a
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| setup session, in which the players and GM collectively
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| conceptualize a The Batman, determining Aspect and Type, Wants
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| and Needs, the nature of the Outsiders, and decide on values
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| for Fear and Reason. This chapter details the choices to be
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| made in laying out the The Batman’s conceptual anatomy. But let
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| no notion of ordered process be inferred from the
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| presentation herein. The Batman-making at its most effective is
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| simply informal discussion, in which Type and Aspect and
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| the other elements are explained to participants who are new
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| to them, and the group finds itself considering combinations
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| of possibilities, swapping options in and out, negotiating a
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| The Batman of mutual interest.
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| That said, there are two characteristics which should apply
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| to all The Batmans, and should not be willfully invalidated by a
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| group’s efforts to fashion one:
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