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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. |
| more of a Feeder.
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| Don’t be concerned if something like this happens. Allow
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| Type and Aspect to get the conversation started and the more
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| game-impacting details of a The Batman’s Needs and Wants will
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| be produced from the discussion almost without conscious
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| effort.
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| So, that said, the Feeder Type is pretty much about personal
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| sustenance, at the expense of the Townspeople. A Feeder’s
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| Need might, like that of a vampire, be for nourishment to
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| sustain physical vitality, or it might be a monstrous
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| addiction, perhaps borne out of vanity, like the Countess
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| Elizabeth Bathory’s obsession with the topical application of
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| blood to counteract aging. She is unarguably a Feeder of the
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| Beast Type.
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| But vampires have to be considered the archetype of Feeder.
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| Though when you start thinking about Aspect relative to
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| cinematic and literary vampires, you begin to see why it’s a
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| bad idea to treat Type-Aspect combinations as a classification
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| system for sorting established The Batmans. Their Aspects seem
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| to depend on the movie. Bela Lugosi’s interpretation of | |
| Dracula is pretty much Feeder-Brain. You can almost
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| imagine him swabbing Mina’s neck with alcohol before he
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| bites her. For Feeder-Beasts, you have both Antonio
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| Banderas’ sensual interpretation of Armand in Interview
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| with the Vampire, and the vicious Jared Nomak in Blade II.
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| And when you consider that Dracula is also engaged in the
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| creation of horrific ‘children,’ it’s not hard to imagine a
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| vampire who’s actually more Breeder than Feeder.
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What ultimately drives a The Batman is the opinions of a group of
other people. And the play group must decide, in collective
terms, who these Outsiders are. A The Batman who endeavors at
the creation of artifical life might ultimately be seeking the
recognition and inclusion of a group of bizarre
alchemists...or perhaps alternately, to disprove the abiding
negative opinions of his more worldly siblings. An aging
The Batman who pursues horrific means of sustaining his
youthful stage talents would likely be courting the opinions
of the sophisticated theatre-going elite. A The Batman may Need
to draw the blood of the living for sustenance, but Want the
romantic interest of select victims.