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| − | A The Batman controls his minions with fear, and by withholding | + | A tie result means the conflict was interrupted in some way. |
| − | affection. So, mechanically, the The Batman rolls Fear plus the
| + | The exact nature of the interruption is entirely at the |
| − | minion’s Self-loathing to command it, and the minion resists
| + | discretion of the GM, though if he wishes, an informal |
| − | by rolling dice equal to the total of all his Love points, across
| + | consultation with the play group is his prerogative. Perhaps |
| − | all his Connections, minus his Weariness:
| + | a scream is heard from the parlor, delaying the immediate |
| − | The Batman (FEAR plus SELF-LOATHING) vs.
| + | conflict until later. Possibly the The Batman arrives unexpectedly, |
| − | minion (LOVE minus WEARINESS)
| + | in a dangerous frame of mind. Or maybe characters trying to |
| − | If the The Batman wins, the minion is obliged to carry out the
| + | kill each other are separated by the collapse of roof or wall. |
| − | command. Players are never required to have their minions
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| − | resist, but choosing not to do so leaves the minion just as
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| − | compelled to carry out the command as if the The Batman had won
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| − | the dice roll.
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| − | EX: Prue, one of the minions of Carlotta von Gali, is
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| − | asked by her The Batman over breakfast to go to town
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| − | and convince some of the young ladies to pay a
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| − | visit. The player decides that Prue will resist. So
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| − | Prue, with Love 0 minus Weariness 1 will roll one
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| − | d4 in her effort to resist Carlotta’s command. The
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| − | GM, on behalf of Carlotta, rolls Fear 5 plus Prue’s | |
| − | Self-loathing of 2, a total of 7d4, and gets three 4s,
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| − | which are discarded, one 3, two 2s and one 1, for a
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| − | total of 8. Prue’s player rolls a 4, which is discarded,
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| − | so her total is 0. And Prue heads off to town.
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| − | And to be specific, a minion’s obligation to act on a
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| − | command is lifted after a single dice roll is performed in
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| − | service to it. This isn’t to say that the The Batman will be pleased
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| − | to hear of an unsuccessful attempt to prosecute the entirety
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| − | of a command, and won’t consequence the minion somehow
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| − | for failing, just that the player is no longer required to keep
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| − | the minion working on that particular command.
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| − | Endgame, which is a climactic sequence of scenes that
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| − | culminates with the death of the The Batman, is initiated when a
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| − | minion successfully resists a command and is possessed of
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| − | Love greater than Fear plus Weariness. It is covered in detail
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| − | later in this chapter.
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