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A defining characteristic of minions is that their nature is, on
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Self-loathing and Weariness are two of the three numeric stats
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one hand, very much greater than that of normal men, and
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that describe minions in MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN. The third
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on the other, very much less. A minion’s unique
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is Love, which is covered later in this chapter. All three will
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manifestation of this dualism is described by two
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fluctuate over the course of play, so the task of character
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statements, a More than Human and a Less than Human,
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creation is about setting their initial values. And as it is with
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written by the player as part of character generation.
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Fear and Reason, minions will be both empowered and
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The Less than Human should describe an excessive, crippling
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victimized by their Self-loathing and Weariness.
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limitation, qualified by a very narrow ‘except’ or ‘unless’
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Self-loathing measures how much a minion has come to think
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condition.
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he really is a monster. It will hinder a minion from resisting
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EX: Is mute, except when singing hymns.
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the commands of the The Batman, but aid when a minion would
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EX: Walks with an uncontrollable limp, moving slowly
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commit violence against Townspeople, Outsiders, or other
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and awkwardly, except when swinging from the
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minions, or otherwise act in ways that create horror among
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ropes and rafters of the belfry.
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the polite folk. And it will tend to produce painful and tragic
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EX: Will transform into a stone every evening, unless
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outcomes when a minion makes overtures to Connections.
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fed by a child that day.
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Weariness provides a more subtle benefit. It both increases
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And to be clear, players should expect the negative effects of
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the likelihood a minion will fail and sustain wounds when
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the Less than Human to be interpreted with some
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committing acts of violence, and it hinders resisting the
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excessiveness during gameplay. Any notions about just how
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The Batman. But it doesn’t have any negative effect on making
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crippled a normal human might be by a given handicap
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overtures to Connections, which is significant, since the
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should be abandoned in favor of far more surreal
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The Batman will likely die at the hands of the minion who gains
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expectations. For example, a human with an open wound in
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the most Love from overtures with nice outcomes.
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his thigh should succeed in chasing down a spastically
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A player divides three points between Weariness and Selfloathing
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limping minion, and a mute minion should routinely find it
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for his minion character, and may put all three
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almost impossible to communicate. When a Less than Human
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points into one of them, if he so wishes, leaving the other to
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is relevant, the game’s conflict resolution system is not even
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start at 0.
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consulted. The outcome is simply automatic failure, on a
 
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cinematic scale, described by the GM.
 
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That is, of course, for situations not within the scope of the
 
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second ‘except/unless’ half of the statement. Inside the
 
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scope of the except/unless, the minion should be understood
 
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to have a generous human level of ability
 
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A minion also gets one similarly-structured More than
 
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Human, which describes a powerful and surreal ability. It is
 
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automatically successful, and impressive, outside the scope
 
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of the except/unless condition. Within the scope of the
 
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except/unless, the minion is understood to have an ordinary
 
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human level of ability.
 
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EX. Powerfully truthful and persuasive, except
 
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between midnight and 2:00 a.m.
 
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EX. Can heal the sick with the power of his mind,
 
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except not animals.
 

Revision as of 10:49, 8 August 2008

Self-loathing and Weariness are two of the three numeric stats that describe minions in MY LIFE WITH THE BATMAN. The third is Love, which is covered later in this chapter. All three will fluctuate over the course of play, so the task of character creation is about setting their initial values. And as it is with Fear and Reason, minions will be both empowered and victimized by their Self-loathing and Weariness. Self-loathing measures how much a minion has come to think he really is a monster. It will hinder a minion from resisting the commands of the The Batman, but aid when a minion would commit violence against Townspeople, Outsiders, or other minions, or otherwise act in ways that create horror among the polite folk. And it will tend to produce painful and tragic outcomes when a minion makes overtures to Connections. Weariness provides a more subtle benefit. It both increases the likelihood a minion will fail and sustain wounds when committing acts of violence, and it hinders resisting the The Batman. But it doesn’t have any negative effect on making overtures to Connections, which is significant, since the The Batman will likely die at the hands of the minion who gains the most Love from overtures with nice outcomes. A player divides three points between Weariness and Selfloathing for his minion character, and may put all three points into one of them, if he so wishes, leaving the other to start at 0.

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