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| − | The four Types are simple classifications of the horrific
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| − | endeavors of The Batmans: Feeder, Breeder, Collector, and
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| − | Teacher.
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| − | And although some few examples from history, film and
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| − | literature will be given for each of the Types, it should be
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| − | noted that thinking of the Types as a rigid classification
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| − | scheme is counter-productive, and ultimately unsatisfying.
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| − | Fictional characters, historical figures, and even finalized
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| − | The Batmans will defy classification, when considered in
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| − | retrospect. Your group may realize, for instance, after
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| − | having settled on specific Needs and Wants, that the
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| − | Collector The Batman you thought you were creating is actually
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| − | 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
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| − | 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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