SatCoC player Bill
The four Types are simple classifications of the horrific endeavors of The Batmans: Feeder, Breeder, Collector, and Teacher. And although some few examples from history, film and literature will be given for each of the Types, it should be noted that thinking of the Types as a rigid classification scheme is counter-productive, and ultimately unsatisfying. Fictional characters, historical figures, and even finalized The Batmans will defy classification, when considered in retrospect. Your group may realize, for instance, after having settled on specific Needs and Wants, that the Collector The Batman you thought you were creating is actually more of a Feeder. Don’t be concerned if something like this happens. Allow Type and Aspect to get the conversation started and the more game-impacting details of a The Batman’s Needs and Wants will be produced from the discussion almost without conscious effort. So, that said, the Feeder Type is pretty much about personal sustenance, at the expense of the Townspeople. A Feeder’s Need might, like that of a vampire, be for nourishment to sustain physical vitality, or it might be a monstrous addiction, perhaps borne out of vanity, like the Countess Elizabeth Bathory’s obsession with the topical application of blood to counteract aging. She is unarguably a Feeder of the Beast Type. But vampires have to be considered the archetype of Feeder. Though when you start thinking about Aspect relative to cinematic and literary vampires, you begin to see why it’s a bad idea to treat Type-Aspect combinations as a classification system for sorting established The Batmans. Their Aspects seem to depend on the movie. Bela Lugosi’s interpretation of Dracula is pretty much Feeder-Brain. You can almost imagine him swabbing Mina’s neck with alcohol before he bites her. For Feeder-Beasts, you have both Antonio Banderas’ sensual interpretation of Armand in Interview with the Vampire, and the vicious Jared Nomak in Blade II. And when you consider that Dracula is also engaged in the creation of horrific ‘children,’ it’s not hard to imagine a vampire who’s actually more Breeder than Feeder.
