Lead - Arthur Pembrose

"I know they aren't all innocent. But they all still deserve a chance."

Drives
Values
Duty: d12 -  Innocent until proven guilty
Glory: d4 -  The brighter the picture, the darker the negative
Justice: d8 - The system works but people screw it up
Love: d4 - Respect is earned, humanity is inherent
Power: d10 - A double edged sword

Truth: d4 - will come out

Relationships
Lisa belongs in Arkham - d4
Batman keeps the system from being overwhelmed - d8
Jason is one step away from being a crime boss - d6
James is a good cop from a good family - d4
Morgan has my mutual respect - d8
Veronika cares about rules more than people - d8
Tommy had changed...and not for the better - d8
Harvey is a tortured soul - d4
Poison Ivy protects plants like I protect clients - d4

Assets
Distinctions 
Work Ethic - d10
Earn a Plot Point and Add a d6 to Trouble when you put your foot down
Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die in a roll where you're defending someone else

Genius - d4
Spend a Plot Point to Reveal you've studied a subject and know its basics

Connected - d4
Spend a Plot Point to Gain a d8 Relationship with a Feature for the rest of the scene

Smartass - d10
Earn a Plot Point and Give your opposition a d6 when you are being a Smartass in a dangerous situation
When you Give a die to your Opposition, it's now a d10. However, if you inflict Angry or Insecure Stress in the Contest, Increase your Stress pool.

Oracle Smartphone - d10 Limit: Gear
Spend a Plot Point to send a distress signal to Batman

In Over My Head - d6
Earn a Plot Point and add a d6 to Trouble when you jump into a situation over your head

Extras



Locations
Library: 2d8
Goodspeed & Loeb: 2d4
Gotham Courthouse: 2d4

Lead - Jason Thorne

"The main thing I learned from The Bat? Reputation makes the man."

Drives
Values
Duty: d8 -  Rebuild my family's empire...
Glory: d8 -  ...but do it my way

Justice: d6 - Necessary theater
Love: d8 - Damn it!
Power: d8 - Must claim my own

Truth: d6 - is relative

Relationships
Lisa was fun while it lasted - d10
Batman made a path to his own success - d6
Arthur is a local do-gooder - d6
Morgan is worth watching - d6
Will Cyndi bring me down? - d8
James is a good cop and a potential problem - d6
Veronika is a ticket to the Penguin - d6
Tommy knows how to party - d4
Freeze taught me a new definition of cold - d4

Assets
Distinctions 
Family Reputation - d12
Earn a Plot Point and Give your opposition a d6 when your family reputation proceeds you
Add a d6 to Trouble to Reveal you have access to somebody that owes your family a favor, allowing you to buy your way out of a situation
Add a d10 to Trouble to Reroll a die in any social situation connected to your family

Wealthy - d6
Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die in a roll swayable by money

Vicious - d12
Add a d6 to the Trouble pool to Increase your Angry or Afraid Stress pool
Add a d6 to the Trouble pool to Increase your Insecure or Exhausted Stress pool
Spend a Plot Point to Increase your Injured or Angry Stress pool. You may combine this with another trigger to Increase two dice in an Afraid Stress pool

Backhanded - d4
Earn a Plot Point for another Lead and increase your Angry or Insecure Stress pool against him or her

Extras
Rupert Thorne: 2d8


Locations
Thorne Tower: 2d8 (security, power)
Oxford University: 2d4
MCU:  2d4
The Boneyard: 2d4

Lead - Detective 2nd Grade James Lane

"I'm sure we can work this out without anyone getting hurt.  Especially me, I'd really hate that..."

Drives
Values
Duty: d8 -  To serve and protect
Glory: d4 -  It's not about you...or me...or him
Justice: d10 - I need to make things right
Love: d8 - Family and friends are important
Power: d4 - Power corrupts and that pretty much sucks

Truth: d8 - A matter of perspective

Relationships
Jason is the good son? Wow, that's depressing... - d6
Batman is not the problem in Gotham - d4
Arthur believes in the system. Shame is doesn't always work - d4
Morgan is weird, but we've been through a lot - d10
Lisa is on the edge and needs to be watched - d8
I'm sorry things with Quinn turned out like this - d10
Veronika means well but is more concerned with herself than law - d6
Cyndi is okay despite her family - d4
Barbara is like a little sister to me - d4
Hope is the person in my mind - s12
Assets
Distinctions 
Likeable - d8
Give your opposition a d6 to Reroll a die in a Likeable roll
Earn a Plot Point when you Decrease your own Afraid or Insecure Stress pool


Daring - d8
Add a d6 to Trouble to Reroll a die in a Daring roll
Add a d10 to Trouble to Reroll two dice in a Daring roll

The Last Laugh - d8 Limit: Gear
Spend a Plot Point to render a person unable to move, speak or act from laughing too hard

Krav Maga - d6
Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die when you target a vulnerable part of the body, such as the eyes, throat, or back of the knee.


Manipulative - d8
Earn a Plot Point and Give your opposition a d6 when you ask someone to trust you even if you don't mean it.Spend a Plot Point to Gain a d8 Relationship for one scene with a Feature with whom you don't have a Relationship


On A Mission - d4
Earn a Plot Point and Add a d6 to Trouble when you foolishly pursue your mission despite the risk

Extras
Charles Lane 2d6
James Gordon 2d6 (investigation, resources)

Locations
MCU Bullpen: 2d8

Lead - Dr. Morgan "Morgue" O'Neill

"Trust me, Kenny, you want to make sure the gas mask fits."

Drives
Values
Duty: d10 -  protect the unprotected
Glory: d6 -  unnecessary distraction
Justice: d8 -  is not always served in the courts
Love: d4 - seen it do terrible things
Power: d8 - might should not make right

Truth: d6 - in the eye of the beholder

Relationships
Jason is not all bad? - d6
Batman, sometimes fire needs fire - d4
Arthur is on the same page - d6 
James is a painful reminder - d8
Anything for Lisa's cause - d8
I want my friend Quinn back - d6
At least Veronika is trying - d6
How does Cyndi know what kind of coffee I like? - d4
Hope makes me proud - d6
Only 98.6 degrees of separation between me and Freeze - d6

Assets
Distinctions 
Inquisitive - d4
Earn a Plot Point when you pry too much in a delicate situation


Genius - d6
Spend a Plot Point to Reveal you've studied a subject and know it's basics.


Victor Fries' Medical Journal - d10 Limit: Gear
Spend a Plot Point to Shutdown an Ability possessed by a Feature or Lead in a scene. Your die rating must be equal to or greater than their Ability rating

Doctor - d8
Earn a Plot Point when you Reveal that's there's nothing more you can do to help
Spend a Plot Point to reroll a Doctor roll when Decreasing another character's Injured or Exhausted Stress


Rogue's Murder Expert - d10
Earn a Plot Point when you Reveal you know too much about the Rogue's Gallery
Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die associated with investigating a victim


Thick-Skinned - d6
Give your opposition a d6 to Reroll a die in a Thick-Skinned roll

Extras

Locations
Arkham Asylum: 2d6
MCU Morgue: 2d8
The Boneyard: 2d6

Lead - Veronika "Nika" Hilton

"Justice is always done in Gotham. Even to those who think they've won."

Drives
Values
Duty: d12 -  Punish the wicked
Glory: d4 - corrupts
Justice: d12 -  always gets done...somehow
Love: d4 - I don't cuddle and I don't do breakfast
Power: d4 - is merely an illusion
Truth: d6 - has many versions

Relationships
Jason is only a matter of time - d6
I wish I could respect Batman publicly - d8
Arthur is a pain in my ass - d8
James is a good cop - d6
Morgan is creepy - d4
Bruce has his uses - d8
Lisa is a love struck fool- d4
Harvey Dent was a tragedy - d6
Tommy is more than just a pretty face - d10
Must have Danny renew Penguin's restraining order - d6


Assets
Distinctions 
Clever - d8

Earn a plot point when you choose to show off your smarts in a frustrating manner. 

Spend a plot point to reveal you know a piece of useful trivia.

Family Reputation - d6
Earn a Plot Point and Give your opposition a d6 when your family's reputation proceeds you


Connected - d8
Spend a Plot Point to Gain a d8 Relationship with a Feature for the rest of this scene
Spend a Plot Point to Reveal you "know a guy" that can provide you with information or goods

On A Mission - d8
Earn a Plot Point and Add a d6 to Trouble when you foolishly pursue your mission despite the risk
Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die in a roll that directly contributes to your mission

Extras
Judge Carson Hilton 2d8 (advice, connections)
Danny Smith 2d4 (research, gossip)

Locations
DA's Office: 2d8
Remodeled Apartment: 2d6

Lead - Detective Lisa Yung-Li

"Batman has such a strong jawline..."

Drives
Values
Duty: d10 -  not in black and white
Glory: d6 -  is not important in life
Justice: d6 -  is blind, which is why we have sight
Love: d8 - Old embers still burn
Power: d6 - I know how to use it

Truth: d6 - Everybody has something to trust about them

Relationships
Being away from home has changed Jason - d8
What does Batman expect from me? - d12
I don't understand how Arthur sleeps at night - d4
James has buttons. Don't push them - d10
I see why Morgan works with the dead - d8
If only Bruce would notice my feelings - d10
Do the ends justify Veronika's means? - d4
Barbara is still very young - d6
Harvey is trapped, poor man - d4
Die in a fire, Mr. Freeze - d4
Assets
Distinctions 
WayneTech Prosthetic Leg - d10 Limit: Gear
Spend a Plot Point to cling to a wall 
Spend a Plot Point for a hidden pistol as a d8 Useful Detail

WayneTech Body Armor - d8 Limit: Gear

Spend a Plot Point to Reduce an opponent’s Injured/Exhausted Stress pool

Daring - d6
Add d6 to Trouble pool to reroll one die in a Daring roll

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Big Hearted - d4

–Earn a Plot Point when you Choose to buy someone's sob story.

Martial Artist - d6

–Spend a Plot Point to Reroll a die when you redirect someone's momentum

Extras




Locations
WayneTech Labs: 2d6
MCU Bullpen: 2d4

A pathways preview

Welcome to my Batman blog. You'll find information on Features, Leads, Extras, recaps and more here.

This blog is for my game using the Smallville RPG rules over Summer 2011. Everything before this post refers to the 'pilot' version of this chronicle. For those of you coming back, thanks for returning!

The game is about a fictional TV show set in Gotham City. It focuses on some of the more normal inhabitants of Gotham and how they clash with each other as well as Gotham's more famous denizens. These are the cops, lawyers and crooks in the City of the Bat.

More preview info after the jump!