{"id":2053,"date":"2025-10-11T17:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T07:56:37","slug":"notebook-lm-batman-in-the-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/notebook-lm-batman-in-the-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Notebook LM &#8211; Batman in the bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had the idea this work to upload my superhero games to Notebook LM &#8211; it seems they all wouldn&#8217;t work at once &#8211; maybe a total words limit or size limit or something &#8211; so I split them into Licensed and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to ask a question:can you run through a combat example of d20 M&amp;M 3e DC Adventures of Batman vs a gang of street thugs robbing a bank?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This example uses the ruleset for the <strong>d20 Mutants &amp; Masterminds 3rd Edition (M&amp;M 3e) DC Adventures<\/strong> game, focusing on the core mechanics of Initiative, Attack Checks, and the special rules for Minions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>The Scene: First National Bank, Gotham City (PL 12 Scenario)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gamemaster (GM) sets the scene: It is late night in Gotham City. A bank alarm splits the quiet, signaling a robbery in progress at the First National Bank. Batman (PL 12) is perched on a nearby rooftop, observing four Street Thugs (PL 3 Minions) loading bags of cash into an idling getaway van.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Combat Setup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Batman (PL 12)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Initiative Bonus:<\/strong> +11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Active Defenses (Dodge\/Parry):<\/strong> 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unarmed Attack Bonus:<\/strong> +20 (Close)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Offensive Gear:<\/strong> Explosive Batarang (Ranged Burst Area Damage 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thugs (4 Minions, PL 3)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Initiative Bonus:<\/strong> +1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Toughness Defense:<\/strong> 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ranged Attack (Pistol) Bonus:<\/strong> +1 (Ranged Damage 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Round 1: Interruption and Initiative<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The GM declares that the moment the thugs finish loading the last bag, they will drive off. Batman&#8217;s player declares he leaps into action, aiming to incapacitate the thugs before they can flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Initiative Check:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Batman rolls d20 + 11. (Result: 10 + 11 = 21).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The GM rolls once for the four Thugs (Minions). (Result: 4 + 1 = 5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Result:<\/strong> Batman acts first (Initiative 21).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Batman\u2019s Turn (Initiative 21):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Declaration:<\/strong> Batman uses a move action to drop stealthily behind the thugs (using <strong>Hide in Plain Sight<\/strong> and <strong>Stealth 13<\/strong>) and throws an <strong>Explosive Batarang<\/strong> designed to incapacitate, not kill, aiming for the center of the group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attack Action:<\/strong> Since the Explosive Batarang is a <strong>Burst Area<\/strong> effect, no attack check is required; it automatically affects the area. The thugs are subject to a Damage Resistance Check (DC 14, based on 10 + Damage Rank 4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thugs&#8217; Resistance Checks:<\/strong> Each Thug must resist Damage DC 14 with their Toughness Defense (Toughness 3). They roll d20 + 3.\n<ul>\n<li>The GM rolls for the four minions:\n<ul>\n<li>Thug 1 rolls 8 + 3 = 11 (Failures by 3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thug 2 rolls 1 + 3 = 4 (Failures by 10).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thug 3 rolls 12 + 3 = 15 (Success by 1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thug 4 rolls 7 + 3 = 10 (Equaling the DC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Minion Rule Resolution:<\/strong> In M&#038;M 3e <em>DC Adventures<\/em>, if a <strong>minion fails a resistance check<\/strong>, they immediately suffer the <strong>worst degree of the effect<\/strong>. For a damaging attack, the worst degree of effect is being <strong>incapacitated<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Thug 1 and Thug 2 clearly fail their check, so they are <strong>incapacitated<\/strong> and fall unconscious, stunned by the blast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thug 3 and Thug 4 successfully resisted the damage (15 and 10, respectively, against DC 14), so they remain standing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Batman&#8217;s Narrative:<\/strong> Batman throws the specialized Batarang, which detonates with a non-lethal burst. Two of the thugs collapse immediately, clutching their ears and eyes (effects consistent with the <strong>Flash Bombs<\/strong> variant found in Batman\u2019s equipment, often Affliction or Dazzle effects). The GM narrates that the sudden action causes the remaining Thugs to instinctively draw their pistols.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thugs&#8217; Turn (Initiative 5):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Only Thug 3 and Thug 4 are conscious and draw their light pistols. Thug 4 opens fire on Batman.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attack Action (Thug 4):<\/strong> Thug 4 uses his pistol (Ranged Damage 3, Attack Bonus +1) against Batman&#8217;s Dodge Defense Class (DC 24, based on Dodge 14 + 10).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attack Check:<\/strong> Thug 4 rolls d20 + 1. (Result: 15 + 1 = 16).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Result:<\/strong> The check total of 16 is less than Batman&#8217;s DC 24, so the attack <strong>misses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Round 2: Cleanup and Submission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Initiative Check:<\/strong> Batman (21) still acts first over the Thugs (5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Batman\u2019s Turn (Initiative 21):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Declaration:<\/strong> Batman uses <strong>All-out Attack<\/strong> (taking a minor penalty to defense for extra power) and a <strong>Takedown<\/strong> Advantage to quickly neutralize the remaining two thugs. He engages Thug 3 in close combat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maneuver:<\/strong> Batman uses <strong>All-out Attack 1<\/strong> (taking -1 penalty to Dodge\/Parry 14, setting them to 13, and gaining +1 to his attack bonus, making it +21).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attack Check:<\/strong> Batman uses his Unarmed attack (+21) against Thug 3\u2019s Parry Defense Class (DC 12, based on Parry 2 + 10). Batman rolls d20 + 21. (Result: 3 + 21 = 24).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Result:<\/strong> The attack hits easily. Since Thug 3 is a <strong>Minion<\/strong>, he immediately suffers the worst degree of effect and is <strong>incapacitated<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Takedown Advantage:<\/strong> Because Batman successfully incapacitated Thug 3 with a close attack, he immediately makes a <strong>free action<\/strong> attack against Thug 4, who is adjacent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attack Check (Takedown):<\/strong> Batman uses his Unarmed attack (+21) against Thug 4\u2019s Parry Defense Class (DC 12). Batman rolls d20 + 21. (Result: 18 + 21 = 39).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Result:<\/strong> The attack hits. Thug 4 is also a <strong>Minion<\/strong> and is <strong>incapacitated<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Batman&#8217;s Narrative:<\/strong> Batman delivers a precise series of strikes (Thug 3 collapses). Leveraging his <strong>Takedown<\/strong> capability, he pivots instantly, dropping the final thug with a swift, non-lethal blow to the jaw before the criminal can pull the trigger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outcome:<\/strong> All four Thugs are incapacitated. Batman can now use his <strong>Investigation<\/strong> skill (rank 14, bonus +22) to check for clues or his <strong>Technology<\/strong> skill (rank 8, bonus +16) to neutralize the getaway van or check for tracking devices. The GM may award the players <strong>Hero Points<\/strong> for overcoming the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So apparently the answer is yes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the idea this work to upload my superhero games to Notebook LM &#8211; it seems they all wouldn&#8217;t work at once &#8211; maybe a total words limit or size limit or something &#8211; so I split them into Licensed and others. I decided to ask a question:can you run through a combat example &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/notebook-lm-batman-in-the-bank\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Notebook LM &#8211; Batman in the bank&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[644,207,643,638],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paET2V-x7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":608,"url":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/05\/23\/mutants-and-masterminds-dc-adventures-difficulties-conversion\/","url_meta":{"origin":2053,"position":0},"title":"Mutants and Masterminds\/DC Adventures Difficulties Conversion","author":"richard","date":"May 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"d20 Conversion - Difficulties Fate - d20 [Mutants & Masterminds style] +0 Very easy (0) Notice something in plain sight (Perception) +1 Easy (5) Climb a knotted rope (Athletics) +2 Average (10) Hear an approaching security guard (Perception) +3 Tough (15) Disarm an explosive (Technology) +4 Challenging (20) Swim against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;RPG&quot;","block_context":{"text":"RPG","link":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/category\/rpg\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":449,"url":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/batman-role-playing-game-cut-down-dc-heroes\/","url_meta":{"origin":2053,"position":1},"title":"Batman Role-Playing Game: Cut down DC Heroes","author":"richard","date":"May 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"To capitalise on the Bat-movie craze at the time Has a 22 page Character section Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, Nemesis, Question, Pennyworth, Gordon, Vale Calendar Man, Cat-Man, Catwoman, Clayface II, , Clayface III, Copperhead, Croc, Doctor Tzin-Tzin, Joker, Kobra, Mad Hatter, Man-Bat, Mikado, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Riddler, Scarecrow, Two-Face so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;RPG&quot;","block_context":{"text":"RPG","link":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/category\/rpg\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":505,"url":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/05\/13\/batman-sourcebook-wayne-manor-detailed\/","url_meta":{"origin":2053,"position":2},"title":"Batman Sourcebook &#8211; Wayne Manor Detailed","author":"richard","date":"May 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In the first edition one at least, Batman may have had a higher bad guy to good guy ratio than most. 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