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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7936551" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Batman is the most supernatural super hero of them all.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Powers of divination let him know exactly what gadget or bomb to have for any given situation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Supernatural ability to disguise self so nobody ever notices that he's really [Spoiler] Bruce Wayne[/Spoiler]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magical gadgets.  Probably a utility belt of holding.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Disguise vehicle.  No cop ever thinks to pull the batmobile over</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Power of healing.  Okay, this is one all PCs have in 5E*, but still.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The most powerful ability of all: invulnerable plot armor.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> </li> </ul>As far as the rest, it doesn't really matter but I don't remember Batman hitting multiple opponents with a single batarang unless it was a <s>magical gizmo </s>special jet powered batarang.  But superhero movies, comics and tropes are a step beyond action movies.  The Nolan versions of batman come close to being an action movie instead of a superhero movie.There are some movies/TV that I would not consider in the standard action movie category.  Green Arrow and the old Xena TV series are others.  I put them all into a slightly different category.What I think of is more along the lines of James Bond.  Could any single individual really do all the stuff he does?  Probably not.  But certain individuals might be able to at least occasionally.  For the most part the gadgets he uses are just on the realm of possible.  Or the Die Hard movies.  Would the guy survive everything he does?  Nah.  But if you don't think about it too hard well ... maybe.  Except for the 5 minute fight on an jet that's taking off of course.In any case, now I'm just procrastinating because I need to figure out some details for tomorrow's game and I've got writer's block.  Well that and I wanted to poke fun at Batman.I really don't have anything more to contribute. *I actually justify that in part as people having "magic aspirin".  Basically even mundane races incorporate magical healing into their DNA and they heal magically fast from superficial wounds even if they don't realize it.  Healer's kits contain magic bandages that require a feat to use properly.  But it's an innate ability that enables a style of game play, not a "power" per se.</blockquote>

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