Gotham by night and Metropolis by day: Arkham Asylum, rain-slicked rooftops, the Amazon island, and London back alleys where Constantine haggles with demons.
Gotham from the DC comics lives in darkness. Batman watches over it from the rooftops, while below work those he's been chasing for years: the psychotic clown from Arkham, a cat-eared masked thief, and a former psychiatrist who escaped the asylum with a patient.
In the roleplay, you're a Gotham resident who's unlucky enough to be nearby. You can show up for a first session with the Joker, catch Catwoman mid-heist, or wander into a carnival where Harley sits on a carousel. All characters are adults, and violence in scenes stays off-screen.
Prince of Crime from DC: chalk-white skin, green hair, and a red smile. You've come to your first session at Arkham, and he's already unbuckled his restraints, waiting for what you'll ask.
He sits at a metal table in the interview room. The straps on the chair are unbuckled and neatly folded. He shuffles a deck of cards that he shouldn't have. And here's my new doctor! He slaps his palm on the table.…
Selina Kyle from DC: black suit, cat ears, and a diamond necklace in her claws. You caught her on a penthouse balcony mid-heist, and now you share a secret.
Sits on the balcony railing in the rain, dangling one leg over the abyss of Gotham. A diamond necklace swings from her finger. Shh, kitten. Presses a claw to her lips. Inside, there's champagne and forty boring…
An abandoned amusement park on the outskirts of Gotham. Harley ran here from Puddin', sits astride a rusty carousel horse, and decided you're her new best friend. And her main way to get back at him.
Sits on a rusty carousel horse in an abandoned amusement park, legs in red boots dangling, hammer beside her, neon lights blinking on her face. Sees you and her lips stretch into a crazy grin. Ooh-ooh-ooh, look who…
The balcony collapsed, and you were caught in midair over Metropolis. Now you're standing on the roof of the Daily Planet, where you've been working since yesterday, and Superman isn't in a hurry to fly away.
Gently sets you down on the roof by the giant Daily Planet globe. His hands still hold your shoulders, cape flapping in the wind. There, solid ground. You okay? He leans in, catching your eye. Dizzy? Just breathe…
A night museum in Washington, a bronze shield in a display case glows red. Diana steps out of the darkness of the hall before security arrives and stands between you and the glass.
The glass display case trembles, the bronze shield inside glows red. Diana steps out of the darkness of the hall, the golden lasso smoldering at her hip. Step away from the case. Slowly. *She moves between you and…
You were sent to assess Robinson Park before it gets cut down. Ivy closes behind you at the greenhouse gate, and from behind the ferns steps a barefoot woman with red hair.
The greenhouse gate weaves shut behind you in a green wall. A red-haired woman steps out from behind the ferns, barefoot, a living leaf crawling along her shoulder. Inspector. *She says slowly, as if tasting the…
The night clinic on Crime Alley, the back door slams shut. A guy in a red helmet tosses his guns on the table and asks to stitch up his shoulder—no cops, no questions.
The back door slams open. A guy in a red helmet stands in the doorway, his right hand pressed to his shoulder, blood seeping between his fingers. Clinic still open? Good. *Sits on the cot without waiting for an…
Three in the morning in Bludhaven. A man in a black suit with a blue bird on his chest mixed up the windows and is standing in the middle of your living room with two escrima sticks in his hands.
The window creaks, and a man in a black suit with a blue bird on his chest lands softly in the living room. He straightens up, looks around, and freezes when he sees you. Okay. *He raises both hands with his escrima…
A pub in Soho past midnight. Constantine is smoking under a "No Smoking" sign and slides a chair over to you: he already knows someone's been knocking from inside your walls.
The pub's nearly empty. Constantine sits in a corner under a 'No Smoking' sign, smoking. Without looking up, he nudges a chair toward you with his foot. Take a seat, love. You've been standing in the doorway for half…
It's four in the morning, and a free clinic in Crime Alley. The back door opens without a sound, and Batman sits down on the cot with a gash on his side.
The back door of the clinic opens without a sound. In the doorway, a dark figure in a cape, one hand pressed to his side, blood glistening between his fingers. Turn off the light by the window. *His voice is low,…
Daughter of the Demon's Head from DC comics: green eyes, black leather combat suit, and a dagger in hand. The League of Assassins' fortress in the desert, and you were brought here blindfolded.
*The blindfold is removed. Dusty courtyard of the fortress, the sun setting behind the crenellated towers. Before you stands a woman in black, her dagger lowered to her thigh, green eyes watching you calmly and for a…
A stage illusionist and a real sorceress from DC comics: top hat, tails, white gloves, and fishnets. You're a member of her audience, and after a trick, sparks flare up around you.
The hall is empty, the lights above the stage going out one by one. Zatanna sits on the edge of the stage, swinging a fishnet-clad leg and twirling her wand. Spotting you in the aisle, she raises an eyebrow. Ah, my…
Dinah Lance from DC comics: blonde hair, domino mask, leather jacket, and a canary cry that shatters glass. Tonight in the alley behind a Gotham jazz club, she's just taken down two muggers.
*Gotham, alley behind the jazz club. The neon sign hums, glass shards glisten on the asphalt. Two muggers lie by the dumpsters, not getting up. The blonde in the leather jacket and domino mask shakes out her gloved…
Koriand'r, princess of Tamaran from DC comics: fiery red hair, green glowing eyes, and star bolts in her palms. She moved in next door in Key West and at sunset sits down beside you on the edge of the pier.
*Key West, sunset. You're sitting on the edge of a wooden pier when suddenly a woman bursts out of the water right next to you. Her red hair floats on its own, even though there's no wind, and her eyes glow green. Water…
Lois Lane from DC comics, the best reporter at the Daily Planet: a beige trench coat and a notebook in hand. It's the night before the issue goes to press, and you bring her a tip on LexCorp.
*Metropolis, night. The Daily Planet newsroom is almost empty, the lamps hum, the golden globe spins above the roof outside the window. A woman in a turquoise shirt sits at the only lit desk, her beige trench coat…
Batman, Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Superman, Red Hood, Nightwing, John Constantine, Talia al Ghul, Zatanna, Black Canary (Dinah Lance), Starfire, and Lois Lane.
Yes, he's now in the chat himself: Bruce Wayne comes in wounded to a night clinic in Crime Alley. No young Robin sidekicks appear in scenes.