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## Welcome to the Wiki

Welcome, brothers, to the **Encyclopædia Masketta**. The purpose of this wiki is to collect and preserve information, theories and original content about Bravo Nolan's magnum opus, the Plane Scene.

All initiated content is welcome in this wiki. In return, we ask you for only two things:

1) Don't be a hothead.

2) All theories are to be held equally valid.

Rule number 1 should be plain and indisputable. Regarding rule 2, we ask that users do not overwrite the contributions and ideas of others. Since Bravo Nolan's dialogue is multi-layered and complex, several different interpretations can be found for even the briefest bits of dialogue. In this wiki, we will embrace them all.

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## Featured Article

**Aidan Gillen** is an Irish actor best known for his breakout role in the Plane Scene. His secondary work includes *Game of Thrones*, *The Wire*, *One day in the Skarch* and the original British *Queer as Folk*. His birthday on April 24 is a celebrated event in the Baneposting community.

## Featured OC

**Nietzschean Baneposting** explores the Plane Scene through the lens of the philosophy of late 19th century German thinker Friedrich Nietzsche, developed further by modern genius Bravo Nolan.

Some of the concepts Nolan explores include the Übermensch or "Superman", master-slave morality, and the ideas of Time being a Flat Circle and God being dead.
Parachute Theory

**The Parachute Theory** posits the idea that CIA survives the crash of the ZS-NVB aircraft in the infamous plane scene through the use of a parachute that he has stored underneath his jacket.

## Evidence

The possible parachute can be seen in The Plane Scene as CIA ends his interrogation of Ahyred Gunn, the second hooded man. While visibility is obstructed by CIA's jacket, proponents of the theory allege that the material is clearly an emergency parachute that CIA would use to survive the imminent crash. When Bane interrupts the interrogation of Ahyred Gunn, CIA may have been so shocked that he neglected to carefully hide the fact that he was wearing a parachute. However, it seems improbable that Bane noticed the parachute, as he later informed CIA that his master plan was to "[Crash] this plane with no survivors."

   A slightly different version of the theory is that Bane knew of CIA's parachute, and an agreement between the two had been made prior to the plane scene in which Bane gave CIA the parachute. The "no survivors" comment that Bane made may have been in an effort to reassure Juan, who did not have a parachute, of his fate in the wreckage.

It is possible that CIA was given a parachute by his supervisor, Agent C for use in emergencies and high risk flight plans like this one. CIA may have served in airborne forces before transitioning to the CIA, which would also explain his presumed training in the use of a military grade parachute.
Second Militant

**Size** | Smallish

A **second** **unnamed Uzbek militiaman** was in the company of Bane and his crew in Uzbekistan.

He is noticeably smaller than his friend and is well known for his knit-cap hat.

## Also Known As

* Beanie Bagetta Man
* Hatteta Man
* Max
* Cernovich

## Theories

* It is posited that he, his friend, and the Masketta Man are part of a group called the Mosquito Men, who have superhuman abilities.
Goosefat Bill

Like Littlefinger, **Goosefat Bill** is an ancient ancestor of CIA, dating back to 5th century England in the time of Arthurian legend. He will be portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the upcoming film *King Arthur: Legend of The Sword*, set for release in May 2017, directed by (Big) Guy Ritchie. The presence of "fat" in Bill's nickname might suggest that he is a big guy.

No pictures have been revealed of Aidan in costume and no details are currently known about the character aside from his name. However, this alone has sparked rampant speculation due to the use of the epithet "Bill", which CIA seemingly inherited from his long-lost ancestor, as evidenced by his true name "Bill Wilson". Whether Goosefat Bill was a contemporary of Littlefinger or if one is descended from the other is also uncertain.

Goosefat Bill's Stand has been revealed in pre-release interviews as being a long-range semi-autonomous humanoid Stand named Hegira Émigré; a "walking, talking danger sense" characterized as "an eternal wanderer always searching the world looking for things [Goosefat Bill] could make use of."
Heer

**Size** | Medium

**Heer** was one of the hired guns and, potentially, a mole hired by Bane to ensure the safety of his own men. He is best known for sporting a military cap as well as being the one responsible with hanging Amon and Ahyred Gunn outside of the plane's door.

## Also Known As

* **Hier**
* **Tyler**

## Theories

* Heer may have been working with Bane all along. However, in the aftermath of Operation 98H1, Heer may have rebelled against his masked master, and attempted to shoot him before being shot by one of Bane's Hired Guns. His body was left aboard the Wreckage Brother as it plummeted to the ground.
* It is unclear whether or not he was a traitor to CIA, but a close examination of his actions towards the tied up men (as well as Smee's actions), show that he may have helped untie the detainees despite "punching" one of them. This punch could have been a "heat-of-the-moment" action as the situation he was thrown into was clearly stressing Heer out.
* This theory of betrayal is also supported by the fact that though Bane is closest to Heer and the plane door, Heer grabs Ahyred Gunn for CIA to interrogate second, allowing the Master Plan to go as planned.
Witherchild

Witherchildren are gaunt sickly-looking undead monsters that look like unclothed pale human or elven children, and often travel in packs. Their hair is long and hangs low over their faces, the children always crawl on all fours when they travel, though they appear as spiders since when they walk or run, their elbows and knees are raised above than their bodies, which are usually low to the ground.

They are cold to the touch and chill their enemies with unnatural cold when they attack with their sharpened fingers and sometimes their teeth, and can give their foes a nasty case of frostbite should they be touched or grabbed for any period of time. Given their strange affinity for cold, they are not bothered by colder climates and seem to suffer no ill effects from the elements.

Some say that a witherchild is a child who was abducted or lost and died a horrible death, and they live on as undead Revenant-like creatures to exact their cruel revenge on anyone they find.
League of Shadows

The **League of Shadows**, informally referred to as **LS**, **The Shadow Army**, and **Isfahan**, was a mysterious organization hell-bent on ridding the world of corruption by any means necessary, most of them unsavory. It is the same organization that inspired the Master Plan and the kidnapping of Doctor Pavel.

In the Expanded Universe film *Batman Begins*, it is based in Tibet. However, in the Post-Credit Scenes it is most likely based in Uzbekistan, but sources point to the possibility of it also having a presence in the United States.

The league was known for its skepticism about non-violent resistance and believed fervently that all of the world's social and political problems could be combated more effectively, and ultimately solved, by ninjutsu, explosive chili powder, and vaporized fear toxin. They also believed Gotham City to be the source for all of the world's ills.

## Known Members

* Bane
* Miranda Tate
* Masketta Man
* Juan
* Amon
* Ahyred Gunn
* McGarrity
* Petrov
* Bruce Wayne (formerly)

## Theories

* One theory states that it is possible that the League was a psychological warfare tactic created by the Zionist Occupation Group to scare US citizens into siding against Islam. This particular theory has been pointed out as a possible allegory for the false-flag conspiracy theories brought up in the real world, with the Gotham Incident being a parallel to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Baneposting

Baneposting is to spread the word of your mom and his masterpiece the Plane scene, and in doing so, make the fire rise. It is performed by the intiated and is the bane of hotheads. It is the centre of all things Bane and C.I.A, and the centre of everything you will find on this website. in mastering baneposting fully one becomes a banescholar. Its main foe is baneblocking(attempting to disrupt baneposting via hotheadery) , its hothead equivalent. Knowlage of baneposting is the devide between the uninitiated and the hotheads, as while the uninitiated posess little to no knowlage of baneposting, the hotheads actively fight it.
The Banepasta

The Banepasta is a copypasta written by a bane poster that reads thusly

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand The plane scene. The Themes are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Areodynamics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also CIAs cocky mentality, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Charles Dickens, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike The Plane scene truly ARE Hotheads- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Banes catchphrase “for you” which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those Hotheaded simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Bravo Nolan’s genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂

And yes, by the way, i DO have a Bane tatoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the banescholars’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎
Kor'ai Kingdom

A prosperous trade kingdom to nestled in what once was a fertile valley on the northwest side of the Dreadlands. Allied with the Jakkari Kingdom in the age of Strife

## Notable People

* The Lightheart Lineage - A line of powerful wizards who acted as advisors to the Kor'ai royal lines. Most famous of which is the last lightheart - Lightheart the Soulmage who served during the great war before the fall of Kor'ai and served as one of the seven guardian-wizards of the west.
* The Godcomb Line - a family of wealthy traders who grew the kingdom's reach and influence in the early ages and were considered a second family to the royal family.
* The Whitehall Line - the premier family of culture, fashion, and the arts who made Kor'ai a destination and not just an agricultural hub. The Kor'ai kings of old considered their contributions to the kingdom as good as having royal blood.
* The Uppertons - distant relatives of the royal line, from an illegitimate line with too loose a claim to the throne to be threats, but were well-regarded nobles.
* The Royal Family Topwells - the line of Kor'ai royalty going back centuries since the founding of its capital city.
GSE Trader

**Portrayed by** | Glen Powell

An unnamed **GSE stock trader** was one of many occupants of the Gotham Stock Exchange at the time of the Gotham Incident. He was employed by the exchange, even though there was no money to be made there; a fact that confused Bane quite a bit. He was confronted by Bane who attempted to use his card to access the stock data-frame and was ultimately knocked unconscious by the big guy, who was nevertheless amused by how the Trader sat in his chair, his friend watching helplessly.

He is portrayed by American actor Glen Powell.
OC Videos

Since the Plane Scene 's premiere, Baneposters have created many original video works based on or inspired by the scene. Such content may involve remixing or transforming the original content of the scene, may involve applying the scene's concepts and characters to other works within and beyond the Baneposting Expanded Universe, or may involve re-examining the Plane Scene from a different perspective or with a different style in mind to that with which it was originally authored (or, in some cases, with the intent of creating a purer version of the Plane Scene than was originally able to be shown to the masses).

Some videos aim to offer an in-depth analysis of the Plane Scene and its characters and themes or to reframe it for the purpose of aiding in analysis of it and its characters and themes, while some videos serve simply as comic relief for the initiated to partake in in between more serious sessions of Banescholarship.

A notable subcategory is that of the Plane Scene redub: Videos in which the dialogue and/or sound effects of the Plane Scene is replaced with dialogue and/or sound effects from other sources or created specifically for a given dub, often voice-acted and assembled by Baneposters as a community effort.

## Examples of OC Videos

Remixes and analyses of the Plane Scene:

* The Big Guy Theory (by juiced012)
* In-depth Analysis of The Dark Knight Rises Opening Scene
* You (Don't) Get To Bring Friends , You (Don't) Get To Bring Friends 2 - Love Is Extremely Painful , and You (Don't) Get To Bring Friends 3 - One More Final: For You
* Bane & CIA Forever
* YOU'RE A BIG GUY FOR YOU
* The fall of CIA
* The Protagonist Devoid of Hue Elevates Prologue Bane cia
* bane meme [WARNING: VERY FUNNY]
* Rest In Peace Bill Wilson - A Tribute to a True American Hero
* CIA: The Series
* The Assassination of CIA by the Coward Big-Guy Bane
* Real Human Bane
* Bane Wars: The Big Guy Awakens — Caleb Pearl Audio
* The Plane Scene in Alphabetical Order
* The Plane Scene But It's A 2007 YouTube Video

Redubs of the Plane Scene:

* bane vocaroo
* TDKR Bad Translation
* The Plane Scene on Piano
* /tv/ dubs The Dark Knight Rises
* The Dark Knight Rises plane scene - Japanese Dub (a rare example of officially licensed Baneposting video OC)
* /o/ dubs bane ( ~ Ｐ Ｌ Ａ Ｎ Ｅ Ｓ Ｃ Ｅ Ｎ Ｅ )
* Dr. Pavel, I'm 5 Years-Old (Baneposting)
* The plane scene dialogue outsourced
* Bravo Kirkhope
* Banepoetry
* A Film By Wes Anderson
* The Banest Banedub

Other video works drawing on the Plane Scene:

* He didn't fly so good! Who wants to try next?! [HD]  (an early example of Baneposting video OC)
* The Fire Rises (music video)
* For Yule (Real Human Bean's XxxmasxxX Special Now With 400% More Christmas Music)
* Bane Star (Big Guy For You) ft. CIA
* The Big Guy Theory (by Rusty Jambo)
* 4U9525
* CIA (disguised as Batman) gets revenge on Bane
* Neon Genesis Banegelion (full OP)
* Bane Wars: The Last FlightPlan Trailer
* CIA vs Bane - Fire Pro Wrestling World

* Steamed Hams but Skinner is CIA
* Bane Eater
Deep Expanded Universe Theory

The **Deep Expanded Universe Theory** states that other mediums, besides the works and productions of Bravo Nolan, can be included in one way or another into the Expanded Universe.

The ways in which they connect to the Plane Scene differ from work to work. Most notably are works that contain parallels or nods to the Plane Scene, or roles played by Aidan Gillen or Tom Hardy which, if considered canon, may hint at a much larger and sprawling timeline of the lives and lineages of CIA and Bane.

Other, less common ones, include works that could fit into the BEU yet have no clear indication from Nolan, or his cohorts, that they actually connect. Films of Nolan's, such as *Inception* and *Interstellar*, are exempt from this category being that they are Nolan works.

## Similar To The BEU/Plane Scene

* ***King Kong* (1933 film)**
* ***The Bromeliad Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings* (Terry Pratchett book series)**

## Possibly Within The BEU

* ***Queer As Folk* (1999 TV series)**
* ***The Wire* (2002 HBO series)**
* ***Game of Thrones* (2011 HBO series)**
* ***Charlie* (2014 TV series)**
* ***Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015 film)**
* ***Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015 film)**
* ***Quantum Break* (2016 video game)**
* ***King Arthur: Legend of the Sword* (2017 film)**
Bank Scene

The **Bank Scene** is a predecessor to the Plane Scene created as part of the Baneposting Expanded Universe, depicted a (doubly) masked man identified as "The Joker" with a master plan revolving around leading a backstabbing group of bank robbers into an altercation with an armed bank manager, each-other and eventually him himself. Although the Bank Scene shares some common themes with the Plane Scene, the latter greatly expanded on them. As such, most of the discussion of the Bank Scene has been about the relationship between the two.

## Major Characters

* Ewan Yafrenzaded, a well-armed, firearm proficient and most of all proud bank manager with criminal connections
* Hee Zowt, referred to by the bank robbers under him as "The Joker", who wants people to care about who he is so much that he harnesses the power of masks by wearing one *on top of* face paint. Following the aftermath of the bank robbery, he is, oddly, never heard from or seen again.
* Dunnhier, a famously capable and arrogant thief, brought down by a less experienced accomplice under Hee Zowt's orders

## Theories

* Ewan Yafrenzaded may be a relative or friend of CIA, or may be CIA himself, under one permutation of the Deathstroke franchise crossover theory that posits him as receiving Mirakuru supersoldier treatment after the events of the Bank Scene.
* Alternatively, placing the Bank Scene after the Plane Scene in the timeline of the Baneposting Expanded Universe, Hee Zowt/The Joker may be CIA, driven mad post-Plane Scene.
* There are a number of names given in the Bank Scene that don't clearly correspond to any particular bank robber: Threova Keyn, Letzdoo Dis, Thass'It Thri Guiz, Tugaizon Da Ruf, Evirgai Getza-Sheer, Faivsheers Isplendee, Makina Wiffdrawelere, Ike Hill, and Thabuss Driver. Who each name could belong to remains in dispute.
Dwarf Stones

One of the great mysteries of Terragard's later ages are the giant Dwarf stones, which sit several stories high and are roughly square-shaped, or polyhedral of some sort. Large chunks of stone and rock, filled with the carved halls and rooms of dwarven make, found hundreds of miles from any mountain, or from a similar source of stone/rock.

No one really knows for sure how these large chunks of city found their way so far away, they clearly were not created or designed to be separated from the mountain. All except one of these stones are abandoned by their creators - some are dangerous lairs now inhabited by powerful creatures or races of the dark. Some remain ancient haunts by spirits and undead, and some have been re-purposed for use by civilization such as inns.
United States

The **United States of America** (**US**, or **USA**) is a federal republic and the country in which the League of Shadows potentially set their base, as well as the home country of the Agency. It is the final destination associated with the Master Plan and the Flight Plan alike.

At one point in time, it was ruled by a mysterious and powerful minority with uncertain goals in mind.[***what did he mean by this?***]

## Notable Residents

* Agent C
* Anna
* Anthony Garcia
* Bruce Wayne
* Button-Lee
* CIA
* DWP Guy
* GSE Trader
* Heer
* Hugh
* James Gordon
* John Blake
* John Daggett
* Maimen
* Mark Jones
* Matthew Armstrong
* Patrick Bateman
* Peter Foley
* Phillip Stryver
* Pilots
* Smee

## Locale

* Gotham City
* Langley
* Newport News
* Rapid City
* Washington D.C.

## Organizations

* Agency
* Daggett Industries
* League of Shadows
* Rykin Data
* Wayne Enterprises
Banebdjedet

**Size** | Infinitely Big

**Banebdjedet** was an Ancient Egyptian ram god with a cult center at Mendes. He is portrayed as a man with four ram heads. As Egyptian gods do not truly have a gender, he could also have an aspect with four ewes heads. Four ewe= for you.

Him and his cult are thought to be the ultimate epicenter of the power of Baneposting.
Second Trader

**Portrayed by** | Ben Cornish

A **second GSE stock trader** was an occupant of the Gotham Stock Exchange at the time of the Gotham Incident. He was supposedly a good friend of the trader confronted by Bane.

He is portrayed by American actor Ben Cornish.

## Also Known As

* **Moe**
* **Moe Byle**
* **Moses**
* **G12177**

## Theories

* It has been posited that he aided in the raid on the exchange on account of Bane's passive attitude towards him (allowing him to hold onto his helmet, etc.) and thusly betrayed his friend, telling the League that he had the information they needed in order to sully Bruce Wayne's reputation.
Requested Articles

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When you create an article, make sure people can find it. Pages that are not linked to from any other page (other than category pages) are listed here.

## People

* Fr. Reilly, the main protagonist of the Expanded Universe (portrayed by Chris Ellis; much can be learnt here)
* Barry Weiss, the killer played by Aidan Gillen in *Blitz*
* Bane's enemy in The Post-Credit Scenes, John Batman

## Theories

* An article which explores the relation of Bigness with respect to height. As we know, Tom Hardy is shorter than Aidan Gillen.
* The crashing of Flight KGL9268 with no survivors
* The Bombing at the Stade de France during the ISIS attack on Paris, and its relation to the Gotham Incident
* Alternate interpretations of CIA's handlers (the Aegean Sea, Ettin, etc)

## Misc/Meta

* Baneposting board culture
* Psychology of the baneposter?
* Expanded OC and theories category pages (dedicated page for Cinematic OC/fan videos?)
* Categories for The Plane Scene, the post-credits scenes, the Plane Scene expanded universe, and the real world
* Baneposting and meme magic ("if you don't banepost, people die")
Survival Tools

## Stone Axe

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

A basic tool that is easy to make and use. It can be utilized to cut down trees and butcher carcasses for meat, or as a simple medium-range melee weapon.

## Stone Spear

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

A melee weapon with long reach. Useful for hunting dinosaurs and can also be thrown and recovered afterwards.

Benefits from both melee (basic attack) and ranged skills (thrown). Ranged skill also increases accuracy.

Spears can be used for fishing, with a low chance to catch a fish. Depends mostly on your fishing skill and a small part on the melee skill, is influenced by weather and time of day.

## Simple Bow

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

First ranged weapon available. Requires arrows to fire. Accuracy and damage are increased with the ranged skill.

## Stone Arrows

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Ammo used for the simple bow. Easy to craft.

You get three stone arrows per craft.

## Simple Quiver

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Allows the player to carry many more arrows at a time (10 max).

## Pelt Cape

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Keeps the player warm, but decays faster inside water or during rain.

## Bed Roll

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Provides warmth and protection from wind and rain to allow better sleep.

## Fire Pit

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Prevents fire from growing out of control, especially during the drier months.

If built with 10 Big Stones the size will be 100%

If built with 10 Small Stones the size will be 50%

Does not need to use purely one size of stone, with different sized stones adjusting size between 50-100%.

## Bandage

 Required Materials

Heals blood loss, crafting and success chance for treatment is increased leveling up the new skill called first-aid.

How much blood loss it reduces is based on your first-aid skill, and the quality of the bandage. Keep in mind that unless you have a large amount of points on the first-aid skill, the bandage will not fully heal your blood loss. In the worst case scenario, it either breaks or only heals 10%.

## Backpack

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Gives you the ability to carry more items on you, and delays their decay process.

## Torch

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level

Gives light and fire when lit, ( beware: it will start fires ) lasts longer than using a branch. To light the torch up, hold it over a fire.

## Leaf Cape

Gives partial warmth and rain protection, but far less than a pelt cape.

 Required Materials
 Required Crafting Level
Max Rockatansky

**Max "Mad Max" Rockatansky** is a character portrayed by Tom Hardy in the 2015 action film *Mad Max: Fury Road*. He is a big guy who wanders the deserts of the Wasteland, crashing many trucks, jeeps, tankers and other vehicles with no survivors.

## Theories

The casting of Hardy in the role of Max has sparked much speculation among Baneposters as to the possibility of Max being related to Bane. It has been suggested that Max may represent a future identity or descendant of Bane, in an apocalyptic future where the world (or at the very least, Uzbekistan) has become a lawless desert known as the Wasteland. If this theory is true, its place in the timeline is likely to coincide with another apocalyptic future for the Baneverse, the Skarch. If this is the case, it is almost certain that Max has an as-of-yet unseen bitter rivalry with the CIA counterpart in his doomed timeline.

Other theorists look in the opposite direction and interpret the Max role as a *backstory* for Bane. While Max shares Bane's strength, intuition and proclivity for crashing vehicles, he has no hired guns with a lotta loyalty at his disposal and does not put any master plans into action. Instead, he spends most of the film as a prisoner, first of Immortan Joe and then of Furiosa, and speaks very few lines of dialogue. In short, no one cares who he is. However, during his imprisonment with Joe, he is affixed with a mask. Theorists believe that this is the pivotal moment in Bane's life when he first put on the mask, and that afterwards, people started caring who he was. Molded by the dark, his experiences in the Wasteland made him into the big guy he is today.

Whether the earlier portrayal of Max Rockatansky by Mel Gibson has any relation to Hardy's Bane is undetermined. However, the notions that Bane may have a deceased wife and child or a past stealing gasoline from gay biker gangs are certainly tantalizing possibilities.
Golden floor

The 60ft x 60ft room is made of perfectly interlocked golden coins. The walls are made of ornate stone carvings depicting kings and gods, decorated with trim made of precious metals. There is a door on the other side of the room made of gold with a relief depicting many face of famous rulers and gods, each with their eyes set deeper in the door than the rest of the relief.

## THE SOLUTION

If a coin is inserted into at least one eye for 5 of the 10 faces on the door, the floor is reset and everyone is teleported to the middle of the new floor. All taken coins are removed from any player's inventory.

The solution requires the players closely observe each coin, paying attention to the depictions of the 10 different faces. Each face depicts either the left or right side of the face, the coins need to match up with each face and the correct side of the face depicted in order to unlock the door.

*DC 10 PER or INV - the top layer of gold coins are easily pried apart and removed.*

*DC 15 INV or INS - the face's eyes are depressed in a circular relief, about the size of a gold coin.*

*DC 20 INV or INS - the gold coins on the floor are arranged in a very particular pattern in 15 ftx 15 ft areas. The 10 different faces match the rulers and gods as depicted on the walls, and depicted on the doors.*

## THE FLOOR

Golden floor is suspended by chains, in a grid of 15ft x 15ft squares. The floor appears to be perfectly flat and stable unless more than 500 combined lbs of weight is put on a single grid square, triggering the pit trap as described below and destabilizing the floor.

* Removing more than 10 GP visibly destabilizes the floor, and the floor begins to sag and bounce like a trampoline.
* For every 20 GP removed, the player with the most removed gold triggers a pit trap in the grid they're standing.

* If 50 total gold is removed, the floor destabilizes and the inner 4 grid collapse.
* If 10gp is removed from any remaining golden floor grids, they collapse as well.

*DC 20 INV or INS - A player may remove 10 GP without destabilizing the floor by recognizing the patterns on the floor and removing only one coin depicting each ruler/god, spaced every other 15 ft x 15ft grid with 2 other grids from the corners.*

*DC 25 INV or INS - A player can safely remove 20 GP without destabilizing the floor, removing two coins per each coin depicting a ruler/god, one each grid plus four others from the corners.*

*DC 30 INV or INS - the patterns are a complex mathematical layout, each coin is sized slightly different from one another and they form a matrix of structural integrity, you would estimate no more than 20 GP could be removed without the floor potentially collapsing.* Intentional collapses can net a fair amount of gold, 100 GP or more.

> **GOLDEN FLOOR PIT TRAP**
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> *DC 20 DEX save, success avoids. 25ft pit with spikes (2d10 falling + 2d6 piercing)*
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Tommy Carcetti

**Thomas J. "Tommy" Carcetti** is a character portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the HBO drama series *The Wire*. He bears a distinct physical similarity to CIA and is thought by some to be another incarnation or relative of Agent Wilson.

Originally the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, Carcetti climbed the ladder to higher positions of power, such as governor, securing quite a few feathers in his cap along the way.

As demonstrated in the video below, Tommy Carcetti shares CIA's preoccupation with tossing men out of planes. However, Carcetti is notably loath to pretty up the man's parachute before doing so.

## Theories

Proponents of the theory that all of Aidan Gillen's roles represent different aspects and life stages of the same character believe that Tommy Carcetti is none other than CIA himself, operating under a codename. If this is the case, Carcetti likely represents CIA's younger days, given his fresh-faced looks dating him to the years before the events of the *Plane Scene*. It is thought that his administrative roles in Maryland are what taught CIA to be in charge, catching the attention of the US government and leading to his conscription into the Agency. Proponents of this theory posit the notion that CIA took on another political position later in life when he became the taoiseach of Ireland, suggesting that CIA returned to his old profession of politics after leaving the Agency in his autumn years.

The alternative belief is that Carcetti and CIA are relatives, likely cousins or brothers given their close family resemblance. This may shed some insight on Carcetti's reluctance to throw men out of planes: it is likely he is familiar with his relative CIA's ruthless interrogation techniques, and does not want to become that which he hates.
The Seven Wonders of the Baneposting World

The Seven Wonders of the Baneposting World are seven historical baneposts which had significant influence on the Bane community, and the world at large.

**Tom Hardy Reddit AMA**

4chan /tv/ crashes the big guy's Reddit interview with no survivors.

**Germanwings Flight 9525**

An alleged Baneposter crashes his plane into the Les Baines mountains, leaving 150 in the wreckage.

**Bane Star**

Caleb Pearl creates the anthem of Baneposters.

**UUUU EP**

Masketta Man's debut album defines the genre of Banecore.

**/tv/ dubs The Dark Knight Rises**

Over 40 /tv/eterans lent their voices to craft a tribute to the Citizen
Kane of Evanjellyon. Every line, special effect, and music instrument was done by voice. 20 people alone performed the "DESHI BA SARA".

**A Tale of Big Guys (for you)**

/bane/'s Maxima Opus, Brothers of 8ch hand-draw thousands of frames of the plane scene, stitched together in the style of a-ha's *"Take Me On"* Music Video.
Tom Hardy Reddit AMA

The **AMA** (or "Ask Me Anything") thread hosted by Tom Hardy and the *Locke* director Steven Knight on 23 April 2014 was a notable event in the Baneposting community.

Several Brothers made sure all questions remained relevant to making the Fire rise, and endeavored to downvote all questions asked by Hotheads.
Wilson's Pistol

**Wilson's Pistol** (a.k.a. **CIA's Gun**) was the trusty Heckler & Koch USP Compact that CIA carried.

CIA used the weapon to interrogate Amon and Ahyred Gunn aboard the *Wreckage Brother* during Operation 98H1. It was likely borrowed from a coworker, or in other words what is known in agency shorthand as a Hired Gun.

## Also Known As

* **Gun**
* **Hired Gun**

## Theories

* One theory states the possibility of CIA being schizophrenic, thinking that his weapon was sentient and proceeding to speak to it.
* A similar theory states that he feels he was betrayed by the gun, saying that it had "a lotta loyalty for a hired gun", referring to the hooded man being interrogated.
* Yet another claims that CIA felt the gun didn't want to fire, and he yells at it for having "a lotta loyalty for Ahyred, Gun!"
* CIA cocking the pistol twice has led to the belief that he used two different weapons, after losing the first one out the plane door.
* The reason CIA fired his gun is unknown. Possibilities include shooting at Masketta Man and his car, defending against an unknown flying object, hunting for fowl, and accidental discharge. it is not known if the bullet fired by CIA resulted in any injury or death on the ground. Maimen tried to get his boss's attention afterwards because he was surprised at what was hit, or perhaps because he wanted to lecture CIA on proper gun safety.
Winterspine Mountains

The Winterspine mountains, also known as the 'Winterspines' are a range of mountains that run north from Burningbor and then eastward up toward the northernmost coast of the continent, forming the border between the mountainous regions of the Skylands and the Reaching forest / Lake Garrison regions of Terragard.

There are only a few passages or roads that lead to the other side of the mountains to the Broken Lands, and they aren't often traversed, leading to decrepit sections of road where rock slides or snowfall have buried the road, and alternative paths must often be found to continue the journey.
Flooded Plains

Once a barren land, belonging to an ancient race of humans with untold technology, it is now flooded with ankle to shin-deep water, often stagnated in the arid desert climate.  If not for the crumbling ruins and occasional spot of dry land, this region would have little reason to be explored or even visited.

The flooded plains is primarily a desert region perpetually flooded with stagnant ankle to knee-deep water, this causes travel to be labored and dangerous, forming many travel hazards such as quicksand, mud, and murky water, not to mention the ravenous insects and other predatory creatures fond of this environment. Exacerbating the danger is the long distances between towns, primarily settled on the border near well-travelled roads or shipping lanes, none of which run through this region, so venturing inward is ill-advised unless you're well-prepared to go without civilization for weeks at a time.

Dotting the landscape of this region is sunken temples, massive statues and broken towers, vanishing and reappearing from the waters sometimes fully surfacing on dry land that it brings up from the waters with it. The ruins are rumored to belong to an ancient human-like civilization and are not well-explored, but some recent expeditions have proven fruitful, leading to many discoveries of social, agricultural and technological importance. Most funded expeditions never return, leading to disastrous losses of lives and investments.

There is rumor of a massive city that was the center of this ancient race's civilization and religious worship, long abandoned and in sprawling ruins, only now home to specters and spirits of this long-dead race and their Gods.

## Borders

The flooded plains is a region south of Lowwind Hills and Southwest of the Reaching Forest, a peninsula that reaches westward towards windward Isle. The border with the Lowwind Hills region is several miles of dirt with little or no grass, except around the northern lake and the Fletcher's Run river which separates this region from the borders of the Autumn regions of the Reaching Forest.

## Towns

Yellowreach, nestled between a fork in Fletcher's Run, near the southernmost borders of the reaching forest.

Sunhold, a fertile town with a convenient river canal that leads from, and back into, the nearby bay. A trade town, built atop some intact remains of what was once the ruins frequenting the region.

Windward Isle, a large island off the southwestern tip of the peninsula, rich and fertile, used for growing and shipping tropical fruits and grains and shipping them to various other regions where there is demand.
Cadaver

The **Cadaver** was brought on board the Wreckage Brother by Bane and his Hired Guns in order to perform a blood transfusion between it and Dr. Pavel.

The exact purpose of this specific part of the Master Plan is unknown. The implication is that the corpse is supposed to trick plane crash investigators into believing that the dead man is Dr. Pavel, thus ending the Agency's search for the doctor. In reality however, this hare-brained scheme would hardly fool anyone; for instance, only a small amount of blood is transfused and the teeth on the corpse wouldn't match Pavel's dental records.

Also unknown is why the Agency nevertheless believed that Pavel died in the crash, and thus were convinced by the Doppelganger ploy.
Monk's Code

There are many monastic traditions, but they all stem from one originating tradition that has been lost to time. There once was a strict code of rules that were set to usher its followers to the true way of enlightenment.

1. Absolute Celibacy
2. No violence except in defense of self or others
3. No threats of violence except in defense of self or others
4. No drinking to excess
5. Meditation for at least 4 hours each day
6. One day of rest a week allowed, but is not required
Bruce Wayne

**Portrayed by** | Christian Bale

**Bruce Wayne** is a DC Comics character referenced in the post-credit scenes with his name given as a mistaken identity, alias and/or alter ego of Patrick Bateman.

He, like Bateman, is portrayed by English actor Christian Bale.

## Biography

In the DC Comics universe, Bruce Wayne is an American billionaire entrepreneur, playboy and philanthropist based in the fictional metropolis of Gotham City (not to be mistaken with the Gotham City of the post-credit scenes), and living in the spacious Wayne Manor.

In the post-credit scenes, Patrick Bateman is referred to by his peers almost exclusively by the name of this character and himself lives in a mansion frequently referred to as the "Wayne Manor".

Whether Bruce Wayne himself actually exists in the Plane Scene Expanded Universe (and, if so, whether he may have been murdered by Patrick Bateman and his identity deliberately stolen a la Paul Allen in Christian Bale's original American Psycho) or whether the use of his name by Patrick Bateman is simply an in-universe media reference as it is an out-of-universe media reference is in dispute.

Regardless, the identity of Bruce Wayne may in some way be related to that of the mysterious man wearing a bat costume who attempts to stop Bane's Master Plan in the post-credit scenes.
Briefcase

The **Briefcase** is given to Masketta by CIA in exchange for Pavelheer. As the contents of the briefcase are never revealed, fans have posited numerous different theories as to what's inside.

## Theories

* The briefcase looks identical to the one containing the PASIV Dream Machine in another film by Bravo Nolan, *Inception*. Is it the same one?
* CIA is trading his anime collection for Dr. Pavel. This collection likely consists primarily of mecha anime, most notably *Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann*, as a form of escapism from his smallness.
* The briefcase may contain a serum turning the person who uses it into a big guy. This may explain why investigators fell for the ploy with the Cadaver. It is also possible that CIA confused his target with Antonio Diego of Project Gilgamesh fame.
* According to one "document" released as part of the ARG for *The Dark Knight Rises*, it contains $3,000,000. However, when the plane is attacked, paper can be seen flying all around the fuselage, leading to the belief that the case was switched (presumably by Maimen) and that the money inside was fake.
* It contains Marsellus Wallace's soul.
* It contains Christopher Nolan's Emmy Award.
* Precious armory, gratefully accepted. They will need it.
* It contains Hillary's emails transcripts (Plane Scene takes place 4 months after Benghazi).
* It contains blueprints for a fake UFO ("Fallen Angel").
* It contains one of those refugee kids Aidan Gillen is always crying about.
* It contains a fancy new pair of pants.
* It contains a lost Christopher Nolan film where a fictionalized version of Bane fights Patrick Bateman.
* It contains the same set of equipment that "BOB" used to contact Philip Jefferies, *or* it contains information that leads to the location of the Black Lodge openings.
Petrov

**Portrayed by** | Tom Struthers

**Petrov** was a man working for the League of Shadows. He helped carry out the raid on the Gotham Stock Exchange during the Gotham Incident. He also provided sandwiches.

He is portrayed by stuntman Tom Struthers.

## Theories

* Since he is seen speaking to a GSE stock trader, it is to be assumed that most League members are injected into society, mostly high society.
* It is also possible that he used the trader to get insight on stock trade.
Bravo Nolan

**Size** | biggest thing since the silent era

*"It's the biggest one I've done. The biggest one anyone's done since the silent era, in truth..."*

-Director Christopher Nolan on filming the Plane Scene

**Sir Christopher Jonathan James "Bravo" Nolan**, MBE (born July 30, 1970) is a Britbong film director widely acclaimed and beloved by ~~fedora-wearers~~ kino connoisseurs worldwide.

Nolan has directed a wealth of movies, including *Memento*, *The Prestige*, *Inception*, *Oppenheimer*, and *Interstellar* (note the Baneposting Expanded Universe). However, he is best-known for his masterpiece, the Plane Scene and its adjacent Post-Credit Scenes. Nolan created the famous character CIA, and put his own spin on the DC comics character Bane.

In total, Nolan's films have earned $6 billion at the box office, and every one of them has gotten a "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Bravo Nolan, bravo.
Bane Star

**Bane Star** is a music video by Youtube user kekallday, with music created by Caleb Pearl. It is a parody of All Star by Smash Mouth, with multiple references to Baneposting. Pearl went on to found a music project by the same name in 2021. The video was remastered in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpeCo8-0tJw

## Lyrics

[CIA] Somebody once told me that Bane was gonna troll me

I ain't the biggest guy on the plane

I was looking kinda dumb with my finger and my thumb

In the shape of a hook on my belt loops

Well

The Jeep starts coming and it don't stop coming

Sold to the feds and I crash the plane gunnin'

Didn't make sense not to talk about Bane

Pull the mask off and you're in extreme pain

So much to shoot, so much to throw

So what's wrong with taking the mask off?

You never know if you dont show

You'll never fly if you don't go

Hey Bane, take the mask off, you're a big guy, CIA

Hey now, you a-shoot guys

Then throw them out a plane

(Bravo, Nolan, I love you!)

He's a big guy for you

[Bane] It's a dark place

And they say it gets darker

I'm the league of shadows so it's not a bother

But the Batman begs to differ

Looking at the hole in the floor of the supplier

The ice you walk is getting pretty thin

The excommunicated falling right in

My fire rises, how about yours?

Gotham's reckoning isn't a bore

[CIA] Hey Bane, take the mask off

You're a big guy, CIA

Hey now, you a-shoot guys

Then throw them out a plane

(Bravo, Nolan, I love you!)

He's a big guy for you

Hey Bane, take the mask off

You're a big guy, CIA

Hey now, you a-shoot guys

Then throw them out a plane

(Bravo, Nolan, I love you!)

He's a big guy

Somebody once asked could I spare some cash for hostages

I think one of them works for Bane

I said yep, what a concept

I could use a little Bane myself

But only one gets to stay on my plane

[Bane] Well

The plane starts flying and it will stop flying

Break out my cuffs and then I start punching

Didn't make sense not to crash this plane

'Cuz I've got a bigger one and my name is Bane

So much to do, Bruce Wayne to kill

But I am not taking the mask off

Gotta take off and fund the corrupt

Got a bomb that I've got to erupt

[CIA] Hey Bane, take the mask off

You're a big guy, CIA

Hey now, you a-shoot guys

Then throw them out a plane

(Bravo, Nolan, I love you!)

He's a big guy for you

(Bravo, Nolan, I love you!)

He's a big guy for you

## Trivia

Caleb Pearl later created a band with the same name as this song, Bane Star.
DM concepts

* Each round of combat should reveal something new, a new enemy, a new ability, or a new modifier on the battlefield.
* Encounters overcome by roleplay should be just as rewarding as combat encounters.
* The focus should be on interesting interactions with the characters, the NPCs and the companions of the PCs, not a focus of getting to the next combat. NPC interaction should be more robust, PCs should have to legwork a bit before getting the info or authority they need to proceed.
* XP can be milestone-based. Rewards can be minor class abilities, major class abilities and standard class abilities.
* Experience rewards

## House Rules

* One advantage negates only one disadvantage, and vice versa.
* Lunch and dinner are assumed to be short rests, twice daily.
* Long rests no longer regain all HP, but refill all spent HD, and players can spend HD both before and after a long rest.
* Holding your breath duration is halved from the book, the number of rounds after that are unchanged. Holding your breath is also a concentration save.
* Reaching 0 HP grants a level of exhaustion after being revived.
* Drinking a potion is considered a Bonus action.
* Being considered 'unseen' requires you move from your last known position far enough for your attack to travel through a different square adjacent to the foe.
Clean Slate

The **Clean Slate** was a computer program (patented by Rykin Data) that allowed for the purging of an entire subject's collective data from all databases. It was patented by A. Heiberger on January 21, 2004.

It was sought after by John Daggett, who bought the entirety of the parent company for the sole purpose of acquiring the program. The program was eventually taken from him.
Tbilisi

**Tbilisi** is the capital of Georgia and the location of the Georgian US Embassy.

Some time after Dr. Pavel's disappearance, an "unidentified Georgian..." contacted the embassy (claiming to be an associate of his) in order to grant Pavel asylum in America. Any attempt by the Agency to establish direct contact with Pavel was unsuccessful.

## Theories

* One theory is that the "unidentified Georgian" was actually Masketta Man as his apparent powers of persuasion would be useful in this particular situation.
Barsad's Car

**Barsad's Car** (a.k.a. **Masketta Man's Car**) was a blue/green 1985 Mitsubishi Pajero, presumably owned by Masketta Man or Barsad's militia, and the vehicle used to drop Dr. Leonid Pavel right into the hands of CIA.

The car is featured during the first half of the Plane Scene. It was driven by Masketta Man.

## Theories

* Masketta drives the car for a long while before grabbing the steering wheel mid-scene. Does this mean that in addition to possessing a supernatural ability of persuasion, he can also telekinetically control automobiles?
* Why does Escortta Man point his rifle directly at Bane if they are supposed to be working together?
* Barsad mostly drives this vehicle in the plains of Uzbekistan; it is unclear if he has ever used it on a road.