They do age. We the player keep track of when it was born, and when it changes age.
Zach having been born on 852-4
The twins in Siom having been born on Michael Hart's spawning date are easy to keep track of.
"There is no way to evaluate this 'action" I disagree. Most of us who like the roleplaying aspect do not ignore those actions as if they never happened. I don't believe you'll find a strategist with a baby at this point, so rest assured if someone " *Smashes the babies head off the ground* those who are playing babies will RP it as thats what happened.
There are characters who have pretended to be ill in the past where they've passed out, had a backwords talking pattern, or even vomitted. Other characters looked for cures and tried to help them. Sometimes in fact helping the sick character become better. For instance the character who passes out, usually gets a wet piece of cotton on their head then wakes up. I've never seen anyone speak out against these actions in game, nor here on the boards. Some might say, well you're not really ill unless your health is low and you have a need for healing foods. I think that depending on the severity of the *actions* taken against the baby would be the factor of which to determine it's health. Quite obviously if someone stabs the baby in the chest with a saber, it's not going to live. If someone slaps the baby? It would still be alive. Babies have a smaller chance of living as it is. I think one blow with a weapon is enough to kill it, provided the attacker is at full health and states *Stabs at full strength.* Since they aren't a physical attribute to the game, anyone who wishes to kill the baby has an advantage. We the rp'er of the baby realize this and did before we allowed the baby to come forth into our rp's. So..........we're not going to whine and cry as players when you kill our chars' children. Yah, some players may feel sad about it. But children are not invincible. However...you can expect that the characters who have an attatchment to the child, will retaliate. I'm quite certain that in towns where children are accepted and believed in--you'll be breaking a law should the town decide that. I'm also fairly certain that you wont run across a set of parents that just sit there if you attack their child. Since our chars really believe theres a child there, even in towns where children aren't accepted as human beings, wouldn't change that they'll retaliate. Even if it meant getting thrown in prison or killed themselves.
First I'll say I hope that none of you run around trying to kill these babies every chance you get simply because you yourself don't like the idea they're being rp'ed. Only should your character kill these babies, if in fact your character believes it is there. If your character doesn't see a baby because you don't believe in it, well then it can't obviously kill the baby now can it? Can't kill something if it doesn't exist. If your character assumes my chars baby is rags and your character says *Walks over and starts jumping up and down on top of the rags* THERE IS NO BABY SEE SEE SEE? My characters going to take that as you're jumping up and down on rags since my character obviously see's a baby somewhere and yours doesn't. (Yah, your char can be seen as just as crazy for not believing there's a baby as someone can for believing they have a baby. ) IF your character says, *Starts jumping up and down on top of the baby's head.* The condition of the baby would need to be assessed. Most likely dead.
As children get older the severity of someones attack should be less. If my chars baby makes it to the age of ten and you *stabs his arm* ..sorry, he's not gonna die. he may not be able to eat healing foods like your char and mine, but he can deffinately heal with time. If numerous people stabbed him at one time? Well okay. Dead.
However---there are some things I will not acknowledge as well. If your char comes over to mine and says *Stabs the baby that she's holding* And my char is not even holding the baby? Guess what? You just missed! If you're not acknowledging that it's a physical being and capable of moving around etc...or paying attention to where the baby is concerning those who are rp'ing it....It's not my problem.
Though this does raise a question of my own, should people be aloud to hit a rp'ed baby more than once a day or not? I feel not!
Thats my opinion! O.P.I.N.I.O.N! Thats how I intend to play this baby deal.
