Postby Solutions Maximus » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:45 pm
What if there is an option for a player to choose whether or not he/she wants to be born to parents.
Let me explain...
Joe and Jane decide that they want to be parents. Joe selects and option in the people list (similar to whispering) that says "Procreate" or something similar. Jane must accept this (to protect from abuse of such a thing).
Jack is starting a new account. When creating his first characters, he is able to choose "birth" or "adulthood" (the latter is what we have now). If he selects "birth", Joe and Jane are immediately notified that they have a child, and they can see his name automatically from creation. They must wait one Cantr year before having another child. Jack is 6 years old. Age rate is doubled for Jack until he reaches 18 years of age. This childhood allows for Jack to have a steady and stable first few years in Cantr where he gets a feel for the world and is given equipment or food by his loving parents. And his upbringing plays a strong part in what he is like as an adult. Parents must be at least 25 to have children.
John is also a new player. When creating his first character, he chooses "birth". At the time there are no characters that wish to have a child. So, John's first character is qued until two characters of opposite gender decide to have a child. When two characters decide to have a child, John's character is pulled out of the que, and he can now begin his Cantrian journey.
I think birth, families, and childhood is a dazzling idea. Many sociologists and psychologists have noted that childhood and upbringing is the most crucial, molding period of one's life.
It would add miles worth of complexity and interest into the world. Royal families, heritage, family name honours, etc. All this would be added.
Your thoughts?
"Turn on, tune in, and drop out."
And I've kind of always pictured newspawns as coming out of the ground, so it fit.
