Look at it this way. Say the average pregnancy is 9-12 months, depending on race, maybe even longer. After that, you can't get pregnant for 6-12 months. At that rate, it'd still take a really long time to make a great house 
QUOTE(Etanru @ Jan 15 2005, 11:06 AM)
I know that this topic was discussed at length on the MSN group pre-closed beta, but I thought I would revisit it with a couple of my own ideas.
And so, without further ramblings, my thoughts on pregnancy and child birth! Hooray!
Fertilization
In order for a mother to become fertilized, there are several requirements that must be met:
- They must be at least age of twenty-five, or risk outcast from society (meaning you can’t have a kid unless you’re twenty-five)
- They must not have given birth any time in the last year, and they may not have given birth more than five times throughout their lifetime.
- They must be at full health, mana, power, and endurance.
In order for a mother to increase her chances of becoming fertilized, there are several things she may do:
- Be inside a room.
- Walk with a divine favour of any rank
- Be within the prime of her youth (25-35)
- Have a mate that is in the prime of his youth (25-35)
However, there are some things that may decrease the chance of a mother becoming fertilized:
- Walking with a divine disfavour of any rank.
- Being out of one’s youth (above sixty, for both males and females)
- Being in an outdoor location.
In order for a male to fertilize a female, the male must (haha, it took me while to think of a syntax, so I just listed three. Don’t laugh at me! Hmph).
FERTILIZE
MAKE BABY WITH
There is a certain percent chance that the female will become fertilized, using the above criteria.
Pregnancy
If a female does become fertilized, her honors line changes to ‘Female Pregnant’ Several game mechanics would change during this period.
- The female would get hungry twice as quickly, as well as have to eat twice as much food to satiate her hunger. She may also develop cravings for existing recipes. Satisfying these cravings will satiate hunger for a longer period of time.
- The female gets tired twice as quickly, and has to sleep slightly longer than normal.
- In the later months of pregnancy, the female would receive messages pertaining to the baby moving around in her womb.
- Taking part in combat (including hunting) would increase the chance of a miscarriage.
Giving Birth
After a certain amount of time (determined by race), the impregnated female gives birth to her child. For the more reptilian races, see below. The amount of time it takes for a child to emerge from the womb is randomized, however, if the baby takes longer than one hour IRL, one day IG, then the mother would begin losing a very low amount of health. If the mother were to die, then the baby would die as well.
There is a five percent less chance of a miscarriage if you are in the presence of a midwife of the same race as the female. There would be an individual mob for each race. Yes, these mobs would be very hard to kill, but it would be possible.
The Baby
If a mother successfully gives birth, then she attains control of the mob ‘a baby wrapped in . She may take control of this mob and emote through it. Though the mother may emote fluently, when she attempts to speak, it will come out something like…
“I want a soother!â€
“Grah mooli affgggg oober!â€
And so on. The baby would have a very low HP. For the first it would need to be breastfed. After that, a mother could make ‘mush’ by MUSHING . This would create: ‘a mushy pile of food resembling a raspberry cheesecake.’ The baby would be able to eat this mush. Only a mother could make mush.
The older the baby gets, and the more speech that is spoken to it, the faster it will learn to speak coherently.
As the baby grows, it’s description would change accordingly.
More ideas about what to do after this would be very very welcome.
Thinking back, this'd be a hell of a lot to code...
And so, without further ramblings, my thoughts on pregnancy and child birth! Hooray!
Fertilization
In order for a mother to become fertilized, there are several requirements that must be met:
- They must be at least age of twenty-five, or risk outcast from society (meaning you can’t have a kid unless you’re twenty-five)
- They must not have given birth any time in the last year, and they may not have given birth more than five times throughout their lifetime.
- They must be at full health, mana, power, and endurance.
In order for a mother to increase her chances of becoming fertilized, there are several things she may do:
- Be inside a room.
- Walk with a divine favour of any rank
- Be within the prime of her youth (25-35)
- Have a mate that is in the prime of his youth (25-35)
However, there are some things that may decrease the chance of a mother becoming fertilized:
- Walking with a divine disfavour of any rank.
- Being out of one’s youth (above sixty, for both males and females)
- Being in an outdoor location.
In order for a male to fertilize a female, the male must (haha, it took me while to think of a syntax, so I just listed three. Don’t laugh at me! Hmph).
FERTILIZE
MAKE BABY WITH
There is a certain percent chance that the female will become fertilized, using the above criteria.
Pregnancy
If a female does become fertilized, her honors line changes to ‘Female Pregnant
- The female would get hungry twice as quickly, as well as have to eat twice as much food to satiate her hunger. She may also develop cravings for existing recipes. Satisfying these cravings will satiate hunger for a longer period of time.
- The female gets tired twice as quickly, and has to sleep slightly longer than normal.
- In the later months of pregnancy, the female would receive messages pertaining to the baby moving around in her womb.
- Taking part in combat (including hunting) would increase the chance of a miscarriage.
Giving Birth
After a certain amount of time (determined by race), the impregnated female gives birth to her child. For the more reptilian races, see below. The amount of time it takes for a child to emerge from the womb is randomized, however, if the baby takes longer than one hour IRL, one day IG, then the mother would begin losing a very low amount of health. If the mother were to die, then the baby would die as well.
There is a five percent less chance of a miscarriage if you are in the presence of a midwife of the same race as the female. There would be an individual mob for each race. Yes, these mobs would be very hard to kill, but it would be possible.
The Baby
If a mother successfully gives birth, then she attains control of the mob ‘a
“I want a soother!â€
“Grah mooli affgggg oober!â€
And so on. The baby would have a very low HP. For the first
The older the baby gets, and the more speech that is spoken to it, the faster it will learn to speak coherently.
As the baby grows, it’s description would change accordingly.
More ideas about what to do after this would be very very welcome.
Thinking back, this'd be a hell of a lot to code...
30223
Oh my god. I thought this game was supposed to be fun! Don't bring pregnancy into it!
I came from a mud where this sort of thing happened. It was -not- fun. Especially since one player stole all the babies and fed them to his god, who ate them. It was horrible.
QUOTE(Lunarisiil @ Jan 16 2005, 12:35 AM)
Oh my god. I thought this game was supposed to be fun! Don't bring pregnancy into it!Â
I came from a mud where this sort of thing happened. It was -not- fun. Especially since one player stole all the babies and fed them to his god, who ate them. It was horrible.
I came from a mud where this sort of thing happened. It was -not- fun. Especially since one player stole all the babies and fed them to his god, who ate them. It was horrible.
30491
Hahaha. Oh my god, fed babies to his god. Awesome.
Any way, I agree... with someone. Do it in role, don't do it via code. Too much work for not enough people. Not that you don't matter, but... y'know.
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Aebrin Posted Today, 01:19 PM
 I am willing to father any child in Lusternia.
I want the world to be flooded with little Aebrins
 I am willing to father any child in Lusternia.
I want the world to be flooded with little Aebrins
Please God no
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Aebrin Posted Today, 01:19 PM
 I am willing to father any child in Lusternia.
I want the world to be flooded with little Aebrins
 I am willing to father any child in Lusternia.
I want the world to be flooded with little Aebrins
Please God no
