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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orryn Emrys" data-source="post: 4142567" data-attributes="member: 6799">Y'know... it's been a really long time since I've seen so many comments in any one thread that inspired me to formulate a response.  This is a far more interesting topic than I'd've given it credit for, but that largely has to do with my gaming style, I suppose.I've noted several comments outlining how much the success of such a venture depends on the style of game.  The games I run have always been very roleplaying-oriented, character-driven stories, and I have been fortunate to enjoy a level of trust amongst my players that makes it possible to introduce damn near any element into gameplay without "clearing" it with anyone.  In fact, it seems that the more I mess with their characters, the more their interaction with the world about them creates unforeseen consequences in the characters' lives, the more invested they become in the game and the fate(s) of such PCs.I've actually introduced... I think, four PC pregnancies in my long-term campaigns over the last 20 years... so it's not an enormously common event.  One of them I sprung on my mother's character, and she had a very powerful emotional attachment to the resultant NPC as she grew older.  Their paths always seemed to lead them in different directions for very important reasons, which really tugged at her heartstrings.Another PC had her baby stolen by a campaign villainess, a PC witch who was just starting down the path of evil.  The players, who were both male (though the player playing the pregnant PC was gay and lovin' every minute of it), were very good friends, so they laughed about the situation a good deal outside of game time.Ironically, my fiance has been hinting about an interest in seeing her own current character end up pregnant for quite some time.  This is actually because she's a writer, and wants to write about the PC's daughter... but not until she sees if it actually coincides with the events of the campaign.  The reason I consider this ironic...?  We just found out last week that my fiance is pregnant.  *throws confetti*At least this'll be her second, so she already knows what her character is in for....Good luck, by the way.  The cycle of life and the immortality of having children and the stresses and dramas of familial complications can all be extraordinary elements in a well-groomed roleplaying experience.</blockquote>

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