D&D General JMISBEST's questions. Most of them about campaign ideas that either he or A GM he knows has and wants to know what people think

[CreamCloud0]

When his wife earns a elevation to Senior Baroness wouldn't The Baron in question be both A Regular Baron by Birth and A Senior Baron by marriage?, in my opinion it would be up to The GM but I want to know what others think

yes, but my point being that unless they divorced his birthright title of baron will always be superceded by the senior baron title he has from being married to the senior baroness.

it is a moot point that he is a baron by birth in 99.99% of circumstances (the exception being in said divorce circumstances) because he still holds the position and influence of a senior baron enough for all matters in which it is of any concern through his marriage.

it's like asking where someone got their bronze level swimming certificate from when they also have their silver level certificate, which is for all intents and purposes the same thing but better.

 

[JMISBEST]

yes, but my point being that unless they divorced his birthright title of baron will always be superceded by the senior baron title he has from being married to the senior baroness.

it is a moot point that he is a baron by birth in 99.99% of circumstances (the exception being in said divorce circumstances) because he still holds the position and influence of a senior baron enough for all matters in which it is of any concern through his marriage.

it's like asking where someone got their bronze level swimming certificate from when they also have their silver level certificate, which is for all intents and purposes the same thing but better.

I have a question about what you said in that last paragraph

As long as your only asking because your curious and aren't trying to be nosy, mean, sarcastic, clever or something along those lines is their any harm in asking where someone got their bronze level swimming certificate from when they also have their silver level certificate?

 

[CreamCloud0]

I have a question about what you said in that last paragraph

As long as your only asking because your curious and aren't trying to be nosy, mean, sarcastic, clever or something along those lines is their any harm in asking where someone got their bronze level swimming certificate from when they also have their silver level certificate?

of course there's no harm in asking where it came from, but i think you're looking a little too closely at the metaphor itself

if you have your Silver certificate officially stating you can swim 500m is it really important that you have the one stating you can swim 200m? and if you get thrown overboard on the ocean it doesn't matter if your certificate came from lessons at the local community pool or a private tutor's expensive aquatic skills training course, or to circle back around to the original question, if your noblehood came through birthright or marriage.

 

[JMISBEST]

2 hours ago I was bored enough to generate the background of A Character

The 1st 1D100 roll was A 100, The 2nd 1D100 roll was A 18 and The 3rd 1D100 roll was A 8 and The 4th 1D100 roll was A 16

That means that the character is the youngest of the 2 children of the king of The Smallest Country in history

So why would the 2nd in line to the throne of The Smallest Country in history become a adventurer?, I mean even though the country he's 2nd in line to the throne is The Smallest Country in history he's still the 2nd in line to the throne

More info

I asked The GM that made the tables that determines the following and he said that I can't reveal the numbers I rolled but I can reveal the results of the rolls

It borders 4 other countries

It has a total of 10 land based trade routes and 5 ocean based trade routes

It has roughly 2,189,400 Civilians and roughly 231,800 Soldiers or a population of roughly 2,421,200, meaning that just over 9.57% of the countries population is either a part time soldier or a full-time soldier

The reason that just over 9.57% of the countries population is either a part time soldier or a full-time soldier is that the countries soil is both among the richest in the world and among the most fertile in the world and several of its lakes are home to a type of fish that a lot of the nobles of 2 of the countries they share borders with like to have as pet

As a result a result by selling the surplus food and selling a lot of the fish that a lot of the nobles of 2 of the countries they share borders with like to have as pet make it enough gold to allow it to can support a army that consists of just over twice the percent of the countries population that it would normally be able to support(the maths are that under 4.77% is just under half of just over 9.57%

Its 10 land based trade routes and 5 ocean based trade routes are all both wealthy and very productive and they each earn the country 53,000 Gold Coins a month or a total of 795,000 Gold Coins a month

The country use's all 795,000 of those 795,000 Gold Coins a month to hire a force of 17 Silver Dragons whose ages range from Young to Very Old

Those 17 Silver Dragons consist of 10 Adult Silver Dragons that each get 50,000 Gold Coins a month, 6 Young Silver Dragons that each get 31,000 Gold Coins a month and 1 Very Old Silver Dragon that gets 109,000 Gold Coins a month

 

[GuyBoy]

2.4 million population is actually pretty large for a “smallest country in history.”
By comparison, Tuvalu is the smallest UN-recognised State IRL, with a population of around 12+ thousand. No silver dragons, though.

 

[JMISBEST]

2.4 million population is actually pretty large for a “smallest country in history.”
By comparison, Tuvalu is the smallest UN-recognised State IRL, with a population of around 12+ thousand. No silver dragons, though.

I am also very surprised that the country that's the smallest in history has a population of roughly 2,421,200 but that's the population that was determined by the rolls I made on tables A GM I know made

Sorry about the fact that by mistake I posted the question I ask below as another reply rather then editing the existing 1/this 1. Also I've spotted and corrected a few mistakes in what was meant to be a edit to this reply that I accidentally posted as another reply

Can I ask you what you think of the fact that the country use's the full sum of 795,000 Gold Coins a month it gets from its 10 land based trade routes and 5 ocean based trade routes that are all both wealthy and very productive to employ 10 Adult Silver Dragons that each get 50,000 Gold Coins a month, 6 Young Silver Dragons that each get 31,000 Gold Coins a month and 1 Very Old Silver Dragon that gets 109,000 Gold Coins a month?

 

[JMISBEST]

I am also very surprised that the country that's the smallest in history has a population of roughly 2,421,200 but that's the population that was determined by the rolls I made on tables A GM I know made

Can I ask you what you think of the fact that the country use's the total 795,000 Gold Coins a month it gets from its 10 land based trade routes and 5 ocean based trade routes are all both wealthy and very productive to employ 10 Adult Silver Dragons, 6 Young Silver Dragons at each get 31,000 Gold Coins a month and 1 Very Old Silver Drago

 

[JMISBEST]

In case it helps here's a few other things that rolls on tables A GM I know made determined bout the character that I mentioned in my latest topic. Do any of these help?

On his fathers side he’s the 2nd in line to the throne of the smallest country in history but at the same time on his mothers side he will 1 day inherit 2 titles that are both of Fairly Senior Baron that rules A fairly large agricultural Barony that’s 10.8% bigger then a normal fairly large Barony

Rolls on tables A GM I know made show that my characters mothers parents both held a title, meaning that both of my characters mothers titles were inherited from a different parent

To those that are wondering a normal fairly large agricultural Barony has a population of 1,000 and as its population is 10.8% bigger then normal it has a population of 1,000 +10.8% or 1,108

How can my character be in line to his mother titles but my characters older sister isn’t?, you ask, because my characters mother is my characters fathers 2nd wife and my characters older sister is from my characters fathers 1st marriage

Rolls on tables A GM I know made let me choose my characters older sisters 1st name and for a laugh I name her after my favourite character from a fan made Harry Potter Story that isn't A Official Harry Potter Character, which is why her 1st name is Rhea after Rhea Malfroy from The fan made Harry Potter Story Another Weasley

To those that are wondering yes rolls on tables A GM I know made do show that in my characters homeland regardless of the gender of the oldest child the oldest inherits and yes this even applies to inheriting the throne

To those that are wondering rolls on tables A GM I know made do show that if A Girl inherits The Throne then unless the person she marries is A King her husband will only become A Prince

 

[Clint_L]

It seems like your DM enjoys doing a lot of detailed work on their setting!

As to your question, there could be many reasons why the 2nd in line to the throne might become an adventurer:

1. Tradition: This country might have a culture where the nobles are excepted to prove themselves and not simply be coddled. And, after all, this person is "the spare"...

2. Freedom: They are on the run from politics/expectations/undesired duty such as an unwanted engagement, etc.

3. Fear: they are in danger if they stay. Perhaps that older sibling doesn't want a potential rival...

4. Romance: they are in love with someone they can't be with if they stay.

5. Revenge: someone did something terrible to them or their family, and they always pay their debts...

6. Adventure: they just want to see the world and live a little before the walls of bureaucracy close in.

7. Curiosity: they want to see how regular folk live, maybe so they can be a better leader one day.

8. A Mission: They have a secret mission that can only be entrusted to an immediate member of the family.

There are zillions of options. Come up with one that suits you!

 

[General_Tangent]

I rolled on my home brewed background tables for you and apparently they want to run away and become a butter smuggler.

Perhaps your characters home realm is dairy deficient?