What kind of kids would THESE two have?

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

So, we're playing a new campaign right now... and there could be, in the future, a romance between the male half-ogre and the female half-elf... (think Beauty and the Beast)

As such, we were wondering... what would the children of the half-ogre and half-elf end up being???

In your games, have you ever had a strange union like this?

 

[thundershot]

Probably sterile.

However, I'm the kind of DM who loves breaking out of the easy way out.

Wouldn't it be funny if the child turned out... HUMAN? <G> at least ability score wise.. with a few little features from the parents..



Chris

 

[Vrecknidj]

Well, we've already left real-world biology far, far behind. But, let's just pretend. . . .

This individual gets his (I'm assuming the baby will be a boy, no need to do this of course) genes from 4 grandparents. For now, let's assume the distribution is equally likely. The baby's maternal grandparents are an elf and a human, the paternal grandparents are an ogre and a human. I'm going to guess that the half-elf's father was human and the half-ogre's father was human, though this may not be the case either.

.................................Paternal......................Paternal
.................................Grandmother................Grandfather
Maternal grandmother...1/2-elf, 1/2-human.........1/2-ogre, 1/2-elf
Maternal grandfather....1/2-human, 1/2-human....1/2-human, 1/2-ogre

So, there's a 25% chance the baby is a human, a 25% change the baby is a half-elf (though with a different mix of genetic characteristics than the half-elf parent), a 25% change the baby is a half-ogre (again, with a different mix of genetic characteristics than the half-ogre parent), and a 25% chance of an elf-ogre. I suppose you could argue that elves and ogres can mix, and so there's basically a flat 25% chance of miscarriage. But, you could always allow it and then come up with a new racial mixture.

Dave

 

[Elder-Basilisk]

Actually, by the rules, I think they would turn out human. They'd be 1/4 ogre (not enough to be a half-ogre), 1/4 elf (not enough to be a half-elf), 1/2 human (close enough).

Wouldn't it be funny if the child turned out... HUMAN? <G> at least ability score wise.. with a few little features from the parents..

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

All of the possibilities make sense...

Where are the rules for this kind of stuff? Savage Species?

Anyone else have any weird combinations?

 

[Napftor]

...Anyone else have any weird combinations?

Sure! There's a writeup for "dwelves" I did for the June/July 2003 issue of d20Zine!. That's right--elf/dwarf combination. Why/How did this happen? Go download the issue (and the follow-up article in the Dec. '03 issue) and find out!

 

[Umbran]

So, there's a 25% chance the baby is a human, a 25% change the baby is a half-elf (though with a different mix of genetic characteristics than the half-elf parent), a 25% change the baby is a half-ogre ...

This kind of depends on "ogreness" and "elfness" travelling as an entire package - you get all of it or none of it. While you can work your fantasy breeds this way, it rather flies in the face of the way we normally think of breeding, wherein things blend.

If the half-elf and half-ogre can breed, then the kids would be a mixture that's roughly 25% ogre, 25% elf, and 50% human. Basically, the kid is a mutt, at the point where you can't really single out specific traits coming from one parent or another. In game-rule terms, he's probably pretty much human.

 

[The Goblin King]

Gamestat wise I would say Human but perhaps he could have some cosmetic features from his parents.

 

[Glyfair]

Where are the rules for this kind of stuff? Savage Species?

Wasn't there a d20 product that focused on various half-breed combinations?

 

[Shemeska]

Heck, I have the future possibility of a 1/2 lupinal 1/2 arcanaloth in my own campaign. Remote, but it might happen. Those kids we've already decided will be "messed up".

To quote one person's opinion on the subject:

"Here we see A'kin sitting by the fireplace with his son.

"Daddy?", the smiling boy who looked not quite like a hyena, and not quite like a doberman asked.

"Yes, son?", the smiling fiend replied.

"Why do I get sudden urges to torture innocent people and then immediately feel guilty about it afterwards?"

"Because you're insane, son. Pure good and pure evil don't mix very well."

"Oh. I love you, daddy."

"That's nice, son."