Am I blooded? Would I know ?

[L.Willett]

> How would I know if I was a blooded scion ? IS there some 'feeling'
>inside you, such that you just know your blooded, and by how much ?
> Or do I know I'm blooded only because I'm the king's brother, and he's
>blooded ?
> Can you be blooded, and not know ?
> Can you tell if someone else is blooded ?

If you can't tell who is blooded, how in the hell do you know who to make
a regent ?
If I'm a ruler of several provinces, and want to make a baron out of
someone and give them a province to ruler for me, how do I choose a blooded
noble from an unblodded noble ?
Seems to be a problem here....
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[Matthew Colville]

I reasoned thusly:

You go from being a normal dude, to being infused with the energy of a
dead god! Yes, you can tell the difference.

No you can't tell if someone else is blooded. If you could, then many
of the spells in the Book of Magecraft would be useless.
Unless you are blooded, and you've known someone all thier life. Then,
if they became blooded, you've be able to tell the difference. If you
weren't blooded, and your friend of many years became blooded, you might
know something was up, but you wouldn't necessarily think he been
invested. You might just think he had drunk a lot of moutain dew
recently.

[greg@itos.uga.edu (Greg]

You Wrote...
> I'm beginning to feel that this system of not letting the unblooded gain
> RPs to be a little stifling. I think in my future campaigns, I'll be
> letting any regent gain regency; hence aloowing non-blooded regents to
> become blooded.

I disagree. I think it would take someone special to do all the things
that a blooded regent could do. A simple commoner couldn't lead an entire
nation well unless he had an extremely high charisma and a brute squad or
something.

> I'm also in agreement (with other posters) that those who are blooded,
> know that they are blooded;...

Certainly a blooded character would be able to tell (around the age of
puberty -- which is when it develops) if he or she was blooded. Either
by the powers they develop, or some other means.

> ...and can be identified by others as being
> blooded (or at least different).
> Thanks all.

Wouldn't this make the spells/items/abilities in the Book of Magecraft
and elsewhere practically worthless then...Amulet of Blood Scrying, etc.
I have to disagree on this one. The Sword of Roele's special ability
(eyes glow in the hands of a blooded character) would be pointless also.

~Greg , archmagi@ix.netcom.com

[L.Willett]

>> I'm also in agreement (with other posters) that those who are blooded,
>> know that they are blooded;...
>
> Certainly a blooded character would be able to tell (around the age of
>puberty -- which is when it develops) if he or she was blooded. Either
>by the powers they develop, or some other means.

Where did you find this reference to puberty ?

>> ...and can be identified by others as being
>> blooded (or at least different).
>> Thanks all.
>
> Wouldn't this make the spells/items/abilities in the Book of Magecraft
>and elsewhere practically worthless then...Amulet of Blood Scrying, etc.
>I have to disagree on this one. The Sword of Roele's special ability
>(eyes glow in the hands of a blooded character) would be pointless also.

Well, not having read the Book of Magecraft, this information was unknown
to me; but it would seem then that I would know if I'm blooded, but
wouldn't know if you were...
I'm not telling, btw :)
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[HsDarkRose@aol.co]

In a message dated 97-04-22 05:12:20 EDT, you write:

>> Am I blooded? Would I know?
>> Where did you find this reference to puberty ?
>
>real simple answers-
>
> Read Simon Hawke's book "The Iron Throne"
>it tells in detail all about how blooded folks realize if they are of
>the blood. And besides that it is a great "history" book of Anuire.
>
>And if you don't have the book or don't want to read it here is what it
>basicaly says-
>1. Blooded folks are able to utilize their blood abilities after
>puberty.
>2. They have basic instincts about which powers they have, but sometimes
>they have no idea until it activates by itself(i.e. they did not know
>Michael Roele had divine wrath until he went crazy in a battle and
>killed everything near him)
>3. So like the one fellow said, tainted individuals might never know
>that they are blooded if they have no blood powers.

Notice, all you crazy DMs, that this just has possibilities for roleplaying
out the wazoo!!!!!!! Read #2 above again and then do what I do with my PCs -
They roll for their blood abilities in secret and any powers which I can use
for roleplaying later (such as Divine Wrath) I don't tell them about!! I
wish I could describe the players' faces last month when I said "Uh, Sir
Daren is starting to look a bit too much like a berserker". They all turned
green!!! John (Sir Daren) started getting all excited. It was one of those
classic moments that all DMs everywhere strive for in every session of
gaming. It made the game fun, which is what this is all about.

Richard Macri
Psycho DM!!

[PRiley3002@aol.co]

>...solution...[to have a blooded vassal]....pick your family....[you know
their blodded].


Pick wisely, for even though they are family--they are still blooded. If you
give someone in your family any power in your domain or realm, they can
end-up usurping you!!!! Add to that, bloodtheft (even though they (already)
carry a bloodline, they still use yours to strengthen theirs!!!!!

Patrick
The Golden Griffon
priley3002@aol.com