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  1. #1

    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    > Ed Stark wrote:
    > -snip-
    > > Yes, that's what I intended. There's a mystery there, basically. I'll give
    > > you a hint (that will probably give at least part of it away). There is a
    > > way to pass along a bloodline that confers the bloodline's strength (as in
    > > Minor, Major, Great) but gives the recipient only 1 point.
    >
    > I hate to be a dummy, but I haven't been able to figure out what he's
    > referring to. How does a commoner kill a scion and gain his bloodline
    > strength but only a 1RP bloodline score?

    If the victim was not the last of his line (I think) then the
    commoner would only get 2pts, but the same strength bloodline (ie.
    Great) . Then the newly-blooded commoner has kids by his common wife.
    Those kids have a Great bloodline, but only 1pt of blood strength.

    There could be something similar by way of investiture as well, I'd
    have to check the BoP. Mind you, if it was some kind of investiture
    and not bloodtheft, I can't imagine the recipient would be too
    grateful...

    "Gee, sire, 1RP a turn? Truly your generosity and consideration know
    no bounds..."

    John.
    "Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then
    the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a
    different universe."
    "And now you kill the lambs," whispered Dardalion.
    "No, priest. No one pays for lambs."
    - David Gemmel, Waylander

  2. #2
    Craig Greeson
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    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    Thanks to everyone for their help on this question. Glad to see I didn't
    miss something obvious on the subject. As Morg said in a private message
    on the matter, it always seemed like there should be some way for a
    commoner to steal a scions bloodline. Ed, if you're "listening", any
    chance of an "unofficial" answer on how exactly this situation works?

    The regent I'm referring to is Tolzimkur, the orog who leads the Sword Rust
    Tribes. Here's what TotHW has to say:
    "...Tolzimkur passed his warriors' initiation tests .... by slaying a Vos
    scion and somehow stealing her remarkable bloodline. A few months later,
    after leading daring and successful forays against the Vos warriors of
    Velenoye, Tolzimkur increased his bloodline again by killing a cousin of
    the former human regent."

    Incidentally, for anyone who's been waffling on a decicion to buy Tribes of
    the Heartless Wastes, I personally think it's a great product. One of my
    favorite RPG products ever, in fact. The realm descriptions have such nice
    details. Too bad the other BR sourcebooks couldn't have been done this
    way, although it would take a pretty hefty product to detail Anuire or the
    Khinasi region to the degree of TotHW. Of course, I've never been afraid
    of a nice, thick book...

    Regards
    Craig

    Jim Cooper wrote:
    >
    > Craig Greeson wrote:
    > > Greetings all, I'd be grateful if someone could help with a bloodline question that I recently came across. A regent in one of the BR sourcebooks is listed with a Great bloodline but a very low bloodline score.<
    >
    > Well, one way I can think of is that this scion of a great bloodline is
    > a really poor ruler, and has lost points due to inaction/actions
    > contrary to his alignment.
    >
    > Who is the individual you are referring to?
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Darren

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    Mark A Vandermeulen
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    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Craig Greeson wrote:

    > Greetings all,
    > I'd be grateful if someone could help with a bloodline question that I
    > recently came across. A regent in one of the BR sourcebooks is listed with
    > a Great bloodline but a very low bloodline score. I asked Ed Stark if that
    > was what he intended, and he said yes. He was kind enough to send the
    > following reply:
    >
    > Ed Stark wrote:
    > -snip-
    > > Yes, that's what I intended. There's a mystery there, basically. I'll give
    > > you a hint (that will probably give at least part of it away). There is a
    > > way to pass along a bloodline that confers the bloodline's strength (as in
    > > Minor, Major, Great) but gives the recipient only 1 point.
    >
    > I hate to be a dummy, but I haven't been able to figure out what he's
    > referring to. How does a commoner kill a scion and gain his bloodline
    > strength but only a 1RP bloodline score?

    Well, In my case I've invented the Investiture of Knighthood Ceremony
    where a regent is able to grant a bloodline of 1 point of bloodline
    strength to a commoner at a cost of 10 points of his own bloodline. The
    recipient gains the derivation and strength of the donor. But to my
    knowledge something like this has never appeared in the official material.
    Perhaps something like this is in the much anticipated but greatly delayed
    "Book of Regency," which we've been told is fully written and edited, but
    halted before it got sent to the printers. That would explain why Ed knew
    about it.

    Mark VanderMeulen
    vander+@pitt.edu

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    DKEvermore@aol.co
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    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    In a message dated 2/24/99 7:32:25 AM Central Standard Time,
    cgreeson@ccipost.net writes:

    >
    > I hate to be a dummy, but I haven't been able to figure out what he's
    > referring to. How does a commoner kill a scion and gain his bloodline
    > strength but only a 1RP bloodline score?
    >
    Stab the bugger through the heart. That'll put some proper respect of the
    masses into the nobility. ;)

    - -DKE

  5. #5
    Jim Cooper
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    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    John wrote:
    > If the victim was not the last of his line (I think) then the
    > commoner would only get 2pts, but the same strength bloodline (ie.
    > Great) . Then the newly-blooded commoner has kids by his common wife.
    > Those kids have a Great bloodline, but only 1pt of blood strength.<

    I don't remember commoners ever being able to gain bloodstrength by any
    other means than an investiture spell. Is the above officially
    possible? Unless of course, *maybe*, Azrai's blood could do this, but
    any other derivation?

    Cheers,
    Darren

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    Jim Cooper
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    Can Anyone Help With a Bloodlin

    Craig Greeson wrote:
    > Greetings all, I'd be grateful if someone could help with a bloodline question that I recently came across. A regent in one of the BR sourcebooks is listed with a Great bloodline but a very low bloodline score.<

    Well, one way I can think of is that this scion of a great bloodline is
    a really poor ruler, and has lost points due to inaction/actions
    contrary to his alignment.

    Who is the individual you are referring to?

    Cheers,
    Darren

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