James Knevitt wrote:

> I) What happens when a blooded person and an unblooded person have a
> child (I cant remember if this was in thge BR rulebook) ? I'm guessing
> the child would have the blooded person's derivation but the strength
> would be diluted (by about half) by the unblooded person.
>
> II) Here's an interesting dilemma:
>
> If you kill a blooded person with a blow to the heart, you get
> yourself some bloodline points. Sweet.
> Now, what's there to say a blooded character couldn't get himself a
> whole harem of blooded women (under duress) dedicated to producing
> children for him so he could kill them and steal their bloodpower when
> they're born ?
>
> Any thoughts ?

I've always thought that a person who wanted to do this kind of thing would be
recognized pretty quickly by the people in his own nation for the horrifyingly
brutal, sociopathic scumbag that they are, and he would probably not stay in
power very long. Even in BR, rulership comes from a mandate of the masses and
if the people find themselves ruled by such an obvious madman they would
rebel. Not even goblins or orogs would endorse this kind of behavior. Some
cultures don't have any trouble with multiple spouses, but killing off one's
own children is pretty much one of the most heinous things someone can do.

Assuming that the ruler still wanted to try this kind of thing, as a DM I
wouldn't let it get that far. If he wanted to have a harem I would subject him
to the full brunt of "realities" that situation entails. A dozen women held
under duress means eight dozen pissed off husbands, brothers, cousins and
boyfriends out looking for blood. If one wife is troublesome, twelve wives
would be that much more.... My relationships lead me to the conclusion that
one girlfriend is trouble, but two is not just twice the trouble, it is
exponentially more. Twelve would be Trouble to the twelth.... and nobody
could handle that much trouble believe you me, brother.... How does being
nagged in quadraphonic stereo times three sound? I'd have a regent who tried
to pull something like this kicking out his wives long before the first child
was born.

If I child was actually born, I'd probably have it squirreled off by a
conspiracy between the mother and midwife a la the movie Willow to save it from
death, and the regent in question would begin to find those under him working
to undermine his authority in general not just to save the infants.

Gary