I think it could be great or it could suck...it just depends on how they implement it.Saibh wrote...
On that note, I actually don't know if I'd like to have kids in DA2. It depends, I suppose. How much of an obligation are they? Do they get kidnapped (if so, no, keep the nasty little monsters away)? What about non-human LIs, do you have kids with them? Not to mention the mysterious status as "Champion". I still don't know what that's supposed to entail. If it's like a noble title, does your child get it? What if their, like, half-elf or something?
Personally, I think this would be interesting from a male perspective--you knock up your LI, go away for a year, come back and BAM--baby!
Most people use Fable 2 as an example of why it would suck, and even though I love the Fable franchise, I agree, and probably my main gripe with those games is that there is too much freedom, because it comes at the expense of story. You can marry anyone, so that means that no one has any kind of personality, for example. It has all kinds of breadth but not much depth.
That said...the impact it had when my character's child went missing in a Hobbe cave surprised even myself. I had the same complaints about the lack of interaction with the child as I did for any other NPC, but when little Laura (a name the game even chose for me) was in danger that became the #1 priority. I was honestly frantic. It was probably the strongest sense of urgency I felt out of the whole game.
So I guess what I'm saying is if a game as (comparatively) shallow as Fable can evoke that kind of response, imagine what a Dragon Age game could do with it. Most people seem to recognize the storytelling potential that having Hawke's family around can have...well with a child it's like that but times ten.
Logistically speaking, there are a few things they'd have to iron out, like non-human LIs (though elves wouldn't change anything because elf/human children are human). One possible solution would be to restrict it to certain LIs...like one per gender, and both human or elf. So only one woman can be made pregnant by male Hawke, and only one man can impregnate a female Hawke. This would solve the "hybrid" issue as well as help mollify those who might feel like they don't have a choice in the matter outside of abstinence.
I don't think the issue of actually spending 9 months pregnant is much of a problem. There are going to be time jumps, and I don't think that would be too long to skip. Another possibility...perhaps there could be a "window of opportunity." Perhaps only doing the deed within that window will lead to a pregnancy, so it can only occur over a certain time jump.
Anyway, if they really want to put it in, I'm sure the writers can do an infinitely better job of coming up with solutions than I can.
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. This woman at work was talking about her new baby and the mucus, she had this look on her face like "I thought babies were supposed to be cute and fun" not a ton of stress and work 
Given the option, my Hawkette will be seizing power, thank you. The Champion of Kirkwall is going to something those under her protection with whisper second only to Andraste. And come to think of it, the hell with Andraste.
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