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[Gileadan]

Don't get the wailing about Aerie's baby taking up an inventory slot.

So did Boo.

[AkiKishi]

Just a moment... You could have a baby in Baldur's Gate 2?   (Haven't played that game.)

 

Yes you could. Although it was in the expansion I believe.

[In Exile]

Don't get the wailing about Aerie's baby taking up an inventory slot.

So did Boo.

 

But Boo was an awesome character who totally made it worth it to lose a slot; Aerie's baby, not so much.

[Dabrikishaw]

I doubt the current player base would be able to handle one.

[Eternal Dust]

Because children are evil.

[David Gaider]

Just out of pure curiosity, why is it that only Morrigan's romance produces a child? Why not other romances in DA? 

 

1) Plot.

 

2) Prophylactics.

 

3) This is not that game.

 

You may choose your answer, but generally the "baby-making" part of the Happily Ever After is something we leave for fanfiction.

[Killdren88]

1) Plot.

2) Prophylactics.

3) This is not that game.

You may choose your answer, but generally the "baby-making" part of the Happily Ever After is something we leave for fanfiction.

Yes! Thank you David.

[Maclimes]

1) Plot.

 

2) Prophylactics.

 

3) This is not that game.

 

You may choose your answer, but generally the "baby-making" part of the Happily Ever After is something we leave for fanfiction.

 

Okay, fair enough. But when are we getting miniature giant space hamsters?

[happy_daiz]

Okay, fair enough. But when are we getting miniature giant space hamsters?

 

Miniature giant? 

[Maclimes]

Miniature giant? 

 

Someone never played Baldur's Gate...

[Killdren88]

Someone never played Baldur's Gate...

[Little Princess Peach]

I would not mind if it was in an epialouge slide but in game it would be rather brutal

[cindercatz]

This is one of those things that should happen a lot more in fiction, particularly when there are large tracts of time involved like DA. Like I was watching Lethal Weapon 4 the other day, and one thing I love about that series is how well they depict the passage of time, complete with pregnancy and impending grandparenthood. Games have been pretty egregious, but it's not like raising kids should be a gameplay issue. They're characters like any other that should populate a given narative like other characters do. Parenting can be a powerful story element. The best use of child characters in games I can think of are Walking Dead and Beyond: Two Souls, and the sons in Heavy Rain, or RDR. Those are pretty good, right?

 

I don't see how having a child character written for is any different than advisor characters or a companion if they occupy that role, as far as DA goes. I want to see a DA: Generations game or like someday, that lets you play a family person and their child or adopted child as the family survives for a few decades of DA's events. That sounds like a totally unique experience. And I'd like to see characters have kids, pcs have the option to become parents, etc. If you're not playing the same characters again (or even if you did), I don't see why you shouldn't have offspring running around. Why not? Some people are just scared of the subject matter, I guess. Just notice I didn't mention anything rated below "mature", and they're all choice heavy games. There's no reason it can't be done well.

[In Exile]

This is one of those things that should happen a lot more in fiction, particularly when there are large tracts of time involved like DA. Like I was watching Lethal Weapon 4 the other day, and one thing I love about that series is how well they depict the passage of time, complete with pregnancy and impending grandparenthood. Games have been pretty egregious, but it's not like raising kids should be a gameplay issue. They're characters like any other that should populate a given narative like other characters do. Parenting can be a powerful story element. The best use of child characters in games I can think of are Walking Dead and Beyond: Two Souls, and the sons in Heavy Rain, or RDR. Those are pretty good, right?

 

I don't see how having a child character written for is any different than advisor characters or a companion if they occupy that role, as far as DA goes. I want to see a DA: Generations game or like someday, that lets you play a family person and their child or adopted child as the family survives for a few decades of DA's events. That sounds like a totally unique experience. And I'd like to see characters have kids, pcs have the option to become parents, etc. If you're not playing the same characters again (or even if you did), I don't see why you shouldn't have offspring running around. Why not? Some people are just scared of the subject matter, I guess. Just notice I didn't mention anything rated below "mature", and they're all choice heavy games. There's no reason it can't be done well.

 

It's not about being scared of the subject matter - it's just about not having any interest in it. At any rate, I think you'll get your wish, as more gamers age and become parents and we see the rise of more daddy games like The Last of Us. 

[Ryzaki]

Because we don't want a kid taking up a precious inventory slot, right Aerie?

 

Seriously though, not everyone wants kids. And I doubt they'd pull a female protagonist off duty for nine months unless it was a scripted time jump. Not to mention having to explain said time jump if you choose to NOT have kids. (DA2's time skips were bad enough as it is.) It's best left up to head canon.

 

Even in SWTOR, marrying your LI and them always bringing up kids at the end was pretty  inducing. No, Malavai, I don't want to look after rugrats and bake cookies. I want to kill things with my lightsaber. Sheesh!

 

 

Hah, gotta love Harvest Moon. My girl worked in the fields every day until she gave birth. >.>

 

Oh god. That was terrible.

 

Agreed. Some of my fem PCs would love to have kids and others run screaming in the opposite direction. Best to leave whether the PC can have kids or not up to headcanon.

 

To be fair in the SW relationship Malavai is going to be the one looking after the rugrats and baking cookies while SW is running around shoving her saber into fools maybe that's why he wants some XD

 

LOL

[Tinxa]

I really wouldn't want this. Not ingame and not in the epilogue slides.

 

Children in games are usually derpy looking and squeaky voiced annoying NPCs that I as a player don't have any emotional connection to. Then the game would use the child for plot and go "The big bad kidnapped your child and you care" while I would be thinking "Meh, the child was annoying and I didn't want it anyway".

[Cyberstrike nTo]

If you want to play an RPG that lets you have kids play any of the first 3 Fable games. Now I don't have a problem with if it's an option but in the Fable series it but it's not as much as fun as you think in those games.

[zambingo]

I'm not sure it's fair to just dub The Last of Us a "daddy game". That feels like a slight. I've never played it, but my 16 year old loves that game. There is a good story in that, from what I watched.

 

This isn't to say Dragon Age MUST DO THIS. Just saying that a tale from a parent/guardian POV could be interesting. As we've seen in DA2 the pieces we found out about Malcolm and Leandra are arguably more interesting than Garrett/Marian. Also in the Dragon Age "EU" are pretty neat tales about Maric, Loghain and Fiona... all parents. I haven't read the stuff featuring Wynne, but I believe she is a parent too. Out of DA there are critically acclaimed tales about adventuring parents. Some tales don't even feature parents, but guardians like in The Golden Child. Some tales take it right up to Batman/Robin levels of child endangerment like Lone Wolf and Cub. However it's not like all these scenarios aren't valid plots in the world of literature. Not saying I want a story where a Warden carries his/her baby around like Luke does Yoda, but maybe the wanderer/parent tale could work.

 

Granted these types of tales are designed to showcase such subject matter, but that is why I said earlier I think if this were to be in a role play... specifically Dragon Age... then it would need that level importance to the plot. It couldn't just be a tacked on conclusion to how the romances in DA/ME work now.

 

AND THAT is where the subject lands in the "I'm Out" category for some. Which I can understand.

[Onecrazymonkey1]

I agree with cindercatz that it could actually make a pretty interesting story line perspective within a time jump. Especially if you If you have amazing writers behind the story like Bioware has. I would certainly not want a fable or Skyrim situation complete with rescue missions and bottle feed type mini games but an actual heartfelt character that I could care about. I really don't see why I couldn't love them just as I would any other well thought out companion/NPC/ adviser etc. The story would not have to be sunshine and rainbows happy ever after territory but could also create a lot of emotional drama (Imagine a situation similar to conner but with your own child?). I know it could only work if given the choice but I also don't think a choice would be wasted either; you could essentially play through all of dragon age 2 without ever getting to know Bethany or carver. I also rather liked having a family around in DA2, it was one of the aspects I found refreshing in a game, instead of just being this solitary lone hero....shame all of them died in my play-through

 

I don't really care either way but I don't think it would be as bad as some people might think. I'm also not an aging parent but if implemented the right way in a game I would gladly give it a chance.

[giveamanafish...]

i apologize in advance, but Woody Guthrie!:

 

[Andraste_Reborn]

i apologize in advance, but Woody Guthrie!

 

While songs about ridiculous hats are relevant to Dragon Age: Inquisition, I'm not sure what that has to do with this thread in particular.

 

Unless we are going to put babies on our heads, which seems like a bad idea on several levels.

[krogan warlord83]

While songs about ridiculous hats are relevant to Dragon Age: Inquisition, I'm not sure what that has to do with this thread in particular.

 

Unless we are going to put babies on our heads, which seems like a bad idea on several levels.

 unless your goku bringing dropped on his head as kid saved the planet!

 

but bioware has spoken the almighy words plot /thread

[KC_Prototype]

1) Plot.

 

2) Prophylactics.

 

3) This is not that game.

 

You may choose your answer, but generally the "baby-making" part of the Happily Ever After is something we leave for fanfiction.

Ok, cool. I chose number 1 because I don't know what 2 means and never implied DA was a baby maker simulator. 

[hobbit of the shire]

I suppose if I had the choice, I'd probably go for it in game.... but I'm pretty sure having a kid in game would really mess up the story.  Hawke could've had a baby.  Warden not so much.  Inquisitor...??  If there's continuous battling/travelling, I don't see how a fem hero could have a baby.  There'd have to be some written-in break time for her to carry/have it and probably nurse it (unless it had a wet nurse or Thedusian baby formula).  A male hero could.  Storywise, it'd end up 2 ways.  Either f/m hero can be parents who basically let a nanny or relative take care of it while they head off to save the world/city.  Hawke was rich and could afford nannies.... and at some point still had Leandra).   Inquisitor I'm guessing would have a whole ton of support people (like a monarch) who could take care of the kid.  This sort of situation would have perhaps minor effect on the story because you basically lead a childless lifestyle.  But if one wanted to RP being a very involved parent, that will just break storyboards I think.  Having a kid and not having the ability to parent it (other than leaving it in the care of someone else) would suck more than not having it at all.

 

Epilogues I suppose could have it..... like maybe your final talk with your LI being, "oh yeah, I want babies!", then the epilogue could reflect that happening.