pwning doodes
2018-01-21, 01:21 PM
I was thinking about how adventurers don't usually have kids, but then I realized that in the OOTSverse, some of them actually do. I wonder what it would be like to raise a kid as an adventurer. Anyone have insights?
Vaarsuvius has a mate and kids back home. Eugene Greenhilt settled down with Sara and had kids after he gave up adventuring. The psion in Tarquin's old party has a daughter back home who's a plumber, but I assume she's pretty grown up by now. The only examples that come to mind of adventurers actively parenting their kids while still adventuring are Hilgya, Tarquin, and Malack*.
Hilgya's parenting style seems very "Take Your Child to Work Day". She's doing what she needs to do, and cares for the child at the same time. We have yet to see what she does in dangerous situations.
I forget exactly what happened with Tarquin. I know that in the Linear Guild's first introduction, it was shown that Nale tagged along on his dad's wagon. Tarquin later expects Nale to say "Dunh-dunh-DUNH!" for him, and when he refuses, Tarquin says, "That is NOT how I raised you, young man!" There were some more good moments in the arcs at Tarquin's palace and the race to Girard's Gate. If anyone can point me to more clues about Tarquin's raising of Nale during his adventuring days, please do.
*Malack is an interesting case, since his children don't develop like human children and are somewhat different. However, we know he had children, and that he cared about them a lot, and that a fellow party member (Nale) later killed them.
In each case, I wonder how the adventurer had to adapt the usual role that parents take to the life of an adventurer. What do you think? Do you know other examples, from OOTS or other fiction? Did you ever have a PC or party member who had a kid? How might you manage it if you were and adventurer?
Vaarsuvius has a mate and kids back home. Eugene Greenhilt settled down with Sara and had kids after he gave up adventuring. The psion in Tarquin's old party has a daughter back home who's a plumber, but I assume she's pretty grown up by now. The only examples that come to mind of adventurers actively parenting their kids while still adventuring are Hilgya, Tarquin, and Malack*.
Hilgya's parenting style seems very "Take Your Child to Work Day". She's doing what she needs to do, and cares for the child at the same time. We have yet to see what she does in dangerous situations.
I forget exactly what happened with Tarquin. I know that in the Linear Guild's first introduction, it was shown that Nale tagged along on his dad's wagon. Tarquin later expects Nale to say "Dunh-dunh-DUNH!" for him, and when he refuses, Tarquin says, "That is NOT how I raised you, young man!" There were some more good moments in the arcs at Tarquin's palace and the race to Girard's Gate. If anyone can point me to more clues about Tarquin's raising of Nale during his adventuring days, please do.
*Malack is an interesting case, since his children don't develop like human children and are somewhat different. However, we know he had children, and that he cared about them a lot, and that a fellow party member (Nale) later killed them.
In each case, I wonder how the adventurer had to adapt the usual role that parents take to the life of an adventurer. What do you think? Do you know other examples, from OOTS or other fiction? Did you ever have a PC or party member who had a kid? How might you manage it if you were and adventurer?