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Addition to 'help prohibited themes'

Posted by Hellfrog on 09/03/20
Hey all, I have made an addition to our prohibited themes rule about children characters. I'll include the appended text below (since it's a hefty file):

We've talked before about the role of children in our story, and recent discussion has made us decide to codify it. Arx does not support stories of miscarriage or infant mortality *outside of pc backgrounds or GM handled story*

What does that mean? I'll try and clarify:
Can my pc lose a baby during pregnancy? No. We will not GM this and we ask that you not play out this scenario as this is sadly a common trigger and also generally Not Fun to be involved in.
Can my pc have infant or child mortality in their background? Yes, within reason. No, you were not a child assassin (of any variety that can be interpreted from that word combination), but perhaps your older brother died very young and you became heir.

In the past, we have been a little too loose with child endangerment in GM plot in some cases, and we will make efforts to handle that more delicately should it ever come up again.

Players are not to rp child endangerment of any sort. That means:
no posing your children in PRP or scenes where there is inherent danger
still not making any type of retainer that is not a fully grown adult
if your character is pregnant and wants to work/play/be involved in things, fine. This is not an issue, so do not make it an issue. Do not pose about how ponderously you are moving and how heavy with child you are while you are swordfighting, horseracing, or defending your castle from the landsharks.