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07-14-2009, 05:32 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
And should people with young dependents (especially babies) have to take it?
It would consist of various elements of Science: nutrition, Psychology, Diplomacy, possibly Bard (bed time stories) and similar stuff and would be used to keep the very young dependent alive, get them to sleep and, for older ones to get them to go along with what you're doing... I'd make it an Easy skill, though, and possibly even default to IQ. Any thoughts? |
07-14-2009, 06:12 AM | #2 |
Join Date: May 2009
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
If it is important to the campaign (meaning it will affect the outcome of the story and the PCs ability to influence that outcome), sure, go for it. But that would be a very offbeat campaign...
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07-14-2009, 06:23 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
It just seems to me that if the PC has taken a baby as a disadvantage (-36) then they should put a lot of effort into looking after it.
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07-14-2009, 07:56 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
Not necessarily - an infant dependant can be (and in many cases was historically and still is) left in the care of a wet nurse, nanny or indeed, spouse and still remain a liability as a target for enemies.
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07-14-2009, 06:45 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
My thoughts ? Come here closer so I can put my parenting hands around your neck ;) I think you just gave me the Berkserk Disadvantage when you evaluated it as an Easy skill :)
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07-14-2009, 06:48 AM | #6 |
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
Intimidation, Fast-Talk, Observation, Carpentry, Urban Survival...
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07-14-2009, 07:02 AM | #7 | |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
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Mostly parenting is not learnt by intensive study or instruction but through having bit and pieces passed from friends and family, and usually it is based on a lot of 'common sense' stuff that people tend to pick up through life - so an Easy skill and also a pretty easy default, and also no really terrible results from a failed roll - except when looking after a newborn maybe. |
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07-14-2009, 07:07 AM | #8 | |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
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...but then of course, if we imagine that Parenting is actually Average or Hard (based on how tough it is to learn Animal Handling or Diplomacy) then we must assume that most parents have fairly low Parenting skill and that possibly society as we know it is the result of a lot of failled skill rolls! |
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07-14-2009, 07:57 AM | #9 | |
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Germany
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
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07-14-2009, 06:53 AM | #10 |
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vermont
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Re: Should there be a 'parenting' skill?
Sounds like an Expert Skill. Alternately you could just treat it as a professional skill.
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