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 == Choosing Stats ==
-Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on [[Spellcasting|spellcasting]] or criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like fighters, rangers or paladins, who are more inclined to defend society.
+Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on [[Spellcasting|spellcasting]] or criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like [[Fighter (class)|fighters]], [[Ranger (class)|rangers]] or [[Paladin (class)|paladins]], who are more inclined to defend society.
 Characters aiming to foster better relationships with their families should opt for a higher [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]] stat, as it signifies the character's empathy and compassion for others. Characters with low wisdom tend to exhibit selfish and bitter behaviours, which leads to estrangement from their families and relations, who often wish to distance themselves from such individuals.

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 == Status ==
-Every player would like their character to be born into wealth and wield influence. Everyone aspires to be a secret noble with a clear path to a throne. However, given that players have no control over the family they are born into or its social status, they must acknowledge that most are born into families of farmers, miners, laborers, artisans and other common backgrounds.
+Every player would like their character to be born into wealth and wield influence. Everyone aspires to be a secret noble with a clear path to a throne. However, given that players have no control over the family they are born into or its social status, they must acknowledge that most are born into families of [[Farming (sage ability)|farmers]], miners, laborers, artisans and other common backgrounds.
-As children, characters acquire skill sets related to their progenitor's profession. This can occur even if the character is an orphan, as the player's ascent to a leveled class assumes some form of mentorship. This background also impacts the character's initial wealth and initial standing in the game world.
+As children, characters acquire skill sets related to their [[Progenitor|progenitor]]'s profession. This can occur even if the character is an orphan, as the player's ascent to a leveled class assumes some form of mentorship. This background also impacts the character's initial wealth and initial standing in the game world.
 == Choosing Stats ==

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 == Backgrounds ==
-Therefore, it's nearly impossible for the player to create a background such as "an orphan bent on avenging the murder of his or her parents" —much of the time, both parents are still alive in the game world.  Moreover, orphans rarely knew their parents, since they often become orphans when they were too young to remember much.
+Therefore, it's nearly impossible for the player to create a background such as "an orphan bent on avenging the murder of his or her parents"  — much of the time, both parents are still alive in the game world.  Moreover, orphans rarely knew their parents, since they often become orphans when they were too young to remember much.
 When deciding a background, a player can "fabricate" a family relationship of their own — but this would be a falsehood, one that every other player in the game would be know, because concealing information between players in the game leads to discord and detracts from the overall gaming experience.

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-'''Family relations''' describes the ancestral and familial connections of the player character.  This is an intrinsic part of the character's backstory, mirroring the natural existence of parents, siblings and potentially children.  These familial bonds are established through the "[[Character Background Generator]]," a system that operates independently of the player's preferences. It reminds us that in reality, we don't have control over the families we are born into. Therefore, when crafting a character's background, it's essential to acknowledge the predetermined relationships that come with it.
+'''Family relations''' describes the ancestral and familial connections of the [[Player Characters|player character]].  This is an intrinsic part of the character's backstory, mirroring the natural existence of parents, siblings and potentially children.  These familial bonds are established through the "[[Character Background Generator]]," a system that operates independently of the player's preferences. It reminds us that in reality, we don't have control over the families we are born into. Therefore, when crafting a character's background, it's essential to acknowledge the predetermined relationships that come with it.
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 Neither can the player dictate the family's level of success, nor the family's attitude towards the character. Since the character begins the game at maturity, there are years of conflict, potential resentment, sacrifice or responsibilities that are utterly unaccounted for — and while the character can decide how he or she feels about them, one's family is also free to decide for themselves how to view the character.  This is also determined through the background generator, related to the character's [[Ability Stats|ability stats]].
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 == Choosing Stats ==
-Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on spellcasting or criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like fighters, rangers or paladins, who are more inclined to defend society.
+Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on [[Spellcasting|spellcasting]] or criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like fighters, rangers or paladins, who are more inclined to defend society.
 Characters aiming to foster better relationships with their families should opt for a higher [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]] stat, as it signifies the character's empathy and compassion for others. Characters with low wisdom tend to exhibit selfish and bitter behaviours, which leads to estrangement from their families and relations, who often wish to distance themselves from such individuals.

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 == Choosing Stats ==
-Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on spellcasting, charisma criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like fighters, rangers or paladins, who are more inclined to defend society.
+Players seeking to decrease the size of their in-game families should opt for a lower [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]] stat, as this attribute mirrors the character's inherent qualities inherited from their bloodline. [[Character Class|Character classes]] that place greater emphasis on spellcasting or criminal behavior tend to lean toward isolation or harboring resentment against society. Consequently, these classes are more inclined to feature orphaned characters compared to classes like fighters, rangers or paladins, who are more inclined to defend society.
 Characters aiming to foster better relationships with their families should opt for a higher [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]] stat, as it signifies the character's empathy and compassion for others. Characters with low wisdom tend to exhibit selfish and bitter behaviours, which leads to estrangement from their families and relations, who often wish to distance themselves from such individuals.

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-Like many things about the setting in which the player character adventures, the character has no control over the family he or she is born into, how many members it has, how successful it is or even if the character has a family at all. This reflects real life. Naturally, everyone would like to be born rich and be possessed of influence … but of course most of us are born the children of farmers, miners, artisans and other common people.
+'''Family relations''' describes the ancestral and familial ties the player character possesses in the game world, as it's reasonable to expect an individual to have parents, siblings and perhaps even children.  The existence of these is established through the [[Character Background Generator|character background generator]], which gives no consideration whatsoever to the player's wishes in this matter.  We do not choose what sort of family we are born into ... so if a given character is to have some sort of background, the fact of the character's pre-determined relations must be taken into account.
-The [[Character Background Generator|character background generator]] is used to determine the nature and extent of a character’s family. The calculation is linked to the character’s [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]], arguing (right or wrong) that “virility” relates to “fertility.” Stronger characters are more likely to be a part of a large extended family, with many brothers and sisters, a living father and mother, and probably more than one living grandparent. There is a fair chance that one or both parents are already be dead and that the character was raised by an older sibling, a grandparent or even an uncle and aunt. There is a fairly high chance that a character is an orphan, particularly if the character’s strength is 10 or less. The generator determines the gender of each sibling and enables the DM to determine randomly the order in which all the children of the family were born. This can be very important if the character is in line for an inheritance which would go to the eldest son.
+Therefore, it's nearly impossible for the player to create a background such as "an orphan bent on revenging the murder of his or her parents," because much of the time both parents are still alive in the game world.  Most of the time, orphans hardly know their parents, since they often become orphans when they're too young to remember much.  In deciding a background, a player can "make up" a family relationship of their own — but this would be a lie, one that every other player at the game would be aware of, because secrets between players in the game leads to discord and bad game play.
-Family relations are also affected by the character’s [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]]. Player characters with a low wisdom are more likely to be dispised or even disowned by their families. A high wisdom ingratiates the character with his or her family.  Such latter characters would be welcome at home; they may choose to maintain a relationship with their family as part of the game experience.
+== Status ==
-=== Legacy ===
+As children, characters learn ability skills related to that progenitor's profession.  This may happen even if the character is an orphan — since the player's rise to a levelled class presupposes some kind of mentor.  This background also affects the character's starting wealth and credit.
-In deciding their background, a player can "make up" a family relationship of their own — but this would be an invention, or lie, as the character's background relationship is determined before the player can do so.
+== Choosing Stats ==
 See [[Player Characters]]
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 In deciding their background, a player can “make up” a family relationship of their own ~ but this would be an invention, or lie, as the character’s actual relationship is not determined in any way by the player.
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-Like many things about the setting in which the player character adventures, the character has no control over the family he or she is born into, how many members it has, how successful it is or even if the character has a family at all. This reflects real life. Naturally, everyone would like to be born rich and be possessed of influence … but of course most of us will be born the children of farmers, miners, artisans and other common people.
+Like many things about the setting in which the player character adventures, the character has no control over the family he or she is born into, how many members it has, how successful it is or even if the character has a family at all. This reflects real life. Naturally, everyone would like to be born rich and be possessed of influence … but of course most of us are born the children of farmers, miners, artisans and other common people.
-The [[Character Background Generator|character background generator]] is used to determine the nature and extent of a character’s family. The calculation is linked to the character’s [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]], arguing (right or wrong) that “virility” relates to “fertility.” Stronger characters are more likely to be a part of a large extended family, with many brothers and sisters, a living father and mother, and probably more than one living grandparent. There is a fair chance that one or both parents will already be dead and that the character was raised by an older sibling, a grandparent or even an uncle and aunt. There is a fairly high chance that a character will be an orphan, particularly if the character’s strength is 10 or less. The generator determines the gender of each sibling and enables the DM to determine randomly the order in which all the children of the family were born. This can be very important if the character is in line for an inheritance which would go to the eldest son.
+The [[Character Background Generator|character background generator]] is used to determine the nature and extent of a character’s family. The calculation is linked to the character’s [[Strength (ability stat)|strength]], arguing (right or wrong) that “virility” relates to “fertility.” Stronger characters are more likely to be a part of a large extended family, with many brothers and sisters, a living father and mother, and probably more than one living grandparent. There is a fair chance that one or both parents are already be dead and that the character was raised by an older sibling, a grandparent or even an uncle and aunt. There is a fairly high chance that a character is an orphan, particularly if the character’s strength is 10 or less. The generator determines the gender of each sibling and enables the DM to determine randomly the order in which all the children of the family were born. This can be very important if the character is in line for an inheritance which would go to the eldest son.
-Family relations are also affected by the character’s [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]]. Those player characters with a low wisdom are more likely to be disliked or even disowned by their families. A high wisdom, on the other hand, will likely win over the character’s family, so that the character may be especially welcome at home, allowing them to maintain a relationship with their family.
+Family relations are also affected by the character’s [[Wisdom (ability stat)|wisdom]]. Those player characters with a low wisdom are more likely to be disliked or even disowned by their families. A high wisdom, on the other hand, would likely win over the character’s family, so that the character may be especially welcome at home, allowing them to maintain a relationship with their family.
 The character’s family relationship is also affected by the profession of the father, the mother or both. It is presumed that the character was given a chance to learn a secondary skill related to that profession. In the case of an orphan, this would be something that was learned before the last member of the character’s family passed away. The profession also determines the character’s starting wealth (which may also be affected by the character’s wisdom), credit and the possibility of the character being of noble birth and perhaps having other responsibilities.