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Surname Registry
Option at the bloodline registry to add a surname to public record. Would let people see the most prominent bloodlines and where they came from if you add the city of origin option (rogue being another option for no affliation). Some bloodlines might have an even distribution over two or more cities so you could have a setting for 'origin' and for 'current base'.
The only issue in registering members would be people who are lying, so there would have to be a limit per person of claiming membership to no more than 2 families. You could of course have a single head of the family but in large families that could be hard to determine, so probably a referendum type confirmation from active family members, wouldn't take long for people to confirm or deny. If anybody gets a denial there'd hopefully be a reason for it and require administrative validation (and possibly revoking the voting rights of the troll who said no).
tl;dr - implementation got a little more complicated as I went along, basically create a surname registry
Sort options:
- alphabetical, number of members, city, etc.
The only issue in registering members would be people who are lying, so there would have to be a limit per person of claiming membership to no more than 2 families. You could of course have a single head of the family but in large families that could be hard to determine, so probably a referendum type confirmation from active family members, wouldn't take long for people to confirm or deny. If anybody gets a denial there'd hopefully be a reason for it and require administrative validation (and possibly revoking the voting rights of the troll who said no).
tl;dr - implementation got a little more complicated as I went along, basically create a surname registry
Sort options:
- alphabetical, number of members, city, etc.
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For example, Flash, Almondus, Gyrth and I are all active progeny of the original Van Helsing (Glyc). Draqoom is technically Glyc's grandchild and our nephew, but he runs the family clan. If the system were to work similarly to Lusternia, I'm not sure it would allow him to capture those of us who are really first generation Van Helsings, unless the system wasn't wholly reliant on bloodlining alone for populating progeny. I'm sure there's a work around to this though.
Likewise, it would be fantastic if a family could disown or disavow a member. I think one of the other IRE games has this system in place as well although I can't recall which one atm. If it was implemented though, I'd prefer to see degrees of disavowal over a one-time you're renounced and you are no longer in our family kind of thing -- mechanics that encourage second chances and roleplayed resolutions to family relationships can be fun.
Album of Bluef during her time in Achaea
Album of Bluef during her time in Achaea
Album of Bluef during her time in Achaea
More on-topic-ly: I'm not sure how well this suggestion would work without making families into actual organisations with some sort of governmental structure to decide who the leaders are. Unless you go the other way and it's simply a matter of registering non-blood relations in the same way as bloodlining, and setting an official surname that doesn't have any ramifications beyond being official (maybe being able to automatically include it in your title).
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[Edit: This could also open up the opportunity for roleplay with the other biological mother/father depending on how it all worked. I mean, it takes a village to raise a child, right or so they say in Tomacula. The more involvement in family RP the better!]
Album of Bluef during her time in Achaea
Although for instance the only time I have ever met the original founder of the Van Helsings was.. 13 irl years ago (Oddly enough my irl friend who got me playing this game to start with is my grandfather by coincidence haven't seen him since I made Caladbolg as well.) So in other words how will this act with founders of familys being forever dormant? Or will this cause problems with dormant founders?
and as far as same sex bloodlining While personally I think the idea is far fetched and likely uneeded as we already know males do not have the parts to produce children (except those weird personal time emotes and such) it's a fantasy world where people can be made with magic!
Also, as an addendum: at present, you can bloodline a child without even having a second partner at all. So by current logic, individuals can procreate asexually already. I think most folks choose to have other RP reasons for this phenomenon, but still, that is presently how the bloodlining mechanism works.
I think the reproduction line is one you can't fudge for believability, cause even though there is magic, people still don't bleed orange juice. Physiology is still a thing even if Achaea may not be 21st century about the science.
I guess what I'm trying to say is... If any of you lesbians need any sperm...
of course, if you rather pretend it was asexual procreation, well, thats a perfectly valid cup of tea, too.
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Anyway, the whole idea here was mainly to have a list of surnames, and possibly their level of prominence.
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I'm pretty sure the admins have pretty much said no to any changes regarding bloodline or family in the past. That they do not feel the need to add to it. Though I think that is totally bogus and family is one of the main reasons that I have continued to stay and spend money.
With regards to dormant heads of family, then the head of family moves to the next of kin that is not dormant?
Also I would LOVE to see something where instead of choosing all your children and taking them to delos to bloodline them, you put yourself on a list of, I want a child, and then you are given a random child that has also put themselves on a list of wanting to be bloodlined.
If they don't feel like they fit in the family it's going to end bad