Sheryl Nantus Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thanks to the third Flotsam and Jetsam scenario, I now have a pregnant female investigator - is there, or have there ever been, any official Chaosium rules as to how to deal with a pregnant woman so as far as how long she can investigate and/or issues along the way? This is a Pulp Cthulhu build, so I'm assuming she'd be a bit tougher than the average woman. One of my players suggested Mallory Archer, giving birth in a bar in Tangiers while shooting at KGB agents... *laughs* But I"m wondering if there's any actual gameplay rules in this area, or if I'm on my own. All suggestions welcomed and appreciated! Link to comment
g33k Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Women are tough. Pregnancy & childbirth are natural things. It's really mostly a modern perspective that says we should treat these women as "patients," and being pregnant as a "condition" to be "treated." Yes, there are some "rough"pregnancies. Those are the exceptions not the general case. I wouldn't make any special rules for it, unless you have reason to. I might apply some penalties in late-stage pregnancy, for strenuous tasks... Or maybe not. "More Gaming Fun!" What's more fun? C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment
Bill the barbarian Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 12/18/2019 at 1:03 PM, Sheryl Nantus said: Thanks to the third Flotsam and Jetsam scenario, I now have a pregnant female investigator - is there, or have there ever been, any official Chaosium rules as to how to deal with a pregnant woman so as far as how long she can investigate and/or issues along the way? This is a Pulp Cthulhu build, so I'm assuming she'd be a bit tougher than the average woman. Sheryl I would go with MGF here rather than rules, what would be fun to do... Especially seeing as fun has little to do with pregnancy (after the fact, that is <mind out of the gutter g33k>) in our world. And then I actually look at g33k’s reply to find... surprise, surprise, once again, we concur. ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment
g33k Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 12:58 PM, Bill the barbarian said: ... <mind out of the gutter g33k> ... <sigh> Barbarians, eh? Wotcher gonna do? First, they drags ya inter their gutter; then, they kicks ya back out. C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment
Bill the barbarian Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, g33k said: First, they drags ya inter their gutter; then, they kicks ya back out. Well if ya quit snorin’ and drinkin’ all tha corn likker I’d let yer stay... But no! ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment
VonJunzt9kx Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 There are no direct rules that I can find in CoC or BRP, so you are on your own. That being said. I had something similar many years ago, however it was a significant NPC, the wife of one of the PCs, that became pregnant. The issues lay in planning what was happening based on the stage of pregnancy, CON of the mother-to-be and the possibility of harm to the baby by the actions of the players. This led to CON, SAN and ability checks. It helped that one of the PCs was a medical doctor. Perhaps the most interesting thing for me was the paranoia that built as the birth got closer. Though in my scenario there was a little bit of the plot of Rosemary's Baby. This made the PCs very invested in protecting the mom. It certainly changed the direction of the game. Link to comment
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