Tables for Childbirth

Tables for Childbirth

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First roll

Young

Table 1 (ages 15-25)	Result
00 or less	Stillbirth (roll 1D10 on miscarriage table)
01-03	Miscarriage (roll 1D20 on miscarriage table)
04-10	No conception
11	Child dies, roll on death table for mother
12	Child survives, roll on death table for mother
13	Roll unusual birth table
14	Child born, roll on unhealthy child table
15-20+	Child born, roll child table

Adult

Table 2 (ages 26-35)	Result
00 or less	Stillbirth (roll 1D10 on miscarriage table)
01-03	Miscarriage (roll 1D20 on miscarriage table)
04-12	No conception
13	Child dies, roll on death table for mother
14	Child survives, roll on death table for mother
15	Child born, roll on unhealthy child table
16-20+	Child born, roll child table
15-20+	Child born, roll child table

Middle-aged

Table 3 (ages 36-45)	Result
00 or less	Stillbirth (roll 1D10 on miscarriage table)
01-04	Miscarriage (roll 1D20 on miscarriage table)
05-14	No conception
15-16	Child dies, roll on death table for mother
17	Child survives, roll on death table for mother
18	Child born, roll on unhealthy child table
19-20+	Child born, roll child table
15-20+	Child born, roll child table

Old

Table 4 (ages 45+)	Result
00 or less	Stillbirth (roll 1D10 on miscarriage table)
01-04	Miscarriage (roll 1D20 on miscarriage table)
05-15	No conception
16-17	Child dies, roll on death table for mother
18-19	Child survives, roll on death table for mother
20	Child born, roll on unhealthy child table
21+	Child born, roll child table
15-20+	Child born, roll child table

Second Roll

Miscarriage

Miscarriage	Description	Result	Action
1	"Demons, evil spirits"	Violent stillbirth. Screams can be heard all night and the midwives look horrified.	Age roll, roll death table
2-3	"Ghost child, haunted, punished"	Stillbirth. Child born when expected, but dead, causes severe trauma to mother.	Age roll, mother becomes barren
4-5	"Smooth womb, flatulent uterus"	Early birth, child is to weak to survive.	Age roll, mother becomes permanently weakened. -2 to future child bearing rolls
6-8	"Blasphemy, sinning, bad morals"	Age roll, mother becomes permanently weakened. -1 to future childbearing rolls
9-11	"Shock, emotional trauma"	Mother bleeds badly early in pregnancy.	Age roll. -1 child bearing for 1D6 years
12-14	"Week seed, father sinned"	Miscarriage, father get's the blame.	Age roll. -1 child bearing for 1D3 years. Father loses 1 Honor.
15-20	"Heavy burdens, it's life"	Miscarriage, no one is to blame.	It happens. -1 child bearing next year.
21+	"It's a miracle!"	Misconception	Wow. No bad result.

Traumatic pregnancy

Traumatic pregnancy	Description	Result	Action
1-3	"There was nothing we could do..."	Mother dies screaming in pain.	Siblings and family might get trauma if nearby.
4-7	"I'm sorry sir."	Mother dies.	Mother dies.
8-10	"The devils has taken her sir."	Mother becomes mad.	Mother becomes mad. Spend £1 to roll 1D6 each year. On 1, she is cured.
11-13	"She'll live, with God's grace."	Mother barely survives, but is severely ill.	Roll again on this table next year, even with no childbirth possible.
14-17	"She'll get through it."	Mother survives, becomes ill.	Mother is bed-ridden for most of the year.
18-20	"Whew, that was close."	Mother survives.	She pulls through.

Healthy pregnancy

Healthy pregnancy	Description	Result	Action
1	"It's a miracle!"	Blessed child.	Better starting stats, meant for great things.
2-4	"Rosy cheeks, healthy scream!"	Healthy child.	Better starting stats.
5-10	"It'll grow into something, I've got a feeling."	Talented child.	+5 in a starting skill.
11-13	"There's one more in there..."	Identical twins. (1D100, on 1 triplets)	Roll same stats for all children.
14-20	"Oh... Look. Another."	Fraternal twins. (1D100, on 1 triplets)	Roll separate stats for all children.

Unhealthy pregnancy	Description	Result	Action
1	"He's got the devil's mark..."	Cursed child.	Lesser starting stats, bad omens in this child's future.
2-4	"He looks pale and weak."	Unhealthy child.	Lesser starting stats.
5-10	"No... Your OTHER right, son..."	Untalented child.	-5 in a knightly skill or lady skill.
11-13	"Aren't you a little short for a knight?"	Deformity (dwarfism, disorder or similar)	1 debilitating feature. Stays regardless of APP.
14-20	"8-9-10.... 11 fingers?... Oh..."	Minor deformity (clump foot, one leg shorter than the other, or similar)	1 negative feature. Stays regardless of APP.