This is the official pregnancy and fertility system for From the Ashes. All sexual activity that could result in pregnancy must be rolled for. Rolls are made using the d100 found in your HUD.
From the Ashes operates on a 4:1 time dilation — four in-character months pass for every one real life month. A full-term pregnancy of nine in-character months therefore unfolds over approximately nine real life weeks. Players should pace their pregnancy rolls accordingly, rolling each step as the in-character timeline progresses rather than all at once.
Players of female characters who do not wish to engage with pregnancy mechanics may declare their character infertile at character creation. This must be noted in the character's backstory. Players of male characters who are infertile should likewise note this in their backstory. No roll is required for male characters at any point in this system.
Players reserve the right to fade to black any part of their storyline they are uncomfortable or unwilling to write, including but not limited to sexual activity, sexual assault, assault, miscarriage, stillbirth, death, dismemberment, and other difficult content. Fading to black does not prevent the event from having occurred — it simply means the player is not required to write it out. From the Ashes is set in a brutal medieval world where difficult things happen. The fade to black option exists to protect players, not to shield characters from consequence.
Moon tea must be acquired from a maester or apothecary in character before it can be rolled for. If no maester or apothecary is available to your character, submit a ticket to the story team to have an NPC fill the role.
When sexual activity occurs in character, the player of the female character rolls for pregnancy immediately and opens a ticket with the result. A pregnancy roll is required for every written sexual encounter regardless of relationship status. Married couples may additionally roll up to four times per real life month to represent fade to black marital activity that is assumed to occur but not written out. These additional rolls must be submitted to the open ticket with the notation "FTB encounter."
If pregnant, the ticket remains open and the player continues to roll subsequent steps as the story progresses, adding each result to the open ticket. The story team monitors all open pregnancy tickets and updates character records accordingly.
The ability modifier prompt may be used on steps where physical resilience is a factor. Constitution is the appropriate ability for all such rolls in this system.
1 - 90: Not Pregnant. Stop here
91 - 100: Pregnant. Proceed to Moon Tea if applicable. If not, proceed to Step 2.
1 - 20: Moon tea fails. Proceed to Step 2.
21 - 100: Moon tea is effective. Stop here.
Noble Women:
1 - 8: Miscarriage. Proceed to Step 3.
9 - 20: Bleeding and cramping scare. Proceed to Step 4.
21 - 100: No miscarriage. Proceed to Step 4
Smallfolk Women
1 - 15: Miscarriage. Proceed to Step 3.
16 - 30: Bleeding and cramping scare. Proceed to Step 4.
31 - 100: No miscarriage. Proceed to Step 4
Noble Women:
01 - 10: You do not survive. Stop here.
11 - 20: You survive but are now infertile. Stop here.
21 - 100: You survive and remain fertile. Stop here.
Smallfolk Women
01 - 15: You do not survive. Stop here.
16 - 30: You survive but are now infertile. Stop here.
31 - 100: You survive and remain fertile. Stop here.
01 - 30: Severe morning sickness, fatigue, swelling, and discomfort throughout.
31 - 70: Moderate morning sickness and discomfort. Unpleasant but manageable.
71 - 100: Minimal symptoms. The pregnancy is relatively comfortable.
Proceed to Step 5.
01 - 10: Significantly late by three or more weeks. Considerable risk.
11 - 20: Early by three to eight weeks. Considerable risk.
21 - 40: Early by one to two weeks. Uncomfortable but safe.
41 - 60: Late by one to two weeks. Uncomfortable but safe.
61 - 100: Full term, right on time.
Proceed to Step 6.
Noble women:
01 - 30: Long, hard, and dangerous labor. Proceed to Step 7.
31 - 70: Difficult but manageable labor. Proceed to Step 8.
71 - 100: Easy and relatively quick labor. Proceed to Step 8.
Smallfolk women:
01 - 40: Long, hard, and dangerous labor. Proceed to Step 7.
41 - 80: Difficult but manageable labor. Proceed to Step 8.
81 - 100: Easy and relatively quick labor. Proceed to Step 8.
Noble Women:
01 - 10: Serious, life threatening complications. Proceed to Step 7a.
11 - 20: Minor complications. Proceed to Step 8.
21 - 100: No complications. Proceed to Step 8.
Smallfolk Women
01 - 15: Serious, life threatening complications. Proceed to Step 7a.
16 - 30: Minor complications. Proceed to Step 8.
31 - 100: No complications. Proceed to Step 8.
Noble Women:
01 - 10: You do not survive. Stop here.
11 - 20: You survive but are now infertile. Proceed to Step 8.
21 - 100: You survive. Proceed to Step 8.
Smallfolk Women
01 - 15: You do not survive. Stop here.
16 - 30: You survive but are now infertile. Proceed to Step 8.
31 - 100: You survive. Proceed to Step 8.
Noble Women:
01 - 04: Stillbirth. Stop here.
05 - 100: The baby is alive. Proceed to Step 9.
Smallfolk Women
01 - 10: Stillbirth. Stop here.
11 - 100: The baby is alive. Proceed to Step 9.
Table A
Noble women:
01 - 05: The baby does not survive. Stop here.
06 - 100: The baby is healthy. Proceed to Step 10.
Smallfolk women:
01 - 10: The baby does not survive. Stop here.
11 - 100: The baby is healthy. Proceed to Step 10.
Table B
Noble women:
01 - 20: The baby does not survive. Stop here.
21 - 100: The baby is healthy. Proceed to Step 10.
Smallfolk women:
01 - 30: The baby does not survive. Stop here.
31 - 100: The baby is healthy. Proceed to Step 10.
1 - 3: You are carrying multiples. Roll on the Multiples Table below, then proceed to step 11
4 - 100: Single baby. Proceed to Step 11
Multiples Table:
1 - 95: Twins
96 - 100: Triplets
For the possibility of anything beyond triplets, speak to staff.
Note: Identical twins must share the same gender. Whether twins are identical or fraternal is a player decision made at the time of this roll.
1 - 50: Female
51 - 100: Male
For identical twins roll once — both babies share the same gender. For fraternal twins or triplets roll once per baby. Proceed to Step 12.
1 - 5: Throwback — a trait from several generations back in the family line. Await staff response if help is needed determining what this might be for established house bloodlines.
6 - 25: Recessive trait — present in both family lines but not recently dominant. Use your character's known family heritage to determine what this might be.
26 - 75: Takes after the father.
76 - 100: Takes after the mother.
For identical twins all trait rolls apply to both babies. For fraternal twins and triplets roll per baby.
1 - 10: The child shows ambiguous mixed heritage — features that fit neither parent cleanly, such as hair that is pale but not quite silver, or mismatched eyes. Await staff response before continuing. As seen in Tyrion Lannister, whose pale hair and mismatched eyes suggest heritage beyond his Lannister parentage alone.
11 - 50: The child takes after the non-Valyrian parent entirely in coloring, with no outward sign of Valyrian heritage. As seen in Jon Snow, son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, who was the picture of a Stark in appearance despite his Targaryen blood.
51 - 100: The child presents with full Valyrian features — silver-gold to platinum hair, purple to violet or pale blue eyes, pale skin. As seen in Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen, who were of predominantly Targaryen descent and presented with classic Valyrian coloring.
House Baratheon — Black hair and blue eyes are extraordinarily dominant. So dominant that the absence of black hair in a Baratheon child has historically been considered evidence of infidelity.
House Lannister — Golden hair and green eyes are strongly dominant.
House Stark — Dark brown hair and grey eyes are strongly dominant.
House Tully — Auburn hair and blue eyes are strongly dominant.
House Targaryen — See Targaryen Heritage Trait Roll above.