Editing Age Of Dragons: Legacies (section)

=Successors=

A player's successor character can either be his offspring, or his protégé. It is entirely possible that a player character might have multiple successors at the time of his death. If this is the case then he selects one to be his ongoing character.

Note that ''successors'' themselves are '''not''' an inherited resource. Unused and unselected ''successors'' immediately become ordinary NPCs, and are not treated as ''successors'' to the new player character.
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==Offspring==

If a player character has children, then they are automatically assumed to be valid successors. However, thanks to the nature of the ''Birthing Sickness'' it is extremely likely that these dragons will be mere neonates when the player takes them on.

Refer to the sections below for more on this:

* [[Age_Of_Dragons:_Reproduction_and_the_Birthing_Sickness|Reproduction and the Birthing Sickness]]
* [[Age_Of_Dragons:_Playing_Neonate_Dragons|Playing Neonate Dragons]]
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==Protégés==

'''Protégés''' are dragons who look up to the player character dragon but aren't his offspring. '''Protégés''' are assumed to be valid ''successors'' to the character, and are treated as a '''Resource'''.

Acquiring a '''Protégé''' must be done in-play, as with any other ''Resource''. While their mentors are still alive they are considered to be NPCs under the GM's control. '''Protégés''' are dragons with their own agendas, and the relationship with them must be maintained by the would be mentor. The GM decides when a dragon becomes another's '''Protégé''', and likewise can remove '''Protégé''' status if over the course of time the relationship breaks down, or if he feels that the '''Protégé''' no longer looks up to the Mentor (for example, because of a shift in the balance of power).
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==Starting Afresh: No Successors==

It is possible, especially if a character dies young, that there will be no suitable successor. In this case, the player must start afresh, making a new character from scratch as per the normal rules in the Hatchery chapter.

His legacy is not passed on to this character, though at the GM's discretion he can have arranged for his Resources to be passed on to other player characters, or to non-player characters.

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[[Category:Age_of_Dragons|Legacies]]