Talk:Proof of Royal Heritage (3.5e Trait)

Magic Item

Owning an item is a somewhat transient thing. If you drop it down a drain on accident, do you lose your penalty to saves? Why isn't it a royal birthmark or something of that nature? --Foxwarrior (talk) 07:25, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Because a royal birthmark doesn't tell you when your third cousin gives birth, obviously. --Undead_Knave (talk) 07:43, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Common sense tells you that the penalty is an inborn trait. LenKagetsu (talk) 15:02, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Admittedly, this is a weird one. I was dredging through some of my stuff from 2006 and earlier (that was only partly developed) to see what might be worth of salvaging. This was originally just an item (albeit it's an artifact) and had no other bonus or drawback associated with it. However, implementing "you find an artifact scroll that shows your family tree, marking you as royalty" basically an addition at DM fiat probably okay, it wasn't something players could pick on their own. Though, I also worry about the campaign taking too much focus on such a player. Also, losing your ancestral scroll would be hilarious. That said, as this is an experimental sort of article, I'm up for ideas on if it should be reworked and moved around. I'm honestly not particularly happy with the saddled-in benefit and drawback. Also, it's not a birthmark because I didn't think of that, and it also comes with its own baggage (probably easier to fake, which might lead to interesting plot developments with false heirs and whatnot, but non necessarily the only way to pull that off when someone can just steal the scroll and pretend to be you)... and I lost my train of thought. Also yeah, you maintain the benefit and penalty regardless of where the scroll is. --Ganteka Future (talk) 17:52, 21 March 2015 (UTC)