First, before someone starts stating the obvious or asking silly questions:
The ability to have children has not been confirmed or denied yet, so the poll is based on a completely hypothetical assumption that has, in itself, nothing to do with my personal preference. (I'm writing this here because sometimes I see people who seem to miss or ignore subtleties like this and it can be so annoying).

Second, I know this poll may be a little confusing to people who vote faster than they read/think, so for those of you who do that: please go away.



Now, for those of you who stayed, feel free to vote in this humble poll created for the sole purpose of sating my curiosity.



I see a lot of topics about marriage and children and so on and occasionally notice people saying how great it would be to be able to have kids in Skyrim. And then of course the same people start talking about wives, so I can guess why they see nothing wrong with this idea. A male Dovahkiin perhaps couldn't care less about the technical details of bearing a child while he's out killing dragons for 9 out of 12 months in a year, but can you imagine the same situation from a female character's perspective? Playing a woman, would you still be so eager to put your dragon-killing career aside for about 9 ingame months that the baby would spend in your bloated tummy and then even more time to, you know, ensure its basic survival?

Personally, I always play female characters due to my inability to find myself in the male mindset and my preference for staring at female rather than male behinds while playing games (sorry guys, your behinds are simply inferior). And to respond to my own question, I would hate it and I think my character would be even less happy about it. To be honest, the only way I can see it working is by fading the screen to black for 10 ingame years and and then resuming the action with "Mummy? Where do all these infinite dragons come frooooom?" addressed to the Dovahkiin who at that point realises that it's time to push the plot forward once again...

I have yet to play any character in any game that would think about starting a family. I can't even think of a reason why my characters would want that..

Out of curiousty, how did Fable address the issue? If I recall, you can have kids when you're a female character.

Good God have you seen argonian babies! :wacko:

the second poll confused me to hell lol im easly confused

This is Exactly Why i Despise Marriage and Relationship in Skyrim, i Buy the Game for the Fun of it

Let Me do all that things in Real Life and let the Game take me Away from the Troubles in Life

I think most of my characters would have that little lingering thought about having kids, purely as "carrying on the legacy" sort of thing. Although how could the children ever live up to the mighty Nerevarine/Champion of Cyrodiil/Dovahkiin's legacy?
It'll make sense from a roleplaying aspect for those who maybe don't want to take on the mantle and stop the end of the world, just want to settle down as a smith with a nice wee family.
If it's in the final product it could be an interesting feature. Could be a hindrance as well mind, nothing like having to change a nappy in the midst of saving a town from dragons.

Having kids is one of my worst nightmares, I don't want to have it in my games.

Leave it to a woman to want children, even in a game. Does your lunacy know no bounds?

Next thing you'll be asking for a condem poking minigame.

Go play Leisure Suit Larry where you can have it All :shakehead:

It's all optional. I doubt very much that marriage and/or having kids would be required for any part of the game.

Itd be good to have kids in the game as an option. Basically purely for potential quest fodder:

Family is kidnapped, have to rescue them within certain time frame or else they die.
Lost child in mountains.
Teaching (player main skill) to (child)
Bringing home an extravagant list of groceries (dragon tongue, eye of deadra, etc delicacies)
Hiring help for the home--quests related to investigation of one perhaps, could bring incites into the PC past, like if this person was a former nanny of the PC.
Itd be AWESOME if there was something like if you stayed away for a long time you would have an Odysseus-like situation, and you had to kill all those [censored] suitors...yeah..

list goes on. Family had never really been used in games very effectively for some reason, but they are fairly simple and effective story devices that serve as a platform for a lot of different kinds of conflicts.

edit: basically as long as it bears no resemblance to Fables crap system. No narrative no story no connection completely annonymous and without definition. What a terrible representation of family, even dolls are more effective.
secondly the OP seems to be getting alot of flack for the topic. its a worthwhile topic to discuss, and I dont know where that sixism came out of. Its better than another dismemberment topic.

Thirdly, i realized my post talked about a dying child, sorry about that--I dont know if that kind of thing is allowed off screen perhaps? I mean, I dont know the laws and so forth concerning such representations. If they cant to that then i suppose they would just kill the spouse, and leave the child be--perhaps scarred (emotionally) for life.

Yes indeed. Not sure why so many ppl have gone off the deep end about marriage when its gonna be totally optional.

I too plan on buying Skyrim for the fun of it, and I feel, like many others, that marriage and children will add a much more personal feel to my character and the game, and therefore such a feature would be fun for me and many others. Despite this, I don't think having children will make it into the game.

Depends if you think having kids in real life contributes to the troubles of real life. Personally, I can't wait to leave work and get home to my son. But that's just me. Anyway, I think if we can have kids in Skyrim, they should have some quests around them and I think it gives you extra reason to want to deal with Alduin, for the sake of your kids futures.

Aside: Not sure what the point of the What If poll was but I voted anyway.

Children Are Confirmed, there is a Quest for Saving a Child in a Cave, but to Drop the Whole Gay thing and Spouse thing would be to Drop the Whole Marriage thing, That is the Biggest Issue around the Board, People talk about Marriage and Relationships, then they get Out of Control and start Acting Personal towards Others in Thinking it Will be in the Game

Kids Stay, Marriage/Relationship Go

Then don't get married? You know it is optional...

She is female and doesn't want to have kids. Why? Shes into the ladies.
If she was male she would want to have kids. Why? They like the idea having an heir.
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Im Not concerned about the Marriage Optional Thing, im Concerned about How Far they are going with this.

Same six Dating/Relationship in Skyrim is the Reason im Thinking Strongly of Not getting the Game

If it isn't in then I'll just mod it anyway.

Really? I mean REALLY? Same six relationships are really going to keep you from buying the game? I haven't facepalmed so hard in a long time... :facepalm:

You won't get the game because of optional features you never have to partake in?

That's kind of homophobic, and as a brother of a homosixual, I feel quite offended.

Ive seen Enough Movies and TV Shows and Music Videos to realize that me as a Dude and having a Girlfriend/Wife/Children, isent so bad in Real Life

Skyrim OUT :thumbsup:

Really? You're going to base your opinion on what you have seen in movies, TV shows and music videos.... Thats just sad.

Not the best of reasons