Actually, I would have voted C4: "an elderly clan matriarch struggling to chose her successor," but I got overwhelmed by the flood of comments...
I don't really mind which C option was picked any of them has potential to be interesting, but I did have to make a choice. So...
When the game will hit 500 VP, the readers will be able to choose a new member of the dynasty to join the ranks. Example of how it will look like can be seen below. New character/Member of dynasty costs 500 VP [A1] Young character (21 years old. Remaining lifespan +dice 20) will have stats LEA/WAR/INT/GOV = 10 [A2] Adult character (28 years old. Remaining lifespan +dice 12) will start with +60 points, so balanced character will have LEA/WAR/INT/GOV = 25 [A3] Middle-aged character (38 years old. Remaining lifespan +dice 4) will start with +120 points, so balanced character will have LEA/WAR/INT/GOV = 40 After choosing age, you will be able to choose specialization [B1] General (Main skill LEA, Secondary skill WAR) [B2] Warrior (Main skill WAR, Secondary skill LEA) [B3] Strategist (Main skill INT, Secondary skill GOV) [B4] Official (Main skill GOV, Secondary skill INT) So, for example, if you choose A2 and B2, the following person shall join you: A 28 years old woman who will live (dice 12 throw = 2) two more years, warrior with WAR = 40, LEA = 30, INT&GOV = 15. A small deviations might be possible making the stats, f.e. WAR = 44, LEA = 26, INT = 8, GOV = 16 Then you go into such things as looks, kinship (aunt, sister, cousin, etc.), character (calm, timid, bold), sex (preferences, level of sluttiness, fetishes, etc.), weakness (alcohol, beautiful men/women, greedy) etc. Additionally, during the story, each successful feat will give a permanent bonus for each future member of the dynasty. F.e. Won hard battle would give +1 to LEA every character created after that battle, duel +1 to WAR, debate, etc. But similarly, a defeat in easy battle, would raise a clan decaddence and permanently lower the skill level -1 LEA for each future member. Any suggestions/comments?