[name_m]Hi[/name_m] guys! Part 6 already? Wow!
Previous Parts: #1, #2, #3, #4, & #5
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Roles:
Male Roles at [name_m]Court[/name_m]
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] a 50 sided die:
- If you rolled a 25 or 50, you are a Great Officer of The [name_m]Crown[/name_m]. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] again below to see what role.
Role for Role
- If you rolled a 15-24 or 40-49, you are a member of the military. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] again below for role.
Role for Role
- Sous-Lieutenant (2)
- Lieutenant (3)
- Capitaine (3)
- Chef de Bataillon (1)
- Chef d’Escadrons (2)
- Mestre de camp (1)
- If you rolled a 10-14, 26-30, or a 35-39, you have a lesser position at court. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] below for role.
Role for Role
- Valet de Chambre
- Grand Fauconnier de France
- Grand Veneur de France
- Grand Maître de l’Artillerie
- Grand Écuyer de France
- Historiographer Royal
- Garde des Sceaux de France
- Grand Louvetier
*All have plus 3 prestige points.
- If you rolled any other number, you do not have a role at court. (-1)
Female Roles at [name_m]Court[/name_m]
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] a 50 sided die:
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If you rolled a 25 or 50, she is a Première dame d’honneur (Highest ranking Lady-in-Waiting) (5)
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If you rolled a 10-20, she is a [name_m]Dame[/name_m] d’atours (In charge of Queen’s wardrobe and jewelry) (3)
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If you rolled a 35-45, she is a [name_m]Dame[/name_m] du Palais (Lady-in-Waiting) (2)
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If you rolled any other number, she does not have a role at court.
Ok, now for the Marital Statuses:
Some of your children are now old enough to consider marriage
Betrothals
*Betrothals were a common practice in this time and were especially common in wealthy or noble families. If your child is 14-18, roll to see if they are betrothed.
- Betrothed
- Single
- Betrothed
- Single
- Betrothed
- Single
Marital Status
*For those 19 and older, they may roll for marital status.
- Single
- Engaged (will be married 2 years from now)
- Married (this year, no children)
- Married (last year, roll for baby: even for a newborn and odd for no baby)
- Engaged (will be married a year from now)
- Single
If a Male, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Family Title and Location
Title
- Daughter of a Duc (5)
- Daughter of a [name_m]Marquis[/name_m] (4)
- Daughter of a Comte (3)
- Daughter of a Vicomte (2)
- Daughter of a [name_m]Baron[/name_m] (1)
- Untitled Family (-2)
- Untitled Family (-3)
- Daughter of a [name_m]Baron[/name_m] (1)
- Daughter of a Vicomte (2)
- Daughter of a Comte (3)
- Daughter of a [name_m]Marquis[/name_m] (4)
- Daughter of a Duc (5)
*If you are betrothed, but rolled an untitled family, roll again. Betrothals were done to advance the family and an untitled family would not be chosen.
Location
If Daughter of a Duc
- De Montpellier (3)
- D’Albi (3)
- De Privas (2)
- De Brioude (2)
- De Barcelonnette (1)
- De Gap (1)
If Daughter of a [name_m]Marquis[/name_m]
- De BĂ©ziers (3)
- De Castres (3)
- De Largentière (2)
- De Yssingeaux (2)
- De Castellane (1)
- De Briançon (1)
If Daughter of a Comte
- De Lodève (3)
- De Gaillac (3)
- D’Annonay (2)
- De Sainte-Sigolène (2)
- De Forcalquier (1)
- D’Embrun (1)
If Daughter of a Vicomte
- De Sète (3)
- De Graulhet (3)
- D’Aubenas (2)
- De Langeac (2)
- De Manosque (1)
- De Veynes (1)
If Daughter of a [name_m]Baron[/name_m]
- De Lunel (3)
- De Carmaux (3)
- De Saint-PĂ©ray (2)
- De Dunières (2)
- De Sisteron(1)
- De Chorges (1)
*If untitled, there will be no location tacked onto their name.
If a Male, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Age and Name
Age
- 2 years older
- 3 years younger
- Same age
- 5 years younger
- 2 years younger
- 1 year older
*If this makes the partner younger than 18, then their age is just 18. Unless they are betrothed, then no less than 15.
First Name
Choose from here!
Middle Names
If a Male, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Role at [name_m]Court[/name_m]
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] a 50 sided die:
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If you rolled a 25 or 50, she is a Première dame d’honneur (Highest ranking Lady-in-Waiting) (5)
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If you rolled a 10-20, she is a [name_m]Dame[/name_m] d’atours (In charge of Queen’s wardrobe and jewelry) (3)
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If you rolled a 35-45, she is a [name_m]Dame[/name_m] du Palais (Lady-in-Waiting) (2)
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If you rolled any other number, she does not have a role at court.
If a Female, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Title and Location
Title
- Duc (10)
- [name_m]Marquis[/name_m] (9)
- Comte (8)
- Vicomte (7)
- [name_m]Baron[/name_m] (6)
- Monsieur (3)
- Monsieur (3)
- Monsieur (3)
- [name_m]Baron[/name_m] (6)
- Vicomte (7)
- Comte (8)
- [name_m]Marquis[/name_m] (9)
*If you are betrothed and you rolled Monsieur, roll again. Betrothals were meant to advance the family, so men you were titled anything less than [name_m]Baron[/name_m] probably wouldn’t be considered.
Location
If a Duc
- De Pontoise (3)
- De [name_m]Toulouse[/name_m] (3)
- De Reims (2)
- De Rodez (2)
- De Tulle (1)
- De Montauban (1)
If a [name_m]Marquis[/name_m]
- D’Argenteuil (3)
- De Muret (3)
- D’Épernay (2)
- De Millau (2)
- D’Ussel (1)
- De Castelsarrasin (1)
If a Comte
- De Sarcelles (3)
- De Saint-Gaudens (3)
- De Sainte-Menehould (2)
- De Onet-le-Château (2)
- D’Égletons (1)
- De Moissac (1)
If a Vicomte
- De Cergy (3)
- De Colomiers (3)
- De Tinqueux (2)
- De Saint-Affrique (2)
- D’Allassac (1)
- De Caussade (1)
If a [name_m]Baron[/name_m]
- De Franconville (3)
- De Tournefeuille (3)
- De BĂ©theny (2)
- D’Espalion (2)
- D’Ussac (1)
- De Montech (1)
If a Monsieur
First, roll to see whether he is the son of a Duc, [name_m]Marquis[/name_m], Comte, Vicomte, [name_m]Baron[/name_m], or whether he was bestowed the title of Monsieur.
Family
- Second son of a Duc
- Third son of a Duc
- Second son of [name_m]Marquis[/name_m]
- Second son of a Comte
- Third son of a Comte
- Second son of a Vicomte
- Second son of a [name_m]Baron[/name_m]
- Not related to noble family
Then, roll to see their location.
Location
- De Pontoise
- De Bezons
- D’Ermont
- De Blagnac
- De Cugnaux
- De Balma
- De Cormontreuil
- De Saint-Memmie
- D’Aubin
- D’Olemps
- De Cosnac
- De Nègrepelisse
*All Monsieurs get 1 Prestige Point.
If a Female, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Age and Name
Age
- 2 years younger
- 3 years older
- Same age
- 5 years older
- 2 years older
- 1 year younger
*If this makes the partner younger than 18, then their age is just 18. Unless they are betrothed, then no less than 15.
First Name
[name_f]Jean[/name_f], [name_m]Jacques[/name_m], [name_m]Pierre[/name_m], [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m], [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Nicolle[/name_f], [name_m]Guillaume[/name_m], [name_f]Charles[/name_f], [name_m]François[/name_m], [name_f]Antoine[/name_f], [name_m]Artus[/name_m], Audebert, Barthelemi, Berthelemy, Christofle, [name_f]Claude[/name_f], [name_m]Denys[/name_m], Estienne, [name_m]Firmin[/name_m], [name_f]George[/name_f], [name_m]Gerard[/name_m], [name_m]Gilles[/name_m], [name_m]Hubert[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Lazare[/name_m], [name_f]Marin[/name_f], [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], [name_f]Noel[/name_f], [name_m]Olivier[/name_m], Philippes, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Middle Names
*It was common to have two to three middle names, but there were many who had just one.
Last Name
Choose from here.
If a Female, [name_m]Roll[/name_m] for Partner's Role at [name_m]Court[/name_m]
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] a 50 sided die:
- If you rolled a 25 or 50, you are a Great Officer of The [name_m]Crown[/name_m]. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] again below to see what role.
Role for Role
- If you rolled a 15-24 or 40-49, you are a member of the military. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] again below for role.
Role for Role
- Sous-Lieutenant (2)
- Lieutenant (3)
- Capitaine (3)
- Chef de Bataillon (1)
- Chef d’Escadrons (2)
- Mestre de camp (1)
- If you rolled a 10-14, 26-30, or a 35-39, you have a lesser position at court. [name_m]Roll[/name_m] below for role.
Role for Role
- Valet de Chambre
- Grand Fauconnier de France
- Grand Veneur de France
- Grand Maître de l’Artillerie
- Grand Écuyer de France
- Historiographer Royal
- Garde des Sceaux de France
- Grand Louvetier
*All have plus 3 prestige points.
- If you rolled any other number, you do not have a role at court. (-1)
If a member of the family is either untitled or titled "Monsieur…
In the early 1600’s, [name_m]Science[/name_m] and [name_m]Art[/name_m] were booming. Architecture and Painting, [name_m]Astronomy[/name_m] and Physics, and even Literature were popular careers/hobbies for those who were noble adjacent. It also gave them a boost in prestige. They would often either have a position at court, or a skill in academia or art, but not both.
[name_m]Roll[/name_m] to see if your "Monsieur" has a career
- Does
- Does not
- Does
- Does not
- Does
- Does not
What does he do?
- Philosopher/Mathematician (3)
- Architect (5)
- Physicist/Astronomer (3)
- Painter/Philosopher (5)
- Sculptor (5)
- Poet/Playwright (4)
- Author/Philosopher (2)
- Painter/Mathematician (4)
- Chemist/Alchemist (2)
- Inventor (3)
*If he is a Monsieur and he does not have any of the above listed careers, he can still try for a position at court. However, if you are untitled, you may only have one of the above listed careers. [name_m]An[/name_m] untitled person cannot have a position at court.
Children
Number of Children
If remarried or 21-29:
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 2
All other:
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 7
Age of Children
If remarried or 21-29:
- newborn
- 1
- infant
- 2
- newborn
- 1
All other:
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 5
For gender, even is girl and odd is boy.
First Name
For girls, choose here: Feminine Names from Artois, 1601
For boys, choose here: https://heraldry.sca.org/kwhss/2013/Brunissende_Dragonette/Proces_verbaux_Paris_1583.htm
Middle Name
Choose from here: https://babynames.com/names/search.php (choose “by origin” and then “French”)
Only the first born male would inherit his father’s title. All other sons would be titled “Monsieur”. Daughters would be titled “Madame”, and, when they married, they would receive their husbands title (Duchesse, [name_m]Marquise[/name_m], Comtesse, Vicomtesse, or Baroness).
Children's Health Status
- Sick
- Alive
- Alive
- Alive
- Sick
- Dead
*As there was little research for disease, it would not be known what they were sick with, just that they were not healthy.
Women's Health Status
Health Status
- Sick
- Alive
- Alive
- Alive
- Sick
- Dead
Childbirth
*Will affect the youngest child and mother.
- Mother survived birth, baby did not (youngest child must die)
- Mother and baby survived birth (both live)
- [name_f]Baby[/name_f] survived birth, mother did not (mother must die)
- [name_f]Baby[/name_f] and mother did not survive birth (both die)
- Mother and baby survived birth (both live)
- Mother survived birth, baby did not (youngest child must die)
Men's Health Status
Health Status
- Sick
- Alive
- Alive
- Alive
- Sick
- Dead
Military Status
*Only roll if you have a role in the military.
- Dead
- Alive
- Alive
- Alive
- Dead
- Alive
At this point, the head of your family (if he/she is still alive) should be approaching ~50 years old. People of this era did not live long. So we’ll start the death by old age much earlier in this CAF.
Death By Old Age
*If in their 50’s:
- alive
- deceased
- alive
- alive
- deceased
- alive
*If in their 60’s:
- deceased
- alive
- deceased
- alive
- deceased
- alive
*If in their 70’s:
- deceased
- alive
- deceased
- deceased
- alive
- deceased
*If in their 80’s:
- deceased
- deceased
- deceased
- deceased
- alive
- deceased
If they’ve reached 90, they will pass away this decade. (Congrats to them, though!)
*If all members of your family die you may resurrect two members to continue!
Prestige Points
*If your starting aristocrat dies, his heir inherits title as well as his prestige points. All other children must collect their own and start with 0.