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Varvs

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aye ... the genetic traits have always a heart shape. somewhere in the code files you can see the probability of pasing them to your children. Somewhat around 25% if i remember correct.
 

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Children get "occupation" traits, like Midas Touched or Grey Eminence, based on their teacher. It doesn't have anything to do with their parents.
 

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Stats are mainly influenced by the "profession" a character learns, that is diplomat, merchant, warrior etc. You can basically choose which one the children should receive by giving them into the custody of a ward that has the same trait. I think it is almost sure that a child receives the same profession as the ward and very likely it will be at the same level, too.

Other traits will most likely be similar to the ones the ward has, as well.
 

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Nope. Pretty sure it's just those traits-- which are, of course, very important traits. Genius and Attractive in particular are huge lifesavers. When setting up your heirs, the important part is their education, so choose people with the right stats and jobs (Misguided Warrior et al), as wards are likely to take after their tutors.
 

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For the first six years of their life, children do get stat gains based on their parents stats - children of high-stat parents will get slightly more than those of low-stat parents. That said, it's very minimal - 1-3 points in any given category and maybe one or two traits. They get far, far more based on whoever is tutoring them.
 

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Genius does this. The first six years' growth of stats are determined by the primary parent, that is to say, the parent who gave the dynasty to the child (man normally, woman matrilineally).
 

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There must be something making the reported 20 stat babies. But I'm not sure what.

I've seen kids born with 5-7 stats in all categories, while they're usually born with 0-3.

ALL children is born with a base of 0 in ALL stats.

If the child is Quick or Genious they will have an effective stat rating in all stats of 3 (Quick) or 5 (Genius).
During the first 6 years of the childs life they will gain stats according to their primary parent. During the next 10 year their advancement are based upon the stats of their tutor.