Breeding freaks

[Tuidjy]

Am I the only one who is really upset that his upstanding generals end up
with retards for children?

Playing as France, I had my head turning princess play diplomat untill she had
charm 7. Then I married her to an nice young suitor, who grew up to become
Guilemin the Chivalrous, advised by Pierre Abelard. His traits:

Drillmaster, Very Loyal, Smart, Nightfighter, Feels Respected, Great
Commander, Marks of War, Crusader, Confident Attacker, Confident Defender,
Royal Ties, Wife is Charming, Can Tell A Tale, Wall Taker, Chivalrous In Rule,
Cruel and Cunning, Brave, and Trustworthy.

So, these two parents produced two great sons, a nice daughter, and this:

King Francis: Too Comfortable, Swift to Judge, Aloof, Quite Mad, Promising
Tactitian, Feels Unappreciated.

I can see how he would feel unappreciated, given that he is a freak among
paragons of virtue. But is that a reason to choose him as the King, instead
of his brothers, or the old King's son, who at thirty nine is an eight start
general, a Grand Cursader, and a Saint of Battle, among others.

Off Francis goes to conquer England, all by himself. But why the Hell should
we have to breed freaks and send them on suicide missions?

[Edit] Oh, while waiting for the boat to England, the King managed to get
on the way of becoming a gambler.

[Lord Ovaat]

Nah, as long as they keep churning 'em out, I'll keep using them as the best cav in the game. Besides, if they are dolts, they are expendable, right? I mean, what other unit has 2 hit points and regenerates, lol? I never have governors. Quit using them in RTW. If they weren't idiots to start with, they get that way in garrison. And they do make really good cav.

[katank]

Yep, the infamous BG rush. Waves of super troopers crash anyone's party. You can smash the enemy lines and chase down all the routers in no time flat. Quickest battles ever!

[Slicendice]

I simpathize with you. It's bad enough that these bad traits appear for no good reason, but now we can't even select the heir.

I guess that's just what depleted obsolete Cogs are for. Load up the general, some terrible merchants, princess, diplomat, all for a one way trip to visit the Rebel Fleet.

[Shahed]

Isn't there a cheat to kill characters i.e

kill_character this freaking moron dies !

or something along those lines ?

[Slicendice]

Something I'm wondering about is if I can prevent family members from marrying EVER? So when they keep asking me if I want to adopt I can say "yes" without fear of them reproducing and potentially becoming an heir.