Bastards

[Azarias59]

Shouldn't the legitimization event be disabled in this mod? Perhaps replaced with an event where someone may petition their top liege to legitimize him/her?

I understand that legitimizing a bastard was quite rare in westeros, and difficult to achieve.

 

[homeworlder]

Well, the mod has both. I can't really see why e.g. Jon Snow couldn't ask Eddard to legitimize him, as Eddard would have the authority to do so.

 

[Azarias59]

Well, the mod has both. I can't really see why e.g. Jon Snow couldn't ask Eddard to legitimize him, as Eddard would have the authority to do so.

Unless he was independent, he wouldn't.

 

[Archivist0000]

I suppose in the end, a lord does as he pleases.

 

[Azarias59]

I suppose in the end, a lord does as he pleases.

Look in the books, legitimizing a bastard was a rare and difficult thing that needed the King's approval.

 

[TMSaxon]

But the example shown in the books is Ramsey Snow- and that has more to do with the Boltons usurping the North and getting as much legitimisation as possible.
Unless there was one that I missed/forgot about?

 

[unmerged(581024)]

But the example shown in the books is Ramsey Snow- and that has more to do with the Boltons usurping the North and getting as much legitimisation as possible.
Unless there was one that I missed/forgot about?

The Targaryen bastards...Blackfire

 

[TMSaxon]

The Targaryen bastards...Blackfire

Royal bastards- who else is going to legitimise a royal bastard?

 

[Urzhail64]

Bastards can be a useful political tool.

The Blackfyres are a pretty good example of how dangerous legitimizating bastards could be. It was because Aegon the Unready made legitimate EVERY SINGLE ONE of his bastards on his death bed leading to the Blackfyre rebellions.

That said, I'd like to see a Seduce plot be introduced into AGOT.

 

[TMSaxon]

Aegon the Unworthy. I may be mistaken, but I do not believe that there has been an Aegon the Unready. And it wasn't so much that Aegon legitimised all of his bastards, as it was that they legitimised those that had noble born mothers. Valid and very good point though.

 

[yezhanquan]

Also, remember that Aegon the Unworthy legitimised his bastards at his deathbed, causing the succession issue to blow up.