Does your character have kids? How do you take care of them while you're on the road saving the kingdom...

Does your character have kids? How do you take care of them while you're on the road saving the kingdom? Surely you don't leave them at home.

I had a shadowrunner whose wife kicked him out because of his stupid life style (shadowrunning). He sends her a lot of gifts and tries to win her back but it wasn't working. Eventually she left for Japan (where she had some family) and the party found out and took a trip to the island. Things got crazy and we got wiped after some japanese adventures, was a lot of fun.

>Surely you don't leave them at home

What. Why not? They're well-protected, my character's wife is a high level sorceress.

if they're out of sight, the GM can get to them more easily.

Ah, but that would have happened regardless of whether I brought them or not! Lots of nooks and crannies in the wild places of the world to lose a kid, you see.

Besides, the wife and kids being at home was not only a plot point, it was his motivation to retire; she was an awfully fertile woman, you see, and he was an awfully virile man, both raised in the traditional way. The house was becoming too small for the size of their brood, so my character (a veteran who wanted to go on one last adventure) left for gold and glory.

Still kept in touch with the wife and kids through scry, and half of all his wealth went back to her (to make sure he wasn't left behind in WBL, the DM assumed she would send him custom-crafted gear.)

>Not having your character be an orphaned virgin with no deity to prevent any possible blood relation to anyone
It's almost like you want the GM to use them for a "clever and deep" plot hook
Usually the best thing to do is to not even mention them, because at best they're just an NPC that you have no real control over, and at worse the GM uses them as a railroading tool

>How do you take care of them while you're on the road saving the kingdom?

>Lower levels
That is what the camp followers are for

>Higher levels
That is what the butler and maids are for

>Epic Levels
That is what some random 'washer woman'/wolf/'blind martial arts master' passing by the spot you abandoned the kid at are for.

I take them with me. They ride on the very dangerous, protective, animal companion and stay safe during battle. What kind of father abandons his child!

It died, then her husband died too, Now her quest is to find a new worthy mate, and possibly save the world or some shit too.

>It died
>It

Her husband... Wasn't human, was he?