The noble twins scenario in particular holds a lot of potential, especially in morality-based scenarios. Especially in cases when the superstition does hold weight.
One of the sons inherits the title, the other is sent away to be raised by a foster family / monks / conveniently placed swineherds. He later comes back as a revolt leader, claiming his brother as the "evil" twin of the bunch. Is the pretender a genuine liberator or a would-be usurper? Is the brother in power a benevolent ruler or a dictator? Or an "ends justify the means" type? Or simply a misguided fool?
The other scenario is a ruler being replaced by his twin (perhaps after a sudden death or an assassination). This can be run as an intrigue / detective story - the ruler is suddenly acting out of character, party investigates why. Or, a character can unknowingly be a twin of someone, perhaps coming down with a bad case of Oedipus Rex.
Questions: * How would male/female twins be seen as? * Any superstitions about the fourth son of a fourth son and the like?
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Date: 18 Mar 2011 01:53 (UTC)One of the sons inherits the title, the other is sent away to be raised by a foster family / monks / conveniently placed swineherds. He later comes back as a revolt leader, claiming his brother as the "evil" twin of the bunch. Is the pretender a genuine liberator or a would-be usurper? Is the brother in power a benevolent ruler or a dictator? Or an "ends justify the means" type? Or simply a misguided fool?
The other scenario is a ruler being replaced by his twin (perhaps after a sudden death or an assassination). This can be run as an intrigue / detective story - the ruler is suddenly acting out of character, party investigates why. Or, a character can unknowingly be a twin of someone, perhaps coming down with a bad case of Oedipus Rex.
Questions:
* How would male/female twins be seen as?
* Any superstitions about the fourth son of a fourth son and the like?