If you become pregnant that pregnancy needs to be judgenoted on you, along with who the father is and the approximate conception date. This does not mean a judge has to be present at your RP, it simply means that an official note needs to be made.

REASONS:

1. Many male PCs, whether by supernatural or mundane means, are not able to conceive children. It needs to be verified that the “father” is capable of being one. 
2. To make sure that due to timing, the father was actually alive or on the MUSH.
3. In the event that IC genetic testing is done or supernatural means are used to determine parentage.
4. To make sure that the parentage does not mysteriously change during the pregnancy because of an OOC or IC falling out between the two parties.

We’ve had to make this ruling because all of the above examples /have/ happened before. We’ve had a PC try to say that the baby she just had was from X player, when X player died 12 IC months ago. Bzzzt… try again. We’ve also had male players complain that female PCs are getting pregnant even when the males had taken means (be they mundane or supernatural) to prevent such from occurring. As such, it must be judgenoted.

Updated Rolls 10/29/03

If both parties have verified that sexual congress suitable for procreation has taken place, and one or both wish to roll to see if an IC pregnancy occurs, then each player rolls one die to the Judge (or the Judge may allow a single player to roll one die twice), with the Judge pre-stating which is the tens digit and which the ones digit before either roll is made. The resultant values make up the percentage for that occurrence.

If both parties are trying to get pregnant and have no injuries or other limitations on fertility, it is a 70% chance they will succeed. If they are not trying either way, and used no birth control it is a 45% chance. If mundane birth control is used, then there is an 8% chance.

Supernatural forms of birth-control (Vampirism, Life-modifications, etc.) and total sterilization (as in the case of the castration Battle Scar) are considered to be complete preventatives to pregnancy, barring other supernatural means for propagation.