Thanks for answers guys!

But is there any official reference of capsuleer get sex and/or some babies?

so long as they can keep from being podded for 8 - 9 months i see no reason why not

Thanks for answers guys!

But is there any official reference of capsuleer get sex and/or some babies?

So if they want, they can, but they don't have to.

I suspect there is an inherent conflict of interest between the capsuleer's career and parenthood. Children require a lot of time and effort to raise, much of which likely would be spent planet or stationside, after all. As a busy capsuleer fighting the various threats that exist in New Eden, I don't think I would be a very effective mother since I would not be able to spend very much time with my child or children.

Then there is the whole immortality thing... As a woman, I'm not entirely sure I would want to have children that, unless they followed my career choice, would likely visibly age and physically die while I still fly around looking like I'm in my early 30s. What mother - or father - wants to have children knowing that without doubt, they will outlive their own children?

I suspect there is an inherent conflict of interest between the capsuleer's career and parenthood. Children require a lot of time and effort to raise, much of which likely would be spent planet or stationside, after all. As a busy capsuleer fighting the various threats that exist in New Eden, I don't think I would be a very effective mother since I would not be able to spend very much time with my child or children.

Take into consideration as well, that people evolve over time. Six thousand years down the road or so when your linage is evolved differently than you are, your DNA will not be compatible with their's

Basically, since immortal creatures in nature are not practical and would have incompatible DNA with younger generation creatures, a capsuleer would have to have a child within the first year or so, if their own body did not evolve (I am assuming it is not, right now).

So if they want, they can, but they don't have to.

Then there is the whole immortality thing... As a woman, I'm not entirely sure I would want to have children that, unless they followed my career choice, would likely visibly age and physically die while I still fly around looking like I'm in my early 30s. What mother - or father - wants to have children knowing that without doubt, they will outlive their own children?

How does the State, Federation, Empire and Republic feel about this? Did all four mutually agree this was a good idea? Did the Jovians have any influence on this situation?

Wouldn't it be more advantageous for the empires if the capsuleers remain a eunich / jannisary class than a group capable of starting their own families?

as far as the male side of the immortals with kids and niot wanting to outlicve them, i will point out EVERY GREEK AND ROMAN GOD EVER, as well as some norse and a couple others.

im rpetty sure there were some female examples of these kind of circumstances but they are prolly far to obscure myth-stories for me to remember off the top of my head.

Aphrodite and Feyja were two godesess who slepped around a lot and had children with multiple lovers.(note Freyja is a North God)

That's usually referred to as "lazy artist syndrome" or "keeping the T rating".

well we know they can have sex from the empyrean age novel and it would make scene that they would at least store some eggs or sperm before they under go the operation to become a capsuleer.so i would at least say they can have children though it would be interesting to know if the clones can have children.

This thread made me think, since capsuleers can have babies, wouldn't it follow naturally that they will also be in the financial position to make sure their children become capsuleers, making capsuleerdom not just an elite thing, but also a family driven liniage right?

Provided that the partner in question provided all the correct genetic markers. Not everyone can be a capsuleer because they want to. It requires a certain advanced mind and body. In a nutshell, we are the 0.000000001%. As a capsuleer your superior to everyone else in almost every way. Though, a little genetic nip and tucking could do the trick if that was your goal.

Very emotional moment. Child yells 'YOUR NOT MY REAL MOTHER!' because the child sees only the clone. Her 'real' mother's body is floating in space riddled with plasma burns. Could really mess a kid up ya know....

I think there is a subtle social and cultural inclination for active capsuleers to not have children, even though they are biologically capable of doing so.

I suspect there is an inherent conflict of interest between the capsuleer's career and parenthood. Children require a lot of time and effort to raise, much of which likely would be spent planet or stationside, after all. As a busy capsuleer fighting the various threats that exist in New Eden, I don't think I would be a very effective mother since I would not be able to spend very much time with my child or children.

Then there is the whole immortality thing... As a woman, I'm not entirely sure I would want to have children that, unless they followed my career choice, would likely visibly age and physically die while I still fly around looking like I'm in my early 30s. What mother - or father - wants to have children knowing that without doubt, they will outlive their own children?

I know that if I were to decide to have children, I would be torn between missing them when off flying on one mission or another, and yearning for the great wide open of space when I was tending to their needs planet or station-side.

Based on my experiences, I have ZERO doubt that the sexual drive exists amongst my fellow capsuleers... no, I will not expand on the details of this ... but the drive for parenthood, for offspring and children... it is something so rarely discussed amongst my cohorts it is almost taboo.

The second thing is that it in an universe with the same tech level as New Eden artificial wombs are probably common
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But in saying all of this you must remember that as a goo incased pilot for hundreds of years would get boring