Generational Play taken to a weird extreme

How did we get here?

I read up on the Pendragon ttrpg and I thought about having a legacy by playing your characters next of kin. I also found out about legacy games that change based on the events of previous games. I was bored one night and decided to combine these, finding as many resolution mechanics as I can and adding them to the possible ways that your next of kin will resolve dice. I asked my players and one of them said and I quote "No child of mine rolls a d100 for anything, we are a family with standards!"

From findmypast.ie
Generations 

First you roll for siblings which varies by species but for humans they roll 1d6-1 for siblings. At this point, you choose a resolution mechanic like 1d20 roll under. This is what you roll to resolve checks.  Then roll 1d6 for each sibling and any children you have (be it born, adopted, built or otherwise). On a 1-3 on a d6 the person will use the same resolution mechanic as you. On a 4-6 they roll on the Master List.. I am currently gathering resolutions for the Master List of resolution mechanics currently at 407 and is already out of date. Once this impressive feat is finished, you roll a d[to be confirmed] to find out how you resolve checks. If in the case of you don't have a offspring to become a PC, your lineage ends. go to a sibling's bloodline to get a new character.

Current Progress

This will be a task and a half. Thanks Prismatic Wasteland for a list of 62 unique mechanics. It's a shame some of those mechanic authors nuked their twitter. But what mechanics I do have look good and I am only 20 items in. If you have any usual or unusual mechanics, send them. I will finalize the mechanic this week and next week try to organize the whole list. This all came from one of my players asking "what happens to my character after the campaign is over?"

Clickables!

I can't thank Prismatic Wasteland more for New Year's resolution so here's a gift guide from them

A gift in the gift guide
 

I was thinking about how system is the UI of a setting and Crypt explains their thoughts well 

Personabler and I agree that maybe sacred cows in the OSR can be killed.

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