New player, been doing it about three days, up to the point where I'm trying to fix the statue. I've got a few questions...

1) What does a development in the parenting skill do for you? Obviously it can help you become an elder or jack-of-all-trades, but does it have any direct effect? Does it raise children faster, make the person more fertile, or perhaps help the children learn/inherit skills?

2) How do you know if/what a child will inherit? What can you do to increase the likelihood? I've tried making babies several times with parents masters of several traits and found that no skills were passed on. Does the skill need to be maxed out or do you just get some skills to master and hope for the best (a roll of the dice for inheritance).

3) Any idea what the quantitative increases are in scientific research as far as % for each level? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to go for science first or to go to the essential things I need first (restoration/medicine).

4) What's the best way to make someone have triplets? I've tried giving fertility potions to both with no luck, does parental skill or age play into this?

Thanks for the help...