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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8171713" data-attributes="member: 6988941"><p>Per Volo's<strong>: "</strong>Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 160 years."</p><p></p><p>The verb "mature" is a bit ambiguous here in English as it can mean to age in general, but it usually more specifically means to reach adulthood. It is therefore unclear on the face of it whether an Aasimar reaches adulthood at about the same rate as a human, and then has the rest of their life span and aging stretched over roughly twice as long or whether they age at the same rate as humans their whole life and just attain levels of aged decrepitness humans have never yet experienced. I find the prior alternative, where they don't just spend an extra century as a retiree, more fitting into the lore of the race and more suitable to games of high adventure. The latter alternative is good for a comedy bit, but otherwise just a downer.</p><p></p><p>Thus it looks like after a childhood progressing comparable to humans, upon reaching adulthood Aasimar begin aging at roughly half the human rate. So a 50 year old Aasimar should probably look like a human somewhere in their mid 30s, except with whatever marks they have of their divine heritage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8171713, member: 6988941"] Per Volo's[B]: "[/B]Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 160 years." The verb "mature" is a bit ambiguous here in English as it can mean to age in general, but it usually more specifically means to reach adulthood. It is therefore unclear on the face of it whether an Aasimar reaches adulthood at about the same rate as a human, and then has the rest of their life span and aging stretched over roughly twice as long or whether they age at the same rate as humans their whole life and just attain levels of aged decrepitness humans have never yet experienced. I find the prior alternative, where they don't just spend an extra century as a retiree, more fitting into the lore of the race and more suitable to games of high adventure. The latter alternative is good for a comedy bit, but otherwise just a downer. Thus it looks like after a childhood progressing comparable to humans, upon reaching adulthood Aasimar begin aging at roughly half the human rate. So a 50 year old Aasimar should probably look like a human somewhere in their mid 30s, except with whatever marks they have of their divine heritage. [/QUOTE]
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