D&D General aasimar and aging

[esteban1997]

do aasimars age slower than humans?

 

[Oofta]

do aasimars age slower than humans?

You can see life span and rate they mature under "Aasimar Traits". They reach maturity at about the same rates as humans but can live up to 160 years. So I'd say they're the same until age 20 and then age at roughly half the rate of humans.

 

[jgsugden]

"Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 160 years."

Agreeing with Oofta, they would age at the same rate as humans until they reach maturity, but when you consider them mature, and what happens then are up to the DM.

You might decide that someone is mature when they go through puberty, when they have reached their full height (18 to 20) or when the brain generally reaches full development (25). You might decide on some other benchmark.

From there, they could continue to age at the same rate as humans, but just continue to live for 60 to 80 years longer in a diminishing state (with giant ears and noses), or they could age at ~ 40% the rate a human does. The rules do not specify the rate, or condition, only the lifespan. I believe most DMs would go with the ~40% of the human aging solution, though.

Elves, in my campaign world, age at the same rate as humans until age 30, and then they get stuck there. As they approach the end of their natural life span, the aging process resumes and they age at the same rate as a human over the next 30 to 70 years (until passing). Their aging process resumes when they are ready to pass on, meaning that elves can technically life forever if they never find themselves ready to go. Dwarves, however, age to about 30 at the same rate as humans, and then their aging slows dramatically. The more fire and passion in their life, the slower they age. A dwarf that is lazy and bored might pass before their 100th birthday, but a dwarven master craftsman that loves his craft and works every day might live 600 years. Dragonborn, meanwhile, age very quickly to adulthood and then stay at that age - forever, physically. However, they find themselves becoming more passionate and reckless as they age, which inevitably gets them killed at some point. Kobolds, however, do not know their natural lifespan because those suckers always end up under someone's boot.

 

[esteban1997]

"Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 160 years."

Agreeing with Oofta, they would age at the same rate as humans until they reach maturity, but when you consider them mature, and what happens then are up to the DM.

You might decide that someone is mature when they go through puberty, when they have reached their full height (18 to 20) or when the brain generally reaches full development (25). You might decide on some other benchmark.

From there, they could continue to age at the same rate as humans, but just continue to live for 60 to 80 years longer in a diminishing state (with giant ears and noses), or they could age at ~ 40% the rate a human does. The rules do not specify the rate, or condition, only the lifespan. I believe most DMs would go with the ~40% of the human aging solution, though.

Elves, in my campaign world, age at the same rate as humans until age 30, and then they get stuck there. As they approach the end of their natural life span, the aging process resumes and they age at the same rate as a human over the next 30 to 70 years (until passing). Their aging process resumes when they are ready to pass on, meaning that elves can technically life forever if they never find themselves ready to go. Dwarves, however, age to about 30 at the same rate as humans, and then their aging slows dramatically. The more fire and passion in their life, the slower they age. A dwarf that is lazy and bored might pass before their 100th birthday, but a dwarven master craftsman that loves his craft and works every day might live 600 years. Dragonborn, meanwhile, age very quickly to adulthood and then stay at that age - forever, physically. However, they find themselves becoming more passionate and reckless as they age, which inevitably gets them killed at some point. Kobolds, however, do not know their natural lifespan because those suckers always end up under someone's boot.

so how would a middle aged aasimar look like?

 

[Crit]

so how would a middle aged aasimar look like?

A middle aged Aasimar would look be aged as visibly as a middle aged Human, except the Aasimar is a hundred years old and still pretty much fine. As for the rest of what they look like, I'd say that depends on your take on Aasimar. A lot of art I see is them as being pretty much just generic humans, but I like the idea of them being extremely varied-- a carry-over of people running with "biblically accurate angels," which in turn would mean that an Aasimar can look like anything that has a head, two arms and two legs, regardless of what those are "like".

 

[Rune]

so how would a middle aged aasimar look like?

This is what they looked like in the 3.0 edition Monster Manual:

 

[esteban1997]

This is what they looked like in the 3.0 edition Monster Manual:

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that doesnt look like a middle aged aasimar to me I dont know its my opinion

 

[esteban1997]

A middle aged Aasimar would look be aged as visibly as a middle aged Human, except the Aasimar is a hundred years old and still pretty much fine. As for the rest of what they look like, I'd say that depends on your take on Aasimar. A lot of art I see is them as being pretty much just generic humans, but I like the idea of them being extremely varied-- a carry-over of people running with "biblically accurate angels," which in turn would mean that an Aasimar can look like anything that has a head, two arms and two legs, regardless of what those are "like".

but does his or her celestial features make them look younger than what they actually are?

 

[Rune]

that doesnt look like a middle aged aasimar to me I dont know its my opinion

I should clarify. That was the monster manual’s only picture of an aasimar.

The takeaway being, I think, that one of two possibilities can be inferred:

1. Aasimar look like humans would as they age.

OR

2. Aasimar all look like Don Quixote.

 

[Crit]

but does his or her celestial features make them look younger than what they actually are?

I would say so. A 50 year old Aasimar would look/be, visually, less "aged" than a corresponding Human. "Age," in this case, I am using to describe the weathering and decay of the body that leads to spots, wrinkles and medical issues. If you saw an Aasimar for the first time, you'd think they were a person in their early-ish adulthood, though they are actually 70 years old. People who know of Aasimar well would probably be able to guess their actual age reliably, now that their expectations are managed.

I'd like to apologize for my previous comment being unintelligible at the start, I badly combined two sentences.