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<blockquote data-quote="GSHamster" data-source="post: 6322724" data-attributes="member: 20187">I think one would start an apprenticeship at about 13. So this wizard would have gone to Oghma's temple and become an acolyte at the equivalent elven age. She would have learned magic there, and now at 18 (in elf years) she is going out into the world.I would imagine that if you had a background that was completely different than your class, you'd probably be slightly older than the norm.A bounty hunter mage could have started as a bounty hunter, but one of her first bounties with her mentor was to take out a mage. She gets the wizard's spellbook, flips through it, tries a few simple spells, and realizes she has a talent. So she teaches herself primarily from the book, but also scrounges tips and tricks from various wizards and hedge witches she meets in her travels. After a lot of work, she's finally mastered a few basic spells.Or alternatively, the background could come after the training. The mage is trained at a young age, but at 16 his master is killed by a villain. A bounty hunter tracking the villain rescues the mage, and the mage decides to stick with the bounty hunter. Four years later, at age 20, he's a pretty experienced bounty hunter, but his magic hasn't improved a great deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GSHamster, post: 6322724, member: 20187"] I think one would start an apprenticeship at about 13. So this wizard would have gone to Oghma's temple and become an acolyte at the equivalent elven age. She would have learned magic there, and now at 18 (in elf years) she is going out into the world. I would imagine that if you had a background that was completely different than your class, you'd probably be slightly older than the norm. A bounty hunter mage could have started as a bounty hunter, but one of her first bounties with her mentor was to take out a mage. She gets the wizard's spellbook, flips through it, tries a few simple spells, and realizes she has a talent. So she teaches herself primarily from the book, but also scrounges tips and tricks from various wizards and hedge witches she meets in her travels. After a lot of work, she's finally mastered a few basic spells. Or alternatively, the background could come after the training. The mage is trained at a young age, but at 16 his master is killed by a villain. A bounty hunter tracking the villain rescues the mage, and the mage decides to stick with the bounty hunter. Four years later, at age 20, he's a pretty experienced bounty hunter, but his magic hasn't improved a great deal. [/QUOTE]

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