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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8686586" data-attributes="member: 50987">In just about every D&amp;D edition that I've read or played, I've seen rules for a character's maximum lifespan.&nbsp; Like in 5E, humans live up to X years, elves live up to Y years, and once you hit that limit you are done--game over, no resurrection can help you.&nbsp; Once you hit that limit you go straight to the afterlife, do not pass go, do not collect 200 gold pieces.&nbsp; And in 3rd Edition, you had all of that plus your stats would change as you grew older.But has this ever been an issue at your table?&nbsp; Has anyone ever taken this into consideration when creating their character? Has your campaign ever run long enough for lifespan to matter? Has a character ever been artificially aged by magic so much that they were worried about their expiration date?&nbsp; Has a player ever deliberately shortened their lifespan (by choosing to play a venerable-aged character) just to get a better Wisdom score (back in 3rd Edition)?I've been playing for decades, in several different editions, and I've never seen it matter.&nbsp; Not even once, and not even a little bit.&nbsp; I'm wondering if I'm the only one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8686586, member: 50987"] In just about every D&D edition that I've read or played, I've seen rules for a character's maximum lifespan. Like in 5E, humans live up to X years, elves live up to Y years, and once you hit that limit you are done--game over, no resurrection can help you. Once you hit that limit you go straight to the afterlife, do not pass go, do not collect 200 gold pieces. And in 3rd Edition, you had all of that [I]plus [/I]your stats would change as you grew older. But has this ever been an issue at your table? Has anyone ever taken this into consideration when creating their character? Has your campaign ever run long enough for lifespan to matter? Has a character ever been artificially aged by magic so much that they were worried about their expiration date? Has a player ever deliberately shortened their lifespan (by choosing to play a venerable-aged character) just to get a better Wisdom score (back in 3rd Edition)? I've been playing for decades, in several different editions, and I've never seen it matter. Not even once, and not even a little bit. I'm wondering if I'm the only one. [/QUOTE]

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