Aging Question

Akrael · Post by **Akrael** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:15 am

About aging, how old can you become in-game? How fast does your character age in years? and Do you get weaker and skills become weaker as you age?

Thanks

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:21 am

Aging doesn't apply to anything yet.

Akrael · Post by **Akrael** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:23 am

Oh

Good, but does Illarion time pass at the same rate as OOC time?

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:29 am

some go by 3hours = 1 illarion day, but this is not official.

Grant Herion · Post by **Grant Herion** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:29 am

I thought it was 3 times normal time
So 1 hour=3 hours

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:30 am

Nothing is official.

Aragon · Post by **Aragon** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 8:44 am

The last official statement was 8:1 in the calendartopic (search for calendar to have a look).
But many complained about that ratio and the stuff said, that they would discuss this again and change it. But until now, the only official statement is 8:1.

Arkadia Misella · Post by **Arkadia Misella** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 12:12 pm

I love the aging idea...but If my character died or old age, Im going to admit I would be really pissy for a while..lol....Even though it adds realism, perhaps maybe it isnt so great....but then again...3 to 1 ratio....that is a long time to play before I died...oh poop..nevermind my useless spam...~~sighs~~

Epton · Post by **Epton** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 11:44 pm

Acually, I read somewhere on the site that there is some way to reverse aging with some kind of magic. It mentioned a few side effects though...

Sess'sth · Post by **Sess'sth** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 6:42 pm

And besides you are an elf! They dont die of old age, they only die in battle or from a broken heart.... or suicide. Lucky elves....

Gronfyn Alkidor · Post by **Gronfyn Alkidor** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:05 pm

yea
elves never age up and die with age ... they should be slain
lucky? well not much

but i woulD like it if in illarion peoples age up... bcos it wont effect me as an elf

<--- Gronfyn Alkidor --->

Rustas Ocklam · Post by **Rustas Ocklam** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:15 pm

I personally dont think the aging should be implemented into the game. Because if it is people will just start to become elves. Then we would have a huge percentage of elves around and few other species

Adano Eles · Post by **Adano Eles** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:25 pm

Nowhere in the official background is said that Illarion elves do not die. It is only said that noone ever saw an old looking elf.
In my opinion people put way to many Tolkien elements into Illarion elves.

Anyway, I don't like the aging thing either. I don't want to be forced to loose my char.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:18 pm

Not only the Tolkien definition defined elves as not aging, almost all other also do.
On the other Hand, elves ARE defined by Tolkien, and should be. Else, it would not be elves anymore.
With age comes a certain view of things - that has defined the actions of elves throughout the whole existing part of the historyline.

Adano Eles · Post by **Adano Eles** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 6:21 pm

Most sources do, but not all of them. And with this piece of information missing in the racial backgrounds and the to-do list stating that all races are supposed to age tells me that one day Illarion elves might be as mortal as any other race, if this feature is implemented.

And with "Tolkien elements" I meant other things too, for example the introduction of Sindarin language.

Glorat · Post by **Glorat** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 7:12 pm

<thank god im an elf then>
i plan on being exactly 1000 years old to fit my description