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#1 Shojiteru Sep 09, 2015 12:54:58	What page in the PHB has the table to give age to each race? I can't seem to find it.
#2 Tempest_Stormwind Sep 09, 2015 13:02:52	There isn't one. Each race lists an age of majority and a maximum age. Pick between them as appropriate.   There's no age effects in this edition, either. Elders are every bit as badass as 15-year-olds or 35-year-old hardened veterans.
#3 Shojiteru Sep 09, 2015 13:17:26	Ah, thatnks. In otherwords, age doesn't exist outside of flavour.
(Reply to #3) AaronOfBarbaria	Shojiteru wrote:
#5 Shojiteru Sep 09, 2015 15:12:47	How about encombrace?
#6 Shojiteru Sep 09, 2015 15:12:47	How about encombrace?
#7 shintashi Sep 09, 2015 15:52:53	humans used to be d4+15 years, but wizards could be like 20+2d10 or more, depending on what you were going for. If you were trying for a harry potter effect, 10+1d6 would work.
#8 Tempest_Stormwind Sep 09, 2015 18:37:27	Shojiteru wrote:
#9 Rya.Reisender Sep 10, 2015 4:30:41	It might have an effect when talking with NPCs too. Kids might be more friendly to younger PCs whereas others might have no respect towards young PCs.
#10 daspian Sep 10, 2015 22:05:23	Age like any fantasy setting doesn't have a huge effect unless you want it too... you could have some grizzled barbarian  who is pushing nearly 80 yet is strong as an ox... or a wizened human wizard who looks to be pushing 100... yet belies an intellect that rivals that of even an illithid...   up to you as to how Age will affect your gameplay... like stated earlier, some monsters actually do "physically" age your character such as the Ghost with it's Horifying Visage ability.   as for age ranges for each race, as stated above its described in most of the race stat blocks, although some of them oddly enough don't mention it... check forgotten realms wiki.
#11 FuelDrop Sep 12, 2015 18:01:03	http://images.onesite.com/community.beliefnet.com/user/satanicstalker/482bb4837678dcohen.jpg?v=154800   That is all.
#12 dualblades83 Sep 13, 2015 6:08:01	I'm new to 5th edition but have played 2nd ed thru to 4th. I'm makeing a human warlock for the up coming adventure my GM is running and was thinking of doing his starting age like 12 and was wondering then if there would be any penalities my GM might impose that i should be aware of. I see by the above posts that old age isnt the same in 5th ed but what about younger then the normal starting for race?
#13 Ahrimon Sep 13, 2015 7:49:08	By default there are no modifiers for being young or old.  But 5e is built to allow the DM to make modifications as they need for their campaing.  Your DM may very well decide that you have some limitations based on being 12 years old but they should tell you ahead of time as long as you let him know.  So, my recomendation is to let your DM know your idea and see if he has any changes he wants to make.  As long as you tell him before hand and give him a chance to decide, once you're at the table it's a bit late for that sort of rule IMO.
#14 daspian Sep 13, 2015 10:24:26	there is no mechanical rules for old or young age... simply up to the DM... now the question is, would it be normal for a 12 year old boy running around conjuring hellfire and burning people alive and ripping the very soul from their bodies and then having sold his soul to some demon in exchange for said power?... not to debunk your stuff, but this ain't no anime where everyone's a pretty 10-14 year old boy and girl =P   that said, nothing mechanically benefits nor is detrimental to your age.
#15 Tempest_Stormwind Sep 13, 2015 10:26:24	dualblades83 wrote:
(Reply to #14) Fimbrial	daspian wrote:
#17 Slagger_the_Chuul Sep 15, 2015 21:36:18	Fimbrial wrote:
#18 Umbrie Sep 15, 2015 22:04:20	i play a lot of 12-14 year olds, often because while they are young enough to act childish and inexperienced, are old enough to have a grasp of the world around them and make decisions for themselves in a time period where teenagers were less protected and technically considered adults.
#19 Shojiteru Sep 16, 2015 10:47:29	After 10, a child isn't really a child and can do more than you would expect. In dnd setting, they aren't treated as children so can do a lot. That's why a lot of countries use child soldiers. They know of the world enough and only need experience. Give them a god that gives them supernatural powers and they will gain that experience easily without being tainted by age.