When a character becomes venerable, the DM secretly determines her maximum age. When the character reaches her personal maximum age, she dies of old age at some time during the following year, as determined by the DM.
Table: Aging Effects |
Race |
Middle Age* |
Old** |
Venerable*** |
Maximum Age |
Dwarf |
125 years |
188 years |
250 years |
+2d% years |
Elf |
175 years |
263 years |
350 years |
+4d% years |
Gnome |
100 years |
150 years |
200 years |
+3d% years |
Half-Elf |
62 years |
93 years |
125 years |
+3d20 years |
Half-Orc |
30 years |
45 years |
60 years |
+2d10 years |
Halfling |
50 years |
75 years |
100 years |
+5d20 years |
Human |
35 years |
53 years |
70 years |
+2d20 years |
* –1 to Str, Con, and Dex; +1 to Int, Wis,
and Cha. ** –2 to Str, Con, and Dex; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. *** –3 to Str, Con, and Dex, +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. |
Aging effects are cumulative
Table: Random Height and Weight |
Race |
Base Height |
Height Modifier |
Base Weight |
Weight Modifier |
Dwarf, male |
3 ft. 9 in. |
+2d4 |
130 lb. |
x (2d6) lb. |
Dwarf, female |
3 ft. 7 in |
+2d4 |
100 lb. |
x (2d6) lb. |
Elf, male |
4 ft. 5 in. |
+2d6 |
85 lb. |
x (1d6) lb. |
Elf, female |
4 ft. 5 in. |
+2d6 |
80 lb. |
x (1d6) lb. |
Gnome, male |
3 ft. 0 in. |
+2d4 |
40 lb. |
x 1 lb. |
Gnome, female |
2 ft. 10 in. |
+2d4 |
35 lb. |
x 1 lb. |
Half-Elf, male |
4 ft. 7 in. |
+2d8 |
100 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |
Half-Elf, female |
4 ft. 5 in. |
+2d8 |
80 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |
Half-Orc, male |
4 ft. 10 in. |
+2d10 |
130 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |
Half-Orc, female |
4 ft. 4 in. |
+2d10 |
90 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |
Halfling, male |
2 ft. 8 in. |
+2d4 |
30 lb. |
x 1 lb. |
Halfling, female |
2 ft. 6 in. |
+2d4 |
25 lb. |
x 1 lb. |
Human, male |
4 ft. 10 in. |
+2d10 |
120 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |
Human, female |
4 ft. 5 in. |
+2d10 |
85 lb. |
x (2d4) lb. |