Age Categories

[thaelis]

Would it be possible to add age categories as alternate Backgrounds?

Something along the lines of..

Middle Age: -1 Con, +1 skill point/lvl

Old Age: -1 Str/Dex/Con, +1 Wis, -1 Spot/Listen/Search, +2 skill points/lvl

Venerable: -2 Str/Dex/Con, +2 Wis, -3 Spot/Listen/Search, +3 skill points/lvl


I really think it would increase the diversity and allow some cool skill based characters that don't need to max their Int to 18. There are a lot of custom skills in Sundren and its sad that some of them rarely see the light of day.

The penalties to Dex/Con mean it would be hard to abuse from a powergaming perspective.

It also opens up the doors to the kind of staff carrying, non-armor wearing Clerics we read about a lot but never actually see because in-game it would be suicide..

Feedback welcome

[Nil]

I'm not following the penalties to spot and listen. Everyone knows that in D&D, as you get older, your sight and your vision get better, not worse.

Seriously, though, the penalties you've laid out are pretty harsh given the bonuses, so as you said, it is unlikely to be abused.

[thaelis]

Haha I know! In D&d, your memory and cognitive function also improve as you age..amazing!

There's some Devs at WotC who will be sadly disappointed in a few years time when they realise they aren't getting smarter.