I don`t think I have ever heard anyone mention as to wether there are differences between the races for how long they can live.
Are they all the same, meaning human-long life spam, or do elves or dwarves usually live longer/shorter?
There is no bearing in the gameplay, but I thought it curious that it was never mentioned as part of the game world.
(DEVS) Races life expectancies.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 05:55
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They're roughly the same, IIRC, although Elven legends say the Elves used to be much longer lived or even immortal.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 05:57
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What do you mean? It's been mentioned a fair number of times. Dwarves and Elves have a comparable lifespan to that of humans, although elves used to be immortal, before the quickening.guiskj wrote...
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There is no bearing in the gameplay, but I thought it curious that it was never mentioned as part of the game world.
In my head, I imagine that elves have slightly longer lifespans compared to that of humans, while the dwarves have more obviously longer lifespans, on average. This is just make-believe in my head, though. The general vibe I got. But they're all comparable to eachother, anyway. So no 2000-year-old elves or 500+ dwarves.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 06:43
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Yeah those bloody knife-ears would want you to think that wouldn't theyVarenus Luckmann wrote...
What do you mean? It's been mentioned a fair number of times. Dwarves and Elves have a comparable lifespan to that of humans, although elves used to be immortal, before the quickening.guiskj wrote...
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There is no bearing in the gameplay, but I thought it curious that it was never mentioned as part of the game world.
In my head, I imagine that elves have slightly longer lifespans compared to that of humans, while the dwarves have more obviously longer lifespans, on average. This is just make-believe in my head, though. The general vibe I got. But they're all comparable to eachother, anyway. So no 2000-year-old elves or 500+ dwarves.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 07:18
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*stabs the Blue bird* SILENCE, mortal!
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 08:25
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Pot, kettle, black, you quickened knife-ear.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 08:28
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It's all a matter of perspective, a gnat would view a human as immortal by example due to the very short life of the gnat. My City Elf Reaver will ensure most humans, dwarves, chipmunks, darkspawn, nugs...ect. will have the life expectancy of gnats if they cross him, thereby achieving at least some perspective of comparitive immortality.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 08:35
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I like how you think.Ryllen Laerth Kriel wrote...
It's all a matter of perspective, a gnat would view a human as immortal by example due to the very short life of the gnat. My City Elf Reaver will ensure most humans, dwarves, chipmunks, darkspawn, nugs...ect. will have the life expectancy of gnats if they cross him, thereby achieving at least some perspective of comparitive immortality.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 09:40
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The races in general should have the same life-expectancy. What worries me a bit is the 'significantly cut short' life expectancy of the Grey Wardens (whatever race), per the wiki. Please, not another martyr PC.
I guess I have to wait and see.
As for the rest, my human warrior PC-girl respects all life, but if someone bears her ill will, they better be prepared for the echo. That means humans, elves, and dwarfs alike.
Gnat indeed, pffft.
I guess I have to wait and see.
As for the rest, my human warrior PC-girl respects all life, but if someone bears her ill will, they better be prepared for the echo. That means humans, elves, and dwarfs alike.
Gnat indeed, pffft.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 10:17
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I have the lasting impression that Qunari can live upwards of 400 years, but I can't remember WHY I wound up thinking this, so it's probably not Authoritative.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 10:42
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guiskj wrote...
I don`t think I have ever heard anyone mention as to wether there are differences between the races for how long they can live.
Are they all the same, meaning human-long life spam, or do elves or dwarves usually live longer/shorter?
There is no bearing in the gameplay, but I thought it curious that it was never mentioned as part of the game world.
There is mention of Duncan being there four centuries ago during the last blight. So humans have long lives in DA:O But since he is the leader of the Grey Wardens I would assume this long life is restricted to them.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 10:53
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Silver Sparkle wrote...
guiskj wrote...
I don`t think I have ever heard anyone mention as to wether there are differences between the races for how long they can live.
Are they all the same, meaning human-long life spam, or do elves or dwarves usually live longer/shorter?
There is no bearing in the gameplay, but I thought it curious that it was never mentioned as part of the game world.
There is mention of Duncan being there four centuries ago during the last blight. So humans have long lives in DA:O But since he is the leader of the Grey Wardens I would assume this long life is restricted to them.
Wait, what? In the first chapter of The Calling available on BW's site, he's depicted as a young scoundrel who has just been recruited into the Wardens, and that is during Maric's reign, moreover he is merely the leader of the Ferelden Wardens, not all of them. He's younger than 40 (And will presumably, like the other wardens, enter the Deep Roads once he turns 40 and spend his last years fighting DarkSpawn)
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 11:15
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I figure the average life expectancy of the Dwarves and elves to be somewhat shorter than Humans, mainly due to how those 2 races live in the Dragon Age world. Elves live for the most part in slums and as second rate citizens in human cities, with all the diseases and violence that those living conditions entail.
Dwarves (not surface dwarves) on the other hand, live in constant conflict with the darkspawn with the risk of death that such an lifestyle would figure.
Dwarves (not surface dwarves) on the other hand, live in constant conflict with the darkspawn with the risk of death that such an lifestyle would figure.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 01:00
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It doesnt matter what race you are. You will be a Grey Warden, your life will be cut short anyway.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 01:07
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In the Dragon Age, with a new Blight, conflict at the borders and poor healthcare in the cities- I'd say very, very short. Probably going to die by the sword or a plague before you hit 40 in most cases.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 01:08
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Varenus Luckmann wrote...
In my head, I imagine that elves have slightly longer lifespans compared to that of humans, while the dwarves have more obviously longer lifespans, on average. This is just make-believe in my head, though. The general vibe I got. But they're all comparable to eachother, anyway. So no 2000-year-old elves or 500+ dwarves.
Well if we go by bigger mammals usually live longer than their smaller counterparts than dwarves wouldn't be so lucky...
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 02:34
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Huh, I`ve usually come here every bloody day for the past 4 years and yet managed to either miss or completly forget that they have said tthey all life as long.
And even though in the OC it might not mean anything at all, I still found useful to ask because of all the modules people, and hopefully I, would be putting out, which should not all be about greywardens PC.
Thank you guys for the answer.
And even though in the OC it might not mean anything at all, I still found useful to ask because of all the modules people, and hopefully I, would be putting out, which should not all be about greywardens PC.
Thank you guys for the answer.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 06:36
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The quickening is at least 500+ years ago. So it is very possible that the Elves were immune to aging before that. Since no Elf alive now is from that time, so there is no proof one way or the other. At least in the fluff I read so far.
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Posté 28 octobre 2009 - 07:06
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I wonder how long the Mabari live. Longer than your average large-breed dog, no doubt, but as long as a human?
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Posté 29 octobre 2009 - 12:19
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Dwarves would might have a lower average life expectancy than humans in Ferelden considering how busy they are assassinating each other, but the wiki trivia does say they tend to live slightly longer than the other races due to their tough and hardy nature. I was figuring that if they live long enough to die of old age they would be similar to hobbit life expectancies in LOTR, with breaking 100 to be a respectable but not terribly unusual benchmark.
As far as elves, given that story of the Quickening implies that they lived shorter lives as their pace of life increased, I would imagine that the speed of aging today might also vary wildly depending on how quickly they took things. Even in the real world, stress can accelerate aging; I'm thinking something like that x10. Don't have any real canonical basis for that though.
Humans might easily have an average life expectancy in their 40's, but if you don't die of disease and don't get killed, I'd think that 60's would be fairly common with 70 being a benchmark much like I conceive 100 or so to be with dwarves.
I have absolutely no idea about the Qunari. I've heard that larger people tend to have slightly shorter life expectancies, but they have the whole "exotic true enlightenment path of wisdom" thing going on, which normally seems to translate to longer life expectancies in fantasy settings. Also, they have gunpowder; it's possible they have something akin to modern hygiene standards as well, although obviously not as far along.
I figure Mabari probably live about as long as maybe a horse (depending on how well they're taken care of, and ruling out accident, war, and disease, anywhere from 10-25 years, I think). Really just guessing here, though; I have even less basis for that than my guesses at Qunari and elf life spans.
As far as elves, given that story of the Quickening implies that they lived shorter lives as their pace of life increased, I would imagine that the speed of aging today might also vary wildly depending on how quickly they took things. Even in the real world, stress can accelerate aging; I'm thinking something like that x10. Don't have any real canonical basis for that though.
Humans might easily have an average life expectancy in their 40's, but if you don't die of disease and don't get killed, I'd think that 60's would be fairly common with 70 being a benchmark much like I conceive 100 or so to be with dwarves.
I have absolutely no idea about the Qunari. I've heard that larger people tend to have slightly shorter life expectancies, but they have the whole "exotic true enlightenment path of wisdom" thing going on, which normally seems to translate to longer life expectancies in fantasy settings. Also, they have gunpowder; it's possible they have something akin to modern hygiene standards as well, although obviously not as far along.
I figure Mabari probably live about as long as maybe a horse (depending on how well they're taken care of, and ruling out accident, war, and disease, anywhere from 10-25 years, I think). Really just guessing here, though; I have even less basis for that than my guesses at Qunari and elf life spans.
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Posté 29 octobre 2009 - 12:21
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SnipeyMcGee wrote...
In the Dragon Age, with a new Blight, conflict at the borders and poor healthcare in the cities- I'd say very, very short. Probably going to die by the sword or a plague before you hit 40 in most cases.
I second this. Nothing like a little throwback our own Dark Ages to spice up a fantasy RPG.
