Elven Maturity Rates

[thornhappy]

Here's something that I've been wondering about for a long while, maybe some of you have opinions on it.

We all know there's a formula for calculating dog vs human years, etc.. but how many elven years would be the equivalent of a human year?

What constitutes a 'teenage' elf? How long are they schooled for?

Personally I'm too lazy to figure out the conversions, but maybe someone else has given it thought.

Thanks!

[Lucas]

All Elves are measured according to human standards, meaning a very young looking elf that is over the age of 18 is still legal.

Er.. thats what we're talking about right?

[Tisket]

All Elves are measured according to human standards

Where do you get this shit...oh wait I forgot...you pull it out of your ass.

[TheEschaton]

Elves never mature. They're whining prepubscent bitches their whole lives. ;)


-TheE-

[Artha]

I think he means elves have the same year length as humans.

[Back]

Use the <age> command.

For pure elf...


30 to 176

1. appears to be extremely young
2. appears to be very young
3. appears to be immature
4. appears to be young and untried
5. appears to be of a tender age
6. appears to be youthful

177 to 323

1. appears to be youthful
2. appears to be young and sprightly
3. appears to be young
4. appears to be in the bloom of youth
5. appears to be young and robust
6. appears to have come of age

324 to 470

1. appears to have come of age
2. appears to be in the spring of life
3. appears to be of full age
4. appears to be mature
5. appears to be full grown
6. appears to be an adult

471 to 617

1. appears to be an adult
2. appears to be in the flower of life
3. appears to be in the prime of life
4. appears to be middle-aged
5. appears to be in the meridian of life
6. appears to be long in the tooth

618 to 764

1. appears to be long in the tooth
2. appears to be in his golden years
3. appears to be advanced in years
4. appears to be past his prime
5. appears to be stooped with age

765 to 911

1. appears to be stooped with age
2. appears to be time-worn
3. appears to be senescent
4. appears to be of a ripe old age
5. appears to be old

912 to 1058

1. appears to be old
2. appears to be stricken in years
3. appears to be old and wrinkled
4. appears to be in his declining years
5. appears to be aged

1059 to 1205

1. appears to be aged
2. appears to be hoary with age
3. appears to be elderly
4. appears to be bent with age
5. appears to be very old

1206 to 1352

1. appears to be very old
2. appears to be in his second childhood
3. appears to be withered with age
4. appears to be ancient
5. appears to be burdened with age

1353 to 1499

1. appears to be burdened with age
2. appears to be venerable
3. appears to be in his dotage
4. appears to be consumed with age
5. appears to be extremely old

1500 to ?

1. appears to be extremely old
2. appears to be decrepit with age
3. appears to be as old as the hills
4. appears to be wizened with age
5. appears to have one foot in the grave

[Stanley Burrell]

If the ratio vs. humans is seriously 1:15'ish (linearly) then 30-176 = ~2-11 years old!? NO WAI.

I will be inclined to believe that the pointy ears are extremely post-pubescent in the first and second age groups, lest I am a wanted man in ten out of eleven Elanthian parishes :(

[DCSL]

When I compare the available ranges of human and elf, I notice that we cannot play humans until they are legal. And even a little past legal. So with elves.. I tend to think of their lowest available age of 30 as being debutante age. That was the age at which Lysistrata was presented to court, anyway.

As far as schooling, I would guess that for the nobility it goes on into the 100's one way or another. But that's just me.

[Artha]

I'd always felt that elves just take part in a life long learning, rather than a hundred years of formalized school. One bit of evidence towards this is that Elanthian culture, despite stretching back tens of thousands of years, is still quite primitive. So they never developed the formalized researching that's lead to a lot of the technological advancements RL.