Vital Statistics

The following section determines a character’s starting age, height, and weight. However, not every race is described here. 

The character’s race and class influence these statistics. Consult your GM before making a character that does not conform to these statistics.

Age

You can choose or randomly generate your character’s age. If you choose it, it must be at least the minimum age for the character’s race and class. Alternatively, roll the dice indicated for your class on Table: Random Starting Ages and add the result to the minimum age of adulthood for your race to determine how old your character is.

With age, a character’s physical ability scores decrease and his mental ability scores increase (see Table: Aging Effects). The effects of each aging step are cumulative. However, none of a character’s ability scores can be reduced below 1 in this way.

When a character reaches venerable age, secretly roll his maximum age and record the result, which the player does not know. A character who reaches his maximum age dies of old age sometime during the following year.

The maximum ages are for player characters. Most people in the world at large die from pestilence, accidents, infections, or violence before getting to venerable age.

Height and Weight

To determine a character’s height, roll the modifier dice indicated on Table: Random Height and Weight and add the result, in inches, to the base height for your character’s race and gender. To determine a character’s weight, multiply the result of the modifier dice by the weight multiplier and add the result to the base weight for your character’s race and gender.

Table: Random Starting Ages

Race	Adulthood	Intuitive1	Self-Taught2	Trained3
Human	15 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6
Dwarf	40 years	+3d6	+5d6	+7d6
Elf	110 years	+4d6	+6d6	+10d6
Gnome	40 years	+4d6	+6d6	+9d6
Half-elf	20 years	+1d6	+2d6	+3d6
Half-orc	14 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6
Halfling	20 years	+2d4	+3d6	+4d6

¹ This category includes barbarians, oracles, rogues, and sorcerers.
² This category includes bards, cavaliers, fighters, gunslingers, paladins, rangers, summoners, and witches.
³ This category includes alchemists, clerics, druids, inquisitors, magi, monks, and wizards.

Table: Aging Effects

Race	Middle Age	Old	Venerable	Maximum Age
Cumulative Effects	–1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha	–2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha	–3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha	GM secretly determines Maximum
Aasimar	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Catfolk	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Changelings	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Dhampir	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Drow	175 years	263 years	350 years	350 + 4d% years
Duergar	125 years	188 years	250 years	250 + 2d% years
Dwarf	125 years	188 years	250 years	250 + 2d% years
Elf	175 years	263 years	350 years	350 + 4d% years
Fetchling	62 years	93 years	125 years	125 + 3d20 years
Gillmen	62 years	93 years	125 years	125 + 3d20 years
Gnome	100 years	150 years	200 years	200 + 3d% years
Goblin	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 + 1d20 years
Grippli	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 + 1d20 years
Half-elf	62 years	93 years	125 years	125 + 3d20 years
Half-orc	30 years	45 years	60 years	60 + 2d10 years
Halfling	50 years	75 years	100 years	100 + 5d20 years
Hobgoblin	30 years	45 years	60 years	60 + 2d10 years
Human	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Ifrit	150 years	200 years	250 years	250 + 6d% years
Kitsune	32 year	50 years	65 years	65 + 3d12 years
Kobold	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 + 1d20 years
Merfolk	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Nagaji	60 years	90 years	120 years	120 + 3d20 years
Orc	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 + 1d20 years
Oread	150 years	200 years	250 years	250 + 6d% years
Ratfolk	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 + 1d20 years
Samsarans	150 years	200 years	250 years	250 + 6d% years
Strix	20 years	30 years	40 years	40 +1d20 years
Suli	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Svirfneblin	100 years	150 years	200 years	200 + 3d% years
Sylph	150 years	200 years	250 years	250 + 6d% years
Tengu	35 year	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Tiefling	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Undine	150 years	200 years	250 years	250 + 6d% years
Vanara	30 years	45 years	60 years	60 + 2d10 years
Vishkanya	35 years	53 years	70 years	70 + 2d20 years
Wayangs	100 years	150 years	200 years	200 + 1d% years

Table: Random Height and Weight

Race	Base Height	Base Weight	Modifier	Weight Multiplier
Human, male	4 ft. 10 in.	120 lbs.	2d10	×5 lbs.
Human, female	4 ft. 5 in.	85 lbs.	2d10	×5 lbs.
Dwarf, male	3 ft. 9 in.	150 lbs.	2d4	×7 lbs.
Dwarf, female	3 ft. 7 in.	120 lbs.	2d4	×7 lbs.
Elf, male	5 ft. 4 in.	100 lbs.	2d8	×3 lbs.
Elf, female	5 ft. 4 in.	90 lbs.	2d6	×3 lbs.
Gnome, male	3 ft. 0 in.	35 lbs.	2d4	×1 lb.
Gnome, female	2 ft. 10 in.	30 lbs.	2d4	×1 lb.
Half-elf, male	5 ft. 2 in.	110 lbs.	2d8	×5 lbs.
Half-elf, female	5 ft. 0 in.	90 lbs.	2d8	×5 lbs.
Half-orc, male	4 ft. 10 in.	150 lbs.	2d12	×7 lbs.
Half-orc, female	4 ft. 5 in.	110 lbs.	2d12	×7 lbs.
Halfling, male	2 ft. 8 in.	30 lbs.	2d4	×1 lb.
Halfling, female	2 ft. 6 in.	25 lbs.	2d4	×1 lb.