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Extended Lifespan (2 pts/level)

Started by TheShadow, August 18, 2015, 09:02:28 AM

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August 18, 2015, 09:02:28 AM Last Edit: August 18, 2015, 09:05:09 AM by The_Shadow
Fairly recent photo of Steve Jackson. Guy is over 60 and could pass for 35. What gives?


Of course, it could also be Unaging (15 pts)
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Ravenswing

#1
August 18, 2015, 09:09:53 AM
... that he's aging well?

Or else he did pop for at least one level.

(I admit I don't charge for Extended Lifespan in my own campaign. :) )
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#2
August 18, 2015, 09:18:24 AM
Quote from: Ravenswing;849662(I admit I don't charge for Extended Lifespan in my own campaign. :) )
Seems fair. Pendragon is the only game I've played where aging could ever have been an issue in play and post character creation.
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August 18, 2015, 11:01:24 AM
Quote from: The_Shadow;849660Fairly recent photo of Steve Jackson. Guy is over 60 and could pass for 35. What gives?

That's all coming from sweet, sweet Munchkin money.
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Werekoala

#4
August 18, 2015, 11:46:35 AM
Wow, looks almost exactly like he did when I was play-testing "Autoduel Champions" wayyyyy back in the day. Hair not as dark, a couple more pounds, but still...

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Simlasa

#5
August 18, 2015, 01:33:14 PM
I think it's the hair and the happy expression.

James Gillen

#6
August 19, 2015, 01:08:54 AM
This is why they need to come out with that GURPS Steve Jackson supplement.

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#7
August 23, 2015, 07:30:49 PM
I, on the other hand, am slowly metamorphosing into Alan Moore.
At least I'm not expanding horizontally, like so many game designers seem to do in their middle age.
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#8
August 26, 2015, 03:01:04 PM
Actually it either making all his aging rolls or taking the Longevity advantage which is 5 points ;)

The Butcher

#9
August 26, 2015, 06:34:41 PM
He looks like a positively jolly unaging bastard. I'd definitely grab a beer with this guy.

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#10
August 26, 2015, 10:29:40 PM
Quote from: The Butcher;851372He looks like a positively jolly unaging bastard. I'd definitely grab a beer with this guy.


So would I though I'm mostly a teetotaler.
 
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#11
September 05, 2015, 09:38:48 PM
It is remarkable for a hobby where pretty much everyone else in it ages terribly.
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#12
September 06, 2015, 04:24:40 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;853777It is remarkable for a hobby where pretty much everyone else in it ages terribly.

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

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TheShadow

#13
September 08, 2015, 01:24:55 AM
In all honesty, I think the guy probably:
  • Exercises moderately
  • Eats a healthy diet
  • Stays out of the sun
AND
  • Colors the grey out of his hair and beard. The latter takes some doing and it's unusual outside Hollywood. But more power to Steve.
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#14
September 16, 2015, 01:31:16 AM
As for me, I'm generally in good health, and I think all wizards start looking similar to each other as they age.  Which is to say, either the odin/gandalf look (myself, Alan Moore), or the Aleister Crowley look (Grant Morrison).
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