The issue came up in character creation the other day when someone creating an elf character wanted to have an adult child. That is when I noticed elves seem to have a rather short adulthood. Since elves mature at age 110 and reach middle age at 175, a elf who concieves at 110 will be 220 when that child leaves home, so to speak. This puts them well into middle age. A quick comparison of the races showed that elves were the only race which this happened with, as all other would have at least a few years of full vitality left once the kid left home. A quick breakdown shows that they don't even have the longest adulthood, which is dwarves at 85 years as an adult. Half-Orcs have 16, Humans: 20 years, Halflings: 30, Half-Elves: 42, Gnomes: 60, Elves: 65, and Dwarves, as mentioned, have 85.
Of all the races, elves are the only ones who spend more time as children then they do as adults, almost twice as long! What the heck!?!
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I realize the elven lifespan had been steadily dropping through the editions (I blame an poorly balanced diet coupled with heavy smoking and possibly heroine use), but it seems that they should have shrunk childhood along with the other age groups.
Of all the races, elves are the only ones who spend more time as children then they do as adults, almost twice as long! What the heck!?!
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I realize the elven lifespan had been steadily dropping through the editions (I blame an poorly balanced diet coupled with heavy smoking and possibly heroine use), but it seems that they should have shrunk childhood along with the other age groups.
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