Age Curse


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Verdant Wheel

Hey community,
I need help developing (or finding amidst the splat) a spell or curse (works either way) that magically ages a person one whole age category permanently. That is, from Young > Mature > Middle-aged > Old > Venerable.

Also, they would also suddenly gain ranks in a skill as if they had in fact lived those additional years (as house rule, older character are entitled to more skill points). So, ideally some combination of Necromancy and Chronomancy.

Ideas?


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A higher level version of sands of time. Probably a 5th-level witch spell (and either 5th- or 6th-level cleric, druid, and/or sorcerer/wizard), as it's probably about as powerful as old salt's curse.

Adding the extra skill ranks, when the target hasn't actually lived through the extra years to the next age category, probably shouldn't happen; just like sands of time doesn't increase mental ability scores.


you could just permanently apply the young template to some one

Verdant Wheel

Thanks DCP.

I'm going with the whole "your consciousness stretches out a single split-second and lives out an entire quarter lifetime in an alternate universe" angle so yes, both the physical and mental effects of aging will apply.

I am also looking for a way to game the psychological trauma. Perhaps a permanent penalty to Sense Motive checks and saves vs. Illusion?

Ideas for this second aspect?


rainzax wrote:

Hey community,

I need help developing (or finding amidst the splat) a spell or curse (works either way) that magically ages a person one whole age category permanently. That is, from Young > Mature > Middle-aged > Old > Venerable.

Also, they would also suddenly gain ranks in a skill as if they had in fact lived those additional years (as house rule, older character are entitled to more skill points). So, ideally some combination of Necromancy and Chronomancy.

Ideas?

Be sure to include proviso that you can only have a character magically aged by a category at a time.

I'd have the extra skill apply as if they had gained a permanent +2 bonus to intelligence via headband: they gain a full set of ranks in 1 skill (caster's choice?)

5th level seems about right for spell level. Note that Sands of Time does not grant bonuses for aging, so you might not want to say "functions as Sands of Time, but permament."


Anonymous Warrior wrote:
rainzax wrote:

Hey community,

I need help developing (or finding amidst the splat) a spell or curse (works either way) that magically ages a person one whole age category permanently. That is, from Young > Mature > Middle-aged > Old > Venerable.

Also, they would also suddenly gain ranks in a skill as if they had in fact lived those additional years (as house rule, older character are entitled to more skill points). So, ideally some combination of Necromancy and Chronomancy.

Ideas?

Be sure to include proviso that you can only have a character magically aged by a category at a time.

I'd have the extra skill apply as if they had gained a permanent +2 bonus to intelligence via headband: they gain a full set of ranks in 1 skill (caster's choice?)

5th level seems about right for spell level. Note that Sands of Time does not grant bonuses for aging, so you might not want to say "functions as Sands of Time, but permament."

For flavour, you could say they are trapped in a super-fast-time demiplane for 20 years (or whatever appropriate to the race) forced to... say, brew tea.

So they gain all the appropriate ranks in Profession: herbalist. But they also would really rather not brew or drink or even talk about tea anymore (there you have a reason for the ranks, and your trauma, all neatly wrapped in one)

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