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While I've only been a Pathfinder Society member since June, my main character Velarrio, has since that time remained at the age of 21 years.
In my mind, I see many of the adventures he's been on taking place over the course of many months or even years, with small lulls between them (which he has his caravan and now a house in the Ivy District to tide him over).
I was wondering how one would age a character. Would I just tack on a few years to make him older? Or is there some sort of ruling or precedent already in place for those players that want to add some roleplaying to their character by aging them?
How you see your character aging is your business. Whether it ages years, months, or days is all up to you.
The only restrictions are as follows:
A character can not be younger than the minimum age listed on Table 7–1 of the Core Rulebook, or listed on Table 5–1 of the Advanced Race Guide, and must be younger than venerable, as listed on Table 7–2 of the Core Rulebook and Table 5–4 of the Advanced Race Guide. A character that ages past venerable, for whatever reason, dies of old age and is removed from the campaign. Characters do not alter their ability scores as a result of this choice.
Do whatever you want, honeybadger.
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The canon also assumes that scenarios of each season take place an year apart. (This can be seen if the current year is mentioned in a letter or somesuch). So I usually just age my characters with that in mind. The one that started during season 3 is now 3-4 years older and so on.
Sure it breaks down a bit when you play older scenarios, but that is cofusing canon-wise anyway.
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Thank you everyone for your help with my question.
I had mainly poised in for the roleplay part because I had a character idea to tie into my main character, Trade Prince Velarrio Ileor-Blakros the Faceless.
The idea revolved around him, over the years, regaling the tales of being a Pathfinder to his younger sister Izora Ileor (whom I made and just got 2xp on her this weekend). These tales inspired her to become a Pathfinder and follow in her older brother's footsteps. (I even played it that her starting 150gp came from her older brother to send her on her way to become a famed pathfinder in her own right).
It was fun though that I got to play her in the Goblinblood Dead and Emerald Spire: The Tower Ruins.
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Thank you everyone for your help with my question.
I had mainly poised in for the roleplay part because I had a character idea to tie into my main character, Trade Prince Velarrio Ileor-Blakros the Faceless.
The idea revolved around him, over the years, regaling the tales of being a Pathfinder to his younger sister Izora Ileor (whom I made and just got 2xp on her this weekend). These tales inspired her to become a Pathfinder and follow in her older brother's footsteps. (I even played it that her starting 150gp came from her older brother to send her on her way to become a famed pathfinder in her own right).
It was fun though that I got to play her in the Goblinblood Dead and Emerald Spire: The Tower Ruins.
Just as an FYI: Emerald Spire: The Tower Ruins should be, unless something went wrong, worth 3 XP, not 1.