(3.5) Age categories for Half-Celestials

[Laniius]

Are they printed anywhere? I'm interested in playing a venerable Half-Celestial for a campaign I'm in.

[Hiro Protagonest]

I don't think templates have age categories.

[herrhauptmann]

Always figured it would be the same as base creature.
So a half-celestial elf would have the same lifetime as a regular elf ~700 years or whatever. Human would be 80 odd years. Etcetera.

[Rossebay]

I don't think templates have age categories.

Yeah, but when you get a half-half-Orc half-Dragon, his lifespan shouldn't be that same as a normal half-Orc.

[Mystify]

Races of dragons does say that half-dragon extends your lifespan considerably.

[Morithias]

Doesn't Half-celestial make you an outsider and therefore ageless?

[Hiro Protagonest]

Doesn't Half-celestial make you an outsider and therefore ageless?

I'm pretty sure that's only [Extraplanar] that makes you ageless.

[Mystify]

I'm pretty sure that's only [Extraplanar] that makes you ageless.

extraplaner is not even a normal subtype. You get it or lose it depending on which plane you happen to be on and whether it is the same as your home plane.

[Rossebay]

Races of dragons does say that half-dragon extends your lifespan considerably.

Does it? I never noticed. What's the change?

[Hirax]

Does it? I never noticed. What's the change?

"A dragon’s life span is truly remarkable—it can live a millennium
or longer, and even at the end of its life transform
into a permanent part of the land or become ascendant
and immortal. Half-dragons usually share the heritage of
a less long-lived race and so might endure no more than a
few centuries. Still, they are granted far more time than
most, and those born of a dragon–elf union can challenge
ancient wyrms for longevity."

So nothing definitive.

[Rossebay]

"A dragon’s life span is truly remarkable—it can live a millennium
or longer, and even at the end of its life transform
into a permanent part of the land or become ascendant
and immortal. Half-dragons usually share the heritage of
a less long-lived race and so might endure no more than a
few centuries. Still, they are granted far more time than
most, and those born of a dragon–elf union can challenge
ancient wyrms for longevity."

So nothing definitive.

Ah. Oh well, at least it's something.

Do celestial creatures usually live for a certain amount of time?

[hex0]

"A dragon’s life span is truly remarkable—it can live a millennium
or longer, and even at the end of its life transform
into a permanent part of the land or become ascendant
and immortal. Half-dragons usually share the heritage of
a less long-lived race and so might endure no more than a
few centuries. Still, they are granted far more time than
most, and those born of a dragon–elf union can challenge
ancient wyrms for longevity."

So nothing definitive.

So...Quadruple?

[Serpentine]

I think this is a campaign world/DM-specific question, so you'd be best just discussing it with the DM.
One alternative (which probably isn't very useful to you) is that it's unpredictable, it effects every mixed-breed individual differently. One human/celestial might get their longevity more from the celestial parent's side, and have a lifespan comparable to an elf's. Another might take more from the human side, and make it to no more than 200 years.

[Mystify]

If all you care about is being venerable, can't you just say "I am a venerable half-celestial, whatever age that happens to be"? Unless you are afraid of dying of old age, or the precise age is important for the campaign, it should be good enough.

[Serpentine]

Unless he wants to go the old "doesn't know just how old they are thanks to memory loss/time travel/whatever" route, knowing something simple like how many years he can remember living is probably something worth knowing for roleplay purposes.