Timeless Body

[Stormcrow]

My question is this. Is Timeless body the druid abillity at level 15 for thematic or powerbase reasons. Theres a class in my Homebrew world that really needs it earlier than level fifteen.

[Anxe]

It's really for thematic purposes. I don't know of any game that lasted more than 2 or 3 years in game time.

[Dark Knight Renee]

I gotta second that. The only game I know of that's lasted for enough years in-game for it to matter at all is one I've been running for over a decade IRL. And by then, it's unlikely that you'd be using the same characters as PCs.

[the_tick_rules]

as stated above it matters in prolonged campaigns.

[Guy_Whozevl]

It can also be used by munchkins if the campaign starts at level 15. They can claim they rose to level 15 at the prime of their life, took a huge hiatus (thus growing 3 age categories, getting +3 on Int, Wis, and Cha), and then begining the current adventure.

[Drider]

Really, except for what guy_whozevl said, It's pretty weak. You don't want it to be to low of a lvl, but, if you make it so that it's 1 lvl after the game's lvl starts, you should be good.

[Stormcrow]

But you see... If I give it as a level three class abilitity they don't get the bonuses nor penalties of ageing from level three onwards. So unless they took their levels at age 70+ theres no issue. And even then, its a moot point for munchkins because it stops the development of age period, so they allready have the penalties if they start out venerable, it can't back track those penalties.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Actually, the bonuses will still accrue. It's just the penalties that get negated.

[Stormcrow]

That's pretty awesome really. Druids just keep getting more powerful as they age.

Thematically I'm working on a Witch Class that doesn't age but can cosmetically appear to be any age they like.