Elderly

(Severe Unfavorable Trait)

A character with this trait has reached the late years of their lifespan. This may cause prejudice problems with people who have an age related prejudice with people older than themselves.

Although their general physical and mental condition may be good, it's not quite what it used to be.

Damage effects can be much worse for them. Limb/Joint damage gives a -3 to defense and offense skill roll chances of success (rather than a -1). If they are stunned then they will not recover on their next action but will get a Fitness roll on their action to recover from their stunned state (if they succeed then they resume action, otherwise must wait until they do on an action).

Learning Skills and improving them is harder. They need 80 hours of time to spend learning the first rank in a new skill (rather than 40). It takes 2 growth points to learn new skills, and 2 growth points to improve skills up to rank 10, 3 growth points for each point above 10 until rank 20 and 4 growth points for each rank above 20 that they acquire in skills.

Elderly characters also take a -2 to the base of the skills of Carousing, Contortionist, Erotic Arts, Interrogation, Intimidation, and Seduction.

This trait cannot be taken with the traits Excessively Fertile, Ever Young, Middle Aged or Youth.