Roleplaying age
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There is a lot of confusion when it comes to describing non-Human height, weight and age. This article has been written by User:Chaosweaver to try to help those who may have this problem.
The Problem
Too often, when attempting to describe a character's height, weight or age, the creator is forced to resort to similes, describing the character's attributes in reference to humans.
For example:
Redbeard is about the age of a twenty year old human.
We will assume Redbeard is a dwarf, due to naming and character selection process, and can safely assume he isn't a human. As such, there are two ways to read Redbeard's Age.
(1): Redbeard is roughly the equivalent, mentally and physically, to a human at twenty years old or
(2): Redbeard is an infant dwarf, because dwarves live significantly longer than humans.
It is safe to assume that the creator implied the first interpretation, but you can never be too sure on anything. The user would have had to describe it as human years because they probably simply did not understand how old dwarves are able to get or how they age in comparison. But because dwarves live longer than humans, it is an error to describe a character as such, because a dwarf at the physical and mental equivalent of a human at twenty will still experience and learn more than a human could within those spans.
In an attempt to prevent confusion, I will go ahead and list the ages and heights of each race, with the exception of Draenei. All information comes from the World of Warcraft RPG guides, or from Blizzard, unless noted otherwise.
Age
How old is your character? Below is the ages of each available race for creation. Also included will be a conversion formula you can use to be able to calculate any equivelency to a human age.
Human
Adult: 15 years
Middle Age: 35 years
Old Age: 53 years
Venerable Age: 70 years
Formula: None needed.
Blood Elf/High Elf
Adult: 110 (or 60) years
Middle Age: 175 years
Old Age: 263 years
Venerable Age: 350 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x 4.5
Forsaken
There is no need for anything for Forsaken, because the Forsaken do not die. If you wish to come to an age of death, simply use Human data.
Gnome
Adult: 40 years
Middle Age: 100 years
Old Age: 150 years
Venerable Age: 200 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x 2.8
Dwarf
Adult: 40 years
Middle Age: 125 years
Old Age: 188 years
Venerable Age: 250 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x 3.5
Troll
Adult: 17 years
Middle Age: 30 years
Old Age: 47 years
Venerable Age: 69 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x .9
Night Elf
Adult: 500 years
Middle Age: 800 years
Old Age: 1100 years
Venerable Age: 1300 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x 25
Orc
Adult: 20 years
Middle Age: 40 years
Old Age: 65 years
Venerable Age: 80 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x 1.3
Tauren
Adult: 50 (or 15) years
Middle Age: 75 years
Old Age: 95 years
Venerable Age: 110 years
Formula: (Human Equivalent) x ~1.8
Height
Average height for each race. If you wish to add, or subtract, a couple inches, feel free. Do not try to shave or add feet. Information here is taken from Wowwiki and World of Warcraft RPG.
Human
Male: 6' (1,83m)
Female: 5'5" (1,65m)
Blood Elf/High Elf
Male: 6'1" (1,85m)
Female: 5'9" (1,75m)
Forsaken
Male: 5'11" (1,80m)
Female: 5'4" (1,63m)
Gnome
Male: 3' (91cm)
Female: 2'10" (86cm)
Dwarf
Male: 4'11" (1,50m)
Female: 4'7" (1,40m)
Troll
Male: 7'5" (2,26m) (Upright)
Female: 7' (2,13m)
Night Elf
Male: 7' (2,13m)
Female: 6'8" (2,03m)
Orc
Male: 6'6" (1,98m)
Female: 6' (1,83m)
Tauren
Male: 8' (2,44m)
Female: 7'8" (2,34m)
Draenei
Male: 7'5" (2,26m)
Female: 7' (2,13m)
Weight
All weights are rough estimates; feel free to add or subtract as you wish. Please keep your character appearance and body structure in mind while deciding on your weight. (A blood elf [mostly for females] would be lighter than human of the same height, an orc the same height as a human would be heavier, esp because of muscle. Because of the different body structures, basing your character's weight on what the bmi would be for a human does not work well. )
Human
Male: 160 - 280 (73-127kg)
Female: 125 - 245 (57-111kg)
Blood Elf/High Elf
Male: 118 - 175 (54-80kg
Female: 100 - 165 (46-75kg)
Forsaken
Male: 150 - 270 (68-122kg)
Female: 95 - 235 (43-107kg)
Gnome
Male: 42 - 45 (19-20kg)
Female: 37 - 39 (17-18kg)
Dwarf
Male: 154 - 226 (70-103kg)
Female: 124 - 193 (56-88kg)
Troll
Male: 216 - 324 (98-147kg)
Female: 201 - 309 (91-140kg)
Night Elf
Male: 216 - 324 (98-147kg)
Female: 206 - 314 (93-142kg)
Orcs
Male: 292 - 508 (132-230kg)
Female: 252 - 468 (114-212kg)
Tauren
Male: 700 - 1500 (317-680kg)
Female: 500 - 900 (227-408kg)
