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Character ageing, illness and mortality

Named personalities have an age and are periodically tested for illness, incapacity or death, with the chance rising with age, so leaders can leave play for reasons other than battle.

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Illness & Death (optional)Ancient Campaign Rules for DBA

Characters are tested yearly for incapacitating illness or death, scaled by age.

How it works

Each year roll d100 + current age (+20 if already ill): 111-140 is an incapacitating illness with 10% monthly recovery; 141+ is possible death, rolled on d10 (+1 if ill or over 50) as Accident, Murder, Suicide or Natural Causes. Only natural death is automatic; the others occur only if their conditions hold (in the field, an active plot, a reason for depression).

Roll (D100) + current age + 20 if already ill. 111 - 140 = INCAPACITATING ILLNESS
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