Yes.

The the events that my character has undertaken whilst in Skyrim happened over a matter of just a so many years so ageing isn't something I'm concerned with..

No, theres just no way you will play a character long enough to have noticable changes.

Speak for yourself.

I've had characters that have lasted well over 10 ingame years.

Damn right!



I don't want my character to look seasoned, I want all the bad guys to see an inexperienced greenie, until they die from misperception.

I never play a character for more than one or two months game time. So trying to age them would be pointless to me.

No not really. I haven't really ever thought of it. Especially since the most game time that ever passes is a couple years.

The fact that the seasons don't change (Riften is in perpetual Fall weather, Winterhold and Windhelm are always in Winter weather, etc.) kind of destroys this but also adds a mystical/fantastic aura to the world, in my opinion. I just assume some uber magic is keeping the seasons and the people the same.

My main Fallout New Vegas character kinda looks like No-bark Noonan lol but still better looking

Most people are making valid points about not lasting long enough in game time to noticeably age and that's because I forgot to mention that I don't go by in game time, instead I pretend more time has passed then it actually has. Personally it's unrealistic to arrive in Skyrim with no skills or weapons then within a week or so end up slaying the world eater, mastering the thu'um, become the head of Guilds, etc. If I went by game time then that means my guy has done all that plus built a home, married and settled down within a couple of months so I pretend more time has passed to make it feel more natural...hence why I aged him a bit.


Interesting builds you got there. My guys are almost always grizzled from the get go but you've given me an idea to start out a guy with a fair face and then dirty and scar it up over time....perhaps I will start my first Imperial soldier this way and beat him up after he joins the war
This guy would like a word with you: http://www.blackmediascoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Screen-shot-2013-02-21-at-3.01.39-PM.png
Don't sleep on old people, I bet he's in better shape then you and he's probably at least 3 times your age
haha that's not really retiring if you don't stop saving the day

Will he ever truly retire and fade into fables or will he always keep his sword ready? I'm guessing if you're one of those who lose interest behind no more DLC then he's finally retired from retirement

Every character I have made is weathered and grizzled, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... Long grey beards, wrinkled, missing an eye or two, scars, bags under the eyes, long greying hair that looks unkempt yada yada yada. Someone whos come out the gates of hell and back again.

Someone you would love to sit down with and listen to there tales of virtue and failure over mead and rumbling fire.

Not aging them at all - they are enough aged at the start. But sometimes (with only a few characters) I have used console to make their hair and beard to grow once in a while and to give them scars or lose eye if they have barely survived from challenging battle.

I couldn't agree more

Pretty people and those who are afraid to get their hands dirty feel out of place in the harsh land of Skyrim

Yep I age my characters as well now with the face sculptor As for a reason why everyone else stays the same age.....I just turn a blind eye to it, even though it does make sense I just choose to ignore it. I'm more focused on my character and his own affairs, I have no time to ask for beauty tips for staving off age, one would think you of all people would be of the same mind set Mr. Haggar.

I dont age my character but thanks to the DAWNGUARD DLC with the npc face changer who dwells in Riften i might eventually give it a try. I'll probably carry less gear and use light armor and one handed weapons instead of two handed etc as i get older. Might also become more reclusive and meditative while still trying to be of a friendly wisdom sharing nature.

After he had 'done it all' for his role-play the new DLC's were the only thing new he could do. Now it's time for him to just fade away ...

http://burhenn63.deviantart.com/art/The-time-as-come-330487344?q=gallery%3Aburhenn63%2F34321880&qo=18

nah i think the skyrim story is supposed to take place over the course of a year or less, granted when dawnguard came out i gave my character a fuller beard, although thats just because i realized how dumb the sideburns were

My thoughts exactly.

ha we are of the same mind set on many things, this as well as my character cares not about the pretty people but it's a bit to hard to pretend that years have passed when everyone has stayed the same....perhaps I'll pretend that they're all secretly vampires or something and my wife Mjoll is just a timeless beauty
ha this song comes to mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8xC-RQ1W3g
I make grizzled guys that have been to hell and back because it's easier to RP as someone that I relate to and that relates to me. I'm not quite as old or battle scarred as my main Nord but he definitely is a fantasy portrayal of me.

Not really age, but a few times I have wanted to make character at least look like he had just been dragged across Skyrim in a cart as a prisoner. You know, dirty face, bruises, and such. Once I got into a town, I could get "cleaned up" a bit. Alas, the only bath in Skyrim is in Riften

Time really doesn't pass that much in the game. If maybe 10-20 years passed, I could see aging being something to look into. As it is, maybe 2-3 years pass? I have not checked, but how much time passes for most players?

On my first character i didn't, but on the second one i gave him a beard and changed his face a bit. also after i finished the civil war i added a scar near his eye as a result of clashing with the imperials.

i already have a character that is aged....I just change his hair length to show that it does grow back over a course of time.

I age Chadric by the amount of days he stays in Skyrim. He started at 31 years old and now he's just past his 32nd birthday. To really age so he'd physically change a lot I'd have to be playing him for about 10 years! Hah! Fat chance! Nope, Chad will die an "El Cid" type hero's death long before then! But I hope to scar him up a bit in the meantime though. I don't want my hero warrior to stay a baby face forever, do I?!