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I think the lifespan multiplier for Noah and before is x12 - and the 12 matches up with the 12 tribes of Israel pretty well. I made a chart with a range of possibilities between *8 and *16

I think *12 is the most sensible multiplier, when considering a 50/70/90 base aging bracket for aging rolls. 12 really matches up with the ‘12 tribes of Israel’. Also, the new theoretical maximum lifespan that humanity is to settle to is 120 (Genesis 6:3). 120*12=1,440, the theoretical pre-flood maximum lifespan. Slight pattern-match to the 144,000 in Revelation. 12*12*1000=144,000. 12*12*10=1,440.

The GURPS aging bracket may even be supposed to be 30/50/70 instead, considering the ability deterioration of modern-day professional athletes, and none of the pre-flood patriachs living past age 962 (81 if diveded by 12). I think I would alter GURPS rules to have a 30/50/70/90 bracket with the 30-49 bracket being rolled every other year (1/2 the frequency of the 50-69 bracket). GURPS Space 4th Edition (Alien Creation VI; Lifespan box; page 159) says that going by the billion heartbeat rule, Humans are only supposed to live 30 years. The section explains it off by applying a *2 modifier for intelligent tool-using species, or requireing non-tool using species to take a short Lifespan (1) disadvantage because GURPS balance rules centers on real-world humanity.

The biblestudy.org site has an exponential curve graphed to Y=487.78*e^(-0.0907*x) where X is the Generation offset and Y is the lifespan, and this curve has a correlation of .889 of the actual ages. It is for the line of Shem, the branch of Noah’s family tree that Jesus is a part of. The other two branches of Noah’s family tree (Japheth & Ham) may need new empirical coefficients for the graph equation, but their lifespans are not documented in the bible, probably because they are irrelevant for Moses and the Messiah.

GURPS digs up science and reduces it for average-intelligence individuals to have a very realistic and plausible, but usable gaming experience - They even got search warrents served for reality-checking their CyberPunk book by associating with hackers that are on the watchlist

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GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns — Age and Aging rules summary

Aging Rolls Start at age 50. Frequency: 1/year @ 50; 2/year (1/6mo) @ 70; 4/year (1/3mo) @ 90 (aging thresholds are 50/70/90). An aging roll consists of a roll of 3D6 vs your HT score (automatically 17 if you have longevity). Repeat the roll for each stat (ST, DX, HT, IQ). A failure reduces the stat by 1. A critical failure (roll of 17 or 18 normally; 18 only if modified HT is 17+; No chance if you have longevity) reduces the stat by 2. Any luck advantages (allow you to choose or re-do a roll each a certain number of times each adventure session) cannot be used on aging rolls.

Extended Lifspan doubles lifespan and subsequently the aging roll brackets and roll frequencies for each level (2^level; 2 Levels=4; 4 Levels=16). Extended Lifespan 4=16x. Roll every 16 years at 800, every 8 years at 1120, every 4 years at 1440. Short lifepsan has the reverse base-2 exponential effect.

Aging rolls are modified by [Medical TL]-3 (Stone Age TL0=-3; Roman TL2=-1; Industrial Revolution TL5=+2; Modern TL8=+5). Rolls are further modified by you fitness level (point costing advantage/disadvantage) — +2 for very fit, +1 for fit, 0 for normal, -1 for unfit, -2 for very unfit.

“Natural Death” occurs when any statistic reaches ‘0′.

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