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| − | For world generation Ages, see | + | For world generation Ages, see {{l|Calendar#Ages|Calendar - Ages}} |
| − | Age is how long a creature has existed (including before year 0). All creatures have an age, but only your own | + | Age is how long a creature has existed (including before year 0). All creatures have an age, but only your own {{l|dwarf|dwarves}} will have their ages observable. |
| − | Age is important because it determines the life stages of a creatures and their average body sizes over the year. For example, when your | + | Age is important because it determines the life stages of a creatures and their average body sizes over the year. For example, when your {{L|dwarf|dwarves}} have a {{L|children|baby}} it will remain a baby from age 0 to 1 then become a {{L|children|child}}. Once it reaches age 12, it becomes a full-fledged dwarven adult. This is also true for the animals in your fortress. Many pets like {{L|cat|cats}}, {{L|cow|cows}}, {{L|sheep}} and {{L|horse|horses}} will be in their respective child states for 1 year after birth before becoming an adult but if you manage to capture, tame and breed {{L|elephant|elephants}}, they will be children for 10 years after birth. |
| − | Another aspect that is controlled by age is lifespan. Many creatures, like dwarves and | + | Another aspect that is controlled by age is lifespan. Many creatures, like dwarves and {{l|human|humans}}, can eventually grow old and die of old age, but others, such as {{l|elf|elves}}, {{l|goblin|goblins}}, and most unintelligent or unnatural creatures, will live until killed. |
These attributes are defined in the raws, life stage through the use of the <tt>[BABY:#]</tt> and <tt>[CHILD:#]</tt> tags and old age death through the use of <tt>[MAXAGE:#:#]</tt>. <tt>[BABY:#]</tt> defines at what year the given creature grows from a baby into a child and <tt>[CHILD:#]</tt> defines at what year it will grow from a child to an adult. The first number given in <tt>[MAXAGE:#:#]</tt> is the minimum age the creature will live to barring death from some other source while the second number is the absolute maximum age of the creature. | These attributes are defined in the raws, life stage through the use of the <tt>[BABY:#]</tt> and <tt>[CHILD:#]</tt> tags and old age death through the use of <tt>[MAXAGE:#:#]</tt>. <tt>[BABY:#]</tt> defines at what year the given creature grows from a baby into a child and <tt>[CHILD:#]</tt> defines at what year it will grow from a child to an adult. The first number given in <tt>[MAXAGE:#:#]</tt> is the minimum age the creature will live to barring death from some other source while the second number is the absolute maximum age of the creature. | ||