Extended Lifespan with unmodified onset of maturity?

[CeeDub]

Salutations!

I'm trying to build a trait that will (most likely) be more of a perk than an advantage: The character matures normally, but lives longer and ages slowly only from that point onward. So he will look like in his early twenties for (e.g.) ten years, late twenties for another ten years, and so on. This is due to extremely good health, which is represented through several other advantages. Depending on how long the campaign lasts the effect will be mostly cosmetic, although it could also be milked for drama with a normally aging romantic partner. It's intended for a relatively young character (between 19 and 25), so this trait will not be used as a proxy for Unusual Background to justify unusually high and/or diverse skills.

Unaging is basically immortality, i.e. overkill (overlife?). Longevity seems like it is normal aging, just not hitting as hard physically. Extended Lifespan seems appropriate, but also delays maturity in the RAW. Is a variant that lets the character age normally until they reach maturity even worth any extra points? If so, how many? Fixed Delay, +0%? Triggered Delay (maturity), +50%?

Bonus question: Does Extended Lifespan also increase the intervals between individual age checks or just delay their onset and the changes in frequency? Frex, a character has EL 1 and turns 100, does he make an aging roll every year or every other year?

[Phantasm]

As per Bio-Tech, Early Maturation is a 0-point Feature. If you have Extended Lifespan 2, which on p.B53 indicates that you achieve maturity at 72 years of age instead of 18, Early Maturation 2 drops you back to reaching maturity at 18, but leaves the other aging thresholds alone.

This is a 0-point feature due to the fact that in most cases players will want to be adults or close to it anyway.

[NineDaysDead]

Originally Posted by CeeDub

Salutations!

I'm trying to build a trait that will (most likely) be more of a perk than an advantage: The character matures normally, but lives longer and ages slowly only from that point onward. So he will look like in his early twenties for (e.g.) ten years, late twenties for another ten years, and so on. This is due to extremely good health, which is represented through several other advantages. Depending on how long the campaign lasts the effect will be mostly cosmetic, although it could also be milked for drama with a normally aging romantic partner. It's intended for a relatively young character (between 19 and 25), so this trait will not be used as a proxy for Unusual Background to justify unusually high and/or diverse skills.

Unaging is basically immortality, i.e. overkill (overlife?). Longevity seems like it is normal aging, just not hitting as hard physically. Extended Lifespan seems appropriate, but also delays maturity in the RAW. Is a variant that lets the character age normally until they reach maturity even worth any extra points? If so, how many? Fixed Delay, +0%? Triggered Delay (maturity), +50%?

Bonus question: Does Extended Lifespan also increase the intervals between individual age checks or just delay their onset and the changes in frequency? Frex, a character has EL 1 and turns 100, does he make an aging roll every year or every other year?

0-point feature as tbrock1031 already said.

With 1 level of Extended Lifespan you start aging at 100, rolling every 2 years; 100, 102, 104, etc. At 140 this becomes every year, and at 180 every 6 months.

[CeeDub]

Perfect, exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by CeeDub

Unaging is basically immortality,

Unaging is not immortality. You can still be killed by disease, physical force, and most anything that can kill a normal person.

I believe the statistics will only give you about 500 years of lifespan for that. If you eliminate everything but accident and murder, then the last statistics I've heard are 2,000 years.

However, for most player characters, extended lifespan is what they need.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by DangerousThing

Unaging is not immortality. You can still be killed by disease, physical force, and most anything that can kill a normal person.

BTW, you really don't want eternal life without eternal youth.

[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by Anders

BTW, you really don't want eternal life without eternal youth.

Not to mention perfect health. Or if not perfect health, at least pretty good health. :)

If I could have GURPS advantages in the real world, I'd go for Unaging, Unkillable 2 or 3, and Immunity from Disease. Regrowth and Very Fit and a bit of regeneration would be nice. Most other things I'd have time to learn. :)

[Flyndaran]

And the ability to will oneself dead for unkillable three to move you to a safer location to recover in. Wouldn't want handle burning at the stake, eaten alive, etc.