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Message no. 1
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Dwarf lifespan (was Re: [SR2] Who's Who of SRII?)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:36:08 +0100
Steven A. Tinner said on 12:38/22 Sep 96...

> Which printing do you have? I have a first printing right in front of me,
> and it does list in the commentary section that dwarves MIGHT have immunity
> to age.
> (I'ts right next to the picture of the almost naked dwarf)

My fifth printing SR1 book says about dwarf lifespan that it's
"unverified, but predictions based on metabolic rates run to over a
hundred years." and it also says something about increased resistance to
pathogens, but nothing more about aging.

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Message no. 2
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Dwarf lifespan (was Re: [SR2] Who's Who of SRII?)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 10:56:27 -0500 (EST)
>Steven A. Tinner said on 12:38/22 Sep 96...
>
>> Which printing do you have? I have a first printing right in front of me,
>> and it does list in the commentary section that dwarves MIGHT have immunity
>> to age.
>> (I'ts right next to the picture of the almost naked dwarf)
>
>My fifth printing SR1 book says about dwarf lifespan that it's
>"unverified, but predictions based on metabolic rates run to over a
>hundred years." and it also says something about increased resistance to
>pathogens, but nothing more about aging.

That's in my first printing as well, but they also included under the powers
listing Immunity to Age (?) with the question mark and everything!


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