Post: #3

Yes, in theory. I wouldn't want one character living for hundreds of years compared to his comrades simply because he limited his ingame time. However, he would be immune to diseases, hunger, and other dangers that could harm the elderly while he's offline. That said, if in practice, this became an area of contention, I would certainly consider either slowing the age rate in general or pausing/slowing for offline characters.

Another option might be to script some sort of cryogenic system that would allow characters to be frozen for a time without ageing. Haven't thought that through yet...