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* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has this happen to many creatures. Vampires, dragons, liches and others tend to grow more powerful as they age. Pictured above are red dragons. For the record, the second largest one is an "adult". The top one is an ancient.
** The "Draconomicon" sourcebook partially subverts it by introducing a bit of mostly-fluff about most dragons progressively weakening and becoming senile after a few millenia; however, this is relatively easy to remedy for any dragon with the motivation to do so.
** Sahuagin never stop growing, their bodies do not deteriorate from age, and they become stronger as they get larger; due to their warlike society most die before becoming 20 years old due to violence, but their lifespan can potentially be limitless. Thus, they are a society where [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] ''and'' [[Large and In Charge]] both apply, as their leaders are the oldest, largest, strongest, most experienced, and in most cases, smartest.
** The ''[[Ravenloft]]'' setting is especially keen on doing this with [[The Undead]], being a [[Gothic Horror]] setting. Vampires, liches and mummies especially get age categories similar to those of dragons.
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' contains plenty of examples, and though many are due to the "more experience" version many others fit this trope. [[Our Orcs Are Different|Orcs/Orks]], for example, grow [[Large and In Charge|larger, tougher and meaner]] with age, the oldest being hulking monstrosities even by their standards. A more minor example, [[Space Marine|SpaceMarines]] seem to grow in size along with rank and age. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405221652/http://philipsibbering.com/WH40KRP/40K_9_Marine_1_Morphology.shtml It is theorized they practically never stop growing], though it will lessen.
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