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  • I was thinking of lowering his base str, dex, and con scores by 2 and increasing int, wis and, cha scores by 1 or 2.

    This is pretty close to how aging used to be portrayed in D&D so should be good there.

    On top of this, I thought on successful attack or physical ability checks id roll a d20 dc 10 check and on a fail he would gain a point of exhaustion

    This sounds like it will be absolutely brutal. You say d20 dc10, does that mean you intend to roll unmodified? A 50% chance to give yourself disadvantage on all ability checks on the first successful attack feels like it would snowball quickly. Maybe dial it down somewhat to something that will trigger, but not as often. Also having to roll another check and d4 damage sounds like it would add a lot of time to his turns. Maybe instead you could give him disadvantage on saves against exhaustion causing effects? You could do a similar mirror to your ability score modifications and give him advantage to resist some effects thanks to his experience. Maybe charms or illusions.

    I like where your head is at with the battle master. When I did a retired character back in the day the campaign side stepped the age modifiers, since they were no longer relevant, but I used the crusader class from Tome of Battle with a similar theme in powers. Went with a lockdown spear wielder for other character choices. Good luck with the campaign, sounds like it will be a fun time.