* * * Wizards Community Thread * * * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thread : D&D for Kids??? Started at 12-09-04 08:44 AM by WizzyBlackmore Visit at http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=349094 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 1] Author : WizzyBlackmore Date : 12-09-04 08:44 AM Thread Title : D&D for Kids??? I always thought of it as an game for adults due to it's high degree of sophistication!! Wife thinks I'm a bit kookoo still playing at nearly 36.....Little jokes like "ok go play w/ the dragons" HAhahahahah!!! How old are you guys (if you don't mind my asking)?? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 2] Author : cerebus Date : 12-09-04 08:58 AM I'm 35, started playing when I was 10. It's a kid's game, too. That the best part opf D&D: no matter what edition, the game is still playable at just about any age. I'll never outgrow it. I plan on playing at the retirement home! :w00t: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 3] Author : kengar Date : 12-09-04 09:22 AM I'm 36 and have played since 10 or 11. I'm looking forward to playing with my daughter when she's older (20 months right now). RPGs can be as simple or sophisticated as people want to play them. Unlike some forms of entertainment where your choices are limited or even nonexistent (passive), gaming lets you decide how to handle the game and how the game plays out. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 4] Author : kengar Date : 12-09-04 09:25 AM I'll never outgrow it. I plan on playing at the retirement home! :w00t: O man, my friends & dream of gaming ALL DAY LONG once we're retired! Our wives will kill us, I'm sure. :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 5] Author : RobertFisher Date : 12-09-04 10:09 AM I'm 36. I can't wait until my kids are old enough to introduce them to the hobby. BTW, in my experience, the average sophistocation of adults isn't so different than the average sophistocation of kids old enough to play D&D. (Going by the recommended 10-12 minimum age.) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 6] Author : failhelm Date : 12-09-04 10:53 AM Started playing @ 8 Started DMing @ 12 I'm now 28, 29 in feb. The ages of my crew are; 23, 24, 25, 28, 31, 48, 44 I once heard that the avg. age of table top gamers today is mid 20's. - Loose fact with no reference though. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 7] Author : Kheldren Date : 12-09-04 11:51 AM The fact that this is the oop board does lend a certain upward pressure to our ages... I'm 34 and started at around 14, but I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing for a few years then. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 8] Author : billchamb Date : 12-09-04 12:56 PM 38, and ever-so-slowly working on teaching my 12yo son. Actual start of my playing wasn't until 14 or 15 (I think) but was dormant for nearly 20 years before being "reanimated". My son has played one session and enjoyed it, but isn't up for playing one-on-one with me... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 9] Author : beavis123 Date : 12-09-04 01:04 PM Thread Title : We aren't as young as we used to be I am 35 and married. I enjoy the game just as much as I did when i first played it. (Although, the early years were the best. We didn't play the game to abuse the rules, just played the game) I don't think it as anymore strange than model railroad, fantasy football leagues, or computer games. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 10] Author : Wedge_Hammersteel Date : 12-09-04 01:24 PM 38. Been playing since 1978. I remember back then trying to save up my allowance to buy the $15 DM guide. Now thanks to ebay, my collection grows and grows. Funny story, a few years back I played in a local tournament. It was me and 5 other players in their early teens. Anyway, our party was cruising Palanthas. A female dwarven cleric (my character) and 5 minotaur characters. I don't mind gaming with youngsters but not like that. I finally got my daughter interested in playing after drawing up the following characters: (if I remember correctly: Barbie-Mage, GI Joe-Paladin, Ken-Cleric, Skipper-Ranger) You do what you have to do to keep the game alive. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 11] Author : rogueattorney Date : 12-09-04 02:29 PM 31. Been playing since I was 8 or 9. My wife makes the same kinds of jokes that yours does. R.A. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 12] Author : Ourph the Mingol Date : 12-09-04 03:58 PM I'm 31. My wife doesn't make fun of me for playing D&D or painting little metal soldiers, but that's only because I can retaliate by mocking her for reading crap romance novels. :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 13] Author : KittenWarrior Date : 12-09-04 06:19 PM 33 here. Only been playing a few years, but in several campaigns. I plan to be playing forever, if I can help it. Wish it wasn't so hard to find a DM, looking to set up a new group. Cheers, KW -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 14] Author : Nifftin Date : 12-09-04 09:17 PM :blink: Uhm... wow, am I the only young'un here?! Started 11 and am now 16. Started to DM about a year back. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 15] Author : failhelm Date : 12-10-04 01:14 AM My wife plays, she's also 28 :king: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 16] Author : kengar Date : 12-10-04 09:37 AM My wife plays, she's also 28 :king: My wife also likes to play (she's thirty-something ;) ), but we have a toddler and it's hard for us both to play. I swear that kid is allergic to sleep! :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 17] Author : failhelm Date : 12-10-04 11:10 AM My wife also likes to play (she's thirty-something ;) ), but we have a toddler and it's hard for us both to play. I swear that kid is allergic to sleep! :D Same situation here, my olders is 2 yrs 10 mo and the youngers is 10 mo We play evenings, and yup, when the crew is around the oldest doesn't want to sleep, he wants to role dice and play. The other day he was pretending he was a Dragon! He also thinks that hero's kill monsters. :cool: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 18] Author : failhelm Date : 12-10-04 01:46 PM :blink: Uhm... wow, am I the only young'un here?! Started 11 and am now 16. Started to DM about a year back. We all started somewhere. Keep in going! I got my niece into gaming, she's 18 now and has a crew up in Los Angeles. Computer Games are cool, Movies are great, but we need role-players to keep making them ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 19] Author : mrmom2002 Date : 12-10-04 02:46 PM I'm 35. I started playing off and on the early 80's, got really serious when 2e first came out, took about a dozen years off and am back at it again. My wife mocks me a bit for playing too, but she understands. I can also sympathize with the parents out there. I have a 2 year old son who likes to make off with dice and figures. He has rolled a few 20’s for me, however. ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 20] Author : harperman976 Date : 12-10-04 02:51 PM I'm 26 and have been playing since I was 15 or 14 (bad memory) and my girlfriend of 6 years, soon to be wife, dose not care one bite i game or play video games. she just gets creeped out by the none human looking creatures. but i also plan on playing till i get carpal tunnel from rolling dice. it's a great way to have fun with friends and family. but it is a game where it can be designed by the dm to suit both young and older people. HarperMan -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 21] Author : vechron Date : 12-10-04 03:06 PM Almost 30 here, playing since I was 10. My wife knows of my prediliction for fondling the 20 sided die and is OK with it(sort of). :) I hope to one day introduce my son to the game, perhaps with my friends kids(if they ever try and procreate). Ihave a question here kind of off the topic...are you an "out gamer" or "closet gamer"? I generally find there to be two types of gamers; the "out gamer" and the "closet gamer". The closet gamer was considered popular around school, but kept his gaming for late night Fri-Sat sessions and the occasional game at the local library, hidden in a corner table with his buds. He was never seen with any game book materials in his hands and if you brought up gaming to him amongst "the norms" he usually had words with you later or blatantly said he didn't play. Then there was the "out gamer"...this was the guy who yanked out his books and played during lunch in the cafeteria. He also carried his dice and favorite charecter with him every where...just in case. I myself was a closet gamer, but while I think I should feel crappy about admitting that...I don't. High school sucked and rarely were you given a break. In my town, gaming was an immediate license to torture. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 22] Author : WizzyBlackmore Date : 12-10-04 04:25 PM an Outgamer....my friends are split 50-50 on whether they think it's cool or lame....I don't care tooo old for that...I play by myself...using modifred solo rules from DMG.....have several friends that play but w/ dental school, 2 yr. old and wife working hard to get a game going.....also whenever I get into it w/ someone who thinks I'm crazy, I try to tell them that this game is not what they think it is.....whatever........ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 23] Author : Nifftin Date : 12-10-04 07:32 PM Well, I don't play at school (since I guess I'm the only one here that still goes...) unless if I'm with a freind and we're bored out of our minds. If we are we play with all the rules stored in our heads and a calculater to simulate dice rolls. I'm not ashamed that I play and I talk about it all the time. So I suppose I'm an outgamer. Alot of people I know like DnD or want to try it. Then again our school is split: Smart, nerdy people vs.... well, those with High Charisma and Low Int. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 24] Author : failhelm Date : 12-10-04 08:09 PM I don't that I have been cool, but I've always been very much "out of the dungeon" In fact one of my pet peeves are gamers whom talk about it like it should be kept a secret. We have more fun that a Lord of the Rings opening! :cool: I know people who spend x2-x5 more hours that most of any of us on their, ahem..odd hobbies. I spend around 5-10 hrs on a none gaming week. I'll take my books to any place, and openly admit that I love to game, its even helped me get jobs, because people see the self motivation it takes. I am constantly explaining to people what role-playing games are. :rolleyes: People are afraid of anything they don't understand, gaming is no different. :looloo: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 25] Author : failhelm Date : 12-10-04 08:12 PM I'm 26 and have been playing since I was 15 or 14 (bad memory) and my girlfriend of 6 years, soon to be wife, dose not care one bite i game or play video games. she just gets creeped out by the none human looking creatures. but i also plan on playing till i get carpal tunnel from rolling dice. it's a great way to have fun with friends and family. but it is a game where it can be designed by the dm to suit both young and older people. HarperMan If you are going to have children...talk bout it gaming more, its changes. This might sound strange but before my woman, now wife, and I got married, I told her, that if we get married, the gaming doesn't stop, ever. I'm a package that comes with a bag dice and a stack of books. Even though I can't play as often she remembers that gaming is who I am, and still ensures that I play, even if she can't always make the games. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 26] Author : WizzyBlackmore Date : 12-10-04 08:16 PM I hear you.....gaming is really not that big of a deal...I tell them D&D is like 'playing' Lord of the Rings....they destroy what they don;t understand..... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 27] Author : Graendahl Date : 12-11-04 02:31 AM LOL 32 HERE, STARTED PLAYING AROUND THE AGE (oops little one near the keys again) of 11 or 12.. Got 2 youngins a 2 yr old and a 2 month old.. lol, and as has been mentioned already, my dice double as "pacifiers" for my Vicious .. lol, kind of a pain in the butt though when she takes my favorite d10 out from under me and I need to make that critical precentage roll lol.. gotta love the next generation :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 28] Author : harperman976 Date : 12-11-04 10:34 PM I was never a closet gamer not in the least nor was i full fledgeling. all my friends new i gamed and so did basicly everyone else in my highschool. no one cared my group was the popular kids with a mix of basketball jocks, baseball jockes, indeis and skaters. it was a normal school with the normal clicks and not once did i get picked on for likeing to game. i never carryed my books around maybe a new one i got so i could read up on it during study hall. I would always speak highly of D&D when ever a conversation was going on. none of my friends gamed i had a gameing group that met every weekend friday or saturday (depending when me and my school friends wern't trowing a party). I love playing the game though and the older i got the more i wanted to play. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 29] Author : 3Man20 Date : 12-13-04 04:41 PM I'm 34, started playing around 12, DMing since 14. I was taught how to play by my aunt, who was a college student at the time. I took a while off after college, but have remained in touch with it all along. I just introduced my girlfriend to D&D about three months ago when my friends and I decided to strike up a campaign, and she absolutely loves it. She's always asking when we're going to play again. She might not understand everything, but she loves to kill things with swords and just has a ball :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 30] Author : vechron Date : 12-13-04 05:24 PM "I'm a package that comes with a bag dice and a stack of books." LOL! :D I said the same thing to my wife! LOL...it's like it changed my life in some bizarre way! I imagine a trekkie has to explain their hobby the same way! :D For the record as i didn't mention it before; I play every other week still and it is a dedicated group of 3 players(sometimes with another two less frequent players) and me as the DM. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 31] Author : codeman Date : 12-15-04 11:52 AM hey been playing d&d since i was 9 and am now 18 i learned on 2nd ed. revised but i slowly discovered 1st and grew to love it more and still do considering i own all the 1st ed. books and still like to play it more than 3rd ed. so my freinds think im a wacko oh well.. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 32] Author : Dwarven Beserker Date : 12-15-04 07:01 PM All is not lost. At least some new people are still around to pay tribute and play 2nd edition AD&D. I'm 14 now and play with my brothers who are 23 and 25. I play about once every week when I can, or when my brothers and I are not taking a break to play a little rifts or warhammer 40k. Also, I am a closet gamer(the one who plays openly?). I will openly talk about how fun AD&D is and how much satisfaction my dwarf gets from pis.. desecrating on Lloth's altar. But I do not find the need to carry any books around. Firstly because my brothers and I downloaded all our AD&D stuff and secondly because I have more important things to think about msot of the time. I mean, nothing could be more important than AD&D! Oh yah, and I win for being the youngest. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 33] Author : 80`s Gamer Date : 12-15-04 07:20 PM 34 here...i been playing since i was 11, cut my teeth with blue book! play with my son that is 14 and my nephews 14,15 and 17 have a blast with them but sometimes they are more roll players then role players. i didn`t realize that there are so many of us out there! thats why i love this site!! D&D comes and goes with me...we get into it hot and heavy for a couple of months and then i put it away for a while. love the game love this site!!! is there a site that reviews the old mods?? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 34] Author : billchamb Date : 12-16-04 07:59 AM love the game love this site!!! is there a site that reviews the old mods?? You could try this one: Mark Bertenshaw's Reviews (http://freespace.virgin.net/mark.bertenshaw/mark/RPG/dnd.html) Also, if you love this site, don't forget to try: Dragonsfoot (http://www.dragonsfoot.org/) Dragonsfoot Forums (http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/index.php?sid=e51da9e3b989e6442da5bdf49845a19d) Grognard's Tavern (http://grognardstavern.proboards29.com/index.cgi) Scotty G's Doomsday Forums (http://doomsdaygames.proboards3.com/index.cgi) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 35] Author : WizzyBlackmore Date : 12-16-04 12:03 PM My Holmes Basic Box set says "Adlult Fantasy Game" on front...... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 36] Author : Michael Proteau Date : 12-26-04 10:50 PM Thread Title : Long time I am 35, and starte dplaying in '81 with the Erol Otus cover basic set followed soon after by the AD&D PHB. My wife has bene playing since '82 or so, and was the more active gamer when we met (grad school and teaching full time had severely limited free time). My wife does currently DM a kids D&D game on Saturday afternoons at the FLGS for kids 9-14, while I DM our regular game on Sundays and play in a game with some of the parents of the kids in my wife's game while at the store. I also rn an quick and fun Castles and Crusades game on Wednesdays for my wife and a few of our other long time gamers (one playing since '74, one since '78 and the other since '85). We all enjoy the game in many of its editions and incarnations. -M -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 37] Author : diaglo Date : 12-27-04 11:41 AM another older than dirt gamer. came to this game from the Wargame side. i'm a true grognard. currently still refereeing (we were referees long before they ever slapped the DM title on anyone) an OD&D (1974) campaign. only the players have changed. 20 is still optimal. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 38] Author : Manshoon Date : 12-27-04 12:37 PM Hi! I'm 28years old, becoming 29 in march. I started playin with 16 with our DM making up the rules and the world. Was a lot of fun though. 1 year later i read the icewinddale trilogy and started Dming an Ad&d campaign. We're still playin 2nd Ed. because we don't like the changes coming with 3rd Ed. Most of my Players are the same age as me. But because I run different groups there are some younger an older players. The youngest is 24, the oldest is 37. I never made a secret of playin but most people in school did not really care. Maybe that school in germany is a bit different from school in the U.S. I plan to play as long as I can carry all of these books an roll the dice. Bye -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 39] Author : Varl Date : 12-27-04 09:51 PM Started gaming in 1980 after watching a session in my high school history class, after it actually. I've been a fan, DM, and player of AD&D ever since. d20 has never caught on for me, and even though some of the changes they added to the game were for the better, I stay with what I know and with what works. :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 40] Author : Elthurien Date : 12-28-04 12:33 PM i'm 26 in a week or so, and i've been playing since 92, played more 1st ed than 2nd though. i find the older modules like L1 and B2 much easier to adapt. Wizards should keep it simple, makes less work for DM's in the long run -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 41] Author : Perry Date : 12-31-04 12:50 AM Just hit 33 two days ago and I have been playing since I was 9. Half the kids in my school played some form of RPG, so I was an open gamer. We even had games going in the middle of classes... nothing like the old days. My oldest son is starting to get into it, he's 8 and has already started reading the PHB. The group that I game with play 3.5E, but I still have the odd game of 1e or 2e. The fact that i play doesn't bother my wife a bit, she tried to play but just couldn't get into it. Perry -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 42] Author : Habronicus Date : 01-06-05 11:54 AM I'm 25, going 26 this year. Started playing at 13, in a homebrew system from a friend, and decided to create my very own homebrew system a year later when I also started to GM (14). My girlfriend is pretty fond of gaming and we play a few games on the PS2 and Xbox, unfortunately, I got separated from my RPG gaming group a few years ago, and roleplaying one-on-one is not really very appealing to either of us. Never really had a problem with "how people look at me" because in my country (Portugal) roleplaying is pretty much considered an adult/intelligence game (considered similar to chess, in a way). Being a GM, particularly a good one, kind of adds to the status among gaming groups too, since most people don't feel they're up to it. Not having a gaming group was one of the reasons I've been away from this site for about a year, but I guess I missed this place... :P -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 43] Author : TheDungeonDelver Date : 01-06-05 10:07 PM I'm 34. Played AD&D from 12-16, quit for a number of years and started again in '99. My wife games, as do my mother and father in law. In fact, my wife (32) is the youngest gamer in the group. My daughter is two years old, a tad bit young to start yet (but I did buy her a plush d20 at Milwaukee Game Fest). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 44] Author : realmaster Date : 01-07-05 02:29 AM 37 and started playing in 1980 when my nephew and his friend introduced it to me and my friend. Still going strong every weekend. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 45] Author : Hardware Jedi Date : 01-07-05 09:50 AM I am 31 and started playing in 6th grade, 1985. I cut my teeth on the old red box basic D&D, to which led to my 'addiction'. I collected and played anything TSR would put out. Star Frontiers, Gangbusters, Gamma World, Marvel Superheroes, you name it, I either played it or had it. I was never a closet gamer. Had an ex-girlfriend or 2 try to make me quit gaming, but as you can see they are ex's. ;) I just recently found a group to play with again (about 9 months ago). We meet every Tuesday night and are playing the Eberron setting, but we've played Dragonlance and d20 Modern, and I'm trying to get a Mutants and Masterminds game going. I plan on playing until I can't play anymore. :D -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 46] Author : Graendahl Date : 01-27-05 11:31 PM So Has this become the unofficial "Get to know your fellow gamers" thread? If so.. cool, becuase I love reading this one every time I take a few weeks off the computer :) Hats off to Everyone :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 47] Author : i gnome more than u Date : 02-03-05 05:36 PM Thread Title : Thac0HH Yeah!!! Wow! I hardly new there were so many D&D advocates past thirty. I'm 16 and I started back 3yrs ago when a friend let me join his group. A few of my friends dad's and one MOM (suprise) fondly remember it back from collage. Sadly before I joined that group I had planed on starting my own group back when I was 12, but I couldn't afford the fancy 3rd ED books so I studied books I bought from Half-Price Books (or as I call it heaven). Well soon after I joined, two games, are DM refused to work and give the books to anyone else and since I had studied advanced D&D I had to DM it until that lazy DM alouded ME!!! to DM 3.5 Ed. I've DM every edition of D&D but I can count the number of times I've played 3rd or higher on one hand :( and worse I don't need a hand for the older editions :weep: . Take it I love DMing, but I still daydream till this day that I could plays a a gnome illusionist, or a Mystic woe is me. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 48] Author : GreyLord Date : 02-03-05 10:00 PM I could say that you could try playing with some older people. I'm certain they'd let you. Most of those that started on the original series, and even many of those that started on 3e have moved over to the older editions, or returned to them and enjoy them more than 3e...in fact, just about everyone I know over the age of 25 enjoys the older editions more than 3e except some strange people I've met at a hobby shop that I (yes I suppose this is prejudice) wouldn't be caught dead around. They were quite different than I. That about covers those that I've met IN ACTUAL PERSON (anyone can say anything about how old they are on the internet, but to tell the truth, what I've read on WotC boards, and what I've experience in the US (from Utah to Texas to Georgia, all those locations, can't vouch for the MidWest, California, or the Northeast) they don't match up. On the otherhand, probably because it's what is in the store, almost anybody I know that is under the age of 20 plays D&D 3e or 3.5 and that is their preferred edition. However, the answer to this is quite easy, if that is what you want to learn how to play. This won't explain how much XP is needed for leveling, or how much XP you get for monsters, but most of what is in 3e or D20 is found in this document. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35 That should catch you up to speed quite quickly with your friends. I'd say more but since this is the out of print boards, I suppose I should say a little more on the older editions instead of explaining more about 3.5 and it's rules to help you out. You might ask on the general boards for that. As for older editions, if you are in Texas, which is where I know they have Half-Priced Books, I know that some groups meet at Heroes and Fantasies (the chain) in some of the stores for 2e at some of the locations of the older gamers, and there are others that meet there that should be nicer than your DM in introducing you to D&D 3.5 in that environment. Also at many hobby stores there are other such groups that whilst meeting in the hobby store (I wouldn't suggest meeting at the older people's houses at your age, so stick to the hobby store groups probably, unless they are around your age, or perhaps see if a college group plays the older editions or uses the newer editions) that can introduce you to the games as well. If none of this is useful, just chalk it up to an old guy babbling on about nothing in particular, and journey on your way. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 49] Author : LIONofHUME Date : 02-04-05 09:31 AM I'll be 39 soon, started playing in '77 with a group called the Castle and Crusade Society. Alot has changed since then, but one thing hasn't, this game is still as freash and exciting as the day it was born. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 50] Author : i gnome more than u Date : 02-04-05 06:10 PM I could say that you could try playing with some older people. I'm certain they'd let you. Most of those that started on the original series, and even many of those that started on 3e have moved over to the older editions, or returned to them and enjoy them more than 3e...in fact, just about everyone I know over the age of 25 enjoys the older editions more than 3e except some strange people I've met at a hobby shop that I (yes I suppose this is prejudice) wouldn't be caught dead around. They were quite different than I. That about covers those that I've met IN ACTUAL PERSON (anyone can say anything about how old they are on the internet, but to tell the truth, what I've read on WotC boards, and what I've experience in the US (from Utah to Texas to Georgia, all those locations, can't vouch for the MidWest, California, or the Northeast) they don't match up. On the otherhand, probably because it's what is in the store, almost anybody I know that is under the age of 20 plays D&D 3e or 3.5 and that is their preferred edition. However, the answer to this is quite easy, if that is what you want to learn how to play. This won't explain how much XP is needed for leveling, or how much XP you get for monsters, but most of what is in 3e or D20 is found in this document. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35 That should catch you up to speed quite quickly with your friends. I'd say more but since this is the out of print boards, I suppose I should say a little more on the older editions instead of explaining more about 3.5 and it's rules to help you out. You might ask on the general boards for that. As for older editions, if you are in Texas, which is where I know they have Half-Priced Books, I know that some groups meet at Heroes and Fantasies (the chain) in some of the stores for 2e at some of the locations of the older gamers, and there are others that meet there that should be nicer than your DM in introducing you to D&D 3.5 in that environment. Also at many hobby stores there are other such groups that whilst meeting in the hobby store (I wouldn't suggest meeting at the older people's houses at your age, so stick to the hobby store groups probably, unless they are around your age, or perhaps see if a college group plays the older editions or uses the newer editions) that can introduce you to the games as well. If none of this is useful, just chalk it up to an old guy babbling on about nothing in particular, and journey on your way. I don't have a problem with modernizing if that's what you're thinking. I 've been DMing 3.5 for a year now and I'm a Herald level DM of the RPGA. Its more of the fact that as soon I startedDMing 3.5 no one wanted to play any of the older versions again, not to mention DM them. But thank a lot for the information sir. :D Thac0hh Yeah!!! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 51] Author : WizzyBlackmore Date : 02-05-05 12:32 AM The more I look at the 1st ed. DMG I am convinced that it is either for adults or that kids in the 70's were alot smarter(I know they were) than they are today.......it talks about alcohol and gambling...deities....modifying to Boot Hill and gamma World....among other things....great book......amazing game..... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 52] Author : gareth1125 Date : 02-07-05 10:48 PM :blink: Uhm... wow, am I the only young'un here?! Started 11 and am now 16. Started to DM about a year back. no your not the only young i'm 14 and have been playing for a year now Dm'ing since the beginning and lovin it :P -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 53] Author : Arae'Kol Da'Ato Date : 02-08-05 09:11 PM Yep I'm only 12 and I'm a DM for other kids my age.:w00t: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 54] Author : ImagoKid Date : 02-10-05 12:21 AM I'm 13 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 55] Author : weasel fierce Date : 02-10-05 03:09 AM 25 and not planning on growing up anytime soon -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 56] Author : Arcanis the wacher Date : 02-11-05 02:44 PM 20 hear, and in college no one around me plays and so i just play solo. :weep: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 57] Author : Stoyrm Date : 02-16-05 10:16 AM im 14 and i know about most rules but im not pro. Nope not at all but i started playing 3 weeks ago and most people who have played for along time here thinks that im pretty good, perticularly since i understood about every rule the 2nd time we played. i even know the game better than a player that has been playing for 6 months :) but yes im 14. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 58] Author : White Date : 02-22-05 03:27 PM 17 for me. But I started to play in agroup where we had some guys about 30-50 Years old. Thinkin' of playing D&D in Retirement also, but its a far way for me to go there, so first we will play outside retirement ^^ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 59] Author : Vaelys Date : 02-27-05 08:05 PM I'm 35, & like so many others I've read about here, I started playing at about 12 years old, continuing through about age 27, during which I amassed a literal horde of books, modules, accessories, Dragon & Dungeon magazines, etc, editions 1 & 2. At about age 27 I thought I was done with gaming, & sold it all to a local retailer for a pittance :banghead: I just started getting back into it mere weeks ago, after a 7 year absence. Everything's gone v3.5 on me, and I've been kind of surprised at how many things are different, & how much seems to have just "gone the way of the Dodo" :b: . I've started DM'ing for my sons (14 & 11) & and have joined the RPGA as a Herald-level GM (very amusing - before I bought the new books I thought to myself, 'Well, as long as I played D&D, I should be able to pass this from memory' - that was how I first began to discover how much had changed :uh-huh: ). I was really neither a "closet" nor "out" gamer. I was one of those long-haired metalheads, so wasn't really "in" to begin with. I would discuss gaming with like-minded people, or others if it happened to come up, & I often had my backpack with me, crammed to bursting with game stuff, but never played during school or anything. Once I joined the Army (& lost the hair of course), it was really no big deal if one gamed or not. Speaking of the Army, I also happen to have a D&D "brush with greatness": When I was stationed in Germany (90-91), I was in the same unit as Gary Gygax's son, Luke (aka Otiluke, Melf the Elf, etc), & became pretty good buds with him, but lost contact after I got sent to Fort Polk, LA. He's really neat, & it was AWESOME getting to hear the inside scoop on how so many D&D fixtures/characters/icons came to be through his family gaming sessions (like when his character would get killed & he'd start to cry, how Mordenkainen would have to show up & save him to cheer him up)! Anyway, it's been great to find so many people my age who are still into gaming. I was seriously thinking that I was going to be the "geezer" of the gaming sessions, & I may be yet, but at least I know there are others out there! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 60] Author : weasel fierce Date : 02-27-05 09:33 PM 25 and frantically trying to teach my cat to play a ranger. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 61] Author : Ianae Date : 02-28-05 11:23 AM 25 and frantically trying to teach my cat to play a ranger. If you ever figure out how to do that, please PM me. I suspect it would be easier to teach my cat than convince my husband to try the game... :( -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 62] Author : Seluna_Starlight Date : 03-06-05 08:12 PM My husband and I are both 32 and game weekly. I plan on gaming until my mind wanders off or I'm to feeble to hold the dice. It is a wonderful hobby and I can't wait until we can teach our now 2 yr old daughter. For those of you men that are married, who have wives that don't game, have you tried getting them involved? I didn't game until my husband/then boyfriend got me involved. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 63] Author : I'm Batman Date : 03-07-05 05:25 AM I turned 40 over two weeks ago. :) Been playing since '79. I brought many friends into the game back then, at least two of whom still play. I also drew in two of my nephews and several of their friends. Still gaming after all these years. After trying 'em all, 1E is my game of choice, although I'd really be interested in playing a 0E game. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 64] Author : RobertFisher Date : 03-07-05 02:04 PM For those of you men that are married, who have wives that don't game, have you tried getting them involved? I didn't game until my husband/then boyfriend got me involved. My wife doesn't play roleplaying games. I haven't really pushed her to try. I think there's a good chance she wouldn't enjoy it, although we play lots of other games together, & she did enjoy a game of Dungeon! once. On the other hand, she gets extremely annoyed by Playstation games with "story" & clicks past them as quickly as possible. I've been thinking that when the kids get old enough for me to indoctrine them into the hobby that she might join in a family campaign. Until then, I'm leaving it up to her to express interest. I think right now she's just enjoying having one night a week to herself. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 65] Author : Isherwood Date : 03-09-05 02:58 PM I'm 33, started playing at around 12, but haven't played in a long time. What's gotten me interested again is my 4 sons, ages 7 y-o and down. I'd love it if they'd play PNP games rather than stare at gameboys or computer screens all day. So I'm checking out what's available, bought a download of the old D&D Basic rules from RPG Now. I even started writing my own extremely basic D6 system for kids. We'll see how it goes. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 66] Author : rathbaster Date : 03-27-05 08:20 PM 25 and frantically trying to teach my cat to play a ranger. hmmm. *looks at the three cats* hmmm. :cool: Since this is a slow section of the forum, (and weasel fierce's comment was so in need of further response) I don't feel bad about posting in a two week old thread. :D I'm 37 and have been gaming since 1980 or so. I started playing wargames years before that (I was 7 or 8 when I beat my father's friend at Panzerblitz :eek: ) I've been GMing most of those years, with some of the same players. I play twice a week with two different groups, ages range from 33-38 for most of them, with two playes being in their late 20s. Half my players are married, none of their spouses currently play (though one used to...her kids by her first marrige use to play as well) not to sure about their kids....... I don't get out much into the regular gaming community anymore so boards like this are my only contact at present. -Rath -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 67] Author : snarfalupagus Date : 03-27-05 08:52 PM I'd love it if they'd play PNP games rather than stare at gameboys or computer screens all day. I got my stepson the D&D mini's Starter set for his 9th birthday. (I picked up a booster and downloaded the rules for myself) It wasn't something that he had asked for, but he plays Yugi-oh...whatever CCG with his friends at school, so I gave it a shot. He LOVES it! He doesn't do so well with the rules yet, but he has stomped me twice! I was tickled pink that there is something that might occupy some time away from the gameboy/cube. As a bonus, we do it together, and it is something to keep me happy until I can get a gaming group together. (or convince the wife to try) And....he hates math, so this forces him to do at least the basics. (sneaky sneaky) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 68] Author : Eliza_Stormwhisper Date : 03-28-05 12:04 PM Wow, I feel young. Since this is the "Out of Print" board, I figured I'd be younger than the average person on here, though. Well, since you asked, here are the ages of my two gaming groups One group - 36 (DM), 25, 21, 20, 20, 18 (me) Other group - 18 (me, who is the DM), 20, 19, 19 So, as you can see, I'm the youngest in each group. And whether or not you decide if it has something to do with age, the first group (of older people) is a much better group. Better in that they are more experienced, better roleplayers, and are better at the game. I take/steal/borrow ideas from the other DM for quests for my PCs to do, and even if I put them in the exact same situation and at higher level they fail to come close to succeeding at anything. But as a bit more background, I started playing in the spring of 1999, when I was... (1999-1986=13, -1 more since I was born in the summer) 12. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 69] Author : meadbee42 Date : 04-03-05 12:39 PM Thread Title : Younging here out gamer 14 know about gaming since 6 know rules since 12 started playing about 1 month ago. :dice: :dice: my dad and mom both where gamers but neither of my step parents are. playing as DM with two other 14 year old and a 10 year old -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 70] Author : daeorknite Date : 04-06-05 08:36 PM I have been gaming we just figured up for 25 years. I was 7 when I started. I was itellectually advanced and it was a good outlet for me. I did not play during high school, but took it back up in college, so I missed 1 st ed in there. I am now preparing to dm a campaign for my 10 yo and my friend's 11 yo and 12 yo. My friend's 13 yo plays with us adults. We play a house ruled 2 nd ed. btw, I am female and have introduced several boyfriends and the like to rpg. Laughed my butt off when I went to get dice at our local shop and the man said well those are almost pink dice they are awfully girlly. I said well I am a girl so does it matter. He then figured that I gamed cause my spouse did, but it was quite the opposite. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 71] Author : meadbee42 Date : 04-07-05 10:35 PM I have been gaming we just figured up for 25 years. I was 7 when I started. I was itellectually advanced and it was a good outlet for me. I did not play during high school, but took it back up in college, so I missed 1 st ed in there. I am now preparing to dm a campaign for my 10 yo and my friend's 11 yo and 12 yo. My friend's 13 yo plays with us adults. We play a house ruled 2 nd ed. btw, I am female and have introduced several boyfriends and the like to rpg. Laughed my butt off when I went to get dice at our local shop and the man said well those are almost pink dice they are awfully girlly. I said well I am a girl so does it matter. He then figured that I gamed cause my spouse did, but it was quite the opposite. The nerve of that guy! :mad: my sister also gamer would have proubly punched that guy in the face but she is a bit sensitive. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 72] Author : daeorknite Date : 04-08-05 07:15 PM LOL at your sister!! We are now starting a family campaign. We are all playing little characters. Noone is over 4 foot tall, a kender, a halfling, and three dwarves. Played by myself, my wife, and our kids ages 21, 10, and 6. It is a chance for our 6 yo to play and get her involved. She was upset cause she did not get to join the other kids campaign. But in the family campaign we will have 3 adult serious gamers to help her. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Wizards Community (http://forums.gleemax.com) at 05-10-08 08:15 AM.