D&D General Boomer/GenX 5e? (+)

[zakael19]

Mod Note:
Hey, folks!

Talking about generational cultural differences should not be taken as license to take a big steaming dump on people. And a few of you are being... a bit less than congenial, shall we say?

So, please adjust your presentations to suit the directive. Because if we have to adjust them for you, I am pretty sure you won't like the tailoring. Thanks, folks.

Can we get a similar note over in the Millennial thread, which opened up with generational stereotypes which are widely known in data to be inaccurate at best and false or misleading at worst? Or are us younger folk just more worthy of being mocked?

 

[Reynard]

Can we get a similar note over in the Millennial thread, which opened up with generational stereotypes which are widely known in data to be inaccurate at best and false or misleading at worst? Or are us younger folk just more worthy of being mocked?

Just FYI, responding to mod posts in-thread is not a great idea.

 

[Umbran]

Can we get a similar note over in the Millennial thread, which opened up with generational stereotypes which are widely known in data to be inaccurate at best and false or misleading at worst? Or are us younger folk just more worthy of being mocked?

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[GMMichael]

I see people are talking about how to get Millennials to appreciate D&D. What about Baby Boomers and GenXers, though? How would you get them to appreciate all the wonderful things 5e offers? I mean it seems 5e is designed for the younger folks anyhow, especially the upcoming not-a-new-edition edition, why do we even need to make it appeal to Millennials and GenZers?

So anyhow what would you say to a Baby Boomer or GenXer to get them to give 5e a fair shake?

I'd use a catch-phrase or two:

D&D is part of your complete breakfast!
or
Take a sniff, pull your D&D out, and pop it in your mouth!

It seemed to work back in the day.

 

[Scribe]

If my peers and I are an accurate reflection? It wouldn't be about adventure.

It would be about how we figured things out, gave up, and just want to be left alone and tend our garden and pets...

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Take a sniff, pull your D&D out, and pop it in your mouth!

It seemed to work back in the day.

Is that what we called it then? Man, and here I thought licentious euphemisms were a trendy modern thing!

 

[Bedrockgames]

I'd use a catch-phrase or two:

D&D is part of your complete breakfast!
or
Take a sniff, pull your D&D out, and pop it in your mouth!

It seemed to work back in the day.

I pity the fool who doesn't play 5E!

 

[Clint_L]

I see people are talking about how to get Millennials to appreciate D&D. What about Baby Boomers and GenXers, though? How would you get them to appreciate all the wonderful things 5e offers? I mean it seems 5e is designed for the younger folks anyhow, especially the upcoming not-a-new-edition edition, why do we even need to make it appeal to Millennials and GenZers?

So anyhow what would you say to a Baby Boomer or GenXer to get them to give 5e a fair shake?

It's like the D&D you remember, but with less stuff to remember. Because that's a thing as you age.

 

[bloodtide]

The obvious answer would be to put out a more classic D&D. One with no, or very few changes after 2E. Maybe streamline and make things smoother.

Make it MA. "This book is indented for mature audiences only"

 

[tetrasodium]

I think focusing on how important it is to connect with friends regularly, share laughs, and capture being a kid again can help. A lot of Gen X folks, I imagine, have a hard time building and maintaining close friendships. It’s not like it was in college. Gen Xers are now becoming empty nesters with more free time but fewer strong friendships. RPGs can help with that. It gives us a reason to get together with friends regularly and break past our jobs and families to show a different side of ourselves.

That’s what I would focus on.

As someone who is not boomer gen x z or millennial§ this aligns with my experience of the older folks (re)joining ttrpgs through my AL tables. A lot of them are finding themselves with lots of time to hobby in for the first time in years now that the kids are moved out and/or they finally retired and just want to try something they couldn't for all those years because they are sure that sunrise yoga at the manatee preserv is not answer∆

§may you maybe learn a new group, the xenniel

∆ paraphrasing a few people but actually had a new player say that to me about themselves once