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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8280391" data-attributes="member: 4534">I'm in the 40+ bracket, and I view it as the natural order of things.  If D&D is to continue to thrive it really needs to appeal to the younger set than it does to mine.  And I've said it many times, I may not like every change to the game they've made but 5th edition is my favorite edition.It is.  When I started out in the late 80s I knew of girls (at that point in my life girls not women were in my age bracket) that played D&D, but they were as rare as hen's teeth and none of them were in my regular group.  And now in 2021 it's not at all unusual to see women (at this point in my life women not girls are in my age bracket) sitting down at the table and playing.  The last time I ran a campaign without any women was back in 2018.  And, hell, talk about some new demographics I didn't have in the 80s and 90s.  It was the first time I was ever in a group where I was the minority.  And I think it's great that the player base has diversified.Children, careers, and other social obligations I would wager and then it might snowball.  I'm in my mid-40s now and I generally game with people my age.  If I suddenly lost access to those players I'm unlikely to start gaming with people in their 20s.  Not because there's anything wrong with people in theirs 20s but simply because we're at different points in our lives and I don't think I'd connect with them as well.I don't think of myself as a grognard but I'm not offended by being called one.  While it certainly means and old complaining soldier I feel as though it's synonymous with veteran at this point.</blockquote>

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