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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ShadowDenizen" data-source="post: 3931486" data-attributes="member: 16485">I guess my quetion is in the definition of "Grognard".  As an antecdote..First, a little about me:I'm a 34 YO male, freelance writer by trade.  I've lurked on ENWorld for about 4 years or so. I've been a fantasy reader since I was little(everything from Leiber to Moorcock, Tolkien to Lovecraft, Jordan to Goodkind.) I've also been a D+D player since I was little kid, though my interest is primarily in modules and settings, rather than new "crunchy" bits.That out of the way...I currently play in two groups.My Thursday night group is pretty easy-going, and are always up for trying a new system or setting.  Our primary setting is Age of Worms, though we've decided to try "Savage Tide", "Pathfinder", and "War of the Burning Sky" in the future.The group of 7 ranges in age from 19 to 40, with most falling in the median range of late-20's, early-30's.  Most started during 2nd Edition, though the younger people were inagurated with 3.5.  We all enjoy each other's company, and hang out outside the game.  We hahve shorter sessions, and don't always accomplish alot, but I never regret the time spent.The other group?Is a "Midnight" group.  Much more rules-oriented and productive gameplay-wise, but not quite as much fun overall.  The ages are more consistently mid-30's, and most have been RP'ing consistnely since 1E.In terms of upgrading?My Thursday group seems to be unanimously of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school, preferring to stay with the current edition of D+D (though we do try different settings and systems from time to time), whereas the Saturday group can't stop talking about the newest tidbits of 4E.So, who, if anyone in this example, would be considered a Grognard?  Could you consider a teenager who cut his teeth on 3E but doesn't want to upgrade to 4E a grognard?  What about me, who has been playing since 1E but is strangely apathetic about 4E?</blockquote>

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