D&D 5E D&D AARPG (D&D with senior citizens)

[Sacrosanct]

Starts at the 28 or so minute mark. Interesting to see how quickly these "old' people took to role-playing. But that's not my primary observation. What I've noticed in almost every live stream D&D session I've seen, they do not play RAW. Combat is largely narrative. And they all have a blast.

To me, that's one of the great things about this game: it's so easy to modify it to fit our gaming styles. And the biggest lesson from this? Maybe we get so caught up in the mechanics and focus on RAW, that we forget to have fun.

[video=youtube;LSTLYVJbSXE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSTLYVJbSXE[/video]

 

[pdzoch]

Good stuff. I've had a senior citizen as part of my game group for the past five years. He loves it.

 

[Rhenny]

Cool. [MENTION=15700]Sacrosanct[/MENTION] The scariest thing about this topic is that in a handful of years, I'll officially be a senior citizen (at least according to AARP). Yikes.

 

[Rhenny]

Just to add...that was heartwarming.

I think when the camera is on, many people ham it up and enjoy themselves even more because it isn't just them that they are playing for. They have an audience.

Gaming tip, even if you don't video your sessions, pretend that you are. Play to an audience.

Bravo!

 

[Sacrosanct]

Cool. [MENTION=15700]Sacrosanct[/MENTION] The scariest thing about this topic is that in a handful of years, I'll officially be a senior citizen (at least according to AARP). Yikes.

hehe. I'm not far behind. Hence I put "old" in quotes, because I'm old enough now that 60 doesn't seem old to me anymore

Just to add...that was heartwarming.

I think when the camera is on, many people ham it up and enjoy themselves even more because it isn't just them that they are playing for. They have an audience.

I can't remember the guy's name, but he said something that resonated. He said young kids and older people aren't afraid to be silly, because young kids don't know any better and older people no longer care what people think. But that middle ground of adulthood we have hang ups.