MerakSpielman
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Age doesn't matter. My last group varied in age from a couple people in their teens to a couple people in their fifties, and at least one person in every decade in between.
Does age matter?
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Humanophile
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I have to go against the grain here. Age, to some degree or another, does matter.
I'm not just talking about legally watching your back, although that is somewhat of an issue. But what one expects socially, both as far as the game/story and the out of game banter, can really change depending on age. It's not just some generic "maturity", but life experiences and what one has to deal with at the moment.
This is less of an issue in a con/store game where the whole point is to just focus on the game, or a "get 'em started" game for youngsters you already know well. (I'm almost 25, I've run games for my 14 year old brother and his friends, but the plots and table banter are way different than what I'd aim at gamers more like myself.) But the more that the game is a social event, the more that normal socialization rules come into play, and someone who socializes primarily with those older/younger than themselves is going to raise some eyebrows.
I'm not just talking about legally watching your back, although that is somewhat of an issue. But what one expects socially, both as far as the game/story and the out of game banter, can really change depending on age. It's not just some generic "maturity", but life experiences and what one has to deal with at the moment.
This is less of an issue in a con/store game where the whole point is to just focus on the game, or a "get 'em started" game for youngsters you already know well. (I'm almost 25, I've run games for my 14 year old brother and his friends, but the plots and table banter are way different than what I'd aim at gamers more like myself.) But the more that the game is a social event, the more that normal socialization rules come into play, and someone who socializes primarily with those older/younger than themselves is going to raise some eyebrows.
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