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Message: <blockquote data-quote="norne" data-source="post: 1032840" data-attributes="member: 13341">I'm a middle school teacher, and for a while I have been considering starting a gaming club at school.  I'd like to get a sense of the 11-14 year old gamer community (if there is such a thing) before I stick my neck out.If you're between the ages of 11 and 15 (or recently were) and play (or would like to play) D&D:1) When did you start?2) What sorts of adventures/plots/style of play do enjoy?3) Do your parents have any problem with your playing D&D?4) Do you have a sense how many of your peers are interested in RPGs?  Do you have a hard time finding people to play with?5) Anything else you'd like to ad about your experiences as a young gamer?If you're an adult (parent, teacher, mentor) who knows a young gamer or potential gamer:1) How young is too young for D&D?2) What sort of adventures/plots/style of play do you think are appropriate for young gamers?3) What do you think is the best way to help a youngster who is interested in gaming get into the hobby?4) If you can answer any of the "kid" questions above either from your own perspective as a young gamer or from the perspective of the child or children you know, please do.Thanks your input.  I'd really like to share this hobby that has brought me a lot of pleasure with interested students, but I want to make sure I can do it in such a way that it is "their thing", not mine. Thanks again,Norne</blockquote>