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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prothall" data-source="post: 1040919" data-attributes="member: 3905">Hello there; I've had to skim the entries because there are quite a lot, but I do believe most of them have been from those outside the "young gamer" area, and I'm within it, so here goes: 1) February 22, 2001, Age 12; this is the date I first played an actual game, which was at my local hobby shop with perhaps 2 other players out of 6/8 being below 20. Before I had made a rhyme and reasonless 2nd edition Basic dungeon using the boxed set (early on I thought D&D was a board game) and tried to run it, only to fail miserably.2) Well, I enjoy mixed styles. "Grog Smash!" is not ideal, and while I enjoy the roleplaying aspects very much(that is why I am a Bovimancer, after all), without a little bit of combat-oriented chaos every other session (at least) it will begin to drag. As to adventures I run, the players have a nasty habit of finding the fastest way through the first level of the whatever, causing them to miss plot points sometimes. However, while one player is a wargamer and consumate muchkin/decent roleplayer (I honestly don't know how; he did voluntarily drop a Paladin with leadership, though. But then he founded a city...), I have managed to sort of gently force roleplaying through the "ancient and powerful empire" ploy.3) At first my father was indifferent, but then he encouraged it; though he never has, and, I believe, never will, play any RPG. At first my mother was apprehensive due to the reputation from the 80's, and still thinks it odd, but hasn't worried in a long time. I think this is an appropriate place to mention that most people where I live (SE SC, USA) don't know anything about it, except perhaps something of its reputation from the 80's. I've only encountered one example of this, though, and the kid now owns NWN and it's essentially a non-issue.4) Well, I've essentially created a group of players of my age from people who, for the most part, knew nothing of D&D. Outside my players, I recently met a person a few years older than me at my FLGS and helped him find the proper books... Never heard from him before or since, though. I also have some out of state friends who play 2nd edition. It can be hard to find a group to play with, as my parents aren't too willing to allow me to go to the house of someone they don't know, but I played at the FLGS and the DM's house (when the campaign moved there) for about a year and one half.5) Well, I've really enjoyed it. I've tried some other systems, or at least read them, though we did play Risus at school. I am the only person among my players who checks websites or the like regularly; I read ENWorld daily, if possible. I've also had a great time playing online, which works very nicely, with alsih2o (oddly enough, I've managed to become the campaign's "senior" player; the other originals all dropped out). I was thinking of starting an online Pokethulhu campaign with my out of state friends once school starts back (Quite odd story; I read "The Call of Cthulhu", unlike anything I'd normally think of reading, due to the numerous reccomendations, and loved it; one of my out of state friends has read Lovecraft for a while. Pokethulhu is hilarious.), and a few other players could be nice... Otherwise, I do have an article at RolePlayer's Online E-Schedule (RPOES) which explains how I started gaming. It's in the Thursday Open Forum section.Also, Norne, I'd be interested in hearing more about this, as I do live nearish; I also have an aunt in Columbia. I go to school at Porter-Gaud, if that means anything to you... Perhaps you know someone there?</blockquote>

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