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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 2424040" data-attributes="member: 34175">As I've stated before, my 16 yr old plays in my group.  He does fine, yes he has his moments, but so does a 32 yr old that we play with.  To be quite honest, there are times when my 16 yr old acts much more mature than the 32 yr old.I think the big thing here is that maturity, not age is the real determining factor.  For a while my 11 yr old daughter played, she did well, but couldn't handle the dark turn of the game, so she quit, which was fine.  We had a player who was supposedly playing a hick farmer, but was actually playing Conan the dragon slayer, after a one-on-one he adjusted fire and was good to go. I've never run into the "gansta" player as mentioned earlier, but I'm not denying their existance. (As a matter of fact, I'm kind of surprised considering the neighborhood I live in.)  Also, I've never had a problem with teens, at one point I was running an almost exlusively teen campaign, with the exception of myself, my wife and my son who was 8 at the time (yep, that was interesting :\ ), but the thing to remember is that we are supposed to be having FUN.  If a player's age doesn't make you feel comfortable, then be uprfront and tell them so, becuase the chances are, you won't be having fun.  If they are a good player, tell them that if they need a reference to join another group, that you would be glad to give it (Yes, we have progressed to interviews in many cases, isn't gaming wonderful).  and that it isn't anything personal, but it makes you uncomfortable.  If it is your decision to say no, please be as mature about telling that person as you expect them to be about playing at your table.   Just my two coppers.</blockquote>

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