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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Talmun" data-source="post: 2425198" data-attributes="member: 17751">In the group I DM for the average age has varied quite a bit as players come and go, but I'm almost always on the younger side of the curve (I'm 29).  In fact when I first started running five years ago, I was the second youngest person in the group.  The oldest person is in his 50s and has been playing since 1970-something.  Initially I was a bit intimidated, but they were gracious and accepting and I really don't even think about the age difference anymore.As for the original topic...I generally agree that playstyle matters and that age does not always denote maturity, but the young tend more toward immature and/or disruptive behavior and it's certainly something to watch out for...I've only had two experiences running a game with players under 20.  One was my younger brother who was a perfect player, primarily because I was his legal guardian and he knew he couldn't get away with anything   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  The other was only mildly disruptive every once in a while and not intentionally.  So my experience has been limited, but good.</blockquote>