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<blockquote data-quote="pbd" data-source="post: 1778272" data-attributes="member: 20567">Talking 'bout my generation...I have always thought, based on what I was first told in grade school (back in the mid 80's, so somewhat less than a generation ago),that a generation defined as approximately 27 years on average.&nbsp; Of course this could easily have changed since then.&nbsp; Also, this is for an industrial &quot;1st world&quot; country, I am sure a 3rd world area would have a considerably shorter generation.&nbsp; The best way for you r campaign may be to take the definition of a generation, the AVERAGE time from birth to reproduction (rememebr this if is independant of number of off-spring, so a single woman who had a child at 18, 20, 36, and 45 would count 4 times; once for each child) for you world.&nbsp; If it is a rough &quot;world&quot; and people die young, they will tend to reproduce younger and this may make a generation shorter.&nbsp; If people live long and have children well into their midle years, it may be longer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pbd, post: 1778272, member: 20567"] [b]Talking 'bout my generation...[/b] I have always thought, based on what I was first told in grade school (back in the mid 80's, so somewhat less than a generation ago),that a generation defined as approximately 27 years on average. Of course this could easily have changed since then. Also, this is for an industrial "1st world" country, I am sure a 3rd world area would have a considerably shorter generation. The best way for you r campaign may be to take the definition of a generation, the AVERAGE time from birth to reproduction (rememebr this if is independant of number of off-spring, so a single woman who had a child at 18, 20, 36, and 45 would count 4 times; once for each child) for you world. If it is a rough "world" and people die young, they will tend to reproduce younger and this may make a generation shorter. If people live long and have children well into their midle years, it may be longer. [/QUOTE]

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