NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roadkill101" data-source="post: 2943940" data-attributes="member: 30952">Like it or not, best do as Mother says.I'm in the "it all depends on the kid in question" camp myself, when it comes to the starting age for RPG's.Just this summer I introduced my 12 years old stepson to RPGing.  He does better than I expected by paying close attention to what's happpening in the game and deciding on what to do based on his characters capabilities and equipment.  His father would hit the roof if he knew about this because he's from the "D&D ='s Satanicism" camp (luckily for him his mother supports his playing RPG's).One of my best friends made his son wait until he was 12 to start playing because that was the age restriction on the front cover of the D&D books.  This kid was bright enough to have started around age 10 or possibly younger, unfortunately my buddy is somewhat dense and couldn't pick up on the fact the age restriction was just a guideline and that his son was ready at an earlier age.I've got another friend with a 13 years old daughter who wants to play.  Unfortunately the girl is very dense.  The one time we let her play she couldn't focus on anything, other than having her character pick fights with my stepsons character.  We let her watch us game but she doesn't seem to pick up on anything or pay much attention from whats happening in game from the questions she asks, it'll be several more years before she's ready to play.So far my 9 years old daughter and 7 years old son show no interest in gaming at all, but if they do, I'll start them off with dumbed down style of play.</blockquote>

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