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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9346032" data-attributes="member: 7035894">Didn't we get some statistics on this? I recall being surprised that players over 50 were a much smaller piece of the pie than I expected. As a player over 50. We are, of course, the best piece of the pie...though I may be biased.Our overall role in 5e's success is pretty hard to quantify, though. I think it is not determinative, but significant. For example, a lot of the media that help push D&D, or a D&D-adjacent sensibility into the public consciousness over the past decade has been generated by Gen Xers. And even those who never went back to playing the game are much more likely to be comfortable with it than previous generations. More inclined to buy a starter set for their kid, or niece/nephew. In my case, more inclined to run a D&D Club at school, for example.I think it is important that the game keeps moving forward with the culture, and it is right that it reflects a youthful perspective. It's healthy. But I appreciate that WotC makes gestures to include  us fogies. It feels like that OD&D collection is aimed squarely at me. Using Greyhawk in the updated DMG. And so on. So I feel included, even if I'm not the priority.</blockquote>