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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hitokiri" data-source="post: 2572891" data-attributes="member: 26469">I started playing in '87 at the age of 7.  Neither of my parents played (although I have no doubt that they knew at least a little about it) so D&D was only a vague concept to me at the time.  My friend (just turned 8 at the time) had gotten the basic D&D rules and spent a few months learning them and reading through everything.  Pretty soon I was blasting my way through dungeon after dungeon in classic roll playing style  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> We played whenever we could get together originally, which means as often as we could badger our parents into driving one to the others house for a day.I honestly like the tactical aspect of the game, and the seemingly endless situations one could find themselves in with such complex rules.  Over the years, I've definately grown to love the roleplaying side of it as well, but back when I was 7 or 8, it was all about finding the "best" way to slay the monster.I learned mostly from watching my friend (who, incidentally, has only ever played as a PC during 2 one shot game sessions a couple years apart, 18 years of gaming and almost all of it behind the GM screen  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> ).  When I moved during highschool prior to either of us being able to drive, I then bought a copy of the DMG and read through that and started running my own games.  Since them I seem to split my time about 50-50 between playing in games or running them.Generally, no, I've not had problems with gaming materials.  Some systems just don't appeal to me and I find them boring, but I've yet to run into a system that I couldn't understand (with the possible exception of the first time I read through Shadowrun, but I blame that on the poor layout of the book and a lack of time to really dig into the material).Well, this question presupposes I have or will have kids (not guarenteed), but I suppose that if my children ever show an interest in gaming, I would be more than willing to include them in the hobby.  Of course, I'd probably be running a much more family friendly game than I have tended to over the past few years.Honestly, I don't think I would change anything.  Gaming has definately enriched my life and been a funny hobby if a bit of a drain on the pocketbook.  I've met some wonderful people and had some great times.</blockquote>

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