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<blockquote data-quote="Biohazard" data-source="post: 3484032" data-attributes="member: 15086">I feel your pain.I'm 38 and I've been playing RPGs in one form or other for thirty years now.&nbsp; Although that includes a long layoff in the nineties.&nbsp; I have found it well-nigh impossible to find gamers my age and at my station of life.&nbsp; I was the oldest in my last group; the rest were all in their twenties.&nbsp; I'm married; none of them were.&nbsp; I have a child; none of them do.&nbsp; I'm wanting to talk about my daughter's latest escapades at preschool; they're all talking about how cool kung-fu movies are.The other problem I've found is that RPGs just aren't worth the work anymore.&nbsp; I love video games and board games, and I'm starting to think that since my time is at such a premium (especially with a four year old child) that I'd rather stick with those for my gaming pleasures.&nbsp; On that note: last week some friends came over for a five-hour session of ARKHAM HORROR, the Call of Cthulhu boardgame.&nbsp; No rules bickering, no uber-powered characters gleaned from umpteenth source books, no hours of prep for me ahead of time (I usually DM).&nbsp; Instead, we set up the game and had a hell of a good time gaming.&nbsp;&nbsp; Instead of twenty minutes of fun spread out over five hours (which is what D&amp;D 3.5 sessions often become), it was five hours of solid gaming goodness.Now THAT is what I've been missing.The other day I took out the old Nintendo GameCube and started playing through Resident Evil 4 again.&nbsp; Damn, was that fun.&nbsp; Give me THAT anyday over debating about attacks of opportunity with some egghead who has more rules knowledge than social skills.To get my D&amp;D fix, I'm starting to consider the boardgame Runebound.&nbsp; I suspect it may very well offer the best of both worlds.Anyway, the tabletop RPG hobby is dying.&nbsp; Fewer and fewer people look at the 1000+ pages of rules and say, &quot;Why?&quot; It's getting harder for me to answer that same question.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Biohazard, post: 3484032, member: 15086"] I feel your pain. I'm 38 and I've been playing RPGs in one form or other for thirty years now. Although that includes a long layoff in the nineties. I have found it well-nigh impossible to find gamers my age and at my station of life. I was the oldest in my last group; the rest were all in their twenties. I'm married; none of them were. I have a child; none of them do. I'm wanting to talk about my daughter's latest escapades at preschool; they're all talking about how cool kung-fu movies are. The other problem I've found is that RPGs just aren't worth the work anymore. I love video games and board games, and I'm starting to think that since my time is at such a premium (especially with a four year old child) that I'd rather stick with those for my gaming pleasures. On that note: last week some friends came over for a five-hour session of ARKHAM HORROR, the Call of Cthulhu boardgame. No rules bickering, no uber-powered characters gleaned from umpteenth source books, no hours of prep for me ahead of time (I usually DM). Instead, we set up the game and had a hell of a good time gaming. Instead of twenty minutes of fun spread out over five hours (which is what D&D 3.5 sessions often become), it was five hours of solid gaming goodness. Now THAT is what I've been missing. The other day I took out the old Nintendo GameCube and started playing through Resident Evil 4 again. Damn, was that fun. Give me THAT anyday over debating about attacks of opportunity with some egghead who has more rules knowledge than social skills. To get my D&D fix, I'm starting to consider the boardgame Runebound. I suspect it may very well offer the best of both worlds. Anyway, the tabletop RPG hobby is dying. Fewer and fewer people look at the 1000+ pages of rules and say, "Why?" It's getting harder for me to answer that same question. [/QUOTE]

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