Funny Tidbit for "old Gaming Geeks"
Being a 30-something gamer, I feel kind-of dorky drooling on "leads" and suppliments, while using my height advantage to snatch goodies away from 10 year olds...(Mwahahahaha!)
I mentioned the WOTC sell off here in MI, and so many funny things happened in my travels there.
I was the oldest person in the store...picking through books, and this 15 yearish kid, was asking me "Do you play" and stuff. It was really rewarding to talk to a young "geek" and offer some experiences and suggestions....45 min later my wife came looking for me...It was just like my mom chasing me from the Hobby Store. Outlanders just cant understand how we can stand and talk about "gaming crap" without end.
Needless to say, I was standing in line at the register with a whole bunch of "loot". Another "youngster" says , "Pardon me sir. can you tell me what time it is?"
He was very polite and courteous. He obviously preceived me as a "parent" buying stuff for my kids.... He peered at the load of books, and asked," Sir are those for you?!?!"
DM "YES!"
KID "Oh and you play D&D?!?!"
DM "yeah,this is so cool"
His entire demeaner changed. Rather than talking to me like I was an "adult", he began talking to me "gamer to gamer"...It was really funny. There was no real age difference.
He was running a game, so was I...He had the same problems, and we were laughing about
"stupid players".....
I shuffled off to meet my wife in the food court, he went to the main door to meet his mom....
I found that I enjoy RPG's as much now, as when I was a kid....
The excitment about your campaign, or your character just trancends age, race, gender...
This game rocks the house.