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<blockquote data-quote="scourger" data-source="post: 3415801" data-attributes="member: 12328">Age has affected my gaming, particularly becoming a parent.&nbsp; I just don't have the time, energy or desire to devote to the work of playing, especially DMing.&nbsp; I also don't devour gaming books like I used to do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our group meets regularly, but campaigns really don't progress any further.&nbsp; We still seem to fade out at about 7th level.&nbsp; Not coincidentally, that is when the game's complexity really goes up.&nbsp; We seem to have a series of low to mid level games rather than one or a few epic games--in any system.&nbsp; I think we just get bored of one thing after a term of 3-6 months.&nbsp; Intermittent players are another issue.&nbsp; My solution is to run a more episodic game with a different game system that better allows that style of play.&nbsp; That method is much, much easier to prepare and takes the player characters from novice to legendary levels much more quickly.&nbsp; I am more free to focus on story, too, which is more satisfying for me.&nbsp; I would like to return to running D&amp;D, but I just don't know if I want to devote the time &amp; effort anymore.&nbsp; I may reprise my 3.0 game for a couple of months this year, but then I've got to move on to something else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scourger, post: 3415801, member: 12328"] Age has affected my gaming, particularly becoming a parent. I just don't have the time, energy or desire to devote to the work of playing, especially DMing. I also don't devour gaming books like I used to do. Our group meets regularly, but campaigns really don't progress any further. We still seem to fade out at about 7th level. Not coincidentally, that is when the game's complexity really goes up. We seem to have a series of low to mid level games rather than one or a few epic games--in any system. I think we just get bored of one thing after a term of 3-6 months. Intermittent players are another issue. My solution is to run a more episodic game with a different game system that better allows that style of play. That method is much, much easier to prepare and takes the player characters from novice to legendary levels much more quickly. I am more free to focus on story, too, which is more satisfying for me. I would like to return to running D&D, but I just don't know if I want to devote the time & effort anymore. I may reprise my 3.0 game for a couple of months this year, but then I've got to move on to something else. [/QUOTE]

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