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<blockquote data-quote="AdmundfortGeographer" data-source="post: 3560637" data-attributes="member: 4682">On recruiting.Introducing someone to roleplaying games, I always tried to find a point of familiarity. For children, this is easy. Children have an amazing capacity to play &quot;pretend&quot; and not be embarassed by it. Most RPGs are designed for ages 12 and up, and by then we are talking about adolescents, but the principle is still there. Many adolescents have a natural yearning to escape greater than adults. So with both groups you can appeal to the escapist nature, of pretending to be heroes, fighting for good, battling evil, and being well rewarded for it.In my experience, getting adults to try a RPG is more difficult. I've found greater success at appealing to those who are already fans of sci-fi or fantasy.College age adults, well, moreso than post-college adults, the appeal of the sociel experience works well. Spending a night with friends eating (junk food) and drinking (whatever).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AdmundfortGeographer, post: 3560637, member: 4682"] On recruiting. Introducing someone to roleplaying games, I always tried to find a point of familiarity. For children, this is easy. Children have an amazing capacity to play "pretend" and not be embarassed by it. Most RPGs are designed for ages 12 and up, and by then we are talking about adolescents, but the principle is still there. Many adolescents have a natural yearning to escape greater than adults. So with both groups you can appeal to the escapist nature, of pretending to be heroes, fighting for good, battling evil, and being well rewarded for it. In my experience, getting adults to try a RPG is more difficult. I've found greater success at appealing to those who are already fans of sci-fi or fantasy. College age adults, well, moreso than post-college adults, the appeal of the sociel experience works well. Spending a night with friends eating (junk food) and drinking (whatever). [/QUOTE]

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