You know you're an old gamer when...

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

When you're 13, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, but go along because she's hot.

When you're 18, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, and avoid her just so you can screw with the DM.

When you're 23, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, and go along with it for the XP.

When you're 28, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, and go along with it because you only get to game one night a month and you don't want to waste time just to be difficult.

When you're 33, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, except now the trap is your wife overhearing your jokes about fooling around with the tavern wench and getting mad.

When you're 38, you think 'trap' when the tavern wench hits on you, and then have to explain to your kids what a 'tavern wench' is.

 

[Storyteller01]

You know you're an old gamer when...

you make a joke about THAC0, and no one gets it.

 

[sckeener]

401k gaming...

I guess I've played that way since I turned 18 and started having to manage my money for myself.

I also try to find an NPC accountant, so that when I have to go manage my remote interests, I do not have to worry so much about the status of all my investments. I find a good diviner is a good choice....good INT and able to seer into problems himself.

The problem I run into is DMs frequently do not understand how small bits of industry can radically change economies.....I love how they are introducing that with Thay in FR.....how they are selling cheap magic items. I love it.

 

[jasper]

Your the dm and the copyright on the module you are using has expired.
Your grandkids wake you up because it your fighter's turn to go.
Your grandkids read the dice for you. Not because you were cheating but you can't see the numbers any more. (and you use 1 inch wide new dice).
Your players are coloring in the rest of your monster manual which you didn't color in.
The rest of players only allow you to play fighters because you get confused on what edition you playing and can't remember spell effects.
Applesauce is easier to eat than the pizza.
Your players speak up and explain the difference between internet and injured neck.

 

[JoeGKushner]

you make a joke about THAC0, and no one gets it.

*If elf is a class to you, you might be an old gamer.

*If level limits are in the Player's Handbook you're using, you might be an old gamer.

*If % strength is listed on your character sheet, you might be an old gamer.

*If 13th level is the highest your assassin can go, you might be an old gamer.

*If you only know Ed Green wood from pages from the mages, you might be an old gamer.

*If you have to crossreference the attack roll with a combat matrix based off the class, you might be an old gamer.

*If you have an 18 CON and only get +2 hit points while the fighter gets +4, you might be an old gamer.

*If fireball fillls more than just 20' feet and fills up the cubic space, you might be an old gamer.

*If your Deities & Demigods has Cthulhu and Elric in it, you might be an old gamer.

*If you have a name title every level, you might be an old gamer.

*If in your game, the NPC classes are designed more powerful than the PC ones, you might be an old gamer.
....

I'm sure I'm missing some.

 

[DMH]

Just before 3.0, Dragon had an article on investments. Though it was rather interesting, the Knights of the Dinner Table in that issue was what drove home the point. The dragon that was to be slain invested its whole hoard and enraged the players for using "their" treasure. I still miss it.