According to my spouse: play D&D.
I used to also… I used to. Looking forward to rolling a wizard when I get to the retirement home
I started playing D&D as a two or three year old kid. Admittedly back then my involvement mas limited. My parent’s D&D group called me “the Hobbit Thief,” as they would put me to bed, and then I would sneak into the room, and steal dice off the table. Apparently I would then sneak back to my room and hide said dice under my mattress.accordong to my mother, either I was extremely fast, or they didn’t notice the missing dice for several months. I had also taught myself to pick locks by that point, but that was to escape the tyranny of being inside, but I digress.
My first character I rolled up was when I was 5 or 6. No I don’t remember them, but I bet my dad and mom still have the character sheet.
My parents are now in their late 70s and early 80s. They still play D&D and recommended being a DM to people that think they want kids. Apparently there is a fair bit of overlap in running a fun game, and a functional family.
Wow wholesome. That sounds great haha. I’ve only been a player, but when my son is a bit older maybe I’ll try out being a DM.
Your post really made me smile. Thanks for posting and the good idea of family D&D.
The only way your spouse could be correct is if you’re still playing 2e and you’re under 50.
I feel personally attacked. I occasionally dip back into 2.5E because Pools of Radiance, and Dragons of Winter Night are fun games, I managed to memorize the 2.5E rules by the time I was 13, and I’m currently 45…
Yeah i’m 43 but i got really frustrated with 2e era rules and moved on to cyberpunk, white wolf and gurps within a year or two of starting the hobby.
By the time 3e came out i was just not interested in fantasy rpgs anymore.
Since you seem to’ve been exposed to rpgs from birth, basically, you might count as slightly older in RPG-years than your real age? 😅
Fair enough. My first attempt at a sci-fi RPG was the rather ill fated Babylon 5 TTRPG. I was exposed to Shadowrun, and Cyberpunk, but being 13-15 years old, an old Whovian, a Trekkie, and a Babylon 5 fan at the time, I couldn’t see a future that was that bleak and dystopian.
It’s only been recently, as in the last decade or so, that I have realized that Babylon 5 was a playbook, and a dream, for an anti fascist overthrow of a fascist government. Unfortunately we don’t have a space station that can just barely support itself, with a portion of the military loyal to the constitution of earth, without the government, and can stand up to the government militarily.
Edit: nah, I’m not older than my real age. I’m 45 and can feel it. Every few months one of my joints introduces me to a whole new place that pain can come from. I may need to get some osteobiflex.
My first was RIFTS, which i did not have the stomach for at all. By comparison cyberpunk and cybergen ran like a dream, just as my friends and I were getting into Akira.
I never tried the Bab5 rpg, but i stayed up late with my mother to watch it. I was shocked when rewatching a few years back to see lucille blooth playing a regime loyalist captain.
Dear Lord, I forgot about RIFTS. I saw the descriptions of the sourcebooks in my TTRPG catalog that I no longer remember the name of, and thought that they were trying too hard.
D&D became popular in the eighties. Why should people who played it then start hating it as they get older?
Sleeping with a cuddly toy. My parter converted me and they’re great. Tbh, they actually make a lot of sense as a middleaged person. Now that I’m old and less flexible, I end up with a sore back or shoulder if I don’t have proper support when sleeping. And I’d much rather have a big lion buddy than some weird orthopedic pillow or Dutch wife.
Bold & easy coloring books. People are very judgemental about it since it looks like a children’s coloring book, but there’s a reason it’s in the top selling books lists online. Got some cheap alcohol markers and an audiobook on my headphones and I’m gone for the next few hours.
I try to get around by means other than driving myself in a car.
Also, in this thread: cool ideas
Well… Last night I watched the original Care Bears movie, in VR as a Care Bear avatar and would join in on every Care Bear Stare since the avatar had that as a feature.
I am 40 years old.
Lego. I mean, it’s perfectly appropriate for all ages, but some people (mostly older folks) still seem to think it’s for children only.
Up to age 99, but then you aren’t allowed to play with them.
Play video games, according to a lot. Be absolutely enamored by cats? Some people have told me only toddlers like kitties so, what? Confusing.
Who the hell thinks only toddlers should really like cats? I guess the millions of cat owners worldwide are wrong?
It confused me too at the time!
I’ve had people tell me that a 6’3" tall man shouldn’t give a crap that almost all animals and children love me. I just tell them that they will never be protected by hummingbirds, and so I have a source of laughter they will never know.
I don’t sing in the forest anymore though.
I have a couple cats, I guess that makes me a toddler then. Does that mean I don’t have to pay rent?
In spring, I like to find puddles on forest roads and trails and dig small ditches and watch the water flow out.
I also do other kinds of forest infrastructure maintenance - trimming branches on narrow trails, clearing fallen trees, and building small bridges over wet spots. Occasionally, I mark hard-to-see trails by tying orange tape to branches along the way.
Just turned 50 and still ride a skateboard.
That’s fine. It just means that you’re rad.
Asking strangers for permission to pet their dogs.
Petting strangers’ dogs.
I took my dog to a local renaissance fair during one of their dog days, and had a healthy mix of people of all ages asking to pet her. Out of the dozens of people who pet her, only a couple didn’t ask. It’s always a good idea to ask before petting a stranger’s dog.
My ex had a very old dog that hated everyone except her and her parents. He was tiny so she brought him lots of places. People would say the puppy was cute and go in for a pet. The dog drew blood on several occasions.
Agreed, that wasn’t my implication. I just didn’t know which to leave out. 😅 I like to think the less age-appropriate/more amusing aspect must be coming across a random middle-aged person that asks, wide-eyed and hesitant, “could I pet them?” while you’re just out for a walk. But it’s not like wouldn’t get my grubby hands on the doggo as soon as given permission, that’s the goal.
work for low wages
Feed pigeons. I am not an old lady, although I sometimes feel like it :’ )
Being a friend to pigeons is awesome. They’re the cutest, chillest lil birds and there’s something magical about that bond with them. Ignore the haters! 🐦
They are an abandoned species. We made them just like dogs, and then abandoned them in the mid 1800s because of a sickness scare that had more to do with fleas than pigeons. We wrote into their instincts to ask us for food, and then just tossed them aside.
I want to vandalize every single sign I see that says that “feeding the pigeons is littering and carrys a $250 fine.”
They are truly great. It’s the sweetest thing when they start cooing and develop some (albeit food-based) trust to come a little closer to you :3
In case anyone who is reading this want’s to start feeding pigeons or ducks, please don’t use bread since it can cause health issues in birds. Use bird food or frozen (but thawed) peas instead and conduct your own research.
Seeds and nuts, as well as some dry doggy kibble is surprisingly good for our dinosaur friends. At least corvids and pigeons. They’ll even start bringing you gifts. I currently have a murder that has been trained that dollars are very appreciated by me. I do have to dry them out since they put them all into the dog water bowl…
Feed the bird, tuppence a bag,
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag,
This probably isn’t out of the ordinary, but I’m not against playing video games that were made for children even though I’m going to turn 30 at the end of the year. I don’t always play them but if I try one and it turns out to be good, then I’ll play it.
I’m also not against watching shows or movies meant for children either but it’s pretty rare that I do.
Fantasize about murdering politicians
Interesting that you feel it’s not age appropriate. At what age do you think it would be appropriate?
Retirement age.
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Watch anime I guess, if people still think it’s only for kids and young adults.
