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[Far Away Land] Whoa! Here Comes a 7 year old GM!!

Started by Skywalker, October 19, 2014, 03:33:00 PM

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#15
October 24, 2014, 02:47:39 PM
My opinion on roleplaying with kids has evolved since I got a 10-year-old player in our DCC group, but he's remarkably mature (more mature than some of the adults in that group).  And even then, I don't think I'd be super-interested in playing a game DMed by a preteen.
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October 24, 2014, 03:14:39 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;793838My opinion on roleplaying with kids has evolved since I got a 10-year-old player in our DCC group, but he's remarkably mature (more mature than some of the adults in that group).  And even then, I don't think I'd be super-interested in playing a game DMed by a preteen.

Unless you're a parent, I wouldn't particularly recommend it. :)

Skywalker

#17
October 25, 2014, 03:13:48 AM Last Edit: October 25, 2014, 04:42:26 AM by Skywalker
If you are primarily valuing your own experience as a player, then a young GM will likely not provide you what you are looking for a number of obvious reasons. Then again if that's what you value most then it is probably for the best that you aren't keen on being a player in games run by young GMs. That doesn't make it any less a wonderful experience for all involved for many other reasons.

Molotov

#18
October 25, 2014, 07:00:07 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;793838My opinion on roleplaying with kids has evolved since I got a 10-year-old player in our DCC group, but he's remarkably mature (more mature than some of the adults in that group).  And even then, I don't think I'd be super-interested in playing a game DMed by a preteen.
No worries - I was a 10 year old DM. You'd have bored the hell out of me then, you old bastard. :P

I'm loving hearing about this. While in all seriousness, I agree I wouldn't likely seek to play in a pre-teen DM's game these days, I love hearing about it.

Molotov

#19
October 25, 2014, 07:12:58 AM
Quote from: Skywalker;792933I was pretty much the same.

I am running a young RPGer stream at a local con (http://kapcon.rpg.net.nz/?q=node/585) and one of the aims is to get the young RPGers to also run games for each other.
That rocks. I decided to do something similar for the upcoming DunDraCon 39 out here - I'm running some games in their Kid-friendly and Teen-friendly tracks.

Kid-friendly

Teen-friendly

I'm looking to feature a few different games / themes. The Cairn rpg game is definitely in the community-minded, positive-messaging space (violence sets the PCs down on their Harmony ratings) for an example, but I want some more traditional games too.  

Really thinking about offering a game or two of FAL now ... I'm sort of bouncing back and forth between it and BBF, actually.

S'mon

#20
October 25, 2014, 07:21:00 AM
Quote from: Molotov;793983No worries - I was a 10 year old DM. You'd have bored the hell out of me then, you old bastard. :P

I'm loving hearing about this. While in all seriousness, I agree I wouldn't likely seek to play in a pre-teen DM's game these days, I love hearing about it.

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#21
October 25, 2014, 02:51:01 PM
Quote from: Molotov;793984I'm looking to feature a few different games / themes. The Cairn rpg game is definitely in the community-minded, positive-messaging space (violence sets the PCs down on their Harmony ratings) for an example, but I want some more traditional games too.  

Cairn does look pretty good. It's on my soon to purchase list for my daughters though it looks to be for a slightly older RPGer :)

Molotov

#22
October 25, 2014, 03:32:33 PM
Quote from: Skywalker;794099Cairn does look pretty good. It's on my soon to purchase list for my daughters though it looks to be for a slightly older RPGer :)
Cool - it's written from an adult perspective. I didn't feel talked down to at all by the text. From a game play perspective, I love the bits built in re: working to avoid violent solutions, impact / consequences for once actions, options to be selfish or share bonuses, and finding lessons learned at the end of a game ... great stuff.
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