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MrHedgehog
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 :  08:14:23  Show Profile  Visit MrHedgehog's Homepage Send MrHedgehog a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I turned 25 on November 21st. I don't feel like I am in my mid-twenties, what happened! Maybe i've spent too much time reading Forgotten Realms products ;)

@Sylrae - adulthood starts at 18 in the eyes of most people, doesn't it? You are, and I soon will be, a quarter of a century old. People used to die at age 30! Turning 25 makes me feel old. But I am also in University (I started when I was 21) and so older than most of the people around me :S
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Dennis
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 :  08:25:51  Show Profile Send Dennis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MrHedgehog

...adulthood starts at 18 in the eyes of most people, doesn't it?
Physically, yes. But mentally? A big question. Most people here believe that we usually start to think and act like an adult when we reach 21-24.

Every beginning has an end.
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MrHedgehog
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688 Posts

Posted - 30 Oct 2012 :  20:44:47  Show Profile  Visit MrHedgehog's Homepage Send MrHedgehog a Private Message  Reply with Quote
In psychology I think it is termed "extended adolescence" and is a very recent modern phenomenon. The result of needing more and more years of schooling to be able to become independent of our parents :( (This is me repeating what a professor of developmental psychology said in a lecture)
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Xnella Moonblade-Thann
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USA
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Posted - 03 Nov 2012 :  07:20:35  Show Profile Send Xnella Moonblade-Thann a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Because of my working in a factory, I feel much older than my current age of 24. Most days I feel (physically) as if I'm over a century old, but my mind (and attitude) would have you believe otherwise ;)

"Sweet water and light laughter until next we meet." - traditional elven farewell

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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore

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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 :  00:42:10  Show Profile Send The Arcanamach a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I stopped aging at 24 although my stupid mirror keeps telling me lies

I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one.
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Alystra Illianniis
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 :  01:05:50  Show Profile Send Alystra Illianniis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Funny, mine does the same thing. And I'll soon be 36 (next month). Sadly, I found my first gray hairs at 30- right after finding out I was pregnant. Go figure... The good news is that if they keep coming in the way they are now, I'll end up looking like Rogue from X-Men! That's not TOO bad, I guess, lol!

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Barastir
Master of Realmslore

Brazil
1600 Posts

Posted - 08 Nov 2012 :  15:06:46  Show Profile Send Barastir a Private Message  Reply with Quote
39. And a half. But everyone says I look younger, I probably have some elven blood in my veins.

"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."

The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood)
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 08 Nov 2012 :  16:05:47  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Barastir

39. And a half. But everyone says I look younger, I probably have some elven blood in my veins.



Ditto that... I'm just a few months from 39 myself, but I still routinely get carded if I buy alcohol.

I have noted, however, that I rarely get carded if I have my toddler with me.

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Yoss
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USA
259 Posts

Posted - 09 Nov 2012 :  01:20:34  Show Profile Send Yoss a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'll turn 29 on my next birthday, but since last year I've taken to rounding it out. Ill start aging again once I hit 31, but I've been saying I'm 30 this year and will continue to do so until 2015. I'm so done with my 20s.

Edited by - Yoss on 09 Nov 2012 01:21:23
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
31701 Posts

Posted - 09 Nov 2012 :  01:53:29  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Barastir

39. And a half. But everyone says I look younger, I probably have some elven blood in my veins.



Ditto that... I'm just a few months from 39 myself, but I still routinely get carded if I buy alcohol.

I have noted, however, that I rarely get carded if I have my toddler with me.

Doesn't seem to make much difference for me here. I've been carded twice this year, even when Narnra has been standing right beside me holding my hand.

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Alystra Illianniis
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USA
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Posted - 09 Nov 2012 :  05:00:43  Show Profile Send Alystra Illianniis a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Yoss

I'll turn 29 on my next birthday, but since last year I've taken to rounding it out. Ill start aging again once I hit 31, but I've been saying I'm 30 this year and will continue to do so until 2015. I'm so done with my 20s.



You think so now, but you'll miss them soon enough. Trust me, I REALLY wish I could have mine back!

The Goddess is alive, and magic is afoot.

"Where Science ends, Magic begins" -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491

"You idiots! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -Spaceballs

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Emma Drake
Learned Scribe

USA
206 Posts

Posted - 21 Dec 2012 :  17:16:11  Show Profile  Visit Emma Drake's Homepage Send Emma Drake a Private Message  Reply with Quote
28

"I am always here, all about you. You are never truly alone. I flow wherever life flows, wherever winds blow and water runs and the sun and moon chase each other, for there is magic in all things."

- Mystra (Ed Greenwood, Silverfall)
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Kyrel
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151 Posts

Posted - 21 Dec 2012 :  21:42:33  Show Profile  Visit Kyrel's Homepage Send Kyrel a Private Message  Reply with Quote
34 on my end.

TBH I can't really say that I'm particular surprised with the result of the results here. RPG tabletop games are the games of an aging generation. The teens of today have grown up with mmorpg's and computer games, and dice, pens, paper, and physical rulebooks are old fashioned and something from a past era.

The core audience for RPG games are guys who are 25+, and this is the generation that is likely to stay the core audience.

Wizards tried to capture the mmorpg computer generation with 4th ed., and I'm pretty sure that the exercise failed, why we are already seeing 5th ed. in the works. IMO Wizard's next potential core audience, are the kids of the 30-40 year old players of today. Assuming that we introduce our kids to the RPG games that have brought us so much entertainment over the years. In all likelyhood, they are stuck with us as the core audience for another 5-15 years, I'm guessing.

Edited by - Kyrel on 21 Dec 2012 22:05:31
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Alruane
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USA
434 Posts

Posted - 19 Nov 2013 :  07:46:40  Show Profile Send Alruane a Private Message  Reply with Quote
23, turning 24 this Friday.

" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus

"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."

~Alruane
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe

Canada
190 Posts

Posted - 19 Nov 2013 :  09:43:10  Show Profile Send Plaguescarred a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm 34 years old.

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Drustan Dwnhaedan
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USA
324 Posts

Posted - 19 Nov 2013 :  17:38:02  Show Profile Send Drustan Dwnhaedan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm 26, look twice that (due to my beard and the fact I'm already going bald ("Darn you to heck, genetics!")), and wishing I was thirteen again (I was home-schooled, and missed out on all the fun* most teens have).

As for current characters, Malchios Shadroch (my aasimar cleric in my group's Pathfinder campaign) is 55 (technically he won't be an adult until he turns 60), and Drustan (who's only 'current' because of some short stories I've been writing) is 148-9 (he was born 11 Uktar, 1336 D.R., and, from what I understand, the current novels are set in 1485 D.R.).

*Of course, everyone has (and is entitled to) there own opinion of what is and is not 'fun' (though most of you probably know what I'm talking about).
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Dragon Slayer
Acolyte

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Posted - 28 Nov 2019 :  00:09:19  Show Profile Send Dragon Slayer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
28 !

Drustan Dwnhaedan, you're not alone!
I recently decided to shave my head since covering the balding process was starting to get on my nerves.
Damn genetics!
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keftiu
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656 Posts

Posted - 04 Jan 2020 :  21:59:12  Show Profile Send keftiu a Private Message  Reply with Quote
25 here, been a fan for... probably 15 years?

4e fangirl. Here to queer up the Realms.
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Brimstone
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USA
3285 Posts

Posted - 05 Jan 2020 :  05:12:35  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone

38...


This post aged well...

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep
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Nilus Reynard
Learned Scribe

Canada
137 Posts

Posted - 05 Jan 2020 :  09:06:52  Show Profile Send Nilus Reynard a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Just turned 42.

Nilus Reynard
Doom Master of Beshaba, Hand of Despair.
P24 Hm CN
(2nd Edition AD&D)
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer

USA
948 Posts

Posted - 05 Jan 2020 :  13:20:41  Show Profile Send TomCosta a Private Message  Reply with Quote
48 1/2. Started playing D&D at age 7 as the cleric in my brothers 1E group. And just redid the office to unpack nearly all of my FR and D&D gamebooks from the last 40+ years (not the novels and magazines, just don't have that kind of space).
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Delnyn
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USA
883 Posts

Posted - 05 Jan 2020 :  14:37:35  Show Profile Send Delnyn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
48 here. Been playing since ~ 1980.
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TheIriaeban
Master of Realmslore

USA
1289 Posts

Posted - 05 Jan 2020 :  21:24:14  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
55 at the end of the month. I started playing in '78. Played all through jr high, high school, and college and a bit afterwards (I moved around a lot because of job opportunities so it was real hit or miss depending on where I was and for how long). During that time, played Chainmail, Basic D&D, 1E and 2E, Runequest, Top Secret(1E), Ringworld, Star Trek:TRPG (1E), Star Wars (1E), Twilight 2000, Champions, Marvel Superheroes (1E), and Traveler.

"Iriaebor is a fine city. So what if you can have violence between merchant groups break out at any moment. Not every city can offer dinner AND a show."

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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader

USA
3240 Posts

Posted - 06 Jan 2020 :  12:48:26  Show Profile Send Ashe Ravenheart a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Sweet baby Laeral! This poll is almost 10 years old, which means the numbers are way skewed. I answered it when I turned 37 and this year I'll be 47!!

GET OFF MY LAWN!

I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.

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TheIriaeban
Master of Realmslore

USA
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Posted - 06 Jan 2020 :  14:14:10  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart

Sweet baby Laeral! This poll is almost 10 years old, which means the numbers are way skewed. I answered it when I turned 37 and this year I'll be 47!!

GET OFF MY LAWN!


*sigh* Kids these days....

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Lord Karsus
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USA
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Posted - 07 Jan 2020 :  03:40:51  Show Profile Send Lord Karsus a Private Message  Reply with Quote
-Slightly depressing.

(A Tri-Partite Arcanist Who Has Forgotten More Than Most Will Ever Know)

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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 07 Jan 2020 :  04:39:11  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart

Sweet baby Laeral! This poll is almost 10 years old, which means the numbers are way skewed. I answered it when I turned 37 and this year I'll be 47!!

GET OFF MY LAWN!



I have since changed my age, on my profile, to Ish.

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Stonwulfe
Seeker

Canada
81 Posts

Posted - 08 Jan 2020 :  19:54:52  Show Profile  Visit Stonwulfe's Homepage Send Stonwulfe a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I turn 40 this summer.
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Rymac
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USA
315 Posts

Posted - 09 Jan 2020 :  02:42:09  Show Profile  Visit Rymac's Homepage Send Rymac a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'll be 47 in a little over a month.

- Ryan
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author

USA
1705 Posts

Posted - 13 Jan 2020 :  19:08:43  Show Profile  Visit Steven Schend's Homepage Send Steven Schend a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Never found this poll till now so logged in at 52 and still flummoxed by how young all ye snappers-of-whips be.... ;)

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