rpanons | 007

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30+ here, RP in one format or another has always been something I was into since I was a kid. I've bumped around between different formats over the years, looking for places that I could find what I like to play. Right now LJRP is the best fit - not perfect, but it works when I can find other people I'm sympatico with on an OOC level. Between all the younger people who mostly like to do silly cracky fluff it's a little like shotgunning birdshot into the air and hoping you hit something, but once I find people who have similar tastes and styles I hold on for the long run.

I think there are less people my age into RP because the internet wasn't as big or as widespread when we were young teens, especially not for roleplaying. Social media to RP isn't a very natural transition for us, I mostly stumbled on LJRP by hearing someone younger talk about it. But I know quite a few people my age who do tabletop gaming, LARP and email games.

If it's something you're inclined to enjoy I don't think it's something you just naturally "outgrow" unless you just get too busy for it like with any other hobby. Like the other anon mentioned people's tastes in what they want to play might change over time, though.

007

Re: Because I'm curious