Average age of a BRP player?

[Merak Gren]

From reading your posts, I am getting the impression that we are all quite experienced BRPists.

Am I right?

What do you think will take to make BRP appeal to the younger generations?

[rust]

Here in Germany Call of Cthulhu is quite successful with younger players, too.
A "CoC-like" universal system could have a good chance to win over players
of all ages from the currently available systems, especially if a German publi-
sher would provide a translation (as is currently done with Mongoose's new
Traveller RPG).

[PK Games]

Something that is very open ended yet still inspired by other sources. Meaning the main difficulty many younger players have with some of the BRP stuff that has come before it there is either A) too much history and time in it (such as runequest) or B) is based on source material that may seem dated, daunting or cliche (Moorcocks work, Lovecrafts work, while both amazing, there is a lot to devour for new players). So the settings should either be self contained (shameless plug, like Berlin '61) or overly generic (the settingless fantasy rules like oldschool D&D and Fantasy Hero).

Plus cheap and available sourcematerial. My favorite thing about AD&D as a kid was Dragon Magazine, it was a 120 page sourcebook every month for a measely $3.50. And PDFs are cool and all, but not everyone (even these days) has access to internet, printers, debit cards and lap tops. The younger generation needs to find a parent or other adult with a card to download the PDFs. So Id say some sort of newsletter or subscription service that can touch on all BRP products, past and present, and that has open adventures that can easily be set in multiple settings.

[Rurik]

Physical Age or Maturity?

[juhanfg]

Originally Posted by Rurik

Physical Age or Maturity?

Number of years since you were born.

The maturity thingy cannot be measured properly.

[tedopon]

Shameful. There's not a single person here under 25.

[Ars Mysteriorum]

Originally Posted by tedopon

Shameful. There's not a single person here under 25.

Ta-da! I'm exactly 25. Oh wait... technically that's over 25, isn't it?

Damn.

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by tedopon

Shameful. There's not a single person here under 25.

What would you expect for a game over 30 years old? I think that for someone to have an idea what BRP stands for they would have to have been playing before 1990. That's 18 years ago. Tack on a few more years for them to be old enough to read and play, and you probably end up with a minimum age over 25.

[tedopon]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

What would you expect for a game over 30 years old? I think that for someone to have an idea what BRP stands for they would have to have been playing before 1990. That's 18 years ago. Tack on a few more years for them to be old enough to read and play, and you probably end up with a minimum age over 25.

DnD is thirty years old as well. I'd say half the players of that game are under 25.

[Chaot]

To be fair here, Chaosium published Lovecraft, Moorcock, Pini, and Niven. Hardly a reading list for today's youngens! Yes, I read all of them when I was in highschool, but that was a while ago, as I'm now 30.

As a note of hope, I know a few gamers who occasionally play BRP and are under 25. I am also planning to introduce the game to my daughter and son when they're old enough. Just doin' my part.