What age should we stop playing Ravenloft

[Catman Jim]

I have shown my closest work-friends my letter in Dungeon magazine last year, and was met with blank stares.

I don't recall hearing about it (or am too old to remember ). What was it about (and which Dungeon #?)

It was Dungeon #93, July 2002. They did an adventure involving the githyanki that incorporated elements from an adventure that was in Dragon magazine #67, November 1982, and I was old enough to recognize it.
(If you find it, yes, Jim is my real name and I really am in Kansas City, or near-abouts)

[Corrupted_Loremaster]

You know Wiccy, you could always just use telekenisis for dice rolling.

Wasn't me by the way. After I've killed my liver with vodka, destroyed my knees on the dance floor, and shattered my eadrums with music, it'll likely be the only passtime I'll be in any shape to enjoy at that age.

(Now if only that big wussy chained to the wall behind me would stop screaming, I might be able to devise a way around all that unpleasentness...)

[Troile]

I would think the older you get the better it would get.

The more intriguing stories you would make...and the less bickering and overreacting and such.

I think it just gets better as you get older.

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

You know Wiccy, you could always just use telekenisis for dice rolling.

Bah, I'll just invent a series of new spells upon entering Lichdom. Wiccy's Invisible Dice Roller, Wiccy's Automatic Scribing Pen (for the writing of the adventures), Wiccy's Horror Check Initiator (summons a geist to scare everyone at the table), Wiccy's Haunting Voice (to speak for me in case my tongue falls out due to decay), Wiccy's Endless Pint of Marston's Owd Rodger (not D&D related, I just want one, lol).

The more intriguing stories you would make...and the less bickering and overreacting and such.

I think it just gets better as you get older.

The more people complaining about the youth of yoday (well, then), the more people talling you to speak up or repeat yourself as they forgot their hearing aids, the fewer members turning up for your games each week because of that pesky things called mortality and death.

Lol.

For the record, I am archaic, but not as old as some here, I'm a wee baby next to them at 29. I have been playing/DM'ing RL since Dark of the Moon was released, so about 10 years. D&D/AD&D I have played since 1987 (or maybe 1986, but I think the former). I am also not married, but have a girlfriend, I work for myself when I get work, otherwise surviving off my disability pension.

[Charlatan]

You should stop playing only when God hisself appears before you, points at the game, and says "THOU SHALL NOT!" at whatever age that happens to be. Hopefully never.

[Jester of the FoS]

You should stop playing only when God hisself appears before you, points at the game, and says "THOU SHALL NOT!" at whatever age that happens to be. Hopefully never.

Bah, I ignored that last week and I'll ignore next week too.

[Dimitri Mazieres]

I'm 24 and unluckilly, I haven't played at all for over a year
Between studies, inability to coordinate my group's available time, and an overall drop of interest, it's been a really quite year for my bag of dice...
A pity, since I'm still pretty fond of RL and remember with nostalgia some great moments, like running my party through Bleak House (ah, the assylum... )

And on top of that, one of my former players started playing Vampire: The Masquerade. Not that I have anything against the game itself, but when I saw a picture of him wearing makeup to portray his character... well... that was one step further from vampires for me...

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

You should stop playing only when God hisself appears before you, points at the game, and says "THOU SHALL NOT!" at whatever age that happens to be. Hopefully never.

Depending on which God appears, I am more likely to offer him a place at the table Goddesses are always more than welcome

[Charlatan]

You should stop playing only when God hisself appears before you, points at the game, and says "THOU SHALL NOT!" at whatever age that happens to be. Hopefully never.

Depending on which God appears, I am more likely to offer him a place at the table Goddesses are always more than welcome

You'll eat those words when Kali, Hecate, Tiamat and Hel show up at your place next week....

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

You'll eat those words when Kali, Hecate, Tiamat and Hel show up at your place next week....

They are still more than welcome to play

Though they may take offense to bad things happening to their characters.

Heheheheheh

[Sith]

I'll stop when I will be 150 years old.

[Corrupted_Loremaster]

Depending on which God appears, I am more likely to offer him a place at the table

Just be careful about the problem players. Mars is a bit of a hack+slash addict, and I hear Horus is a total rules lawyer.

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

Pan, Cernunoss, Herne and Karnayna will want stuff set in forests with lots of animals running about.

Manawydan and Brigid (Brigit) will want some ocean crossings.

Zeus will play a mage that uses nothing but lightning based spells.

Morgan (Morrigan these days) will want lots of death and undead.

Ra will insist on playing clerics with the sun domain.

Man, it would be hella difficult to cater to the tastes of a group made out of deities, lol.

[Corrupted_Loremaster]

Mmm, I was wondering about Morrigan. Imagine she ( or he, as cultre dictates) would likely end up in a body count contest with any other war and/or death gods. Aye, it would likely get a little tough creating an interesting and satisfactory game with that kind of group. I suppose if you managed to get several gods with similar or overlapping portfolios it might go well. Meh, if it didn't work, just go hit the clubs with the Ghede trio. Might not be gods, but those guys still know how to party

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

The Nordic fates would be fun to run a game with though.

Morrigan is definately female though

As for a party of death/war gods:

War God 1 - I instate a war against thew village.

Death God 1 - I sacrifice the baker to my unholy overlord.

War God 2 - I kill the baker's family.

War God 1 - I slaughter the village.

Death God 2 - I offer up the deaths of all those killed to MY unholy overlord.

Death God 1 - I slaughter the neighbouring villages and offer them to my unholy overlord (nasty glares toward Death God 2).

War God 3 - I wage war on the nation.

Death Gods 1 & 2 (together) - We offer their deaths as sacrifices... Hey you can't do that! Yes I can... No you can't, I said it first.

Death God 1 - Kill me then, if you can.

Death God 2 - Hey is that a amb needing to be sacrificed (runs off to slaughter the lamd).

War God 2 - I wage war on War Gods 1 and 3.

War Gods 1 & 3 - We accept the challenge and begin a three-way war.

Death God 1 - I raise an army from the dead left in the wake of the war and wage war on everyone.

Death God 2 - I raise an army of slaughtered lambs, goats, dogs, cats, ponies, etc... and wage war on everyone.

Hmmm... maybe a party played by War and Death deities wouldn't so easy after all, lol.