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The original was posted on /r/osr by /u/bythisaxeiconquer on 2025-06-26 16:20:08+00:00.

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A small thing happened awhile ago that made me laugh I thought some people here might find relatable.

I've never really played Old School or OSR games (besides a bit of Red Box when I was a kid) and wanted to give it a shot.

Found a group on line that met in person and in walking distance no less.

When the got back to me he said he was looking for people in his age range.

I never felt so old! At 50 I'm too old for an OSR play group! The ironies are too many to count.

And believe me, I get it. I generally prefer playing with people in my own age range.

That said, it makes me unreasonably happy to know that "young people" (which at this point is under 35 sigh) are keeping the spirit of old school games alive.

Ill just have to start my own play group for Gen Xers. With blackjack. And hookers. And Thac0.

That said, I am curious about people's general experience with age ranges in "old school gaming". Is it mostly younger people looking for something different than 5e, older grognards who've been playing the same system forever (I once played a 2e session with a guy like that), mixes? Or is it basically the same demographics as other RPGs?

Curious about people's experiences.