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Originally posted by Lord Shield:
I honestly couldn't say. I'm 31 and have been role-playing since about 14. How do I get my girlfriend intereseted in joining in? What started you ladies on RPGs?
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I got into PnP RPGs when I was about 13 or 14, playing after school and at weekends with friends. A couple of us also had what passed for computers in those days, so our other pastime was playing computer games.
It's difficult to say what attracted me to playing PnP RPGs. I was really into acting when I was that age - amateur drama groups, that sort of thing, so that was one aspect of RPG that appealed to me - just pretending to be someone different.
Also the fantasy aspect - I have always liked fantasy & sci fi books. We also used to do large scale sci fi wargames which went on for days. Me being a girl just didn't seem to matter to the all-male group that I joined for these games, it was never an issue. I was just a fantasy/sci fi/computer/music/horror films fan same as they were, and it was one of the first groups of friends I had where I felt completely accepted and where I didn't have to act a part to try to fit in. I guess that helped a lot!
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