I will be 52 in january. Just got into Silhouette Core rules system(there is a Traveller variant out there, I downloaded it, I just can't remember where...). The hobby never ends.
Traveller was the first RPG I played. In 1982 our group played a scenario from WD magazine- have had a soft spot for Marine characters ever since.
Referee now a great deal more than I play - and have been running a AD&D campaign for the last ten years but every now and then I manage to talk the players into playing Trav. Most of my trav play comes from conventions and such.
I firmly believe everyone on this list (and the TML, and JTAS ) has a responsiblity to bring more younger players into the game - WE CANNOT just sit around comparing High Guard and FFS designs until we hit retirement.
Not so my friend!
I managed a Subway resturant just off the Univ. of Tennessee campus for 6+ years. My core closer for the first 3 years had a PHD in physics. He wanted to teach it, but found out that you had to wait until some professor died or retired for a slot to open. He was working for as a research assistant when the grant expired and his job along with it. His conclusion was that working in fast food atleast earned him free food and paid his rent.
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The working lifetime of a PHD is less than 3 1/2 years unless you keep up with the continuing education.
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Yes I know that I am quoting someone who may not even be on this board anymore.