[quote=@Ellri]
On a general basis, we think the age restriction on roleplaying is based more on when a person is capable of acting/writing out a role than on some number. There are no doubt children of eight years more eloquent than those of sixteen. People mature differently. We don't think a precise number can be put on when it works and doesn't work.
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This is very true, you can have the 12 year olds that are incapable of doing anything but making fart jokes, and the ones that write things that make me attached enough to the characters that I can't do anything for a week because I'm devastated by their deaths. I started roleplaying when I was 12, as a matter of fact. So no, it really isn't. As for joining 18+ roleplays? If you're as mature as an 18 year old, then I would consider it okay. Of course, you should always respect the wishes of other roleplayers. If they don't want you in their 18+ roleplay, then you probably shouldn't join.