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Because I don't want people having characters too young or too old. Besides it makes for awkward roleplay when characters are really young or really old and the fact that I think most people find that age area a good area to roleplay in.
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I see your point, but on the other hand, it severely limits the types of characters people can make. In a Zombie apocalypse sort of scenario, dealing with ordinary people thrust into a dangerous situation (as opposed to professional soldiers and the like) you're going to have extremely diverse groups of people from all walks of life, and those would realistically include people younger than 17/older than 25. And I've seen plenty of people RP as characters who aren't in their 20s; granted, the majority of characters I've seen are, but that doesn't really warrant restricting things for people who might want to go outside their comfort zone (or happen to be older/younger than that themselves). And when I do see older/younger characters, they don't make things awkward at all; it may seem awkward in-character, but that's probably the point, because most people tend to interact better with people their own age, I think. If anything, the awkwardness makes the RP better, by introducing a new dynamic through which characters can conflict and build relations with each other. For instance, a generational gap leading to a different worldview, or different levels of experience in their field of expertise.

Apologies, I've sort of gone into a ramble. I'll be honest, I don't intend on joining this one because I have a very short attention span and I'm kind of burnt out with Zombie-themed RPs right now, I just wanted to know your reasoning behind the age restriction. Because I, as someone who enjoys making unusual characters (more than actually RPing, it seems... :V), likes to have freedom (within reason, obviously), and I know I'm not the only one. Oh, and sorry if I've come across as rude so far. I actually think this RP could be a lot of fun, I just thought it could be better for its participants if there wasn't an age restriction. But, at the end of the day, you [i]are[/i] the GM. I know my limits.