Vitae of a GURPS player

[LordHelmet]

Inspired by our new member Bee I was wondering about the general roleplaying vitae of a GURPS player.
So anyone who is interested in a small statistic on the GURPS player is invited to contribute his data. When there is enough data I will post the results in this thread.

To make it easier to collect data please stick to the the following form and refrain from posting off topic.

Year of birth:

Year you started to roleplay:

Year you started to play GURPS:

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS):

So here is my data:

Year of birth: 1977

Year you started to roleplay: 1993

Year you started to play GURPS: 2000

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 4



Edit: Results (11-16-2007)

Number of datasets: 93

Birth / Start / Start /   No.
      /  RPG  / GURPS / Systems

1973  /  1987 /  1994 /  12       mean value

1949  /  1975 /  1985 /   1       minimum value

1968  /  1980 /  1989 /   7       lower quartile (25%-quantile)

1973  /  1986 /  1992 /  10       median (50%-quantile)

1979  /  1992 /  1999 /  15       upper quartile (75%-quantile)

1990  /  2007 /  2007 /  36       maximum value

   8  /     7 /     6 /   7       standard deviation

The collected data looks quite solid by now.
The average GURPS-Joe is 34 years old, startet to roleplay 21 years ago 
and is playing GURPS since 15 years.

Some additional facts:
93% of all players started to roleplay 10 years ago or earlier.
90% of all players played less than 21 RPGs.
90% of all players are 24 years old or older.
59% of all players started to play GURPS during the period of 1st Ed.
   (1986 [1985 Man to Man] to 1993). [7.4%-P. per year]
26.5% of all players started to play GURPS during the period of 3rd Ed.
   (1994 to 2003). [2.7%-P. per year]
14.5% of all players started to play GURPS during the period of 4th Ed.
   (2004 to now). [3.6%-P. per year]

[Whitey Fats]

1979
1992
1992
8- GURPS, Dnd, Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Villians and Vigilantes, DC roleplaying, Marvel Superheroes,

[Icelander]

Year of birth: 1983

Year you started to roleplay: Approximately 1989, I guess. Maybe a bit later, but I can't remember exactly.

Year you started to play GURPS: Around 2000, I guess. Lemme think, maybe it was in 1999.

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): Quick guess would put them at 15+, but I've really no idea. Could be much more.

[Brandy]

Year of birth: 1968

Year you started to roleplay: 1981

Year you started to play GURPS: 1988ish?

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 11, I think.

D&D (various incarnations); A Middle Earth Home-Brew; Champions/ Hero; GURPS; Space Opera; Men, Myth, and Magic; Marvel Superheroes; Gamma World; Project: Morrow (or was it Morrow Project?); Boot Hill; Top Secret

[OneSeventeen]

Year of birth: 1982

Year you started to roleplay: 2007 (Though not for lack of trying)

Year you started to play GURPS: 2007

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 2 (Shadowrun and GURPS)

[zorg]

1977 - 1992 - 1998 - 10

[korbeau]

Year of birth: 1978

Year you started to roleplay: 1992

Year you started to play GURPS: 2004

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 12 -- DnD2ed, Street Fighter storytelling game, Call of Cthulhu, Vampire MET, In Nomine, Gurps3ed, Gurps4ed, Project A-Ko RPG, Star Wars D6, Conspiracy X, Witchcraft, Rules to Live By and others who I played less than 5 sessions.

[whswhs]

Year of birth: 1949

Year you started to roleplay: 1975?

Year you started to play GURPS: 1993?

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): Let's see: counting those I've run, Dungeons and Dragons, Superhero 2044, Traveller, RuneQuest, Champions, GURPS, Marvel Super Heroes, Call of Cthulhu, Space 1889, DC Heroes, Changeling: The Dreaming, Toon, Amber Diceless, Mage: The Ascension, Big Eyes Small Mouth, FUDGE, Godlike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mutants and Masterminds, and various homegrowns—I think that's 19, not counting the homegrowns

Bill Stoddard

[naloth]

Birth: 1973
Started: 1979
Started GURPS: 1989
Number of Systems: Depends on how you categorize them. The big campaigns: D&D (red box, woot!), AD&D, Gamma World, Paranoia, WoD systems (VtM, WtA, MtA), TMNT, Star Frontiers, Star Trek, Marvel Super Heroes, Star Wars (d6), Warhammer Fantasy Battle, & GURPS. EDIT: Forgot Shadowrun and Call of Cthulhu

[Mailanka]

Year of birth: 1979

Year you started to roleplay: 1992

Year you started to play GURPS: 1995

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 15
(GURPS, MERP Werewolf, Mage, Changeling, FASERIP Marvel, Marvel Universe, Exalted, BESM, 7th Sea, WotG, nWoD Mortals, LotR, Rifts, D20)

Crap, forgot Mutants and Masterminds. Oh, and Adventure! More: Traveller (black book) and Traveller: the New Era. That's 19!