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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9697598" data-attributes="member: 7044704">If we're going to pointlessly trade anecdotes, my RPG days started in 1977, and off the top of my head I've three graphic designers, two comic book artists, a quartet worth of musicians who were good enough to get paid for it (all at one table), a person who earned a good income making period clothing/costumes, two self-declared writers, a miniatures sculptor who went on to do museum displays on a professional level, and two people involved in making PC games.  Me, I made a living for over a decade painting, customizing and selling minis both on spec and commission.If there's a single broad category I've seen the most of it's probably government workers of one type or another, but most of my life has been spent near or in a state capitol where the capitol city's population more than doubles when the offices are open.  All those commuting workers are easily convinced to do some gaming after work, whether its at an urban game store or at a house in teh suburbs. No reason to think my experience is any more unusual than yours.  You meet a lot of people in this hobby over the course of 48 years.</blockquote>