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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 7674004" data-attributes="member: 46713">Well, I got started reading Ars Magica books because I have once played it. But that's almost two decades in my past. I've continued reading the books because I enjoy reading about history, but normal books about it are too dry for my taste and I enjoy books about alternate histories even more. For me they're in a similar category as novels about alternate history, e.g. Philip K. Dick's 'The man in the high castle'.And my interest in game mechanics results from having designed board games (and an RPG) in my past. I don't necessarily intend to design a new game or port mechanics to other games, I'm simply interested how other designers resolve in-game actions and how (roleplaying) game design in general has evolved over time. I also enjoy reading articles on game design, btw. E.g. there's plenty of articles about video game design on the internet that typically also provide some insight into general game design.Why is anyone interested in the inner workings of anything? Imho, it's most often nothing but curiousity. I'm interested in astronomy and astro-physics, as well, despite having no intention to ever start a career in that field.</blockquote>