Sacrosanct
Legend
My big ones are
cooking
gardening
food preservation
woodworking
brewing
writing (non gaming related)
cooking
gardening
food preservation
woodworking
brewing
writing (non gaming related)
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What Are Your Non-Gaming Hobbies/Interests?
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MoonSong
Rules-lawyering drama queen but not a munchkin
cooking/baking (I'm into making wheat-free and sugar-free pastries, but I also use wheat and sugar)
sewing/making plushies (though is been a while, fabric isn't cheap)
drawing, painting, writing
collecting music, movies, books, mangas, and comics(mainly nineties comics)
LEGO
sewing/making plushies (though is been a while, fabric isn't cheap)
drawing, painting, writing
collecting music, movies, books, mangas, and comics(mainly nineties comics)
LEGO
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Ryujin
Legend
Regarding my Associate Producer credit, that just means I had a moment of "more money than brains." 
Primary filming is in the can and it should release next Spring, if I remember correctly. This is the preliminary trailer and still needs edits, but those of us who were there have been cleared to share. Should be of interest to folks here.
Primary filming is in the can and it should release next Spring, if I remember correctly. This is the preliminary trailer and still needs edits, but those of us who were there have been cleared to share. Should be of interest to folks here.
thullgrim
Hero
Woodworking mostly, I like to build furniture. Mostly with hand tools.
Travel when I can. Hopefully be able to do more after this year when I catch some things up.
I’m a music listener. Lots of genres. I wish I could play but I’ve never learned an instrument.
I also have three German Sheppards who are a hobby unto themselves.
Travel when I can. Hopefully be able to do more after this year when I catch some things up.
I’m a music listener. Lots of genres. I wish I could play but I’ve never learned an instrument.
I also have three German Sheppards who are a hobby unto themselves.
MoonSong
Rules-lawyering drama queen but not a munchkin
I wish I had the time and disipline to practice with the keyboard enough to learn it. And well, my singing voice is not good.
I do acting and directing in community theatre productions, with a local specialty in Shakespeare. I enjoy the aspects of creating a character and filling in the details of a plot, which obviously resemble many of the core activities in some RPGs.
I'm a fan of early music (which, yes, links to the Shakespeare connection). I play the Renaissance recorder, own but am very rusty with Highland bagpipes, and recently acquired a modern variant of a medieval crumhorn. One of my favorite theatrical entrances involved making as many loud and obnoxious noises as possible on a shawm I picked up on eBay. I also sing, though I don't get a whole lot of opportunity.
I enjoy design and crafting of little things (often props for the productions mentioned earlier). I've done prop book covers and interior pages, or other real-looking documents, in Adobe InDesign; I've used a bandsaw and/or lathe to make various useful bits out of wood; with a laser cutter I've been able to try out other kinds of tchotchkes; and I'm thinking of getting into 3D printing. I like the feeling of creativity, aiming towards (and thus limited by) a specific goal of meaning or representation, which again feels like it mirrors parts of role-playing gaming. No, I don't do costuming or cosplay; that's a whole different skills set.
I dabble in small electronics and light computer programming, and in household electrical work (nothing big; just stuff like replacing electrical outlets, switches, or lamps, and linking in home automation). LEDs are just fun, and I want to do more with them. (I first got into this soldering lights for the witches in Macbeth to hide in their palms, with a battery pack up the sleeve. So one hobby led to another....) I like the structure and precision, both the caution in keeping yourself safe and the need to make sure materials are well-used. I see some RPG connections there, too, perhaps.
I read a fair bit, in current news/politics, as well as in history and science, and in genre (fantasy/sf) fiction. I like knowing where things come from and how they work... which again makes it a great gaming-adjacent activity, for world-creation or in-play improvisation.
If eating is a hobby, well, I enjoy exploring ethnic food and odd restaurants, particularly when I can learn more about the foreign nation or culture. I used to do more bicycling (on a recumbent), including an annual 180-mile charity ride from Houston to Austin; if I did more of that, I probably wouldn't have to be as careful about the eating....
I also used to watch more TV and streaming media, but the above tend to leave less time for that sort of thing, even as the available options for programming have exploded. I try to keep up with the highlights, though I'm often a few years behind on popular titles.
I'm a fan of early music (which, yes, links to the Shakespeare connection). I play the Renaissance recorder, own but am very rusty with Highland bagpipes, and recently acquired a modern variant of a medieval crumhorn. One of my favorite theatrical entrances involved making as many loud and obnoxious noises as possible on a shawm I picked up on eBay. I also sing, though I don't get a whole lot of opportunity.
I enjoy design and crafting of little things (often props for the productions mentioned earlier). I've done prop book covers and interior pages, or other real-looking documents, in Adobe InDesign; I've used a bandsaw and/or lathe to make various useful bits out of wood; with a laser cutter I've been able to try out other kinds of tchotchkes; and I'm thinking of getting into 3D printing. I like the feeling of creativity, aiming towards (and thus limited by) a specific goal of meaning or representation, which again feels like it mirrors parts of role-playing gaming. No, I don't do costuming or cosplay; that's a whole different skills set.
I dabble in small electronics and light computer programming, and in household electrical work (nothing big; just stuff like replacing electrical outlets, switches, or lamps, and linking in home automation). LEDs are just fun, and I want to do more with them. (I first got into this soldering lights for the witches in Macbeth to hide in their palms, with a battery pack up the sleeve. So one hobby led to another....) I like the structure and precision, both the caution in keeping yourself safe and the need to make sure materials are well-used. I see some RPG connections there, too, perhaps.
I read a fair bit, in current news/politics, as well as in history and science, and in genre (fantasy/sf) fiction. I like knowing where things come from and how they work... which again makes it a great gaming-adjacent activity, for world-creation or in-play improvisation.
If eating is a hobby, well, I enjoy exploring ethnic food and odd restaurants, particularly when I can learn more about the foreign nation or culture. I used to do more bicycling (on a recumbent), including an annual 180-mile charity ride from Houston to Austin; if I did more of that, I probably wouldn't have to be as careful about the eating....
I also used to watch more TV and streaming media, but the above tend to leave less time for that sort of thing, even as the available options for programming have exploded. I try to keep up with the highlights, though I'm often a few years behind on popular titles.
Mad_Jack
Legend
I recreationally plot the murders of friends and coworkers... 
I was a member of the RKO Army, the Rhode Island Rocky Horror Picture Show cast for eight years, and used to perform at the national conventions. I have the lips and movie logo tattooed on my right shoulderblade. I've attended somewhere over five hundred shows in twelve US states, and performed in ten of them. I've met several of the Transylvanians, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quin, and Sal Piro (President of the official RHPS fan club).
I've done more traditional theatre off and on during high school and college, and have dabbled in special effects and prosthetics make-up, costuming and set/prop building.
Since I'm not allowed to mention gaming-related stuff, I'll talk about my "collecting", lol. I collect the old TSR and Ral Partha box sets and blisters of the official AD&D miniatures as a separate hobby from gaming with them. I also collect old D&D merch, such as the old video games, toys (I have a pretty good chunk of the old LJN toy line from the 1980's) and random stuff like pencil sharpeners and candy.
I also somewhat haphazardly collect random interesting things that happen to find their way to me, such as some old books from the 1800's and an 1874 Lorenz rifle bayonet.
I do snapshot photography, mostly nature-based, and I also do a lot of Photoshop-type stuff.
I've sort of started a bit of a quest to learn to count to ten or higher in as many languages as I can (English, Spanish, French, Irish, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Mandarin at the moment)...
Honestly, though, mainly I just make things: I've dabbled in everything from building furniture to baking cookies...
I was a member of the RKO Army, the Rhode Island Rocky Horror Picture Show cast for eight years, and used to perform at the national conventions. I have the lips and movie logo tattooed on my right shoulderblade. I've attended somewhere over five hundred shows in twelve US states, and performed in ten of them. I've met several of the Transylvanians, Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quin, and Sal Piro (President of the official RHPS fan club).
I've done more traditional theatre off and on during high school and college, and have dabbled in special effects and prosthetics make-up, costuming and set/prop building.
Since I'm not allowed to mention gaming-related stuff, I'll talk about my "collecting", lol. I collect the old TSR and Ral Partha box sets and blisters of the official AD&D miniatures as a separate hobby from gaming with them. I also collect old D&D merch, such as the old video games, toys (I have a pretty good chunk of the old LJN toy line from the 1980's) and random stuff like pencil sharpeners and candy.
I also somewhat haphazardly collect random interesting things that happen to find their way to me, such as some old books from the 1800's and an 1874 Lorenz rifle bayonet.
I do snapshot photography, mostly nature-based, and I also do a lot of Photoshop-type stuff.
I've sort of started a bit of a quest to learn to count to ten or higher in as many languages as I can (English, Spanish, French, Irish, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Mandarin at the moment)...
Honestly, though, mainly I just make things: I've dabbled in everything from building furniture to baking cookies...
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