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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oryzarius" data-source="post: 9651035" data-attributes="member: 61736">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.</blockquote>

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