Name:
Coyote (yes, that's my real name)
Favorite games:
I've been playing various forms of D&D since I was nine years old - Pathfinder is my current favorite incarnation. I also really enjoy
Eclipse Phase for sci-fi. But I've enjoyed long campaigns of Cyberpunk, Shadowrun (early editions, not later ones), Champions, Tri-Stat, Call of Cthulhu, and the old West End Games version of Star Wars.
Non-gaming hobbies:
Art, writing, etymology, philosophy.
Where I live:
Colorado, United states of America.
I've been gaming since 1979 - that's 35 years, so I've been gaming for longer than many of my friends, including my husband, have been alive. I kind of credit RPGs with helping me go from an incredibly socially awkward nerd that other kids picked on, to someone with confidence, and a sense of self-worth. Gamers were always just accepting enough of weirdos to provide a chance to learn to interact with others, while still insisting on a certain level of social graces.
I've always felt that RPGs challenged one's creative side, but more than that, they allow people to explore ideas, concepts, philosophies, ethics, and morality, from wildly different perspectives. Being able to explore and experience different rules from the norm - with other people sharing the journey - has, I believe, broadened my mind and that of many, many gamers over the years.
One of the things peculiar to role-playing games, is that they're one of the few forms of non-sports play that the gamers may play as children, and continue to enjoy for the rest of their lives. They're a way to continue to play make-believe, without guilt, when most other childhood play is left behind. I think that allows us to retain some of the best, most enriching things from our early lives, and make them ever richer, more developed and mature.
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