that's so cool! It's really a very friendly community. People dedicate so much of their life to these games and they understand the passion of another player. Being an illustrator, I've always been around "Magic the Gathering", "D&D", etc. But never played... I was one of those 'dancing awayers.'
What I find fascination is the human need to collect things, or create collections... Everyone collects something - coins, gems, bugs, cards - its the ability to turn a single item into a series that adds value to the item.
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