I've played RPGs at various periods over the past 15+ years, depending on groups I could find to fit my schedule. That had long been the challenge, but the advent of online RPG via chat and platforms such as Roll 20 has been incredibly helpful. Most of my experience is within the D&D, Pathfinder, and WoD realms, but I'm really interested in playing within systems I'm less familiar with and learning new games.
I'm quite fond of gnomes, as my avatar might suggest, but I enjoy playing a wide variety of characters. My preference is for text-based gaming. I think one of the things I love most about RPGs is the collaborative storytellling aspect.
(Image credit can be found here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/41671-DSG-706-D-amp-D-Characters-Gnome-Wizard)