MaxKaladin
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Re: eh?
I was just thinking something similar.
Christian Walker said:What's a basement?
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So. Cal.
I was just thinking something similar.
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Moe Ronalds
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We play in a basement, but that's because it's not only the room of the guy whose house we play at (not to mention the fact that there's the most room and the least interruption) but also because it's very likely the classiest place in our entire town.
WanderingMonster
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Re: eh?
It's where middle America hides in case of natural disasters. Being born and raised in California, I can say that the equivalent for you would be playing D&D in a door frame or underneath a sturdy table.
Christian Walker said:What's a basement?
Signed,
So. Cal.
It's where middle America hides in case of natural disasters. Being born and raised in California, I can say that the equivalent for you would be playing D&D in a door frame or underneath a sturdy table.
MarauderX
Explorer
Well, I suppose the same could be said for playing poker too. One of my friends has entire basement completely furnished with everything: pool table, official poker table, foosball, darts....
And he spends most of his time there, never going upstairs as it was supposed to be kept prestine for his wife and newborn daughter.
And instead of playing there, we went to another guy's place. And there we were in his basement. Poker game being dealt while we were sitting at this table next to the washer & dryer while the dining room table upstairs would have been far more comfortable and easier to get to the fridge for drinks. Why? We had no idea, and we made fun of the two of them for 1/2 the night, but it was still fun nonetheless.
And he spends most of his time there, never going upstairs as it was supposed to be kept prestine for his wife and newborn daughter.
And instead of playing there, we went to another guy's place. And there we were in his basement. Poker game being dealt while we were sitting at this table next to the washer & dryer while the dining room table upstairs would have been far more comfortable and easier to get to the fridge for drinks. Why? We had no idea, and we made fun of the two of them for 1/2 the night, but it was still fun nonetheless.
Bloodsparrow
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Well, I only ever had one group that played in anything that remotely resembled a basement. (Mostly because, as previously noted, I live in Southern CA and we don't generally have basements here. And if we do, I've seen them, they tend to be very very small.)
The group played in the "game room" of one of the player's apartment building. We would all sit around the pool table and play. The only reason we were down there is that his Dad's apartment was too small for all of us. While this game room was not Underground, per sae, it was basementy in that stuffy, humid, crappy lighting, cinderblock walls sort of way.
It was vexing because the lights did not have your normal on/off switch. It being the public room for an apartment complex, the lights were on a timer. So after a while, the lights would just go out, and they never had the good graces to do this at a particularly dramatic or cool moment.
The other thing I never really got about playing down there was that the place was in Redondo. So we were literally across the street from the beach. So what were we doing in that dank game room when paradise was just outside the door? The answer being, of course, that "paradise" has a tendency to be windy and sandy... And, when the sun goes down, dark and cold. (Well, cold for California anyway.
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All in all, I think people play where there's a) room, b) few distractions, and c) less chance of bothering people. A basement, or basement like room, usually fits all of those requirements.
The best way to deal with the problem, if you really don't like playing in the basement, and you don't want to ask the host if the game can be moved to another part of their house, is to invite the group to play over at your place for a few sessions.
Before the group gets there, set up where ever you feel is best at your place. After a few sessions of gaming in a cushy non-basement, they'll prolly want to move the session themselves if and when the game moves back to it's original location.
The group played in the "game room" of one of the player's apartment building. We would all sit around the pool table and play. The only reason we were down there is that his Dad's apartment was too small for all of us. While this game room was not Underground, per sae, it was basementy in that stuffy, humid, crappy lighting, cinderblock walls sort of way.
It was vexing because the lights did not have your normal on/off switch. It being the public room for an apartment complex, the lights were on a timer. So after a while, the lights would just go out, and they never had the good graces to do this at a particularly dramatic or cool moment.
The other thing I never really got about playing down there was that the place was in Redondo. So we were literally across the street from the beach. So what were we doing in that dank game room when paradise was just outside the door? The answer being, of course, that "paradise" has a tendency to be windy and sandy... And, when the sun goes down, dark and cold. (Well, cold for California anyway.
)All in all, I think people play where there's a) room, b) few distractions, and c) less chance of bothering people. A basement, or basement like room, usually fits all of those requirements.
The best way to deal with the problem, if you really don't like playing in the basement, and you don't want to ask the host if the game can be moved to another part of their house, is to invite the group to play over at your place for a few sessions.
Before the group gets there, set up where ever you feel is best at your place. After a few sessions of gaming in a cushy non-basement, they'll prolly want to move the session themselves if and when the game moves back to it's original location.
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KnowTheToe
First Post
How do you live without a basement? What do you do with all your crap? (Holiday decorations, tools, tubs full of books, camping gear, fitness equipment etc..
Christian Walker
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KnowTheToe said:
In Cali we park our cars (worth thousands of dollars) on the street, while the garages are used to store 10 tons of useless junk.
Weird.
I might get me one of them basements, though. I could use it as a bunker to hide from Raider Fan, when he's on a drunken rampage.
WayneLigon
Adventurer
Many, many times I've wished I had a house with a basement. The first house that I lived in that saw gaming had a huge room over the garage, encompassing the entire span of a large two car garage (when that meant you could put two pickup trucks in it and have room left over, as oppossed to the 'barely enough room for two compacts' I see more and more) and more. I don't think any home built within the last 40 years on flat ground has a basement around here.
A friend of mine, though, lived in the hilly section of the city and HE had a basement. Man, did he have a basement! It ran under the entire length of his house. It was three rooms. One room was pure storage, the small middle one was where all the utility stuff was, then the other side was the gaming room/book room/miniatures storage/magazine storage room. Simply amazing.
A friend of mine, though, lived in the hilly section of the city and HE had a basement. Man, did he have a basement! It ran under the entire length of his house. It was three rooms. One room was pure storage, the small middle one was where all the utility stuff was, then the other side was the gaming room/book room/miniatures storage/magazine storage room. Simply amazing.
enworldatemylogin
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Don't think I've ever played in a basement, but who knows, I've been playing a long time. Of course, what nobody has pointed out is how basements can somewhat resemble those dungeons we seem to love so much.
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