Ultimate Game Table Coming to eBAY

[Dracorat]

For me, I think my unhappiness is caused largely by two things:

1) I hate the desert. Having grown up here, I look around and see death, decay, things that bite you, hot summer days and sharp plants that hurt. I long for rolling hills with trees...

2) I dislike the Mexican culture. I am not saying anything about the people - please don't take this is some sort of racist remark. Just for myself, I dislike the Mexican culture. It isn't me. It isn't anything I like. It drives me crazy. And yet, I'm not only surrounded by it, my home town is succumbing more and more to it.

I really would like to get away.

But my children are here (I am divorced) and so I am here to stay. For there is nothing else more important to me than them.

 

[Lanefan]

The holes allow players to send messages back and forth to the GM.

Yes, it just works with gravity.

You put you message in the metal orb, and put it into the "send" hole, and it comes down to the GM's feet. The GM station has 6 holes at the top to send to each player station. Each is marked with a little tag holder, so you can put the character's name in each spot. (Just another detail for fun.) The GM recieves messages back in 2 channels at the feet.

Amusing idea, to be sure; but for player-to-player notes, they still have to throw the piece of paper across the table.

Each station needs its own notebook computer, with a network server buried inside the table structure somewhere. The DM needs a program that can show each player their own map of what they see, including where the other PC's are (if known). And so on. (but I don't think I'd want to play in that game...)

Lanefan

 

[Agyris]

Well, yeah, you don't need to automate everything do you?



Like I've said, the message delivery system was just a fun thing we integrated to the table. While it's not entirely practical, we were attempting to build something over the top.

I really enjoy miniatures with my gaming, so for me the raised miniatures area is probably my favorite feature of the table. That, and making the most out of the player stations.

Before each session, I'd put some clue beneath the glass writing surface of each station... a "flavor" handout.

For instance, at the beginning of a Circus campaign I ran, I had a circus recruitment poster (8 1/2 x 11) under the glass... so that the players would get a sense of what they were seeing around town.

Once, when their ship got infested with bugs, I put little rubber cockroaches under the glass, here and there, to add to the ambience.

I've also put some basic charts under there for players, too.

 

[dazzlegas]

Okay, the Game Table is up on eBay!

Happy bidding!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultimate-RPG-Ga...oryZ2544QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Treebore]

Hm. I'm not able to place a bid right now. I'll try later.

 

[Maester Luwin]

Great table but alas too far away to get it. Happy bidding everyone! Maester Luwin

 

[dazzlegas]

Treebore: It doesn't work, or you don't have time to do it now?

Anyway, I hope it's the latter.

Take care,

Daniel

 

[Agamon]

I'd take the 16 hour drive to go get it, I have room for it, I just don't think I have a 43"+ doorway to get it in my house.

 

[dazzlegas]

You don't need a 43 inch door. I've got a standard door on my old house, and it goes through.

Basically, the top section comes off... 43 inches is the top on top of the 3 boxes.

So yeah, it goes through a normal doorway. It's about 14 inches wide on it's side.

Hope this helps.

 

[Treebore]

It didn't work, but I have my tracking bid in now. I've noticed "new" listings sometimes have issues with working, until they have been up awhile.