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Damon Griffin wrote:
Steve Greer wrote:
Improved the link a little.
Linkage.
I seem to be having difficulty with eBay, so I won't be able to raise the bid on Van Richten's...Darklords.
If no one bids on Van Richten's...Werebeasts or Ancient Dead, I'd like those, however.
griffin AT idworld DOT net
Thanks.
Just sent you an e-mail, Damon.
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thenorthman wrote:
Hey all,
I purchased a Sultan at Gencon 2008. I got it right before my birthday in December 08'
I absolutely love it. I did finally get it its own room so people are correct about that. That it would need its own room to be a good game table.
IF I had known they were going to come out with the Emissary I would of waited. BUT that is not to say that I wouldn't eventually get the Sultan as well. Once you have the Sultan it is very SWEET! There is nothing like it.
Here are photos from Gencon 2009
LINK
Here are photos of my own Sultan. It is a great table. I love the unadvertised interior space that can hold a lot of stuff. I also like that I can have my Dwarven Forge stuff set up for a crawl and have it covered. WHile the "game keeper" that I have is one large cover, I am getting from Geek Chic the new improved "leaves" that cover the top so I can reveal it piece by piece.
LINK
This is a table my son will enjoy....so I can not fault the cost. In five years I bet it will be selling from geek chic for $500 to $1000 more.
Sean
Your Link-fu is weak. I have made it strong, though I still cannot access your pictures since I don't use Facebook. :|
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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Steve, do you have a deal for combined shipping? I looked around, but I didn't find it.
I have this statment on most of my recently posted items under shipping instructions:
Please purchase multiple miniatures to get more bang for your buck! Plenty of minis can ship in a single box. :)
So, yeah, I definitely combine shipping. I guess I need to have that message in a more prominent area. Sorry.
Also, I take 50% off the shipping costs for purchases of $50 or more.
I provide FREE shipping for purchases of $100 or more.
I'm still a little bit new with selling on e-bay. Eventually, I'll remember to add all of these extra details in ALL of my listings. LOL.
I need to make myself a template to use each time.
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I haven't chimed in on these types of threads in a while, but here's a little advice.
I have had a ton of players like this over the past 25 years. A lot of people need a little nudge to get going.
Whenever I started a new campaign or someone brought in a new character the first thing I did was hand them a Character Personality Generator. It was just a little sheet I had saved as a Word document. I'd print one out or e-mail it to them and have them fill it out and hang on to it. I'd keep a copy for myself as well to refer to when I wanted to throw some character development in to the campaign.
The sheet went something like this:
1. Your name:
2. Your character's name:
3. What does your character look like?
4. Any distinguishing or unusual marks?
5. Any specific character traits? (ex: lisp, bad temper, nervous, etc.)
6. Does he/she have any family? If so, who are they?
7. What are some of your character's likes?
8. Dislikes?
9. What is your character's catchphrase, if any?
10. Why did he/she become an adventurer?
11. What are some of his/her short term goals?
12. Long term goals?
13. What would your character do if he/she had 5,000 gp?
14. How about 50,000 gp?
15. What are some of your character's favorite foods/drinks?
16. Is there anything that he/she really hates or fears?
Once my players started thinking about these questions, they quickly visualized the character they wanted to play. Making up things like their character traits (#5 above) gave them more motivation to role-play because they now had a fun quirk or gimmick to act out.
There were a bunch of other good pointers above as well. Calling your players by their character names, having pictures of their characters and their names on a placcard in front of them, promoting good roleplay by setting the example by doing so yourself, and keeping your group down to 6 players or less... Those are all great ways to promote good roleplay.
I would AVOID awarding xp to players for roleplaying. I tried it before and all you're going to do is alienate those players that aren't as comfortable doing it as those that are and create bad feeling between them. DON'T DO IT.
Some other ideas:
Use mood music softly playing in the background. And I don't mean your favorite rock or metal mix. I'm talking D&D music (or whatever genre you play). Conan, Harry Potter, LotR soundtracks work wonders.
You could also play by lantern or candlelight or just dim the lights so that light is focused on the game table and mat. By dimming lights you fade out the surrounding distractions. Out of sight, out of mind goes a long way towards keeping players focused on the game and puts them more in the mood to immerse themselves in the world your creating for them.
Most importantly, remember that you CANNOT make someone role-play if they just don't want to. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it." Try to promote it as best you can and enjoy those players that do contribute to the roleplaying, but don't get frustrated with those that don't. If you just can't have fun without everyone role-playing on the same level, then you need to find another group that does.
Anyway, that's all the advice I have for now. Hope mine and other's tips help you.
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Sharoth wrote:
Steve Greer wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Steve, I jsut recieved my two books, Guide to Hell and the Spell Compendium. Thank you again for doing this. I will take good care of these books.
Awesome. And thanks for letting me know you got it. I've wondered about every mini and book I've sent out if they are arriving ok and in good condition. My fear is that one of the really nice minis I've mailed out to someone is going to arrive to them all broken and chipped.
Anytime my friend. I am glad that I could inform you about them. ~looks through the books again~ You took great care of them. Thanks.
Also, are you going to put any more books up on e-bay anytime soon? I was just wondering.
Whenever I can get some more time to take some pictures and post them, I'll have a lot more to list. More coming this week for sure.
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Matthew Morris wrote:
Stewart Perkins wrote:
Steve Greer wrote:
Added stuff
You sir make me sad.... Sad that you have to sell stuff you've accumulated and worked on for years.... and sad I am so very broke I cannot take advantage of your wonderful minis. I am a mini enthusuiast(sp) and I love your carefully painted minis, and have drooled over all you've posted. The assorted dungeon props are especially tempting, as was the dual weilding barbarian lady (I bid but lost that one :P). If I too wasn't financially strapped you would have already sold all of these. :)
+1 (I want to cry that I can't buy the fire giant or the griffon.)
I'll have you know that the Fire Giant mini has struck awe and fear in my players many a time. It's nice when you know you're going to stomp your players that you can put a nice big a*skicker like him on the table to do it. LOL. :)
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The Outlaw Josie Whales wrote:
Steve,
I just bought the ogre. Will you combine shipping if I pick up more items.
Sent you a reply via e-bay but I'll reply here too. Yes, I do combine shipping and actually recommend that you guys buy at least a couple items since you won't have to pay shipping costs on everything. Little more bang for you buck that way. Just be sure to request combined shipping and let me know when you're finished buying so I can send you one invoice for it all.
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Turin the Mad wrote:
Polishing the blades, did you say?
Do tell!
Well, if I have enough area on a sword, shield, or any other metal object on my minis to work with, I use a hobby knife (Exacto Blade) to gently scrape off the primer and surface residue until I get a shiny surface. Then I use a Tri-Grit sanding stick (by Squadron Tools), which looks kinda like a lady's nail file/emery board, to sand out the little nicks and rough areas with the coursest side, then sand it a bit more with the buffing surface, then go over it one more time with the polishing surface (the sanding stick has 3 separate surfaces on it, thus the name Tri-Grit).
It's pretty easy and you get a much more visually appealing mini than simply slapping on some silver paint. The effect is especialy cool when you can polish the armor too.
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BenS wrote:
Steve Greer wrote:
Just added several more books/adventure modules. You can click any of the links above and then click on the "View Sellers Other Items" link over on the right side to see the entire list of items.
Ok, I'm not an eBay virgin anymore. I bought 2 of your 2nd edition modules. I didn't realize eBay charged s/h for each and every item. That must be their part of the take, I guess.
** spoiler omitted **
Ben, you can combine shipping on items. If you purchase more stuff from me, wait until you get my bill (via e-bay) before you send the funds through PayPal. I can adjust it so that you only get one s/h fee for your purchases. I can refund you the extra cash on the s/h or provide free shipping on something else you buy from me. Just lemme know which you'd prefer. :)
Oh, and really cool to hear about your choice of adventure to run. Hope to hear more!
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BenS wrote:
Steve, I'm not very versed in things e-Bay. Do you have a page there where all your stuff is linked to? All I'm able to do is link to individual things already posted in this thread (and most likely gone).
I have all 3.x issues of Dungeon, and pretty much what I need from Dragon. If you happen to have that elusive 2nd ed. issue of Dungeon that has Wolfgang's Empire of the Ghouls, though, let's talk ;-)
At this stage, my collection is mainly lacking/desiring certain 3.x modules by Necromancer Games & Dungeon Crawl Classics. I also can't get enough of Fiery Dragon counters.
I'll check back later tonight to see if you've posted new items or responded. Thanks much!
If you type in my e-bay handle in the search box... OldPainterSteve... it should bring up all items I'm selling. There's also an option that says something like "More items by this seller"...
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BenS wrote:
Steve Greer wrote:
Just put up the following from my D&D books collection:
ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=250465071682]Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead[/url]
I have a few more I'll add in the coming days and I have a poopload of splat books and modules I'll put up with pictures soon.
Gah! I just looked for this and you sold it to the 1st bidder for a measly $12. I would have paid you more for it, b/c I like your work and would like to help you out w/ whatever you're going through financially. So no more selling to the "Buy it now!" crowd, ok? j/k
Maybe I'll have better luck w/ your next batch of stuff. Though I can only check this out at night PST...
There's a ton of stuff still up there for a reasonable or cheap price (one or the other). I'll be posting up my v. 3.5 Monster Manual, Monster Manual II, and Monster Manual III as well as my Spell Compendium later on today. I'm also putting up a slew of 1st and 2nd edition adventure modules (some still in the shrink wrap!). So check out all my listings this evening, Ben.
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BluePigeon wrote:
Jonathan_Shade wrote:
Excellent idea! We need more Paizo love in Vegas.
Bring all you can. I live in Vegas and I feel I'm the only Paizo gamer here.
::Cough, Cough::
Err... Hello?!
Oh, and if Vegas gamers are all sounding off here then be sure you make a note of this event.
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Hi, Everyone!
After many years of running games, I've called it quits as a GM. Over the years I've amassed a pretty large collection of hand-painted lead miniatures and books. There are a few people from these boards that have actually been in my home and seen my collection that can vouch that though I'm no Rembrant, I'm pretty skilled with a paint brush.
If anyone plans on being in the Las Vegas, Nevada area in the near future, I will be hosting a private sale of most of my miniatures and many of my books and other odds and ends for very cheap (or in some cases FREE).
The sale will take place June 6-7, 2:00-5:00 pm both days.
If you are interested in attending, you can e-mail me at sgreer@lvcoxmail.com for the location.
I still plan on playing in other people's games and anxiously await my first Pathfinder RPG game session. :) I also have not given up writing just in case anyone is wondering. :p
Oh, and FYI, many of my miniatures have been used during the playtesting of the modules I've written, if that kind of that thing interests you (I can give a little show and tell of each specific one).
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nedleeds wrote:
<facepalm>
Flesh Tearer Shark
... how about ... "Shark" ... Why is there no MM entry for "Brown Bear" but I'm sure we'll get "Reaping Face-Mauling Donkey Raping Flesh Fiend Bear of Orcus" ...
LOL LOL LOL
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