Has anyone used something other than the circular table described in the adventure? The problem with such a table is that the Prince of Redhand describes the servants lifting the great cake at the feast's finale onto the table, at which point the statue of Zeech on top falls off & rolls into a PC's lap. To put such a cake onto the center of the table, the servants would have to walk ON the table. Not to mention, Zeech's view would be blocked.
I was considering having all the food on a "serving tables" off to the side, from which the servants will dish out food at the dining table. The cake could start collapsing & one of the servants could try to stop the Zeech effigy from hitting the floor, but it bounces off his platter & onto the table. This way, Zeech retains his full view of all his guests, which wouldn't be possible with a rectangular table or with a huge cake blocking his view.
Thoughts?
I actually plum forgot the table was circular. I drew out a table that looked like a worm, to give that extra bit of paranoia to my players.
While the round table evokes ironic images of Camelot (King Arthur, Prince Zeech ain't), it does seem unusual that none of the servants could reach the center. Consider a careless servant pushing the cake into the center of the table, thus unsettling it, which would in turn lead to its collapse.
I love the idea of the worm shaped table. It is great, and would also allow for a large number of guests. If the table only sways a little, as it were, then Zeech would even be able to see most all the guests at once. Of course he could also place less wanted guests away from his view in the case of a more sinuous shape.