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  • @dwylaw
    @dwylaw Před 7 lety +5551

    So, where can I get a custom built gaming table with a pre-installed Matt Mercer?

  • @jackiea.7971
    @jackiea.7971 Před 5 lety +696

    The battle field is red,
    The encounter is done,
    You’ll find the reveal at 8:51.

  • @__shifty
    @__shifty Před 5 lety +348

    "so what do you usually have on your table?"
    .
    "mini's"
    .
    "SO builder guy, you got enough to work with here?"
    .
    "absolutely!"

    • @WellintentionedWarlock
      @WellintentionedWarlock Před 4 lety +10

      lol I noticed that too. They tried to solve the 'mini's' problem but created more problems

  • @doorjamm23
    @doorjamm23 Před 5 lety +965

    FAN: "better than the birth of my son!"
    WIFE: "sign these documents then pack your things"

    • @harestius
      @harestius Před 4 lety +9

      scenery for the show... Almost every show does that

    • @weirdkid5010
      @weirdkid5010 Před 4 lety +65

      Imagine his son watching this years later

    • @alejandrovalenzuela7994
      @alejandrovalenzuela7994 Před 4 lety +9

      great, more time to play

    • @molly386
      @molly386 Před 4 lety +19

      i love d&d but... surely you’d love your children more than a gaming table? lmao

    • @davespringer777
      @davespringer777 Před 4 lety +7

      His son will have those legs all chipped up before long. So, it'll work itself out.

  • @squizill
    @squizill Před 5 lety +2213

    Heres a d&d table, oh btw u get a 4 inch square to roll dice on lol

    • @anikidwolfy
      @anikidwolfy Před 5 lety +276

      and a tablet to message your friends who are sat directly infront of you, damage to communication skill *rolls 20*

    • @lilitulee
      @lilitulee Před 5 lety +134

      @@anikidwolfy I thought the tablets were to help avoid verbal metagaming

    • @TopGunGEneral
      @TopGunGEneral Před 5 lety +87

      Now the players can metagame non-verbally.

    • @N3rdZon3
      @N3rdZon3 Před 5 lety +134

      As far as my experience goes, Tablets and Smartphones as communication tools can be very valuable towards your DnD campaign because players and the DM can communicate with no one else noticing it. Imagine one player has a special skill that let's him gather special information. If the DM textes those information to the Player, he can decide, what parts of this information, if any, he would like to reveal to his teammates. Especially for a chaotic or evil player this might be interesting. If the DM announces those things publicly then this whole possibility is gone. Having an electronic way of communication can be very helpful. + things like maps, puzzle items etc. can be viewed by anyone at the same time. Less realistic but more convenient and especially with maps i'd like to have this option

    • @vedadtr3509
      @vedadtr3509 Před 5 lety +46

      Im poisoning all.of my friend's pets for the last 10 sessions. I message the dm and he rolls. Dude has no idea why his pets keep dying

  • @KingsBard
    @KingsBard Před 7 lety +2716

    "Better than the birth of my son" You just asked for a divorce

    • @Raesling1
      @Raesling1 Před 7 lety +99

      Yup, I was wondering if that was his way of saying he hated his wife.

    • @dharkann
      @dharkann Před 7 lety +20

      well deserved tbh.

    • @Dracoleon
      @Dracoleon Před 7 lety +4

      Kingofgames2000 oh without a doubt

    • @joaopedrofontes20111
      @joaopedrofontes20111 Před 7 lety +110

      well actualy who needs a wife and son if u have tha beauty table at home...

    • @pokenationoriginal3539
      @pokenationoriginal3539 Před 7 lety +5

      joe fontes I couldn't agree more

  • @stopjimin8601
    @stopjimin8601 Před 5 lety +169

    having such a small roll space is so strange to me in a game so largely involved with rolling dice- sacrificing space for rolls in order to fit a drink lmaooo...

    • @westingtyler1
      @westingtyler1 Před rokem

      yeah that was a little weird to me. Corridor Crew's Son of a Dungeon has the little hexagonal bowl things people roll dice in. in this setup here, I see dice falling on the floor a LOT. I'ma make a better table, and this vid is good research on some possible pitfalls.

  • @Slidemoon
    @Slidemoon Před 5 lety +1181

    "I wish we all had tablets so we could communicate with each other during the game." said no role-player ever.

    • @clonetrooper4583
      @clonetrooper4583 Před 5 lety +87

      It's to maintain secrecy though. Let's say you went to a different room with the bard and you want to talk to him alone.

    • @mallman23
      @mallman23 Před 5 lety +46

      Or think you need to send some secret info that only that character knows (but you can just use your phone)

    • @Lainlegend
      @Lainlegend Před 5 lety +20

      dnd beyond app character sheets and stuff are great tho

    • @oldripbeak355
      @oldripbeak355 Před 4 lety +24

      A lot of sessions have involved note passing, this is just one step up.

    • @ragglerock2682
      @ragglerock2682 Před 4 lety +6

      it's for private communication

  • @destroyrebelscum7930
    @destroyrebelscum7930 Před 7 lety +564

    smh she didnt even roll to hit or damage

    • @BloodyBay
      @BloodyBay Před 7 lety +25

      If that's a Wand of Maximized Magic Missiles, she doesn't need to roll anything. ;-)

    • @destroyrebelscum7930
      @destroyrebelscum7930 Před 7 lety +4

      But she did roll a d20 for initiative which is not the right dice

    • @morganmcpherson4332
      @morganmcpherson4332 Před 7 lety +35

      DestroyRebelScum d20 is used for initiative in 5e

    • @destroyrebelscum7930
      @destroyrebelscum7930 Před 7 lety +4

      Pink Horror Gaming im used to old school never played 5e before

    • @morganmcpherson4332
      @morganmcpherson4332 Před 7 lety +18

      DestroyRebelScum gotcha. well in 5e a d20 is used for pretty much everything that isnt damage

  • @MrReded69
    @MrReded69 Před 7 lety +256

    That dice rolling surface is pretty small. I think a dinner plate sized surface or a 15"x 8" rectangle, both felt bottomed and with 2 to 3 inch high walls would work better. That small dice pad looks like it will result in lots of dice falling off the table and arguments about what was a legit roll. Maybe I'm just prejudiced. To me, just dropping a dice like that isn't rolling.

    • @RuaLupa
      @RuaLupa Před 7 lety +10

      I think a lip on a bigger dice tray would have been better - maybe sunk into the wood? That or dice towers that are built in or sneakily stored some how and whipped out come game time. *shrugs*

    • @bobbytwoshades9986
      @bobbytwoshades9986 Před 5 lety +6

      No, I agree with you and Rua. Not only do I feel like the places to roll the dice are too small or need a lip but as a DM I would hate to have a drawer push me farther away from the table every time I wanted to look at my stuff I would rather have a drawer on each side of me. I think that the idea is great the concept is great and the product that they came out with is really good but it could definitely use some work. Fan? maybe... Super fan? not so much.

    • @derda3209
      @derda3209 Před 5 lety +1

      Just use a cup to roll the dice lol

    • @I_am_not_funny
      @I_am_not_funny Před 5 lety

      Yahtzee!

  • @YorkshireNutte
    @YorkshireNutte Před 5 lety +832

    Yes, players rolling dice in their drawer where the DM can't see them.
    "Oh, natural 20, again!"
    "Dude, that's your 4th natural 20 in the past 20 minutes..."

    • @Infernal_Nipple
      @Infernal_Nipple Před 4 lety +19

      Yeah, on a pretty small area. I am pretty sure none will drop to the ground.

    • @berndarndt9924
      @berndarndt9924 Před 4 lety +43

      If you have that kind of players maybe you should switch the group!

    • @Reaperdeathpunch
      @Reaperdeathpunch Před 4 lety +5

      The players next to them will hopefully snitch on them.

    • @MrVdots
      @MrVdots Před 4 lety +3

      Had a guy did that, made him roll on avrea he rolled a nat 1 and complained about bot. *Smug*

    • @minnion2871
      @minnion2871 Před 4 lety +2

      I mean things I'd be concerned with with this table is durability... Too much weight on the drawers could lead to broken drawers(Which would render them useless for holding the books, though perhaps that is the real reason they added the tablets, which would let you look up stuff in the players handbook or other source books without setting the weight of 3-4 or more souce books on an open drawer....) Also I could see the leg sculpts potentially getting damaged by moving the chairs... (Frankly I think carving the giant fighting a dragon would have been better as a wood relief/inlay so that there isn't any stuff sticking out to bumped by sliding chairs in and out as the players move to sit down.)
      Also as others have pointed out better dice rolling surfaces would most likely be larger....
      Overall I think I'd prefer a table that has a sturdy surface that is compatible with wet/dry erase markers and a grid would be better than a glass toped TV screen. (So that players aren't afraid of breaking/scratching/damaging the game table with an errant dice roll of their metal novelty dice..)

  • @gamemythtabletop4645
    @gamemythtabletop4645 Před 5 lety +168

    DAMMIT, I was expecting to see that d20 in the thumbnail :(

    • @Dodger24
      @Dodger24 Před 4 lety

      Yeah unfortuantely that d20 doesnt actually exist, its just graphic art

  • @snakeace0
    @snakeace0 Před 7 lety +519

    its kinda ironic that matthew mercer is propably twice the D&D fan. Poor lad must be droolin in jealousy right now :(

    • @choiceofmusicROCK
      @choiceofmusicROCK Před 7 lety +25

      who knows maybe he has one in his dungeon sitting unseen in the shadows

    • @snakeace0
      @snakeace0 Před 7 lety +55

      Tom Frost Tbh im really glad he didnt go digital on his maps , the care and love he puts into his physical battlegrounds is always awe inducing . ( but damn i would pay for those table legs alone )

    • @KimekOwnz
      @KimekOwnz Před 7 lety +7

      He deserves one but a lot bigger and better :)

    • @Crokto
      @Crokto Před 7 lety +5

      i think he'd take advantage of the digital maps thing, but would still build set pieces for 3d shenanigans

    • @skotosman
      @skotosman Před 7 lety +13

      He needs one that seats seven plus one DM obviously.

  • @LeafFire333
    @LeafFire333 Před 7 lety +100

    Matthew Freak-in Mercer!!!! Can't be a D&D video without him

  • @gamesboy6
    @gamesboy6 Před 5 lety +869

    As cool as this table was, the presentation of this show felt very quick, superficial and insincere.

    • @samcanham6215
      @samcanham6215 Před 4 lety +12

      yeah

    • @Tyler_Gomola
      @Tyler_Gomola Před 4 lety +35

      Agreed. Super patronizing

    • @Mutiny960
      @Mutiny960 Před 4 lety +20

      It was, they even had the token "Girl Gamer" to make it politically correct. Only an idiot wouldn't realize they give no fucks about anything they're talking about.

    • @Tyler_Gomola
      @Tyler_Gomola Před 4 lety +58

      It very much felt like the people who were actual fans of dnd are the guys making the table and matt mercer. Like even the guy who got the table was faking it.

    • @Mikalon90
      @Mikalon90 Před 4 lety +14

      Thats the feeling i have with every american TV Show

  • @_myst_4267
    @_myst_4267 Před 5 lety +259

    The monitor under the table for maps was a cool idea, but I don't see why they added tablets for the players. It seems like it'll just distract them more than help them

    • @Eternal_Tank
      @Eternal_Tank Před 5 lety +19

      So evil chars could talk with the dm for plot twist without the party metagaming i guess. I also heard that some people like to have other players not know whats happening when they are split up.

    • @Minoze
      @Minoze Před 5 lety +24

      With a tablet they could just open D&D Beyond and not have to print their characters.

    • @daveshaw5328
      @daveshaw5328 Před 5 lety +6

      Bjarne Detlefs it’s a way of controlling information to keep up the immersion.

    • @c17bykenshi67
      @c17bykenshi67 Před 5 lety +6

      Yeah, like the one time I fell into a pit and found a treasure chest, I wanted nobody to know but since the dm has to tell me all of China knew that I found a treasure

    • @BBBrox
      @BBBrox Před 4 lety +2

      Cool idea, yes. But, monitors and TVs are not designed to be displayed horizontal. They actually can get hot and won't vent when horizontal. Plus, viewing angle could be a concern, often they are designed for correct colour/bright from certain angles... those angles are not designed for 'table top' design. Cool, yes.. but does it actually work when trying to play? Similar to your thoughts on the tablets.... why???? I don't understand how that adds to D&D gameplay. Overall, great and interesting idea, but I think more style than substance for actual play.

  • @w0mblemania
    @w0mblemania Před 7 lety +1258

    I'd love for this series to concentrate more on the MAKING, and less of the Hollywood, reality-TV show tropes. Less music, fewer cutaways, fewer interviews, just more of the making, crafting, design, engineering. The real stuff, not the TV show fluff.

    • @tomaslecuna
      @tomaslecuna Před 7 lety +33

      *insert thank you GIF here

    • @Hellsong89
      @Hellsong89 Před 7 lety +15

      Yeap i totally agree. Heck some of these builds are things i would love to make, or at least take some parts of them to my own builds, but no i cant get the techniques pros are using, cause couple of bimbos need to show off theirs boobs in the screen..

    • @cyanjackson7689
      @cyanjackson7689 Před 7 lety +11

      Yeah in the beginning it was like that then they got new hosts and it just has gotten too theatrical

    • @imdeadserious6102
      @imdeadserious6102 Před 7 lety +1

      w0mbles move countries. That's not how it works here.

    • @NMan944
      @NMan944 Před 7 lety +11

      got to tested for that. Protip

  • @realchezboi
    @realchezboi Před 7 lety +61

    You pull the blue sheet...
    There is a Holy Cow.
    "Moo."

  • @cyclone7434
    @cyclone7434 Před 5 lety +105

    I don’t like the screen too honestly. It would’ve looked so much more authentic if it had been straight wood that had designs in it. And a map display over the top you you can use paper maps still and not worry about scratching it

    • @doodars9357
      @doodars9357 Před 5 lety +5

      Cyclone Dystress what would be cool is having maps marked into wood sheets that can be swapped out, that would keep an authentic look i in my opinion

    • @Infernal_Nipple
      @Infernal_Nipple Před 4 lety +1

      @@doodars9357 or pieces that could be flipped to reveal themselves as props on the other side. It would probably be cheaper than the TV + tablets to make. A lot more difficult to create though

    • @datgaming301
      @datgaming301 Před 4 lety +1

      I absolutly agree. ive been playing dnd for at least 15 years, and ive seen more drinks spilled right onto the battlemap than i can count. even with the cupholders idk if i would still want it.

  • @realpauldano
    @realpauldano Před 4 lety +70

    I feel like the only person there that knows what’s going on and how to play is Matt mercer

  • @Kogobean
    @Kogobean Před 7 lety +469

    wait Matt Mercer is in this!? how the hell did they get him in this?

    • @tnexus13
      @tnexus13 Před 7 lety +38

      chibimidget probably because of his role in 'Critical Roll' which is part of Geek and Sundry, which is run by Felicia Day, who is friends with the little guy.

    • @Benrad524
      @Benrad524 Před 7 lety

      Look up Critical Role

    • @Kogobean
      @Kogobean Před 7 lety +6

      Ben i have watched every episode of CR that's why i was like 'how'd they get him in this' cause i'm pretty sure he and the gang are on break until the new year.

    • @Kogobean
      @Kogobean Před 7 lety

      tnexus ah alright. he's a friend of a friend.

    • @Benrad524
      @Benrad524 Před 7 lety +4

      chibimidget
      Oh ok, sorry, some other people here have seemed like they didnt know Matt played D&D haha, and i was just trying to spread the good news that is CR haha

  • @GentleGiantDK
    @GentleGiantDK Před 7 lety +427

    They made one huge mistake with the build. The glass plate on top of the entire table is a problem if they want to continue using miniatures in their games. The distance from the screen surface to the top of the glass plate is simply too large. When you sit at the table the miniatures are going to look as if they're floating above the map and if you use a grid it's the miniatures aren't going to line up with it, from the player's perspective. At most you should only have a 2-3 mm sheet of plexiglass sitting directly on top of the screen (to protect it from scratches), within the bevel of the screen.
    And I've built a similar table, so I did the research on it and it works great with the thin sheet of plexiglass.
    But the rest of the table looks cool (not much space in those drawers, though, but I guess that's a subjective problem).

    • @RuaLupa
      @RuaLupa Před 7 lety +1

      What drawer design would you have done?

    • @bhartman42
      @bhartman42 Před 7 lety +64

      No drawers should be used at all. It's a terrible design decision. Players need more space than that. The die rolls should be on the table where the DM can see them not hidden in a drawer. Players also tend to lean forward to see the map so I hope the drawers have super heavy duty slides or bye bye drawer.

    • @Dan-hr1uj
      @Dan-hr1uj Před 5 lety +16

      Yeah, i liked the concept they put out here, but that table is too damn small for a D&D game

    • @RikkuTakanashi
      @RikkuTakanashi Před 5 lety +8

      I also have to wonder about the longevity of the table. Electronics don't last forever and I have to wonder if he'll have the funds to replace that massive monitor later.

    • @ereder1476
      @ereder1476 Před 5 lety +19

      honestly ... althought the sculpting in superb: i was hoping for a convertible. you know, where you can hide the giant screen in case you want a more "authentic" and less technological game.
      this giant screen makes me super sad. it looks like a reskinned or microsoft table with D&D bodykit.
      TL;DR: i was hoping for a table more like what critical role is using. not a battlefield-but-not-holographic map table ...

  • @StaticCat1369
    @StaticCat1369 Před 6 lety +5

    love this episode - and the superfans of D&D - I've been playing since '77 when it debuted and have DMed tons of people, D&D is one of the greatest things that I do because it allows me to be creative and have fun with potential new friends and players.

  • @cyclone7434
    @cyclone7434 Před 5 lety +50

    23 initiative. No son. You roll for initiative and then roll for your attack

    • @system_shift4707
      @system_shift4707 Před 5 lety +5

      What even was the armour class?

    • @federicoandre5717
      @federicoandre5717 Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah, that was kind of my thought, too...

    • @commentersilrem3285
      @commentersilrem3285 Před 4 lety +2

      Also wouldn’t they have the surprised condition? (of maybe Leah’s character has 2 levels of Barbarian assuming 5e)

  • @Mrstealth93
    @Mrstealth93 Před 7 lety +1207

    Whats this? A Super Fan Build episode that actually had a really awesome build and wasn't cringeworthy?

  • @Taronas
    @Taronas Před 7 lety +402

    Am I the only one who is disappointed that they didn't actually paint the legs?

    • @fantasyrealmgaming1199
      @fantasyrealmgaming1199 Před 5 lety +4

      Very

    • @niccsierrya2925
      @niccsierrya2925 Před 5 lety +11

      Why don't we add moniters and all this cool stuff for free. "Should we spend some time adding detail to the legs?" "Nah"

    • @nicholasspinicelli2911
      @nicholasspinicelli2911 Před 5 lety

      RIGHT?!?! Me too! Sorastro needs to get on it lol.

    • @Reaperdeathpunch
      @Reaperdeathpunch Před 4 lety

      But they spent 200 hours sculpting and painting them!

    • @rosewaterlily2886
      @rosewaterlily2886 Před 4 lety

      By then they were probably pressed for time and had to rush it, so they decided to just give it an even coating 🤔

  • @AlohaGamester
    @AlohaGamester Před 5 lety +1

    I want to cry this table is incredible! Congradulations!
    Follow up: Earlier I wanted to cry because just looking at the aesthetics of this table had me in awe. Then I read some of the top comments below, considered their points, and gained a whole new perspective. The commenters are right there are alot of issues a player might experience trying to play on this table but reguardless it is beautiful.

  • @fosterdesign
    @fosterdesign Před 4 lety +6

    I feel like I was genuinely more psyched by the reveal than this guy and I've never played D&D in my life.

    • @westingtyler1
      @westingtyler1 Před rokem

      "I do love lasers" was the comment that made me think this guy's heart really wasn't in it.

  • @WarhavenSC
    @WarhavenSC Před 7 lety +220

    Plot twist... he actually ends up using it for Pathfinder and not D&D. :O

    • @thunderstruck206
      @thunderstruck206 Před 5 lety +17

      Alternative twist.... Uses it for porn

    • @deusvult5405
      @deusvult5405 Před 5 lety +18

      @@thunderstruck206 that's not even a twist. That's just also what it's used for

    • @RecklessFables
      @RecklessFables Před 5 lety +6

      So many corporate logos... I mean, it is the NASCAR of tables

    • @matthewchristopher6953
      @matthewchristopher6953 Před 5 lety +2

      Or even worse he uses it for 4th edition

    • @Static3649
      @Static3649 Před 5 lety +2

      @@matthewchristopher6953 *gasps* h-h-he wouldn't!

  • @calluum_
    @calluum_ Před 7 lety +149

    as soon as the super fan builds team leaves he shouts his wife and says honey help me get this thing on ebay!!!

  • @ieatcaribou7852
    @ieatcaribou7852 Před rokem

    This is seriously so cool. I'm a 51 year old kid who grew up playing D&D. Sadly, I haven't played in years, but just seeing this video brings back so many good memories. I can't believe it's got so few thumbs up, this was incredible! This guy and his group are going to love this table.

  • @eden3316
    @eden3316 Před 6 lety +86

    Me: What’s so special about this sho-
    Me: *Sees Matthew Mercer*
    Me: Aw hell yeah this shows the best

  • @umbreonmagic
    @umbreonmagic Před 7 lety +47

    Why would they use the tablets to message the other players if they can just talk to eachother?

    • @dio52
      @dio52 Před 7 lety +35

      If the DM subscribes to the adversarial method of running games, you might want to come up with strategies without the DM knowing.
      A DM might want to provide information from a very good check to a player and leave it to their discretion on how much they want to reveal to the rest of the party.
      If a player is charmed, the rest of the party might want to make plans in secret.
      If a party is split, something might happen to one person that the DM doesn't want the rest of the party to know about before they're reunited and discover through gameplay, charm effects for example.
      Just a high tech version of passing notes.
      And in any case, the tablets still have the benefit of being able to support things like character sheet or spellbook apps.

    • @fatmandoingstuff3786
      @fatmandoingstuff3786 Před 7 lety +2

      How do you possibly do anything without the DM knowing?

    • @gamecommanderswarroom6283
      @gamecommanderswarroom6283 Před 6 lety +4

      Fatguydoingstuff 28yrs of em experience say if the players want to plan among themselves let them, I will even do a snack run to let them interact with each other, it is only if NPCs or any action is taken do I need to be involved.

    • @shawnhowe7311
      @shawnhowe7311 Před 6 lety

      Secret plans

  • @Skyscraper125
    @Skyscraper125 Před 7 lety +37

    The only thing that I could see improve upon this is the technical side. Asthetically this is something I've been wanting for DMing for a long time... x-x
    The one step further one could conceivably go towards is have the TV be touchscreen and when you place miniatures on the board they have their own field of vision and such, and the map of the area reveals to what your field of vision can see. So, as you move your model square by square, you see new things and stuffs. . would be so nice. You could even do horror that way by having the whole screen flash as people move their characters or do some animations or something and actually scare your players somewhat. xD

    • @ProtagonistOfficial
      @ProtagonistOfficial Před 7 lety +4

      Kilivin That would be so awesome. Definetly would make the experience a whole lot sweeter.

    • @bcn1gh7h4wk
      @bcn1gh7h4wk Před 7 lety +11

      would require the minis to have a bluetooth chip, and the table to have the correct programming.
      that's not something you do in a day.

    • @chad8767
      @chad8767 Před 7 lety +6

      agreed, asthetically it was something that would be hard to beat. Technically, they didn't think hard enough, they just used a rectangle. What they should have used is something more like a poker table where the GM sits in the middle and the players fan out from him. Honestly, I think that is the biggest improvement a DnD table can get.

    • @owlbear3937
      @owlbear3937 Před 7 lety +1

      Kilivin I would have put less tech into it

    • @tommydude6735
      @tommydude6735 Před 7 lety

      I mean, option two would be to use roll20 or fantasy grounds to create a lighting layer, and when a player moves a token, the dm would then move the corresponding token on roll20/fantasy grounds. It would be one workaround at least.

  • @skellula9923
    @skellula9923 Před 5 lety +267

    oh yeah give every member their own tablet to talk to each other because they aren't already sitting at the table..

    • @riverjp4255
      @riverjp4255 Před 5 lety +21

      Private whispers for surprises, duh

    • @boxerchester0933
      @boxerchester0933 Před 5 lety +14

      wouldn't be surprised if the dude just sold the tablets

    • @CallMeClass
      @CallMeClass Před 4 lety +3

      It avoids meta gaming

    • @SokiHime
      @SokiHime Před 4 lety +2

      To message eachother in secret, moron.

    • @waterhigh
      @waterhigh Před 4 lety +2

      @@SokiHime Or you could pass notes. You could even say the secret out loud of you have a good table that likes to RP

  • @TimothyWhiteowl
    @TimothyWhiteowl Před 5 lety +18

    I've been playing for over 40 years... I chuckled when they fawned over 20

  • @Ectremar
    @Ectremar Před 7 lety +13

    The Dungeon Master, Matthew Mercer, is the voice of McCree in Overwatch

  • @RoraighPrice
    @RoraighPrice Před 7 lety +112

    I'm surprised people still don't know who matt is or that he's like the biggest D&D DM on the Internet barring perkins

    • @tontoldoos
      @tontoldoos Před 7 lety +22

      might even say better than perkins, at least in my opinion...

    • @danielburch3303
      @danielburch3303 Před 7 lety

      I'm surprised they don't have a super sized one of these for critical role...

    • @grimmjaw02
      @grimmjaw02 Před 7 lety

      i dont really play D&D so i wouldint know

    • @hammer-god8946
      @hammer-god8946 Před 7 lety +3

      You better start, it is likley the most addicting thing on earth, video games will not even cross your mind.

    • @filmheim1140
      @filmheim1140 Před 7 lety

      Agreeded bro...

  • @dylancooper1394
    @dylancooper1394 Před 5 lety +10

    "This is an incredible table. This is very exciting and I am very pleased" 😂😂😂

  • @onatgz
    @onatgz Před 5 lety +24

    this build is rated *H* for *HONEST!*

  • @Kadyn
    @Kadyn Před 7 lety +396

    i didn't know Mr. High Noon played D&D

    • @cwxgames468
      @cwxgames468 Před 7 lety +70

      Kadyn check out critical role. it is him as dm with other voice actors playing DnD you can find it on here or watch it live on twitch every Thursday night

    • @Benrad524
      @Benrad524 Před 7 lety +15

      You should look up Critical Role haha

    • @assman7969
      @assman7969 Před 7 lety +8

      Kadyn If you haven't watched Critical Role... then what are you doing with your life?

    • @wittwashere
      @wittwashere Před 7 lety +9

      point in fact hes been playing/running games for nearly 20 years

    • @RoraighPrice
      @RoraighPrice Před 7 lety +5

      nearly? easily over.

  • @Hermiju98
    @Hermiju98 Před 7 lety +18

    why am i not surprised that matt mercer is in this

  • @von2782
    @von2782 Před 5 lety +11

    I’ve always wanted to try this game

  • @scott17601
    @scott17601 Před 5 lety +2

    Jealous isn't strong enough of a word. This is amazing!

  • @Rodras1511
    @Rodras1511 Před 7 lety +36

    It's HIGH NOON!

  • @CIoudStriker
    @CIoudStriker Před 7 lety +47

    Wait... the voice at the end, isn't that the same guy who also does the Honest Trailers?

  • @benhavis2474
    @benhavis2474 Před 5 lety

    I have never played D&D but now I want this table and play non stop with it.

  • @skeletonwithheadinhishands1024

    tablets to communicate
    Players: hurry up!!
    other player: wait hold on in just typing What door I want to go through

  • @Nebelwerfer210cm
    @Nebelwerfer210cm Před 7 lety +112

    Sorry, we blew the budget on the fugly table legs (which will break as soon as someone kicks it or knocks a chair into it), so we made the rest of it out of cheaply stained plywood.

    • @bishopofthechurchoftea7742
      @bishopofthechurchoftea7742 Před 5 lety +1

      Ekz dee

    • @christophercombs7561
      @christophercombs7561 Před 5 lety +3

      They said it was birch but either way pendong on manufacturer and vaneer plywood comes in at a hefty price personally i would have made the table out of maple or ash

  • @BittyVids
    @BittyVids Před 7 lety +46

    Very underwhelmed from a woodworking standpoint. All that plywood looked awful and the finish job was terrible.
    Very cool sculptures though.

  • @kovanova9409
    @kovanova9409 Před 6 lety +15

    "that's pretty meta" "you're telling me" I nearly spit my coffee on my phone

  • @silevile2123
    @silevile2123 Před 4 lety

    So I just started playing D&D today and now I’m really hyped for future sessions

  • @ayylucard1355
    @ayylucard1355 Před 7 lety +9

    MATT AND ZABOO IN THE SAME THING DOING SOMETHING GEEKY AS HELL, WHAT?

  • @kalbaxter5411
    @kalbaxter5411 Před 7 lety +12

    Great Build, Would love it myself, But honestly this guy is not "The World's Greatest Super Fan" I can easily think of several more deserving Fans, Who are Super Fans!. One in particular who has collected all the books, in soft and hard copy and all the special books, as well as collecting nearly every single figure ever made as well as having his own custom made figures, Not only that but he has being playing all his life and has worked in a RPG Tabletop Gaming Store, being an on hand expert in most of the Games on hand, Primarily D&D!. He has also Published D&D books to help players make worlds and also makes Incredible CZcams Campaigns as well as insightful history on lore and the world of D&D as a whole.So this guy seems nice, but he really did not explain what makes him a Super Fan apart from the fact that he has being playing for 20 years, this April coming I will have played for 20 years, and my mother has played a lot longer then myself. Comment who would you Nominate!, Especially if they have CZcams series that I May indulge in :P
    P.S. Check out Matt Clicks Channel, Awesome dude, His Channel is AFistfulofDice!, Enjoy his Provokers Series I know I did! XD..

    • @seikanhunter9474
      @seikanhunter9474 Před 7 lety +1

      The Provokers is a great campaign, and Matt Click did a great job as the dungeon master. Barker played a brilliant mage in the series, and is also a superfan. I would nominate Barker aka BeABetterGameMaster as almost as big a fan as Matt. Very close second. (yes I am the mother that has been playing since 1982).

    • @RuaLupa
      @RuaLupa Před 7 lety +1

      I want to know more about the "Published D&D books to help players make worlds" and, "insightful history on lore and the world of D&D as a whole"? Please point me in the right direction :D

    • @kalbaxter5411
      @kalbaxter5411 Před 7 lety

      For the Content I would suggest going to AbsoluteTableTop dot Com, They sell their work there and for his insight of the history and lore Just check out some of his videos there are a few there! :D

  • @MasterYoda389
    @MasterYoda389 Před 3 lety

    When they showed the framing of the "super-fan" with the 2 tiny hosts I loled hard.
    Dude youre a giant!

  • @unowild
    @unowild Před 4 měsíci

    The customization of this table is incredible, the enthusiasm shown is less par.

  • @IDunno655
    @IDunno655 Před 7 lety +14

    Wow.... I feel bad for Shaun now lmao!

    • @censorduck
      @censorduck Před 7 lety +14

      I dunno, if I was shaun, I'd probably agree.

  • @snatchngrab8262
    @snatchngrab8262 Před 7 lety +24

    Frankly, it doesn't seem practical. It must prove to be quite expensive to construct, let alone buy, and the time required was large. Did I not see any cupholders? And although the flatscreen for maps seems like a good idea, there are 2 problems... damage from use (like spilled drinks), and a DM does not reveal the entire map to the players. Map reveals are as progress continues, so drawing them is the most practical method. Beautiful, but not practical.

    • @Zuraneve
      @Zuraneve Před 7 lety +6

      They did mention that there was a cupholder (for mead) and that they were going to put a sheet of glass over the flatscreen. And I agree that the whole map should be revealed to the players at once, but there are ways around that. (Like using an image editing program that does layers, or using the fog of war feature on Roll20, etc.) I'm more concerned that someone is going to walk into those table legs late one night and either break them or seriously injure themselves. And what if they need to move houses?

    • @snatchngrab8262
      @snatchngrab8262 Před 7 lety +2

      Kala Reshana As long as there are cupholders... that fit 2 liter Mt Dew bottles.

    • @VerumAdPotentia
      @VerumAdPotentia Před 7 lety +1

      The flat screen for maps would have been so much better by installing Fantasy Grounds, and then it would have done so much more than just displaying maps and pictures! Even when we play in person now, we all use Fantasy Grounds, though we use a regular large screen TV at the end of the table, instead of installed horizontally in the table.

    • @minnion2871
      @minnion2871 Před 4 lety

      Yeah.... Seems like a surface that you could draw on with a wet/dry erase marker would be better, especially if it had an appropriate grid... Also I think the less stuff you have protruding from the table legs the better. Nice sculpts and all but it seems like a waste to put something like that in a place where damage is probable... (Bumped with chairs...) A classical carved inlay that doesn't stick out would have been much better if you were really dead set on fancying up the legs....
      Not to mention I'd also be concerned about the drawers getting damaged from excessive weight being put on them... (Be it a stack of source books, or a player standing up and leaning in to reach for a mini or to get a better view of the table... or bumping it with their knees when they get up for snacks or a bathroom break...)

  • @malouagleron5512
    @malouagleron5512 Před 5 lety +25

    Later that day
    Wife: what did I just here B E T T E R T H E N. T H E. B I R T H O F. Y O U R. S O N. guess who's going to be single tomorrow....YOU!!!!
    Me:good luck there mister

  • @zacharyjensen4258
    @zacharyjensen4258 Před 6 lety

    This is so amazing! I wish my group had something even comparable to this.

  • @nonsweet
    @nonsweet Před 7 lety +4

    One of the first cool AND useful things they have built

  • @oomdb
    @oomdb Před 7 lety +3

    Pretty crazy table for just one guy.
    Really nice.
    10:48
    The place where he throws the dice. I would like that to be much deeper.
    So the dice wont jump off.
    But really nice

  • @outofcommission5444
    @outofcommission5444 Před 5 lety +20

    My broke D&D party and I would like to request one of these with an extra side of Matt Mercer to replace our sleep-deprived DM.

    • @clonetf141
      @clonetf141 Před 4 lety

      Im a sleep-delrived crack head look DM, so uh roll initiative

    • @waytoohypernova
      @waytoohypernova Před 4 lety +2

      Our DM has tirrets (?) And so he'll randomly yell something really loud, do an evil laugh, or say "jazz hands for Jesus"
      There are so many more examples but those are the best and worst...
      You know you're in trouble when the DM does an evil laugh... But we don't.

    • @catfoodfood6169
      @catfoodfood6169 Před 3 lety

      Hey I'm a sleep deprived dm

  • @sirroko_schazbi
    @sirroko_schazbi Před 5 lety +1

    Really awesome modern building. In this table the gaming has more good feeling. Especially I love the tablets for the chatting. Really wonderful. :)

    • @lodrezzon
      @lodrezzon Před 2 lety

      Our Dm doles out serious exp penalties if we trade secret notes during a game. God needs to know EVERYTHIBG that happens during the game, and he doesn't like 'texting'!

  • @shirleylyn11
    @shirleylyn11 Před 5 lety +4

    My husband, John, has been playing since 1976. He is 51. He would love this.

  • @ur_cowboy
    @ur_cowboy Před 7 lety +24

    roll a perception, 18, you see McCree walk out over the ledge and you hear him say, "Its high noon", Roll init, 2 , oh, you cant make it to cover in time and you die mwhahahaha

  • @JC-tb6si
    @JC-tb6si Před 3 lety

    I totally want one of these gaming tables love the screen in the middle on the computer setup and the silent texting to each other that's awesome

  • @toddabbott781
    @toddabbott781 Před 2 lety

    Rookie... I started gaming when I was around 5. and really got into it by 7, including painting miniatures, drawing maps, running games... I'm 52 so that is at least 45 years of gaming. The first was with a gaming group my 15 year old brother was in that used a home brew version of Chainmail. I could not afford D&D but I did manage to convince my dad to buy me for Christmas the monster manual when I was 8. My brother had Melee and Wizard back then and I kind of combined the two and made up my own RPG. When I was 11 I got hooked on Car Wars and shortly after that Traveler. The big one was GURPS when I was 17 and champions a few years later. I played all sorts of other RPGs and table top games, but those where the main ones. I got into Warhammer fantasy and Magic: the Gathering HEAVY when I was 23 and 40k when I was 28. I tried D&D a few times over the years (Advanced D&D and D&D 2nd and 3rd edition but never cared for it that much. GURPS was my favorite because most of your experience points came from roleplaying your character well and the rest from completing tasks. It was not just a game of murdering monsters. Now I play Warhammer 40k (most Sundays) and D&D 5th edition (most Wednesdays) almost exclusively. I have a massive miniature and scenery collection (mostly for Warhammer) and last Christmas I got myself a 3D resin printer... :P

  • @User-fp4gn
    @User-fp4gn Před 7 lety +7

    thank you wanted to see dnd build

  • @classtilton871
    @classtilton871 Před 5 lety

    the nerdy happiness haha i love it! you know hes gonna love using this

  • @Archon762
    @Archon762 Před 6 lety

    Thank you for all the new ideas for my DnD table.

  • @jonathanpiwright3435
    @jonathanpiwright3435 Před 5 lety +20

    Why would the players need to message each other on tablets when they're sitting next to one another?

    • @cocoabean6832
      @cocoabean6832 Před 5 lety +4

      Casting the spell "message" or a private team strategy, but other than that, nothing really

    • @pashasalih730
      @pashasalih730 Před 5 lety +4

      Betrayl and secrects

    • @waytoohypernova
      @waytoohypernova Před 4 lety

      Paper

    • @EightThreeEight
      @EightThreeEight Před 3 lety +1

      Tablets are handy if you want to use D&D Beyond for your character sheets instead of paper.

  • @Konuvis
    @Konuvis Před 7 lety +10

    Matt Mercer for president!

  • @jamiegittens5845
    @jamiegittens5845 Před 4 lety +1

    This looks SO COOL

  • @allentyler2184
    @allentyler2184 Před 4 lety

    What a great idea, so well done.

  • @EmceeTimmyT
    @EmceeTimmyT Před 7 lety +314

    when they said they were going to paint the legs, was I the only one expecting some amazingly detailed works of art and utterly saddened by black spray paint?
    that was just straight lazy.

    • @davidropp3174
      @davidropp3174 Před 5 lety +49

      Same here. Thet said 200 hours to sculpt and paint. They meant 199 hrs 57 mins to sculpt and 3 mins to paint. (Including 1 min of vigorous can shaking)

    • @cdogd
      @cdogd Před 5 lety +15

      yeah i thought he said it was gunna be a red dragon

    • @Ox_ygen
      @Ox_ygen Před 5 lety +2

      Same here

    • @jorgeclarkson4639
      @jorgeclarkson4639 Před 5 lety +33

      that would look tacky tbh. It doesn't fit the aesthetic of the table. Sculptures are never painted in full colour. Go into any city in the world, Rome, London, and none of the statues and sculptures are coloured in detail, because it looks really tacky.
      I did think they would be a similar colour to the table, but it still looks cool, and calling it lazy seems a bit silly considering the work that goes into it.
      If presented with this table would you honestly complain?

    • @Necrotaku999
      @Necrotaku999 Před 5 lety +6

      i agree with jorge aesthetically its much more fitting that elegant style to a recharged painting work

  • @batsu7500
    @batsu7500 Před 7 lety +9

    the show reminds me a little bit of "Pimp my ride"

  • @kittysterranart3266
    @kittysterranart3266 Před 6 lety

    Omg, that is awesome! I want one for my d&d campaign lol!

  • @druggedoutpennokio6413

    this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen

  • @davidbourbonnais3980
    @davidbourbonnais3980 Před 7 lety +4

    and then all of a sudden, the game master says "it's higggggh noooon" xD

  • @iancrawford2496
    @iancrawford2496 Před 7 lety +5

    Perfect. I was worried they wouldn't put glass/plexiglass over the screen.

  • @FreyjaCaelan
    @FreyjaCaelan Před 5 lety +2

    looovvveee. man we need more dnd builds

  • @BaconBot360games
    @BaconBot360games Před 6 lety

    I never realized how much I wanted this table...

  • @Gweilow
    @Gweilow Před 7 lety +247

    the chick at 7:15 has the most annoying voice of all time. wowzers

    • @levy3650
      @levy3650 Před 7 lety +1

      kineticenrage198 Yep

    • @rainwater739
      @rainwater739 Před 7 lety +4

      I didn't see any chickens...

    • @whiskeylung
      @whiskeylung Před 7 lety +1

      kineticenrage198 sounded like Run for the cube. Gel-Li Bell-Li Umi Gummi.

    • @stele22
      @stele22 Před 7 lety +3

      Sounds to me like Janice from Friends...

    • @LouBoogaloo
      @LouBoogaloo Před 7 lety +5

      I'd still hit it...

  • @tomasxfranco
    @tomasxfranco Před 7 lety +5

    Awwww Yeah!
    I love Matt!

  • @HaploBartow
    @HaploBartow Před 2 lety

    Even in a TV show about it, Mercer still can't resist using the phrase "your physical form" X-D

  • @specticalpush1220
    @specticalpush1220 Před 5 lety

    great inspiration for my projects, Thanks!

  • @ObligatedSloth
    @ObligatedSloth Před 7 lety +24

    i'd pay $1k to have mccree be my dungeon master

  • @haydenpavlus5121
    @haydenpavlus5121 Před 5 lety +4

    "You do it like this!"
    *Cue Ad* ...

  • @MH-yx1pv
    @MH-yx1pv Před 5 lety

    This has given me so many ideas

  • @datgaming301
    @datgaming301 Před 4 lety

    lol i love the example encounter in the begining. "I search for... items." "You find a scroll wrapped with a ribbon". irl its basiaclly "I loot his body", "you rolled a 4, you cant even find his cloths"

  • @nantu07
    @nantu07 Před 7 lety +62

    That table is the definition of "overdone", WAY too much stuff and those stations for GM and Players - too small and cluttery. People: less is more. it provides more order and clean space to the game.

    • @chocowlet
      @chocowlet Před 5 lety +2

      Exactly, and those pull out drawers forced you further away from the table... if it were designed more like the Critical Role table Id be a fan

    • @NerdyDude186
      @NerdyDude186 Před 5 lety

      chocowlet honestly the fact that the draws weren't done with better wood bothers me. I mean the inside, like it just looked cheaped to me. Maybe that's just me. I'd have used cherry mixed with maple and possibly (slowly) sprung for wood sculpted legs. But that's me. 😂

    • @martinthewarrior5016
      @martinthewarrior5016 Před 5 lety +4

      also, i can tell you now that those tiny felt dice rolling pads will *never* be used. far too small and cramped

  • @s7arlet2024
    @s7arlet2024 Před 4 lety +8

    The table is awesome and amazing and everything about it I love except for the overuse of technology. It’s a amazing storytelling board game that you barely need anything for.

  • @eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063

    Love making stuff for this game!

  • @Skarnet1
    @Skarnet1 Před 5 lety +1

    it's really nice and awesome that they got wizards of the coast along :)
    could be cool with a lot of different features and all, but there is quite some features that aren't that useful in D&D. People have pointed them out already, but very thoughtful tho :)

  • @MeleeTiger
    @MeleeTiger Před 7 lety +8

    "Tablets to communicate with each other" ... Uhh, why would that be needed at the table?... I mean, I'm sure they meant more than that but... Came out kind of odd.

    • @sammiskiv8269
      @sammiskiv8269 Před 7 lety +1

      Rennis Tora if your dming and theres something you only want one person to know and telling the group is at theor discretion or one of the players is chsrmed and ypu want to make plans wothput him seeing

    • @SugarFreeTargets
      @SugarFreeTargets Před 7 lety

      Makes sharing your character sheets with the DM much easier. But honestly you could just use Google Drive for that.

    • @minnion2871
      @minnion2871 Před 4 lety

      Probably because they didn't want to admit that the drawers weren't sufficiant for the books and the figured the best work around would be to put the digital versions on the tablet... That and I imagine that the tablet will put less strain on the drawers than the combined weight of the players handbook, xanathars guide to everything, the swordcoast adventurers guide, volo's guide to monsters, the monster manual and whatever other books the players would want to have handy for reference...

  • @teratokomi8731
    @teratokomi8731 Před 5 lety +6

    Well its.... something. I dont know if I would roll my dice on the tiny little felt box though. Im also wondering if the computer screen can even be viewed at an angle. Players would probably have to stand up to view the screen. I miss playing D&D. My dice has been collecting dust for many years.

  • @spoonyscoop796
    @spoonyscoop796 Před 6 lety +1

    That moment when your dad says a table is makes him more happy than when you were born.

  • @Narutobelieveit56
    @Narutobelieveit56 Před 4 lety

    This is awesome! I want this. I want all of this!

  • @TheSwamper
    @TheSwamper Před 7 lety +37

    Amazing table but come on! 20 years? I've been playing D&D every week since 1977.