A better gaming hex map...cheap, inexpensive scenery you didn't have to construct from stock paper...a Chargen program for your favorite game....prepainted minis for Traveller ships...what gaming accessories do you wish were available, cheaper, or more readily available?
TRAVELLER universe plastic model kits - all of them close to the same scale. Think of those old AMT kits of the STAR TREK starships sold in the 1970s. They would make good "props" for describing some game situations. Start with the Empress Marava and the Type S Scout/Courier first.
Give them some movable cargo doors on hinges, clear canopy wnidows for the Marava and the Beowulfclass Traders.
Better yet - Mega miniatures finally making the Empress Marava for their line of TRAVELLER miniatures would make me VERY happy.
- Ed C.
I would also like nicer, cheaper scenery. I can't think of anything else off hand, though.
Miniature kits that could be modeled to fit existing characters. Similar to assembling Warhammer 40K space marines. It can be extremely frustrating to find a miniature that fits an existing character.
MORE Hex Maps in the GURPS scale would be really nice to have.
There just isn't enough of them. paizo should do those besides the D20/OGL stuff that they are doing . (those "GAMEMASTERY" packs of maps)
- E.W.C.
I'd like a fully functional character generator program for spacemaster: Privateers, not a spreadsheet like they have now.
Quote from: C.W.RichesonI would also like nicer, cheaper scenery. I can't think of anything else off hand, though.
I agree, but I'd also like it to be durrable, like the Mageknight Dungeons stuff. I don't want to have to handle it like egg shells or take hours to pack and unpack it. It would be nice just to toss it all into a platic box, throw it in the backseat, and haul it to the game session.
My friend Joel is the master of the cheap scenery.
He gets stuff at Dollar stores, like aquarium scenery and little trashy figurines. He has a small box of the stuff. Including stuff like wishing wells, small houses, ruined walls, rocks, 'ruins'.. I think most of these were made to be used as aquarium pieces.
Stuff like this:
(http://www.petco.com/assets/product_images/4/4258372039B.jpg)
or this:
(http://pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/shop_image/product/893d9688472fbda5ba1e4b9b76ae5524.jpg)
Another cheap must-have is wedding cake pillars:
(http://www.lawsonshop.co.uk/mall/Lawson/customerimages/products/plasterlookpillars.jpg)
Which are like 4 for a couple of bucks.
Quote from: GunslingerMiniature kits that could be modeled to fit existing characters. Similar to assembling Warhammer 40K space marines. It can be extremely frustrating to find a miniature that fits an existing character.
Rafm had a series of these back in the day called "Custom Characters". Each CC model came with three heads and a slew of weapons and other accessories. Most CC parts fit most models. I've done some internet searches for them and they are not readily available, but it's something to be on the outlook for.
Maw, great tips!
Dice wands. Sure, they were crap back in '83, but I'd much prefer an inexpensive updated version to the sack full of polyhedrons that spill out in my backpack every time that ride the bus to a game session.
Plastic counters. Cardstock counters are great, mind you, but if I don't laminate them before I cut them out, they don't last long. I'd like to see counters with the durability of plastic minis.
Pre-painted NON-collectible minis for fantasy and sci-fi gaming.
If there were decent -- wouldn't even have to be all that great -- I'd buy them in a second!
- Ian
I'd like a little folding box that you could roll dice in so they don't go off the table. It'd have to be folding so you could pack it with you when you went to and from the game. Shoeboxes can be too bulky to carry around.
Character generation programs for EVERY game system. I mean, since we're dreaming and all. :)
Quote from: KoltarTRAVELLER universe plastic model kits - all of them close to the same scale. Think of those old AMT kits of the STAR TREK starships sold in the 1970s. ...
I weep at the beauty of this notion.
Quote from: Ian NoblePre-painted NON-collectible minis for fantasy and sci-fi gaming.
If there were decent -- wouldn't even have to be all that great -- I'd buy them in a second!
Reaper is doing a line of non-collectible prepaints.
Quote from: reapermini.comAvailable this June, Legendary Encounters™ is Reaper's all new pre-painted plastic miniatures line.
Legendary Encounters™ is sold in a non-blind, non-collectible format. These miniatures will be packaged using Reaper's existing standard blister card. As you can see below, smaller monster types are available in both a single pack and a 3 pack.
20001_____ Skeleton Swordsmen (3) $ 5.79
20002_____ Skeleton Archers (3) $ 5.79
20003_____ Skeleton Spearmen (3) $ 5.79
20004_____ Skeleton Swordsman $ 1.99
20005_____ Skeleton Archer $ 1.99
20006_____ Skeleton Spearman $ 1.99
20007_____ Orc Warriors with Scimitars (3) $ 6.99
20008_____ Orc Archers (3) $ 6.99
20009_____ Orc Spearmen (3) $ 6.99
20010_____ Orc Warrior with Scimitar $ 2.49
20011_____ Orc Archer $ 2.49
20012_____ Orc Spearman $ 2.49
20013_____ Cave Troll $ 3.99
20014_____ Ogre Chieftain $ 4.99
20015_____ Minotaur of the Maze $ 5.99
Quote from: PseudoephedrineI'd like a little folding box that you could roll dice in so they don't go off the table. It'd have to be folding so you could pack it with you when you went to and from the game. Shoeboxes can be too bulky to carry around.
Such a thing is already being made.
Its made out of clear light plastic or lucite and its called a "Dice Boot" , because it looks kind of like a boot when put together. It folds together and snaps tight, also tears apart the same way and is re-usable.
Unfortunately the game store that I work at just sold out of the one we had or I could tell you the manufacturer. The package art even showed twenbty sided dice being used with it and the other dice in the pictures were all the other strange dice that gamers use.
It IS meant to be portable.
- E.W.C.
Nifty. I'm gonna have to look around. Thanks for passing me the name. It drives us nuts to play Samurai Swords because someone always chucks the dice and knocks everything over.
Thanks to Reaper, I may have to go back on my "never use minis" rule. If D&D minis were not collectable, I might have bought them.
Quote from: jrientsReaper is doing a line of non-collectible prepaints.
I heard about this and I'm very excited about them!
- Ian