In The Elder Scrolls Online, a fan has now transformed the basement into an Elder Scrolls fantasy. For the cost, he could have bought a sports car or a swimming pool, instead he now plays in the finest medieval setting.
It is the ultimate eye-catcher. For 50,000 US dollars, 32-year-old comic artist Tyler Kirkham (“Green Lantern” for DC) built the perfect “Man-Cave”. This is a space that would have once been somewhat uncool in Germany called the “hobby room” or the men’s den. Today, these are “retreats” for men who need a place to unwind or simply want to hang out with friends in an uncivilized manner. A part of the house that is completely different from the functional rest.
While the basement or garage in the TV show “King of Queens” had a large flat-screen TV, a couch, and posters of the favorite sports team on the wall, there are also very different man-caves – one of the most extraordinary belongs to Tyler Kirkham.
A Piece of Tamriel in the Basement
The twist: The basement is another world. It looks completely like “The Elder Scrolls Online”. There are crossbows, a sword rack, even a training dummy to hit. In the bathroom, there is a waterfall covered with ivy. A secret door opens when you press the right book. And, and, and …
Along with a 20,000 US dollar home theater system to properly game. His wife points out that with that money they could have had a swimming pool in the backyard, but on the other hand, she loves the extravagant, which elicits a reaction from everyone who enters the “Man-Cave”: “Who wouldn’t want something like this? It’s amazing!”
The only one who was initially skeptical about the project was the father-in-law, a craftsman. But during the collaborative work on the project, the father-in-law also fell a bit in love with the opulent basement and is now eager to show it to acquaintances.
But with the man-cave, enough is enough. Tyler wouldn’t want to live in the real world of Tamriel. If anything, only as a mage: “Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t stand a chance of surviving,” he says.
