Aayela (1996)
> x pedestal (@ Marble Room)
A marble pillar, about a five feet high. Its top surface is covered with black velvet; a small depression in the velvet shows where the crystal was placed.
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Pedestals in Interactive Fiction 
Let's look at some pedestals, stands, and plinths! For simplicity's sake, I'm omitting all the "On the pedestal is [a list of things]." and "There is nothing on the pedestal." statements appended by the game-engines.
For similar items, see altars and podiums, and more generally, TODO tables.
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Aayela (1996)
> x pedestal (@ Marble Room)
A marble pillar, about a five feet high. Its top surface is covered with black velvet; a small depression in the velvet shows where the crystal was placed.
Amnesia (by Rhodes) (2003)
> x pedestal (@ a large room)
A large stone pedestal, it looks like that one in Indiana Jones.
Art D's Next Batch Adventure (1997)
> examine pedestal (@ Cubical room)
The pedestal is made of silver. There is an opening in the center of the small platform at its top.
A Beauty Cold and Austere (2017)
> x short pedestal (@ Map Room)
[if globe attached]This short pedestal supports the globe. The globe doesn't fit perfectly on the pedestal, though; there is a small gap between the pedestal and the globe.[else]The pedestal's top is quite concave.
> x pedestals (@ Courtyard)
Five of the pedestals are arranged in a circle around the sixth. The pedestals are distinguished by their tops: The five on the outside have tops in the form of a large triangle, a medium-sized triangle, a small triangle, a square, and a pentagon. The top of the pedestal in the center is in the shape of a circle.
> x large triangular top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a large triangle.
> x medium triangular top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a medium-sized triangle.
> x small triangular top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a small triangle.
> x square top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a square.
> x pentagonal top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a pentagon.
> x circular top pedestal (@ Courtyard)
The top of this elegant pedestal is in the shape of a circle.
Blue (2011)
> x pedestal (@ Museum)
It reads "ANDROID - date of commission unknown. Found in 456 ATC.
Brain of the Night Guest (2011)
> x transfer pedestal (@ Plutonian Commonwealth Museum, Grand Hall)
This pedestal is sort of vaguely greek-styled. You're supposed to sit a brain on it to have it switched out with whoever sits in the chair.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x marble pedestal (@ The Gallery)
It is about 3 feet high and 2 feet wide, and made of white marble, with streaks of black and gray. It looks like it should be holding a statue of some sort.
> x brown stand (@ Long Hall South)
It is more like a solid block of wood, about 3 feet high and 1 foot wide. You often see something like this holding sculptures--or other items--in museums.
Cacophony (2009)
> x pedestal (@ Idol Room)
The pedestal is a solid construction of wood. A series of painted glyphs adorn its sides, except for the front, which bears an image, some sort of purple cloud.
Charming (2018)
> x stand (@ Pentacle Chamber)
The crystal ball's stand is made of an elegant silver filigree.
> x pedestal (@ Altar)
The Goddess' pedestal looks lonely without her.
Coffee Quest II (2002)
> x pedestal (@ Cavern)
The pedestal is carved out of an ancient stone.
Color and Number (2002)
> x wooden stand (@ Entry Way)
The wooden stand holds up the small statue, but doesn't seem to have any special features.
> x pedestal (@ Prizm Room)
> x pedestal (@ Pedestal Room)
The stone pedestal is about a foot across and three feet high. On the top, there is an indentation where something can be put.
> x pedestal (@ Shield Room)
On top of the pedestal are a set of controls: three dials, arranged from top to bottom, each with a socket. To the right of the dials is a lever, which is currently up. Above the dials is a sequence of three blue lights (all off) with a green light at the far left of the sequence. It, too, is off.
Cragne Manor (2018)
> x pedestals (@ Court)
Each pedestal is a different color (although several are barely-distinguishable shades of yellow): fuscous, icterine, croceate, mazarine, eburnean, niveous, fulvous, xanthic, puce, griseous, cesious and rufous.
> x puce pedestal (@ Court)
A hunk of brownish purple marble has been carved to resemble a robe draped messily over an unseen pedestal, the stonework mimicking the folds of real cloth with uncanny verisimilitude.
> x ashtray stand (@ Science Tower)
An old-fashioned and incredibly sturdy wrought-iron ashtray stand, about two and a half feet tall. The actual ashtray is missing; presumably someone took it away to empty it. Judging from the smell in here this required at least two trained professionals with hazmat suits.
Dr Horror's House of Terror (2021)
> x pedestal (@ The Tomb of Nefer-Kare)
It's a single unadorned stone emerging from the floor of the tomb to about waist height. The top is flat, with a slight circular depression in the centre.
> x plinth (@ The Laboratory of Dr Von Hummels)
The plinth, as thick as a tree trunk, supports the slab.
Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1999)
> x pedestal (@ Inside Pyramid)
It's almost impossible to distinguish it from the facets!
The Dreamhold (2004)
> x pedestal (@ Curving Hall at Pedestal)
A short, square pedestal of black marble stands here. It's entirely out of place; you get the impression the owner just shoved it against a wall one day, and never bothered to move it.
Dreary Lands (2005)
> x pedestal (@ In a Hillside Clearing)
[if sword on pedestal:] A rectangular block of fine marble, it is engraved like a Corinthian pillar; long marbled tresses decorate the otherwise smooth base beside delicate fig leaves.
The top surface of the pedestal supports a marvellous broadsword. It lies placed perfectly across the center of the square surface; to either side of it runes of an ancient mode have been skillful incised.
Easter Egg Hunt 2020 (2020)
> x pedestal (@ Center of the Big Lawn)
The top of the pedestal is inscribed with the message: "Put your basket full of Easter eggs here".
Escape from the Arboretum (2002)
> x stone pedestal (@ in a secret room under a temple)
The pedestal is stone and rectangular.
It has unearthly symbols around it's base.
Excelsior (2014)
> x pedestal (@ Inside the Tower)
It's a round pedestal about three feet high.
> x plinth (@ Statue Chamber)
You can't read the strange words.
> x pedestal (@ Apparatus (North))
Several rods and axles extend from parts of the apparatus into little holes in the pedestal.
A lever is built into the top of the pedestal.
> x pedestal (@ Ring of Fire)
There is a metal lever built into the convex surface of the pedestal.
Water is draining through a grill that rings the bottom of the pedestal.
FORK: The Great Underground Dining Room (2007)
> x pedestals (@ Prototype Vault)
You notice that the sturdy pedestals are narrowly attached to the walls, having been carved out of the rock itself. The glass cubes on top are remarkably thick, but the relics within can still be glimpsed.
> x plinth (@ Bally Chamber)
It's a platform composed of the middle of the chamber's clear base. It bears the uncommon Z-Grass keyboard made for the Bally console best known as the Astrocade. [if spoon in keyboard, add:] Jammed between the keys (perhaps having been flung there in a fit of temper) is a shiny spoon.
Gateway of the Ferrets (2019)
> x pedestal (@ Ledge by the Gateway)
The massive pedestal is taller than you and sits in the middle of the ledge. It has a few lines of writing on it at approximately eye level. Its eastern side is lined with a thin mesh. A hollow trim formed from a tube wraps its bottom edge, and there is a small round hole a short distance above the tube. The top of it has two platforms on its eastern and western sides. There is also a little patch of rough dirt on the ground at the base of the pedestal facing the chasm edge.
[if first time, add:] Something about the pedestal gives off a faint Land of the Lost vibe. Perhaps it is the gateway control and the way back out.
Germania (2008)
> x pedestal (@ Inside the Cave)
The stone pedestal stands up to four feet tall and on the middle holds a small pyramid.
> x pedestal (@ Hall of Truth)
A stone pedestal for books. It also has a small metal plate that holds an almost burnt out candle.
Grayscale (2001)
> x marble pillar (@ Clearing)
It's a Corinthian style pillar about four feet tall with a square, flat top[if occupied] on which [a list of things] is sitting[end if].
Grooverland (2021)
> x pedestal (@ Sunroom)
This is a simple plastic pedestal fixed to the ground.
Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous (2017)
> x pedestal (@ A cell (Eustace's))
A large cylindrical stone column. How did this kid even get it in here? It's way too big for one kid to move!
Happy Ever After (2000)
> x pedestal (@ Diamond Room)
A simple pedestal of sculpted marble sits here, about 4 feet tall.
The House of Mystery (2018)
> x pedestal (@ Master Bedroom)
> x pedestal (@ Anti-Bedroom)
The once ornate pedestal is now slightly chipped in various sides. It's also empty and alone. How sad.
In a Manor of Speaking (2012)
> x pedestal (@ Car Park)
It's a pedestal slightly taller than you. A plaque is attatched to it, and you can also see that there is a long, cylindrical groove along the top.
Inevitable (by Fischer) (2003)
> x pedestal (@ Sphere Chamber)
A large sphere is resting on top of the pedestal.
An Informal Time (2010)
> x pedestal (@ Compiling Room)
Wooden, and ornately carved. It looks as if it's sole purpose is to support things, and it is bolted to the floor. You could safely say that it is fixed in place.
John's Fire Witch (1995)
> x pedestal (@ Pedestal Room)
The pedestal is made entirely of marble. It appears to be firmly attached to the floor, possibly even a part of it.
Lazy Gods of Earth (2002)
> x pedestal (@ Darkness)
A cubical pedestal sits on the invisible floor, surrounded by a circle with an arrow. It supports a large crystal ball.
Lydia's Heart (2007)
> x pedestals (@ The Threshold of the Room of Sand)
The pedestals appear to be of stone, but they’re such a pure white that they appear almost to be glowing with their own light. On each pedestal sits a large and beautiful red jewel. Some of the jewels are perfect spheres, others are many-faceted. All of them are throbbing in slow, hypnotic rhythms, filling the room with undulating red light.
The Man in the Rain (2010)
> x pedestal (@ Cave)
The pedestal is hewn of solid rock and is four feet long. A gold disc lies in the centre of the pedestal.
Muggle Studies (2012)
> x pedestal (@ Trophy Room)
A stone plinth.
Nothing But Mazes (2019)
> x square pedestal (@ -OUN)
It’s an ordinary square pedestal, set in the middle of the room.
> x black pedestal (@ Museum)
The black pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated on the far left of the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a black plaque, which reads, “Xenos. Robert Arnstein Corporation. 1982.”
> x navy pedestal (@ Museum)
The navy pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated second from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a navy plaque, which reads, “Strange Odyssey, by Scott Adams. Adventure International. 1981.”
> x green pedestal (@ Museum)
The green pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated third from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a green plaque, which reads, “Countdown to Doom, by Peter D. Killworth. Topologika. 1982.”
> x maroon pedestal (@ Museum)
The maroon pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated fourth from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a maroon plaque, which reads, “Snowball, by Pete, Mike, and Nick Austin. Level 9 Computing. 1983.”
> x teal pedestal (@ Museum)
The teal pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated fifth from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a teal plaque, which reads, “Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky. Infocom. 1983.”
> x purple pedestal (@ Museum)
The purple pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated sixth from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a purple plaque, which reads, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky. Infocom. 1984.”
> x olive pedestal (@ Museum)
The olive pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated seventh from the left on the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a olive plaque, which reads, “Fish! by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, and Rob Steggles. Magnetic Scrolls. 1988.”
> x silver pedestal (@ Museum)
The silver pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated on the far right of the west platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a silver plaque, which reads, “Gateway II: Homeworld, by Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren. Legend Entertainment. 1993.”
> x gray pedestal (@ Museum)
The gray pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated on the far left of the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a gray plaque, which reads, “Deep Space Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts and Steve McAdams. 1988.”
> x blue pedestal (@ Museum)
The blue pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated second from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a blue plaque, which reads, “The Legend Lives! by David M. Baggett. Adventions. 1995.”
> x lime pedestal (@ Museum)
The lime pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated third from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a lime plaque, which reads, “Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin. 1998.”
> x red pedestal (@ Museum)
The red pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated fourth from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a red plaque, which reads, “Fallacy of Dawn, by Robb Sherwin. 2001.”
> x aqua pedestal (@ Museum)
The aqua pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated fifth from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a aqua plaque, which reads, “Scavenger, by Quintin Stone. 2003.”
> x fuchsia pedestal (@ Museum)
The fuchsia pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated sixth from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a fuchsia plaque, which reads, “Moments out of Time 3: The Light of Day, by L. Ross Raszewski. 2032.”
> x yellow pedestal (@ Museum)
The yellow pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated seventh from the left on the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a yellow plaque, which reads, “Counterpoint, by Keith Sloan. 2041.”
> x white pedestal (@ Museum)
The white pedestal is fully five feet in diameter, and is situated on the far right of the east platform. Affixed to the pedestal is a white plaque, which reads, “Leather Goddesses Zero: Dawn of the Goddesses, by Bradley Hollister. 2055.”
The Obscene Quest of Dr. Aardvarkbarf (1997)
> x gold pedestal (@ Dr. Bignose's Office)
It's a solid gold pedestal about five feet in diameter. Strange markings have been etched into the base. At one edge of the pedestal is the control panel for the time machine.
PAXLess (2010)
> x White Pedestal (@ Galatea's room)
A white pedestal standing about four feet high.
> x Marble-esque Pedestal (@ Fettucini Exhibit)
A tall pedestal, which almost, but not quite looks like it was made of marble.
Pen and Paint (2010)
> x pedestals (@ Gallery)
Each pedestal holds a book. Each book is positioned underneath the related picture.
The Prize (2012)
> x pedestal (@ Chamber of Alchemy)
The pedestal is stone like everything else in this chamber, and reaches to a comfortable height for reading.
The Quest of the Golden Banana (2004)
> x plinth (@ Golden Grotto)
The plinth is a solid block of gold inscribed with the words “King Benedict the Banana-Bearer”.
> x plinth (@ Benefactors' Exhibition Room)
The polished oak plinth supporting the glass display case is about a foot square and three feet tall. It's quite plain in design, apart from a decoratively carved slat just beneath the case.
Search for the Sacred Stone (2005)
> examine pedestal (@ Inside a dimly lit cave)
The waist-high pedestal is ornately carved from the solid rock of the cave. The detail carvings seem to refer to a curse, but you cannot be 100% certain you are translating the ancient symbols accurately.
[if sacred stone on it:] Nestled in the center of the decorated pedestal, with eight rays of sun light shining on it like miniature spotlights, sits an exceptional blue stone worth a staggering amount of money. Without a doubt this is the sacred stone you have been seeking!
Tea Ceremony (2014)
> x pedestal (@ Storage Room)
A place to put sparkly objects.
Tex Bonaventure and the Temple of the Water of Life (2013)
> x pedestal (@ The Apex of the Temple)
The pedestal is made of pure white marble, and seems to have been molded- formed? birthed? - complete and whole. There is not a chisel mark upon it.
Threnody (2005)
> x pedestal (@ Storage Room)
The pedestal is a plain, unadorned column of some grey-white stone. A red velvet cushion is affixed to the top of the pedestal.
Tookie's Song (2002)
> x pedestal (@ Spring Display Room)
A small marble pedestal serves to put the statue a foot or so off of the floor.
Truth (2014)
> x pedestal (@ Natural History Museum Lobby)
It bears a brass plaque and supports an impressive set of dinosaur bones.
Unity (1998)
> x pedestal (@ Top of the Tower)
Unscientific Fiction (2008)
> x pedestal (@ Tomb)
Something is written on it:
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It seems something is written under all this graffiti, but you can't make out what. Damn vandals.
The coffin of the great Prime Commander can only be opened when the great magical key, stolen from a far away planet (filled with a nasty oxygen-atmosphere and lots of dihydrogen monoxide) in the milky way galaxy in the 1970"s, is placed upon this pedestal and lets its beautifull red light fall upon the remains of our Great Leader.
Actually, you liked the graffiti better.
The Wand (2017)
> x pedestal (@ Peony's Room)
The pedestal is about as high as your waist. On the top is written, "What is the basis of IMMOBILIZATION?"
Wormwood Days II: The Aftermath (2003)
> x pedestal (@ Laboratory)
Short and square. Bolted to the floor.
The Xylophoniad (2016)
> x plinth (@ Palladium Garden)
It's a handsome plinth.
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