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"There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn" - Samuel Johnson


Taverns are always a popular place for adventurers to unwind. It's up to the DM to come up with some quirks and flavor to make each tavern original and to keep the players immersed in the atmosphere. Sometimes though you just hit a creative writing block and don't know where to start.

The following page is intended to give you some ideas to keep taverns as a fun place for travellers to go.


Tavern Generators

There are a number of Tavern generators out there that you will find with some quick Google searches. I quite like the "Not Another Tavern Generator". It comes up with some great details for a tavern and is useful if you want something quick. You can then use the rest of this page to tailor it to your liking.


Tavern Names

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"It's all in the name" - Wendy Carroll


There's only so many Ye Olde Tavern's in the Wold! Try these tables to come up with a name that's a little different...


Name Format

# Name Order
1 Adjective Noun Title
2 The Adjective Noun
3 The Adjective Noun Title
4 Noun & Noun
5 Noun & Noun Title
6 The Noun & Noun
7 The Noun & Noun Title
9 The Adjective Title


Nouns

# 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
1 Ale Bat Cougar Dwarf Goblin Leech Narwhal Pug Sloth Walrus
2 Alligator Beetle Cow Eel Halfling Lion Otter Quail. Snake Wand
3 Antelope Boot Crab Elephant Hamster Lizard Owl Rabbit Spider Weasel
4 Armadillo Bow Crocodile Elf Hat Llama Ox Rat Sword Wench
5 Arrow Bull Crow Ferret Hawk Lobster Panther Raven Tiger Wine
6 Axe Camel Dagger Flamingo Horse Lord Peacock Rogue Toad Wizard
7 Baboon Cat Dog Fox Jackal Meerkat Pelican Scorpion Tortoise Wolf
8 Badger Clam Donkey Frog Jester Mole Penguin Shark Tower Worm
9 Bard Cobra Dragon Gnome Lady Monkey Pig Sheep Turkey Wyvern
10 Basilisk Cockroach Duck Goat Lamb Moose Pony Shield Vutture Yak



Adjectives

# 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
1 Adorable Brown Dead Flatulent Heroic Loud Orange Red Singing Undead
2 Ancient Burning Delightful Gentle Hiding Lucky Peach Repulsive Skinny Unlucky
3 Angry Calm Discrete Giant Holy Magical Pink Roaring Sleeping Wealthy
4 Big Chubby Drowning Glorious Hungry Moist Pompous Rusty Slimy Wet
5 Black Clever Drunken Gold Itchy Naked Powerful Sacred Slow White
6 Bloody Clumsy Eager Gray Jolly Navy Prickly Salty Smiling Witty
7 Blue Colossal Elegant Greasy Laughing Nervous Proud Scrawny Sticky Yawning
8 Brass Confused Famous Green Lazy New Purple Silent Stubborn Yellow
9 Brave Copper Fancy Grumpy Lively Noisy Quiet Silly Tiny Young
10 Bronze Crying Fat Happy Lost Oily Rainbow Silver Ugly Yummy


Title

# 1-10
1 Bar
2 Tavern
3 Pub
4 Club
5 Inn
6 Lounge
7 Den
8 Lodge


Tavern Features

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"A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle" - Jonathan Swift


Expand upon the 'bar, tables and fireplace' and give your tavern some character and something else for the party to check out...


# Legal Illegal Special Feature
1 Baths Gang Hangout No booze
2 Casino Cult Base Large Deep Pit/Well in Centre
3 Library Death Fights Dungeon Entrance
4 Theatre Drug Lounge Labyrinth Entrance
5 Dancers Blackmarket Undead Waiters
6 Healing Beast Fights Imp Waiters
7 Minstrels Stave Trading Unseen Servant Waiters
8 Exotic Food Soul Eating Ghost Patrons
9 Cheap Food Cannibal Food Dragon Bartender
10 Fighting Ring Body Swapping Magic Doesn't Work
11 Private Booths Demon Worship Self Playing Instrument
12 Drinking Contest Monster Trade Self Filling Mugs
13 Sentient Furniture
14 In a Pocket Dimension
15 1-Way Portal
16 Reversed/No Gravity
17 Icy Cavern Interior
18 Forest/Jungle Interior
19 Race Changes While Inside
20 Invisible Clothing & Equipment



Tavern Food and drinks

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"Here’s to alcohol, the cause of — and solution to — all life’s problems" - Homer Simpson


The Woldipedia has a page dedicated to drinks in the Wold. The Wold Mixology page includes a list of some regional varieties, as well as some brews you might wish to draw from.


The following tables might give you some ideas for meals that could be found based on the quality of food available.


Squalid (3cp) Poor (6cp) Modest (3sp)
Humble pie (filled with tripe or cow heel) Porridge Grilled wild boar chops
Acorn soup Mushroom stew with corn bread Broiled salmon and potatoes
Rice and peas Leg of mutton and goose eggs Roast chicken and potatoes
Green chili stew Beef stew and sourdough Smoked sausage, goose eggs and dates
Grilled snake and macadamia Squash and fish soup Cheese pie and onion soup
Frogs on skewers Mutton meatloaf Baked boar and greens
Onion soup Rabbit and baked pumpkin Minted pea soup
Lizard gruel with nutbread Bread-bowl stew Baked goat flank
Crisped worm skewers and potatoes Hot beet soup and fresh bread Rabbit stew and willow crackers
Bog-beetle dumplings Lemming and berry soup
Wayfarers' cake
Cooked wolf steak
Wren pot pie and cattail soup
Thistle salad with roasted grubs
Barbecued gopher legs on a stick


Comfortable (8sp) Wealthy (2gp) Artistocratic (4gp)
Honey braised boar ribs Baked pheasant with leeks Roast stag in antler sauce
Venison and bean stew Smoked salmon and wild berries Poached and peppered quail eggs
Buffaloaf and honeyed corn Chocolate covered ants and roast pelican Spiced monkey tail and cashews
Rack of lamb platter Barbecued tiger fish and papaya Roast heron and chopped sundew
Pork chop & curds Roast chicken with thyme Lobster in tomato cream sauce
Elven bread Stuffed trout, cabbage, succotash and plum pudding Crab-stuffed lobster tail
Baked loin of pork with gravy Braised beef and pears with ginger Roast pheasant in oyster sauce
Roasted cod and mashed potatoes Meerkat dumplings with sage Poached duck with farro
Beef steak and kidney pie Fried ostrich and egg omelet
Clams and garlic
Toasted delfarnbread with spiced snail-butter
Grayling prawns poached with plovers’ eggs in garlic butter


Monster Underdark
Crunchy critters and grub pudding Fluorescent fungus salad with cave grubs
Smashed guts and cabbage Diced blind eel and deep salts
Not-so-old rice in sour goat’s milk Amber lichen and softrock bread
Fried chunks and lard bread Translucent crayfish stew
Salted eyes and carrot ends Crimson moss cakes and cave jelly
Bone and blood mix stew Crustacean broth with ironloaf
Lettuce, liver, and lung pie Roasted deep beetles with algae dip
Toasted salamander in mineral pepper
Arachnidumplings and fried fungus
Toadstool steak tainted with myconid essence
Lobe of grell
Deep rothe steak


Tavern Fights

Whether or not the player characters start it, an evening of drunken antics can often culminate in a chaotic brawl. The SRD includes a section on bar fights using rules published in "Inner Sea Taverns": "Bar Fight Rules"



Tavern Games

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When people have partaken of too many drinks, games will surely ensue. The following games have different flavors and mechanics, providing options for you to choose from.


Last Man Standing

Each player rolls a Fort save to resist the effects of the alcohol

If you fail 5 times you pass out

Each time you fail your character will become increasingly intoxicated

  • 1 fail = no effect
  • 2 fails = tipsy
  • 3 fails = drunk
  • 4 fails = wasted
  • 5 fails = pass out and lose

Last man standing wins

The DC will increase by 2 each round, starting from 10 and capping at 20.


The Long Embrace

Two participants cup their hands with one another with a live scorpion inside. The first to remove their hand is the loser. If the winner still holds the scorpion after the opponent pulls away, he doubles his winnings.

Scorpion sting does 1d2 non-lethal damage per round. A person who sustains 8pts damage has their hand go numb and lets go of the scorpion.


Boss Toss

Two participants stand 6 ft. apart and at the same time each tosses a double-headed axe to the other. The player who drops the axe or bleeds first is the loser.

Reflex Saves start at DC10 and increase by +2 each round. The first person to fail the save loses.


Strong as an Ox

A large animal such as a horse or ox, or other livestock is brought in for a Rope War with a humanoid challenger, with each trying to pull the other over a line. This is popular among half-orcs and barbarians.

The participant makes a strength check opposed by that of the animal. The difference between the results is how much ground is gained in ft.

The larger of the two gains a +4 bonus on the check for every 500lbs difference in weight.

Each tavern has their own rules on how far apart the competitors start"


Ready for Winter

Players fill their mouths with as many walnuts as possible and must pronounce ""Ready for Winter"" the best they can. Variations of this game have included the use of cherries, grapes, acorns, or even coins, in the place of walnuts.

Checks are made vs Charisma. Players may start with as many objects as they choose. Each object adds add +2 to the DC (eg: 5 objects is DC10).

Passing the check allows you to continue adding more.

Failing a check eliminates you from the contest.


Players get a cumulative +2 bonus for each size category they are over medium

Players get a cumulative -2 penalty for each size category they are under medium


The Anvil Crack

This form of entertainment is favored by young minotaurs as a way to prove their great strength. The game involves trying to break an anvil using only ones head. While taking a running start is permitted, the truly strong simply stand in front of the anvil and plough their heads downward onto it. It is a very rare occasion when someone succeeds in the task. More often than not it simply leads to a headache worse than any hangover.

Treat an anvil as hardness 10 with anywhere upwards of 360HP