Tavern master dnd4/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The characters could potentially secure a loan or ask for favors from recently acquired friends, but the adventure doesn't mention any of this. ![]() The Zhentarim quest is the only one that rewards any money, and it's only 50 gp per character. Even if the treasure is found, would the players really want to sink *all* of their funds into a business rather then buying adventuring gear or services from the other nearby businesses? The level 2 faction quests don't help with this. A hidden room is easy to miss and without it low level characters won't have enough money. Where does a party of level 2 characters get this much gold? There is one hidden room in the Zhentarim Hideout with almost enough treasure to cover this cost. Making ever inn sound like it’s got a comedy name breaks the illusion even worse than not giving it one.In the Waterdeep Dragon Heist adventure, chapter 2 seems to strongly encourage the players to renovate the tavern and run it as a business. So yes the tavern’s name is important, but not just because it maintains your setting’s illusion, more often than not it is material detail that really should add substance to your world. Similarly if I were a player walking my character into “The Hound”, “The Fox” or “The Unicorn” etc, I’m going to want to know whose shield that is, I want to know which noble it would be a bad idea to insult, and maybe who he’s got a grievance with that might lead me being able to sweat-talk the inn keeper. Peter holding the keys to the Pearly Gates. Now while you can get away without a back story to a village boozer called “The Plough”, I be surprised at finding a pub called “The Cross Keys” in a fantasy setting, unless you’re going to come up with additional explanation that doesn’t include St. You can be damn sure the JRRT had a rationale for naming the inn at Bree after a horse rampant. My point is that all these serve to point to an allegiance if not outright fealty to certain houses. The White Lion is the badge of the Marcher Lords, and eventually inherited by Edward IV. As seen on the reverse of the Wilton Diptych “The White hart” (hart=deer) is always depicted with gold crown and chain, because it’s the badge of Richard II. What tavern names have you used or been exposed to during your campaigns? What stories have resulted from those names?Īren’t you missing the point here? Pub names aren’t random, there a point to them, at least those with heritage.įor example, I live in rural England near the Welsh border, at a guess I’d say 90% of the pubs within 15 miles are called either “The White Hart”, “The White Lion” or the “The Swan”. So in the spirit of providing every DM with the name for a tavern to start a campaign in, here’s a monster of a list. ![]() My immediate thought was that I need to have a pint there. On the way home today I passed a van advertising a local restaurant, The Mermaid and the Oyster. A good tavern name adds atmosphere to the game and can become a place of fond memories for the players. They are amongst the most interesting locations in D&D to name and the very name can mean any number of things. Call me a stickler, but I like names for locations and I really like tavern names. To which most DMs respond it doesn’t matter.
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