Characters

Tavern Toolbox

GameMastery Guide, page 199

Over the course of a campaign, the PCs might seek solace in a blur of inns and taverns. But with a little effort and the help of the following charts full of details, the PCs may soon develop essential stopping places and favorite watering holes.

Table 7–33: Random Tavern Name Generator

d% First Name Second Name
1–2 Blind Cat
3–4 Three Fire
5–6 King’s with Eight Tails
7–8 Black Cow
9–10 Fearsome Spectacles
11–12 Yew Burnt Down
13–14 Maid Minotaur
15–16 Green Hag
17–18 Blasted Nightcap
19–20 Broken Ankheg
21–22 Meg’s Chamber
23–24 Donkey Blind Mice
25–26 Five Ale
27–28 Dead Honey
29–30 Jolly Full Moon
31–32 Brass Moon
33–34 Buxum Rainbow
35–36 Six Storm Clouds
37–38 Pirate’s Pipe
39–40 Carrots Trousers
41–42 Burnt Waif
43–44 Deviant Hat
45–46 Thrice Helmet
47–48 Empty Kraken
49–50 Fearsome Giant
51–52 Red Cockerel
53–54 Yellow Slug
55–56 Supine Dryad
57–58 Thirsty Pig
59–60 Fat Rack
61–62 Thin Iron Maiden
63–64 Burnt House
65–66 Queen’s Barn
67–68 Captain’s Church
69–70 White Well
71–72 Murdered Manticore
73–74 Large Haystack
75–76 Tiny Hill
77–78 Round Ferret
79–80 Hollow Lurcher
81–82 Catapult Lobster
83–84 Snail Cliff
85–86 Nag’s Tarragon
87–88 Blunt Slippers
89–90 Outrageous Witch
91–92 Quiet Gull
93–94 Noisy Caravel
95–96 Boozy Wagon
97–98 Magenta Carriage
99–100 Stork Moose

Table 7–34: Menu Items

d% Food Cost
1–2 Apple cake 2 cp
3–4 Aunt Polly’s pudding 1 sp
5–6 Boiled eels 2 sp
7–8 Boiled rabbit 1 sp
9–10 Boiled salmon 3 sp
11–12 Boiled trotters 1 sp
13–14 Boiled turnips 5 cp
15–16 Bread and butter pudding 3 cp
17–18 Broiled mackerel 3 sp
19–20 Clear soup 2 cp
21–22 Crab, whole fresh 3 sp
23–24 Crayfish soup 4 cp
25–26 Fried cow-heel 8 cp
27–28 Fried woodcock with wine sauce 4 sp
29–30 Game pie 5 sp
31–32 Gosling with damson cheese 5 sp
33–34 Grouse with gooseberry jam 4 sp
35–36 Haggis 2 sp
37–38 Hare soup 6 cp
39–40 Hashed mutton 1 sp
41–42 Hotch potch 1 sp
43–44 Jugged hare 3 sp
45–46 Lamb cutlets 3 sp
47–48 Leg of mutton 4 sp
49–50 Marrow dumplings 8 cp
51–52 Meat pie 1 sp
53–54 Mutton pudding 1 sp
55–56 Oxtail soup 8 cp
57–58 Oyster soup 2 sp
59–60 Pie 1 sp
61–62 Potted partridge 4 sp
63–64 Ptarmigan 5 sp
65–66 Rissoles of game 4 sp
67–68 Roast fowl 6 sp
69–70 Roast goose with apple sauce 7 sp
71–72 Roast landrail 4 sp
73–74 Roast ribs of beef 3 sp
75–76 Roast suckling pig 1 gp
77–78 Rumpsteak and mushrooms 5 sp
79–80 Sausages 1 sp
81–82 Simmered gurnet 3 sp
83–84 Skate in caper sauce 3 sp
85–86 Stew 5 cp
87–88 Stewed kidneys 4 sp
89–90 Stewed pigeons 2 sp
91–92 Trout 3 sp
93–94 Turbot with truffles 2 gp
95–96 Veal cutlets 1 gp
97–98 Vegetable broth 3 cp
99–100 Whole local cheese 1 gp

Table 7–35: Amenities

d% Amenity Nightly Cost
1–4 Bath, cold (hot) 2 cp (6 cp)
5–6 Blanket, extra (loan of) 5 cp
7–8 Camping/caravan pitch (per tent/wagon) 1 sp
9–10 Chamber pot (loan of) 2 cp
11–12 Chest hire, with very simple lock 2 sp
13–14 Chest hire, with average lock 4 sp
15–16 Chest hire, with good lock 8 sp
17–18 Chest hire, with superior lock 15 sp
19–20 Coach house (coach storage) 5 sp
21–22 Cobbling 2% cost of clothing
23–24 Companionship 1 gp+
25–26 Feather mattress (loan of) 2 sp
27–28 Feather pillow (loan of) 1 sp
29–30 Fire in room 5 cp
31–32 Guard dog (loan of) 2 sp
33–34 Guard (1st level warrior) 3 sp
35–36 Guide (per day) 3 sp
37–38 Hot water, bucket/pan (loan of) 3 cp
39–40 Ironing (per item) 2 cp
41–42 Lamp (loan of) 1 cp
43–44 Massage 1 sp
45–46 Meals in room 1 sp
47–48 Mirror (loan of) 1 sp
49–50 Paddock (per horse) 5 cp
51–52 Private room for meetings (per hour) 5 sp+
53–54 Room, common 2 sp
55–56 Room, shared 5 sp
57–58 Room, private 1 gp
59–60 Room, private, with very simple lock 15 sp
61–62 Room, private, with average lock 2 gp
63–64 Room, private, with good lock 4 gp
65–66 Room, private, with superior lock 8 gp
67–68 Sewing kit (loan of) 1 sp
69–70 Sleeping space, floor, away from fire 1 cp
71–72 Sleeping space, floor, next to fire 5 cp
73–74 Soap (loan of) 1 sp
75–76 Stabling, self-service 1 sp
77–78 Stabling, part livery (grooming, feeding) 2 sp
79–80 Stabling, full livery 5 sp
81–82 Suite, small (with good lock, fire) 4 gp
83–84 Suite, average (as above but bigger) 8 gp
85–86 Suite, good (as above but with superior lock) 16 gp
87–88 Suite, luxurious (as above but with servants) 32 gp+
89–90 Tailoring (per item) 2% cost of clothing
91–92 Warming pan (loan of) 5 cp
93–94 Washing (per item) 3 cp
95–98 Washstand with cold water (hot water) 3 cp (7 cp)
99–100 Writing set (loan of) 2 sp