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TheTaverner’s

TrustyTome

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Neal Levin, David Woodrum

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Deana Link

L D

A D

Darren Pearce

Gillian Pearce

C A

D/L

Kay Allen

Duncan Fielden

I A

Gillian Pearce

E P

Neal Levin

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The Taverner’s Trusty Tome:

Contents

Introduction: D20 Gets Drunk

Chapter 3: Fantastic Drinks 15

Fantastic Drink Stats and their Meanings 15

Cat Fat Tonic

Lit Activist

Mellower

Chapter 1: The Wonders of Being Drunk 4

The Root of All Evil: A Brief History of Alcohol 4

Alcohol and the Presence and Effects

of Intoxicating Drinks on Society

Mocker

Displacer Spirits

Rude Lush

Dragon’s Tongue Gin

Sluggard

Ghoulbane Wine

Spendthrift

Drinking Resource Discussions

Hairfang Mead

Tell All

How to Get Drunk

Herdsman’s Ale

Wanderlush

Drinking Too Fast

Orkist Ale

Feats

Sweating Out the Intoxication

Troll Boil Sake

Alchemical Carousing [General]

Drinking Beyond the Point of Intoxication

with Normal Alcohols

Witch Twitch Brandy

Carouse [General]

Dread Taste [General]

Drinking Beyond the Point of Intoxication

with Fantastical Alcohols 8

Dying from Vomit-Induced Asphyxiation 8

Hangover 8

Alcoholism 8

Health Problems that canarise from Alcoholism 8

Chapter 4: The Brewery 20

The Brewer, The Vintner, and the Distiller 20

Making Small Batches

Drunken Entertainer [General]

Drunken Sex Appeal [General]

Fantastical Brewer [General]

Setting Up A Brewery

Drunken Fists [General]

Buying the Ingredients

Drunken Striking [General]

Raising the Ingredients

Fantastical Carousing [General]

Chapter 2: A Selection of Fine

(and Not So Fine) Alcoholic Beverages 9

Standard Alcohol

Letting It Age

Fists of the Alcoholic [General]

Improved Drunken Fists [General]

Chapter 5: Inn and Taverns

Mighty Carousing [General]

The Tavern

Nimble Drunk [General]

Drinks

Descriptions

Pinch Brewing [General]

Absinthe (Distilled Spirits)

Typical Taverns and their Costs

Puke Holder [General]

Ale (Brew)

Small, Poor Taverns

Rambling Wino [General]

Bourbon Whiskey (Distilled Spirits)

Small, Common Taverns

Spoil Taste [General]

Brandy (Distilled Spirits)

Small, Good Taverns

Tipsy Striking [General]

Cider (Wine)

Medium, Poor Taverns

Quick Drunk [General]

Cordials (Distilled Spirits)

Medium, Common Taverns

Dandelion Wine (Wine)

Medium, Good Taverns

Chapter 7: Bar Staff

Fortiied Wine (Wine)

Large, Poor Taverns

Bartender

Fruit Beer (Brew)

Large, Common Taverns

Royce Butterglutton

Gin (Distilled Spirits)

Large, Good Taverns

Snarle Cobble

Lager Beer (Brew)

Grand, Poor Taverns

Bouncer (Brawler)

Malt Liquor (Brew)

Grand, Common Taverns

Braumeister (Expert)

Mead (Brew)

Grand, Good Taverns

Cook (Commoner)

Mezcal (Distilled Spirits)

Managing the Tavern Made Simple

Distiller (Expert)

Rum (Distilled Spirits)

The Inn

Entertainer (General)

Rye Whiskey (Distilled Spirits)

Typical Inns and their Costs

Finrain

Sake (Wine)

Small, Poor Inns

Valerian

Sparkling Wine (Wine)

Small, Common Inns

Exotic Dancer (Harlot)

Stout (Brew)

Small, Good Inns

Fishwife (Harlot)

Table Wine (Wine)

Medium, Poor Inns

Innkeeper

Vodka (Distilled Spirits)

Medium, Common Inns

Scullery Boy/Maid (Commoner)

Mixed Drinks

Medium, Good Inns

Tavern Boor

Blacksmith

Large, Poor Inns

Wench

Bloody Axe

Large, Common Inns

Bonbella Bumbleblossom

Bloody Morning

Large, Good Inns

Fellalayna Featherfrost

Buttered Rum

Grand, Poor Inns

Gertrude “The Meaty”

Dancing Ghoul

Grand, Common Inns

Squarra Covelime

Dune Pick

Grand, Good Inns

Tilla Buttonscotch

Gibbering Lich

Managing the Inn Made Simple

Vonna Stalkbriar

Happy Hearthside

Mind Displacer

Chapter 6: Drinking Buddies

Chapter 8:Speciic Beers and Wines 51

Generic Alcohol Types

Pirate Punch

Types of Drunks (for PCs and NPCs)

Sailor’s Delight

Antisocialite

Prestigious/Unique Alcohol Types

Sexy War Hag

Bawler

Drinks

Suffering Ghast

Bragger

Beer

Sugar Lady

Drunken Daredevil

Mead

Toddy

Forgetter

Wines

Wild Druid

Happy Drunk

Other Distilled Drinks

Xorn Vomit

Lecherous Lush

Creating Entirely New Beverage Types

 REENGS , G ENTLE READER,

Since you are now holding this

tome in your hands it sems

mo likely that you hae an intere in

drinking a bit of alcohol. Whether it be the

sacrd, blui purple blood of the gpe,

a rich yet thir quenching drink of the

breer’s malt, or the dep amber sunbur

of the curious irits, there’s more than

likely something potent in the essels

to quaf your thir. If knowldge and a

bit of warm and cozy nighime reading

by the heah ire is something that you

desire, then ill your mug with a toa of

cher to this good ol’ author. Let us end

a good while together leing the ire and

our iendly toa provide warmth om

the night air chill as e rel upon the

curiosities of the nge magic known as

alcohol.

As you might hae already guessd, I

hae bcome somewhat of an pe on the

maer of intoxicating drink throughout my

many years. While some might be as coarse

as to call me a “drunkard” or a “wino”, the

truth of the maer is that I am nothing

more than a gentleman who values the iner

points of a potent beege. So intrigud

am I with such drinks that I hae ent

countless hours researching the roots of

intoxicating beeges in addition to a bit

of hands on tining. This is not simply the

issue of liing a goblet, mind you, in my

journeys as a wandering bard I hae had

the honor of aying in some of the ine

of inns and cautiously epping oer et,

slobbery puddles in some of the or of

erns. Good or bad, I hae sen all.

Kep in mind that though mo of us le

to such places when e burden om the

pangs of our thir that it is not the public

houses where our belod drinks begin. The

vintner, breer, and diiller can only be

crditd for such onders, and in order to

pay proper re to these individuals I

felt it ncessary to view the ine eabli-

ments of these individuals and pay good at-

tention to the inruion of their pices.

Of course, e samples of the inal produ

ere neer refusd on my pa.

While I ould loe to go into great

deil about some of the places that I hae

visitd and intereing folks that I hae

met I ould nd to write more than one

simple book. As such I all ddicate these

pages to teaching you all that I hae learnd

about the creating and consumption of the

onderful intoxicating beeges that you

and I loe to are in the erns together.

As you lip through the pages of this

tome you all ind a whole varie of notes

concerning your orite potent beeges.

I hae ken great lengths to coer their his-

tory, origins, noble efs, and the gen-

el lair of the social ion that chooses

to consume such drinks. Likewise, you the

gentle reader all learn about the produc-

tion of alcohol, cial beeges with mys-

tical or bizarre poers, the inner orkings

of erns and inns, and the pes of pople

that you might umble into while out at

the ern for a night of drinking.

Alas, good reader! Before your eyes

bcome too blurry om the curious irits

that are dancing away in your trus mug,

let us get ad.

Introduction:

D20 Gets Drunk

Chapter 1:

The Wonders of Being Drunk

Some scholars believe that civilization

would not exist if alcohol had not given

early people a reason to settle in one

place where they could make alcoholic

beverages. Certainly, drinking is an im-

portant part of many cultures. To many, socializing over

a couple of drinks is a cherished an enjoyable tradition,

while others decry alcoholism as an unavoidable source of

clumsiness and stupidity. Alcoholic drinks are common-

place at nearly every festival or tavern, and sometimes

drinking is the focus of a game or competition. Like in

real life, too much drinking in-game can make people sick

and ruin their fun, but a little drunkenness can add to the

merriment of all.

additional varieties of distilled spirits followed and the

other races took an interest to this new method as well.

With the rise of distillation, gnome mages and scholars

acquired new understandings as to how fermentation

worked. It seemed that a natural substance called yeast,

which was also responsible for making loaves of bread

rise, was able to change the sugars of the base ingredients

into the intoxicating substance that came to be called

alcohol. Before such indings it was believed that the very

gods themselves caused fermentation by dipping their

ingers into the bubbling batches of luid, and despite the

discovery of yeast many clerics still believe that this is the

true means of fermenting wines and brews. As such, the

same religions hold fast to the belief that distilled spirits

are in fact evil, as they are the wicked, unnatural potions

of man while ale and wine are the

gifts of divinity.

While the clerics and

temples still held fast to the

old beliefs, producers of

alcohol gradually accepted

the new educated theories

and eventually alchemists

and practitioners of magic took

an interest in brewing. Having a basis

of understanding of how yeast converts the

sugars of plants into alcohol, they begin to

experiment with the intoxicating fermentation

of other substances. rough bizarre rituals and

dangerous alchemical research, the colleges and

universities developed a new practice that became

known as fantastical brewing.

While the recipes of such

fermentation rarely resulted

in the intoxicating alcohol,

the beverages created through

fantastical brewing provided a new

mystical craft that had many similarities to

alchemy and the creation of potions. While fantastical

brewing became the delight of wizards and dabblers, the

purists of the temples cited this practice as being the inal

proof that all forms of fermented drink, wines and brews

included, had become abandoned by the gods. As such

the clerics grew to believe that unless a wine or brew was

prepared especially by the temple clerics for ritual use

only then such a beverage was fouled with the evils and

abominations of mankind.

The Root of All Evil:

A Brief History

of Alcohol

ough alcohol still adds an

element of unpredictability at times

in our otherwise “ho-hum” societies,

this mysterious element is as old as

time itself. Even the earliest of known

records, songs, stories, and legends

speak of one form of intoxicating beverage

or another. ough it is believed that

fermentation is the gift of the gods themselves,

there are several theories as to what gives

wine, brew, or spirits their curious intoxicating

properties.

e oldest known forms of alcohol came from

early versions of wine and brew. It seems that these

beverages have consumed in one form or another

as long as there has been a creature of high

enough intelligence to ind such efects

appealing. Even the elves themselves

admit that drinking ine wines was a part

of their culture even before the time of man. As

time progressed, it became the mission of the master

brewers and vintners to concoct newer beverages that

were more potent and lavorful.

As the selection of grains and fruit began to take

its toll on diversity, a few creative humans began to

experiment with other types of vegetation, particularly

tubers and herbs. rough a new reinement process

called distillation, the humans were able to create the

irst forms of vodka, rum, absinthe, and whiskey. Soon

Alcohol and the Presence and Effects

of Intoxicating Drinks on Society

Despite the warnings of the stricter temples and faiths,

the existence of fermented drink has a strong inluence on

society. As wells and high mountain springs are usually

the only means of quenching one’s thirst without having

to constantly boil water or risk illness, having a plentiful

supply of wine or ale on hand at all times is always

helpful. Likewise, most forms of alcoholic beverages

hold curious medicinal properties. Alcoholic beverages

have been known to cure gout, ease stomach problems,

cure melancholy, work as a sedative, treat wounds, numb

pain, and even lessen the sufering caused by cold weather

illness.

Villagers poor and rich alike drink alcohol in one

form or another, and many have been known to make

deals and settle disputes over a goblet or two of mead,

ale, or wine. Alcohol tends to bring people together, and

it can help those who are normally shy or dreadfully

reclusive approach their fellow citizen with conidence

and friendliness.

Despite the beneits of fermented drinks, however,

there are many conirmed evils caused by the

consumption of alcohol. An unsettling dependency for

fermented drink can cause laziness, violence, unfortunate

accidents, uncouth behavior, and slander amongst fellow

villagers. Hopeless drunks have been known to squander

the last of their hard earned wealth on fermented drinks

only to enter a life of prostitution and crime for the sole

reason of being able to aford another sip of the same foul

substance that wrecked their lives. Likewise, just as much

as alcohol can be a healer, it can also gradually waste

away an individual. ose who are constantly found

with a bottle in their hand tend to look ill of health and

usually seem to be sufering from one form of ailment or

another.

ough many consider the temple teachings about

alcohol to be a chamber pot’s worth of rubbish, there

seems to be some shred of truth in regards to the clerics’

assorted lectures on distilled spirits. ough the various

forms of wines and brews have been responsible for their

own share of human evils, it seems that distilled spirits

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