The Game of Taverns

[eskemp]

One of the little delights about generic fantasy is the trope of the inn or tavern. Yes, "you all meet in a tavern" is a tremendous cliché - but the tavern, being a snapshot of a culture when they're not at work, is the first and easiest way to establish the character of a place. You could, if you so desired, trace the gamer "fantasy tavern" back

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[eynowd]

A friend of mine used to run a Rolemaster campaign, where there ended up being a whole chain of taverns called "The Barbarian's Armpit". They were rough kinda places, where the furniture was bolted to the floor...