Pub

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.

Then you get so drunk you can't remember your own name.

The local watering hole is more than just a place for Daddy to go to vainly forget that he's bald and Mommy's fat. Pubs are the focal point of social life in most communities. Think about this: would you rather stand outside in the rain listening to someone on a soapbox, or chat indoors with a drink in your hand? You can down a few, get a bite to eat, play a round or two with your mates, and catch up on the latest gossip. A bit of caution about the latter: bartenders are not typically the best source of 'rumours' (read: adventure hooks). For the most part they couldn't care less; they're just there to serve up crappy watered-down drinks to the crappy watered-down drunks.

Ale, pint. . . . . 7¢

Beer, bock, pint. . . . . 5½¢

Beer, dark, pint. . . . . 5¢

Beer, light, pint. . . . . 4½¢

Black soup. . . . . 3ƒ4


 * ————This traditional Spartan dish consists of boiled pigs' legs, blood, salt and vinegar. No other seasonings are ever added. To say that this is an acquired taste is a bit of an understatement, but it is possible to survive on this broth as a staple.

Brandy, pint. . . . . 10ƒ

Brandy, shot. . . . . 2ƒ5

Bumbo, pint. . . . . 8ƒ


 * ————A favourite of pirates, this drink is one part water to two parts dark rum, with nutmeg and/or cinnamon.

Chili. . . . . 1ƒ2

Chili, Troll. . . . . 8¢


 * ————You're taking your chances there, buddy. On the plus side, this dish does feature Troll-sized portions. Troll chili was born of never wanting to throw away leftovers. The remnants of a meal are added to the extant pot of chili. After a few days (hopefully) the cook dumps everything into a clean pot, and adds more leftovers. A given sample of Troll chili may technically be years in the making, albeit with constantly adding fresh new ingredients.

Coffee, Dwarven. . . . . 1ƒ9

Coffee. . . . . 1ƒ

Dwarven ale, pint. . . . . 1ƒ6

Egg, chicken, each, fried. . . . . 1ƒ1

Egg, chicken, each, hardboiled. . . . . 1ƒ2


 * ————Like a detective

Espresso. . . . . 2ƒ4


 * ————Your local bar may not have anything this high-tech

Grog, pint. . . . . 5ƒ


 * ————Commonly rum and small beer mixed with water (about half of it) but this term sometimes refers to any number of mixed drinks.

Juice, small glass, apple. . . . . 4ƒ5


 * ————Fruit juice may be your only non-alcoholic choice in a bar (excepting maybe coffee). At least it's fresh, if available at all.

Juice, small glass, banana. . . . . 3ƒ8

Juice, small glass, grape. . . . . 3ƒ6

Juice, small glass, mango. . . . . 4ƒ1

Juice, small glass, orange. . . . . 4ƒ2

Juice, small glass, pear. . . . . 4ƒ4

Juice, small glass, tomato. . . . . 5ƒ1

Mead, pint. . . . . 1ƒ5

Moonshine, pint. . . . . 6ƒ

Moonshine, shot. . . . . 3¢

Mutton, 8 ounces. . . . . 1ƒ2

Nachos. . . . . 2ƒ


 * ————Deluxe versions are twice the price

Pot pie, chicken. . . . . 2ƒ3

Pot pie, pork. . . . . 2ƒ8

Potatoes, fried. . . . . 1ƒ


 * ————Exactly how these are cut, fried, and seasoned shows wide regional variations.

Pretzels, 1 pound bag. . . . . 3ƒ


 * ————Sometimes poured into bowls for free consumption to encourage drinking

Rabbit, fried. . . . . 3ƒ

Roast chicken. . . . . 8¢

Roast duck. . . . . 1ƒ6

Roast goose. . . . . 3ƒ

Roast ostrich. . . . . 4ƒ8

Roast pheasant. . . . . 3ƒ5

Roast turkey. . . . . 2ƒ3

Rum, 150-proof, pint. . . . . 3₲

Rum, 150-proof, shot. . . . . 8ƒ5

Rum, dark, pint. . . . . 15ƒ

Rum, dark, shot. . . . . 3ƒ5

Rum, light, pint. . . . . 14ƒ5

Rum, light, shot. . . . . 3ƒ4

Rum, spiced, pint. . . . . 18ƒ

Rum, spiced, shot. . . . . 3ƒ7

Snake, fried non-venomous. . . . . 3ƒ1

Snake, fried venomous. . . . . 4ƒ6

Stew, per bowl, beef. . . . . 7¢

Stew, per bowl, chicken. . . . . 6¢

Stew, per bowl, mutton. . . . . 6½¢

Stew, per bowl, otter. . . . . 8¢

Stew, per bowl, rabbit. . . . . 7¢

Stew, per bowl, snake. . . . . 1ƒ2

Stew, per bowl, vegetable. . . . . 4¢

Stew, per bowl, wolf. . . . . 1ƒ4

Tabbouleh. . . . . 2ƒ1

Vodka, shot. . . . . 1ƒ6

Vodka, high-proof, shot. . . . . 2ƒ2

Vodka, top-shelf, shot. . . . . 7ƒ5

Water, good, glass. . . . . 3ƒ


 * ————This is a glass of water. That's it. No ice or anything, but it is mostly clean. Good water comes from an unpolluted stream or good well.

Water, high quality, glass. . . . . 10ƒ


 * ————Made by collecting steam or other distilled water. Most bars won't bother with this.

Water, not-so-good, glass. . . . . 1ƒ


 * ————Not quite as refreshing as the above, this is often what was collected during the last rain.

Whiskey, shot. . . . . 1ƒ2

Whiskey, corn, shot. . . . . 1ƒ2

Whiskey, rot-gut, shot. . . . . 7¢

Whiskey, rye, shot. . . . . 1ƒ9

Whiskey, single barrel, shot. . . . . 3ƒ5

Whiskey, single malt, shot. . . . . 2ƒ9

Wine, house, glass. . . . . 1ƒ1

Wine, watered, glass. . . . . 4¢