Inn/Tavern Names
kenneth r lipka
In article <93309.16...@psuvm.psu.edu>, <JJ...@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
> Hello all,
> This is my first post to this group so please forgive me if
> this is an old and long-dead subject. I am currently DMing a
> Greyhawk campaign that involves a LOT of travelling. As a result,
> my creativity is being taxed severely in regards to inn and tavern
> names where my PC's rest, relax, and reside during their journeys.
> Has anyone ever compiled a list of such details? If so, please
> e-mail me/post where it might be found.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jay
I have not compiled a list of such, but I can rattle off a few names
that I've used in the past.
The Blind Basilisk
The Wild Chessman
Swashbuckler's Luck
Inn of Clowns
The Wizard's Tower
The Golden Stool
/> Ken Lipka
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fer...@pistons.engin.umich.edu (kenneth r lipka) writes:
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>In article <93309.16...@psuvm.psu.edu>, <JJ...@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>> Hello all,
>> This is my first post to this group so please forgive me if
>> this is an old and long-dead subject. I am currently DMing a
>> Greyhawk campaign that involves a LOT of travelling. As a result,
>> my creativity is being taxed severely in regards to inn and tavern
>> names where my PC's rest, relax, and reside during their journeys.
>> Has anyone ever compiled a list of such details? If so, please
>> e-mail me/post where it might be found.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Jay
>
> I have not compiled a list of such, but I can rattle off a few names
>that I've used in the past.
>
> The Blind Basilisk
> The Wild Chessman
> Swashbuckler's Luck
> Inn of Clowns
> The Wizard's Tower
> The Golden Stool
>
The Snake Pit
The Golden Chain
Inn of Rose Gem
The Iron Fist
The Wild Lobotomist
Inn of Forsaken Souls
>
>
> /> Ken Lipka
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We could have a list of names in no time.
Could be one of those 101 lists.
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Roy Daniel
As a silly sidenote, I used to invent tavern names on the spot... It
became a running gag, after a while...
One of the good one was: (breath in...)
The Inn of the Guy That Fought A Wolf And Got A Lock Of Hair From His Back
And Sold It To His Brother-In-Law, Pretending It Was Griffon Hair, And
Opening An Inn With The Money.
When The PCs got tired of being told the name in front of everything the
house sold, (Beer of the Inn.. etc...) they decided to cut the front of
the inn... The owner renamed it:
TheInnOfTheGuyThatFoughAWolfAndGotALockOfHairFromHisBackAndSoldItToHis
Brother-In-Law,PretendingItWasGriffonHair,AndOpeningAnInnWithTheMoney,But
SomeStupidAdventurersCuttedDownTheTitle,SoItWasOnlyTheInnOfTheGuy,But
HopefullyI'vePutItBackToNormal,AndItIsNowTheInnOfTheGuyThatFoughtAWolfOh
ButTheJewelerIsMadAtMeBecauseIHideTheNameOfHisPlace,SoIThinkHe'sGonnaCu
*whew* 8)
Yes, I was reciting this everytime, and before long, the PCs flew to
another city, too afraid to burn down the place in case the owner would
make a longer story about it...
Oh, and, yes, the owner was a Krynn Gnome... *8)
Daniel Roy
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: Hello all,
: This is my first post to this group so please forgive me if
: this is an old and long-dead subject. I am currently DMing a
: Greyhawk campaign that involves a LOT of travelling. As a result,
: my creativity is being taxed severely in regards to inn and tavern
: names where my PC's rest, relax, and reside during their journeys.
: Has anyone ever compiled a list of such details? If so, please
: e-mail me/post where it might be found.
: Thanks in advance,
: Jay
Here are some I've used
The Green Gryphon
The Wandering Mistrel
The Yawing Portal
The Black Pearl (near the ocean)
The Shining Gem
just a few
-Tim
Otis Viles
The Buxom Wench
The Golden Lady
Dragon's Spittoon (must have black dragon head spittoon inside)
The Toss-It-Back (patrons throw mugs back at bartenders, who have
gloves of missile catching)
Slade's (yeah boring name, but you have to meet the owner...)
The Razorback Inn
The Black Swan
The Lotus (high nobility only, "escort services" encouraged)
The Inn of the Lonely Wanderer
Well, there's a few more...
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The Harpy's Hideaway (those of you who IRC may have been here...)
The Golden Gryphon
The Boar's Bristles
Derrin's Divine Brews
That's all that I can remember off the top of my head for now...
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I had a similar joke in a spelljammer campaign. It involved:
The Wonderous Device for Preservation Indefinately when Traveling Through
the Flow with Trusted Friends though the Natural Properties of Phlogiston
things like this are fun to recite repeatedly, and it really does get pretty
funny after you say it about 10 time within 4 minutes.
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a.k.a. Calimath, elven bard
]dne Brunborg
The Inn (yes, the only inn in town)
The Broken Fist
The Golden Dragon Inn (there's no dragons in my world)
Sword's Sleep
Is anybody compiling?
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Just to add fuel to my own fire, here are a few of the names I have
managed to come up with on the fly in my campaign:
The Cross-Eyed Cyclops
The Lonely Ettin
The Laughing Horse
The Dying Halfling
The Puking Pegasus (or Pixie depending on taste)
Ye Olde Asbestos Hilton (for the discening party who have had far to many
problems with fires in the past)
As there seems to be some interest in this topic, I will compile all of
the responses I get fom e-mail and elsewhere and post a list at a later
date. So please, keep the names coming...
--Jay
JJ...@psuvm.psu.edu
Brunborg) says:
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>Is anybody compiling?
Hmmm...
I tried to post a follow-up earlier today. Doesn't seem to have made it
through. I AM compiling the responses I get via e-mail and the posted
names. I will post a complete list when I get enough (Currently, I only
have about 30 or so) since there seems to be enough interest in the idea.
By the way, to add fuel to the fire I seem to have sparked, here are
the few that I have come up with on the fly:
The Cross-Eyed Cyclops
The Lonesome Ettin
The Laughing Horse
The Dying Halfling
The Puking Pegasus (or Pixie if you prefer)
Ye Olde Asbestos Hilton (for the discerning traveller who has been involved
in one too many inn fires)
Some are more serious than others, obviously...
--Jay
Stephan Witz
Just a few I've used:
The Inn of the Great Arm (got this from somewhere)
The Inn of the Well Worn Wench
Feetal's Gizzard
Stumpy Bob's House of Beer
Six Flags over Mead
Here's Sin in Your Eye
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kenneth r lipka
In article <93313.11...@psuvm.psu.edu>, <JJ...@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>
> As there seems to be some interest in this topic, I will compile all of
> the responses I get fom e-mail and elsewhere and post a list at a later
> date. So please, keep the names coming...
>
Here's one I just remembered. It played a major part in a campaign I
ran about two years ago. (One of the characters worked there as night manager
and they used it as a last ditch hangout as well.)
The Horny Halfling (Gnome Bowling on Tuesday Nights!)
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The Rolling Meadows
The Dustbin of Death
The Dirty Laundry
Friends of the Queen (outdoor sign has winking eye..)
Looter's (with barmaids that are theives)
Site of the Harvest
Kibbles n' Bits' Inn
Happy Saturday's
The Crow's Nest
How about a TGIF franchise in the FR. I mean...they're everywhere
aren't they ?!
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Gregory Nishihara
The Cat's Claw Inn
Crippled Griffon
Splintered Ego Tavern
etc. etc...
I figure jus' get an adjective, and anoun randomly, and you should get
something workable.
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Brian A Weibel
it became part of my campaign. The taverns name is.....
The Full Moon Tavern
(sign is naked woman facing away from you, bending over)
Brian
Paul Goodwin
Other names for inns include:
The Behir and the Beholder
The Nag's Head
The King's Coin
The Fox and Hound
The Woolpack (or Wolfpack, if you prefer)
Blood of the Vine
The Cock and Hen
The Horn and Hounds
The Fox's Tail
The Drunken Sailor
The One-legged man
The Pipe and Tabac
The Flaming Snake
The Wolfhound
The King's Rest (although that wouldn't fit much with a pre-literate society)
Paul
Paul Goodwin
you can make pictures of, because the majority of the population couldn't
read...
Paul
Scooby
>In article <1993Nov9.1...@ugle.unit.no>, brun...@alkymi.unit.no (]dne
>Brunborg) says:
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>>
>>Is anybody compiling?
>Hmmm...
>
Yes, here is all I have seen so far with several of my own added at bottom.
Names of Famous Taverns & Inns
Derrin's Divine Brews
Dragon's Spittoon
Inn of Clowns
Inn of Forsaken Souls
Inn of Rose Gem
Slade's
Swashbuckler's Luck
Sword's Sleep
The Black Pearl
The Black Swan
The Blind Basilisk
The Boar's Bristles
The Broken Fist
The Buxom Wench
The Cross-Eyed Cyclops
The Dying Halfling
The Golden Chain
The Golden Dragon Inn
The Golden Gryphon
The Golden Lady
The Golden Stool
The Green Gryphon
The Laughing Horse
The Lonely Ettin
The Lotus
The Harpy's Hideaway
The Inn
The Inn of the Lonely Wanderer
The Iron Fist
The Puking Pegasus
The Puking Pixie
The Razorback Inn
The Shining Gem
The Snake Pit
The Toss-It-Back
The Wandering Mistrel
The Wild Chessman
The Wild Lobotomist
The Wizard's Tower
The Yawing Portal
Ye Olde Asbestos Hilton
Boar's Rest
Boar's Head Inn
Kettles Inn
Orcs Head Inn
The Full Tankard
The Gray Wizard
The Old Lantern
The Pot Belly
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|> names where my PC's rest, relax, and reside during their journeys.
|> Has anyone ever compiled a list of such details? If so, please
|> e-mail me/post where it might be found.
Aw, come on, names aren't enough -- your inns and taverns need character!
Here are some I've used recently:
The Green Griffon - A relatively sedate inn, used by relatively sedate
travelers. Located in a middle-class section of town, just off one of the
main roads.
The Golden Schooner - Livelier than the Griffon, but not too rowdy. Has
lots of rooms but also has a big tavern with nightly entertainment (musicians,
performers, etc). Used by travelers and local merchants, craftsmen and
some laborers looking for an evening out. The crowd is always big and
diverse. Located right on the Boulevard in a middle-class area of town.
The Wayfarer's Home - Big establishment right inside the city gate. Caters
to travelers of all sorts, has lots of beds and a number of meeting rooms.
Has clerks to take and deliver messages, lots of other services handy, too.
The Ruby Blade - posh inn/tavern in a wealthier section of town. Public
room often populated by snotty rich young adults, as well as some snotty
rich older adults. Boarders are typically people who simply can't have
the stigma of staying at a more 'common' place. Service is good, but
expensive.
Sea Barrel - Called "bilge bucket" by people with any sort of taste, this
tavern has a fairly simple selection of food and fairly simple furniture
(since it needs replacing often). There aren't any rooms, but for a few
coppers you can spread out on the floor in the back. If you don't make
arrangements for this ahead of time, you'll be charged twice the rate in
the morning. Look for the Buck... er, Barrel along the seaside docks.
The Red Lantern - located near the riverside docks, this establishment
is of either good or ill repute, depending upon your viewpoint. 'Service'
can take on a fairly exotic meaning, particularly if you request Bianca.
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The Sign of the Jester
The Boil and Youth
The Jade Terrorist
The Puzzle and Egg
The Adulteress' Lookout
The Monk and Eggplant
The Yellow Necromancer
The Lascivious Fairy
The Licked Monk
The Sahuagen and Lady
The Violet Vein
The Sign of the Golden Orange
The Spread-eagled Bugbear
The Maggot's Rest
Old Rubin's
The Diarrhoetic Warrior
Laurence's Mug-house
Quincy's
The Banjo and Zigzag
The Ranger's Lookout
The Sign of the Talon
The Thug and Succubus
The Fawning Orc
Old Grant's Ale-house
The Master and Aubergine
The Voluptuous Elf
The Virgin and Nightmare
Vincent's Gin-palace
The Chicken's Rest
The Lecherous Virgin
The Plastered Imbecile
The Satyr and Stiletto
The Whisper and Boil
The Emetic and Rhinoceros
The Basque and Feijoa
The Sign of the Cringing Eunuch
The Organ and Poinsettia
The Khaki Garter
The Squalid Claw
Plenty more where they came from...
Alanzar the publican
Brian Connell
A few personal favorites:
Ales 'n Beds ( said very quickly )
Rock Rock Rock ( a dwarven run beer tavern ... loses meaning in translation to common )
The Broken Drum ( Can't be beat :-) [ courtesy of Terry Pratchett ] )
The Bent Elbows
Regards,
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down on the hubbub of thinking of names. But, other's I use are:
The Chicken's Crotch
The Joker's Maniacal Frogleg and Nosewart Cafe
Joe's
The Dragon's Breath
Musty Moldan's Mighty Morsals
The Bowl's Rim
An easy way to come up with a name is to just name and animal and then name
a body part.
The Giant's Nose
The Svirfneblin's Ear (one of my favorites), etc.
Please, use "The Hobbit's Armpit". Maybe someday I'll meet someone out
there who has a 'Hobbit's Armpit' for me to have a flagon in.
Ramsy
ST2...@vm.cc.latech.edu
The Wayfarer's Lay
The Singing Boar
The Wine of Heaven
The Roamer's Pillow
H. Keith Hamilton
Louisiana Tech University
Myrddon Gwyllt
This is a real pub in England...
Tom
Jeffrey C. Isherwood
>jdubo.w...@xerox.com writes:
>>>Is anybody compiling?
>>Hmmm...
>Yes, here is all I have seen so far with several of my own added at bottom.
>Names of Famous Taverns & Inns
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Bob's place
Inn of the Northern Road
The Inn of Eastern Delights
The Fisherman's Friend
The Only Port in a Storm Inn
Last Port Tavern
Tavern on the Edge (Oasis)
Come On Inn....
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And there's a motto on the sign, if I recall correctly:
Since the woman's quiet,
Let no man start a riot.
:)
Harry Butler
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Mark Verdeck
who run a tavern called the "Two Halflins Inn."
Townsfolk call it the "Whole Inn".....
jon patrick
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(Brian A Weibel) writes:
Well, for those of you who wondered why more women don't get into
role-playing...
Andrea
Jay Anderson
---Jay
Howard J. Browning
There was a branch of this popular tavern chain in EVERY town my players went
to ......
HOWARD
Steve Schneider
The Bag and Flagon
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Bret Indrelee
Shouldn't that have been
"The Only Port Inn the Storm".
They could specialize in Port Ale.
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It would depend on how good the food and drink are .... ;^)
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Forget Terry Pratchett's "The broken Drum", if you want to send your PCs
to a REALLY tough part of town, send 'em to "The Broken Arms"
I always do ...
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