Truly, no shovelware is complete without a way to name the tavern where the PCs go to find quests and start ill-advised brawls. And nonsense pub names are an even older complaint than shovelware. This is a rather maximalist take, but perhaps not with enough awareness to count as a commentary. Fortunately, I have since automated it, and am taking the same liberties I took with my patent medicine tables here.
Recovered: Pub Names
I made up a table for naming “the local”:
Find the tables at the sign of the cat and fiddle!
A half-dozen samples:
- The Wizard & Bear Tavern
- The Hog Lounge
- The Wooden Club
- The White Arms
- The Orange Ghost Roasted Saloon
- The Helpful Angel Abundant House
Yes, columns B & C are identical to columns D and E. Use “The”, “&”, “’s”, etc. as necessary. A d8, rather than a d20, can be rolled on column F to limit the results to more “standard” fantasy names.
If you don’t end up with any nouns or adjectives (a 1-in-16 chance), substitute the place-name in before column F. For example:
- The Griefstanz Brewery-tap
- The Trennov Cantina
Automated
“Not here! Meet me at…”
This post was first shared on August 13, 2012. The generator was first shared on August 16, 2020, and here re-built with the most recent version of Spwack’s generator generator. The illustration was taken from Wikimedia Commons.
