You Meet in a Tavern…

Compiled by Brendan Adkins and Meguey Baker

Combine Regulars and Surnames lists, or chain Epithet + Wench + Surname. Add a brawl and some shady information about the Dangerous Place Just Outside of Town and viola! Instant adventure.

Tavern Regulars

  1. Arp
  2. Bailey
  3. Binko
  4. Catgut
  5. Darby
  6. Dodd
  7. Evrit
  8. Frank
  9. Gipper
  10. Jon
  11. Lucky
  12. Mordecai
  13. Old Bern
  14. One-Eye
  15. Pato
  16. Ratch
  17. Soldier
  18. Thar
  19. Uncle
  20. Whiskey

Anglo-Germanic-ish Surnames

  1. Appelbaun
  2. Brunshaus
  3. Dooley
  4. Dogskin
  5. Elbert
  6. Gose
  7. Godard
  8. Knickerbing
  9. Lumpley
  10. Moony
  11. Nobody
  12. Phalter
  13. Pilgrim
  14. Poorpenny
  15. Putzkammer
  16. Scumble
  17. Smith
  18. Thewsday
  19. Wossiface
  20. Call-’Em-(roll or choose from epithets table)

Tavern Wench Epithets

  1. Big
  2. Black-Eyed
  3. Blousy
  4. Dour
  5. The Duchess
  6. Friendly
  7. Frigid
  8. “Holy”
  9. Jolly
  10. Knee-High
  11. Love-A-Brick
  12. Loud
  13. Pretty
  14. Ruddy
  15. Salty
  16. Shy
  17. Slippery
  18. Sly
  19. Sneezing
  20. Three-Beer

Tavern Wenches

  1. Aubra
  2. Beaulinda
  3. Brenna
  4. Cherry
  5. Darcy
  6. Darva
  7. Elske
  8. “Girl”
  9. Hella
  10. Jane
  11. Kate
  12. Kim
  13. Louisie
  14. Mina
  15. Panjandra
  16. Polly
  17. Poppine
  18. Sally
  19. Violet
  20. Winnie

Taverns

Any time, any place. Take one from column A and one from column B. Nearly all of these could have ’The’ before them.

Column A

  1. Dancing
  2. Harp and
  3. Vixen’s
  4. Odd
  5. Blue
  6. Three
  7. Oak and
  8. Grey
  9. Top o’ the
  10. Maggie’s
  11. Tatterly’s
  12. Rod and
  13. Five
  14. Robin’s
  15. Starlight
  16. Shay’s
  17. King Phillip’s
  18. Clover and
  19. Dusty
  20. Golden

Column B

  1. Dove
  2. Den
  3. Bucks
  4. Unicorn
  5. Sisters
  6. Ash
  7. Goose
  8. Green
  9. Place
  10. Reel
  11. Crossroads
  12. Nest
  13. Inn
  14. Lounge
  15. Rose
  16. Miller’s
  17. Griffin
  18. Leaf
  19. Bull
  20. Stones

Dangerous Places Just Outside Town

  1. Ashen Way
  2. Barrymore’s Hole
  3. Cobblefall
  4. Cold Riley Holler
  5. Dry Willow’s Hovel
  6. Edger See
  7. Glass Junction
  8. Greenslick Well
  9. Horse Leap
  10. Iblis Grot
  11. Kettleblack Road
  12. Peppersnake Fen
  13. Queery Cave
  14. Quicksilver Inlet
  15. Slipshine Gulley
  16. Splayhand Manor
  17. Switchback Tumble
  18. Tall Man’s Shadow
  19. The Empty
  20. The Glow