You’ve spent your life propping up the bar at your local tavern. This beloved drinking hole was your second home, its patrons your extended family. Here you whiled away the hours, putting the world to right in a bar where everybody knew your name.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: Pipe and pipeweed, a tankard engraved with your own name, common clothes, a gaming set, and a pouch containing 5 gp in loose change.
Reason for Leaving
Fate tore you from your favorite bar stool, and you emerged blinking into the world outside. Choose a reason for leaving your tavern or roll on the table below.
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Reason for Leaving |
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1
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Your bar tab became untenable and you were barred until the debt was settled.
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2
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You fell out with the locals over a disagreement about sports.
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3
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You slept with the proprietor’s spouse.
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4
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You made a drunken bet that you’d make yourself rich within the year.
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5
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The tavern keeper went bankrupt and the regulars are now gathering coin to buy the premises.
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6
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The tavern blew up.
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Feature: On the Tab
You have a knack for avoiding payment for simple amenities. If an item or service is priced at less than 1 gp, you can acquire it for free. In addition, you receive free lodging and food at most cheap inns and taverns, allowing you to live a poor or modest lifestyle for free.
Suggested Characteristics
Tavern regulars are generally friendly souls who are quick to laugh and always ready with a humorous quip or anecdote. Each regular typically has a boorish area of expertise that they’re unqualified to talk about, or a catchphrase they keep repeating.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I love nothing more than the company of good friends.
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2
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I know dozens of tavern games and am happy to teach them to my friend.
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3
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I love to talk late into the night.
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4
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I’m friendly and welcoming; willing to invite anyone into the group.
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5
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I know a thousand songs and have one for any occasion.
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6
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I love pub food and am always eating.
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7
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I like to sit quietly and take in the room.
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8
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I believe the pub is the height of civilization. Its equal will never be created.
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Ideal |
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1
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Community. We’re all in this together, so let’s hash out our problems over a pint of ale (Good).
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2
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Egotism. Everyone knows your name. You make sure of it. (Neutral)
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3
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Larceny. The raucous celebration of the common room is the perfect cover for my thievery. (Chaotic)
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4
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Exactitude. I always make sure everyone buys a round, we split the bill evenly, and tip the staff. (Lawful)
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5
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Dependency. I hate being alone. (Any)
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6
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Violence. I like to start barfights. (Evil)
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Bond |
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1
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My two bar buddies know more about me than anyone in this world.
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2
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I met someone across a smoky taproom one night and I’ve been searching for them ever since.
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3
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I want to share everything I know with others and drink makes me more gregarious.
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4
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A meal isn’t a meal unless its shared with others.
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5
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I want to meet new people and try new things.
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6
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I like to hide in a crowd.
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Flaw |
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1
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I’m always getting into debt.
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2
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I’m desperately lonely and latch onto anyone I think might connect with me.
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3
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I always drink too much.
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4
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I love to argue about politics, literature, or art. I’ll take a side just to argue.
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5
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I have blackouts and don’t remember what happened.
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6
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The more I drink, the more unpredictable and violent I become.
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