The Gallows Thirst.
Spireshadow.
Fog and Mirrors.
A Working House.
Thumb of the Thief.
The Rat and Parrot.
Duty spent.
A Wyrm Here Slain.
Brook By the By.
Watermill at Brook.
Old Field.
Fie upon Them.
Askance.
Mind Your Head.
Three Penny Rumour.
Six Glaives Hang Ready Here.
A Tale and an Ale.
Crooked The Rise and Skew The Door.
All of these are from my old homebrew.
The Gallows Thirst.
Spireshadow.
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Well done, you have a gift for naming taverns.
Thank you kindly.
One I always thought was fairly clever was from the Vampire series of books was called:
The Sextants Dirty Secret
A few from my personal campaign:
The Howling Demon
The Inn of the Red Earth
The Harpy's Gold
The Copper Dragon
Best name for a bar I've ever actually been to:
The Cask and Flagon
(just across the street from Fenway Park in Boston)
How was your war?
*sorry for the threadjack*
Hot and wet... <g>
Overall, it was pretty good. With the war being moved up a week, the weather will tend to be worse.
Back on topic, tavern names can be generated from the following:
Animals (usually of significance to the clientele)
Coats of arms (local nobles)
Historical figures
Local sites
The Happy Dolphin
The Silver Gryphon
The Black Knight
The Standing Stone
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We've used "The Bar with no Name" for years, and a brawl almost always certainly breaks out. other names we've used are:
The Red Fountain (A bar full of feminist adventurers, named for the fountain made of red gold in the middle)
The Game 'O Drink (A dwarven Favorite)
The Frozen Ale (It has a famed Vazalkyon bartender)
Gerts (Named after the bar on campus, it's a more low key place meant more for families or a quick stop after work then adventurers)
The Pointed Hat (A wizards bar, explosions frequent)
The Tophat (A high class saloon frequented by the upper and management classes)
Don't forget innuendo. Sexual innuendo...Back on topic, tavern names can be generated from the following:
Animals (usually of significance to the clientele)
Coats of arms (local nobles)
Historical figures
Local sites
Heh. The White Ring (a lace garter), to use a tame example from RJ?
Ha! Just remembered another good one.
Just outside the Necropolis area in the DDO game:
The One Foot Inn
And another good one I've personally experienced is an Irish and Welsh themed pub in my hometown called the Harp & Dragon
Just outside the Necropolis area in the DDO game:
The One Foot Inn
Love that name, ever since they held the contest to name it! I still think the Portable Hole is a great name for a tavern. ;)
Over a decade ago in my homebrew campaign it was "The Iron Dragon", named after a rollercoaster at Cedar Pointe. It got started when my Rogue made it back to town at lvl 3 with all the partys' treasure (they got eaten by the dragon as I ran away)and retired; he started his own Inn from the profits. These days my franchise staple name is "Grinnin' Barrets". The sign is a big wooden smile that's whitewashed weekly. Barret was a former dentist who brews oat-mash, a grog that is strained through the teeth for maximum flavor.
Hmm
Since I am a Trekker,
Ten Forward (TNG), Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House & Holosuite Arcade and The Launch Pad (DS9), and The Ox & Lamb and The Night Owl (VGR)
From LotR The Prancing Pony and The Green Dragon
As for others ... the Drunk Monk (popular with drunken masters), the Lord's Hoard, All that Ales you, The Best Bar None, Inn the Neighbourhood, Ale Inn the family, A friend Inn need (okay I'll stop with the puns)
Don't forget the Renn Fiare constants:
Stumble Inn
Stagger Inn
Fall Inn
Out -n- Innthe obnoxious:
The Begin Inn
Tivern Tavern
Roast Innsome usefull ones:
The Alcohol Elemental
The Giant's Larder
Quarts And Quarters
Inntoxication
I'd like to add Roll Inn, the End Inn, Bake Inn, Cook Inn, Wine 'n Dine, Roiln Boil
I actually found some neat real life ones from Toronto: the Bow & Arrow, Scallywags, The Queens Head, Mana, Labyrinth Lounge, Splendido, Loons, the Yellow Griffin, the Old Sod, the Blue Goose tavern, Friar & Firkin, Black Bull Hotel and Tavern, the Hoseshoe Tavern, the Apothecary, the Elephant & Castle
The Crown & Anchor. (Real place in Vegas, great to get away from the hubbub of the casinos, fantastic fish n' chips.)
A few more from Toronto
the Foxes Den
King & I
Crown & Dragon pub
Fox and Fiddle
The Ferret & Firkin
The Monarch Tavern
Foggy Dew
For Your Eyes Only
Devil's Martini
Black Swan Tavern
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Grain, Ale & Wine - My pride and joy, because I do so love puns :)
Maybe its because it is getting late, but I think I might need a little hand holding for this one.
Tam
As in, how is it a pun?
Grain, Ale & Wine = Rain, Hail & Shine :)
Ah...Medieval Jingle Advertising
"Welcome to the Guild Town of Loen,
Where the Ale keeps a flowin,
And the Farmers Daughter's Showin... some leg."