I think I see more coin on a weekend as a PC than most other PCs in Ohio but I definitely miss out on magic items, ritual scrolls and reagents (and, as a Ritualist, thats annoying- thank goodness for the team stockpiling)
TAVERN KEEPER RP FULL
Since the way we run our Taverns are for full home-cooked meals (like roast pork loins, baked turkeys, omelets/pancakes and french toast for breakfast, etc) both Sarah and I find that the Tavern takes up a LOT of time and I know we've both missed chunks of plot, battles and even entire game days cooking, cleaning and so forth.and that can put a dent in the treasure/coin you pull in but, really, the tips and extra coin from luxury items can really make up for it if you have appreciative PCs (both IG and OOG for all the work you're doing). For instance I usually bring baked goods and Sarah makes soup for some extra coin - "luxury" items that aren't part of the regular meal but that people may want after running around all day. Since the Game usually pays for most food coin collected from PCs for meals (usually only 2 silver) or NPCs goes back to NPC camp though if a tavern owner pays real money to bring something extra to sell any coin they collect for that is theirs. from our players.īasically Ohio collects real-world money from all players for food (part of registration) and PC tavern owners get paid IG coin (a salary per weekend) by the NPCs who run the town for operating the tavern services. Feel free to post on the Ohio boards for reviews of the Taverns/meals/etc. In Ohio we have two PC towns and both Taverns (one in each) are run by PC's- My PC Quinn owns the Amber Oak in Zarden (Summer) and Sarah's PC Lilliana runs the Warm Mug Inn in Ironton (Winter). What kitchen resources does your site have that you can use? What can you bring with? This will determine the absolute limits to what you can offer.Īre you comfortable with not doing much of anything but run the tavern and clean at game? I've helped run one in Kzoo for a weekend that the usual keeper couldn't show, but the whole 'no games closer than several hours drive' makes it impractical to do again.ĭo any of your players have food allergies that will be a concern?Ĭan you afford taking a loss on the costs of food and drink if players don't buy, or you only accept in-game money?Ĭan you provide products and services cheaply and in a timely enough manner to be attractive to players over bringing their own food or running offsite? If they've got tavern plans, especially in games with a small playerbase, they may not want competition or be willing to just have you run the 'official' tavern. Check with your local game first and foremost.