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=====THE TOWN OF CROSSROADS TAVERN====== | =====THE TOWN OF CROSSROADS TAVERN====== | ||
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+ | Statistics Population**: | ||
- | **Statistics** | + | **Military/ |
- | __Population__: | + | The current Master is Sargon Wells, who owns 3 large warehouses in town to cater to the caravan trade. He is scrupulous in business and very private, doing town business only when necessary. |
- | __Military:__ Knights | + | The current Town Marshal, Sir Theobaldo of Gorn, on the other hand is a galloping jerk, his band of 20 knights bully and extort everyone they can. He realizes that he must keep up the town's neutrality toward the lords, but otherwise does as he pleases. He has 40 foot soldiers to patrol the walls and can call up several hundred townsmen to repel an attack. The remaining 40 soldiers in town work as guards for various businesses. |
- | __Dirtbags__: | + | |
- | __Specials__: 20; | + | **Gangs:** There are 2 criminal gangs in town: |
- | __Facilities: | + | |
+ | **1--Temple of Lakshmi** High Priestess Rosamund runs this temple, and the attached casino. Travelers, bandits and all who crave good luck flock here. | ||
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+ | **2--Old Man Jenkins:** independent armorer in the town, has 2 blacksmiths working with him (Pete and Tom): there is a 60% chance that he has any particular hand weapon from the list available, but always has 2-3 suits of chainmail and 20 or so shields. Takes special orders. | ||
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+ | **3--Burno Squampo:** Dwarf armorer, works for the town marshal, shares workspace with Gummo, a dwarf blacksmith. | ||
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+ | **4--Mauro Benini:** independent blacksmith, makes tools for town, shoes horses. | ||
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+ | 5--Habib the Wonderous: | ||
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+ | **6--The Old Inn:** the is a large lodging as old as the town itself. It is a favorite of merchant-travelers coming through town. It has a large number of small rooms, each with a bunkbed set. Run by Jerry Innsman, 12th genertion innkeeper. Everything is systematized, | ||
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+ | **7-Gramma Hazel' | ||
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+ | **8--Travelers' | ||
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+ | **9--The Crossed Swords:** well-kept tavern with fine dining and excellent wine. Has more or less been taken over by the Town Marshal and his bully knights. The owner, Winston Patridge, has managed to keep one of the dining rooms free of the bullies for paying customers, but hates and is terrified of the marshal. | ||
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+ | **10--The Crossroads Tavern:** the oldest building in town, the tavern is an old stone blockhouse from the ancient city, once refurbished as a drinking den for bandits, wanderers and the occasional traveler. Now it's a reasonably respectable watering hole, mainly for travelers. Run by Slick Martin, an ambitious wheeler-dealer who won the property in a poker game with the former owner, over at the temple of Lakshmi. | ||
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+ | **11--Dumper' | ||
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+ | **12--The Frothery**: beer joint popular with the caravan trade. One very long bar, no tables, serves nothing but beer. The owner is Bigs Maxwell, gets carried away in his brew-house out back, leaves the customer service to the head barman Joe Frink. The Frothery usually has a quantity of “Hercu-Beer” in stock. | ||
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+ | **13--Crom' | ||
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+ | **14--House of the Clear Horizon:** herbalist shop run by Rengor the Half Elf. Rengor has a 75% chance of having any herb that heals or cures in stock (1d6 doses, aces). He also will have 1-6 packets of Grape Nuts for sale. | ||
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+ | **15--Witchburger' | ||
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+ | **16--The Natural Goodness of Pie:** herbalist shop run by Orno Muntz. There is a 1/3 chance that he has any desired herb. But, he also bakes Awesome Pies, and he will have 1d4 for sale. | ||
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+ | **17--The Supply House:** a general store that is likely to have most goods used by caravans and travelers. It sells new goods (65% chance of availability) and used goods (1 in 6 chance of defect). Sells used goods for 1/3 price, buys for 1/4 price. The owner is Rufus Tool. Also sells “Mountain Man Breakfast”, | ||
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+ | **18—The Armory**: a fortified blockhouse where the town marshal hangs out, it serves as headquarters for his knights and the town military. | ||
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+ | **19—Town Hall:** large building where the town council meets, important papers and treasure kept. The large meeting room is used by various organizations in town for all sorts of meetings. | ||
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+ | **20—Toby the Tinker: | ||
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+ | **21—Cloth Row** a row of cottages owned by people in the cloth trade. | ||
- | Temple of Lakshmi | ||
crossroads_tavern.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/09 18:55 by dave