Adventures INSIDE a tavern

[Dannyalcatraz]

The Stolen Beer / Wine -- Someone has stolen the receipe for a dwarven ale, the party needs to find out who. So, it is a taste tasting they go...

I like this on a lot of levels- a different kind of objective, a different kind of interaction, different goals. Nice.

Someone once described a "California Wine Country Tour" as drinking and driving through someone's front lawn...as realized somewhat in the classic film, Sideways.

Perhaps a bit of this could be involved!

Wait- perhaps it was Elves (at a bar down the street) that stole the ale recipe...and Dwarves (at another rival bar down the street) that stole the recipe for Elven wine! That could be the root of the whole Elves hate Dwarves, Dwarves hate Elves thing! (OK, that last might be a bit much.)

(And you could work in the whole Cheers vs Gary's Olde Towne Tavern bar trope from the TV show...pranks, competitions...rigged competitions...)

 

[Aeolius]

Many moons ago, I had an NPC wizard who used a modified Polymorph Other spell to transform his victims into wine which he then bottled, aged, and drank. The effect of drinking such a bottle, aside from intoxication, was not unlike eating obliviax/memory moss. Imagine the party stumbling across a wine cellar where each bottle was labeled with a name and brief description of the transformed person therein.

 

[Alynnalizza]

Although probably along the lines of a 'bar-fight'. I had a group of 3 pc's, probably level 8 or 9 at the time, actually have to stop an invasion inside the bar. There was a 'character of importance' in the bar, and the group and to stop the rushing horde of Orcs from getting the character.

The party was clearly able to outgun them, but had trouble with the sheer number of swarming horde.

Was fun seeing them turn their brains on and try to think like the Orcs. As a one time event, it was fun for all.

 

[The Shaman]

The night of the Walking Dead -- Party is trapped in a traven/inn while a zombie horde roams the streets during a holiday.

Howzat for a slice o' fried gold?!

Maybe John can make you a toasty on the Brevil out back.

 

[wolfpunk]

I wrote an adventure called the Cleaved Boar Inn that is about half a dozen plot hooks and NPCs all of which take place inside of the inn.

It might be the sort of thing you are looking for or at least give you some ideas to twist to your own needs.

It also includes a printable map of the Inn for use with your minis.

 

[Sorrowdusk]

Hmmm.

Classic: Inn Of No Return - Television Tropes & Idioms

I see potential for Black Jack and Hookers. You know what, forget the tavern.