Perhaps beer number three can be the "Beer which we do not speak of", the "Nameless One", the kind of beer ordered only with head nods, eye contact, innuendo, and large sums of cash. The type of beer they go in the back for, the beer that is served in its own idiosyncratic glass, the beer that the cooler guy standing next to you at the bar always has but you are too naïve and proud to ask for. Beer number 3 is the type of beer that could never be referred to as a brewsque or a cold one. It no doubt is an experience to shame those elves sipping sugar wine and those dwarves who toss whiskey in their stouts and call it angel shit. Beer number three is the less filling, tastes great champagne of beers that earns blue ribbons from here to the Rockies. A beer so good that that were the devil to buy a six-pack the entire host of heavenly angels would descend to earth to reclaim it, because there could be no hell in a place where this draft is cracked.
Who wants to give this beer a name? Stout, ale, pilsner, lager -none apply- this beer knows things those schools of brewing could never teach. This brew has no ass. Every sip of this enigmatic balance of hops, yeast and grain is as crisp and fresh as the first. It is said that the Gods could only lay the land atop the sea cause they floated so many of these kegs. You cant give this beer a name, because then you could ask for it.
And you don't order this beer. It orders you. Go to Comment
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Sorry to drop in so late, but I can't resist it, as a homebrewer, i have to try to reverse engineer some of these beers based on the name and description, and brew them.
Groemdeggers Stout will be the first, I'll let you know how it works...
Groemdeggers Stout sounds like just the brew for me... ;)
Great submission mate. Very well written and you've put some great ideas into it. Stella’s Blessing sounds like it's based on Stella Artois... If you think Stella is worthy of the title 'best beer in the kingdom' you clearly don't drink enough good beer :) Go to Comment
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Nice. I especially liked the names. Dead Butterfly and Enchanter's Decanter stick out most for me, but most of them are good, well written. Slainte! Go to Comment
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I don't know what I liked more about this sub -- the names, or the descriptions. They just got better and better with each entry. I DO wish that you would finally edit #3 into the list, even if you just use axlerowe's suggestion. This makes it into the binder -- right next to my collection of tavern names and menus. Go to Comment
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Secretive worshiping, where believers do not declare their beliefs openly, instead keep it as private as possible. The priests are either public (very few) or completely incognito. Your religion is something you may reveal to your best friend or a very potential follower. Those without religion (who are revealed as such) are clearly without friends or family, outcasts to be shunned.
The relationship to a deity is a downright intimate concern, a matter of privacy and honor. You wouldn't want to blather out the details of your private life, now would you? Also, you wouldn't want to offend your god. In introducing someone to a god, you vouch for the person.
In villages and small communities it is eventually known, who worships who, but it is still not polite to bring up in daily talk. In cities are people much more private. The worshipers will recognize each other by secret rituals and customs.
(This can be hard to play out properly, but could give a game a massively different feeling, with religions toned strongly down and yet with hidden influences on much of the population.)
31. No gods, only believers.
This is a system I used once. I didn't told my players because in-character they wouldn't know.
No gods exist in the world. However, most people believe there are gods. With a very strong believe you can actually make things happen as if the gods excited. (You can translate this to most cleric-like classes). Therefore almost everyone believes there religion is the right one. This changes a few details.
- Strange places will have unusual gods.
- If the players ever find out about the truth of the gods, they will gain no more spells. Go to Comment
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