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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 00:39:54
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I was wondering if there was any list of ales & wines that I could use in a FR setting or really any D&D scenario. I guess it's not all that big but it's one of those little details that makie the game a little bit more fun.
If this has already been brought up previously I apologize, and if it has could someone direct me to it?
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 00:52:04
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| I believe volo's guide books provide FR spirits. Also, many of the FR related computer games provide alot of information on this subject. |
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 00:55:40
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| Many novels as well describe various drinks, although it would take a long while to look through those and document a list of drinks ^_^, I was hoping someone had done that for me. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 00:56:09
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| There's an excellent list of wines and ales in Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog. |
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 01:00:45
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| Excellent, thanks much. Now I haven't visited for a while, but would that be on the site somewhere or is it an outside source? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Procrastinator Most High
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 01:14:24
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| Thanks much, and if anything I'm sure I can scrape together 4 bucks. Thanks again though. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 05:59:28
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I did this list for the Realms-L would you believe nearly 8 years ago ... man, I feel old. Anyway, enjoy.
Beers/Ales
Ale (VGW/113)
Archenwood Stout (VGD/22)
Ashaben Ale (VGD/182)
Stout (VGW/113)
Bitter Black (ARC/127)(VGD/63)
Bitterroot Beer (VGS/38)
Black Boot Stout (VGD/182)
Black Grog Ale (VGW/39)
Blackwater Stout (VGD/120)
Butternut Beer (VGN/168)
Dragon's Breath Beer (ARC/127)(VGD/63)
Elder Root Stout (VGS/171)
Elminster's Choice (ARC/127)
Flounder Beer (VGW/201)
Golden Sands Basic (ARC/127)
Golden Sands Gold (ARC/127)
Golden Sands Orange (ARC/127)
Highmoon Dark Beer (VGD/108)
Highwater Ale (VGD/108)
Iriaeboran North Brew (ARC/128)
Luiren's Best (ARC/128)
Luskan Black Ale (VGN/127)
Old Dark Ale (VGS/171)
Old One Eye (ARC/128)
Old Smoke Ale (VGD/138)
Purple Dragon Ale ("Suzale") (ARC/128)(VGD/63)
Shadowdark Ale (ARC/128)(VGD/63)
Slaker (VGN/18)
Tanagyr's Stout (ARC/129)
Tantul's Dark (VGD/58)
Exotic Drinkables
Al & Tal's Slurp Syrup (VGW/157)
Elverquisst (VGW/113)
Evereskan Clearwater (VGW/157)
Fool's Thirst Quencher (VGW/157)
Guldathen Nectar (VGW/24)
Rollrum (VGS/18)
Tashlutan Amberthroat (VGW/24)
Thorl Beldarakul (VGW/157)
Spirits & Fortifieds
Almond Brandy - Mintarn (VGW/113)
Almond Brandy - Moonshae (VGW/113)
Best Old Mintarn Whiskey (VGW/153)
Firebelly Whiskey (VGW/57)
Fires of Mirabar Whiskey (VGW/30)
Fruit Liqueurs (VGW/113)
Lantan Blackthroat (VGW/152)
Maiden's Kiss Brandy (VGC/86)
Mead (VGW/113)
Peach Smoothwater Liqueur (VGD/206)
Rubyfire Liqueur (VGD/206)
Sherry (VGW/113)
Whiskey (VGW/113)
Wyvern Whiskey (VGW/153)
Zzar (VGW/113)(VGW/152)
Wines and Ciders
Alurlyath (ARC/130)(VGC/150)
Arabellan Dry (ARC/129)
Berduskan Dark Wine (ARC/129)(VGS/153)
Blood Wine (ARC/129)
Clarry (ARC/130)
Evermead (ARC/130)
Evershimmer (VGN/68)
Fighting Cock Wine (VGN/127)
Firewine (ARC/130)(VGW/113)
Halurskan Wine (VGS/165)
Jalanthar Amber (VGN/206)
Knee-Cracker Cider (ARC/129)
Maerlathen Bluewine (VGW/24)
Moonwine (VGW/24)
Mintarn Wine (VGN/34)
Mushroom Wine (VGN/18)
Neverwinter Black Icewine (VGW/153)
Neverwinter Nectar (VGW/126)
Pearls of the Moon Wine (VGD/182)
Purple Hills Cider (ARC/129)
Saerloonian Special Vat (ARC/130)
Saerloonian Glowfire (ARC/130)(VGN/68)(VGS/46)
Saerloonian Topaz (ARC/130)
Shondath Icewine (VGW/157)
Sluth (VGW/152)
Tashlutan Dragonstongue (VGW/96)
Tethyrian Distilled Dragonsblood (VGW/153)
Utterdark (VGC/87)
Vilhon Cider (ARC/129)(VGC/193)
Westgate Ruby (ARC/131)
Winter Wine (ARC/131)
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Code Sourcebook
ARC: Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue
VGC: Volo's Guide to Cormyr
VGD: Volo's Guide to the Dalelands
VGN: Volo's Guide to the North
VGS: Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast
VGW: Volo's Guide to Waterdeep
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 07:01:55
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From the Edfiles
I’ve created extensive lists of drinkables, recipes, and suchlike for inns, but always avoided doing direct real-world equivalents, especially for “mixed drinks” or “cocktails.” However, you will find many notations in my published writings along the lines of ‘firewine tastes somewhat like a cross between RealWorldA and RealWorldB.’
To help you with this specific query, however, here are the general guidelines: in the warmer climes (ending, as one goes northwards, at about Amn), drinks may sometimes be blended for taste reasons (or mixed with fresh fruit juices), but are almost never deliberately made stronger by combining one alcoholic drinkable with another.
However, from Westgate northwards, and Beregost northwards on the Sword Coast, most inns and taverns serve fortified drinkables. These are of two sorts: the booze that ‘the house’ adulterates habitually and ‘everybody knows about,’ and mixed drinks that are done on the spot, at the request of a patron or upon a patron accepting a clear offer of “warming” a drink.
The first sort of “warmed” drinks include zzar and what’s called “deep ale” or “fire ale” (beer to which a grain-based spirit has been added). These may be watered to make them go farther if the taste is harsh (and of course to save the establishment some coins), and also often fortified with distilled spirits (usually potato-based, in other words close to what we’d call vodka: essentially clear, colorless, and tasteless).
The second sort of “warmed” drinks only approach the elaborate recipes of our real-world cocktails in places like Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Luskan, Neverwinter, Sembia, Westgate, and the coastal ports of the Dragonreach. Usually they’re simple “warm your wine by stirring in a little throatslake, goodsir?” concoctions (“throatslake” being the generic term for a distilled spirit such as gin, bourbon, vodka, whiskey, et al). If the throatslake has a strong taste that clashes with the wine, the result can be, well, horrible. :}
Years back, one of my players spent a gaming weekend at our cottage serving us all various cocktails and giving them Realms names, so I can give you here what I can remember of her admittedly short list (of course, you’d have to rename all the ingredients to make them fit the Realms, too, and I’ve never bothered):
Angel’s Kiss: Tansar’s Dance
Buck’s Fizz: Marthoun’s Flagon
Cherry Sling: Dragondown
Daiquiri: Ladydagger
Gimlet: Bright Blade
Margarita (Strawberry): Wyvernblood
Mint Julep: Sea Ward Slake
Pina Colada: Snowfire
Port and Starboard: Nightfire
Rickey (Gin): Lightning Bolt
Rob Roy: Battle Banner
Rusty Nail: Merchants’ Tears
Rum Eggnog: Harbour Foam
Stone Fence: Stag At Bay
Tequila Sunrise: Caravan Lantern
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Alaundo
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 14:06:19
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Feel free. I've been meaning to update it for some time but that will have to wait for a while as there are other projects that require my attention at the moment.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 16:59:58
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
Excellent, George  This is the kind of Realmslore and detail that I love. Would ye mind if I placed this list on the Candlekeep site?
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I snagged it for the updates to my files... but if you want to add it to the site as well, go ahead. :) |
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2006 : 04:46:34
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| You guys are awesome, thanks so much for all of this. Although it takes up a small part of most campaigns it will be most useful at any rate. |
We live in a bleak world my friend, where heroes are few and shadows stalk us around every corner.
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 13 Mar 2006 : 01:28:51
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George, that was an awesome list. Thankfully you kept it around. Now all the PCs that want to go to the local have to worry about what to drink before starting the bar fight! 
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