Seaside Taverns

Seaside taverns (synonyms: dockside bars, shoreside watering holes; example mythonyms: the Drunken Mermaid; the Kraken; the Fish n’ Rod) are taverns located on a sea or ocean (rivers, lakes, or other sea-like elements like sand seas and grass seas also often host seaside taverns). They are establishments where fishermen, dockworkers, sailors, and the occasional pirate may congregate after a day’s work. They may be places where old sea dogs tell stories of legendary pirates, lost treasures, and of seeing leviathans, cryptids, or other sea monsters. They may be located in docks areas, in ports, or in shipwreck towns and raft towns. They may be decorated with fishing nets, prized catches, anchors, and crab traps.
Tavern Elements

Element | Icon | Description | Sub-Elements | ||
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Backroom | ![]() | a | Simplified | Only workers allowed back here | |
Bar | ![]() | a | Simplified | The central focus of any tavern | |
Barrel | ![]() | s | Simplified | Wine, beer, or something else? | Explore |
Bulletin Board | ![]() | a, s | Simplified | Local news and quests | Explore |
Cellar | ![]() | a | Simplified | Might be full of rats | Explore |
Creaky Floorboard | ![]() | s | The regulars know to step around it | ||
Dark Corner Tables | ![]() | a | Simplified | Who's sitting back there in the darkness? | Explore |
Fireplace | ![]() | a, s | Simplified | A cozy fireplace | Explore |
Hearth | ![]() | a | A place to cook | Explore | |
Hidden Room | ![]() | a | Simplified | To hide people from those that search | Explore |
Inn | ![]() | a | Some taverns are also inns | ||
Kitchen | ![]() | a | Simplified | A place to cook food for hungry guests and travelers | |
Mounted Weapon | ![]() | s | A memento from a past adventure | ||
Peephole | ![]() | s | Simplified | To spy on guests | Explore |
Rafters | ![]() | a | Simplified | Wooden crossbeams to hold up the roof | Explore |
Reinforced Door | ![]() | s | Is it a bad neighborhood? | ||
Room for Rent | ![]() | a | Simplified | Some traverns may also rent rooms | |
Stables | ![]() | a | To keep the steeds of travelers | ||
Storeroom | ![]() | a | Simplified | To keep extra supplies, food, and beer | |
Table | ![]() | s | For guests to sit at | ||
Tavern Keeper's Rooms | ![]() | a | An attached living space for the tavern owner | ||
Trophy | ![]() | s | Antlers, a wolf's head, or something else | ||
Window | ![]() | s | Simplified | Someone could get thrown through it |