The Need for Mead: Difference between revisions

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[[File:anh.png|link=PvP (~~Webcomic~~)|frame|[[A Man Is Not a Virgin|Whores not optional]].]]

[[File:anh.png|link=PvP (webcomic)|frame|[[A Man Is Not a Virgin|Whores not optional]].]]

At times our adventurers feel the need. The need... for mead.

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So they head to a stock [[Fantasy Tavern]]. This will be of wooden construction and is generally poorly lit. It may also include:

* A variety of species

* [[Fan Service ~~With~~ a Smile|A serving wench in a low-cut, shoulder-revealing top]]

* [[Fan Service with a Smile|A serving wench in a low-cut, shoulder-revealing top]]

* Mercenaries for hire

* Places to sleep.

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* A chance for a [[Bar Brawl]].

Also a place [[You All Meet in An Inn|for first meetings]]. Or [[You All Meet in A Cell|to set up such meetings]].

Also a place [[You All Meet in An Inn|for first meetings]]. Or [[You All Meet in a Cell|to set up such meetings]].

See also [[Medieval European Fantasy]].

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== Literature ==

* [[Older Than Print]]: The mead hall Heorot from the epic Anglo-Saxon poem ''[[~~Beowulf (Literature)|~~Beowulf]]'' serves as the hero's base of operations during his quest to slay Grendel and, later, Grendel's mother.

* [[Older Than Print]]: The mead hall Heorot from the epic Anglo-Saxon poem ''[[Beowulf]]'' serves as the hero's base of operations during his quest to slay Grendel and, later, Grendel's mother.

* The Prancing Pony at Bree in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', one of many in that verse, but this one is probably the [[Trope Codifier]].

* In [[Robert E Howard]]'s ''[[~~The Tower of the Elephant (Literature)|~~The Tower of the Elephant]]'' where [[Conan the Barbarian]] hears of the title tower.

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''[[The Tower of the Elephant]]'' where [[Conan the Barbarian]] hears of the title tower.

* The Mended Drum in [[Discworld]] is a parodic exaggeration; it's been rebuilt several times, and the brawlers rehearse their moves to look the best for tourists.

* The Inn at the Crossroads in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' is the setting for a few important scenes in the first book.

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== Live Action TV ==

* In ''[[Robin Hood (TV)|Robin Hood]]'', {{spoiler|So they can steal some keys from the Crownkeeper, who has made a fake crown from Prince John, Robin and Kate, the latter doing a [[Dirty Harriet]], distract him in one of these}}.

* In ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'', {{spoiler|So they can steal some keys from the Crownkeeper, who has made a fake crown from Prince John, Robin and Kate, the latter doing a [[Dirty Harriet]], distract him in one of these}}.

== Music ==

* The Alestorm song ''Wenches and Mead'' is about exactly this.

** "[[~~Jojos~~ Bizarre Adventure Abridged|Hoes and wine all ze time!]]"

** "[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure Abridged|Hoes and wine all ze time!]]"

* [[Miracle of Sound]] did a song called "[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim|"Nord Mead"]] about how awesome the Nords think their mead is.

{{quote| ''You can keep your filthy skooma!''<br />

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== Video Games ==

* ''[[~~Baldurs~~ Gate]]'' has a fair number.

* ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' has a fair number.

* Every major city in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' has at least one of these, plus there's several in the middle of nowhere on the road.

* Very common in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, but ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' deserves special mention for making these the only place to pick up quests. (Going by the English translation, it also calls them "pubs" and avoids specifying what anyone's drinking, but that's [[Frothy Mugs of Water|another trope entirely]].)

* Also common in ''[[~~Dragon Quest (Video Game)|~~Dragon Quest]]'' games

* Also common in ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' games

** You organize your party in one in ''[[~~Dragon Quest III (Video Game)|~~Dragon Quest III]]''.

** You organize your party in one in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''.

** In ''[[~~Dragon Quest IX (Video Game)|~~Dragon Quest IX]]'', in the inn in Stonewell, you can organise members of your party, do alchemy, and connect to the internet to do multiplayer or look for guests for your inn (Characters from previous ''[[~~Dragon Quest (Video Game)|~~Dragon Quest]]'' games.)

** In ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', in the inn in Stonewell, you can organise members of your party, do alchemy, and connect to the internet to do multiplayer or look for guests for your inn (Characters from previous ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' games.)

* Several Zelda games include them, though the only one to play a significant role is Telma's bar in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ~~(Video Game)~~|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', where [[La Résistance]] meets.

* Several Zelda games include them, though the only one to play a significant role is Telma's bar in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', where [[La Résistance]] meets.

* [[World of Warcraft]] has many of these, usually one per faction per zone (except for zones designated as starting zones), though some zones have a single one run by a neutral faction for use by players of both faction and each capital city features at least one. The exact nature of the building varies depending on the which race is running it with human inns fitting the trope description the most, except for being fairly well lit and Forsaken inns resembling a run down, rotting version of the Human inns (until they got their own unique style of architecture in the second expansion). They're used as safe points to log off and you get XP bonuses for your character staying in them while logged off.

* [[Kingdom of Loathing]] has the Typical Tavern, where there is never not a brawl going on. Your second real quest involves clearing the rats out of the cellar.