off. (kidding, of course) :P Second, if you are, please do so safely. Find a couch to crash on or call a cab. It's a much better choice than taking a big risk. Now for the thread:
If you were your D&D character, what beverage would you ring in the new year with? Feel free to list a couple characters along with a brief personality description and their beverage of choice. It could be real, it could be made up. Who cares? ;) Also - if you feel like it - let us know what you'll be having for the event yourself. So let's hear it ya' drunkards. I can call ya' that cuz ya'all hang out in a Tavern. And ... uhh ... cuz I'm one, too! :D
Beral Tuthana, Tiefling Swordmage: Light ale. He'd rather not make a fool of himself.
Oh, and happy 2009! :D
Ba'Shen "Bash" McDougal, Half-Orc Bard/Seeker of the Song that's a serial killer of the elderly and people that are not his father that bang his mom: Ale. Simple tastes for simple minds. :D :P He'd probably go for some sort of expensive champagne for the New Year, though. And, if his pal Blacksoul (they were pals cuz ol' Blacksoul only tried to kill him once) was around, they'd have a few shots of cheap whiskey. Cuz Blacksoul - while an incredibly competant Epic Wizzie - was a friggin' drunk.
My Green Starmetal Adept that I can't remember his name: Dead Baby. It was a hard alcohol mixed shot that would level people after a couple. He and his Dread Necro best bud would pound 'em back all evening in a corrupted temple of some good god that was turned into a bar/brothel. Occasionally a bit of "Moon Dust" was used, too. For a New Year celebration, you could count on the Dust making an appearance. ;)
Me: I'll be having some Warsteiner as a pace beverage, possibly a Mojito, a couple sake glasses of different sakes, maybe some Glenfiddich or Famous Grouse (doubtful cuz it would most likely finish the job too soon) and some Champagne from a favorite Ohio Winery. Good times. 'Till the mornin' ...
A throwback to it's glory days before the Cataclysm. Landis is a tall broad individual. Standing around six four and weighing around two hundred thirty pounds, he wears brass coated and plated banded heavy armor, has a large brass coated shield and a bastard sword with a dull gray colored blade with golden hand guard, and a red ribbon tied quite firmly to the pommel of his bastard sword which has his family heraldry upon it.
In battle Landis is seen as brutal, and cunning. Every bit of capable of unleashing a frightening amount of savagery, perhaps venting any anger that otherwise would never show upon his steel like features and eyes. He seems to hold a special hatred for Kobolds and Goblinoids though the Aegirean warrior will not say why.
His preferred drink is grain alcohol. Straight from the bottle or a really thick and rich Ale. He's been known to drink Dwarfs under the table when the mood strikes him. Let's just say the tavern owner in Winterhaven revoked his "free ale for life" status.
But my favorite character I've played:
Amsak Ironmaw, half-orc bear warrior... honey schnapps, from a really big bottle.
Penumbra Darkblade (pseudonym), Shadar-kai swordmage, priestess of the Raven Queen, and estranged princess of a city-state in the Shadowfell: A bottle or four of Frambois lambic.
local ale, provided it does not include raspberries!
I can't really blame you for such statements, being Polish and all.;) :P
I can't really blame you for such statements, being Polish and all.;) :P
Oh yeah, in some areas you have to be very careful with liquids in really small glasses ;)
On topic:
Dima Teufelmann, an ambitious and rather egocentric Tiefling wizard: Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.
[unpronounceable] "Quint" Argentlune, over-exuberant halfling rogue, being only sixteen, just bashed his brains out with a lemon wedge wrapped around a large gold brick. Y'know, to simulate the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster.
Aryalaínn Féaryn, unstable eladrin alchemist-illusionist-swordmage, would likely go for some of the good stuff. Y'know, goblin thudrud, gutshaker, Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, et cetera.
Facebreaker, Mr. Miyagi-style warforged drunken master, just chugged potions of inebriation.
I, on the other hand, am a bourbon man. My favorite is the Manhattan: one part bourbon, two parts sweet vermouth, a dash of angostura bitters, and garnished with a cherry. It can be made with blended whisky or Tennessee sour mash whiskey, but I wouldn't recommend it.
My Eladrin wizard would definitely take some brandy. Definitely.
I, on the other hand, am a bourbon man. My favorite is the Manhattan: one part bourbon, two parts sweet vermouth, a dash of angostura bitters, and garnished with a cherry. It can be made with blended whisky or Tennessee sour mash whiskey, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Funny, that. Most of the bars around my area always ask, 'whiskey or bourbon?' since most people don't take it with the latter. Guess it's all about where you come from.
Funny, that. Most of the bars around my area always ask, 'whiskey or bourbon?' since most people don't take it with the latter. Guess it's all about where you come from.
Why in all of the nine Hells not? It's supposed to be a moderately bitter, yet sweet drink. Bourbon is the sweet whiskey. Unless they're using a blended whiskey. Which is actually likely. But still. It's like a vodka Martini. Wrong. Just wrong. You're going for the flavor synergies. Bah.
But why on earth would you not cater to your demographic? If people want vodka instead of gin in their martinis, you can bet I'm gonna learn how to make a good one... and any barkeep worth his money will learn both.
But why on earth would you not cater to your demographic? If people want vodka instead of gin in their martinis, you can bet I'm gonna learn how to make a good one... and any barkeep worth his money will learn both.
You make a very good point. A bartender has to be able to make the drinks his customers want, even if his customers have no taste in liquor. ;)
I personally don't particularly like martinis either way. They're just too astringent tasting for my palate. I think it has more to do with the dry vermouth than gin or vodka.
With Manhattans I really notice a difference between bourbon and Canadian whisky. I enjoy Canadian whisky for shooting or mixing with cola, but it just doesn't taste right in a Manhattan. Bourbon imparts just the right taste and feel to it, I think.
I personally don't particularly like martinis either way. They're just too astringent tasting for my palate. I think it has more to do with the dry vermouth than gin or vodka.
Idk, the juniper in gin makes me think I'm drinking pine sol (which isn't to say I won't indulge in high-end gin if its presented, lol).
I prefer the neutral taste of vodka for mixed drinks, and the sweetness of a spiced, silver (or occasionally, flavored) rum.
Terronus, human commoner, visited his computer (ok I had some friends over, too) on the New Years...
Caribou Lou
1 1/2 parts 151 proof rum
1 part Malibu® coconut rum
5 parts pineapple juice
Amygdalus (illithid): sun elf (high Int, less filling ;) ) Wzd grey matter smoothy, perhaps a twist of intellect devourer cortex, you know, just for color.
Ch'tturgah (necropolitan Wzd): sadly, probably nothing. No Con score = no buzz. The tolerance from Hell...
He did win a drinking contest once thanks to judicious Disguise Self (we needed $ quickly, subject was duped via party rogue & a Charm Person didn't hurt either).
Indrid Cold (1/2 orc Ftr/Brb/FrnzdBrsrkr): either alot of anything, or very little as another hit to the Will Save and an errant poke could = "party off"
Varrenal: Nothing on the date, but the first game after found us at a fair hosted by Halflings. We were quite popular (after saving the day) and they bought us all sorts of drinks all night!
Me: Four or five Warsteiner, a bit of Mojito, half a bottle of champagne and about half a bottle (wine-sized) of sake - mostly Frost Maiden. Good times. :D
As the year before, Celtic Avarell will have local ale, but only if it wasn't made with raspberries!