Taverns
2 levels, each replacing the one before it: you upgrade in place rather than building alongside.
Tavern (Leisure) → Feasting Hall (Leisure)
Levels at a glance
| Level | Cost | Build time | Minimum settlement | Upgrades to | Level | Cost | Build time | Minimum settlement | Upgrades to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tavern (Leisure) | 3,000 | 3 | large town | Feasting Hall (Leisure) |  | Feasting Hall (Leisure) | 6,000 | 6 | city | — |
Costs in denarii, build time in turns.
Tavern (Leisure)
Drink! Drink! Drink! Life is short! The tavern fire is warm! There are heroic stories to tell! Let everyone hear how great it is to be one of our people! A Tavern is the perfect place for everyone to enjoy themselves, and let worries be drowned in ale and mead. Any man who leaves without a smile on his face and an urge to empty his bladder hasn't really been drinking like a true warrior!
| Cost | 3,000 denarii | Build time | 3 turns | Minimum settlement | large town | Upgrades to | Feasting Hall (Leisure) |
Requirements: all of these must hold before this level can be built.
- You play a Gallic, Germanic, Dacian, Celtiberian, Brittonic, Thracian, Illyrian or Scythian faction
- Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)
- Only one leisure building allowed
What it does
- +1 public order (happiness)
- taxable income -10 to -5, depending on how many settlements your empire holds
Show 1 effect that apply only in some circumstances
- +1 population health, only when the "Tavern changes" campaign setting is on
Religious belief: spreads 13 beliefs, by how much depending on what the region already believes.
Feasting Hall (Leisure)
Feasting your men is how bonds of loyalty are made strong.
A noble warlord should always be generous to his men and reward their loyal service with never ending feasting and drinking! Good companionship and strong ale wash away strife and the friendships made here will mean a stronger battle-line when the time of need comes again. The Greeks may scoff at our drinking of ales and unwatered wine, but does this not speak more to how feeble they are? A true man and warrior has his drink unadulterated and he honours the gods by his inebriation.
| Cost | 6,000 denarii | Build time | 6 turns | Minimum settlement | city |
Requirements: all of these must hold before this level can be built.
- You play a Gallic, Germanic, Dacian, Celtiberian, Brittonic, Thracian, Illyrian or Scythian faction
- Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)
- Only one leisure building allowed
What it does
- +2 public order (happiness)
- taxable income -15 to -10, depending on how many settlements your empire holds
Show 2 effects that apply only in some circumstances
- +1 population health, only when the "Tavern changes" campaign setting is on
- +1 public order (law), only when the "Tavern changes" campaign setting is on
Religious belief: spreads 13 beliefs, by how much depending on what the region already believes.
Traits and retinue
Traits
| Trait | Building | Points | Chance | Trait | Building | Points | Chance | Trait | Building | Points | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual Adulterer | Tavern (Leisure) or above | +1 | 1% | Immoral | Tavern (Leisure) or above | +1 | 1% | Likes a Flutter | Tavern (Leisure) or above | +1 | 1–5% |
| Naturally Funny | Tavern (Leisure) or above | +1 | 1% | Popularis Sympathiser | Tavern (Leisure) | +1 | 30% | Social Drinker | Tavern (Leisure) or above | +1 | 1–5% |
Retinue
| Member | Building | Chance | Member | Building | Chance | Member | Building | Chance | Member | Building | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard | Feasting Hall (Leisure) or above | 2% | Clueless Pawn | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 2% | Dancer | Feasting Hall (Leisure) | 3% | Drinking Companion | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 3% |
| Epic Composer | Feasting Hall (Leisure) | 2% | Long Separated Friend | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 2% | Lore Keeper | Feasting Hall (Leisure) or above | 2% | Old Battle Companion | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 2% |
| Phaedimus of Bisanthe | Feasting Hall (Leisure) | 40% | Slubberdegullion | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 1% | Sotades | Feasting Hall (Leisure) | 40% | Trusted Drinking Companion | Tavern (Leisure) or above | 2% |
| Vates | Feasting Hall (Leisure) or above | 2% |