In light of the recent interview about the R in RPG it’s time to consider a major issue facing Klaipeda.
There’s a cafe off to the side of Klaipeda with a sign out front saying the owner is away in the army. Klaipeda’s pretty crowded; it’s a city flooded by refugees from Medzio Diena and revelators, so space must be at a premium. Isn’t it wasteful to let this building sit idle? Perhaps the signboard could start a quest leading to the owner. I don’t know if you’ll find him deployed out in the woods, or if he died, or whether you’ll avenge him or bring his belongings back to his daughter, or he’s one of the spirits at the owl burial ground and his last request is to take care of the restaurant, but either way, the questline ends with it re-opening and revelators who did the quest can enter the building.
You’ll find a cozy, warm-looking hangout where revelators can forget about the monsters outside and relax. One one side you’ll see a row of barstools you can click to sit on and players might chat while they order drinks. Maybe alchemists can click on the bar to open up shops behind it and serve drinks based on their tincturing skill, like hot chocolate or whiskey.
In the middle there’s a big wraparound sofa to sit on, and with some dance emotes added, the area within could be a dance floor. With bellydancer costumes. Don’t tell Nexon or they’ll charge too much TP.
On the other side, there could be booths with loveseats two players can sit on together. Speaking of love, we could use pair emotes - it can take a lot of maneuvering to set up a perfect kiss. With a pair emote both of you use the same emote and your characters automatically line up to interact with each other, like how centurion formations coordinate. You could have head patting, resting your head on someone’s lap, and both at the same time. Resting on their shoulder and hugging. And, of course, princess carrying, especially if a player got drunk and needs to be taken home (also usable in dungeons when they’re “incapable of combat” and usable while mounted). Some people have brought up hnd hlding but that’s going way too far when we don’t even have marriage yet.
There’d also be tables to go with the booths, where you could share drinks, or ice cream parfaits, or jump up on the table and misbehave. Add a couple of outdoor tables, too, with popup umbrellas. That would go well with weather and day/night cycles.
If it gets overcrowded, maybe squires could set up more pillows to sit on, which could double as sleeping cots when they’re out in the field, which players could lie down on (even together). An attribute could add or remove blankets. For balance, Orsha would need a tavern as well, with a different design to fit Orsha’s ambience. Maybe imc could use the last of their budge for a field trip to taverns around the world to get inspiration.
Credit goes to you know who you are. I wouldn’t have thought of this stuff alone. P.S. Hot springs in guild halls.
