Make The Most Out Of Tending Aurora's Bar (WIP)

[Engineer LaForge]

Do you bartend for Aurora?

Are you tired of the same-ol' same-ol' of sitting around and serving drinks to drunks?

WELL THEN THIS IS THE SPOT FOR YOU!

The bold text makes this seem far more important than it actually is. Here is what I do to keep myself busy during slow hours (and fast ones). It doesn't take much to add a bit of flare in your drink mixing and role-playing possibilities. All it takes is a bit of emoting (gasp) and a dab of structure.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THE NUMBER RUN RULE:

There are no rules. Have fun and combine one or more of the personalities as you want. The goal is to have FUN and enjoy your time behind the counter! Try to encourage others around you to enjoy their time hitting the job-time sauce.

For the structured bartender:

This is the bartender who loves paperwork as much as an HoP or overzealous Quartermaster. You put up papers on and around the bar that state how your bar works and how you expect people to behave. You may even want to include a newscaster element to the spread of the structured bar. The papers and newscaster serve two fantastic purposes: 1) You have a disclaimer people must abide by in your bar. 2) Advertise the bar! Get those alcoholics in so you can whip them into shape. Or out of shape.

What to avoid: Don't get too bent out of shape. Try not to ruin RP for someone else just because they don't have signatures from all the heads of staff saying that they may glance in the general direction of the bar. It is only fun when two or more are having fun.

Example of a disclaimer I have used in the past:

 

Welcome to Aurora's Bar.

Due to regulations I cannot serve alcoholic beverages to doctors or security officers who are on-duty. You can only be off-duty if declared so by your head of staff. If no head of staff is present I will serve you one alcoholic beverage per every fifteen minutes. I do not serve full bottles. Finally, I reserve the right to deny anyone drink due to their behavior.

--[sign]

 

For the classiest bartenders:

Dress for success. You only feel as good as good you look for this type of bartender. You may want to mix your drinks without a machine, or even right in front of the customers. Classy bartenders might want to have a 'specials' or 'house favorites' list that is the particular bartender's specialty. Depending on how comfortable you feel about emoting you might want to draw attention to your outfit or make your drinks pretty! Try emoting yourself slicing a lemon twist to drop into the drink. Classy bartenders may even want to experiment! You can emote that you add a tad of x substance to x existing drink to make it your own special cocktail (you probably won't do any real mixing of things that are not in the code due to the fact you'll get the glass of ...what? which is not so appealing for thirsty customers). Remember to spice it up!

What to avoid: There isn't much I can think of that would ruin RP for others... Just don't keep the customers waiting while you emote!

For the icy bartender:

I've only tried this once a loooooong time ago on a server far far away. This bartender is stone-faced. Professional. Calm. Quick. And Good. The drinks she makes are precise and taste fantastic. She takes care in making their drink but do it in half the time. They may have their shotgun close by whether it's concealed or in plain sight. This can take on many forms, so play it how you like. An icy bartender may even try doing some tricks (shaker tossing, pouring at the same time, rainbow shots for everyone, etc.)

What to avoid: This may turn into a snow-flake like personality. When you play a character like this just be careful about the way you shape their exact history and RP.

For the Joe Shmoe drink slinger:

This bartender is your standard, off the block, family man, rusty saloon, tough guy, tattooed, drink-wiping, mustache wearing, typical mug filler. This is the kind of bartender who doesn't take squat from nobody (and may have already had a few drinks himself). He might be chatty with customers or even slightly unhygienic. This bartender is expected to burst right out of a western saloon and down a glass of ...what? before thinking. He could be a jolly bartender or even a solemn one. Just remember to mix it up with this sort of personality!

What not to do: Don't shoot someone for no good reason. You might threaten or wave a menacing fist about.. But don't ruin other spessman RP just because someone smashed your favorite #1 Bartender mug.

Tips for beginners:

-Put the shotgun in the booze locker. Put the booze locker next to the keg. PRESTO! Concealed shotgun.

-Don't want to wear the clunky armor? Keep it in your backpack and pull it out when you're looking down the barrel of a traitor's revolver.

-Keep Baystation's Guide to Drinks open in the background for professional drink making.

-Security has the last say. This is to avoid getting shot and cuffed.

-Ask for pay for drinks.. Or don't! It's your choice!

If you have any useful bar-tending tips feel free to comment them. Have fun and remember the number one rule!

[Engineer LaForge]

Do you bartend for Aurora?

Are you tired of the same-ol' same-ol' of sitting around and serving drinks to drunks?

WELL THEN THIS IS THE SPOT FOR YOU!

The bold text makes this seem far more important than it actually is. Here is what I do to keep myself busy during slow hours (and fast ones). It doesn't take much to add a bit of flare in your drink mixing and role-playing possibilities. All it takes is a bit of emoting (gasp) and a dab of structure.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THE NUMBER RUN RULE:

There are no rules. Have fun and combine one or more of the personalities as you want. The goal is to have FUN and enjoy your time behind the counter! Try to encourage others around you to enjoy their time hitting the job-time sauce.

For the structured bartender:

This is the bartender who loves paperwork as much as an HoP or overzealous Quartermaster. You put up papers on and around the bar that state how your bar works and how you expect people to behave. You may even want to include a newscaster element to the spread of the structured bar. The papers and newscaster serve two fantastic purposes: 1) You have a disclaimer people must abide by in your bar. 2) Advertise the bar! Get those alcoholics in so you can whip them into shape. Or out of shape.

What to avoid: Don't get too bent out of shape. Try not to ruin RP for someone else just because they don't have signatures from all the heads of staff saying that they may glance in the general direction of the bar. It is only fun when two or more are having fun.

Example of a disclaimer I have used in the past:

 

Welcome to Aurora's Bar.

Due to regulations I cannot serve alcoholic beverages to doctors or security officers who are on-duty. You can only be off-duty if declared so by your head of staff. If no head of staff is present I will serve you one alcoholic beverage per every fifteen minutes. I do not serve full bottles. Finally, I reserve the right to deny anyone drink due to their behavior.

--[sign]

 

For the classiest bartenders:

Dress for success. You only feel as good as good you look for this type of bartender. You may want to mix your drinks without a machine, or even right in front of the customers. Classy bartenders might want to have a 'specials' or 'house favorites' list that is the particular bartender's specialty. Depending on how comfortable you feel about emoting you might want to draw attention to your outfit or make your drinks pretty! Try emoting yourself slicing a lemon twist to drop into the drink. Classy bartenders may even want to experiment! You can emote that you add a tad of x substance to x existing drink to make it your own special cocktail (you probably won't do any real mixing of things that are not in the code due to the fact you'll get the glass of ...what? which is not so appealing for thirsty customers). Remember to spice it up!

What to avoid: There isn't much I can think of that would ruin RP for others... Just don't keep the customers waiting while you emote!

For the icy bartender:

I've only tried this once a loooooong time ago on a server far far away. This bartender is stone-faced. Professional. Calm. Quick. And Good. The drinks she makes are precise and taste fantastic. She takes care in making their drink but do it in half the time. They may have their shotgun close by whether it's concealed or in plain sight. This can take on many forms, so play it how you like. An icy bartender may even try doing some tricks (shaker tossing, pouring at the same time, rainbow shots for everyone, etc.)

What to avoid: This may turn into a snow-flake like personality. When you play a character like this just be careful about the way you shape their exact history and RP.

For the Joe Shmoe drink slinger:

This bartender is your standard, off the block, family man, rusty saloon, tough guy, tattooed, drink-wiping, mustache wearing, typical mug filler. This is the kind of bartender who doesn't take squat from nobody (and may have already had a few drinks himself). He might be chatty with customers or even slightly unhygienic. This bartender is expected to burst right out of a western saloon and down a glass of ...what? before thinking. He could be a jolly bartender or even a solemn one. Just remember to mix it up with this sort of personality!

What not to do: Don't shoot someone for no good reason. You might threaten or wave a menacing fist about.. But don't ruin other spessman RP just because someone smashed your favorite #1 Bartender mug.

Tips for beginners:

-Put the shotgun in the booze locker. Put the booze locker next to the keg. PRESTO! Concealed shotgun.

-Don't want to wear the clunky armor? Keep it in your backpack and pull it out when you're looking down the barrel of a traitor's revolver.

-Keep Baystation's Guide to Drinks open in the background for professional drink making.

-Security has the last say. This is to avoid getting shot and cuffed.

-Ask for pay for drinks.. Or don't! It's your choice!

If you have any useful bar-tending tips feel free to comment them. Have fun and remember the number one rule!

[Killerhurtz]

Addendum:

For the bartenders who feel REALLY fancy, Science can whip up some alcohol smoke grenades if you ask nicely and get the paperwork done.