Dockgrave Tavern - Revision history

AlexD: /* Prostitutes */

2025-10-31T16:17:00Z

Prostitutes

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	=== Prostitutes ===		=== Prostitutes ===
	A local pimp '''Joe Bohannan''' controls four [[Denaar Resin\|denaar]]-addicted hookers who provide Dockgrave customers with cheap holes to dump their loads in. If you have [[Loren de Machaut\|Loren]], [[Enya Avison\|Enya]] or [[Laika Wixx\|Laika]] assigned as [[Gold walking#Goldwalking assignment\|goldwalkers]] you ~~can find them working here. Sessions take just 18 minutes~~ and ~~cost just $15. An efficient way~~ of ~~dealing with a distracting trouser bulge. You can avail yourself of this service as often as~~ you ~~can manage each day~~.		A local pimp '''Joe Bohannan''' controls four [[Denaar Resin\|denaar]]-addicted hookers who provide Dockgrave customers with cheap holes to dump their loads in. Sessions take just 18 minutes and cost just $15. An efficient way of dealing with a distracting trouser bulge. You can avail yourself of this service as often as you can manage each day.

			If you have [[Loren de Machaut\|Loren]], [[Enya Avison\|Enya]] or [[Laika Wixx\|Laika]] assigned as [[Gold walking#Goldwalking assignment\|goldwalkers]] and you hire a prostitute at the Dockgrave, there is a decent chance that they happen to be freelancing there and it is one of them who Joe directs you to, in which case there are special dialogs.

	===Jobs===		===Jobs===

AlexD: /* Asking about Bounties */

2025-10-31T12:46:18Z

Asking about Bounties

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	=== Asking about Bounties ===		=== Asking about Bounties ===
	Unlike most other such establishments, the Dockgrave is not a useful source of information for you when it comes to tracking bounties, so this option is not offered here.		Unlike most other such establishments, the Dockgrave is not currently a useful source of information for you when it comes to tracking bounties, so this option is not offered here.

AlexD at 11:55, 31 October 2025

2025-10-31T11:55:16Z

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	[[File:Dock1.jpg\|alt=Dockgrave Tavern\|thumb\|~~664x664px~~\|The Dockgrave Tavern]]		[[File:Dock1.jpg\|alt=Dockgrave Tavern\|thumb\|547x547px\|The Dockgrave Tavern]]
	In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.		In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.

AlexD at 11:54, 31 October 2025

2025-10-31T11:54:39Z

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	In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.		In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.

	The Dockgrave Tavern offers poker games, cheap prostitutes, an opportunity to mingle with locals, and a mysterious VIP club known as [[The Velvet Room]].		The Dockgrave Tavern offers poker games, cheap prostitutes, an opportunity to mingle with locals - and, surprisingly for such a rough and seedy dive, a mysterious VIP club known as [[The Velvet Room]].

	=== Opening Hours ===		=== Opening Hours ===
	The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.		The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.
	===Carousing===		===Carousing===
	The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like [[Furry's Tavern]], but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20~~. You can bring Followers with you; some will enjoy it, others not~~. You can have one Carousing session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive an award comprising +1 Charisma (cap: 90) plus one of the following: +1 Will (80), +1 Int (80), +1 Gambling (80), +1 Performance (40), +1 Academics (80), +1 Science (65), +1 Stealth (40), or +50 Influence. If you are awarded a point in a skill for which you have hit the cap already, you will get the +50 Influence points instead. And once reaching this milestone you can begin again; there is no limit to how many times you can be rewarded for carousing at the Dockgrave.		The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like [[Furry's Tavern]], but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20. You can have one Carousing session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive an award comprising +1 Charisma (cap: 90) plus one of the following: +1 Will (80), +1 Int (80), +1 Gambling (80), +1 Performance (40), +1 Academics (80), +1 Science (65), +1 Stealth (40), or +50 Influence. If you are awarded a point in a skill for which you have hit the cap already, you will get the +50 Influence points instead. And once reaching this milestone you can begin again; there is no limit to how many times you can be rewarded for carousing at the Dockgrave.

			You can bring [[Followers]] with you carousing here. Most will just tolerate these seedy goings-on, but [[Rachel Stapleton\|Rachel]] will find it interesting (has some unique dialog), and [[Ansel Motte\|Ansel]], [[Jack Peasant\|Jack]], [[Loren de Machaut\|Loren]], [[Rachel Stapleton\|Rebecca]], [[Samuel Spartan\|Samuel]] and particularly [[Bud Walton\|Bud]] will gain [[Happiness and Affection\|Happiness]], and also trigger dialogs.

			Carousing may also make you [[drunk]], which may affect combat rolls and some other skill checks.

	===Poker game===		===Poker game===
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	=== Prostitutes ===		=== Prostitutes ===
	A local pimp '''Joe Bohannan''' controls four [[Denaar Resin\|denaar]]-addicted hookers who provide Dockgrave customers with cheap holes to dump their loads in. If you have [[Loren de Machaut\|Loren]], [[Enya Avison\|Enya]] or [[Laika Wixx\|Laika]] assigned as [[Gold walking#Goldwalking assignment\|goldwalkers]] you can find them working here. Sessions take ~~jusy~~ 18 minutes and cost just $15. An efficient way of dealing with a distracting trouser bulge. You can avail yourself of this service as often as you can manage each day.		A local pimp '''Joe Bohannan''' controls four [[Denaar Resin\|denaar]]-addicted hookers who provide Dockgrave customers with cheap holes to dump their loads in. If you have [[Loren de Machaut\|Loren]], [[Enya Avison\|Enya]] or [[Laika Wixx\|Laika]] assigned as [[Gold walking#Goldwalking assignment\|goldwalkers]] you can find them working here. Sessions take just 18 minutes and cost just $15. An efficient way of dealing with a distracting trouser bulge. You can avail yourself of this service as often as you can manage each day.

	===Jobs===		===Jobs===
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	Return to last page: [[Locations (Ikaanos)]]		Return to last page: [[Locations (Ikaanos)]]

			=== Asking about Bounties ===
			Unlike most other such establishments, the Dockgrave is not a useful source of information for you when it comes to tracking bounties, so this option is not offered here.

AlexD: /* Poker game */

2025-10-20T12:14:46Z

Poker game

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	===Poker game===		===Poker game===
	Joining a Dockgrave poker game will cost you $50 (despite the game warning you "$600"), and sets you up with three other players, plus The House (usually represented by a young, female slave). Games take an hour, and you can gamble at the Dockgrave three times a day. The House sets the stakes and decides when to call, whilst also taking an active part in the game. Each game lasts three rounds. You "raise" to stay in each round, so a game will cost $350 if you want to last till the end and have a chance of winning; if your hand is poor you can "fold" to quit the game at any point rather than pay to continue. The pot you can win is shown in the centre of the table, consisting of each players' $50 entry stakes plus their $100 to stay in each round, so up to $1,400 at the end - and the other players rarely quit, so the winnings are usually near $1,400. The strength of your hand is shown as a number from 1 to 100; the other players' hand scores are revealed at the end. Each round you can choose to pay $100 to stay in, or fold. If you stay, you can keep your hand intact ("keep cards"), or try to strengthen it (by selecting "change") at risk of reducing its strength slightly instead, or ditch your hand and choose another ("change - wild)"~~. Completing a game gives a good chance of raising your Gambling skill by +1 point~~. Winning a game will give you some "Poker Fame", shown as a progress bar in red; you will have to win a lot of games to complete this bar. Higher Gambling skill will give you better hands on average, and better chances of improving your hand when "changing"; with low skill, changing will usually weaken your hand. With low skill you will struggle to get a hand strength much above 500, but sometimes this is all that is required to win.		Joining a Dockgrave poker game will cost you $50 (despite the game warning you "$600"), and sets you up with three other players, plus The House (usually represented by a young, female slave). Games take an hour, and you can gamble at the Dockgrave three times a day. The House sets the stakes and decides when to call, whilst also taking an active part in the game. Each game lasts three rounds. You "raise" to stay in each round, so a game will cost $350 if you want to last till the end and have a chance of winning; if your hand is poor you can "fold" to quit the game at any point rather than pay to continue. The pot you can win is shown in the centre of the table, consisting of each players' $50 entry stakes plus their $100 to stay in each round, so up to $1,400 at the end - and the other players rarely quit, so the winnings are usually near $1,400. The strength of your hand is shown as a number from 1 to 100; the other players' hand scores are revealed at the end. Each round you can choose to pay $100 to stay in, or fold. If you stay, you can keep your hand intact ("keep cards"), or try to strengthen it (by selecting "change") at risk of reducing its strength slightly instead, or ditch your hand and choose another ("change - wild)". Winning a game will give you some "Poker Fame", shown as a progress bar in red; you will have to win a lot of games to complete this bar. Higher Gambling skill will give you better hands on average, and better chances of improving your hand when "changing"; with low skill, changing will usually weaken your hand. With low skill you will struggle to get a hand strength much above 500, but sometimes this is all that is required to win. Your chances are also improved slightly if you have Intelligence 80+, or Poker Fame 15+ and again at 25+.

	There are about 40 players you might meet when playing poker at the Dockgrave; their names are shown on the table. ~~About 10~~ of them are rather good, and have bonuses to their rolls. ~~If you get to recognise them~~, ~~this could help you decide~~ whether to raise or fold.		There are about 40 players you might meet when playing poker at the Dockgrave; their names are shown on the table. Ten of them are rather good, and have bonuses to their rolls: St.James, Largan, Loffe, Tobacco-Joe, Wrixie, Stuckey, Eleven, Lancaster, Tancard and Nakamura Jr.. Their presence in the game should influence your decision whether to raise or fold.

	Each game of poker here has a small chance of gaining you +1 Willpower (cap: 90) or +1 Intelligence (cap: 90), and a decent chance of giving +1 Gambling skill (cap: 130). And if you end a game with a very good hand (score 850+) this will bring you +15 Influence (cap: 2,500).		Each game of poker here has a small chance of gaining you +1 Willpower (cap: 90) or +1 Intelligence (cap: 90), and a decent chance of giving +1 Gambling skill (cap: 130). And if you end a game with a very good hand (score 850+) this will bring you +15 Influence (cap: 2,500).

AlexD: /* Poker game */ more details added

2025-10-20T11:51:01Z

Poker game: more details added

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	===Poker game===		===Poker game===
	Joining a Dockgrave poker game will cost you $50 (despite the game warning you "$600"), and sets you up with three other players, plus The House (usually represented by a young, female slave). Games take an hour, and you can gamble at the Dockgrave three times a day. The House sets the stakes and decides when to call, whilst also taking an active part in the game. Each game lasts three rounds. You "raise" to stay in each round, so a game will cost $350 if you want to last till the end and have a chance of winning; if your hand is poor you can "fold" to quit the game at any point rather than pay to continue. The pot you can win is shown in the centre of the table, consisting of each players' $50 entry stakes plus their $100 to stay in each round, so up to $1,400 at the end - and the other players rarely quit, so the winnings are usually near $1,400. The strength of your hand is shown as a number from 1 to 100; the other ~~player~~'s hand scores are revealed at the end. Each round you can choose to pay $100 to stay in, or fold. If you stay, you can keep your hand intact ("keep cards"), or try to strengthen it (by selecting "change") at risk of reducing its strength slightly instead, or ditch your hand and choose another ("change - wild)". Completing a game gives a good chance of raising your Gambling skill by +1 point. Winning a game will give you some "Poker Fame", shown as a progress bar in red; you will have to win a lot of games to complete this bar. Higher Gambling skill will give you better hands on average, and better chances of improving your hand when "changing"; with low skill, changing will usually weaken your hand. With low skill you will struggle to get a hand strength much above 500, but sometimes this is all that is required to win.		Joining a Dockgrave poker game will cost you $50 (despite the game warning you "$600"), and sets you up with three other players, plus The House (usually represented by a young, female slave). Games take an hour, and you can gamble at the Dockgrave three times a day. The House sets the stakes and decides when to call, whilst also taking an active part in the game. Each game lasts three rounds. You "raise" to stay in each round, so a game will cost $350 if you want to last till the end and have a chance of winning; if your hand is poor you can "fold" to quit the game at any point rather than pay to continue. The pot you can win is shown in the centre of the table, consisting of each players' $50 entry stakes plus their $100 to stay in each round, so up to $1,400 at the end - and the other players rarely quit, so the winnings are usually near $1,400. The strength of your hand is shown as a number from 1 to 100; the other players' hand scores are revealed at the end. Each round you can choose to pay $100 to stay in, or fold. If you stay, you can keep your hand intact ("keep cards"), or try to strengthen it (by selecting "change") at risk of reducing its strength slightly instead, or ditch your hand and choose another ("change - wild)". Completing a game gives a good chance of raising your Gambling skill by +1 point. Winning a game will give you some "Poker Fame", shown as a progress bar in red; you will have to win a lot of games to complete this bar. Higher Gambling skill will give you better hands on average, and better chances of improving your hand when "changing"; with low skill, changing will usually weaken your hand. With low skill you will struggle to get a hand strength much above 500, but sometimes this is all that is required to win.

			There are about 40 players you might meet when playing poker at the Dockgrave; their names are shown on the table. About 10 of them are rather good, and have bonuses to their rolls. If you get to recognise them, this could help you decide whether to raise or fold.

			Each game of poker here has a small chance of gaining you +1 Willpower (cap: 90) or +1 Intelligence (cap: 90), and a decent chance of giving +1 Gambling skill (cap: 130). And if you end a game with a very good hand (score 850+) this will bring you +15 Influence (cap: 2,500).

	=== Prostitutes ===		=== Prostitutes ===

AlexD: /* The Velvet Room */

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The Velvet Room

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	===The Velvet Room===		===The Velvet Room===
	The basement of the Dockgrave comprises a venue-within-a-venue, known as the [[The Velvet Room]] - though there are many rooms down there. The door at the top of the stairs down is blocked by two armed guards, who will only let through people with 2,000+ Influence points.		The basement of the Dockgrave comprises a venue-within-a-venue, known as the [[The Velvet Room]] - though there are many rooms down there. The door at the top of the stairs down is blocked by two armed guards, who will only let through people with 2,000+ [[Influence]] points.

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AlexD: /* Carousing */

2025-10-20T10:54:02Z

Carousing

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	The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.		The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.
	===Carousing===		===Carousing===
	The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like Furry's Tavern, but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20. You can bring Followers with you; some will enjoy it, others not. You can have one Carousing session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive +1 Charisma (cap: 90), plus one of the following: +1 Will (80), +1 Int (80), +1 Gambling (80), +1 Performance (40), +1 Academics (80), +1 Science (65), +1 Stealth (40), or +50 Influence. ~~Then~~ you can ~~start~~ again.		The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like [[Furry's Tavern]], but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20. You can bring Followers with you; some will enjoy it, others not. You can have one Carousing session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive an award comprising +1 Charisma (cap: 90) plus one of the following: +1 Will (80), +1 Int (80), +1 Gambling (80), +1 Performance (40), +1 Academics (80), +1 Science (65), +1 Stealth (40), or +50 Influence. If you are awarded a point in a skill for which you have hit the cap already, you will get the +50 Influence points instead. And once reaching this milestone you can begin again; there is no limit to how many times you can be rewarded for carousing at the Dockgrave.

	===Poker game===		===Poker game===

AlexD: /* Carousing */

2025-10-20T10:45:34Z

Carousing

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	The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.		The Dockgrave Tavern never closes its doors.
	===Carousing===		===Carousing===
	The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like Furry's Tavern, but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20. You can bring Followers with you; some will enjoy it, others not. You can have one ~~carousing~~ session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive ~~a skill gain~~ (~~such as [[The Player#~~Gambling~~\|Gambling]]~~), ~~or an attribute gain~~ (~~such as [[Willpower\|WILLPOWER]]~~), or ~~a decent [[~~Influence~~]] boost~~. Then you can start again.		The Dockgrave doesn't offer free drinks like Furry's Tavern, but socializing here is ripe with information, anecdotes, and possible skill gains. Spending three hours talking, listening, and arguing with other customers here will cost you just $20. You can bring Followers with you; some will enjoy it, others not. You can have one Carousing session per day, and each session advances the Carousing progress bar by 20%. Once the bar is complete you'll receive +1 Charisma (cap: 90), plus one of the following: +1 Will (80), +1 Int (80), +1 Gambling (80), +1 Performance (40), +1 Academics (80), +1 Science (65), +1 Stealth (40), or +50 Influence. Then you can start again.

	===Poker game===		===Poker game===

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	[[File:Dock1.jpg\|alt=Dockgrave Tavern\|thumb\|~~500px~~\|Dockgrave Tavern]]		[[File:Dock1.jpg\|alt=Dockgrave Tavern\|thumb\|664x664px\|The Dockgrave Tavern]]
	In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.		In the busy neighborhood of [[Locations (Ikaanos)#The Docks\|the Docks]] stands an old building known as "The Dockgrave". This establishment has acted as the main cantina for seamen, dock loaders and other locals for at least 150 years. It's been run for the last three generations by a powerful Irish clan known as '''the Finnegans''', whose head today is Craig Finnegan, also known as "The Irish Tiger". Recently, the Dockgrave Tavern has come into the sphere of interest of the '''Nakamura''' clan, which has been shunned from [[Locations (Ikaanos)#Emerald City\|Emerald City]] after losing a showdown against a powerful [[Spheremasters\|Spheremaster]] family. The Irish-Japanese union has seen little conflict so far, but there are worrisome whispers that the Nakamuras are attempting to take over the business at the Dockgrave.