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What Kind of Drunk Are You?

Back in the late 14 th or early 15 th century, poet, nobleman, and (one assumes) at least occasional drinker Oswald von Wolkenstein prepared a list of twelve types of drunk, as related by Medievalists.net . Rather conveniently for us roleplayers, the number of types of drunk he identifies map onto the number of faces on the best polyhedral die 1 . So without further ado… here’s a nice table. 1d12 Type of Drunk 1 Wise: You believe that the vast knowledge and experience of your years should be shared with everyone who can listen, whether or not they wish to listen. 2 Rich: Your finances are inexhaustible; the Emperor himself could not wish to be so wealthy. If your coin purse happens to be empty, it is a mere trifle which will be rectified come morning. 3 Hungry: No horse was ever so hungry: you ravenously consume anything which is plausibly edible, whether it be cooked or...