Rosmerta's Mead

Location & Access

The Three Broomsticks:

• Village navigation hook
• Location: Configurable (mloc setting, default villagename)
• Link: "The Three Broomsticks" → runmodule.php?module=mead&op=enter
• Bartender: Madam Rosmerta

Madam Rosmerta:

• Description: "pretty, curvy woman stands behind the bar"
• Greeting: "\"`QWelcome to The Three Broomsticks,`#\" she says to you, \"I am Madam Rosmerta, I own this place. Be sure to try some of my fine oak-matured mead.\"`n`n"
• Equipment: "intricate looking brass machine on the counter" (steam hissing)

Navigation Options:

• [View Menu] - See drink prices and warnings
• [Re-Hab] - Only appears if addiction ≥10 (hrh setting) AND rehab enabled
• [Leave] - Exit to village

The Menu

Rosmerta's Warning:

• "`#\"`QI should let you know, my beverages are very potent."
• "Some patrons have reported, um. how shall we say this, negative aspects to not getting their fix, uh daily pint of my finest oak-matured mead."
• "I can guarantee, however, that after just one drink you will be feeling great!`#\""
• "`n`n\"`QWhat can I get you?`#\" she says with a smile."

Three Drink Sizes:

• Shot Glass (small):
  • Cost: (smpl × level) + (co × 2)
  • smpl default: 10 gold/level
  • co = addiction streak (consecutive days)
  • Example: Level 5, streak 3 = (10×5) + (3×2) = 56 gold
  • Addiction: +2 (is setting)
• Half-Pint (medium):
  • Cost: (mdpl × level) + (co × 3)
  • mdpl default: 30 gold/level
  • Example: Level 5, streak 3 = (30×5) + (3×3) = 159 gold
  • Addiction: +4 (im setting)
• Pint (large):
  • Cost: (lgpl × level) + (co × 4)
  • lgpl default: 50 gold/level
  • Example: Level 5, streak 3 = (50×5) + (3×4) = 262 gold
  • Addiction: +6 (il setting)
• Only display if gold >= cost

Drinking Effects

Purchase Sequence:

• "`#\"`QThanks for stopping in today."
• "Enjoy your drink!"
• "Oh. if you get hungry make sure to stop by `\$the `QKitchen.`#\""
• Gold deducted
• la (last size) pref set: 1/2/3 (small/medium/large)
• ti (times today) incremented
• lev (addiction level) incremented
• has (drunk today) set to 1
• da (days abstinent) reset to 0

Buff Applied:

• Name: "Oak-Matured Mead"
• Rounds: 15 combat rounds
• Roundmsg: "The buzz from the mead pushes you forth!"
• Wearoff: "The mead disappates in your blood."
• atkmod/defmod: SAME value (both attack and defense)

Buff Calculation:

• Base: 1.3 (30% boost)
• Penalty 1 (addiction): ti × (0.01 × tier-multiplier)
• Tier multipliers: la=1 (4×), la=2 (3×), la=3 (2×), la=0 (1×)
• Penalty 2 (abstinence): da × 0.01
• Formula: max(((1.3 − penalty1) − penalty2), mb)
• mb (minimum buff): Configurable (default 0.7)
• Floor: Never goes below 0.7 default

HP Healing:

• Only if has = 0 (first drink today)
• HP gained: ma (max award) − ti
• ma default: 15 HP
• ti = times drunk (tracks addiction)
• If ti > ma: hp = 0 (no heal)
• Example: First ever drink = 15 HP, second day = 14 HP, etc.

Addiction System

Addiction Level (lev):

• Pref: lev (int, starts 0)
• Increased when drinking: lev++
• Also increased at newday if previously drinking (compound effect)

Newday Compounding:

• If lev > 0 (addicted):
• Increment based on last size (la pref):
  • la = 1 (small): +2 (is setting)
  • la = 2 (medium): +4 (im setting)
  • la = 3 (large): +6 (il setting)
• Message: "`n`n`3You can feel `#Rosmerta's finest oak-matured mead `3running in your head."
• "Perhaps you should quench this lust.`n`0"
• new lev = lev + increment

Abstinence Tracking:

• If has = 0 (didn't drink today): da (days abstinent) incremented
• If has = 1 (drank today): co (consecutive streak) incremented, da reset to 0
• ti (times today) = round(lev / 10) at newday

Withdrawal Debuff

Trigger:

• At newday, if lev > 0 AND da > 0 (addicted + abstinent)
• Applied automatically (no choice)

Debuff Details:

• Name: "Mead Withdrawl" [sic - typo in code]
• Rounds: 15
• Roundmsg: "You shake violently. wishing to have a pint of Mead right about now."
• Wearoff: "Perhaps it is time to fix."
• atkmod/defmod: max((1 − (da × 0.05)), mb)
• Each abstinence day: -5% stats
• Floor: mb (default 0.7, configurable)

Withdrawal Severity:

• Day 1 abstinent: 0.95 (−5%)
• Day 2: 0.90 (−10%)
• Day 3: 0.85 (−15%)
• Day 6: 0.70 (−30%, hits floor)
• Day 7+: 0.70 (capped at floor)

Rehab System

Availability:

• Appears if lev >= hrh setting (default 10)
• AND irh setting = 1 (rehab enabled)
• Link: [Re-Hab] in main menu

Rehab Cost:

• rehab = lev × crh
• crh (cost per point): Default 100 gold
• Example: lev 20 = 20 × 100 = 2000 gold
• Escalates rapidly with addiction

Rosmerta's Pitch:

• "`#Madam Rosmerta looks at you, seeing that you are shaking violently."
• "She speaks, \"`QI am guessing that you have found the addicitive [sic] strength of the `\$Dragon Fruit`Q."
• "I can ease you through this pain, since I have been through it myself."
• "But, it will cost you - `^%s `Qgold to be exact." (rehab cost)
• "Are you sure you wish to go through with this?`#\""

The Procedure:

• Rosmerta fetches "a %s inch needle" (session['user']['age'] inches long!)
• Bodypart = random: leg, arm, neck, butt, back, chest, torso, or head
• "She walks over and pushes the needle into your `\$%s`#." (bodypart)

Rehab Outcomes

Success (Gold >= Rehab Cost):

• "She withdraws the needle, and you feel completely cured."
• "\"`QNow, I suggest that ye not drink anymore, if you can not handle it.`#\""
• Gold deducted: −rehab cost
• lev → 0 (addiction cleared)
• da → 0 (abstinence reset)
• la → 0 (last size cleared)
• Full cure!

Failure (Insufficient Gold):

• "She looks into your gold stores, and sees that you have `^%s `#gold in there." (your gold)
• "She pulls the needle out, quite disgusted."
• "\"`QI am sorry, but you need `^%s `Qmore gold, to have my services.`#\"" (shortfall)
• "She walks off, then comes running back.`n`n"
• e_rand(1, 2) for outcome:

Failure Outcome 1: Death (50%):

• "`#You have died, due to overdose of `@Dragoncilin`#."
• "Madam Rosmerta sinks to her knees, \"`QWhy does this keep happening!?`#\""
• hitpoints = 0
• alive = 0
• Navigation: [Shades] (shades.php)
• INSTANT DEATH from insufficient funds!

Failure Outcome 2: Theft (50%):

• "`#You have been pilfering Madam Rosmerta's shoppe."
• "You make off with `^%s `#gold." (e_rand 1-100)
• "She chases you out, shaking her fist in anger."
• "\"`QCome back here, you snot nosed punk!`#\""
• Gold gained: +1-100 random
• Kicked out (but alive!)

Dragon Kill Reset

VE Clears Addiction:

• dragonkilltext hook
• All prefs reset to 0:
  • co (streak) → 0
  • ti (times) → 0
  • lev (addiction) → 0
  • la (last size) → 0
  • has (drunk today) → 0
• Effectively: Death cures addiction
• Fresh start after VE

Admin Configuration

Addiction Increments:

• is: Small buzz addiction increment (int, default 2)
• im: Medium buzz addiction increment (int, default 4)
• il: Large buzz addiction increment (int, default 6)

Rehab Settings:

• irh: Is rehab available? (bool, default 1)
• hrh: Addiction points before rehab available (int, default 10)
• crh: Rehab cost per addiction point (int, default 100 gold)

Buff Settings:

• ma: Maximum HP that can be gained (int, default 15)
• mb: Minimum buff modifier (floatrange 0-1, default 0.7)

Cost Settings:

• smpl: Small mead cost per level (int, default 10)
• mdpl: Medium mead cost per level (int, default 30)
• lgpl: Large mead cost per level (int, default 50)

Location:

• mloc: Location of The Three Broomsticks (location, default villagename)

Strategy Guide

To Drink or Not to Drink?:

• Pros: 30% buff (1.3 atkmod/defmod), HP healing (first drink)
• Cons: Addiction compounds daily, withdrawal debuff harsh, rehab expensive/deadly
• Recommendation: Avoid unless desperate for buff

If You Start Drinking:

• Commit to daily drinks (avoid withdrawal)
• Cost escalates with streak (co × 2-4 multiplier)
• Addiction compounds at newday (lev increases)
• Eventually unsustainable (too expensive)

Quitting Strategy:

• Option 1: Rehab (expensive, 50% death if broke)
• Option 2: Dragon kill (VE resets addiction, guaranteed cure)
• Option 3: Withdrawal (−5% per day, floors at −30%)
• Safest: Dragon kill (die to cure addiction, ironic)

Rehab Risk Assessment:

• Have full rehab cost? Safe cure (success guaranteed)
• Short on gold? 50% death, 50% steal 1-100 gold (risky!)
• Never attempt rehab without full payment

Lore & Flavor

Canon Madam Rosmerta:

• Owner of The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade
• Pretty, popular with students
• Serves butterbeer, firewhiskey, mead
• Imperioused in Half-Blood Prince (cursed necklace plot)

Dragon Fruit Reference:

• "`\$Dragon Fruit`Q" mentioned in rehab dialogue
• Ingredient in mead (fictional addictive substance)
• "Dragoncilin" = overdose drug name (death message)
• Parallel to real addiction (alcoholism, substance abuse)

Rosmerta's Guilt:

• Death: "Why does this keep happening!?" (implies multiple deaths)
• "I have been through it myself" (ex-addict running bar?)
• Morally questionable business model (sell addictive drinks, profit from rehab)

Limitations

• Addiction Spiral: Once started, hard to quit (withdrawal debuff harsh)
• Cost Escalation: Streak multiplier makes drinks increasingly expensive
• Rehab Death: 50% chance instant death if broke (unfair penalty)
• Compounding System: Newday increases addiction automatically (unavoidable)
• Withdrawal Floor: −30% stats minimum (significant debuff)
• No Partial Rehab: Must cure all addiction at once (all-or-nothing)
• Dragon Kill Only Exit: VE most reliable cure (perverse incentive to die)