After toppling the Demon King’s reign, you trade your sword for a tavern ledger in Black Bull Tavern, a whimsical yet perilous visual novel. Nestled in a backwater village, your pub becomes a refuge for misfits—elves with shady pasts, orcs nursing ale grudges, and humans chasing faded glory. But peace is fragile. Rogue warlocks, debt collectors, and old enemies stalk your newfound tranquility. Can you pour drinks by day and outwit chaos by night, or will your tavern crumble like the kingdoms you once saved?
Gameplay
1. Conflict & Kegs: Juggle tavern management—hiring staff, brewing unique drinks—with defending your establishment from sabotage, using dialogue choices to negotiate or brawl.
2. Faction Flames: Forge alliances (or rivalries) with patrons from warring races; your decisions ripple into secret quests or midnight ambushes.
3. Retired Hero’s Gambit: Revisit combat skills in tactical minigames when diplomacy fails, but remember—your barkeep reputation hangs in the balance.
Features
1. Mosaic of Mischief: A sprawling cast of fantastical regulars, each with layered backstories and hidden agendas that shift based on your choices.
2. Humor-Noir Tone: Blend raucous tavern antics with shadowy conspiracies, where a goblin’s joke might mask a plot to poison the mead.
3. Legacy Mode: Unlock flashback sequences to your wartime past, altering how patrons perceive your “retired hero” persona in the present.
Tips
1. Patron Politics: Befriend a surly dwarf? Expect elven customers to grumble—balance loyalties to keep the peace (and profits).
2. Inventory Espionage: Stock rare liquors to lure high-profile guests; their gossip might reveal brewing threats.
3. Defense on a Dime: Reinforce your tavern’s weak spots before full moons—werewolf bar fights cost more than broken stools.
