Tavernkeep





- Item (Quantity)Rate
Ale Tosser(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
16.67%
- Ale
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- Internal NPC ID: 550
- Internal Projectile ID: 669
“They say you're strong, well, I know strong. Let's see if you measure up.
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The Tavernkeep

The Tavernkeep is a unique NPC vendor who only accepts Defender Medals as currency for most items instead of coins. He will move in once the following criteria have been met:
- There is an available vacant house.
- Rescuing him as the Unconscious Man, who can be encountered in any layer once the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated. Interacting with him in this state with ⚷ Open / Activate will wake him. If the Unconscious Man is killed, he will still be able to respawn afterwards; if the Tavernkeep NPC is killed, he will move in again after some time as long as there are vacant houses.
The Tavernkeep sells sentry summon weapons which are associated with the Old One's Army event, and at first, can only be used within that event. They function elsewhere only after the event is completed once successfully. Each of the Tavernkeep's sentry summon weapons come in three tiers: rod, cane, and staff, with the staff being the most expensive and the most powerful. The armor he sells also associates each sentry type with a specific class: Ballista for melee or tank-style users, Flameburst for magic users, Explosive Trap for rangers, and Lightning Aura for "speedy melee" (or summoners).
When the player selects the "Eternia Crystal" option for the first time, the Tavernkeep will give the player 10 Defender Medals for free. All future Defender Medals must be earned by either defeating the Old One's Army outright or by clearing its later waves.
The Tavernkeep will defend himself against nearby enemies by throwing mugs of Ale. He deals 24 / 36 / 42 damage at the start of the game, and gains various stat boosts as the player progresses.[1] The Tavernkeep also has a 1/6 (16.67%) chance of dropping the Ale Tosser upon death.
The Unconscious Man is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.
Items sold
Note: While the prices of the first six listed items (those bought by coins) can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring, and are affected by the NPC's happiness level, the rest of the stock always costs a fixed amount of Defender Medals.
Item | Cost | Availability
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1 SC | Always available. |
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25 SC | Before defeating any mechanical boss. |
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1 GC | After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated and before defeating Golem. |
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4 GC | After defeating Golem. |
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1 GC | Always available. |
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10 GC | When in a specific biome, is happy enough, and before defeating Golem. |
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Always available. |
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Always available. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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Always available. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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Always available. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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Always available. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
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After defeating Golem. |
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | |
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Hates | n/a |
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For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
When submerged in Shimmer, the Tavernkeep will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.
Names
The Tavernkeep may have any of the following names:
- Barkeep
- Bill
- Blacksmith
- Bruce
- Dale
- Dani Moo
- Driscan
- Elandrian
- Ernest
- Iamisom
- Javahawk
- Jerry
- Moe
- Paddy
- Ted
- William
Eternia Crystal
These quotes appear when the "Eternia Crystal" option is selected.[2]
When a character selects the option in a world for the first time; gives 10 Defender Medals:
Following quotes loop in order when selecting the option:
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Quotes
Interaction quotes
When homeless:
At night:
When Demolitionist is present:
When Goblin Tinkerer is present:
When Steampunker is present:
When Dryad is present:
During a Blood Moon:
During Hardmode:
After having defeated Moon Lord:
During a Windy Day:
During Rain:
During a Storm:
When in a Graveyard:
During a Party:
Based on the Old One's Army:
When woken up:
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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Hallow:
When in the Snow biome:
When in an evil biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Demolitionist:
When near the Goblin Tinkerer:
When near the Princess:
When near the Guide:
When near the Dye Trader:
When neutral:
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Notes
- Despite his shop being full of items upon Golem's defeat, it is still possible to sell items to him using the quick sell/quick trash shortcut key. However, any item sold is unable to be "repurchased".
- Defeating the Brain of Cthulhu in Corrupt worlds or vice versa will also allow the Unconscious Man to appear, although this can only be done in Hardmode if not using items from other worlds.
- Approaching and standing near the Tavernkeep while holding Ale can cause him to appear to be holding his own mug of Ale.
- While he is holding Ale, the player can toast with him by continuing to hold Ale and walking towards him, which creates a subtle burst of particles when bumping glasses. This effect is purely aesthetic and has no functional effect.
Tips
- Using a Hunter Potion can help find the Unconscious Man as it will highlight his body.
- Stockpiling Eternia Crystals before defeating any mechanical bosses is a good way to save money in the long run as the price of Eternia Crystals increases after a mechanical boss is defeated.
- Each pair of armor sets (basic and advanced) boosts one of the sentry types, but also has a play class. All of them boost minion damage and the number of sentries the player can use without Etherian Mana.
- Squire and Valhalla Knight go with the Ballista and pure melee strength, which offer health regeneration and the highest defense.
- Apprentice and Dark Artist go with the Flameburst and give magic bonuses.
- Huntress and Red Riding go with Explosive Traps and rangers.
- Monk and Shinobi Infiltrator go with the Lightning Auras, and provide a "speedy melee" setup that is probably meant for summoners, with the second-best defense and speed bonuses instead of regeneration.
- It may be a good idea to stockpile enough Defender Medals to buy a summon weapon and full set of armor from the next tier before upgrading the event (stockpiling 60 Medals before defeating any mechanical boss and stockpiling 210 before defeating Golem).
Trivia
- The Tavernkeep is a character from Dungeon Defenders 2. Many of his quotes also reference the game.
- His quote "This is a big upgrade from wiping that table all day." references the fact that in Dungeon Defenders 2, he only wipes the table when the player is not talking to him.
- His quote "Moon Lord, don't you mean Abyss Lord?" references the Cthulhu-like nature shared by both the Abyss Lord from Dungeon Defenders 2 and the Moon Lord.
- Two of his quotes, "Do you think <name of Steampunker> has an extra of that gun? I know a witch that may want one." and "I know a Lavamancer that would really like that hellstone down in the underworld." reference the Gun Witch and Lavamancer heroes in Dungeon Defenders 2, respectively.
- Two of his quotes, "<Name of Dryad> seems nice. I should bring her back with me." and "Anyone see where the Dryad went?", are references to the fact that the Dryad is available in Dungeon Defenders 2.
- His quote "Have you seen any Meburs around here?" appears to refer to a Dungeon Defenders 2 creature called "ramster". In the patch notes of the game's v2.0 update it was stated that "Some people call these majestic creatures meburs."[3]
- The Tavernkeep can have the names Moe, Paddy, or Ted, likely references to the bartender Moe Szyslak from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, the Irish bar "Paddy's Pub" from the American sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the actor Ted Danson who played the bartender Sam Malone in the American sitcom Cheers, respectively.
- One of the Tavernkeep's names, Javahawk, is a reference to Joshua "Javahawk" Javaheri, the studio director of Chromatic Games (formerly Trendy Entertainment), who developed and published Dungeon Defenders 2.
- Prior to 1.4.0.1, the Tavernkeep had no special Party quote. As a placeholder, there was the quote "I really need some birthday text, Yorai!" (referring to Yoraiz0r, a Terraria developer) in the game files, which never appeared in game.[4]
- His quote "Check in with me, and do your job." is a reference to the song "Slob on My Knob" by American rapper and songwriter Juicy J, a song frequently used in Internet memes.
- He sells 40 items once Golem is defeated, tied with the Golfer (with a golf score of 2000 or higher, when happy enough) for the most items sold by any NPC.
- However, the NPC with the most items sold at any time, without certain preconditions, is Santa Claus at 39 items.
- The Tavernkeep does not like crowded areas, which conflicts with being a bartender, as bars are commonly full of people.
- One of the possible names for the Tavernkeep is Barkeep, a potential reference to the trope Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" and an example of the trope His Name Really Is "Barkeep".
- His remarks toward the Guide having a dark nature is a reference to him being the source of the Wall of Flesh, being the key to summoning it.
- It is possible for the Tavernkeep and the Golfer to share the name William.
- Prior to the 1.4.0.1 update, the rods and canes sold by the Tavernkeep were the only summon weapons that did not have the word "Staff" in their name. The Terraprisma and whips, which were introduced in 1.4.0.1, share this trait.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Tavernkeep: "The Tavern Keep once managed a bar in another universe. He's here to help stop the Old One's Army from conquering this world."
See also
- Tavern at the Dungeon Defenders 2 Wiki
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Now gives 10 Defender Medals when initially spoken to.
- Tier 2 Armor piece cost reduced from 25 to 15 Defender Medals.
- Tier 3 Armor piece cost reduced from 75 to 50 Defender Medals.
- Tier 2 Sentries cost reduced from 25 to 15 Defender Medals.
- Tier 3 Sentries cost reduced from 100 to 60 Defender Medals.
- Defender's Forge cost reduced from 75 to 50 Defender Medals.
- Desktop 1.4.0.5: No longer sell Pylons when his unique shop is full.
- Desktop 1.3.4.2:
- Fixed missing sitting sprite.
- Fixed referring to the Eternia Crystal as "Elder Crystal".
- Now shows up on the Lifeform Analyzer.
- No longer accidentally spawns in water.
- Desktop 1.3.4.1:
- Fixed not reacting to the King Statue.
- Increased the spawn rate of the Unconscious Man.
- Desktop 1.3.4: Introduced.
- Console 1.18: Fixed an issue where Tavernkeep may not respawn after being killed.
- Console 1.17: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.4.2.
- Switch 1.0.1096.2: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.4.2.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.4.2 to 1.4.0.5
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
AI_007_TownEntities()
inTerraria.NPC.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method
BartenderHelpText()
inTerraria.Lang.cs
. - ↑ steamcommunity.com → Dungeon Defenders 2 → Discussions → thread: Current Patch Notes July 27, 2017
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.3.5.3 source code, method
GetBirthdayDialog()
inTerraria.NPC.cs
. The quote itself was inTerraria.Localization.Content.en-US.Town.json
.