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Brewer
This occupation specializes in brewing alcohol.
Ale and beer is brewed from barley and cereal
grains. Wine is fermented grapes. Mead is fermented
honey. The wine made by brewers cannot
be sealed from the air. Therefore, wine spoils within
1 year. Hence, there are no vintages of wine. The
best wine is fresh.
Every village not only has its brewers, but
has them all up and down the street. Many, if not
most, are women. Brewing is freely permitted everywhere.
Brewers may be fined for weak ale or
faulty measure. Not only barley, but oats and wheat
are used along with malt as principle ingredients.
The procedure is to make a batch of ale, display a
sign, and turn a character’s house into a temporary
tavern. Daily wages are typically 6 s.p.
Ability Requirements: Intelligence 80.
Gender: Male brewers are uncommon.
Race: Any but ogre.
Disposition: Any.
Temperament: Any.
Sociality: Peasant or serf.
Religion: Any.
Skills: Brewing + 5 and Haggling + 3.
Equipment: Different equipment is necessary,
depending on whether ale, beer, wine, or mead
is brewed. A large cauldron is necessary for ale and
beer.
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Magic Points: Inapplicable.
Advancement Points: For every keg of alcohol
brewed successfully, 1 AP is acquired by the
brewer.
Training: None.
Guild: Brewers’ Guild. Each apprentice
must serve 4 years. A masterpiece must be produced
to become a journeyman.
Once an apprentice for 4 years, they may
make a skill check as they ferment their masterpiece.
If passed at TH 36, then they become a journeyman.
If failed, then they may begin fermenting another
masterpiece and make another skill check in
1d10 days. The Aedile may overrule any masterpiece
skill check, because those in the guild who review
the apprentice may dislike them or choose to
keep them as an apprentice for some corrupt reason.
For a journeyman to become a master, they
must be able financially to open their own shop,
and receive the approval of the guild. To receive
approval, they must pass a Persuasion skill check.
The TH begins at 30 and is decreased by 1 for every
period of 6 months in which the journeyman has
worked locally with the guild. The Aedile may overrule
this skill check or apply any modifier deemed
appropriate.
Chapter 7: Occupation