Dip's Stagger was a violent game of sorts enjoyed in the Cutter's Dip tavern in Yhaunn, Sembia, in the late 14th century DR.[1]
Description[]
In the game, the patrons of the tavern would seize upon a vulnerable visitor who had earned their ire, and proceed to shove, hurl, and slam them about the tavern, cheering "Dip!" and "Stagger!" with each heave. The victim would be left bruised, dazed, confused, and soaked in cheap alcohol, unable to mount any sort of resistance to the constant strikes that bounced them across the room. The game would continue until the patrons grew bored, the victim escaped, or something else interrupted it.[1]
History[]
A notable instance of the game was held in the Year of Rogue Dragons, 1373 DR, when the werewolf and priestess of Selûne Feena Archwood investigated the tavern for clues regarding the local cult of Shar. She had the misfortune to be recognized by the bandits Stag and Drik, who proceeded to assault her and drag her into a game of Dip's Stagger. Despite being an experienced champion of Selûne, Feena was left reeling and unable to raise any sort of defense, and couldn't even muster her will towards shapeshifting into a werewolf. She avoided whatever fate awaited her at the end of the game by chance, when the final "Dip!" sent her tumbling into the lap of the dissolute Sharran acolyte Keph Thingoleir, who proceeded to rescue her mostly out of idle contrarian opposition to her enemies.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Don Bassingthwaite, Dave Gross (December 2004). Mistress of the Night. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 8, pp. 141–142. ISBN 0-7869-3346-1.