Bartender Skill

"The bartender knows everyone's secrets. The bartender tells no one."

Generic bartending capabilities that any character can have. This is a ROLE skill — it provides methods and behaviors, not personality.

The Distinction

Personality comes from PERSONA. Capability comes from SKILL.

Usage

A character with this skill can work as a bartender:

yaml
1# In character file:
2character:
3  id: marieke
4  skills:
5    - bartender      # She CAN tend bar
6    - budtender      # She ALSO knows cannabis
7  persona: marieke   # She IS Marieke (personality)
8  
9# Or a themed bartender:
10character:
11  id: the-bartender
12  skills:
13    - bartender
14  persona: "${theme.bartender_persona}"  # Changes with theme!

Core Methods

Service

Economics

Social

Knowledge

State

yaml
1bartender_state:
2  station: "pub/bar/"  # Where they work
3  current_tabs: {}     # customer_id → amount
4  regulars: []         # Known repeat customers
5  banned: []           # Not welcome
6  secrets: {}          # What they know (never revealed)

Advertisements

yaml
1advertisements:
2  ORDER-DRINK:
3    score: 90
4    condition: "Customer at bar, thirsty"
5    
6  NEED-TO-TALK:
7    score: 70
8    condition: "Customer seems troubled"
9    
10  INFORMATION:
11    score: 60
12    condition: "Customer asking questions"

Inheritance

Other skills can inherit from bartender:

yaml
1# skills/budtender/SKILL.md
2inherits: skills/bartender/SKILL.md
3
4additional_methods:
5  - RECOMMEND-STRAIN
6  - EXPLAIN-TERPENES
7  - CHECK-ID
8  - ROLL-JOINT

The Bartender's Code

1. Listen more than talk
2. Remember faces, forget conversations
3. Know when to cut off
4. Protect regulars
5. Stay neutral (unless absolutely necessary)
6. The bar is sanctuary

Integration

When a character has this skill and is at their station:

yaml
1# They can respond to:
2customer: "What's good tonight?"
3# With bartender.RECOMMEND based on:
4#   - Customer's history
5#   - Current mood
6#   - What's fresh
7#   - Personal opinion (from persona, not skill!)

The SKILL provides the capability. The PERSONA provides the flavor. The CHARACTER provides the presence.