Quest:Mixology

From Cities

Prerequisite: Ability to forage for/identify herbs; craft skills (for making/distilling liquors)

Reward: Ability to mix drinks (need shaker) and work at a bar.

Location: Ignatz's Retreat (82E 52S)

AP Cost: 1 to sign up, plus one per mix: 30AP total

Contents 1 Quest Details 1.1 How long do the effects last 1.2 Special notes on some effects 2 Drinks Table 2.1 Bloody Mary 2.2 Brandy Alexander 2.3 Brown Cow 2.4 Champagne Cocktail 2.5 Cockroach 2.6 Daiquiri 2.7 Dry Martini 2.8 Egg Nog 2.9 Gimlet 2.10 Gin and Tonic 2.11 Grasshopper 2.12 Manhattan 2.13 Margherita 2.14 Mint Julep 2.15 Mojito 2.16 Mule 2.17 Piña Colada 2.18 Planter's Punch 2.19 Sazerac 2.20 Sloe Gin Fizz 2.21 Stinger 2.22 Tequila Slammer 2.23 Tequila Sunrise 2.24 Tom Collins 2.25 Vodka Martini 2.26 Wallbanger 2.27 Whiskey Mac 2.28 White Russian 2.29 Zombie 3 List of Ingredients for Mixing 3.1 Liquids Needed for Mixing Drinks 3.2 Garnishes etc. 4 List of Ingredients for Moonshine 4.1 Raw Liquids Needed 4.2 Raw Solids 5 Related Pages

Quest Details

• It all started with some news from our palantirs. Lord Ignatz invites keen drinkers to take classes in Mixology. Apply in person at his retreat at 82E 52S. BYOB.

• The quest proceeds as follows:

• Step One: Sign up at Ignatz's Retreat
• Step Two: Find the ingredients Ignatz asks you for (including three cocktail glasses, each of which can be made from a Bit of Molten Glass)
• Step Three: Bring Ignatz the ingredients and learn to make a cocktail
• Step Four: Repeat

Note: you may collect all ingredients, and then finish the quest in a fury of ingredient-submittal, but there is a chance that you will get stuck in a roll-back loop, which would require the intervention of other players/GLs to solve.

• There are 29(?) new cocktails that we must learn to make. (see the list below)

• According to the 'King on IRC, each cocktail has 2 good effects, and 2 bad/odd effects. MrFoo 19:00, 25 January 2007 (GMT)

Armourers can craft Cocktail Shakers (not required for the quest.)

Thanks to Sy for finding this reward:

You work a shift behind the bar.
You gain 200 Gold Pieces.

Working at a bar costs 30AP. --JAD 07:06, 13 February 2007 (GMT)

How long do the effects last

How long to these effects last? I assume alignment changes are permanent, but things like hallucinations and double AP costs are not. Please correct me if I am mistaken. --JAD 14:54, 28 January 2007 (GMT)

The darkened sight and hallucinations from a Champagne Cocktail are temporary (though I didn't track how long it took to come down from the buzz). I'd presume the others are as well. -- Durkon 18:00, 28 January 2007 (GMT)

Yes, everything except alignment changes seems to wear off once you "lose your cocktail buzz". Sometimes you'll be sober for a while before the "buzz" wears off, other times it precedes becoming sober again. And concerning alignment changes: so far I've been air-->earth-->water-->fire-->earth, so presumably, with all the mixes learned, it would be possible to pick the right cocktail to change your alignment back to its original. harvestbird 20:38, 28 January 2007 (GMT)

Looking at the different effects reported, is it possible that a cocktail gives 4 random effects every time? Has anybody drunk a second one to confirm a particular notable effect (such as the extra damage or the complete blindness)? Droll 20:32, 31 January 2007 (GMT)

I had this thought as well. I doubt that is true, since randomizing the effects would make it impossible to tell the cocktails apart (and because the easier ones could have the same effects as the harder ones). It might be possible that each one has a set of 3 to 5 possible good and 3 to 5 bad effects to sample from. It's also possible that multiple drinks can interact in mysterious ways. Then again, our documentation might just suck. --JAD 14:45, 1 February 2007 (GMT)

N.B. I got stuck (twice, stupid me) in a very persistent database rollback loop, which I assume is one of the race condition bugs. Having accumulated all the necessary ingredients ahead of time, I made the mistake of handing over the next set of mixer items before the last drink wore off. By stacking the effects, I suppose the system couldn't figure out what to do with me and I'd roll back the action I just took. I don't know how much stacking is too much, but can report I got stuck after stacking 3 drinks. I tried large AP actions like enchanting talismans & using the dragon stone, and small ones like healing other players, using talismans & movement. No matter what, the action would roll back and I'd be back where I started. Some external effects seemed to work though: Healing other players worked because I could see their HP increase. Coffee worked for removing drunk level (though not the mix effects). Feeding pets still worked. It turns out other players have run into this too. The remedy is having someone summon you out of wherever you're stuck, but it didn't always work. I'd say the best solution is to avoid stacking drinks altogether. --Tiltowait 13:33, 24 December 2007 (GMT)

The effects of a cocktail last for 40AP. There are some effects which only start once this 40AP has expired. PotatoEngineer 16:04, 31 March 2008 (BST)

It seems that cocktails can wear off with time, too. My Gin and Tonic wore off after about an hour. PotatoEngineer 22:32, 9 April 2008 (BST)

Special notes on some effects

1. All damage-multiplier effects round down. If your damage multiplier drops below 1, you do no damage, and your weapons will not have their combat stats displayed next to them. Note that weapons that don't use your damage multiplier (Leeches, Golden Guns, etc.) will still work as normal.
2. Due to how damage multiplier is implemented, if you cast a damage-multiplier spell while under the effects of a cocktail, the cocktail can decrease your damage multiplier, but cannot increase it.
3. If you're under an alignment-changes-when-cocktail-ends effect, your last action with the cocktail will be with your new alignment. Example: you have 20AP of cocktail buzz left, and, while Water-aligned, you plant a field (which takes 20AP). If the cocktail turns you to air alignment, the field will come up with grapes or plums.
4. If a timed effect begins when the cocktail effect ends, this time counts from the very AP the cocktail ended on, even if your final action under the cocktail's influence was very long. For instance, if you are subject to 60AP of being a toad after a cocktail wears off, and your final action is 90AP, you will skip being a toad entirely.

Drinks Table

In my experience, all drinks give +20HP and +40exp.

Many of the ingredients can be made by crafting, see Booze and Drinks.

Cocktail Name	Ingredients	Good effects	Bad/Odd effects
Bloody Mary	Bottle of Tomato Juice Bottle of Vodka Bottle of Pepper Sauce		Causes you to randomly teleport a couple of squares (Bloinkk...!) every few AP. Randomizes your alignment once the cocktail buzz wears off. This can make you neutral.
Brandy Alexander	Bottle of Brandy Bottle of Creme de Cacao Nutmeg Pint of Cream	All monsters are hostile. Changes your alignment to water once the cocktail buzz wears off.	Causes you to randomly teleport a couple of squares (Bloinkk...!) every few AP. Randomly halves, thirds, or quarters your damage multiplier.
Brown Cow	Sprig of Wormwood 3 Pints of Milk Bottle of Kahlua	Reduces AP costs of crafting by about 50%; total cost is rounded down (kepler got up to 90% reduction occasionally). This does not apply to foraging, horn-blowing, retreats, or walking. Doubles your damage multiplier	Makes you "really cold." Turns you into a toad once the cocktail buzz wears off, for about 60AP.
Champagne Cocktail	Bottle of Sparkling Wine Bottle of Brandy	50% damage multiplier bonus Changes your alignment to Air.	Causes hallucinations. Darkens vision. (Note: these effects are supposed to be simultaneous, but often cause a race condition; you may get 1AP of hallucinations, and 39AP of gradually-decreasing darkness.)
Cockroach	Bottle of Tequila Bottle of Kahlua	Gain 4 mana once the cocktail buzz wears off. 15% shop discount for both buying and selling. (stacks with discounts from hats)	Halves your damage multiplier
Daiquiri	3 Bottles of Lime Juice Bottle of Rum		Rotates view 90 degrees. (i think.. 3rd coctail in 20 ap. I'm wicked buzzed). Turned harvestbird into a toad.
Dry Martini	3 Olives Bottle of Vermouth 2 Bottles of Gin	Can see monsters' and other players' health. Changes your alignment to Air once the cocktail buzz wears off.	Rotates your world view 90 degrees with each move. Causes you to randomly teleport a couple of squares (Bloinkk...!) every few AP.
Egg Nog	Nutmeg 3 Eggs Bottle of Brandy	Heat Randomizes to-hit each load ~-10% to ~+80%	Darkened vision. Teleportation (bloinkk...!).
Gimlet	Bottle of Lime Juice Bottle of Gin	Foraging costs drop to one-quarter (one-sixth with a sickle)	Makes you move three squares at a time, without the ability to attack. Hostile monsters or impossible moves cause you to "Crash!", and the monster gets his attacks in. Randomly halves, thirds, or quarters your damage multiplier. But since you can't attack, who cares?
Gin and Tonic	Bottle of Gin Bottle of Tonic Water Lemon	Makes you invisible Changes your alignment to water	Randomly halves, quarters, or does not affect your damage multiplier (rounded down). Makes you sing "10 bottles of beer on the wall". When the song is done, your "cocktail buzz" and these effects wear off.
Grasshopper	Pint of Cream Bottle of Creme de Cacao Bottle of Creme de Menthe	Made me (Durkon) invisible	Darkened vision Hallucinations
Manhattan	Bottle of Whisky Bottle of Vermouth	Changes Alignment (needs verifying). Didn't get an alignment change.	Hallucinations on even numbered AP spent after drinking. Makes you "damn cold"
Margherita	Bottle of Tequila Bottle of Triple Sec Pinch of Salt Bottle of Lime Juice	Changes alignment to fire. Damage multiplier is randomly doubled or unaffected.	Makes you (randomly per AP) "really, really cold" or "a tiny bit cold." You'll probably be shivering occasionally by the time it wears off. Causes you to randomly teleport a couple of squares (Bloinkk...!) every few AP.
Mint Julep	Bottle of Whisky 3 Sprigs of Mint	Halves AP costs for crafting. Gives the ability to see invisible	Randomizes your alignment. This can make you Neutral. After the cocktail wears off, you turn into a toad for ~20AP.
Mojito	Bottle of Rum Lime 3 Sprigs of Mint	Made me feel warm.	You sing a song about a goblin. (For those not familiar with it, the song is from Blackadder II and its lyrics are thus: "See the little goblin/ See his little feet/ And his little nosey-wose/ Isn't the goblin sweet? Yes!"). Damage Multiplier halved.
Mule	Mug of Ginger Beer Bottle of Lime Juice Bottle of Vodka	Changes your alignment to Earth.	Darkens vision. Sound hurts your ears: -2HP per speech given.
Piña Colada	Bottle of Pineapple Juice Bottle of Coconut Milk Bottle of Rum	Damage multiplier randomly doubled or unaffected	Hallucinations. "The sound hurts your ears. -2 HP."
Planter's Punch	Bottle of Lime Juice Bottle of Rum Bottle of Orange Juice Bottle of Sparkling Water	Randomly alters your to-hit percentage (+/-) every time you refresh the page; results were roughly -15% to hit up to +78% to hit, usually a bonus. Can see monsters' health	Lowers your temperature ("you are really really cold"), but you warm (slightly randomly) as time passes. Monsters do 2x damage.
Sazerac	Bottle of Whisky Bottle of Anisette	Raises your temperature (randomly) between "a bit hot" and "hot".	Randomizes your alignment. This can make you Neutral. Randomly halves or thirds your damage multiplier.
Sloe Gin Fizz	Bottle of Sloe Gin Bottle of Gin Bottle of Sparkling Water	Reduced the AP cost of foraging to 1/4, 1/6 with Golden Sickle.	Everything was spinning!!! Polymorphed into a toad after my buzz wore off. Lasted 25 AP.
Stinger	Bottle of Crème de Menthe Bottle of Brandy	Warms you a bit; this is both random and fairly minor.	Movement arrows often rotate, and view occasionally rotates, much like a Red Pill's effect. To-hit randomly changes; anywhere from a bonus of ~+10 to a penalty of ~-77.
Tequila Slammer	Bottle of Tequila Lime Pinch of Salt		Makes you hallucinate. Rotates your view 90 degrees on every action. Changes your alignment (Water becomes Fire, Air to Neutral, Neutral to Fire; nonpermanent). Turned Syagrius into a Toad. Bother. JAD was turned into a toad as well. Ribbit. Lick.
Tequila Sunrise	Bottle of Tequila Bottle of Orange Juice Bottle of Grenadine	All monsters are hostile	Causes you to randomly teleport a couple of squares (Bloinkk...!) every few AP. Rotates your view 90 degrees
Tom Collins	Bottle of Lemon Juice Bottle of Gin Bottle of Sparkling Water	Isambard got "see invisibles" Alignment change to Earth when the buzz wears off.	Crafting items takes 2x the AP amount shown.
Vodka Martini	3 Olives Bottle of Vermouth 2 Bottles of Vodka	Gain 3 Mana 50% bonus to damage multiplier	Makes you move three squares at a time, without the ability to attack. Hostile monsters or impossible moves cause you to "Crash!", and the monster gets his attacks in.
Wallbanger	Bottle of Orange Juice Bottle of Herb Liqueur Bottle of Vodka	See invisibles.	Removes combat ability from some weapons. Also some weapons do double or triple damage. This changes when items are selected/AP are spent.
Whiskey Mac	Bottle of Whisky Bottle of Ginger Wine	Damage multiplier randomly multiplied between 0-3x. Varies per weapon per load. To-hit increased 50%	Blacks out vision completely (maybe). Turned Syagrius from Fire to Air. JAD stayed Water-aligned. Rockefellow stayed Fire aligned, vision unblacked.
White Russian	Pint of Milk Bottle of Kahlua Bottle of Vodka	Gives HP (60 for JAD). Gives AP (30-ish?). Gives a 15% discount at shops for a while.	Hallucinations every odd numbered AP spent after drinking. Also makes you sing "See the little goblin."
Zombie	Bottle of Lime Juice Bottle of Lemon Juice Bottle of Rum Bottle of Orange Juice Bottle of Brandy	Randomizes your alignment once the cocktail buzz wears off. This can make you Neutral.	Makes you sing 10 bottles of beer

List of Ingredients for Mixing

Note that this Mixology Shopping List spreadsheet may be of use to you if you're trying to keep track of all of the various items needed to complete this quest. -Stelio 21:18, 11 April 2007 (BST)

Liquids Needed for Mixing Drinks

Quantity	Item	...	Quantity	Item
1	Bottle of Anisette	...	4	Bottles of Orange Juice
5	Bottles of Brandy	...	1	Bottle of Pineapple Juice
1	Bottle of Coconut Milk	...	1	Bottle of Pepper Sauce
2	Pints of Cream	...	5	Bottles of Rum
2	Bottles of Creme de Cacao	...	1	Bottle of Sloe Gin
2	Bottles of Creme de Menthe	...	3	Bottles of Sparkling Water
6	Bottles of Gin	...	1	Bottle of Sparkling Wine
1	Mug of Ginger Beer	...	4	Bottles of Tequila
1	Bottle of Ginger Wine	...	1	Bottle of Tomato Juice
1	Bottle of Grenadine	...	1	Bottle of Tonic Water
1	Bottle of Herb Liqueur	...	1	Bottle of Triple Sec
3	Bottles of Kahlua	...	3	Bottles of Vermouth
4	Pints of Milk	...	6	Bottles of Vodka
2	Bottles of Lemon Juice	...	4	Bottles of Whiskey
8	Bottles of Lime Juice	...

Garnishes etc.

Quantity	Item	...	Quantity	Item
3	Eggs	...	2	Nutmegs
1	Lemon	...	6	Olives
2	Limes	...	2	Pinches of Salt
6	Sprigs of Mint	...	1	Sprig of Wormwood
59*	Empty Cocktail Glasses	...

59 cocktail glasses are needed if you save spare cocktails for later. If you drink the second one right away only 31 are enough.

List of Ingredients for Moonshine

If you plan on making your own liquors, you will need to start with some more basic ingredients. The following list will take you from a shopping cart to a 'Sert'-ified Mixologist®.

Raw Liquids Needed

Quantity	Item	...	Quantity	Item
23	Bottles of Vodka	...	5	Bottles of Rum
4	Bottles of Sparkling Water	...	1	Bottle of Sparkling Wine
4	Bottles of Wine	...	1	Bottle of Vinegar
2	Pints of Cream	...	4	Pints of Milk
1	Mug of Ale	...

Note that a bottle of vodka can be made from 3 bottles of wine, so if you have no vodka, up the wine count to 73. Likewise the bottle of vinegar can be made from an additonal bottle of wine.

Raw Solids

Quantity	Item	...	Quantity	Item
12	Bags of Grain Mash	...	3	Bags of Ground Coffee
15	Baskets of Crushed Plums	...	1	Chili Pepper
1	Piece of Chinchona Bark	...	1	Cocoa Pod
1	Coconut	...	3	Eggs
2	Ginger Roots	...	7	Juniper Berries
3	Lemons	...	10	Limes
12	Lumps of Cactus Pulp	...	2	Nutmegs
6	Olives	...	5	Oranges
2	Pinches of Aniseed	...	2	Pinches of Salt
1	Pineapple	...	1	Pomegranate
1	Sloe	...	8	Sprigs of Mint
4	Sprigs of Wormwood	...	4	Tomatoes
1	Vanilla Pod	...	59/31*	Bits of Molten Glass

The ingredient information was gathered from above, and the table formats were shamelessly stolen from Sert's Mixology page.

Related Pages

• Doc Sy's Bar and Grill
• Sert's Mixology page