Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker

Visual novel where you run a seaside tavern, serving drinks that influence the fates of adventuring parties. You're the barkeep at the Drowsy Dragon, managing a rotating cast of patrons who form friendships, rivalries, and romances between quests. The core loop: listen to rumors, mix drinks with specific effects, then send groups out on missions that range from serious to absurd. Your choices at the bar directly shape how their stories unfold. Set in Phesoa, where something's causing dreams and nightmares to bleed into reality—your regulars will need to investigate while you keep the tap flowing. It's a prequel showing how the Wayfarer's Inn's future keeper first assembled their party decades earlier. Works if you like character-driven narratives where you're the catalyst rather than the hero.