Simple Guide to Better Bartending

[SCANDALOUZ]

Hello community,

I'm sharing with you all some internal documentation that I've done for The Pit Stop to make life on both our bartenders and customers easier. I hope at least someone will find some use in this.

General Guidelines

 

Usage of Commands:

• Utilize the commands /ame, /melow, and /dolow exclusively. Avoid spamming the entire venue and its occupants when serving a single person a beer.
• Use /melow and /dolow for direct customer interactions. In all other cases, refer to /ame.

Example:

• /ame turns to the fridge and retrieves a beer for Wrynn. (The preparation action is included under /ame to avoid excessive messages at the bar)
• /melow serves Michael Wrynn his beer. (Order serving is managed through /melow and /dolow to make sure that the customer can actually see and acknowledge their drink being served as it can be missed via an /ame)

Roleplaying Efficiency:

• While we appreciate your attention to detail as skilled role players, it is necessary to prioritize speed and brevity in this setting. We aim to avoid situations where multiple individuals wait at the bar for extended periods due to lengthy descriptions of serving one person a beer. Please be quick and concise. Save elaborate details for other scenarios.

Uncertain Orders:

• As we understand that not all bartenders are professionals in real life, it is acceptable to be brief when unsure about an order. For instance, if you receive an order for a cocktail that you are unfamiliar with or unsure how to prepare out-of-character (OOCly), a simple response suffices.

Example:

• /ame prepares Wrynn's cocktail. < No further explanation is necessary.

Please note that it is considered good practice to still get yourself familiar with some basic mixology. Feel free to use this Cocktails Master Recipe List (thanks .skier).

 

Script Usage

 

Serving Drinks:

 

/servedrink [playername or ID] [glass/plastic cup/bottle] of [drink name]

 

Drink names: Beer, Vodka, Tequilla, Whiskey, Brandy, Bourbon, Single Malt Scotch, Cognac, Rum, Champagne, Vintage Champagne, Red Wine, White Wine

 

Beer is only available as a "Bottle".

Vodka is only available as "Plastic Cup" and Bottle.

Everything else is available as "Glass" and "Bottle".

This is case sensitive. For instance /servedrink ID Plastic Cup of Vodka

 

Please note that you can enable the "Plastic Cup" option for other beverages as well, I just have it disabled for the Pit Stop as you can see above in order to make life easier for both bartenders and customers a-like.

 

Other Orders/Notes (Food & Tobacco):

 

There are scripted-in food and tobacco (if your business has permits to sell those). You can see all the things we offer in that department by using /buy in the interior. You can roleplay this as a menu to give out to customers. It has items, pictures, prices and everything. You just role play preparing and serving the item. They /buy it.

 

Use /pos ID for orders that aren't existing script wise items.

 

When in the pos menu, payment description should be "The Pit Stop". Select tax set to 7% sales tax. Item Name, Quantity and Price is for you to enter situationally.

 

Don't use /pos for cocktails, use /servedrink for the primary alcohol of the cocktail. Like scriptwise vodka for a bloody mary. Use /pos only if you are unsure what the primary is.

 

Don't ask customers to pay manually, the scripts charges them automatically. They can pay via both cash or card.

 

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Once again, I hope someone finds this useful.

Cheers.

Edited July 19, 2023 by SCANDALOUZ

[Endri]

Very useful, thanks!