Difference between revisions of "Gambling"

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Gambling is a common pastime for the people of Sapience. Many a prayer have been uttered to the Gods Prospero and Hermes before a roll of the dice, a peek of the cards or a large bet at the roulette table.

Blackjack and Roulette tables can be found in five of the six city-states (barring Eleusis), but dice and bookies can be found all over the lands.

Blackjack

The aim of this card game is to reach a total of 21 in the least amount of cards possible (two). The term "Blackjack", within the game, is when you receive a card worth 10 points (10, jack, queen, king) and an Ace (11 or 1 points). Getting blackjack means your winnings go up to 3:2 of your bet.

Blackjack Dealers

Generally, blackjack dealers are attractive and sweet, using their bodies and silver tongues to keep you reaching into your money-pouch.

Laura, an attractive young dealer - Shallam: This beautiful woman was the most famous (or infamous, depending on your luck) dealer in Sapience.

Dielia, the beautiful cardshark - Ashtan: A blackjack dealer with haunting features, nimble fingers, and a keen sense for bluffers.

Moneo, a balding, middle-aged dealer - Hashan: A paranoid, greasy-haired man well past his prime with a lusty twinkle in his eyes.

Merindia, the blackjack attendant - Cyrene: A dealer dressed in a toga of green and gold cord with her hair pulled back from her face in a tail.

Danzig, the dealer - Mhaldor: A tall human man dressed in stylish robes.

Aneurin, the card shark - Mysia: An intimidating male pirate a keen mind for cards and a love of gold.

Hugo, the Ace's blackjack dealer - Ace of Spades Casino, New Thera: A large, bare-footed man, loyal to the Divine Order of Hermes.

Irisa, the blackjack dealer - Targossas: an austere, suit-clad grook woman with bulbous eyes and nimble fingers.

Roulette

A real game of chance! Roulette is played with a small ball and a wheel with different numbers all around it. You can bet on a colour or a number, even or odd. If your pick is where the ball lands, you win!

Roulette Attendants

The roulette attendants tend have a cocky attitude to keep you at the tables.

Akhmeed, the wheel master - Shallam: An elderly man who had the eyes of a child.

Croesus, the roulette attendant - Ashtan: A street-savvy street urchin who grew up to be a roguish young man.

Kes, the roulette attendant - Hashan: An incredibly beautiful yet haughty Mhun of unmatched poise and elegance.

Tatalia, the roulette attendant - Cyrene: An innocent-looking woman in a not-so-innocent, thin, sheer top.

Jemima, the roulette attendant - Mhaldor: An extremely skilled young woman of blonde hair and endless legs.

Cressa, the roulette attendant - Mysia: A graceful pirate lass with earth-toned clothes and gold accessories.

Jania, Luck's roulette dealer - Ace of Spades Casino, New Thera: A fiery-haired, human woman with a perpetual smirk and shapely legs.

Lisae, a roulette attendant - Targossas: A buxom woman of lithe build with flowing, auburn tresses and green eyes.

Ivory Dice

Ivory Dice are an artefact pair of dice (costs 50 credits from Merentesh's friendly local artefacts shop in Delos) that you can use to make your own gambling and drinking games, such as Craps.

Books

The popularity of betting on events has exploded over the last decade. Books have been opened on many events, ranging from an arena free-for-all, capture the flag events, even to guessing when the adventurer Cain is going to join Shallam. Big money can be made in these, either by the punters or the bookies themselves.

Humgii Racing

Racing humgii is an old and honorable sport. A race requires that jockeys, typically of the Pixie, Imp, or Pygmy races, ride humgii for one and a half laps around a track. Tabor, the announcer, presents odds beforehand, allowing players to bet Tickets on their humgii of choice for a chance to reap a reward paid out in credits.

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-'''Gambling''' is a common pasttime for the people of [[Sapience]]. Many a prayer have been uttered to the Gods [[Prospero]] and [[Hermes]] before a roll of the dice, a peek of the cards or a large bet at the roulette tables.
+'''Gambling''' is a common pastime for the people of [[Sapience]]. Many a prayer have been uttered to the [[Gods]] [[Prospero]] and [[Hermes]] before a roll of the dice, a peek of the cards or a large bet at the roulette table.
-Blackjack and Roulette tables can be found in five of the six city-states (barring [[Eleusis]]), but dice and bookies can be found all over the lands.
+Blackjack and Roulette tables can be found in five of the six [[city|city-states]] (barring [[Eleusis]]), but dice and bookies can be found all over the lands.
+==[[Blackjack]]==
-== Blackjack ==
+The aim of this card game is to reach a total of 21 in the least amount of cards possible (two). The term "Blackjack", within the game, is when you receive a card worth 10 points (10, jack, queen, king) and an Ace (11 or 1 points). Getting blackjack means your winnings go up to 3:2 of your bet.
-The aim of this card game is to reach a total of 21 in the least amount of cards possible (two). The term "Blackjack", within the game, is when you recieve a card worth 10 points (10, jack, queen, king) and an Ace (11 points). Getting blackjack means your winnings go up to 3:2 of your bet.
+===Blackjack Dealers===
+Generally, blackjack dealers are attractive and sweet, using their bodies and silver tongues to keep you reaching into your money-pouch.
-===Blackjack Dealers===
+;'''[[Laura]], an attractive young dealer''' - [[Shallam]] : This beautiful woman was the most famous (or infamous, depending on your luck) dealer in Sapience.
-Generally, the blackjack dealers are attractive and sweet, Using their bodies and silver tongues to keep you reaching into your money-pouch.
+;'''[[Dielia]], the beautiful cardshark''' - [[Ashtan]] : A blackjack dealer with haunting features, nimble fingers, and a keen sense for bluffers.
-;'''Laura, an attractive young dealer''' - Shallam : This beautiful woman is the most famous (or infamous, depending on your luck) dealer in Sapience.
+;'''[[Moneo]], a balding, middle-aged dealer''' - [[Hashan]] : A paranoid, greasy-haired man well past his prime with a lusty twinkle in his eyes.
-;'''Dielia, the cardshark''' - Ashtan : An incredibly beautiful blackjack dealer with a keen sense for bluffers.
+;'''[[Merindia]], the blackjack attendant''' - [[Cyrene]] : A dealer dressed in a toga of green and gold cord with her hair pulled back from her face in a tail.
-;'''Moneo, a balding, middleaged dealer''' - Hashan : A greasy haired man with lusty eyes.
+;'''[[Danzig]], the dealer''' - [[Mhaldor]] : A tall human man dressed in stylish robes.
-;'''Merindia, the blackjack attendant''' - Cyrene : Again, a beautiful dealer in a toga of green and gold cord.
+;'''[[Aneurin]], the card shark''' - [[Mysia]] : An intimidating male pirate a keen mind for cards and a love of gold.
-;'''Danzig, the dealer''' - Mhaldor : A tall human man dressed in stylish robes.
+;'''[[Hugo]], the Ace's blackjack dealer''' - [[Ace of Spades Casino]], [[New Thera]] : A large, bare-footed man, loyal to the [[Divine Order]] of Hermes.
+;'''[[Irisa]], the blackjack dealer''' - [[Targossas]]: an austere, suit-clad grook woman with bulbous eyes and nimble fingers.
-== Roulette ==
+==[[Roulette]]==
-A real game of chance! Roulette is played with a small ball and a wheel of with different numbers all around it. You can bet on a colour, number or even  or odd. If your pick is where the ball lands, you win!
+A real game of chance! Roulette is played with a small ball and a wheel with different numbers all around it. You can bet on a colour or a number, even or odd. If your pick is where the ball lands, you win!
+===Roulette Attendants===
-===Roulette Dealers===
+The roulette attendants tend have a cocky attitude to keep you at the tables.
-The roulette dealers tend have a cocky attitude to keep you at the tables.
+;'''[[Akhmeed]], the wheel master''' - Shallam : An elderly man who had the eyes of a child.
+;'''[[Croesus]], the roulette attendant''' - Ashtan : A street-savvy street urchin who grew up to be a roguish young man.
-;'''Akhmeed, the wheel master''' - Shallam : An elderly man with eyes of a child.
+;'''[[Kes]], the roulette attendant''' - Hashan : An incredibly beautiful yet haughty Mhun of unmatched poise and elegance.
-;'''Croesus, the roulette attendant''' - Ashtan : A Street savvy man of 30 years old.
+;'''[[Tatalia]], the roulette attendant''' - Cyrene : An innocent-looking woman in a not-so-innocent, thin, sheer top.
-;'''Kes, the roulette attendant''' - Hashan : A haughty Mhun of unmatched poise and elegance.
+;'''[[Jemima]], the roulette attendant ''' - Mhaldor: An extremely skilled young woman of blonde hair and endless legs.
-;'''Tatalia, the roulette attendant''' - Cyrene : An innocent looking woman in a not so innocent thin, sheer top.
+;'''[[Cressa]], the roulette attendant''' - Mysia: A graceful pirate lass with earth-toned clothes and gold accessories.
-;'''Jemima, the roulette attendant ''' - Mhaldor: An extremely skilled young woman of blonde hair and endless legs.
+;'''[[Jania]], Luck's roulette dealer''' - Ace of Spades Casino, New Thera: A fiery-haired, human woman with a perpetual smirk and shapely legs.
+;'''[[Lisae]], a roulette attendant''' - Targossas : A buxom woman of lithe build with flowing, auburn tresses and green eyes.
-==Ivory Dice==
+==[[Ivory Dice]]==
-Ivory dice are an artifact pair of dice (costs 50 credits from your friendly local artifacts shop) that you can use to make your own gambling and drinking games, ''Craps'' for example.
+Ivory Dice are an [[artefacts|artefact]] pair of dice (costs 50 [[credits]] from [[Merentesh]]'s friendly local [[:Category:Artefact Shops|artefacts shop]] in [[Delos]]) that you can use to make your own gambling and [[alcohol|drinking]] games, such as ''Craps''.
+==[[Bookmaking|Books]]==
-==Books==
+The popularity of betting on events has exploded over the last decade. Books have been opened on many events, ranging from an [[Arenas|arena]] [[free-for-all]], [[Capture_the_Flag|capture the flag]] events, even to guessing when the [[adventurer]] '''Cain''' is going to join Shallam. Big money can be made in these, either by the punters or the bookies themselves.
-The popularity of betting on events has exploded over the last decade. Books have been opened on many events, ranging from arena [[free-for-alls]], to capture the flag events, even to guessing when '''Cain''' is going to join [[Shallam]]. Big money can be made in these, either by the punters, or the bookie him-, or her- self.
+==[[Humgii racing|Humgii Racing]]==
+Racing [[humgii]] is an old and honorable sport. A race requires that jockeys, typically of the [[pixies|Pixie]], [[imps|Imp]], or [[pygmies|Pygmy]] races, ride humgii for one and a half laps around a track. [[Tabor]], the announcer, presents odds beforehand, allowing players to bet Tickets on their humgii of choice for a chance to reap a reward paid out in credits.
 [[Category:Games]]