The Excessive Eighties

A compendium of player created locations. Want to make your own? Feel free to post it here!

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A video rental store in the E District near the Starcourt Mall. Come on by, rent a few good movies, say hello to Joanna!

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6-Foot Under Comix & Collectibles is located in the E District. A sort of hole in the wall place, people come here for table top gaming just as much as they do for the graphic reading material. The store offers mini workshops, a comfortable atmosphere and an unusual owner who feels almost a bit out of place.

Get Inked is a tattoo parlor located in a little strip mall of the E District, wedged between a greasy pizzeria and a liquor store, spearheaded by the spicy licensed tattoo artist, Nina Anderson. Nina does exquisite custom drawings and piercings. If you would like a piercing, or something drawn up, feel free to call or make an appointment to discuss what you would like, any changes, and the size that you would like the tattoo to be. Walk-ins are welcome.

Nina has three years’ training and experience under her belt. Examples of her work not already displayed in the store can be given upon request.

Business Contact: 555-867-5309 (Can also be found in the business section of phone books)

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● Tat Artists
● Piercers
● Receptionist

Serving the San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara area for over twenty years. We do the job right the first time. Ask about our free courtesy transportation.

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This endearing family ranch supplies LS with the finest cheese and sweetest corn.
Book a day at the shooting range, pet some goats, come and brave our first ever Corn Maze in the Fall! Currently hiring part-time butchers, farmers, and stablehands.

Yuanfen - Chinese & Vietnamese Vegetarian Buffet run by a middle-aged couple. Serves rare and traditional flavors without aromatics. Popular venue for Holidays and Funerals for Longshan Temple attendants. Seldom tread by other laypeople and often mistaken for a shop, it is a Hidden Gem/Kept Secret among aficionados in Buena Vista.

A collaborative hippie commune that seems to have sprung up in the countryside of Fairfield overnight. People in the tight knit circle are always pleasant with the locals, respect the land and tend to get a lot of flack from the local law enforcement for being nature inclined.

Situated not far away from Axelrad Auto, those with caravans or personal campers in the commune favor going here above all else.

This year round location is a 16th Century European village featuring 17 stages of exciting entertainment with room to grow.


Located in the woods of Red Oaks toward the main tree line to avoid cutting into private properties, this sprawling expanse of adventure is fit fun for the whole family! People dressed as knights errant, fair maidens and numerous other things grace the paths of this tourist attraction in Los Suenos.

:THINGS TO SEE:


Live scripted and NON-scripted battles: Full armour, real black smithed weaponry and enough chivalrous gestures to turn anyone's head for a time most magical. These battles are a consistent staple of faire viewing entertainment, several character actors trained by professionals to put on the finest displays the side of the continent. Scripted performances that are put on regularly by the hours, workshops offered to those who have always wanted to pretend to be a knight and get a taste of glory. Unscripted battles are for trained professionals who have signed waivers but are far more exciting to witness on the battle green.


Live Entertainment: People in costumery as bards, jesters, comedians and numerous other acts command the stage with their presence. Music fills the air well into the night and performers regularly cycle on featured acts, all for a chance to bask in the lime light of the regal days gone past. These performances are known to involve one or two serenades of fair maidens (as well as a surprise appearance by the Faire's famous Scully the Awkward from time to time).

Dungeons and Dragons: While it is also a table top game, the chance for live action roleplay gives people a chance to live out of the modern world and drop themselves into the shoes of their characters for a time. Escape reality and explore the vendor stalls with their many weapons, books, costumes, trinkets, meals- the list goes on! Adventures into the deep woods of Red Oaks, planned seasonal events and numerous other happenings can be checked by keeping up with the Faire's personal magazine and call line.


The Exalted Court: The current reigning Queen, Angeline the Exalted and her court of knights are considered the 'seasoned veterans' of Crystal Cove. An elite group of performers that offer workshops and training to those who decide that working for the world of the Ren Faire is more their speed. A background of fantastical lore, the Queen/King is cycled out ever year by means of voting among the veteran cast, appointing one of the workshop trainees into the position as the highest form of graduation into the career path.

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande metro area by U.S. News & World Report for the fourth consecutive year.

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Stepping into Brewed Lagoon, it was like stepping into a place between waking and dreaming and between war and peace: there's hay on the floors, the the walls were covered. Not new paint, not paper, but items: political posters – one of a man riding a horse across the face of Baltimore – hung on every stretch of dark-wood wall between two booths.

There was a full bulletin board of clipped newspaper articles on one; on another: post-it to-do lists, thumbtacked maps, rents and dues tallies, printed images. Rusted table legs stand guard against the assault of rowdy patrons on the placid structure that was crumbling beneath them. And on every side of this grim green first-floor room, you'd see a scattering of shelves, hooks, and ropes that housed weapons.

Pass by any booth and there's another picture tacked over it and another couple sitting in it with their arms around each other laughing happily; another love pledge scribbled in marker across the cheap frame glass; behind every scratched booth with torn upholstery is a couple arguing with raised voices or slammed beers; behind every shelf is another rowdy drunk shouting obscenities at whomever will listen or another boozing brawler leaning against the wall while his companion looks on worriedly; and behind the pine bar – beyond stacked boxes of bullets – hanging is a dartboard; upon it someone's unflattering depiction of a man - his face distorted by all the errant darts that pockmark his image made it indecipherable.

And beyond all this mayhem - where you can decide how much further you want to walk into this warren - there's always some idiot who brings his gun with him as he goes to drink; there's no telling if it's real, loaded or recently used.

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The Silver Star - a dingy dive bar located in Chaparral South. The only thing that surrounds it is desert and a few dilapidated buildings of failed businesses from the 50's and 60's dotted along the same stretch of road.

It is where the lonely go to drink themselves stupid on cheep booze and not at all a place for the fancy. If you've found yourself here you probably did something wrong and need to lay low or just made a few bad calls and need a quiet place to sulk where people won't ask questions.

It uncomfortably seats anywhere from 20 to 40 depending on how crowed folk want to be and has a pool table and dart boards located on one end as well as the most cramped bathrooms you'll ever find. There's no food served here, just booze unless you want to eat nuts or pickled eggs that had sat behind the counter for god knows how long.

In the small entry way one can find a hick from a local trailer park who is built like a brick shithouse and is named Tiny Dave. He likes his crosswords and will throw hands if anyone inside or outside gets too stupid, though sometimes Tiny Dave gets lost in the moment and might not always stop doing his job so good after he's taken care of troublemakers and there ain't no greater scene than seeing Tiny Dave beat the tar out of someone.

Alternatively there is his brother Big Dan, who alternates with Tiny Dave as bouncer. Despite his name, Big Dan isn't big at all. Instead he's a wiry guy who doesn't look very strong, but Big Dan didn't get his name for no reason.. He has laid out people who stand a full head over him because he strikes fast and strikes hard. Often he does carry a blackjack or a pair of brass knuckles to help send the message forward.

The bar itself is owned by a rail thin man with balding hair named James. Some say he was a bowling champ, but like everything around here he's washed up and this bar is all he has to show for it. He gives off a bad vibe and is rarely ever seen.

O'MALLEY'S has been around for a while and it's a staple in many households. First opened in the wake of World War 2, there should be no surprise that it has catered kindly to veterans, and then later to those working in public service. Séamus Prendergast, a veteran himself, was a force to be reckoned with, and his no-nonsense take on business (and management) was well known within the community. Between the constant police presence and Séamus himself, foolhardy behavior would never be tolerated. Since then, Séamus has passed down the pub to his son Tomás, who runs it in a similar way. Though, as the world has begun to modernize, so too has O'MALLEY'S. While still catering to the same crowd, they have done their fair share of charity work as well, oftentimes donating quite a bit to the same departments that often find a safe haven within the wood panel walls. Though you won't find many fancy cocktails at O'MALLEY'S, the beer is cold and the food - authentic Irish recipes passed down from Séamus's grandmother - is always warm.

OOC Note: Feel free to say your characters work here! Tomás is a NPC. Everything from cooks to bartenders and everything in between can work here - just know that the special recipes are a carefully guarded secret and even the cooks that work there would hardly know the details as Tomás prepares a lot of things at home as well.