History Main / YouAllMeetInAnInn

* From the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series:

* Also abused in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' proper: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0357.html #357]].
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' provides an example of this trope [[http://xkcd.com/244/ eating itself]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Crawlers}}'': A flashback reveals that [[http://crawlers.thecomicseries.com/comics/93 the original Crawlers]] met in an inn. Earlier in the series the trope is made fun of as a device to let readers know the generic soldiers are actually [[http://crawlers.thecomicseries.com/comics/57 new players]].

** Gandalf meets Thorin in a bar in events '''before''' ''Literature/TheHobbit''. And later states outright that the entire future of Middle-earth and the outcome of the War of the Ring was affected by their meeting.

* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'': Two of the three protagonist all meet at a tea house, where they immediate start a massively violent bar brawl. The third one wanders in by coincidence and joins in the fight. This ''very'' quickly leads to YouAllMeetInACell.

* The action of Robert Jordan's enormous ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series begins with Rand al'Thor meeting up with both established friends (Mat & Egwene) and newcomers (Moiraine, Lan & Thom) at the Winespring Inn in the local village. Which, to be fair, is pretty much the only location of note, in the widest sense of the term, in the entire region.

* The action of Robert Jordan's enormous ''Literature/WheelOfTime'' series begins with Rand al'Thor meeting up with both established friends (Mat & Egwene) and newcomers (Moiraine, Lan & Thom) at the Winespring Inn in the local village. Which, to be fair, is pretty much the only location of note, in the widest sense of the term, in the entire region.

* In ''Videogame/DragonAgeOrigins'', after the basic party is assembled and and the main quest starts, the characters stop at the village of [[DoomedHometown Lothering]] and meet the first potential new follower at the local inn.

* ''Film/{{Ronin}}'' - It's even the first and last scene.

* In {{Animorphs}}, the characters all meet in a mall. And just happen to be walking home together when they encounter the CallToAdventure.

WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb: Played with in the episode Excaliferb. Phineas and Ferb-alot receive their quest and get their first ally in their own backyard. Then they go to the Inn of the Prancing Platypus to hire some muscle (and have a great taco salad). There they meet [[Canis Latinicus Bufarbalus and Baljeetalus]]. Only then does the adventure truly begin.

* During ''StarcraftII'''s development, units like the Reaper were hired at the Merc Haven, a bar with a holographic dancing Night Elf. It ended up being phased out (the building is still used, but just as a prop), but in the campaign you hire mercenaries from a man in the Hyperion's cantina.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' has Ruida's Tavern, where TheChosenOne meets all their allies. ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' (which the picture at the top of the page is from) has [[DubNameChange Patty]] reprising this role as a ContinuityNod, along with a few helpers to handle the [=WiFi=] aspects.

* Khaavren and the others in ''[[Literature/{{Dragaera}} Phoenix Guards]]''. It's played dead straight.

The stereotypical opening to an adventure in tabletop [=RPGs=]: the protagonists are all [[HowToGatherCharacters gathered by prior intent]] or a [[ContrivedCoincidence "coincidence" of authorial fiat]] by the GameMaster in an inn, bar room, or other common public meeting spot. Once there, [[{{Messenger}} some mysterious stranger]] or {{NPC}} of varying dubiousness will approach them with some job offer or plea for assistance. These strangers tend to seat themselves in the darkest corner of the tavern for some reason (probably to make themselves seem even more mysterious). Thus do our heroes receive their [[CallToAdventure ticket to board the plot]].

* ''DragonsCrown'' begins in an inn where your character and a thief named Rannie recounts how you both met. The inn is also where you recruit AI party members.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', the city of Sharn has two adventurers' district. Those districts both have taverns that are specifically designed [[GenreSavvy to serve this trope]]: they not only offer the usual services expected of a tavern but also offer services allowing adventurers to find people to team up with, as well as employment. Incidentally those taverns tend to be owned or be operated by retired adventurers. These taverns also tend to have irregular shapes, and intentionally poor lighting, so that they have more shadowy corners than usual.

* The Shu faction of the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China supposedly started in a "Peach Garden". This can be interpreted to be anything from a bunch of trees, an inn, a restaurant, a brothel or other.

** In their early days, both the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange were a bunch of broker-traders who hung out at a set of coffee shops in the same neighborhood, like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Alley,_London Change Alley]] in London circa 1700, or the Merchant's Coffee House and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine_Coffee_House Tontine Coffee House]] in NYC circa 1790. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%27s_of_London Lloyd's of London]] started in Llyod's Coffee House circa 1688.

* ''Videogame/BaldursGate''
** At the start of the game, you are placed at the entrance to an inn. Then, for the first part of your adventure, your stepfather tells you to meet some friends in a nearby inn.
** The second game includes an inn (The Copper Coronet) where a total of three potential party members make their first appearances. Most party members, should you drop them, will wait for you here.