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Would a random encounter table or full encounter be fine as long as its within the category rules?

 I would think so, it won last time!

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Would a random encounter table or full encounter be fine as long as its within the category rules?

Yep!

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Would a random encounter table or full encounter be fine as long as its within the category rules?

 Absolutely fine to do either of those. Honestly, encounters / tables are really what I am hoping to get more of since I figured alot of DMs would be looking for things to use for running fun Holiday one-shots when they meet up with friends and family over the next few months

My inspiration option, A skill challenge Where you must play an unusual strategy/trivia game.Sorry ahead of time for any grammar or formatting mistakes.

The spirit game

Two days in and we already have 11 entries stretching across all three categories. Great energy so far. Keep it up!

Ill probably enter, if I can get any good ideas... Hoping to come up with something unexpected, of sorts

Okay, here's my Dungeon Master's Option, the horrific and abominable Living Paradox; the result of manipulating dunamancy magic so much that the world breaks and tries to take revenge! (It also could probably kill the Tarrasque in a 1v1 battle, and permanently. This thing is a beast, and your players will hate you if you ever include it in your campaign.)

My inspirational option is a game called Ordenstone, which is played by giants. Though it's not completely a festival or celebration, I feel like games tie into the holiday spirit.

Set-Up
This requires two dice per person, a six-sided one and a twelve sided one. A screen of some sort is also necessary; or the players can simply hide their dice rolls with their hands.

Gameplay
At the start of each round, the players roll their dice in order, going in a counterclockwise circle and beginning with the giant ranked highest in the Ordning. After a player rolls their dice, they count out their points. The ways to gain points are detailed below.

1 point | Your six sided die corresponds to your place in the Ordning, with storm giants at 1 and hill giants at 6.
1 point | Your twelve sided die is double or half your six sided die.
2 points | Your twelve sided die is triple or one third of your six sided die.
3 points | Your twelve sided die is quadruple or one fourth of your six sided die.
3 points | Your twelve sided die and six sided die have the same number. If you roll double ones, "dragon eyes," you get no points.

After each player rolls their dice, they gamble money or drop out in the same order around the table. The players do not reveal their dice rolls to each other.

Winning the Game
The game is usually played until six rounds have passed, or all the players but one have dropped out. At that time, the player with the most points who remains in the game is the winner. Alternatively, a certain number of points is set at the beginning of the game, and the first person to reach that number wins.

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Okay, here's my Dungeon Master's Option, the horrific and abominable Living Paradox; the result of manipulating dunamancy magic so much that the world breaks and tries to take revenge! (It also could probably kill the Tarrasque in a 1v1 battle, and permanently. This thing is a beast, and your players will hate you if you ever include it in your campaign.)

Awesome!

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Okay, here's my Dungeon Master's Option, the horrific and abominable Living Paradox; the result of manipulating dunamancy magic so much that the world breaks and tries to take revenge! (It also could probably kill the Tarrasque in a 1v1 battle, and permanently. This thing is a beast, and your players will hate you if you ever include it in your campaign.)

Awesome!

 I’ve been one-upped (this was pretty close to the concept of my DM option).

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Okay, here's my Dungeon Master's Option, the horrific and abominable Living Paradox; the result of manipulating dunamancy magic so much that the world breaks and tries to take revenge! (It also could probably kill the Tarrasque in a 1v1 battle, and permanently. This thing is a beast, and your players will hate you if you ever include it in your campaign.)

Awesome!

 I’ve been one-upped (this was pretty close to the concept of my DM option).

 Never let an alternative one-up you.  I'd still like to see your option!  Especially if it's a lower CR

We are now one-week in to the Competition of the Finest Brews IV.

So far we have seen 14 submissions in total, with the most popular category appearing to be the DM Option, Relativistic Revelry. Looking forward to what other homebrew people have been working on for this 

I am wanting to submit a monster, but the monster I am making is a swarm of other custom monsters (meaning I'll have to make the individual first). Is this allowed, or would I have to use the individual monster?

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I am wanting to submit a monster, but the monster I am making is a swarm of other custom monsters (meaning I'll have to make the individual first). Is this allowed, or would I have to use the individual monster?

I imagine that a swarm of >oogabooganators< would be fairly self contained - whilst it would be based on an individual >oogabooganator<, the stats will all be there, and provided you describe them adequately, you shouldn't need the original. We don't have individual bees, for example, but we can get a stat block for a swarm of them!

Thanks! I'll begin working immediately lol

Not sure how to get a visual of a statblock to put into the comments here, but I've got a link to the page: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/2029183-chronomite-swarm

This is my entry for Relativistic Revelry!

Just wanted to let you know, Yamana, four of your tooltips didn't work for your Carnival of Death entry. One was in the Special Quest Rewards, one was under Searching the Tents, one was under Murderer on the Loose, and one was under Return to the Carnival.

I have removed it as I just don't think it's good enough.  I might try something else (sorry Kaboom, more linking for you)

This next one will be my entry for Spellcaster Shutdown: https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/1024268-sealer

I had actually just created this offline for my campaign the other day before I saw this thread. Figured I might as well make it on here for the competition! The Sealer is a fighter subclass that is typically taken by high-ranking law enforcement in the capitol city of Thale (it's the name of the city and the country, I know, original). They regulate the usage of magic on the streets and arrest those who use magic for nefarious purposes or in a harmful manner.
In your games just feel free to flavor them however you'd like though :D

P.S. can anyone tell me how to import an image of my monster that I submitted earlier?

I have a submission for the DM options! Presenting the Mirror of Missed Opportunities - a chance to wind back the clock, and find out what might have been - but be warned, for it is you that is looking out of the mirror - you who made those decisions.

 It's a bit difficult to wrap ones head around, but then, that is time for you!