"Greetings, foundlings, and salutations! You have decided to enter the mystical halls of the Brews, where you might learn some most astonishing mysteries and solve the most tangled of puzzles. Your task is to present us with something we haven't seen before, and have it make us look upon it with delight. You have but a few tendays to create your product and show it to us, so we suggest you get to work!"
- Meyonmon Merridith, Ex-Candlekeep Scholar
The purpose of this thread is to spread a little bit of fun in the form of a friendly competition! Your task: Create an item of homebrew (see below) that is totally original and makes us go “wow!” The end products will be rated by members of the community, and the victor will create the next Finest ‘Brew contest! The previous contests are linked below:
All competitions thus far have contained a multitude of spectacular and inspired entries, so I suggest you check them out if you haven't already. Now, onto the important stuff:
Timeframe
Entries must be submitted before midnight (EST) on Monday, October 24 to be considered part of the competition.
Contest Categories
In each Finest Brew contest, there are three categories. These are so that people with skill in creating, say, monsters, don't end up stuck having to make dungeons. Each category is judged separately. There can only be one entrance per category per account. The category types are as follows:
DM Options: Things such as magic items, monsters, terrain, and traps.
PC Options: Things such as classes, subclasses, spells, feats, or race/lineage options.
Inspirational Options: Things such as dungeons/encounters, stories, puzzles and random tables - or even character builds.
This time, our category themes are:
DM Options: Tasha's Demonomicon
Come up with a mysterious creature, a powerful item, or some other eldritch creation, that relates in some way to the Demonomicon of the archmage Tasha. (This theme was picked by Yamana_Eajii).
PC Options: Chains of the Infernal
The flames of the Lower Planes burn bright tonight, luring many a future adventurer closer to them. From fiendish contracts to demonic spells, it’s your task for this category to make a piece of homebrew for players that allows them to add an infernal flair to their character, especially one that binds the character to the Lower Planes in some way. (This theme was picked byMilestoGo_24).
Inspirational Options: We’ll-come to spaaace!
Man your cannon and shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, your cannonball will destroy a star.... In this category, you’re tasked to come up with something related to Astral Space, Wild Space, Spelljammers, or any type of adventure in space. (You don’t have to have to own the Spelljammer bundle to compete in this category; you merely need to create something that has some sort of tie to the setting the bundle describes). (This theme was picked byBoringBard).
Voting will start Tuesday, October 25 and will end at noon (EST) on Saturday, November 5,Sunday, November 6. A Google Forms poll for each category will be posted on this thread, and all may vote on it - including contestants. However, while a contestant can vote on other people's homebrew in the forms, they must not vote on their own. Scores are assigned using a numerical value from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).
Changes to Voting: After discussing with the participants and category winners of the previous competition, we have decided to try a small change to how voting works for this iteration and see how it goes. Instead of assigning a single vote, each entry will receive two numerical scores, Balance/Playability, and Idea/Creativity.
Balance/Playability - This score is about how well the entry would run in game. If this entry is overpowered or underpowered, consider subtracting points. Also, consider subtracting points if it is poorly written or unclear, since that would make it a lot harder to understand and use in game.
Idea/Creativity- This score is about cool, interesting and unique the entry is. If someone's idea does not fit well into the contest category it is submitted for, consider subtracting points.
Written Feedback - You have the option to give written feedback, should you choose, for any entries on the forms. Written feedback does not factor into a contestants score.
We are hoping that by giving everyone more criteria to vote on for each entry, you will think about each aspect and not feel the need to cram all of your thoughts into a single number. We are also hoping that having multiple scores contribute to the total will make ties less likely to occur.
Please try to take the time to review and vote for every entry, except for your own, in the categories you vote in, as even one vote can easily sway a competition like this. If there's anything you feel very strongly about, also feel free to review it in the thread! Reviews won't count for anything, but it's nice to get feedback!
Determining Winners
Each of the two final scores will be added together to constitute the entry's total score, with the highest score determining the winner of each category.
The entry with the highest score across all categories will then be coronated as the contest winner and become the judge of the next competition.
If two or more entries are tied for highest score, the contestant with the highest overall score for all entries will take the crown.
The winner of each individual category will pick the theme for that category in the next competition. If there is a tie, then they can work together to come up with a theme. If you pick the theme for a category, then you cannot compete in it in the next competition.
Guides & Mini-FAQ*
WAIT! Before you see the 5th level Wall of Text in this FAQ’s* & Guides section, and decide not to submit to the competition because you don’t want to read it, remember that reading this section is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. You do not need to read any of this to submit something for the competition, to pick a category, or to become the next judge. This is merely a helpful tool if you’re confused. You have no obligation to read or use it!
Guide for Competition & Category Winners.
Competition Winnner: The competition winner becomes the next judge, they are responsible for doing the following:
They must start a private message thread between all the other category winners to figure out what themes the next categories will have. The judge must also pick the themes for all the categories they won. When possible, it is best to avoid reusing the same theme for the same category multiple times, though repeating themes for the same categories will be unavoidable eventually.
The judge must start the next competition thread. They can copy & paste most information from the previous competition thread, but must change the relevant information, such as dates and category themes. If you are the next judge and don’t know how long a given part of the competition, such as voting, should last, then just look at how long it lasted in the last competition, and have it be the same length for your competition. The judge should also update the “Contestants” section of their competition with links to each entry, and the name of the user who submitted it.
Once the time to submit entries ends, the judge is responsible for starting the google form for voting. If a judge doesn’t know how to do this, there will most likely be someone from the previous competition who would be willing to help if asked.
The judge should remove troll votes if there are any, and announce the scores and winners of the previous competition, after voting ends. It’s alright not to be able to do this immediately after voting ends, but the judge should try to do it as quickly as they can.
The judge, just like any other category winner, cannot submit anything to a category they created, or significantly impacted the creation of.
Category Winners: A category winner must do the following:
They must pick the next competition's theme for the category they won. Other category winners can help advise you or give you ideas for the theme, but ultimately, it’s up to you to pick it. The judge should start a private message thread with you and the other category winners, and that’s where you tell them your next category idea.
If you pick a category's theme, you cannot participate in it in the next competition. In addition, if you played a very, very significant role in picking another category’s theme, it is best for you not to participate in it. For example, if another contestant gives a list of their five ideas for the next competition and lets you pick it, then you probably shouldn’t participate in that category for when that theme comes up. However, if you just say something like, “Ooh, that sounds like a cool category idea,” or, “I like that idea but it is a little confusing, maybe you could word it differently?” Then you didn’t play that significant of a role in choosing that category, so you can still participate in it.
Mini FAQ* for competition contestants:
Q. Wait, how do I submit?
A. You just make a post in the competition thread with either a link to your entry, or your entry typed out in it. It helps to add what category you’re submitting to, but it is not strictly necessary since it’s pretty easy to figure out what type of category the entry is for.
Q. Can you vote on your own submission?
A. As described in the “Voting” section of this competition, you cannot vote on any of your own entries. Simply act as if they didn’t exist on the forms, you can still vote for everyone else’s submissions. This is an honor rule, since there is no way to enforce this, but we trust that contestants will do their best not to break this rule.
Q. Where can I find the forms for voting?
A. When the competition submission time ends, voting will start soon. You vote on a google form. The judge should link the forms near the voting section when they’re up, and they will probably also make a post on the thread announcing that voting’s started with the link.
Q. Can I have multiple submissions in the same competition?
A. Yes, you can have multiple submissions for the same competition. HOWEVER, as described in the “Contest Categories” section of this competition, you can only have one entry per a category. For example, you can make something for the DM’s Options, PC Options, and Inspirational Options, but you can't make two things for PC Options and one for DM’s.
Q. I’ve already submitted something for X category, can I change my submission for it?
A. Yes, you can change your submission for a specific category as long as the deadline for submissions has not yet been reached. Do remember that if you’re changing your sumission, it is best to edit your original post with your first submission to say that it is obsolete, and necessary to make a new one to announce & link your new submission. Also, do keep in mind that it does create a bit more work for the judges when you edit your submission, because they have to update the links. However, it is alright to do so.
Q. Is written feedback optional and does it effect an entries score?
A. Yes, written feedback is optional. No, it does not effect an entries score.
Q. Is the scoring by total score, or by average score?
A. The scoring is done by average score. Were it done by total score, it would effectively force people to give themselves a 0 if they followed the honor rule of not voting for their own entry should they vote. Due to this, voting is done by average score instead.
What do we do with the final product of our homebrew?
If you want to submit it to the competition, then just make a post with a link to it and say what category you're submitting for. You could also just type out your entry in a post here.
I am so sorry for you Tasha, but you need to be strong now... my DM submission is going to be the most loathsome of all demons, the unspeakable, faceless Juiblex!
If I can find enough time and motivation for a player's option, I will finish my Warlock subclass based on the Pact Primeval, allowing the warlock to make pacts and magical contracts with others, just like what the Pact Primeval allowed devils to do.
Looking forward to this one. For once I dont think I already have any homebrew that is applicable to any of the categories, so Ill have to get to work on some new stuff
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What do we do with the final product of our homebrew?
If you want to submit it to the competition, then just make a post with a link to it and say what category you're submitting for. You could also just type out your entry in a post here.
What do we do with the final product of our homebrew?
If you want to submit it to the competition, then just make a post with a link to it and say what category you're submitting for. You could also just type out your entry in a post here.
And my PC submission (which never comes this early in a competition) is here! Wrap you foes in flaming infernal chains with Hellbind! What do you think?
EDIT: BoringBard, don't bother listing this yet. I have an update to it coming soon.
Join the Competition of the Finest 'Brews XIX!(Or just spectate and vote, that's cool too. Either way, go there. It's awesome, and it'll be even more awesome if you join.)
What do we do with the final product of our homebrew?
If you want to submit it to the competition, then just make a post with a link to it and say what category you're submitting for. You could also just type out your entry in a post here.
And my PC submission (which never comes this early in a competition) is here! Wrap you foes in flaming infernal chains with Hellbind! (I'm not entirely set on the name, but it's the best I could come up with. Alternative suggestions would be nice.) What do you think?
EDIT: BoringBard, don't bother listing this yet. I have an update to it coming soon.
RE-EDIT: I updated the spell and the link.
So... any feedback?
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It's a really cool spell. I love the effects when the creature fails.
One thing I'd say is it's 5th level; that's very high, so you can have it deal a fair amount of damage. Blight is a 4th level spell and if you roll high, it can deal 40+ damage. Now, I know that this spell's effects don't just lie in damage, but a lot of monsters are good at Strength saves, and at 9th or higher level, it really feels like a "save or suck" spell, since 2d6 damage on a successful save isn't really much of anything at 9th or higher. So maybe scale the damage up to 5d6 or even 6d6?
Again, that's just my suggestion. Your spell's really cool.
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And my PC submission (which never comes this early in a competition) is here! Wrap you foes in flaming infernal chains with Hellbind! (I'm not entirely set on the name, but it's the best I could come up with. Alternative suggestions would be nice.) What do you think?
EDIT: BoringBard, don't bother listing this yet. I have an update to it coming soon.
RE-EDIT: I updated the spell and the link.
So... any feedback?
Love the flavor; I think it should be fourth or better third level though. Right now it is always inferior to hold monster. Also I might get rid of the Com save against the bonus action damage and maybe change that to 2d6 (+2d6 when upcasting?) to simplify it and reduce the amount of rolls.
With its level reduced I would pay attention to make it scale well when upcast as it is a warlock spell and they, well, have to upcast it due to how their spell slots work :-)
It's a really cool spell. I love the effects when the creature fails.
One thing I'd say is it's 5th level; that's very high, so you can have it deal a fair amount of damage. Blight is a 4th level spell and if you roll high, it can deal 40+ damage. Now, I know that this spell's effects don't just lie in damage, but a lot of monsters are good at Strength saves, and at 9th or higher level, it really feels like a "save or suck" spell, since 2d6 damage on a successful save isn't really much of anything at 9th or higher. So maybe scale the damage up to 5d6 or even 6d6?
Again, that's just my suggestion. Your spell's really cool.
Thanks for the suggestion. My reasoning for the seemingly low damage was the fact that it also has the potential to do up to 10d10 psychic damage, no save, as well as 10d10 fire damage, with a bunch of CON saves for half. 4d6+20d10 (though it'll be much lower in reality) is a fair bit higher than cone of cold's 8d8. There are quite a few factors that could greatly reduce the effective damage, though.
Love the flavor; I think it should be fourth or better third level though. Right now it is always inferior to hold monster. Also I might get rid of the Com save against the bonus action damage and maybe change that to 2d6 (+2d6 when upcasting?) to simplify it and reduce the amount of rolls.
With its level reduced I would pay attention to make it scale well when upcast as it is a warlock spell and they, well, have to upcast it due to how their spell slots work :-)
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I intended to remove the save against the bonus action but forgot. I'll do that in the next version.
A small part of the reason I wanted it to be 5th level was so I could give it to both Warlocks (without requiring Mystic Arcanum) and other classes but not have to worry about making the scaling balanced for both Warlocks and regular casters. Scaling on this one is kinda hard, so I'm not sure what I'll end up doing. I think I might follow your suggestion and increase the bonus action fire damage to 2d6, and have it also scale with the initial. That, or have the initial damage add 2d6 every additional level. I guess I could drop it to 4th level and leave everything as-is, and have the initial damage increase by 2d6 per level....
Anyway, thank you both for the positive input and the suggestions. I will do my best to balanced-ly implement the ideas you suggested, or at least the concepts behind them.
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It's a really cool spell. I love the effects when the creature fails.
One thing I'd say is it's 5th level; that's very high, so you can have it deal a fair amount of damage. Blight is a 4th level spell and if you roll high, it can deal 40+ damage. Now, I know that this spell's effects don't just lie in damage, but a lot of monsters are good at Strength saves, and at 9th or higher level, it really feels like a "save or suck" spell, since 2d6 damage on a successful save isn't really much of anything at 9th or higher. So maybe scale the damage up to 5d6 or even 6d6?
Again, that's just my suggestion. Your spell's really cool.
Thanks for the suggestion. My reasoning for the seemingly low damage was the fact that it also has the potential to do up to 10d10 psychic damage, no save, as well as 10d10 fire damage, with a bunch of CON saves for half. 4d6+20d10 (though it'll be much lower in reality) is a fair bit higher than cone of cold's 8d8. There are quite a few factors that could greatly reduce the effective damage, though.
Love the flavor; I think it should be fourth or better third level though. Right now it is always inferior to hold monster. Also I might get rid of the Com save against the bonus action damage and maybe change that to 2d6 (+2d6 when upcasting?) to simplify it and reduce the amount of rolls.
With its level reduced I would pay attention to make it scale well when upcast as it is a warlock spell and they, well, have to upcast it due to how their spell slots work :-)
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I intended to remove the save against the bonus action but forgot. I'll do that in the next version.
A small part of the reason I wanted it to be 5th level was so I could give it to both Warlocks (without requiring Mystic Arcanum) and other classes but not have to worry about making the scaling balanced for both Warlocks and regular casters. Scaling on this one is kinda hard, so I'm not sure what I'll end up doing. I think I might follow your suggestion and increase the bonus action fire damage to 2d6, and have it also scale with the initial. That, or have the initial damage add 2d6 every additional level. I guess I could drop it to 4th level and leave everything as-is, and have the initial damage increase by 2d6 per level....
Anyway, thank you both for the positive input and the suggestions. I will do my best to balanced-ly implement the ideas you suggested, or at least the concepts behind them.
it really is a well done spell. The most important thing to me at this point, with so many new and powerful spells releasing, is the ability to inject flavor, and this spell has that in spades. I do agree, either down it to 4th level, or up the damage for 5th level, but this is definitely a great addition to any toolkit. Nice work
It's a really cool spell. I love the effects when the creature fails.
One thing I'd say is it's 5th level; that's very high, so you can have it deal a fair amount of damage. Blight is a 4th level spell and if you roll high, it can deal 40+ damage. Now, I know that this spell's effects don't just lie in damage, but a lot of monsters are good at Strength saves, and at 9th or higher level, it really feels like a "save or suck" spell, since 2d6 damage on a successful save isn't really much of anything at 9th or higher. So maybe scale the damage up to 5d6 or even 6d6?
Again, that's just my suggestion. Your spell's really cool.
Thanks for the suggestion. My reasoning for the seemingly low damage was the fact that it also has the potential to do up to 10d10 psychic damage, no save, as well as 10d10 fire damage, with a bunch of CON saves for half. 4d6+20d10 (though it'll be much lower in reality) is a fair bit higher than cone of cold's 8d8. There are quite a few factors that could greatly reduce the effective damage, though.
Love the flavor; I think it should be fourth or better third level though. Right now it is always inferior to hold monster. Also I might get rid of the Com save against the bonus action damage and maybe change that to 2d6 (+2d6 when upcasting?) to simplify it and reduce the amount of rolls.
With its level reduced I would pay attention to make it scale well when upcast as it is a warlock spell and they, well, have to upcast it due to how their spell slots work :-)
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I intended to remove the save against the bonus action but forgot. I'll do that in the next version.
A small part of the reason I wanted it to be 5th level was so I could give it to both Warlocks (without requiring Mystic Arcanum) and other classes but not have to worry about making the scaling balanced for both Warlocks and regular casters. Scaling on this one is kinda hard, so I'm not sure what I'll end up doing. I think I might follow your suggestion and increase the bonus action fire damage to 2d6, and have it also scale with the initial. That, or have the initial damage add 2d6 every additional level. I guess I could drop it to 4th level and leave everything as-is, and have the initial damage increase by 2d6 per level....
Anyway, thank you both for the positive input and the suggestions. I will do my best to balanced-ly implement the ideas you suggested, or at least the concepts behind them.
it really is a well done spell. The most important thing to me at this point, with so many new and powerful spells releasing, is the ability to inject flavor, and this spell has that in spades. I do agree, either down it to 4th level, or up the damage for 5th level, but this is definitely a great addition to any toolkit. Nice work
Thank you :) I love imagining what things like this spell would look like and trying to work out how I, as a DM who usually does most of the description for this kind of thing, would describe it.
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The purpose of this thread is to spread a little bit of fun in the form of a friendly competition! Your task: Create an item of homebrew (see below) that is totally original and makes us go “wow!” The end products will be rated by members of the community, and the victor will create the next Finest ‘Brew contest! The previous contests are linked below:
The Competition of the Finest Brews I - Judged by Yamana_Eajii. (Thread accidentally deleted)
The Competition of the Finest Brews II - Judged by Thauraeln_The_Bold.
The Competition of the Finest Brews III - Judged by TabaxiRogueFighterClericWarlock
The Competition of the Finest Brews IV - Judged by Kaboom979
The Competition of the Finest Brews V - Judged by ThorukDuckSlayer
The Competition of the Finest Brews VI - Judged by Semako
The Competition of the Finest Brews VII - Judged by MilestoGo_24
The Competition of the Finest Brews VIII — Judged by Heartofjuyomk2
The Competition of the Finest Brews IX— Judged by IamSposta
The Competition of the Finest Brews X — Judged by Kaboom979
All competitions thus far have contained a multitude of spectacular and inspired entries, so I suggest you check them out if you haven't already. Now, onto the important stuff:
Timeframe
Entries must be submitted before midnight (EST) on Monday, October 24 to be considered part of the competition.
Contest Categories
In each Finest Brew contest, there are three categories. These are so that people with skill in creating, say, monsters, don't end up stuck having to make dungeons. Each category is judged separately. There can only be one entrance per category per account. The category types are as follows:
This time, our category themes are:
DM Options: Tasha's Demonomicon
Come up with a mysterious creature, a powerful item, or some other eldritch creation, that relates in some way to the Demonomicon of the archmage Tasha. (This theme was picked by Yamana_Eajii).
PC Options: Chains of the Infernal
The flames of the Lower Planes burn bright tonight, luring many a future adventurer closer to them. From fiendish contracts to demonic spells, it’s your task for this category to make a piece of homebrew for players that allows them to add an infernal flair to their character, especially one that binds the character to the Lower Planes in some way. (This theme was picked by MilestoGo_24).
Inspirational Options: We’ll-come to spaaace!
Man your cannon and shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, your cannonball will destroy a star.... In this category, you’re tasked to come up with something related to Astral Space, Wild Space, Spelljammers, or any type of adventure in space. (You don’t have to have to own the Spelljammer bundle to compete in this category; you merely need to create something that has some sort of tie to the setting the bundle describes). (This theme was picked by BoringBard).
Voting THE VOTING SURVEY IS UP!
Voting will start Tuesday, October 25 and will end at noon (EST) on
Saturday, November 5,Sunday, November 6. A Google Forms poll for each category will be posted on this thread, and all may vote on it - including contestants. However, while a contestant can vote on other people's homebrew in the forms, they must not vote on their own. Scores are assigned using a numerical value from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).Changes to Voting: After discussing with the participants and category winners of the previous competition, we have decided to try a small change to how voting works for this iteration and see how it goes. Instead of assigning a single vote, each entry will receive two numerical scores, Balance/Playability, and Idea/Creativity.
Written Feedback - You have the option to give written feedback, should you choose, for any entries on the forms. Written feedback does not factor into a contestants score.
We are hoping that by giving everyone more criteria to vote on for each entry, you will think about each aspect and not feel the need to cram all of your thoughts into a single number. We are also hoping that having multiple scores contribute to the total will make ties less likely to occur.
Please try to take the time to review and vote for every entry, except for your own, in the categories you vote in, as even one vote can easily sway a competition like this. If there's anything you feel very strongly about, also feel free to review it in the thread! Reviews won't count for anything, but it's nice to get feedback!
Determining Winners
The winner of each individual category will pick the theme for that category in the next competition. If there is a tie, then they can work together to come up with a theme. If you pick the theme for a category, then you cannot compete in it in the next competition.
Guides & Mini-FAQ*
WAIT! Before you see the 5th level Wall of Text in this FAQ’s* & Guides section, and decide not to submit to the competition because you don’t want to read it, remember that reading this section is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. You do not need to read any of this to submit something for the competition, to pick a category, or to become the next judge. This is merely a helpful tool if you’re confused. You have no obligation to read or use it!
Guide for Competition & Category Winners.
Competition Winnner: The competition winner becomes the next judge, they are responsible for doing the following:
Category Winners: A category winner must do the following:
Mini FAQ* for competition contestants:
Q. Wait, how do I submit?
A. You just make a post in the competition thread with either a link to your entry, or your entry typed out in it. It helps to add what category you’re submitting to, but it is not strictly necessary since it’s pretty easy to figure out what type of category the entry is for.
Q. Can you vote on your own submission?
A. As described in the “Voting” section of this competition, you cannot vote on any of your own entries. Simply act as if they didn’t exist on the forms, you can still vote for everyone else’s submissions. This is an honor rule, since there is no way to enforce this, but we trust that contestants will do their best not to break this rule.
Q. Where can I find the forms for voting?
A. When the competition submission time ends, voting will start soon. You vote on a google form. The judge should link the forms near the voting section when they’re up, and they will probably also make a post on the thread announcing that voting’s started with the link.
Q. Can I have multiple submissions in the same competition?
A. Yes, you can have multiple submissions for the same competition. HOWEVER, as described in the “Contest Categories” section of this competition, you can only have one entry per a category. For example, you can make something for the DM’s Options, PC Options, and Inspirational Options, but you can't make two things for PC Options and one for DM’s.
Q. I’ve already submitted something for X category, can I change my submission for it?
A. Yes, you can change your submission for a specific category as long as the deadline for submissions has not yet been reached. Do remember that if you’re changing your sumission, it is best to edit your original post with your first submission to say that it is obsolete, and necessary to make a new one to announce & link your new submission. Also, do keep in mind that it does create a bit more work for the judges when you edit your submission, because they have to update the links. However, it is alright to do so.
Q. Is written feedback optional and does it effect an entries score?
A. Yes, written feedback is optional. No, it does not effect an entries score.
Q. Is the scoring by total score, or by average score?
A. The scoring is done by average score. Were it done by total score, it would effectively force people to give themselves a 0 if they followed the honor rule of not voting for their own entry should they vote. Due to this, voting is done by average score instead.
Contestants
DM Options: Tasha's Demonomicon
1. Hellfire Band - Nikoli_Goodfellow
2. Inkbound Demon - Gh0styy
3. Kygoros, the Lamentation of death - Thauraeln_The_Bold
4. Fury-Name Page - MilestoGo_24
5. Jubilex, the Faceless Lord - Semako
6. Lost Notes of Iggwilv - Kaboom979
7. Avatar of Ilsensine - HomebrewMindFlayer
PC Options: Chains of the Infernal
1. Shadowcraft - Yondor_The_Fantastic
2. Hellbind - Helmut_McQuack
3. Devil's Trickery - BoringBard
4. Demonic Tiefling - Thauraeln_The_Bold
5. The Knower's Guide to Infernal Control - Kaboom979
6. The Pact Primeval Warlock - Semako
7. Fiendish Charm - Gh0styy
8. The Curse of the Fiendtouched - ImmortalArizona
9. The Path of the Hellbringer - 99s
10. Infernal Pact - HomebrewMindFlayer
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1. The Astral Sea Garbage Patch - ThorukDuckSlayer
2. Spelljamming Mishaps - Kaboom979
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If you want to submit it to the competition, then just make a post with a link to it and say what category you're submitting for. You could also just type out your entry in a post here.
Just to clarify: Is that a submission for the PC options? Or is that just a miscellaneous link? I'm really sorry if it's obvious.
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HERE.Excited for this!
I am so sorry for you Tasha, but you need to be strong now... my DM submission is going to be the most loathsome of all demons, the unspeakable, faceless Juiblex!
If I can find enough time and motivation for a player's option, I will finish my Warlock subclass based on the Pact Primeval, allowing the warlock to make pacts and magical contracts with others, just like what the Pact Primeval allowed devils to do.
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No, I'm sorry. I guess it's a PC option. I don't expect to win, just wanted to put it out here, I guess.
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That's on me. I really should have seen the homebrew link, and thought homebrew submission. I think the spell is really cool!
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HERE.And my PC submission (which never comes this early in a competition) is here! Wrap you foes in flaming infernal chains with Hellbind! What do you think?
EDIT: BoringBard, don't bother listing this yet. I have an update to it coming soon.RE-EDIT: I updated the spell and the link.
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So... any feedback?
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It's a really cool spell. I love the effects when the creature fails.
One thing I'd say is it's 5th level; that's very high, so you can have it deal a fair amount of damage. Blight is a 4th level spell and if you roll high, it can deal 40+ damage. Now, I know that this spell's effects don't just lie in damage, but a lot of monsters are good at Strength saves, and at 9th or higher level, it really feels like a "save or suck" spell, since 2d6 damage on a successful save isn't really much of anything at 9th or higher. So maybe scale the damage up to 5d6 or even 6d6?
Again, that's just my suggestion. Your spell's really cool.
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HERE.Looks good! Will definitely work on a submission
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Love the flavor; I think it should be fourth or better third level though. Right now it is always inferior to hold monster. Also I might get rid of the Com save against the bonus action damage and maybe change that to 2d6 (+2d6 when upcasting?) to simplify it and reduce the amount of rolls.
With its level reduced I would pay attention to make it scale well when upcast as it is a warlock spell and they, well, have to upcast it due to how their spell slots work :-)
Thanks for the suggestion. My reasoning for the seemingly low damage was the fact that it also has the potential to do up to 10d10 psychic damage, no save, as well as 10d10 fire damage, with a bunch of CON saves for half. 4d6+20d10 (though it'll be much lower in reality) is a fair bit higher than cone of cold's 8d8. There are quite a few factors that could greatly reduce the effective damage, though.
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure I intended to remove the save against the bonus action but forgot. I'll do that in the next version.
A small part of the reason I wanted it to be 5th level was so I could give it to both Warlocks (without requiring Mystic Arcanum) and other classes but not have to worry about making the scaling balanced for both Warlocks and regular casters. Scaling on this one is kinda hard, so I'm not sure what I'll end up doing. I think I might follow your suggestion and increase the bonus action fire damage to 2d6, and have it also scale with the initial. That, or have the initial damage add 2d6 every additional level. I guess I could drop it to 4th level and leave everything as-is, and have the initial damage increase by 2d6 per level....
Anyway, thank you both for the positive input and the suggestions. I will do my best to balanced-ly implement the ideas you suggested, or at least the concepts behind them.
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it really is a well done spell. The most important thing to me at this point, with so many new and powerful spells releasing, is the ability to inject flavor, and this spell has that in spades. I do agree, either down it to 4th level, or up the damage for 5th level, but this is definitely a great addition to any toolkit. Nice work
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Thank you :) I love imagining what things like this spell would look like and trying to work out how I, as a DM who usually does most of the description for this kind of thing, would describe it.
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