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Ninja_Prawn
2016-07-02, 06:20 AM
Greetings, everyone. We've had a few 5e homebrewing contests now, but I feel like there's been a general lack of direction and structure to them, so I was thinking it might be a good idea to have a centralised 'chat thread' where we could record the results of previous contests, float ideas for new ones and generally stimulate some interest in the concept. What do you think?

As a starting point, who would be interested in a second spell-brewing contest? I would be willing to host one if there's enough interest.


Hall of Fame



Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Base Class Contest I (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?457600-Base-Class-Contest-I-5E)
No Theme
JNAProductions
Professional (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20113659&postcount=1) (Flashy)


Base Class Contest II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?471755-Base-Class-Contest-II-Light-and-Dark-5E)
Light and Dark
JNAProductions
Astromancer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20190602&postcount=1) (Mr.Moron)


Base Class Contest III (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?474734-Base-Class-Contest-III-Homestead-5E)
Homestead
JNAProductions
Reaver (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?476891-The-Reaver-A-Class-for-Breaking-and-Entering) (weaseldust)


Base Class Contest IV (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?478737-5e-Homebrew-Contest-IV-Making-History)
Making History
weaseldust
Living Legend (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?478742-Living-Legend-Base-Class) (JNAProductions)


Base Class Contest V (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?541142-Tactics-And-Leadership-A-5E-Class-Contest)
Tactics and Leadership
JNAProductions
Tactician (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=22545233&postcount=5) (clash)


Requilac's Base Class Contest I (VI) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?556338-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-I-Who-needs-Swords-OR-Sorcerery)
Neither Sword nor Sorcery
Requilac
Inventor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23009629&postcount=10) (WarrentheHero)

Requilac's Base Class Contest II (VII) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?560208-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-II-expect-a-low-Margin-of-Terror)
Terror
Requilac
Sleepwalker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23121746&postcount=2) (Mourne)

Requilac's Base Class Contest III (VIII) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?565360-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-III-The-Elements-and-not-the-periodic-ones-(probably-)!)
The Elements
Requilac
Shaman (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23356103&postcount=8) (pygmybatrider)


Requilac's Base Class Contest IV (IX) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?570496-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-IV-Does-Not-Meet-Expectations)
Does Not Meet Expectations
Requilac
Destined (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23412011&postcount=3) (MoleMage) & Mesmer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23410781&postcount=2) (pygmybatrider)


Requilac's Base Class Contest V (X) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?576131-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-V-Time-to-Chill-Out)
Winter
Requilac
Wintreborn (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23569639&postcount=2) (MoleMage)


Requilac's Base Class Contest VI (XI) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?581138-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-VI-The-Monster-Mash)
Monster Mash
Requilac
Elemental Scion (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23736319&postcount=7) (daemonaetea), Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23713665&postcount=2) (MoleMage) & Lycanthrope (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23714580&postcount=3) (theVoidWatches)


MoleMage's Base Class Contest VII (XII) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?587919-D-amp-D-5e-Base-Class-Contest-VII-Remix-Mastery)
Remix Mastery
MoleMage
TBC



Regular


Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Subclass Contest I (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?559109-D-amp-D-5e-Subclass-Contest-I-It-s-Technical)
It's Technical
MoleMage
Circle of Progress (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23150349&postcount=14) (Ivellius)


Subclass Contest II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?562876-D-amp-D-5e-Subclass-Contest-II-It-Came-From-Beyond!)
It Came From Beyond
MoleMage
Mirrorkin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23198206&postcount=3) (Ninja_Prawn)


Subclass Contest III (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?566491-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-III-So-You-Don-t-Have-To)
So You Don't Have To
MoleMage
Circle of the Conclave (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23298526&postcount=3) (Icecaster)


Subclass Contest IV (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?570463-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-IV-I-Read-This-in-a-Book-Once)
Other Media
MoleMage
Pinball Wizard (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23409001&postcount=5) (nickl_2000)


Subclass Contest V (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?573883-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-V-Five-Stars)
Five Stars
MoleMage
Circle of Stars (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23513433&postcount=8) (Evil the Cat)


Subclass Contest VI (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?578579-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-VI-Bunch-of-Fives&p=23637385#post23637385)
Bunch of Fives
MoleMage
College of the Luchador (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23643058&postcount=4) (nickl_2000)


Subclass Contest VII (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?581983-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-VII-Well-That-s-Fortunate)
Luck
MoleMage
Fate Sorcery (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23741966&postcount=5) (Man_Over_Game) & Way of the Chance Dancer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23762897&postcount=11) (Oubliette)


Subclass Contest VIII (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?585284-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-VIII-Something-Borrowed)
Something Borrowed
MoleMage
TBC


Slapdash


Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Slapdash Subclass Challenge I (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?398475-Slapdash-5e-Subclass-Challenge-I-Love-s-In-The-Air)
Love
Amechra
None :smallfrown:


Slapdash Subclass Challenge II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?572510-5e-Slapdash-Subclass-Challenge-II-Reach-for-the-Stars)
Reach for the Stars
Ninja_Prawn
Stellar Bloodline (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23470850&postcount=3) (MoleMage)





Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Spellbrew Contest I (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?473243-5e-Spellbrew-contest-I)
No Theme
DracoKnight
Gingerbread Cottage (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=20238226&postcount=1) (Ninja_Prawn)


Spellbrew Contest II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?505138-5e-Spellbrew-Contest-II-The-Themes-they-are-A-changing)
Change
Ninja_Prawn
Mammon's Cash Shower (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=21368581&postcount=6) (Devcon1)





Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Make a Monster (I) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?374580-The-5E-DIY-Dungeon-Mastery-Challenge-1-Make-a-Monster!)
Wildcard Elements
Steel Mirror
The Carrion King (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18198696&postcount=9) (Dire_Stirge)


Evolving Slaadi Hybrids Challenge (II) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?494731-Evolving-Slaadi-Hybrids-a-Challenge!)
Slaad Hybrids
RickAllison
None :smallfrown:


Monster Design Contest (III) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?560102-Monster-Design-Contest-Chat-Thread-Shapeshifters!-5E)
Shapeshifters
JNAProductions
Yubsharasehn (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=23141091&postcount=4) (Requilac)





Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Adventure Making Competition I (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?559652-Adventure-Making-Competition-For-5E!)
No Theme
JNAProductions
None :smallfrown:





Contest
Theme
Host
Winner


Base Class Contest V (Misc Category) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?541144-Tactics-And-Leadership-A-5E-Everything-But-Class-Contest)
Tactics and Leadership
JNAProductions
J'zzalshrak, the Errant General (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=22631062&postcount=5) (Devcon1)

Final Hyena
2016-07-02, 11:04 AM
Spells themed on Monster Munch you say? Who wouldn't be interested?!

Also nice job on gathering and presenting everything.

Hmmmm Monster Munch....

Ninja_Prawn
2016-07-02, 11:13 AM
Spells themed on Monster Munch you say? Who wouldn't be interested?!

Also nice job on gathering and presenting everything.

Hmmmm Monster Munch....

Are you... hungry, Final?

It could be a good theme though. I might run with it, if there's an... appetite for it!

*tumbleweed & crickets*

Final Hyena
2016-07-02, 11:47 AM
Are you... hungry, Final?
What? Don't be silly. You brought it up not me! I haven't even had them in years!!!!
Damn diet cravings.

For some serious suggestions;
Movement; Moving others (forcibly or willingly) and yourself, tethering creatures together etc.
Maltesers; Spells that are balls, maybe they bounce around affecting multiple targets or ignore cover etc.
Assassin; getting into positions to kill and spells to quickly/silently kill etc.
Jaffa Cakes; Spells with misleading names.

Ninja_Prawn
2016-07-02, 11:58 AM
Jaffa Cakes; Spells with misleading names.

"Look, I know it's called the Eldritch Evocation of Doom, but it's actually classified as an illusion for tax purposes."

Ninja_Prawn
2016-07-04, 02:56 PM
So, apart from Final Hyena, is no one interested in a spell contest? That's a shame.

I guess we could do a subclass contest... there haven't been any of those for a while.

JNAProductions
2016-07-04, 03:00 PM
I could maybe do a spell contest? I've never made spells before.

Mr.Moron
2016-07-04, 03:04 PM
Random Idea I had. Flesh out a class stub:

Original Poster creates the first levels of class, establishing the name, broad mechanical strokes (casters vs non-caster) and the first hints at what the sub-classes might do. Other posters than complete the rest of the remaining 17 levels to make the class whole. With voting as normal on the results.

This might be interesting because rather than working with a loose theme or an anything-goes grab bag. Folks are trying to create the best version of a particular thing. Presumably winning would be more about "who made the best thing" rather than "who made the variety of thing with broader appeal"

Other possiblities in this vein:

Re-implement a missing class from a previous edition.
Implement a given a Prestige Class or idea from a previous edition as sub-class/archetype for the core set.

In each both cases be it "Finish the Stub" or the porting exercises, the winner would determine what the next thing is. The latter options require familiarity with older versions but given what I've seen of the Homebrew forum and all the ports people already do, enough folks are to have a good base for this sort of thing.

Ninja_Prawn
2016-07-04, 03:11 PM
Random Idea I had. Flesh out a class stub:

Original Poster creates the first levels of class, establishing the name, broad mechanical strokes (casters vs non-caster) and the first hints at what the sub-classes might do. Other posters than complete the rest of the remaining 17 levels to make the class whole. With voting as normal on the results.

This might be interesting because rather than working with a loose theme or an anything-goes grab bag. Folks are trying to create the best version of a particular thing. Presumably winning would be more about "who made the best thing" rather than "who made the variety of thing with broader appeal"

Other possibilities in this vein:

Re-implement a missing class from a previous edition.
Implement a given a Prestige Class or idea from a previous edition as sub-class/archetype for the core set.

In each both cases be it "Finish the Stub" or the porting exercises, the winner would determine what the next thing is. The latter options require familiarity with older versions but given what I've seen of the Homebrew forum and all the ports people already do, enough folks are to have a good base for this sort of thing.

Could work, for sure. I guess it's somewhere between a contest and a collaborative exercise/parlour game...

I'd probably contribute, if someone started a 'stub'.