Comments on: Fantastic Festivals! http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals The D&D Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ray Wenderlich http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals#comment-9807 Ray Wenderlich Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:42:13 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=2755#comment-9807 Lol GroovyTaxy sounds like a hilarious session. I might use the mud wrestling contest in a future campaign, that sounds like a blast :] Lol GroovyTaxy sounds like a hilarious session. I might use the mud wrestling contest in a future campaign, that sounds like a blast :]

]]> By: GroovyTaxi http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals#comment-9806 GroovyTaxi Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:08:42 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=2755#comment-9806 I once made some kind of harvest festival with lots of events in which the players took part, including wrestling in the mud (everyone wanted to get matched against the hot priestess), pumpkin pie eating contest, beer drinking contest at the tavern and more. The winners of these contests were "worshipped" by the whole village as champions and could eat and drink for free for the day, but the winner of the mud wrestling tournament couldn't wash the mud off his body for the whole day while the eating/drinking contests winners would lose that privilege if they puked. The dwarf warrior won them all and he was running around town half-naked, covered in mud while the other PCs tried to make him barf. The biggest tavern brawl ever made in my days then took place and someone tried to hit the dwarf with a chair. I once made some kind of harvest festival with lots of events in which the players took part, including wrestling in the mud (everyone wanted to get matched against the hot priestess), pumpkin pie eating contest, beer drinking contest at the tavern and more. The winners of these contests were “worshipped” by the whole village as champions and could eat and drink for free for the day, but the winner of the mud wrestling tournament couldn’t wash the mud off his body for the whole day while the eating/drinking contests winners would lose that privilege if they puked. The dwarf warrior won them all and he was running around town half-naked, covered in mud while the other PCs tried to make him barf. The biggest tavern brawl ever made in my days then took place and someone tried to hit the dwarf with a chair.

]]> By: Ravenous Role Playing » Blog Archive » Friday Five: 2009-12-07 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals#comment-9776 Ravenous Role Playing » Blog Archive » Friday Five: 2009-12-07 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:05:16 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=2755#comment-9776 [...] Encounters” to Encounters vs. Solos A Grand Conclusion: Thinking about a big finish Initiative Fantasic Festivals World Building 101: Campaign Bible Formats Intangible Rewards — Character Development Custom [...] [...] Encounters” to Encounters vs. Solos A Grand Conclusion: Thinking about a big finish Initiative Fantasic Festivals World Building 101: Campaign Bible Formats Intangible Rewards — Character Development Custom [...]

]]> By: Nicholas http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals#comment-9750 Nicholas Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:09:08 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=2755#comment-9750 @Saragon: I laughed out loud. I may steal that for one of my games. @Saragon: I laughed out loud. I may steal that for one of my games.

]]> By: Saragon http://www.dungeonmastering.com/tools-resources/fantastic-festivals#comment-9749 Saragon Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:29 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/?p=2755#comment-9749 For PCs who tend to leap into these sorts of things with the "Ah-hah, the GM has presented us with something, it must be plot-related!" mindset, my personal favorite--especially for coastal towns--is the Red Herring Festival. It's best presented when the PCs walk out of the inn one morning and find the entire town celebrating, eating and sharing all manner of preparations of fish, and engaging in (as mentioned above) friendly competitions. Only once the players have jumped in with both feet, running around desperately to find the plot points the GM <i>must</i> have planned, does someone say "So how are you enjoying the Red Herring Festival?" Always gets a great reaction. For PCs who tend to leap into these sorts of things with the “Ah-hah, the GM has presented us with something, it must be plot-related!” mindset, my personal favorite–especially for coastal towns–is the Red Herring Festival. It’s best presented when the PCs walk out of the inn one morning and find the entire town celebrating, eating and sharing all manner of preparations of fish, and engaging in (as mentioned above) friendly competitions. Only once the players have jumped in with both feet, running around desperately to find the plot points the GM must have planned, does someone say “So how are you enjoying the Red Herring Festival?”

Always gets a great reaction.

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