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 EVERYONE LOVES GLOGTOBER

HOWEVER, OCTOBER IS COLD, AND ALSO BUSY, AND ON THE FUCKING MOON-HAUNTED ARCTIC ISLAND UPON WHICH I RESIDE, THE SUN IS GONE IN OCTOBER. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO DO ANYTHING.

SO, GLAUGUST?

CHALLENGES WORK LIKE THIS: THEY’RE 1d6 LISTS. YOU CAN ROLL 6d6 AND GET A SET OF SIX CHALLENGES TO COMPLETE. OR YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT THIS AND PICK ONE YOU’RE INTERESTED IN I GUESS. 

CHALLENGE 1 (These prompts found at the universal cosmic mall by Halfalcon) 

1. Jumping, But Cooler

2. He Wields A Gun

3. Fantasy Races (Like, NASCAR)

4. Kill Them With Sadness

5. Full Life Consequences

6. Create Something Inspired By Kingdom Hearts Without Looking Up Anything About Kingdom Hearts

CHALLENGE 2 (These prompts preserved from the days of the gods by deus ex parabola) 

1. Selection of interesting wells, wishing or non-wishing,

2. Legendary boasts made by heroes of ages past, and how they can be fulfilled today,

3. Selection of gifts forged by the Underlord of the Dwarves or sung into existence by the Elfatar (that's the boss of the elfs) (they are in love),

4. Random Encounter Table: Dangerous Badass About To Be Executed (think Zoro's introduction in One Piece),

5. Two wizard organizations and their centuries-long rivalries over MINOR variations on a classic spell (i.e. Fly, Lightning Bolt),

6. 1200 words minimum on what would happen in your setting if Superman invaded,

CHALLENGE 3 (These prompts forged by long-extinct ancients under the command of Vayra) 

1. wizard tower dungeon (must have a gimmick) OR train dungeon (NOT too linear)

2. what the fuck do adventurers eat OR a favorite recipe (real) (not elfgame) (just blog a recipe)

3. ways to avoid a fight (to the death)

4. gacha or roguelike mechanics for your elfgame

5. class referencing the previous 17 entries in a fictional, didn't-actually-happen class bandwagon.

6. HPless system

CHALLENGE 4 (These prompts plucked from the branches of the world tree by Gokun) 

1. Based on your favorite (or least favorite) TV show

2. Draw 6 monsters in 3 minutes (optional: and put em in a dungeon)

3. Unconventional damage types

4. Debutante ball encounter table

5. Nanodungeon

6. Post with no text, just images

CHALLENGE 5 (These prompts uploaded to Archon by the great mechanical mind) 

1. Tiny regional hexcrawl

2. Background world event

3. Minor social movement

4. Bizarre immortality scheme

5. Something with a lot of hit dice

6. City adventure

CHALLENGE 6 (I dug these prompts up from the highland bog)

1. Paladin of an unorthodox Law 

2. Adapt a “setting-specific” class to your setting! (ex. Deus’ adaption of the Sacred One) 

3. The most detailed dungeon room you can think of

4. A dungeon with a river in it 

5. 6 prisoners in an extradimensional prison 

6. The last living city in the world 

SPEEDRUN MODE: Do every challenge in 500 words or less (except if it's the minimum 1200 words one. lmao)