The Ultimate Festival Planner

Over 50 reasons to have a festival and countless combinations of celebrations to make

each festival unique.

Credit: Taehoon kang

Table Of Contents -
1 Festivals
1.2 How to Use The Planner
1.3 Reason for a Festival
1.4 Celebrations
1.5 Complications
1.6 Finale
2. Pre-Made Festivals

Written By
Tyler Aiden Gray

Festivals
Festivals have always been a part of humanity. We use
festivals to celebrate, mourn, and memorialize important
moments in our lives. In your own game, festivals can have a
large impact on recognizing your heroes triumphs,
commiserating the loss of someone important, or just having
a fun break in between some stressful moments. Whether
your group just happened upon a town in the midst of a
festival, they have been asked to host one, or the festival is
being held in their honor, you might find yourself in need of
running a festival in your game.
Below you will find a series tables to generate a completely
unique and random festival to put into your game. These
festivals should allow your players a chance to relax, roleplay,
and possibly even deal with some issues that come up along
the way. You can roll on each table or pick and choose items
that fit where your current game is. At the end, there will be
examples of some randomzied festivals for ideas and for
quick use in a game.
How to Use The Planner
The Ultimate Festival Planner was designed to create an
endless amount of unique and diverse festivals that can be
used in any game. You can roll on the tables, pick specific
ideas that fit your game, or just use the examples at the end.
For a truly random festival, use the following steps.
1. Roll on the Reason for a Festival table . (pg.2)
2. Roll on the Secondary Reason table for a specific reason
the festival is being held. (pg.2)
3. Roll a d4+1. The result is how many times you roll on the
Ways to Celebrate table. For each roll, use the Secondary
Reasons tables to get a specific example of that
celebration. (pg.5)
4. Roll on the Complications table to get something that goes
wrong during the festival. Roll on the Secondary
Complications table to get a specific problem that occurs.
(pg.10)
5. Roll on the Finale table to find a way to end the festival.
(pg.11)
Reason for a Festival
There are many reasons why a festival might be held. This
lays the foundation for why the festival is being held.
Anniversary. Annual events can be used to help feel the
passage of time. A celebration of the day a war ended or a
righteous king came into power.
Appeasement. Sometimes there are those higher than us
that influence our world. Whether it is a mortal ruler, diety, or
even just some ideal, appeasing others is a great way to get in
their good graces.
Celestial. Those who look up to the stars begin to
recognize patterns. When the moon is in a certain alignment
or a celestial body is seen streaking across the sky, the
heavens above the earth can hold significant meaning.
Community. A group of people come together to through a
festival. Uniting those around them, communal celebrations
help strengthen the bonds of those around them.
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Life Event. Weddings, funerals, or births can all be major
life events where a celebration is needed. These significant
events can be smaller with just one family celebrating or if
the person is important enough, the whole town could be
involved.
Mythical Legend. Some festivals may be held to celebrate
or honor a mythical legend. The dragon who spared the city
or a cache of goods delivered from an abberation. Stories
passed down through the generations live on through these
festivals.
Religious. In many worlds, the gods are close enough that
people can interact with them, directly or indirectly. Religous
holidays can celebrate a particular god or a whole pantheon.
Seasonal. Each season brings a wide array of bounties aw
well as obstacles. Seasonal festivals can be held to celebrate
the bounties or to ward off the challenges.
Reason for a Festival
d8 Reason
1 Anniversary
2 Appeasement
3 Celestial Event
4 Community Gatherings
5 Life Event
6 Mythical Legend
7 Religious
8 Seasonal
Secondary Reason Tables
Below are tables to roll on for examples for each reason.
They will give specific ideas on why the festival is being held.
Any details can be changed to fit your story.
Anniversary
d8 Types of Anniversaries
1 Armistice. A celebration for the day a war was ended.
2 Birthday. Marks the annual celebration the day
someone was born.
3 Extraodinary Event. A time when a key moment in
history had a significant impact on the future.
4 Magical Intervention. A great source of magic helped in
a time of need.
5 Memorial. A day to remember somone or something.
6 New Discovery. The day an important discovery was
made.
7 Establishment. A celebration of the day the town was
settled.
8 Ressurection. A celebration of someone's return from
death.
Appeasement
d6 Types of Appeasement
1 Offering. Some entities demand an offering while some
the devoted offer willingy.
2 Sacrificial. One way someone can show they are worthy
is by the sacrifice they are willing to give up.
3 Omen. Visions or stories might be the source of an
omen of what is to come. How can one avoid this ill-
fate?
4 Empowerment. A gathering of people who are needed
to give something of themselves to power another
such as expending magic into an item to restore its
strength.
5 Performance. A ritual of dance or song that is needed
to ask a favor from a higher source.
6 Vow. A promise that someone or a collection of
people will do to gain favor.
Celestial Events
d6 Types of Celestial Events
1 Moon Phase. A distinct change in a lunar body such as
a blood moon.
2 Shooting Stars. One could only fathom what someone
might think streaking lights in the night sky might be
or bring about.
3 Eclipse. One celestial body completely blocking out
another might cause alarm or reason to celebrate.
4 Celestial Alignment. Whether predicted or coincedental,
when the stars align, it could be the heavens sending a
sign.
5 Paired Moon Alignment. In a world with multiple
moons, at some point their orbits line up.
6 Prolonged Day / Night. Some cities might be placed in a
way that causes abnormal day/night cycles and the
beginning or end of these times call for rejoicing.
Community
d6 Types of Community Gatherings
1 Pot Luck. The community comes together, each
offering something up to a larger whole.
2 Market. A celebration when artisans and collectors
offer their wares or services.
3 Art Venue. A collection of artists performing on the
street and stage.
4 Local Hero. A prominent figure who has helped the
town is worthy of a celebration.
5 Freedom/Independence. The citizens of a town
celebrate their break from an oppresive ruler and enjoy
their freedom.
6 Aide. The community bands together to help those
who are less fortunate.
Life Event
d6 Types of Life Events
1 Birth. A new life is always something to celebrate,
especially if that life has some significance.
2 Wedding. The joining of two souls is a beautiful thing
and worthy of a festival.
3 Funeral. Mournings one death is equally as important
and celebrating the life they lived.
4 Obtaining Property. In hard times, escalating one's
worth with property is a joyous occasion.
5 Coming of Age. Hitting a milestone in your life is
momentous, especially if that moment comes with
new powers.
6 Developmental Change. Many species continue to
develop as they age such as growing horns or a tail.
Mythical Legend
d8 Types of Mythical Legends
1 Savior. A mythical creature said to have saved the town
from peril.
2 Protector. The legend says a mythical being continues
to ward off harmful forces.
3 Giver. The farms have always been bountiful or gifts
mysteriously appear over night.
4 Emotional. Someone must be to blame when people
fall in love or have extraordinary luck.
5 Wellspring. A particular location or object is a
wellspring for magic or power and it is said it came
from someone.
6 Repairs. One night, everyone leaves an item outside
such as a pair of shoes or a wagon, and by morning it
is good as new.
7 Trickster. Some creatures are known to find their
enjoyment in the pranking of others.
8 Imbue. Whether the gift is physical or magical, there is
said to be creature who comes in the night to impart
these enhancements.
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 Religious
d8 Type of Religious
1 Holy Day. A routine expression of faith to honor those
they worship.
2 Miracle. A loved one came back from the brink of death
or barren lands produce life, either way its a occasion
to rejoice.
3 Ascension. Whether literaly going to the heavens or
just merely getting closer to one's god, a celebration is
in order.
4 Union. One coming to god and devoting their life to
them is a significant moment.
5 Blessing. A festival to be held for a blessing a god has
bestowed or one they would like bestowed upon them.
6 Past. A day to get closer to loved ones who have since
passed, possibly even talk and interact with them.
7 Witness. A festival to bring about the observance of a
god.
8 Crusade. A celebration of bringing one's beliefs and
salvation to another group.

Seasonal
d6 Types of Seasonal
1 Spring. Spring is a time of renewal and birth.
2 Summer. Summer usualy brings longer days for more
time to relax and have fun.
3 Autumn. Autumn brings harvests and a time to prepare.
4 Winter. Harsher weather and short days, winter is a
time to come together and lean on others.
5 Monsoon. Heavy rains can water crops but can also
erode stone.
6 Emergence. In a world where magical ley lines are at
their most potent.

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Celebrations These tables give more specific examples of each type of
celebration to help come up with ideas for what to do in your
How we celebrate or observe a particular festival can give two game during the festival. All of these suggestions and ideas
similar reasons two very different feelings. Some holidays can be changed to fit your particular game.
relish in decadence and abundance while others are more
solemn and take time to relfect and change. Atonement
Atonement. We take the time to make amends for our past d6 Examples
aggressions. Whether it is saying sorry to ones you have hurt 1 Apologizing. Go around town or write letters
or accepting punishment to correcet mistakes. apologizing to those you have harmed.
Contests. People pitting themselves amongst each other to 2 Confessions. Confess for any wrong-doings you have
be declared the victor of the festival. Contests can be run done, possibly being obsolved of punishment.
through a series of competing checks using abilities, saving
throws, and tools. The DM can selects 2 appropriate checks 3 Mass / Prayer. Partake or lead a prayer to a being,
but allow players to be creative and choose one of their own. offering promises of deeds.
The total of the checks is compared to declare a winner. 4 Monument. Help build a monument to the
Decorations. At the core of many festivals is how we person/thing the festival is centered on.
visually represent that celebration. The sights, sounds, and 5 Restitution. Give something of importance to a person
smells of the town can set the stage of the festival. you have wronged.
Deeds. Festivals that require its participants to do
something specific like going around and giving thanks 6 Tithe and Offerings. Make a donation of worth to the
others might be hopping on one foot all day. cause of the festival.
Food and Drink. Festivals revel in food and drink. It could
be a feast of many foods shared or a single dish that is
important to the festival. While any mundane food and drink
could be served, an festival is elevated with some slightly
magical consumptions. Any maigcal properties of the food no
longer works after the next dawn from the day it was made
and will no longer have any effect when consumed.
Games. Activities to pass the time during a festival can be
integral part ot the fesitivities. These might be games played
amongst kids at home or challenges of skill to win the prize.
Gifts. One way we show appreciation for others is by giving
gifts to one another. This can be from person to person or a
king sharing their wealth from a prosperous year.
Performances. The sound of music playing and a group of
people dancing can usually be found at the center of a festival.
Some have professional artists while others may have
everyday-folk playing their own songs.
Sacrifice. Giving up worldy possessions or fasting can be a
sign of strength towards the cause of the festival.
Storytelling. Remembering why the festival is being held
is important and it may require someone to orate the history.
Parents might also spread a legend to their kids to keep it
going.
Ways to Celebrate
d10 Reason
1 Atonement
2 Contests
3 Decorations
4 Deeds
5 Food and Drink
6 Games
7 Gifts
8 Performances
9 Sacrifice
10 Storytelling

Secondary Celebration Tables

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 Contests
d12 Examples
1 Cooking. Who can smoke the best drgaon meat or
bake the best pie? A hunt for ingredients, a broken
oven, or serving the food without dropping it can all
get in the way.
2 Feat of Strength. Axe throwing, tug-o-war, rock
climbing can all be contests that test your brute
might.
3 Race. Some might race on horses while others on the
backs of dragons.
4 Artistic. Art comes in many forms; music, dance,
paintings. Adding magic to that only enhances the
performances that can done.
5 Animal Wrangling. Rounding up the town's cows is
one thing, but what if the town houses monstrosities
like owlbears.
6 Eating/Drinking. What better way to end a cooking
contest than with an eating contest. Speed,
endurance, spice, there are many ways to get some
good food down.
7 Hunt. Small game, large beasts, intense monsters.
Who can take them down first?
8 Sparring. Some spar with weapons, others with magic,
and possibly even with over-sized fish caught eariler
that day.
9 Magic Competition. Who can cast the biggest spells,
move the most mountains or come up with the most
creative solution to a problem?
10 Obstacle Course. A well-rounded athlete will be
needed for all of the jumping, running, navigating,
and problem solving.
11 Jousting. Riding a beast is one thing. Fighting is
another. Doing both at the same time, now that's a
challenge.
12 Endurance. Only those who are dedicated and
focused can win contests such as holding onto a
block of frozen ice, staying up the longest or dancing
till you drop.
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Decorations
d8 Examples
1 Center Piece. A large monument where offerings are
laid or a large plant that is decorated in magical lights.
2 Color Coated. Colored powders or magical spells can be
thrown around making the town and its people as
colorful as possible.
3 Lights and Streamers. All around the town, streamers
and lights will need to be hung from roof top to roof
top.
4 Artwork. People hang their art honoring or representing
what they are celebrating.
5 Illusions. Magical illusions of monsters, fake walls, or
lights are strewn about the town. What is real and what
is not is half the fun.
6 Animated Effigies. Symbolic representations of the
festival are fun. But when they come move around
amongst the party-goers, it's even more fun.
7 Magical Creatures. Creatures such as Will-O-Wisps or
Faerie Dragons can make any festival more fun.
8 Dirty Laundry. Literally or figuratively, people hang their
dirty laundry out for all to see.
Deeds
d6 Examples
1 Thanks. People go around giving their thanks for what
others have done for them or what they are thankful
for.
2 Extreme Feats. Sometimes we go to extreme limits to
celebrate like cliff diving or having to hop on 1 foot all
day.
3 Assistance. Offering help with chores that need to be
done or helping the elderly can be ways to assist
others.
4 Preservation. Cleaning up the streets, planting new
trees, or restoring waterways can be ways to celebrate
ideas epsecially those tied to nature.
5 Delivery. Some people go around delivery goods to
others as gifts while others may deliver goods to the
needy.
6 Restoration. Taking on the task to restore a magical
item or rebuilding a town center.
Food and Drink
d20 Examples
1 Fizzy Lifting Drink. This light blue concocation has a
faint sour lemon flavor. When consumed, the drinker
hovers 1 foot off the ground for the next 1d4 hours.
2 Dragon Steaks. The flavor of this meat depends on the
type of dragon it was carved from. When consumed,
the person breathes harmless effects such as fire or
ice. Roll a 1d20, on a result of 1, the effect comes
out of your butt instead.
3 Pop Rocks. A sour candy that literally pops when
eaten. An audible sound can be heard blocks away.
4 Fried Beholder. This food remains slimy even after it
has been fried. When consumed, you grow a third eye
for 1d4 hours. The third eye never closes.
5 Frosted Spectre. This beverage is always cold and your
breath can be seen on each exhale after drinking.
When consumed you can see into the Ethereal Plane
for 1d4 hours.
6 Yeti Flanks. With a freezer-burn like taste, these flanks
are often served cold. When consumed you instantly
grow a beard. The beard lasts for 1d4 hours and
cannot be shaved off.
7 Sparkling Quickling. This effervescent drink bubbles
when poured and has a dry citrus flavor. When
consumed your speed doubles for 1d4 minutes.
8 Esrever Klat. This vegetable based dish is enhanced
both with a salty flavor and with a bit of magic. When
consumed all of your spoken words come out
backwards for 1d4 hours.
9 Prismatic Juice. With each swirl, this drink switches
both color and flavor. When consumed your skin or
hair changes the color the drink was when consumed
for 1d4 hours.
10 Itsy Bitsy Bread. This bread is crisp on the outside
while pillow soft inside. When consumed your size is
reduced by 1 size for 1d4 hours.
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d20 Examples
11 Giganto Potatoes. A creamy and buttery mashed
potato dish. When consumed your size increases by
1 size for 1d4 hours.
12 Gelatenous Jelly. This pudding dish has an acidic
flavor. When consumed a thin slime coats your body
for 1d4 hours.
13 Bubble Bobble. A dark brown drink that has a
rootbeer-like flavor. When consumed, you burp
bubbles for the next 1d4 hours.
14 Honestly Good Grub. This roasted meat dish has a rich
and peppery flavor. When consumed you can only
speak the truth for 1d4 hours.
15 Burger Made Your Way. This burger can be made from
a variety of meats and has a wide selection of
toppings. When consumed one stat of your choice is
increased by 2 for 1d4 hours.
16 Aged Cheeses. Most of these cheeses have been aged
for over a century. When consumed your age
increases by 1d4 x 10 years to a maximum age of
elderly for your race for 1d4 hours.
17 Vegetarian Surprise. This dish made of pickled
vegetables smells like a salty brine. When consumed
you turn into a random beast of CR 0 for 1d4 hours.
18 Reflective Soup. This clear broth soup has bit of
veggies and meat floating in it. When consumed you
switch bodies with another humanoid who also drank
from the same bowl for 1d4 hours.
19 Tingling Tea. This sweetened tea has a mint flavor to
it. When consumed all words that you speak come
out in song.
20 Jumping Beans. These beans have stewed in bacon
grease for 24 hours. When consumed your jump
distance is doubled for 1d4 hours.
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 Games
d12 Examples
1 Scavenger Hunt. A list of odd sightings or rare items
is given and people rush around looking for them.
2 Maze. A series of confusing halls, corridors, and dead
ends. Some are real and some are illusions.
3 Match Making. People go about town trying to find
the perfect match for someone else.
4 Wrestling. Some festivals have poeple wrestle each
other. But you know what is more fun, wrestling
owlbears, hobgoblins, or dragon wyrmlings.
5 Goblin Catch. A greased up goblin is set loose and the
first to catch them wins.
6 Dunk Tank. You can be heckled or be the one
heckling someone else. Either way, someone is
getting dunked in that tank of rancid water.
7 Lock Box. The first one to unlock the box gets what is
inside. The question is how hard is it to get in.
Magically enchanted, no visible openings, or just a 5-
step booby trapped lock.
8 Capture the Flag. Each team hides or defends a flag
while the other teams try to claim it.
9 Carnival. Games that balance skill and luck. See the
Carnival Games table for examples.
10 Murder Mystery. A death, albeit staged, has occured
and it is up to you to solve who did it.
11 Table Top. What is more meta than playing a table top
game within your table top game.
12 Gambling. Games where something is wagered with
the prospect of a bigger prize. See the Gambling
Games table for example.
Game Sub Tables
These tables are to be used if you roll the Carnival of
Gambling games. Each game is detailed how to play but can
be altered in anyway to fit your game.
Carnival games are typically run as a 3 check system. The
DM decides the DC with 2 out of 3 successful checks wins.
The DM chooses 2 checks and the player chooses 1
additional check. Suggested checks are listed but can be
changed if the payer comes up with a creative way around the
challenge.
Gambling games are centered around using dice to
determine the outcomes of the games. Wagers can range
from coin to personal debts or anything else they want to
wager.
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Carnival Games
d8 Games
1 Axe Throwing. Throwing axes at a target. Suggested
checks: Athletics and strength-based attack.
2 Pick the Dragon. A pool of toy dragons swirl in a circle.
Pick the dragon with gold belly and win a prize.
Suggested checks: Perception and Sleight of Hand.
3 Ring Toss. Toss the ring around the beholders eye
stalks. Suggested checks: Sleight of Hand and
dexterity-based attack.
4 2 Truths, 1 Lie. Someone tells you 2 truths and 1 lie
and you have to figure out which one is the lie.
Suggested checks: Insight and History.
5 Needle in the Haystack. You are looking for a needle in a
haystack, or a gazer in a tub of balls. Suggested checks:
Investigation and Perception.
6 Spot the Illusion. Multiple items are set out and you
must find which one is an illustion without touching
them. Suggested checks: Aracana and Investigation.
7 Spell Sniper. Moving targets go back and forth to be
blasted by magic. Suggested checks: spell attack and
Perecption.
8 Quick Paws. A ball is tossed back and forth and you
have to snatch it. Suggested checks: Initiative and
Concentration.
Gambling Games
d6 Games
1 Mountain Climber. Starting with your d4, you roll it as
fast as you can over and over until it lands on the
highest side, then move up to the d6, d8, d10 ,d12
and finish with a d20.
2 Monkey's Got My Coconut. You place a d20 in one of
your hands and slam them both on the table. The other
person has to guess which hand has the d20 in it.
3 Dragon Horde. One puts up their wager in the middle
of the table. You defend your horde while another
player tries to grab it. You can do opposing Initiative
checks or Sleight of Hand checks.
4 3 Dice Ante. Each player rolls their d4, d6, and d8.
Wagers can be raised after the first roll. Each player can
choose which dice they want to reroll once. Then final
wagers are made. Player with the highest total wins.
5 Roulette. Wagers can be made on the result of the roll.
Some examples are; odds, evens, 10 or below, 11 or
higher, one specific number. The prize can differ
depending on the difficulty of the outcome.
6 Assassin's Cup. A set of cups, 1 is poisoned. All players
roll their dice. Lowest roll is out. New cups, 1 is
poisoned. All remanining players roll. Lowest roll is out.
Repeat until there is only 1 person left.
7 Sea Sick. One player plays as the "boat" and rolls a d20.
Odds means the boat leans to the port, evens to the
starboard. Every other players rolls a d20, if they get
odds or evens mathcing the boat, they leaned the
same way and fell off. Repeat until 1 or no players
remains on the boat.
8 War. Each player rolls their d20, highest wins. Player to
get best 3 out of 5 wins.
Gifts
d8 Gift Examples
1 Trade. Each person both gives and receives a gift from
someone else.
2 Disperse. One person gives gifts to multiple people.
3 Secret. Gifts are given anonymously.
4 Keepers. The gifts are all placed together. First person
gets to pick a gift out of the pile. The next person can
choose from the pile or the gift the person before
them took.
5 Blind. Gifts are given out at random wihtout knowing
which gift is going to who.
6 Hidden. Gifts are hidden around and must be found.
7 Grabs. Gifts are laid out and the first person to get
each gift gets it.
8 Souvenir. Gifts are purchased and kept or given to
others.
Performances
d6 Performance Examples
1 Song/Music. Singing or instrumental music is played, it
could be individuals through the street or a large
performance on a stage.
2 Art. Different forms of art are created to celebrate the
festival.
3 Theater. Plays are put on to represent the purpose of
the festival. Some are large theatrical performances
while others might be puppets in the street.
4 Dance. Whether it is choreographed or more free
spirited, dance can elicit both fun as well as meaning.
5 Magical Display Some use fun illusions while others
may be shows of great ability.
6 Mass/Prayer. Large vigils or solemn prayers can be used
to signfy one's connection to the festival.
7 Martial Display. Acts of strength and dexterity can be
entertaining for party-goers.
8 Costume. Vibrant displays or historical replicas,
costumes are a fun way for people to disguise who
they actually are.
Sacrifice
d6 Sacrifice Examples
1 Fasting. Whether it is going for a time without food or
giving up something else you use often, forgoing
without it shows your determination.
2 Vow of Silence. Giving up something as integral as
talking can make many situations much more difficult.
3 Possession. Letting go of something you are attached
to signifies how much you may appreciate something
else.
4 Limb. As a great show of sacrifice, some may have a
finger, toe, ear or more removed to show the intesity
of their sacrifice, even if the limb may be restored
magically afterwards.
5 Drown. In a ritualistic manner, some give their lives to
see what is beyond the veil, only to be brought back
afterwards.
6 Abstinance. Going without your magic or being able to
weild your weapon can make the most devout
struggle.
Storytelling
d6 Storytelling Examples
1 Spooky. Eliciting the flight or fight response via a scary
story can have a fun yet terrifying effect.
2 Historical. The retelling of events, albeit with the bias
of the story teller. Whether it drones on or is a
fascinating tale is up to the story teller.
3 Tattoo. A permanent commitment to the story you are
telling physically on your body.
4 Poem/Song. A more melodic approach to the story
may help some pay better attention.
5 Communal. In a fun twist, each person goes around
adding the next part to the story told before them.
6 Illusion. Magical enhancements in the forms of
illusions help visulaize the grand story being told.
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 Complications
Parties are fun but the parts that don't go right are what make
them memorable. Below are tables that can add some drama
to this normally delightful experience. The Complications
table gives you the type of problem they will face and there
are secondary tables with speficic examples of these
problems. These complications can be thrown in at anytime
during the festival. They might face this problem before the
festival even starts or it might conclude the festival
completelty. Some complications may require problem-
solving while others may incorporate combat encounters. It is
up to the DM to decide on the severity of the complication
and how to resolve it.
Complications
d6 Complication Types
1 Party Crashers.
2 Major Accident.
3 Unfortunate Weather.
4 Important People.
5 On the Loose.
6 Missing Things.
Secondary Complication Tables
Below are tables that can be rolled on for specifc examples of
the complication that occurs during the festival. The number
of combatants or the severity of the problem can be altered to
fit your party.
Party Crashers
d4 Examples
1 Rivals. Some towns may have an advesarial town neraby
and a festival is a great time to catch someone off
guard.
2 Squatter. A group of people or a large creature has
taken up residence in the middle of the festival and
refuses to leave.
3 Drunks. While drinking may be a part of many festivals,
those who partake too much may cause trouble
around the festival.
4 Attack. In the midst of a festival, a creature begins
attacking the town.
Major Accident
d4 Examples
1 Collapse. A buidling, statue, or stands collapse and hurt
and trap citizens underneathe.
2 Quake. The ground begins shaking and the ground
underneathe everyone begins splitting.
3 Explosion. Whether right in front of the party or
somewhere else in town, people are going to be hurt
and need assistance.
4 Sick. A wave of people are getting sick and nobody
knows what is causing it.
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Unfortunate Weather
d4 Examples
1 Thunderstorm. A torrential rainstorm washes out
anything not covered and lightning appears to be
getting closer.
2 Amnesia. A large pink fog washes over the city and
those caught in it forget who they are or why they are
there.
3 Blizzard. Snow and ice blanket the streets making it
hard for anyone to get home and take shelter.
4 Sweltering Heat. The temperature rises to an
uncomfortable heat. Fear of those fainting from the
heat or temperaments equaling rising cause many
problems.
Important People
d4 Examples
1 Ressurection. Someone thought lost has mysteriously
shown back up.
2 Antagonist. A threat the party had encountered earlier
has shown back up to attack at an inopportune time.
3 End. A prominant leader against the festivities is
demanding people to stop.
4 Diety. Not all dieties might be pleased for the reason of
the festivities and come down to intervene.
On the Loose
d4 Examples
1 Stampede. A group of beasts have broken free from
their corral and are running through the town.
2 Tricksters. A bunch of magical pixies or other
mischievious creatures are playing tricks on the
people.
3 Catch. Whether by accident or on purpose, a bunch of
greased up pigs or other elusive creatures need to be
captured before the festivities can continue.
4 Danger. A citizen was hiding a large and dangerous
creature but has lost control of it.
Missing Things
d4 Examples
1 Guest of Honor. The person the festival is being held
for cannot be found.
2 Supplies. An important stock of supplies needed for
the party has be taken.
3 Magic. All casters are finding that their magic is not
working but the festival is relying on their spells. What
could be causing this?
4 Entertainment. The performers that bring entertainment
to the festival have be kidnapped.
Finale
A festival is not complete until a final grand gesture is made.
These finales help make the festival feel like it is ending and
the next event of the story can happen. Roll on a the Finale
table to find a way to end your festival.
Finale
d12 Examples
1 Magical Conclusion. A group of casters combine their
efforts into one final display of their magical might.
2 Parade. The entire town looks upon the march of
those the festival is centered upon or the whole town
is on the march.
3 Fireworks. Explosions of sound and color fill the night
sky.
4 Visions. A deeper connection now gained allows
people to gain a glimpse of their future yet to come.
5 Blessing. Those honored in the festival are bestowed
a blessing.
6 Concert. One last hoorah of song and dance gathers
everyone together to say goodbye.
7 Stop When You Drop. The party goes on for days and
only ends once the attendants of the party just can't
party any more.
8 Intervention. A being is called upon and reveals
themselves in a final display.
9 Promises. Everyone goes around telling of future
promises they hope to uphold.
10 Release. Lanterns with messages of importance or
released in the sky in a symbolic gesture of letting go.
11 Hunt. Some may have a final hunt for a beast or
creature to conclude the party.
12 Complication. Not every ending is planned. Roll on
the Complications table for an additional problem
that ends the festival preamaturely.

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Pre-Made Festivals
Here are some pre-made festivals, using this planner, for
quick use in any game. Any part of the festival that does not fit
can be swapped or replaced with a different option.
Bargain Bonanza
Reason - Community Gathering: Market
Celebrations
1. Games: Goblin Catch
2. Decorations: Artwork
3. Storytelling: Poem/Song
4. Gifts: Souvenirs
5. Food and Drink: Yeti Flanks
Complication - On the Loose: Stampede
Finale - Blessing (waukeen)
At the Bargain Bonanza artisans, craftsmen and tradesmen
alike offer their goods at the most competitive pricing
possible. You can usually find goods for 25% - 50% off of their
normal value. When you enter the festival, you can find
beautiful works of art strewn about, all of which are on sale.
People go around buying goods to bring home to loved ones.
It is also said that reciting a poem or singing a song of praise
to the vendor will yield you an additional discount to their
already low prices. In true bargaining form, a meat vendor
has some yeti flanks for sale at next to cost pricing as they try
to get rid of them before they go bad. At the center of town in
a exhibition is the Goblin Catch game. A physical
representation of trying to catch the best deal. However, in
the middle of all of the haggling, screams cry out as a
stampede of camels from the camel vendor are running
through town, knocking over stands and breaking products. A
group of shoppers are right in the their path and need saving.
Once all is calmed down and the fetival draws to an end.
Blessings are bestowed upon those who have both sold and
purchased items by Waukeen, the Godess of commerce. for
the next 1d8 days, you have adavantage on Charisma
(Persuasison) checks when haggling for better prices.
An Impromptu Restoration
Reason - Appeasement: Omen
Celebrations
1. Storytelling: Poem/Song
2. Deeds: Preservation
3. Deeds: Thanks
Complication - Missing Things: Magic
Finale - Visions
A town is normally blessed with a wellspring of magic.
However, an omen is given by the town's soothsayer that the
being who bestows this gift is unhappy. The soothsayer
commands the people to use this magical gift to clean up the
surrounding area from the fall out of their negelgance,
showing thanks for the gift they have been given.
Unfortunately, part way through the festival, people notice
their magic no longer working. Now they must find ways to
show thanks to this being without their gift.
After finding a way to restore magic, a vision of an even
stronger gift is to be received. The DM can allow each player
to select a spell of spell level 3 or lower. The character can
cast this spell once a day without expending a spell slot.
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Renewal
Reason - Seasonal: Spring
Celebrations
1. Sacrifice: Abstinance
2. Food and Drink: Esrever Klat
3. Deeds: Preservation
4. Contests: Race
Complication - Major Accident: Sick
Finale - Promises
For the Renewal festival, spring holds a special meaning of
rebirth of those that live in the natural world. For the
celebration, everyone goes without eating any meat or killing
any creature to show respect to the new life being born. The
only food that is eaten is the Erever Klat, which makes it
somewhat hard to communicate for much of the festivities.
Some celebrate the spring with acts of preservation. New
plants are put in the soil while others build habitats to ensure
the new life has a chance to grow. Others celebrate the lives
they protect by showing their strength in a race. All sorts of
beasts can be used in this race, each having their own
strengths to help them win.
Unfortunately, one of the threats to life is disease. A
sickness washes over the festival as beasts and people alike
succomb to it. What is causing it and how to treat it will need
to be discovered?
When all are well again, the festival ends with each person
making a promise to how they will respect life going forward.
Search for Power
Reason - Life Event: Obtaining Property
Celebrations
1. Food and Drink: Giganto Potatoes
2. Performances: Magical Display
3. Contests: Feat of Strength
Complication - Major Accident: Collapse
Finale - Parade
The new ruler of the town is holding a festival to find the
most powerful of its citizens. Whether to fight, defend, or just
recognize, people from all over come to compete in trials to
determine who is the most powerful.
In an exhibition, caster and brawlers alike compete in
various displays of their might. Some proving they have the
strongest abilities when it comes to the mages. Others lift
and throw the heaviset boulders that can be found. While all
of this is happening, onlookers and contestants eat their
giganto potatoes in a sign of being the biggest they can be.
However, while the displays of might occur, the stands in
which the viewers sit in collapes, albiet a secretive plan of the
ruler to see just who can solve this dilemma and save the
people.
Once the rubble has been cleared and the bystanders
healed, a parade is held for those who proved to be the most
powerful.
New Moon
Reason - Celestial: Moon Phase
Celebrations
1. Food and : Fried Beholder
2. Contests: Endurance
3. Atonement: Mass/Prayer
4. Gifts: Grabs
5. Storytelling: Communal
Complication - Party Crashers: Attack
Finale - Magical Conclusion
Each time the moon hits a new moon phase, the town
celebrates to welcome the next period of time. The bulk of
this celebration is held overnight as those in attendance must
endure and try to stay up for the whole night. To help those
keep their eyes open, Fried Beholder is served to keep at
least one eye open. In addition to staying up, mass is held by
the religious leaders of the town while others share in a
communal story. Those who fall asleep miss their opporunity
to grab the gifts that are given out during the festival.
In the middle of the night, a cry can be heard from a
creature that begins rampaging through the town. The
darkness of the new moon making it hard to see the creature.
Once the sun begins to rise, all those who can cast daylight
or any other light spell release their magic to welcome in the
new day and the end of the festival
Songs of Praise
Reason - Anniversary: Birthday
Celebrations
1. Food and Drink: Tingling Tea
2. Games: Maze
3. Performances: Song/Music
Complication - Missing Things: Entertainment
Finale - Release
On an important person's birthday, the air is filled with the
sounds of music. The party begins with toasts while drinking
some Tingling Tea. After which, party-goers have to make
their way to a concert in the middle of a maze.
However, when those make it to the center, the band is
nowhere to be seen and need to be found.
After the band is found, they perform while everyone puts a
nice message about the birthday person attached to a paper
lantern and is set loose during the last song. The nice
messages eventually fall back to the ground and can be found
by the birthday person.
Misdeeds
Reason - Mythical Legend: Repairs
Celebrations
1. Sacrifice: Vow of Silence
2. Decorations: Dirty Laundry
Complication - On the Loose: Tricksters
Finale - Promises
On the fourth night of the fourth week of the fourth month,
townsfolk look to a mysterious creature who is said to come
and repair wounded hearts. However, to do so, the people
display all of their mistakes they have done wrong. In a vow of
silence, nothing is talked about, just displayed as no
judegement from others can be given.
Unfortunately, some Quicklings have a agenda of their own
and begin mixing up everyone's dirty laundry and it must be
sorted out before the night comes.
When the festival ends, all wrong-doing for the year is
forgiven and new promises are made to those hurt to ensure
a better year.
Syncretism
Reason - Religious: Holy Day
Celebrations
1. Games: Scavenger Hunt
2. Atonement: Apologizing
3. Contests: Eating/Drinking
4. Performances: Dance
Complication - Important People: Diety
Finale - Intervention
In a town where multiple dieties are worhsipped, at the end
of the week families gather together to celebrate their own
patron. Some gather in communal areas while others just
celebrate in their homes.
Depending on the diety worshipped, the celebrations look
different from home to home. But a variety of food and drink
are quickly consumed in a display of contest, apologizing to
each, dancing, or kids doing a scavenger hunt make this
occasion unique and fun for each family.
However, a diety that is not being worshipped is jealous
and comes to cause mayhem by destroying things around
town, either themself or an avatar of theirs.
After being stopped, forms of the dieties being worshipped
appear to show appreaction for the celebrations.
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