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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 1824978" data-attributes="member: 9410">Each contest has an entry fee.  Most is 1 CP, some others cost a lot (The Joust, for instance).Here's what I used:1) Aid the Alchemist - He calls for Acetic Acid, you hand him the bottle of Vinegar, etc...  PCs without Alchemy may select items, choose at random, etc.2) Archery Contest - shooting at a target.3) Word-Scrambles - Unscramble as many as you can, in one minute.4) Poetry Contest - Best poem wins.  Make the PCs do their own!5) Coin Toss - 10 tosses, predicted in advance, most correct wins.6) The Price Is Right! - Whoever gets the closest, without going over, wins the item.  Large entry fee.7) Greased-Pig Catching - The PCs loved this one!  Grapple & pin, to win!8) Trivia Contest - Knowledge (Local), player knowledge, or luck wins.9) Rapid Assembly Contest - Put together a buncha gizmos in the least time.10) Name That Tuner - Name the metal a tuning fork is made of.  Listen closely!11) Name That Tune! - Bards usually win.  Include some instrumentals, without words (The Blue Danube, for instance).12) Ring-Joust - Since, in my campaign, the local lords had outlawed all martial contests (Sword-figting, Wrestling, Boxing, etc.), a large metal ring has hung from a spar, suspended from a pole, and knights attempted to catch it on the ends of their lances.  Two attempts, those not spearing a ring didn't advance to the next round.  Entrants had to provide their own mount, saddle, reigns, and lance, and pay a large fee.  Half went to the town, half to the winner (last knight in).13) Fire-Making - First one to get a fire started, without matches, magic, etc.14) Strongman Contest - He who lifts the most, wins.15) Wargaming - Miniature warfare.  Each troop has special abilities.  Wipe out all opponents to win.16) Hacking - Make a throne/chair, with only an axe.  Best two are used to seat The Fairest of the Fair.17) What's Wrong With This? - Pictures are presented for one second.  Most anomalies spotted wins.  (Show the players "Dogs Playing Poker", for instance).18) Sneaking Past - Stealth past a blind-folded Judge without being heard.19) Pole-climbing - Get to the top of a pole, stand on it, and get back down, without falling, and before your opponents.  Fastest time wins.  Equipment provided.20) The Fairest of the Fair - CHR-based, but success in previous events adds +1/event.Obviously, other events can be added...I was surprised at the skullduggery PCs will get into to win dishonestly, too!   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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