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1001 Holiday Ideas.

Started by Stargate525, May 22, 2007, 09:57:10 PM

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Stargate525

Yes, we have our first 1001 thread, and I expect EVERYONE to contribute.  :D

Like it says above, it's a list of (hopefully)1001 ideas for campaign holidays. I'll get the obvious ones out of the way.

1. Celebration of the New Year.
2. Day of Independence/Founding.
3. Commemoration of a Battle.
4. Birthday of a Ruler.
5. Celebration revolving around ANY celestial event.
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6. The changing of seasons
7. The death of a hated ruler
8. Birthday of an important hero
9. Commemoration of a religious/mythical event (The Day Sicloran Murdered his Shadow and Slew Mighty Tharak, etc.)
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

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10. Memorial for the dead
11. Commemoration of day magic came into being
12. Celebrations of the hunt
13. Celebrattions of patriotism
14. Celebrations regarding geographical anomalies
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15. Celebrating the harvest.

NOTE: the following only really work for small communities

16. Celebrating a marriage
17. Celebrating a birth
18. Mourning a death
19. Celebrating a birthday
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20. an equinox
21. a solstice
22. end of a terrible war.

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23. the birth of a good god.
24. The death of a evil god.
25. A king/queen's birthday
26. End of the harvest season.
27. Important technological/magical discovery.
28. Birth of a race.
29. (evil societies) Destruction of a hated race.
30. Creation of the universe.
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31. Celebration of day city/town/hamlet was made.
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A holiday created for a race, culture, or religious following because everybody else had one and they wanted one too. :)
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Stargate525

Quote from: Phoenix KnightI fear your expectations may be disappointed.
I never said I expected to get to 1001, just that all the regulars contribute.

And you cheated. one of the first ones was any celestial event.
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I think this is 33:  Hedonfest!  A Valentine's Day for continua that don't have a Saint Valentine.  Celebrates romance/pleasure for it's own sake.

34:  Arbor Day.  Might dovetail with one of the previous suggestions, but it occurs to me that in a campain in which Druids have real power, this one would be freaking HUGE.

35:  Manna Convergence.  In any campaign in which magic is real, some forms of magic might strengthen or weaken unusually at certain times of the year.  On these days, folks will undoubtedly adjust their routines to take advatage/stay out of the way of the results.

36:  The Day of the Holy Trickster.  What campaign would be complete without an April Fool's equivalent?
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whatever, you post, from experience on many, many 1001 threads, NUMBER YOUR IDEAS!!!!
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If you're playing epic, pause for a moment to laugh at WotC's farcical cosmic entity stats and move on. They aren't there to be taken seriously. Trust me. They aren't even suitable for use as avatars. -WotC Epic Boards, Epic FAQ

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Dwight: "Fearless, Alphamale, Jackhammer...... MERCILESS!"
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amikaligula

37:  Speakday.  Say there is an oracle who can only give a prophecy on a certain day of the year.    Well, this is the day
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beejazz

Quote from: Xathan, Actually Back This Time23. the birth of a good god.
24. The death of a evil god.
38. the death of a good god. (martyrdom!)
39. the birth of an evil god. (fearful toadying!)
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What?
England.
Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then?

limetom

40. Celebrating boys.

41. Celebrating girls.

42. Celebrating children.

43. Celebrating the elderly.

44. Coming of age ceremony: Since this is not on an individual level this holiday can be for everyone who reaches a certain age within the current year, or experiences a certain event in this year, such as menarche (in females),  voice change (in males), or some other event related to puberty.

45. Worker's Day: In a similar vein to Boxing Day, employers give gifts to their employees.  Alternatively, it could be a day of rest from work.

Stargate525

46. Celebration of the Military, honoring and remembering their sacrifice.

47. Tournament Day. A day when tournaments are held in all major cities.
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