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Dungeons & Dragons Challenge



Sign-ups are open until February 28th.
The challenge is open-ended.

The Challenge

1. Comment here to sign up, and I will create a personal challenge thread for you.

2. You will create your adventurer step by step: first by reading for a race/class, then a weapon, then a companion. Each of these will come with a one-time-use advantage to help you later in the challenge.

3. After your character is ready, you will begin the journey. At each stage, you will face a short story and a choice of tasks. The book you choose to read will determine the path your story takes.

4. To move forward, you must read for at least one of the tasks presented. You can only choose one task per branch — but you may use your earned advantages to skip or bend a rule if you wish.

5. Please make a completion post in your thread using this template:

Book/Author:
Date completed:
Task:
How it fits:

6. If you feel stuck, you may use 5 points to skip a task.

7. Completing a task gives you 2 points. Completing the challenge gives you 25 points.

8. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.

CHARACTER

Race/Class

Read a book from a genre you usually don't read.

This will determine your race/class.

Book: Zijn we slim genoeg om te weten hoe slim dieren zijn?
Author! Frans de Waal
Read: 8 october
Pages: 336

Genre: non fuction
How it fits: I usually don’t read non fiction. In that genre I usually read short essays, or articles

Dwarf Rogue

You are sturdy and clever, always ready to dig into the unknown.
Advantage: “Hidden Shortcut” – Once, you may skip a prompt entirely without penalty.

Weapon

Read a book and tell me the page count and format.
This will determine your weapon.

Book: Notities voor John
Author: Joan Didion
Read: 14 october
Pages: 244 p.

Dagger

Quick, light, but deadly in the right hands.
Advantage: “Swift Strike” – Once, you can complete a prompt with a short story/novella instead of a full book.

Companion

Read a book that meets the guidelines.
The title will determine your companion.

Book: Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier
Author: Patrick Modiano
Read: 22 october
Pages: 148 p.

I was a bit unsure on my task , so I choose a short novel.

Cat 🐈

Independent and clever.
Advantage: “Nine Lives” – Once, you may re-roll/re-draw the outcome of a dice roll or random prompt if you don’t like the result (you must take the second one).

🌄 The First Quest: The Call to Adventure

The air is crisp as dawn breaks over your quiet village. Life has always been simple here — until today. A mysterious figure in a dark cloak arrives at the village gates, carrying a scroll sealed with an unfamiliar crest. They call for brave souls to leave the safety of the village and journey into the unknown.
As you step forward, the figure hands you the scroll. Inside, it reads:

“Choose your first step wisely, for your path will shape the fate of your journey…”

⚔️ Choose Your Path (Read one book):

The Forest Path 🌲

Prompt: Read a book with green on the cover.
Outcome: You follow winding trails into the forest. Strange whispers echo among the trees — something magical is watching.

The Mountain Pass ⛰️

Prompt: Read a book over 400 pages.
Outcome: The climb is harsh, but the view is breathtaking. High above the world, you find ruins carved into the cliffs — but they’re not abandoned.

The River Road 🌊

Prompt: Read a book set in another country.
Outcome: You journey along rushing waters, where merchants and wanderers trade stories. Yet rumors of bandits make every crossing dangerous.

The Shadowed Alley 🌑

Prompt: Read a book with "shadow" or "alley" in the title.
Outcome: You slip into the backstreets of a crumbling city. Eyes follow you from the shadows, and a dangerous secret is about to be uncovered.

The Mountain Pass ⛰️

Book: Cirkel der dagen
Author: Ken Follett
Read: 21 november
Pages: 563

How it fits: over 400 pages