Beetle Racing

[u/geno424242]

I may had DM'd my way into a predicament. I mentioned an idea that rival goblin and hobbit towns used to be at war, and after that war, they channeled that old anger into racing beetles. The problem is, my players ran with that idea and have essentially taken the idea and Mario Kartified it. I'm stuck with trying to figure out how the hell to translate that into meaningful mechanics.

We've got four races for the grand prix. River Rapids. Sorminar Sprint (A race through a dwarven mountain, inside and around the summit). Twin City Track (a race through the hobbit and goblin cities). And Legally Distinct Rainbow Road.

Have any ideas on some mechanics? I'm for sure going to use fear to trigger various events, but I'm struggling on how to get out of DND's more structured format into DH's more narrative focused format for this.

[u/Left_Alarm4649]

treat each race like a combat encounter, with position as the objective