homebrew
homebrew Lexical Profile
homebrew Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Beer, cider, mead, or another alcoholic beverage fermented and brewed at home rather than produced commercially.
"He brought a few bottles of his latest pale ale homebrew to share at the neighborhood barbecue."
Software, video games, or hardware modifications developed by hobbyists and enthusiasts, especially to run on proprietary consoles that do not officially support user-created code.
"Installing custom firmware allowed the handheld console to run emulators and independent homebrew."
Custom rules, settings, characters, or scenarios created by players for a tabletop role-playing game outside of the official published materials.
"Our gaming group prefers playing in a custom fantasy world built entirely from the gamemaster's own homebrew."
• adjective
Brewed, created, or modified at home by an amateur rather than produced commercially (used especially of alcoholic beverages, computing software, or tabletop game content).
"The Dungeon Master introduced several homebrew rules to make the combat system more dynamic."
• verb
To ferment and brew beer, cider, or other alcoholic beverages at home for personal consumption.
"They decided to homebrew a batch of stout in their basement for the winter holidays."
To design or program custom software, hardware, or tabletop game content as an amateur or hobbyist.
"She decided to homebrew a new character class when none of the official options fit her concept."