run a giveaway with a button to enter, roles that get extra entries, and requirements for who can enter. entries stick, and the draw still happens if drain restarts.

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starting one

everything except info and list needs manage server or manage messages. duration, how many winners, then the prize. options go after the prize.
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1m to 60d
how long it runs
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1 to 20
how many people win
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up to 200 characters
what they win
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channel
where to post it. defaults to here
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up to 800 characters
more about the prize
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role
a role to ping when it starts
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up to 10 roles
only people with one of these can enter
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up to 10 roles
people with these can’t enter
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days
how old their discord account has to be
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days
how long they have to have been in the server
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switch
only server boosters can enter
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role
skips every requirement, but gets one entry and no bonus

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entering

people press enter giveaway. drain tells them privately that they’re in. pressing it again takes them back out. the button greys out while a giveaway is paused or once it’s over.

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running it

name a giveaway by its message link or id.
,gw edit --duration 2h sets it to end two hours from now. to add time on, use extend.
,gw reroll <message> draws one more winner. give a count to draw several, or a slot number to replace one particular winner. people who already won are never drawn again.

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bonus entries and requirements

a bonus is 1 to 100 extra entries for a role, and nobody can hold more than 101. winners are drawn by weight, so more entries means better odds, not a guaranteed win.

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when it ends

drain posts the result in the channel, redraws the giveaway as ended with its button greyed out, and dms each winner.
a giveaway ends on time even if drain restarted while it was running.

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every command

,gw works anywhere ,giveaway does.

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worth knowing

  • giveaways go in text channels or threads. drain needs to view and send messages there, and so do you
  • a paused giveaway has to be resumed before you can end it