diff --git a/src/buttons/_index.ts b/src/buttons/_index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6927f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/buttons/_index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { Button } from '../types/commandTypes.ts';
+import { createEventButton } from './event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts';
+import { createCustomEventButton } from './event-creation/step1a-openCustomModal.ts';
+
+export const buttons: Array<Button> = [createEventButton, createCustomEventButton];
diff --git a/src/buttons/event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts b/src/buttons/event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts
index 71a0abf..0517500 100644
--- a/src/buttons/event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { ActionRow, ApplicationCommandFlags, ApplicationCommandTypes, Bot, Butto
 import { infoColor1, somethingWentWrong } from '../../commandUtils.ts';
 import { CommandDetails } from '../../types/commandTypes.ts';
 import { Activities } from './activities.ts';
-import { generateActionRow, generateMapId, getNestedActivity, pathIdxEnder, pathIdxSeparator } from './utils.ts';
+import { deleteTokenEarly, generateActionRow, generateMapId, getNestedActivity, pathIdxEnder, pathIdxSeparator, tokenMap } from './utils.ts';
 import utils from '../../utils.ts';
+import { customId as createCustomActivityBtnId } from './step1a-openCustomModal.ts';
 
 export const customId = 'gameSel';
 const slashCommandName = 'create-event';
@@ -16,17 +17,12 @@ const details: CommandDetails = {
 	type: ApplicationCommandTypes.ChatInput,
 };
 
-const tokenMap: Map<string, {
-	token: string;
-	timeoutId: number;
-}> = new Map();
-
 const customEventRow: ActionRow = {
 	type: MessageComponentTypes.ActionRow,
 	components: [{
 		type: MessageComponentTypes.Button,
 		label: 'Create Custom Event',
-		customId,
+		customId: createCustomActivityBtnId,
 		style: ButtonStyles.Primary,
 	}],
 };
@@ -39,10 +35,7 @@ const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 
 		if (interaction.data.values && interaction.data.values[0] && interaction.data.values[0].endsWith(pathIdxEnder)) {
 			// User selected activity, give them the details modal and delete the selectMenus
-			bot.helpers.deleteOriginalInteractionResponse(tokenMap.get(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id))?.token || '').catch((e: Error) =>
-				utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('step1-gameSelection.ts:nextStep', interaction, e)
-			);
-			tokenMap.delete(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id));
+			await deleteTokenEarly(bot, interaction, interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id);
 			bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
 				type: InteractionResponseTypes.Modal,
 				data: {
@@ -79,6 +72,7 @@ const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 							customId: 'eventDescription',
 							label: 'Description:',
 							style: TextStyles.Paragraph,
+							required: false,
 						}],
 					}],
 				},
@@ -113,22 +107,14 @@ const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 			}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('step1-gameSelection.ts:edit', interaction, e));
 		} else {
 			// Delete old token entry if it exists
-			if (tokenMap.has(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id))) {
-				bot.helpers.deleteOriginalInteractionResponse(tokenMap.get(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id))?.token || '').catch((e: Error) =>
-					utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('step1-gameSelection.ts:cleanup', interaction, e)
-				);
-				tokenMap.delete(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id));
-			}
+			await deleteTokenEarly(bot, interaction, interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id);
 
 			// Store token for later use
 			tokenMap.set(generateMapId(interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id), {
 				token: interaction.token,
 				timeoutId: setTimeout(
-					(guildId, channelId, memberId) => {
-						bot.helpers.deleteOriginalInteractionResponse(tokenMap.get(generateMapId(guildId, channelId, memberId))?.token || '').catch((e: Error) =>
-							utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('step1-gameSelection.ts:delete', interaction, e)
-						);
-						tokenMap.delete(generateMapId(guildId, channelId, memberId));
+					(guildId, channelId, userId) => {
+						deleteTokenEarly(bot, interaction, guildId, channelId, userId);
 					},
 					tokenTimeoutMS,
 					interaction.guildId,
diff --git a/src/buttons/event-creation/step1a-openCustomModal.ts b/src/buttons/event-creation/step1a-openCustomModal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa2f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/buttons/event-creation/step1a-openCustomModal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { Bot, Interaction, InteractionResponseTypes, MessageComponentTypes, TextStyles } from '../../../deps.ts';
+import { deleteTokenEarly } from './utils.ts';
+import utils from '../../utils.ts';
+
+export const customId = 'createCustomActivity';
+
+export const activityTitleId = 'activityTitle';
+export const activitySubtitleId = 'activitySubtitle';
+export const activityMaxPlayersId = 'activityMaxPlayers';
+
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+	if (interaction.member && interaction.guildId && interaction.channelId) {
+		await deleteTokenEarly(bot, interaction, interaction.guildId, interaction.channelId, interaction.member.id);
+		bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
+			type: InteractionResponseTypes.Modal,
+			data: {
+				title: 'Create Custom Activity',
+				customId: 'temp', //TODO: fix
+				components: [{
+					type: MessageComponentTypes.ActionRow,
+					components: [{
+						type: MessageComponentTypes.InputText,
+						customId: activityTitleId,
+						label: 'Activity Title:',
+						style: TextStyles.Short,
+					}],
+				}, {
+					type: MessageComponentTypes.ActionRow,
+					components: [{
+						type: MessageComponentTypes.InputText,
+						customId: activitySubtitleId,
+						label: 'Activity Subtitle:',
+						style: TextStyles.Short,
+					}],
+				}, {
+					type: MessageComponentTypes.ActionRow,
+					components: [{
+						type: MessageComponentTypes.InputText,
+						customId: activityMaxPlayersId,
+						label: 'Max Players:',
+						style: TextStyles.Short,
+					}],
+				}],
+			},
+		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('step1a-openCustomModal.ts:modal', interaction, e));
+	}
+};
+
+export const createCustomEventButton = {
+	customId,
+	execute,
+};
diff --git a/src/buttons/event-creation/utils.ts b/src/buttons/event-creation/utils.ts
index 0867841..c8c9700 100644
--- a/src/buttons/event-creation/utils.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/event-creation/utils.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import { Activity } from './activities.ts';
-import { ActionRow, MessageComponentTypes, SelectOption } from '../../../deps.ts';
+import { ActionRow, Bot, Interaction, MessageComponentTypes, SelectOption } from '../../../deps.ts';
+import utils from '../../utils.ts';
 
 export const pathIdxSeparator = '|';
 export const pathIdxEnder = '&';
 
+export const tokenMap: Map<string, {
+	token: string;
+	timeoutId: number;
+}> = new Map();
+
 export const getNestedActivity = (idxPath: Array<number>, activities: Array<Activity>): Array<Activity> => {
 	const nextIdx = idxPath[0];
 	if (idxPath.length && activities[nextIdx] && activities[nextIdx].options) {
@@ -31,3 +37,14 @@ export const generateActionRow = (baseValue: string, activities: Array<Activity>
 });
 
 export const generateMapId = (guildId: bigint, channelId: bigint, userId: bigint) => `${guildId}-${channelId}-${userId}`;
+
+export const deleteTokenEarly = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction, guildId: bigint, channelId: bigint, userId: bigint) => {
+	const tokenMapEntry = tokenMap.get(generateMapId(guildId, channelId, userId));
+	if (tokenMapEntry && tokenMapEntry.token) {
+		await bot.helpers.deleteOriginalInteractionResponse(tokenMap.get(generateMapId(guildId, channelId, userId))?.token || '').catch((e: Error) =>
+			utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts:deleteTokenEarly', interaction, e)
+		);
+		clearTimeout(tokenMapEntry.timeoutId);
+		tokenMap.delete(generateMapId(guildId, channelId, userId));
+	}
+};
diff --git a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
index fae2f3c..342d643 100644
--- a/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/interactionCreate.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { Bot, BotWithCache, Interaction } from '../../deps.ts';
+import { buttons } from '../buttons/_index.ts';
 import { commands } from '../commands/_index.ts';
 
-import { Button } from '../types/commandTypes.ts';
-import { createEventButton } from '../buttons/event-creation/step1-gameSelection.ts';
-
-const buttons: Array<Button> = [createEventButton];
-
 const commandNames: Array<string> = commands.map((command) => command.details.name);
 const buttonNames: Array<string> = buttons.map((button) => button.customId);