diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bfd138e615..c0d3404dff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@
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+      "integrity": "sha1-7ihweulOEdK4J7y+UnC86n8+ce4="
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     "@types/jsonwebtoken": {
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+      "integrity": "sha1-wqAU7b8L7XCjKSBi7UZXe5YSBnk="
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-      "integrity": "sha1-SMptcvbGo68Aqa1K5odr44ieKwk="
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+      "integrity": "sha1-LRd/ZS+jHpObRDjVNBSZ36OCXpk=",
       "dev": true
     },
     "lodash.includes": {
@@ -12777,7 +12777,7 @@
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+          "integrity": "sha512-Tpp60P6IUJDTuOq/5Z8cdskzJujfwqfOTkrwIwj7IRISpnkJnT6SyJ4PCPnGMoFjC9ddhal5KVIYtAt97ix05A=="
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@@ -13144,7 +13144,7 @@
     "nopt": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nopt/-/nopt-1.0.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-bd0hvSoxQXuScn3Vhfim83YI6+4=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NWmpvLSqUrgrAC9HCuxEvb+PSloHpqVu+FqcO4eeF2h5qYRhA7ev6KvelyQAKtegUbC6RypJnlEOhd8vloNKYg==",
       "requires": {
         "abbrev": "1"
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@@ -14209,7 +14209,7 @@
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       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pause/-/pause-0.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-HUCLP9t2kjuVQ9lvtMnf1TXZy10="
+      "integrity": "sha512-KG8UEiEVkR3wGEb4m5yZkVCzigAD+cVEJck2CzYZO37ZGJfctvVptVO192MwrtPhzONn6go8ylnOdMhKqi4nfg=="
     },
     "pause-stream": {
       "version": "0.0.11",
@@ -15363,7 +15363,7 @@
     "secure-keys": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/secure-keys/-/secure-keys-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-8MgtmKOxOah3aogIBQuCRDEIf8o="
+      "integrity": "sha512-nZi59hW3Sl5P3+wOO89eHBAAGwmCPd2aE1+dLZV5MO+ItQctIvAqihzaAXIQhvtH4KJPxM080HsnqltR2y8cWg=="
     },
     "seek-bzip": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
@@ -15755,7 +15755,7 @@
     "sliced": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sliced/-/sliced-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-CzpmK10Ewxd7GSa+qCsD+Dei70E="
+      "integrity": "sha512-VZBmZP8WU3sMOZm1bdgTadsQbcscK0UM8oKxKVBs4XAhUo2Xxzm/OFMGBkPusxw9xL3Uy8LrzEqGqJhclsr0yA=="
     },
     "snapdragon": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
@@ -16445,7 +16445,7 @@
     "strip-bom": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-bom/-/strip-bom-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vavAMRXOgBVNF6nyEEmL3DBK19iRpDcoIwW+swQ+CbGiu7lju6t+JklA1MHweoWtadgt4ISVUsXLyDq34ddcwA=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-IzTBjpx1n3vdVv3vfprj1YjmjtM="
     },
     "strip-bom-stream": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ba2962ce4..382de76f9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     "client:unit": "cd website/client && npm run test:unit",
     "start": "gulp nodemon",
     "debug": "gulp nodemon --inspect",
-    "mongo:dev": "run-rs -v 4.1.1 -l ubuntu1804 --keep --dbpath mongodb-data --number 1 --quiet",
+    "mongo:dev": "run-rs -v 5.0.23 -l ubuntu1804 --keep --dbpath mongodb-data --number 1 --quiet",
     "postinstall": "git config --global url.\"https://\".insteadOf git:// && gulp build && cd website/client && npm install",
     "apidoc": "gulp apidoc"
   },
diff --git a/website/client/package-lock.json b/website/client/package-lock.json
index fede38631d..7c76d89290 100644
--- a/website/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/website/client/package-lock.json
@@ -18076,7 +18076,7 @@
     "strip-bom": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-bom/-/strip-bom-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vavAMRXOgBVNF6nyEEmL3DBK19iRpDcoIwW+swQ+CbGiu7lju6t+JklA1MHweoWtadgt4ISVUsXLyDq34ddcwA=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-IzTBjpx1n3vdVv3vfprj1YjmjtM="
     },
     "strip-eof": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/website/client/src/assets/scss/button.scss b/website/client/src/assets/scss/button.scss
index 5af924ae93..c45f9a8396 100644
--- a/website/client/src/assets/scss/button.scss
+++ b/website/client/src/assets/scss/button.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 
   &:disabled, &.disabled {
     cursor: default;
+    color: $gray-50;
     opacity: 0.75;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(26, 24, 29, 0.12), 0 1px 2px 0 rgba(26, 24, 29, 0.24);
+    background-color: $gray-700;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+
+    .svg {
+      color: $gray-300;
+    }
   }
 
   &.with-icon {
@@ -77,16 +85,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  &:disabled, &.disabled {
-    background: $gray-700;
-    border: 1px solid transparent;
-    cursor: default;
-    color: $gray-50;
-
-    --icon-color: #{$gray-300};
-  }
-
-
   &.with-icon {
     .svg-icon.color {
       color: var(--icon-color);
@@ -134,19 +132,12 @@
       border: 1px solid transparent;
 
       --icon-color: #{$purple-300};
+      .svg {
+        color: $purple-300;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  &:disabled, &.disabled {
-    color: $gray-50;
-    background: $white;
-    border: 1px solid transparent;
-    cursor: default;
-    opacity: 0.75;
-
-    --icon-color: #{$gray-300};
-  }
-
   &.with-icon {
     .svg-icon.color {
       color: var(--icon-color);
@@ -181,13 +172,6 @@
     background: $maroon-100;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
   }
-
-  &:disabled, &.disabled {
-    background: $maroon-100;
-    border: 1px solid transparent;
-    cursor: default;
-    opacity: 0.75;
-  }
 }
 
 .btn-success {
@@ -213,13 +197,6 @@
     background: $green-50;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
   }
-
-  &:disabled, &.disabled {
-    background: $green-50;
-    border: 1px solid transparent;
-    cursor: default;
-    opacity: 0.75;
-  }
 }
 
 .btn-info {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
index 2ef521ebda..12de0133b8 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeDetail.vue
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@
         <div>
           <button
             class="btn"
-            :disabled="flaggedAndHidden"
-            :class="flaggedAndHidden ? 'disabled btn-disabled' : 'btn-primary'"
+            :disabled="flaggedAndHidden || chatRevocation"
+            :class="flaggedAndHidden || chatRevocation
+              ? 'disabled btn-disabled' : 'btn-primary'"
             @click="cloneChallenge()"
           >
             {{ $t('clone') }}
@@ -280,17 +281,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .btn-disabled {
-    background-color: $gray-700;
-    color: $gray-50;
-    box-shadow: none;
-    cursor: arrow;
-
-    &:hover {
-      box-shadow: none;
-    }
-  }
-
   .calendar-icon {
     width: 12px;
     display: inline-block;
@@ -473,6 +463,10 @@ export default {
     flaggedAndHidden () {
       return this.challenge.flagCount > 1;
     },
+    chatRevocation () {
+      return this.user.flags.chatRevoked
+        && this.challenge.group && this.challenge.group.name === 'Tavern';
+    },
   },
   watch: {
     'challenge.name': {
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeModal.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeModal.vue
index e0e0b06d4c..bf02037047 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeModal.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/challengeModal.vue
@@ -433,10 +433,12 @@ export default {
         }
       }
 
-      this.groups.push({
-        name: this.$t('publicChallengesTitle'),
-        _id: TAVERN_ID,
-      });
+      if (!this.user.flags.chatRevoked) {
+        this.groups.push({
+          name: this.$t('publicChallengesTitle'),
+          _id: TAVERN_ID,
+        });
+      }
 
       this.setUpWorkingChallenge();
     },
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
index cdadffab47..040a85a726 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/findChallenges.vue
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@
           </h1>
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-4">
-          <!-- @TODO: implement sorting span.dropdown-label
-           {{ $t('sortBy') }}b-dropdown(:text="$t('sort')", right=true)
-          b-dropdown-item(v-for='sortOption in sortOptions',
-           :key="sortOption.value", @click='sort(sortOption.value)') {{sortOption.text}}-->
           <button
             class="btn btn-secondary create-challenge-button float-right"
             @click="createChallenge()"
           >
             <div
-              class="svg-icon positive-icon"
+              class="svg svg-icon positive-icon color"
               v-html="icons.positiveIcon"
             ></div>
             <span v-once>{{ $t('createChallenge') }}</span>
@@ -87,13 +83,16 @@
 
     .create-challenge-button {
       margin-left: 1em;
-    }
 
-    .positive-icon {
-      color: $green-10;
-      width: 10px;
-      display: inline-block;
-      margin-right: .5em;
+      &:not(.disabled) .svg {
+        color: $green-10;
+      }
+
+      .positive-icon {
+        width: 10px;
+        display: inline-block;
+        margin-right: .5em;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue b/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
index e778f82dce..9e22568bf4 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/challenges/myChallenges.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             @click="createChallenge()"
           >
             <div
-              class="svg-icon positive-icon"
+              class="svg svg-icon positive-icon color"
               v-html="icons.positiveIcon"
             ></div>
             <span v-once>{{ $t('createChallenge') }}</span>
@@ -106,13 +106,16 @@
 
     .create-challenge-button {
       margin-left: 1em;
-    }
 
-    .positive-icon {
-      color: $green-10;
-      width: 10px;
-      display: inline-block;
-      margin-right: .5em;
+      &:not(.disabled) .svg {
+        color: $green-10;
+      }
+
+      .positive-icon {
+        width: 10px;
+        display: inline-block;
+        margin-right: .5em;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue b/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
index 18faf11439..3cca86a627 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/groups/chat.vue
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
           <button
             class="btn btn-primary send-chat float-right"
             :disabled="!communityGuidelinesAccepted"
+            :class="{ disabled: !communityGuidelinesAccepted }"
             @click="sendMessage()"
           >
             {{ $t('send') }}
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/challenge.json b/website/common/locales/en/challenge.json
index 4fca247ad5..196875cddb 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/challenge.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/challenge.json
@@ -106,5 +106,6 @@
   "abuseFlagModalBodyChallenge": "You should only report a Challenge that violates the <%= firstLinkStart %>Community Guidelines<%= linkEnd %> and/or <%= secondLinkStart %>Terms of Service<%= linkEnd %>. Submitting a false report is a violation of Habitica's Community Guidelines.",
   "cannotClose": "This Challenge cannot be closed because one or more players have reported it as inappropriate. A staff members will contact you shortly with instructions. If over 48 hours have passed and you have not heard from them, please email admin@habitica.com for assistance.",
   "cannotClone": "This Challenge cannot be cloned because one or more players have reported it as inappropriate. A staff member will contact you shortly with instructions. If over 48 hours have passed and you have not heard from them, please email admin@habitica.com for assistance.",
-  "resetFlags": "Reset Flags"
+  "resetFlags": "Reset Flags",
+  "cannotMakeChallenge": "You are unable to create public Challenges as your account currently does not have chat privileges. Please contact admin@habitica.com for more information."
 }
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
index 777cb6a908..4311d0e973 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
   "communityGuidelines": "Community Guidelines",
   "bannedWordUsed": "Oops! Looks like this post contains a swear word or reference to an addictive substance or adult topic (<%= swearWordsUsed %>). Habitica keeps our chat very clean. Feel free to edit your message so you can post it! You must remove the word, not just censor it.",
   "bannedSlurUsed": "Your post contained inappropriate language, and your chat privileges have been revoked.",
+  "challengeBannedSlurs": "Your Challenge contains a slur which violates Habitica’s community guidelines and your chat and Challenge creation privileges have been revoked. Contact admin@habitica.com for more information.",
+  "challengeBannedWords": "Your Challenge contains one or more swear words or references to an adult topic. Please edit your Challenge so you can save it. You must remove the word, not just censor it.",
+  "challengeBannedSlursPrivate": "Your Challenge contains a slur which violates Habitica's community guidelines. Please remove it in order to save your Challenge.",
   "party": "Party",
   "usernameCopied": "Username copied to clipboard.",
   "create": "Create",
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
index dcfc372f3d..bf8a22b072 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import { authWithHeaders, authWithSession } from '../../middlewares/auth';
 import { model as Challenge } from '../../models/challenge';
+import bannedWords from '../../libs/bannedWords';
+import bannedSlurs from '../../libs/bannedSlurs';
+import { getMatchesByWordArray } from '../../libs/stringUtils';
+import * as slack from '../../libs/slack';
+import { getUserInfo } from '../../libs/email';
 import {
   model as Group,
   basicFields as basicGroupFields,
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   nameFields,
 } from '../../models/user';
 import {
+  BadRequest,
   NotFound,
   NotAuthorized,
 } from '../../libs/errors';
@@ -39,6 +45,22 @@ const { MAX_SUMMARY_SIZE_FOR_CHALLENGES } = common.constants;
 
 const api = {};
 
+function textContainsBannedWord (message) {
+  if (!message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const bannedWordsMatched = getMatchesByWordArray(message, bannedWords);
+  return bannedWordsMatched.length > 0;
+}
+
+function textContainsBannedSlur (message) {
+  if (!message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const bannedSlursMatched = getMatchesByWordArray(message, bannedSlurs);
+  return bannedSlursMatched.length > 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * @apiDefine ChallengeLeader Challenge Leader
  * The leader of the challenge can use this route.
@@ -212,7 +234,50 @@ api.createChallenge = {
     const validationErrors = req.validationErrors();
     if (validationErrors) throw validationErrors;
 
-    const { savedChal, group } = await createChallenge(user, req, res);
+    const group = await Group.getGroup({
+      user, groupId: req.body.group, fields: basicGroupFields, optionalMembership: true,
+    });
+
+    if (!group) {
+      throw new NotFound(res.t('groupNotFound'));
+    }
+
+    // check public challenges for banned words & chat revocation
+    if (group.privacy === 'public') {
+      const textToCheck = `${req.body.name} ${req.body.shortName} ${req.body.summary} ${req.body.description}`;
+      if (textContainsBannedSlur(textToCheck)) {
+        const authorEmail = getUserInfo(user, ['email']).email;
+        const problemContent = `Challenge Name: ${req.body.name}\n
+          Challenge Tag: ${req.body.shortName}\n
+          Challenge Summary: ${req.body.summary}\n
+          Challenge Description: ${req.body.description}`;
+
+        slack.sendChallengeSlurNotification({
+          authorEmail,
+          author: user,
+          displayName: user.profile.name,
+          username: user.auth.local.username,
+          uuid: user.id,
+          language: user.preferences.language,
+          problemContent,
+        });
+
+        user.flags.chatRevoked = true;
+        await user.save();
+
+        throw new BadRequest(res.t('challengeBannedSlurs'));
+      }
+      if (textContainsBannedWord(textToCheck)) {
+        throw new BadRequest(res.t('challengeBannedWords'));
+      }
+      if (user.flags.chatRevoked) {
+        throw new BadRequest(res.t('cannotMakeChallenge'));
+      }
+    }
+
+    const { savedChal } = await createChallenge(user, req, res);
+
+    await user.save();
 
     const response = savedChal.toJSON();
     response.leader = { // the leader is the authenticated user
diff --git a/website/server/libs/slack.js b/website/server/libs/slack.js
index 7143c33932..13fabe0665 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/slack.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/slack.js
@@ -358,6 +358,42 @@ function sendProfileSlurNotification ({
     .catch(err => logger.error(err, 'Error while sending flag data to Slack.'));
 }
 
+function sendChallengeSlurNotification ({
+  authorEmail,
+  author,
+  language,
+  problemContent,
+  uuid,
+}) {
+  if (SKIP_FLAG_METHODS) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const text = `${author.profile.name} ${authorEmail} (${uuid}, ${language}) tried to create a Challenge with a slur or banned word.`;
+
+  const authorName = formatUser({
+    name: author.auth.local.username,
+    displayName: author.profile.name,
+    email: authorEmail,
+    uuid: author.id,
+    language,
+  });
+
+  flagSlack
+    .send({
+      text,
+      attachments: [{
+        fallback: 'Slur Message',
+        color: 'danger',
+        author_name: authorName,
+        text: problemContent,
+        mrkdwn_in: [
+          'text',
+        ],
+      }],
+    })
+    .catch(err => logger.error(err, 'Error while sending flag data to Slack.'));
+}
+
 export {
   sendFlagNotification,
   sendInboxFlagNotification,
@@ -366,5 +402,6 @@ export {
   sendSubscriptionNotification,
   sendShadowMutedPostNotification,
   sendProfileSlurNotification,
+  sendChallengeSlurNotification,
   formatUser,
 };
diff --git a/website/server/libs/user/validation.js b/website/server/libs/user/validation.js
index 82f66b6134..e6d8e47dfe 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/user/validation.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/user/validation.js
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ const bannedSlurRegexes = bannedSlurs.map(word => new RegExp(`\\b([^a-z]+)?${wor
 const bannedWordRegexes = bannedWords.map(word => new RegExp(`\\b([^a-z]+)?${word}([^a-z]+)?\\b`, 'i'));
 
 export function stringContainsProfanity (str, profanityType = 'bannedWord') {
-  const bannedRegexes = profanityType === 'slur'
-    ? bannedSlurRegexes
-    : bannedWordRegexes;
+  const bannedRegexes = profanityType === 'slur' ? bannedSlurRegexes : bannedWordRegexes;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < bannedRegexes.length; i += 1) {
     const regEx = bannedRegexes[i];