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A Holiday NPC
I want a brooch of shielding!
I want boots of striding and springing!
If your player characters have been extra good this
year, treat them to a visit from Nicholas the Gift-Giver,
better known as Santa Claus.
You may think youve got the skinny on Saint Nick,
but how much do you really know about the jolly old elf?
Case in point: Hes not really an elf, despite what you
read in seasonal poetry. And the reindeer arent Tiny.
The only way to know all about the man reading
your PCs holiday wish lists is to check out these official D&D Santa Claus stats.
Whats that on the roof? Make a Listen check....
Santas Helpers
Designer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean K Reynolds
Editor and Typesetter: . . . . . . . . . Sue Weinlein Cook
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Wants to Be a Dentist: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermie the Elf
Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game by E. Gary
Gygax and Dave Arneson and on the new edition of the
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet,
Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, and Peter Adkison.
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SLEIGH TEAM
MAGICAL ITEM
Santas Staff of Animals: This finely crafted wooden
staff is adorned with gold, detailed emerald enamelwork, and bells; its crowned with a carving of a reindeer. It allows the use of the following spells:
PERSONALITY
Santa Claus is generous, kind, friendly, and jolly. He
loves a good conversation, good meals, and working with
his hands. He is particularly protective of children, and
threatening a child is one of the few things that can
rouse his ire. He is patient with fools and the misguided,
but deals harshly with bad-tempered or violent folk. He
gives small gifts to any children or innocent folk he
encounters, and has been known to help out goodminded people in need with small magic items that can
heal, protect, or aid without causing harm to others.
He often uses animal friendship to befriend local animals, then dismisses the bond when he has to leave. He
even uses awaken on pets of vulnerable children,
entrusting them to secretly watch over their twolegged friends.
TACTICS
Santa Claus dislikes violence and prefers to deal with
opponents using words rather than direct action. He
casts spells that soothe emotions, charm enemies, negate
hostile magic, and remove people from harms way
rather than trying to harm his adversaries. He would
much rather divert or distract an opponent, remove himself, his allies, and any innocents from the area, then
send a more martial person to deal with the situation.