Christmas

The James Introcaso Nerdarchy Interview and Last-Minute Holiday Gifts

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Want to hear me wax poetic about game design, the Dungeons & Dragons product rollout strategy, Roll20, the Dungeon Master’s Guild, and the greater Philadelphia area? Of course you do!

Dave from Nerdarchy was kind enough to invite me on his amazing show to talk about all that and more. Our hour-long discussion is below. Thank you so much to Dave and the whole Nerdarchy movement for having me on! It was such a fun conversation.

 

Gift Ideas!

Do you need some last-minute gift ideas for that special player or GM in your life. Check out my suggestions below (and here’s two previous posts on the subject)! It’s always fun to appreciate your friends, especially at this time of year.

  • Offer to host a game night at your place and cook or buy everyone dinner!
  • Give the gift of a gift certificate to a Local Friendly Gaming store! Even if you play remotely, find out where your friends shop, give the shop a call and order the gift over the phone. Ask the owner to give it to your friend the next time they appear in the shop.
  • Give the gift of a OneBookShelf gift certificate (good at DriveThruRPG and DMs Guild among other places)!
  • If you play online, give the gift of Roll20! You can give folks subscription plans, content packs, and game systems through the marketplace! I’m a Roll20 guy, but you can find similar gifts for Fantasy Grounds, d20PRO, and D&D Beyond.
  • If you’re short on cash, not a problem. There’s lots you can do. Run a special game over the holidays for your friends, give them IN game gifts (magic items FTW), or help out your GM by offering to run a game or give them one of many free adventures on this site or from the DMs Guild. There’s lots you can do to show you care.

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More Holiday Monsters

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Deck the halls with Santa’s minions! On Tuesday I showed you my 5e version of Santa. Well now I’d like to introduce you to some of his staff. Why? Because I’m thinking I should put out a mini holiday-themed D&D adventure as a present to all. To do that, I’m going to need some unique creatures.

I know you’re saying, “But James, some of these critters are good aligned… why would my party fight them?” More on that to come in future blog posts, my friends.

I should also mention that this blog post is part of this month’s RPG Blog Carnival, which is being hosted right here on this very blog for all of December. The theme is “Homebrew Holiday Gifts.” I’m asking bloggers everywhere to share their RPG creations for their favorite systems with me. At the end of the month I’ll make a list linking all participating blog posts so everyone can checkout the fine homebrew creations in one place.

Winter Elves

Winter elves, more commonly known as Santa’s elves, are a smaller than their more common cousins and have a strong work ethic and crafty minds. Their festive dress, positive attitudes, and infectious smiles fill everyone around them with cheer.

Jolly Laborers. Winter elves live to make gifts that cheer up others. Their generous spirit keeps them singing joyous songs and laboring throughout the day knowing their work will reward the kind of heart. They are loyal to Santa above all.

Guardians in Outrageous Outfits. The dress of the Winter elves are patterned stockings, colorful tunics, pointed hats, and curly toed shoes. While their size and outfits may make them seem silly, make no mistake. These elves have fast hands and powerful magic that can lay enemies flat in moments.

Winter Elf

Small humanoid (elf), lawful good

Armor Class 14

Hit Points  81 (18d6 + 18)

Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
8 (-1) 19 (+4) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 18 (+4)

Saving Throws  Dex +7, Wis +6

Damage Resistances cold

Condition Immunities exhaustion

Skills Perception +6, Performance +7

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 16

Languages Common, Elvish

Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Ice Weapons. The elf’s weapon attacks deal an extra 1d8 cold damage (already factored into its attacks) and count as magical.

Fey Ancestry. Magic cannot put the elf to sleep.

Magic Resistance. The elf has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Master Artisan. The elf is proficient with all artisan’s tools. Its proficiency bonus is +3.

Nimble Movement. The elf can take the Dash or Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.

Spellcasting. The elf’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.

At will: invisibility, mage hand, mending, misty step

3/day: charm person, hold person, sanctuary, sleet storm

1/day: cone of cold, polymorph

Actions

Multiattack. The elf makes two attacks.

Light Hammer. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage and 4 (1d8) cold damage.

Hot Cocoa Flask. Every elf carries an enchanted flask of hot cocoa which stays piping hot. As an action the elf commands this flask to shoot a line of cocoa 60 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in the line must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 21 (8d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The elf cannot use this ability from the same flask again until it completes a long rest.

Animated Toys

Santa has created guardian constructs out of his most requested gifts to defend his home. These toys appear to be the real thing but super-sized so they look like the toys of a giant rather than a humanoid.

Surprising Protectors. Santa’s animated toys serve as decoration most of the time. They are well-crafted, gorgeous pieces of art. It is only when they descend upon an intruder or join Santa in one of his battles outside the North Pole that their true strength is realized. Intruders and evil-doers often don’t learn this lesson until the toys are upon them, tearing limb from limb.

Giant Doll

Medium construct, unaligned

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)

Hit Points  136 (16d8 + 64)

Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 18 (+4) 7 (-2) 8 (-1) 3 (-4)

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 9

Languages understands all languages, but can’t speak

Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Critical Hit Immunity. Critical hits become normal hits against the doll.

Magic Weapons. The doll’s weapon attacks count as magical.

Actions

Multiattack. The doll makes two attacks.

Slam.  Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

Wanting Wail. The doll screams. Each hostile creature within 30 who can hear the doll must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Creatures who fail take 18 (4d8) psychic damage and move their speed toward the doll, incurring opportunity attacks as normal. Creatures who fail take half damage.

Giant Teddy Bear

Large construct, unaligned

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)

Hit Points  178 (17d10 + 85)

Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
22 (+6) 10 (+0) 20 (+5) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)

Damage Immunities poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10

Languages understands all languages, but can’t speak

Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)

Critical Hit Immunity. Critical hits become normal hits against the bear.

Magic Weapons. The bear’s weapon attacks count as magical.

Actions

Multiattack. The bear makes one bite and one slam attack.

Bite.  Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (3d10 + 6) piercing damage.

Slam.  Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 18). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the bear cannot slam another target.

Bear Hug. The bear attempts to crush a creature it is grappling against its body. The creature must make a DC 18 Strength saving throw. On a failed save the creature takes 33 (6d10) bludgeoning damage and the bear makes a bite attack against the target.

Giant Toy Soldier

Medium construct, unaligned

Armor Class 18 (natural armor)

Hit Points 110 (13d8 + 52)

Speed 30 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
12 (+1) 20 (+5) 18 (+4) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10

Languages understands all languages, but can’t speak

Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Magic Weapons. The toy soldier’s weapon attacks count as magical.

Overwind. At the start of each of the toy soldier’s turns roll a d20. On a 20, the soldier gets two actions this turn. On a 1, the soldier is incapacitated until the start of its next turn.

Quick Reload. The toy soldier ignores the reload property of any weapon with which it is proficient.

Actions

Multiattack. The toy soldier makes three attacks.

Musket.  Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 40/120 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (1d12 + 5) piercing damage.

Rapier.  Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage.

Hot Chocolate Elementals

The Elemental Plane of Sweets is home to more than the giant ice cream bunny. Amongst the tropical marshmallow isles, hot chocolate elementals swim through sugary seas. Santa has summoned and bound some of these beings to his service. They guard his workshop with a cocoa-soaked fury.

Hot Chocolate Elemental

Large elemental, neutral

Armor Class 15

Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)

Speed  40 ft., swim 60 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 20 (+5) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 8 (-1)

Damage Resistances fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities poison

Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 10

Languages Cocoan

Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Hot Cocoa Form. The elemental can squeeze through a space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing. A creature that touches the elemental or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 5 (1d10) fire damage. In addition, the elemental can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. The first time it enters a creature’s space on a turn, that creature takes 5 (1d10) fire damage.

Actions

Multiattack. The elemental makes two attacks.

Touch.  Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) fire damage.

Hurl Marshmallow.  Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) fire damage and if the target is Large or smaller, it is restrained as the marshmallow envelops its body. A creature restrained this way can use its action to make a DC 13 Strength check to free itself from the marshmallow and become unstrained. Dealing 10 damage to the marshmallow (AC 10) destroys it and frees the creature.

Mrs. Claus

No Team Santa would be complete without his Big Red Oneness’ lovely wife. Mrs. Claus is a celestial, just like her jolly husband. She too defends the good people and supports her husband’s labors. Theirs is a true partnership, with each member of the couple respecting and cherishing the other.

Mrs. Claus

Medium celestial, neutral good

Armor Class 20 (natural armor)

Hit Points 180 (24d8 + 72)

Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 20 (+5) 22 (+6)

Saving Throws  Dex +8, Con +9, Wis +11

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities cold

Condition Immunities exhaustion, petrified

Skills Perception +11, Persuasion +12

Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive perception 21

Languages all

Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Discorporation. When Mrs. Claus drops to 0 hit points or dies, her body is destroyed, but her essence travels back to Santa’s domain in the North Pole, and she is unable to take physical form for a time.

Magic Resistance. Mrs. Claus has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Spellcasting. Mrs. Claus’ spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with spell attacks). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.

At will: bless, invisibility, magic circle, magic missile, sanctuary

3/day: cone of cold, dispel magic, heal, hold monster, polymorph, sleet storm

1/day: teleport, true polymorph

Actions

Multiattack. Mrs. Claus makes two attacks.

Radiant Touch.  Melee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 22 (3d10 + 6) radiant damage and the target must succeed on a DC 20 Constitution saving throw or become blinded until the end of Mrs. Claus’ next turn.

Chill Beam. Ranged Spell Attack: +12 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 27 (6d8) cold damage and the creature must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. A creature who fails this saving throw can take only a move or an action on its next turn, but not both.

Reactions

Stern Look. Mrs. Claus causes an attack that would hit her to miss.

PDF

Would you like these baddies in a PDF along with all the other fifth edition D&D creatures I’ve designed? Grab them below.

Winter Elf

Giant Doll

Giant Teddy Bear

Giant Toy Soldier

Hot Chocolate Elemental

Mrs Claus

Santa Claus

All Monsters

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5e Santa Stats

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. What time is that? It’s the time this site hosts the RPG Blog Carnival. The theme is “Homebrew Holiday Gifts.” I’m asking bloggers everywhere to share their RPG creations for their favorite systems with me. At the end of the month I’ll make a list linking all participating blog posts so everyone can checkout the fine homebrew creations in one place.

Of course all over the world many people are getting into the holiday spirit as well as celebrating the RPG Blog Carnival. So it is with that inspiration I present that latest fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons creature I’ve brewed up – Santa Claus. Of course if you prefer the third edition Santa, he lives over here.

Santa Claus

The story of Santa Claus is known throughout the land. This jolly old elf (actually a celestial) brings cheer to those on his nice list and punishes those on the naughty list. Common folk know him as a generous, kind giver of gifts, but his enemies know him only as a giver of pain.

Kind Old Man with a Righteous Spirit. Santa Claus’ appearance is one of an elderly human male dressed in warm red and white robes carrying a large sack of gifts. His cheeks are rosy, his eyes are twinkly, and a mop of white hair adorns his smiling, bearded face. This appearance leads some to believe Santa is no more than a kind grandpa, but this being is full of magical power fueled by the generosity of all good creatures.

Created by Generosity. Santa may appear humanoid, but he is really a product of something far more mystical. When a good creature performs a generous act, a small amount of positive energy is released. This energy travels as far North as it can. The first commingling of this energy created Santa Claus himself, the next created his wife, then his army of winter elves, and finally his workshop. Now the energy which travels North sustains these life forces and workshop.

Promoter and Protector of Good. Santa’s mortality is directly connected to good people. Thus he encourages kindness by rewarding all good folk with presents once a year. Less known is that Santa travels to defend groups of good creatures when their lives are threatened. Using his magic he has beaten many bands of marauding monsters, fiendish incursions, and things that go bump in the night.

Santa’s Lair

Santa’s lair is a magical workshop run by his winter elves (a size Small subrace of elves). Here these creatures make toys and other gifts. Various items symbolic to a plethora of Winter holidays decorate the walls of this grand mansion.

Most of the workshop is dedicated to the construction and delivery of gifts. There’s huge rooms dedicated to carpentry, mechanics, gift wrapping, candy-making, and stables for reindeer. The elves have a spacious dormitory, Santa and his wife have modest living quarters, and all residents share a dining hall and library. A special room in the center of the mansion gives Santa the ability to scry on any creature on the same plane.

While Santa’s workshop may appear harmless, the property is well protected. Only creatures of good alignment can actually see the mansion from the outside. Inside the workshop, seemingly harmless life-sized toy soldiers, teddy bears, and dolls come to life and attack intruders while magic traps controlled by Santa can blast enemies with cold energy and freeze them in place.

Lair Actions

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Santa takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; Santa can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

  • Magic mistletoe grows down from the ceiling and attempts to grab up to three creatures Santa can see within 120 feet of him. Those creatures must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained until the start of Santa’s next lair action. On its turn a creature restrained this way can try and free itself as an action with a DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Another creature can attack the mistletoe and attempt to destroy it (AC 15, HP 20, immune psychic, vulnerable slashing).
  • Spectral jingle bells appear and sound. Each creature within 120 feet of Santa who can hear the bells must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Santa can slide any creature who fails 30 feet in the direction of his choosing.
  • Santa laughs and the ground shakes like a bowl full of jelly within a 60-foot radius around him. Every creature on the ground within the area other than Santa must succeed on a DC 15 saving throw or be knocked prone.
Regional Effects

The region containing Santa’s lair is changed by his magic, which creates one or more of the following effects:

  • All pack animals (such as horses, reindeer, and oxen) gain a fly speed equal to their speed within 6 miles of the lair.
  • For non-evil creatures any snow within 6 miles of the lair tastes like peppermint and provides nourishment. Such creatures automatically succeed on Constitution saving throws against exhaustion due to harsh climate within 6 miles of the lair, warmed by a delightful feeling which comes from within their hearts.
  • Snowmen created by creatures with the good alignment within 1 mile of the lair come to life and point the way to Santa’s workshop. Evil creatures who build snowmen within 1 mile of the lair find the creation explodes upon completion, dealing 11 (2d10) cold damage to anyone within 5 feet of it.

If the Santa dies permanently, the effects end immediately.

Santa Claus

Medium celestial, neutral good

Armor Class 20 (natural armor)

Hit Points  300 (40d8 + 120)

Speed  30 ft., fly 60 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 20 (+5) 22 (+6) 24 (+7)

Saving Throws  Dex +6, Con +9, Wis +12

Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons

Damage Immunities cold

Condition Immunities exhaustion, petrified

Skills Animal Handling +12, Perception +12

Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive perception 22

Languages all

Challenge 20 (25,000 XP)

Amorphous. Santa can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Discern Alignment. Santa immediately knows the alignment of any creature he can see.

Discorporation. When Santa drops to 0 hit points or dies, his body is destroyed, but his essence travels back to his domain in the North Pole, and he is unable to take physical form for a time.

Flying Sleigh. When Santa drives a sleigh drawn by at least 6 pack animals, the animals and sleigh gain a 120-foot fly speed.

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Santa fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. Santa has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Magic Weapons. Santa’s weapon attacks are magical.

Master Artisan. Santa is proficient with all artisan’s tools. His proficiency bonus is +6.

Naughty List. Santa deals an extra 9 (2d8) cold damage to creatures of evil alignment with weapon and spell attacks.

Spellcasting. Santa’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 21, +13 to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.

At will: bless, invisibility, locate creature, misty step, ray of frost, scrying, sleep, zone of truth

3/day: cone of cold, hold monster, mass cure wounds, sleet storm

1/day: teleport, time stop, wall of ice

Actions

Multiattack. Santa can make three sack of gifts attacks or two Jolly Holly attacks.

Sack of Gifts.  Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

Jolly Holly.  Ranged Spell Attack: +13 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 28 (4d10 + 7) piercing damage and the creature must make a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw. A creature who fails this saving throw collapses in a fit of laughter, falls prone, and cannot stand until the end of Santa’s next turn.

Open Up Your Present. Santa hurls a random gift from his sack up to 90 feet. It explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere. Creatures in the area must make a DC 21 Constitution saving throw. Creatures who fail take 21 (6d6) cold damage. Creatures who succeed take half. In addition creatures who fail the save suffer a random effect rolled on a d4. On a 1 they’re blinded, on a 2 they’re deafened, on a 3 they’re frightened of Santa, on a 4 they’re poisoned. The random effect lasts one minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of its turn, ending the effect early on a success.

Peace on Earth. Santa and any number of creatures he chooses within 30 feet fall under the effect of the sanctuary spell (DC 21). The effect lasts 1 minute, but ends early if Santa attacks, casts a spell, or chooses to end the effect as a bonus action.

Legendary Actions

Santa can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Santa regains all spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.

Jolly Holly. Santa attacks with Jolly Holly.

Twinkly Eyes. Santa targets one creature he can see that can also see him within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by Santa until the end of Santa’s next turn. While charmed by Santa the creature cannot attack him.

You’ve Been Naughty. Santa shows a creature within 30 feet who can seem him its name on on the naughty list. The creature must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or suffer disadvantage on all attacks against Santa and his allies. In addition Santa and his allies have advantage on attack rolls against the target, and the target suffers disadvantage on saving throws against the effects of Santa’s abilities and spells. These effects last until the end of Santa’s next turn.

PDF

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Santa Claus

All Monsters

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Merry D&Dmas

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Perfect gift for a naughty PC.

First things first. Here’s my gift to all of you. The Legendary Lineage background and the Cook background. Check them out below. These will always live in the Free Game Resources section of the site. Thanks for the feedback on these!

Legendary Lineage Background

Cook Background

But Wait, There’s More!

My players are awesome. You’ve probably heard a lot of them on The Round Table podcast I host so you know that it’s a group of kind, hilarious, amazing people I am privileged to call my friends. I wanted to send them a little holiday gift so here’s an email I sent to them. This idea is taken from the The Geeky Hostess who was a recent guest on the Dungeons and Dragons podcast where she talked about giving D&D themed gifts. These cost nothing but a little of your time and are usually quite fun for your players. It was a genius idea so I stole it!

Hey People of D&D,

First of all you rock. Thanks for taking time to roll some bones with me once a week or so. I love the stories we tell together. The highlight of my week is sitting down and relaxing with all of you to play some D&D.
I wanted to give you all a little gift this holiday season to show you my appreciation. So, below are a few bullet points that you can each invoke one time during any fifth edition D&D game I DM in the future.
  • Gain advantage on any d20 roll before rolling.
  • Turn any roll of a natural 1 on a d20 into a natural 20.
  • Gain 5 temporary HP.
  • Add one potion of the DM’s choice to any treasure hoard.
  • Automatically stabilize after failing a death saving throw.
Hope you enjoy! Looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Love,
James

The gifts you give your players are FREE and very easy to scale up or down based on what you want to give your players. Maybe instead of all the idea above you grant them each an uncommon wondrous item. The options are endless and awesome. Let me know what you might give your players in the comments below! My players really loved this gift and have already used some of the benefits bestowed upon them. Just in time for all the D&D you’ll be playing over the holidays! Happy holidays everyone!

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