Santa Claus
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 you’ve got the skinny on Saint Nick,
but how much do you really know about the jolly old elf?
Case in point: He’s not really an elf, despite what you
read in seasonal poetry. And the reindeer aren’t Tiny.
The only way to know all about the man reading
your PCs’ holiday wish lists is to check out these offi-
cial D&D® Santa Claus stats.
What’s that on the roof? Make a Listen check....
Santa’s Helpers
Designer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean K Reynolds
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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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Santa Claus: Male human Drd13/Clr5/Rog2; CR
20; Medium-size humanoid (Human); HD 13d8+13,
5d8+5, 2d6+2; hp 125; Init +1; Spd 30 ft.; AC 24 (touch
11, flat-footed 23); Atk +14/ +9/ +4 melee (1d6+1,
staff ); SA sneak attack (+1d6), turn undead 6/day;
SQ a thousand faces, animal companions (see below),
evasion, nature sense, resist nature’s lure, search for
traps, trackless step, venom immunity, wild shape
(Tiny, Small, Medium-size, Large, or dire animal
4/day), woodland stride; AL NG; SV Fort +19,
Ref +13, Will +23; Str 12, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 13,
Wis 24, Cha 16.
Skills and Feats: Animal Empathy +13, Concentra-
tion +22, Craft (toy making) +11, Diplomacy +8, Escape
Artist +6, Gather Information +8, Handle Animal +13,
Heal +22, Intuit Direction +12, Knowledge (geography)
+6, Knowledge (nature) +6, Move Silently +6, Open
Lock +6, Profession (teamster) +12, Profession (toy
maker) +12, Ride (horse) +3, Scry +11, Wilderness
Lore +17; Craft Staff, Craft Wondrous Item, Expertise,
Great Fortitude, Improved Disarm, Iron Will, Leader-
ship, Magical Artisan (Craft Wondrous Item) (multiply
base price of wondrous item by 75% to determine cost
to create) .
Animal Companions: All of Santa Claus’s reindeer
animal companions have been awakened with the
awaken spell and no longer count as animal compan-
ions (they are now magical beasts instead of animals).
He may acquire other animal companions if he feels
the need.
Cleric Spells Prepared: (5/6/5/4; base DC = 17 +
spell level): 0—create water, detect magic, guidance, resist-
ance, virtue; 1st—command, comprehend languages, detect
evil, protection from evil*, remove fear, sanctuary; 2nd—calm
emotions, detect thoughts*, make whole, resist elements, shield
other; 3rd—clairaudience/clairvoyance*, magic vestment,
remove curse, water walk.
* Domain spell. Domains: Good (cast good spells at +1
caster level), Knowledge (cast divinations at +1 caster
level).
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Druid Spells Prepared: (6/7/7/6/5/4/3/2; base DC
= 17 + spell level): 0—create water, detect poison, know
direction, light, mending, purify food and drink; 1st—
animal friendship, calm animals, detect animals or plants,
invisibility to animals, obscuring mist (2), pass without trace;
2nd—barkskin, charm person or animal, hold animal (2),
lesser restoration, speak with animals, wood shape; 3rd—cure
moderate wounds, dominate animal, neutralize poison, pro-
tection from elements, remove disease, summon nature’s ally
III; 4th—cure serious wounds, dispel magic, freedom of
movement (2), sleet storm; 5th—awaken, control winds, tree
stride (2); 6th—find the path, healing circle, transport via
plants; 7th—heal, true seeing.
Equipment: Bag of tricks (tan), belt of control weather
(3/day), boots of spider climbing (as the slippers), bracers of
armor +8, cap of all-speaking (understand and speak all
languages), cloak of resistance +4, flying sleigh (as 6 ft. by 9
ft. carpet of flying, needs reindeer for steering),
Keoghtom’s ointment (3), Santa’s staff of animals (see
below), periapt of wisdom +6, ring of natural armor +5, sack
of holding (as bag type 4) (holds about 9,000 gp worth of
toys and minor protective, healing, or nonviolent
magic items), vest of weather resistance (provides cold and
fire resistance 5).
MAGICAL ITEM
Santa’s Staff of Animals: This finely crafted wooden
staff is adorned with gold, detailed emerald enamel-
work, and bells; it’s crowned with a carving of a rein-
deer. It allows the use of the following spells:
• animal trance (1 charge)
• calm animals (1 charge)
• charm person or animal (1 charge)
• dominate animal (1 charge)
• invisibility to animals (1 charge)
• speak with animals (1 charge)
Caster Level: 6th; Prerequisites: Craft Staff,
animal trance, calm animals, charm person or animal, domi-
nate animal, invisibility to animals, speak with animals;
Market Price: 28,125 gp.
SLEIGH TEAM
d Sleigh Reindeer (8): Awakened reindeer (as pony)
Rgr2; CR 4; Medium-size magical beast; HD 4d8+4,
2d10+2; hp 36; Init +1; Spd 40 ft.; AC 16 (touch 11, flat-
footed 16); Atk +5 melee (1d3+2, 2 hooves); SQ favored
enemy (beasts, +1), scent; AL N; SV Fort +8, Ref +5,
Will +1; Str 14, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 5.
Skills and Feats: Intuit Direction +5, Jump +5,
Listen +5, Spot +5; Run.
Equipment: Harness of natural armor +5.
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 good-
minded 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 ani-
mals, 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 two-
legged 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 harm’s way
rather than trying to harm his adversaries. He would
much rather divert or distract an opponent, remove him-
self, his allies, and any innocents from the area, then
send a more martial person to deal with the situation.