The PERFECT Christmas one shot

I'm turning the Feywild into a playable realm for our Dungeons and Dragons campaign. This winter one shot idea will bring your players to the depths of an ancient castle to seek a monster within, featuring tricky fey and a Christmas twist.

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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod
Silent Night (Dark Piano Version) - Dark Christmas Music by Myuu
Carol of the Bells - Dark Christmas Song (Piano Version) by Myuu
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Dark Piano Version) - Dark Christmas Music by Myuu
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Piano Version) - Edvard Grieg by Myuu

[daisyflores]

The group I play in just had our Christmas special! We got trapped in a magic snow globe where we had to battle an evil Santa that kidnapped and ate the children from the village inside the globe. Turns out it was nearly impossible to fight him and every time a sacrifice was made, time reversed, and we had to live the day over again. The ending was really cute because the only way we could save the village and leave was to spread Christmas cheer. I’m actually running Witchlight with a different group and thinking about giving them a Christmas episode with the Bullywugs since that’s where they last left off.

[elvacoburg]

As for who, or what the "old man" is, a lot depends on the level / power of the party.
1) My first thought would be that he is an arch-fey trying to take over the Green-Knights realm, though this would require a fairly high level party to have a chance of defeating him.
2) My second thought would be that he is a Fomorian. In this case a lower level party could handle him, though the DM might want to give him a few allies to make it more of a challenge, either other Fomorians, Goblins and/or other fey of the Unseelie Court - just because the party have not seen anyone else in the castle when they arrived at the great-hall does not mean that there are not any.

In either case, I would modify the Green-Knight's promise not to hurt the "old man" so that it only applies to the great hall or maybe ground floor of the castle, hence the reason that the "old man" is trapped in these areas, and also why the Green-Knight is in the lower levels.

This also opens things up for some of the Green-Knight's servants having also retreated to the lower levels, and can be used as possible encounters before the players get to the Green-Knight himself. Also, there could be an encounter that is two groups of fey fighting each other, one fighting for the Green-Knight, and the other for the "old man", how can the party decide who to help and who to attack? Of course if they watch the fight for some rounds, then the Unseelie fey might do something despicable (killing a badly injured opponent who tries to surrender, etc), which might sway the party.

[MagiCarpet]

Just a note. The old man has given them a gift, and they agree to free the castle from the threat that lies beneath. It would be a fantastic plot twist if once the adventure was over it was made clear that they didn't keep their word. Being a Christmas oneshot, you could end it with a nursery rhyme that talks about this and the creature's return to look for them, because they are in his debt.

[GravesRWFiA]

I likehtis, the issue could be both are lying green and jolly, each has a motief they are following. the oak king and the holly king in eternal conflict

[lenaneu]

Have you written a playable one shot for this? I think this idea is amazing ❤ and I would love to run a game

[laurengray]

I'm running the Wild Beyond the Witchlight campaign. I like to make alterations to sessions that are close to holidays to make it more on theme, so I'm planning to have the party stumble through a mirror portal when they are in Skabitha's toy workshop, which takes them to Santa's workshop. I'm thinking that going to be in the material plane because the feywild is a mirror world to that plane. Also they already used a mirror portal to get there. They meet Santa and his gnome helpers (I think dnd gnomes seem more like Christmas elves than dnd elves do). If they ask for help on their quest, they get the response Santa and the gnomes are too busy with Christmas to interfere with this directly, but they will give them gifts that are useful magic items to help them, since they would also like the hourglass coven to be defeated, and especially for the children that Skabitha has enslaved to be free. I think the gifts might be the gifts that Nibs is supposed to be give them, although I may tailor it more to the character's classes or what the players want, and of course, the what would actually be useful in the campaign. I just need to figure out why exactly Skabitha has allowed the portal to be there. Maybe she is unaware that it is a portal, but then how do the characters figure that out or accidentally go through it?

[dnandez]

Santa is being held captive by Frosty. Frosty wants the big mans job and he just needs the suit to get it. Frosty and his cohorts have invaded the north pole, locked up the reindeer, and he threatening to kill all the elves if he doesnt get the suit. Mrs. Kringle needs the party of adventurers to rescue her husband. She only knows one man that might be able to get us to the north pole, her 3rd cousin on her mother's side, Eddie.
Cousin Eddie is ree tii erd but he has some friends that are still in the business he is willing to introduce you to. Meet Harry and Marv, a pair of Tabaxi burglars known as the Wet Bandits. The first part of their plan to break into Santas Workshop is real simple. Catch the Whoville Express (feel free to throw in an encounter here, maybe its Hans Gruber and the gang from Die Hard or Skut Farkus & Grover Dill from A Christmas Story) to Whoville because Harry and Marv plan on stealing the Grinch's sleigh to get into the North Pole. (Ride it down the mountain and through the Path of Giants, where theres really giants, throwing snowballs as the team barrels towards the ski you make your landing.
Now that your in there is only one problem, theres Gremlins every where and Shelf Elves are patrolling the streets alongside Abominable Snowmen.

Have fun storming the castle.

[crystalstorms]

I LOVE Thank you. I am going to use this! Your a GENIUS

I am going to twist this up a little and the first guy you meet is a red nose reindeer who struck up a deal with a Fey to trap Santa clause cause he was tired of getting bullied

[johnheaton]

This is a pretty cool idea. I like taking the Christmas Holiday back to its heathen roots, and Santa Claus is already an elven king in my homebrew. I think that adventure module B3 Palace of the Silver Princess is ripe for adaption to a Fairy-themed Christmas Castle adventure. Also module X3 Castle Amber is definitely in need of some TLC and would work. And as a veteran gamer and adherent to the OSR movement, your decision to use the AD&D1e DMG intrigues me. Can't wait to see next video!

[Plaugus_Screenz]

Your discription of the jolly old mage reminds me of the Fairy Gentlmen from Limbus company im disposition jolly and useing trinkets, food and drink to lure people innto do his bidding but the fairy gebtlmen usualy eats the people like its relitives Fairy long legs, fary festival and Titiana which residenin outher related material.

[hadynnthecreater]

I just stumbled upon this video and was wondering if you could somehow convert the 12 days of Christmas into the rooms and encounters in the dungeon.

[artie]

I love it! Quick question tho, is the debt caused by the gifts simply lifted once the person/creature is dealt with?