Hey ya’ll, I’m putting together a Christmas themed one shot and I need ideas for some Magic items. Essentially pc’s will be rescuing Santa and before the fight the bbeg, he’s going to give them all “presents” to help them.
The pc’s will be chosen randomly via white elephant gift exchange rules, and I’ve got 1 for each class. I’m open to completely home brewed items as well as just reflavoring existing items to fit the Christmas theme (ex: for a barbarian using a hammer of thunderbolts that looks like it’s made out of tinker toys and candy, where the thunder clap is caused by pop rocks on the hammer exploding)
I’m trying to come up with goofy flavor/item names, but powerful functionality. Any help is appreciated!
I once ended a level 20 christmas one shot by giving my players the deck of many things and it was epic. That item might ruin a campaign, but it will MAKE your one shot!
I was actually thinking of having a deck of many things hidden somewhere in Santa’s compound just to see what happens. But for the items they’ll be getting directly from Santa, I want to cater to each character individually. Kind of like in The Lion the Witch and the wardrobe when Father Christmas gives the kids their weapons/presents
staff of frost decorated in christmassy form or maybe in the form of a snow globe for some winter magic.
a figurine of wondrous power but its a magic reindeer. Use the stats of a nightmare that's cold themed, Pegasus or unicorn depending how powerful it is. If it's a unicorn it should definitely be Rudolph
magic armor but it's a christmas themed outfit like an elf. The mizzium apparatus could also work as a magic costume
a magic snow ball that is actually iron bands of binding that seemingly freeze enemies in place
a potion as a christmas treat giving what ever spell effect you want. Like christmas cookies of foresight
I will be running a christmas themed one-shot based off the Christmas Carol. The characters are all evil and instead of the ghosts coming to warn them, they are coming to kill them. Because they are evil I will let them ally with Krampus if they wish to. He will provide them with a bunch of christmas themed magic items.
-Coal-tipped arrows: They do an extra 1d4 psychic damage to evil creatures.
-Corrupted Reindeer figurine: Like a figurine of wondrous power but for a red reindeer with a flying speed and maybe a ability to blind with its shining red nose. It used to be good but Krampus corrupted it and now it is cracked and evil.
-Christmas ornament: Allows the holder to cast the dancing lights spell, also can be used as a chromatic orb but will then be destroyed.
-Mistle-foe: This will be used against them. If two humanoids stand under it within 10 ft then they will have to make a Wisdom saving throw or attack each other.
-Frosty's broom: If you read the old Frosty the Snowman comics, he had a broom and if he pointed it at something and said freeze, the target would freeze in mid-air and if he said thaw the target would be able to move again. Could be used to cast hold person.
-A snowglobe that allows you to cast cold related spells like Snilloc's snowball storm, frost fingers, ice knife, sleet storm and/or ray of frost.
-Stockings of chimney hopping: Stockings that allow you to teleport to the nearest chimney. Or stockings could be used to pull a randomly determined trinket out of them.
- Santa's bag: A bag of holding
- The Naughty or Nice list: Allows you to determine a creatures and then cast either the bane or bless spell on them.
I made a candy cane that cast armor of agythist at lv5 on player characters who eats it ginger bread cookies that act as healing potions turtle doves that cast feather fall. Santa hat that casts detect thoughts a sack of holding .hot chocolate that grants the effects of heros feast.a living teddy bear that can be players friend. A nut cracker that turns nuts into good berry's.
Hey ya’ll, I’m putting together a Christmas themed one shot and I need ideas for some Magic items. Essentially pc’s will be rescuing Santa and before the fight the bbeg, he’s going to give them all “presents” to help them.
The pc’s will be chosen randomly via white elephant gift exchange rules, and I’ve got 1 for each class. I’m open to completely home brewed items as well as just reflavoring existing items to fit the Christmas theme (ex: for a barbarian using a hammer of thunderbolts that looks like it’s made out of tinker toys and candy, where the thunder clap is caused by pop rocks on the hammer exploding)
I’m trying to come up with goofy flavor/item names, but powerful functionality. Any help is appreciated!
I once ended a level 20 christmas one shot by giving my players the deck of many things and it was epic. That item might ruin a campaign, but it will MAKE your one shot!
I was actually thinking of having a deck of many things hidden somewhere in Santa’s compound just to see what happens. But for the items they’ll be getting directly from Santa, I want to cater to each character individually. Kind of like in The Lion the Witch and the wardrobe when Father Christmas gives the kids their weapons/presents
There are a few items you can theme to be christmassy or toy like
How 'bout a magical set of reins and harnesses for a deer or similar animal, which grants a flying speed of 100 to the equipped creature?
Saw this post and thought of some random ones.
Rudolphs Red Nose: Grants Truesight or Magic Darkvision.
Bag of Instant Christmas Tree: Little green beads that you throw and wherever they hit they become 6 foot tall fully decorated Christmas trees.
Jingle bells of distraction: Ring the bells and enemies are stunned. (Probably add a wisdom or charisma save)
Santa's sack: Can pull out any toy only limited to the user's imagination, but the sack only works on Christmas Eve.
I will be running a christmas themed one-shot based off the Christmas Carol. The characters are all evil and instead of the ghosts coming to warn them, they are coming to kill them. Because they are evil I will let them ally with Krampus if they wish to. He will provide them with a bunch of christmas themed magic items.
-Coal-tipped arrows: They do an extra 1d4 psychic damage to evil creatures.
-Corrupted Reindeer figurine: Like a figurine of wondrous power but for a red reindeer with a flying speed and maybe a ability to blind with its shining red nose. It used to be good but Krampus corrupted it and now it is cracked and evil.
-Christmas ornament: Allows the holder to cast the dancing lights spell, also can be used as a chromatic orb but will then be destroyed.
-Mistle-foe: This will be used against them. If two humanoids stand under it within 10 ft then they will have to make a Wisdom saving throw or attack each other.
-Frosty's broom: If you read the old Frosty the Snowman comics, he had a broom and if he pointed it at something and said freeze, the target would freeze in mid-air and if he said thaw the target would be able to move again. Could be used to cast hold person.
-A snowglobe that allows you to cast cold related spells like Snilloc's snowball storm, frost fingers, ice knife, sleet storm and/or ray of frost.
-Stockings of chimney hopping: Stockings that allow you to teleport to the nearest chimney. Or stockings could be used to pull a randomly determined trinket out of them.
- Santa's bag: A bag of holding
- The Naughty or Nice list: Allows you to determine a creatures and then cast either the bane or bless spell on them.
-Christmas lights of entanglement
I made a candy cane that cast armor of agythist at lv5 on player characters who eats it ginger bread cookies that act as healing potions turtle doves that cast feather fall. Santa hat that casts detect thoughts a sack of holding .hot chocolate that grants the effects of heros feast.a living teddy bear that can be players friend. A nut cracker that turns nuts into good berry's.
This is all awesome guys, you've all given me some good stuff to work with. Thank you!