Merry Axemas Day 12 - Christmas Night of the Living Dead

For the final day of Axemas, I'm giving you a Zombies! 2nd Edition adventure seed based on this MXPX classic.

Christmas Night Of The Living Dead


While travelling cross country to be with their families for the holidays, the party finds themselves stranded in a small town. Fortunately for them, a young couple has shown them the true meaning of Christmas and invited them to stay in their spare room. 

In the middle of the night they hear sounds of screaming and chaos. Santa has come and he's brought the zombie apocalypse with him. 

Stats for the formerly jolly old fat man can be found below. Use Living Dead Zombies for the other zombies the party encounters.

Allow the party to arm themselves with the gifts they were taking to their family. Use the chart below to randomly determine what piece of gear they get. 

Present Table (Roll 1d6)

1. Cast Iron Skillet (1d6+1 damage, -1 to attack rolls if wielder has a Str of 12 or less)
2. Football Pads and Helmet (+3 to AC)
3. Pocket Knife (1d4)
4. Hockey Stick (1d6)
5. Bottle of Good Whiskey (1d6 damage, breaks on natural 18-20, then does 1d6+1 damage, can become Molotov cocktail*)
6. BB Gun (1 damage, range 60')
7. Baseball Bat and Ball (1d6 damage 1d4 range 40')
8. Leather Armor and a Motorcycle Helm (+1 to unarmed damage, +2 to AC)

*1d6 fire dam to 10' area and ignites anything hit, DEX check to put out


The party needs to survive the onslaught and find working transportation to escape the town,

Zombie Santa

Armor Class: 13

Hit Dice: 4
Move: 9 
Attacks: 2 Per round
Attack Damage: Bite (1d6), Claw 1d6-1
Special: Tear Attack 1d6+2 (counts as two attacks), targets the naughty first, distracted by milk and cookies
Pack Size: 1d4 Living Dead Zombies 
Bonuses: +2 to attack, +2 to toughness, +2 to damage
Methods of Termination: Damage to the brain, severing the head, burning the body

There are different ways to decide which player is naughty. You could ask if anyone has recently got a speeding ticket. You could also decide that the last person that told a dirty joke or cussed is the naughtiest. 

Even though he's be turned into one of the living dead, Santa is still distracted by milk and cookies. when presented with a plate of cookies and glass of milk, Santa must stop and spend 1d4 turns eating the cookies and drinking the milk. However, if he's attacked during this time he will go into a rage and attack humans around him. During this time all of his attacks gain advantage and all attacks against him also have advantage.