NUELOW at Christmas: Day Two

Santa knows who's been bad... and he's had enough of their sh*t!

How does he know? It's a combination of three things: A natural ability, magic spells, and an ancient artifact. Today, we translate Santa's natural ability to know who's been bad or good into d20 System game mechanics!

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OGL d20 SYSTEM FEAT: NAUGHTY OR NICE

You can tell someone's bad or good by just looking at them.

   Prerequisite: Intelligence 12, Wisdom 12

   Benefit: As a standard action, you may look at a living person or being and immediately know if they have good or evil intentions toward you, your allies, or innocent beings. (This does not necessarily reflect their alignment--if the d20 System variant you are using includes the alignment mechanic--but rather what the moral ramifications of their immediately past or near-future actions will be. 

   You may use this this feat a number of times each day equal to your Wisdom bonus.  

   Targets must have Intelligence and Wisdom scores of at least 4 for the ability of this feat to be effective. Spells and abilities that prevent scrying or other divination magic or spell-like and supernatural powers also impede this feat. The target appears "nice" when studied.

   Special: This feat is considered a "minor power feat" for the purposes to acquiring superpower talents.

NUELOW at Christmas: Day One

Here's a random adventure idea (or maybe the start-point for an adventure) generator set around Christmas time.

WHO IS YELLING AND SANTA CLAUS AND WHY?

Roll 1d6 against the tables below to determine the identity of the Redhead confronting Santa Claus and why she's upset with him. Make note of the results and then let your imagination build an adventure around them!

WHO IS SHE?

1. The new shop steward of the elves who work at Santa's Workshop.

2. The older sister of two brothers who she is raising by herself after 

     their parents were killed.

3. A newly accredited FBI agent.

4. L.L. Hundal of NUELOW Games.

5. A werefox in her human form.

6. Roll two more times on the table. Both results apply to who she is.

WHY IS SHE YELLING AT SANTA CLAUS?

1. She has discovered he's a fake; it's actually Steve Miller of 

    NUELOW Games.

2. The elves at Santa's Workshop are going on strike, demanding

    better pay, better hours, and beds at least as nice as those 

     enjoyed by the reindeer.

3. She wants herself and her boyfriend off the Naughty List...

    or promises this will be Santa's last Christmas.

4. She wants her little brothers to get decent gifts this year, 

    instead of just a bunch of cheap crap from Overstock.com. 

5. She wants Santa to use his supernatural knowledge of who's 

    where and who's been good or bad to find her parents that 

    have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom.

6. As with #5, but she wants Santa to use his powers to take her 

    to the porch pirates who stole the Christmas presents she'd 

     ordered for her family and friends after the Amazon Delivery 

     Guy left the packages by her front door.

HOW DO THE PLAYER CHARACTERS GET INVOLVED

(OPTIONAL)

1-2. Santa comes to them for help with the mission/protection.

3-4. The Redhead comes to them for help with confronting 

        Santa Claus and the subsequent mission.

5-6. One of the Redhead and Santa's targets comes for help.

Now it's up to you to come up with a scenario to entertain and thrill the players at your gaming table, be it real or virtual. And if you feel like sharing your Christmas gift to them with the rest of us, pleas submit your ideas. We'll post them to the blog and our Facebook page!

Introducing Thea Haber, Chronomancer

It's been a while since we've posted to the blog, but here's a little something for use in your games or to spur your imagination!

    Thea Haber is a plane-hopping human Chronomancer. The player characters can encounter her anywhere... when they need to be rescued from a tight spot by an ally, or she needs the rescuing. 

There are some unusual aspects to encountering Thea, however:


HOW OLD DOES SHE LOOK?
The time-travel magic that Thea uses has an impact on her body, making her appear younger or older than she actually is. Whenever she is encountered, the DM should roll 1d6 on the following table to see what she looks like.
  1-2. Thea appears the same age she did when last encountered.
  3. Thea appears to be 15+1d6 years old.
  4. Thea appears to be 20+2d6 years old.
  5. Thea appears to be 30+4d6 years old.
  6. Thea appears to be 15+6d6 years old.

How old is she really? It's rude to ask a lady her age!

 

HAS SHE MET THE PCS BEFORE?
Thea's personal timeline is an insane tangle of her crossing back and forth through places at different times and during different ages. She may meet the characters for the first time... after she met them the first time. Several times. Roll 1d6 to see what she knows.

   1. She has never met the player characters before, although they have met here.

   2. She has heard of the player characters but has never met them, although they 

        have met her.
   3. She behaves as though she is best friends with the PCs, regardless of how many 

        times they've met before (if ever).
   4. She does not remember the last time she met the PCs, but describes a time they 

        haven't met, or the first time they met.
   5. She remembers every interaction with the PCs, as the timelines are in sync.
   6. She has not met the PCs, but she has heard of them. She asks for their help 

        with a villain who is threatening all of time.