GM's Map #71: Santa's Hideout

Put some magic back into your Christmas with the jolly man and his elves.

Hidden away in the north pole is a strange little arctic base, a mixture of the whimsical and the practical. Here the legendary creature Santa lives with his wife, his legion of Elves and his unruly pet Krampus's, Krampi?

This map will take you to this magical place with its Reindeer enclosure, Sleigh hanger and air traffic control elves, its underground factory and hidden Elven village as well as the creepy Krampus kennels.

Is all as it seems in the northern hideout of the supposedly saintly Santa? Or does a whimsical facade hide a darker truth? Well, that's up to you as the GM but perhaps some of the adventure hooks included can help you decide which way you want to play it. Either way, you will have fun!

Some examples of the adventure hooks included:-

6/. Tally Ho Ho Ho Boys!

Flight control detects one of the drones, 'Santa 6' returning early on an erratic flight path pursued by Penguin piloted attack aircraft. It looks like the South have finally invaded the north!

As sirens blare out across the pole Elf gun crews race to their anti-aircraft snowball cannons as the drones scramble to take off and intercept the incoming killer penguin attack aircraft. The problem is the drones are all armed with their present launchers - only designed for peacetime air to surface present deployment. The ground crews have to race to re-arm them with air-to-air glitter cannons in time.

"Wing commander Rudolph to all wings, bandits at 4 O'clock. Tally Ho-ho-ho boys!"

7/. Krampus Nacht

That troublesome Krampus has escaped again and most of the elves have locked themselves in their cottages. They are refusing to come out until the creature is safely rounded up and put back in its kennels.

The party are the braver elves, helping Santa to round up the grouchy Krampus and get it back into the kennels without harming it (or themselves).

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Publisher's Licence

Publishers wishing to use this map in their own products may do so subject to the following restrictions;

You may use the map in your own adventures or supplements provided you add your own content.

This map may not be resold as part of a product that is intended primarily as a map or collection of maps.

If you use this map, please credit the author B F Irving and Gethsemane Games and include the line “Map created with Campaign Cartographer 2 by Profantasy Software”

Map created by B F Irving using Campaign Cartographer 3 by Profantasy Software Ltd