Operation: Santa
Operation: SANTA was a custom-built RPG I made where players played anthropomorphic reindeer commandoes and fought against an array of increasingly ridiculous holiday-themed villains. While the player facing rules mostly stayed the same over the years—the reindeer could move and attack on their turns, and rolled dice when they took hits to see if they went down—new reindeer abilities and in-game items evolved over time. We had a lot of fun with it, so I've preserved the character sheets and the log of fun quotes (dutifully recorded by Kathleen) here.
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Crisis of Infinite Hooves
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does have blown up the gorram multiverse! Now it’s up to the Menacin’ Venison, along with their good friends George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, to put it back together again or (probably) die trying!
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Doe of Future Past
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does stand victorious, having defeated all other holidays and winning the War For Christmas. Their R&R is cut short when George Washington and Honest Abe show up armed to the teeth with Cybernetic enhancements — refugees from the post apocalyptic past. Now The Menacin' Venison must fight their way across time itself,…
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The Dystopian Reality of Baby New Year
General John Blitzen and his reindeer Comman-does are the best of the best. Santa is dead. The North Pole is in ruins. Santa's daughter, Victoria, has gone into the Clausrest. Mrs. Claus has disappeared. When all hope seems lost for our cloven-hoofed heroes, when the year is at its darkest, that's when Baby New Year makes his move! No one…
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It’s the Great Pumpkin—Shoot It!
General John Blitzen and his reindeer Comman-does are the best of the best. Countless foes having fallen in front of their antlers, including the diabolical Easter Bunny, the not-so-holy St. Valentine, and the traitorous Rudolph. But this year, The Menacin’ Venison face their most terrifying foe yet. The Great Pumpkin has risen, and he thirsts for blood!
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St. Valentine’s Massacre
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does are the best of the best. St. Valentine and his army of Cherubic Snipers have gone too far! Their love arrows have ensnared Mrs. Claus, causing her to defect to the villainous Walmark Greeting Card Co. Your mission is to infiltrate Walmark’s Lunar Base, rescue Mrs. Claus, slay St. Valentine, and…
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St. Valentine’s Massacre (Playtest)
The event filled up really quickly this year, so I ran a playtest for some friends who couldn't make it in. Their characters were just as great and twisted as their pictures would indicate.
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Mecha-Rudolph’s Mega-Revenge
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does are the best of the best. They say that revenge is a dish best served cold? Well that’s doubly true when one lives in the North Pole! Presumed dead five years ago, Rudolph has been rebuilt and is looking to settle the score! Can you survive his well-laid plans and put…
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Hearts, Stars, and Carnage
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does are the best of the best. They‘ve rescued their boss from everything from blubbery bunnies to terrifying turkeys and left a trail of dead in their path. Their leader secured, they now take flight to Ireland where Lorcan the Leprechaun threatens to turn all of the Earth‘s water green! If there‘s…
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Tom Turkey’s Terror Tunnel
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does are the best of the best. Having defeated the white-tailed turncoat Rudolph and having saved Santa from both the evil G.N.O.M.E and the hideous Easter Bunny, the ragged team arrives home… only to find Santa's daughter kidnapped! Tom Turkey and his tryptophan thugs have taken her to the Tunnel of Terror,…
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Deus Egg Machina
Commander John Blitzen and his team of Reindeer comman-does are the best of the best. Having defeated the white-tailed turncoat Rudolph and having saved Santa from the evil G.N.O.M.E., Blitzen and his mob decide to take some R&R in the tropics. Unfortunately their vacation is cut short when Santa is kidnapped by the diabolical Easter Bunny and taken to his…
