Ideas for Christmas game Boss

[mackdaddie]

Greeting, fellow gamers. Long time player, first time poster. I am working on my annual Christmas game, a one-shot involving 4-6 lvl 16 characters. My idea for the game is Jack Frost is pissed and has managed to capture The North Pole by crating a bubble where the elemental plane of Ice has encased the North Pole, freezing Santa and his retinue. Everything is pretty solid, but I thought I'd ask for ideas on Jack himself. I'm currently picturing Jack astride an appropriately leveled white dragon, but I haven't decided on what to do with Jack himself. Current thoughts are a leveled frost giant with some innate abilities. He needs to hit hard, be super-ass cold, and have crazy ice skills. Thanks in advance for the responses, and I wish everybody a great holiday season.

Cheers.

[Telonius]

Oh, man, I've got a bunch of ideas, but don't want to spoil anything for the Villainous Competition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?461482-Villainous-Competition-VIII-The-Weather-Outside-is-Frightful)...

What CR are you looking for this to be?

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Keneticist focusing on ice-based blasting?

[Tarlek Flamehai]

So you want this boss to be a melee type?

[Rebel7284]

Your description made me think of the Xixecal, but that's a bit too high on the CR scale...

[Talionis]

Winterhaunt from Frostburn... Uses an Iceheart for entry... Full caster with melee abilities... Look at it and see if you can't make that work for a Jack Frost character.

[FocusWolf413]

Druid/ Planar shepherd with planar bubble? Is that too strong?

[DrMotives]

Ice elementals are in manual of the planes. They're begging to be minions, although probably not what you want for Jack himself to be, unless you hook one up with class levels. Although that could work too, maybe a cold-based sorcerer, warlock, or druid. A jester would be a good play on the naughty fairy tale creature too, it's basically like a bard that debuffs more than buffs. Jester is found in Dragon Annual.

[dspeyer]

I realize you didn't exactly ask for homebrew, but I got inspired.

Jotun

Size/Type:Large Outsider (cold)
Hit Dice:16d8+112 (184 hp)
Initiative:10
Speed:40 ft (8 squares)
Armor Class:40 (-1 size,+6 dex, +19 natural, +6 deflection), touch 21, flat-footed 34
Base Attack/Grapple:+16/+32
Attack:+5 greataxe +32 melee (3d6+23 plus 2d6 cold) or javelin +21 ranged (1d8+12 plus 2d6 cold)
Full Attack:+5 greataxe +32/+27/+22/+17 melee (3d6+23 plus 2d6 cold) or javelin +21 ranged (1d8+12 plus 2d6 cold)
Space/Reach:10ft/5ft
Special Attacks:cold aura, spell-like abilities, summon ice elemental
Special Qualities:immunity to cold and paralysis, spell resistance 28
Saves:Fort +17, Ref +16, Will +14
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 23, Con 25, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 22
Skills:Climb +31, Diplomacy +8, Intimidate +25, Jump +22, Knowledge (nature) +4, Knowledge (religion) +21, Knowledge (the planes) +21, Listen +23, Ride +25, Sense Motive +23, Spot +23, Survival +23 (+25 on other planes), Swim +21, Tumble +8
Feats:cleave, improved initiative, improved sunder, power attack, quicken sla(gust of wind), quicken sla(wall of ice)
Environment:jotunheim
Organization:solitary, but often mounted on an adult white dragon
Challenge Rating:16
Treasure:standard and a large +5 greataxe
Alignment:usually neutral evil
Advancement:by class level
Level Adjustment:--


Cold Aura
Any attack a Jotun makes deals an extra 2d6 cold damage. Any creature grappling a Jotun takes 4d6 cold damage a round.

Spell-Like Abilities
At will: Fog Cloud, Gust of Wind, Coldball, Ice Storm, Wall of Ice. 3/day: Teleport, Chain Lightning, Control Weather. Caster level is 16. Saves are charisma based.

Summon Ice Elemental
Once per day, a Jotun can summon 2d10 small, 2d6 medium or 2d4 large ice paraelementals

Deflection
A Jotun adds its charisma bonus to its AC as a deflection bonus

[Aleolus]

Not an idea for Jack himself, but. you could modify a devil, change its alignment to LN and bring in Krampus as an ally for the party. After all, Santa and Krampus are partners, with Santa rewarding good children and Krampus punishing thr bad ones. Only makes sense that Krampus. would want to help free Santa so they can continue their work

[mackdaddie]

I realize you didn't exactly ask for homebrew, but I got inspired.

Jotun

Size/Type:Large Outsider (cold)
Hit Dice:16d8+112 (184 hp)
Initiative:10
Speed:40 ft (8 squares)
Armor Class:40 (-1 size,+6 dex, +19 natural, +6 deflection), touch 21, flat-footed 34
Base Attack/Grapple:+16/+32
Attack:+5 greataxe +32 melee (3d6+23 plus 2d6 cold) or javelin +21 ranged (1d8+12 plus 2d6 cold)
Full Attack:+5 greataxe +32/+27/+22/+17 melee (3d6+23 plus 2d6 cold) or javelin +21 ranged (1d8+12 plus 2d6 cold)
Space/Reach:10ft/5ft
Special Attacks:cold aura, spell-like abilities, summon ice elemental
Special Qualities:immunity to cold and paralysis, spell resistance 28
Saves:Fort +17, Ref +16, Will +14
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 23, Con 25, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 22
Skills:Climb +31, Diplomacy +8, Intimidate +25, Jump +22, Knowledge (nature) +4, Knowledge (religion) +21, Knowledge (the planes) +21, Listen +23, Ride +25, Sense Motive +23, Spot +23, Survival +23 (+25 on other planes), Swim +21, Tumble +8
Feats:cleave, improved initiative, improved sunder, power attack, quicken sla(gust of wind), quicken sla(wall of ice)
Environment:jotunheim
Organization:solitary, but often mounted on an adult white dragon
Challenge Rating:16
Treasure:standard and a large +5 greataxe
Alignment:usually neutral evil
Advancement:by class level
Level Adjustment:--


Cold Aura
Any attack a Jotun makes deals an extra 2d6 cold damage. Any creature grappling a Jotun takes 4d6 cold damage a round.

Spell-Like Abilities
At will: Fog Cloud, Gust of Wind, Coldball, Ice Storm, Wall of Ice. 3/day: Teleport, Chain Lightning, Control Weather. Caster level is 16. Saves are charisma based.

Summon Ice Elemental
Once per day, a Jotun can summon 2d10 small, 2d6 medium or 2d4 large ice paraelementals

Deflection
A Jotun adds its charisma bonus to its AC as a deflection bonus


I like enough of it to run with it, that's basically what I was looking for, thanks for taking the time to do this, Now to sit him astride a white dragon and kill me some Christmas heroes!!