The Witch of Midwinter is a night hag who rides a cloud pulled by gorgons. She is assisted in her duties by suits of animated armor.
Generated from the tables below with rolls of 5, 2, 18 and 12.
Festive Figure
Many festivities have a festive legend or figure at the centre of many stories. They may have been born in the period, deliver many gifts or fly in a the sky pulled by many creatures.
The Hogfather from Terry Pratchett is a more recent examples of this.
A pdf of these tables and more festive tables is at the DM's Guild as Festive Encounter Tables, including encounters for Sky, Snow, Woods and Market, plus tables for gifts, celebrations and magic items.
Festive Figure - D&D Monster
| 1d20 | Festive Figure Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scarecrow |
| 2 | Couatl |
| 3 | Bone Naga |
| 4 | Succubus / Incubus |
| 5 | Night Hag or Cambion |
| 6 | Githzerai Zerth |
| 7 | Medusa or Mage |
| 8 | Oni |
| 9 | Assassin or Mind Flayer Arcanist |
| 10 | Cloud Giant or Gray Slaad |
| 11 | Guardian Naga |
| 12 | Deva or Yochlol |
| 13 | Djinni or Efreet |
| 14 | Archmage |
| 15 | Beholder |
| 16 | Adult Copper Dragon or Ice Devil |
| 17 | Mummy Lord |
| 18 | Planetar |
| 19 | Androsphinx or Ancient White Dragon |
| 20 | Lich or Empyrean |
Transport
Many festive figures have a mode of transport to take them places such as sleigh pulled by hogs. Often this is enchanted with flying magic
| 1d20 | Transport |
|---|---|
| 1 | A cart |
| 2 | A cloud |
| 3 | A four-poster Bed |
| 4 | A *folding boat* |
| 5 | A sleigh |
| 6 | A longship |
| 7 | A large wooden table |
| 8 | A canoe |
| 9 | A chariot |
| 10 | A wagon |
| 11 | A barge |
| 12 | A train of wagons |
| 13 | A large broomstick |
| 14 | A coach |
| 15 | A rowing Boat |
| 16 | An airship (DMG) |
| 17 | A raft |
| 18 | A cauldron |
| 19 | A flying carpet |
| 20 | Nothing. Using the creatures pulling it as mounts instead |
Transport Pulled by...
If needed give the creature a fly speed equal to its land or swim speed. Give it the amphibious trait if it can normally only breathe water.
| 1d20 | Transport Pulled by... |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manticores or Unicorns |
| 2 | Giant Wasps or Giant Vultures |
| 3 | Griffons or Draft Horses |
| 4 | A Young Dragon (any chromatic or metallic) or Giant Sea Horses |
| 5 | Pegasi or Giant Spiders |
| 6 | Centaurs or Killer Whales |
| 7 | Helmed Horrors or Elephants |
| 8 | Winter Wolves or Grells |
| 9 | Gargoyles or Camels |
| 10 | Giant Bats or Blink Dogs |
| 11 | Giant Eagles or Sharks |
| 12 | Ghosts or Giant Vultures |
| 13 | An Angel or Reindeer (Elk stats) |
| 14 | Giant Owl or Ghouls and Ghasts |
| 15 | Nightmares or Giant Goats |
| 16 | Pteranodons or Beholder Zombies |
| 17 | Polar Bears or Modrons |
| 18 | Swarm of Ravens or Gorgons |
| 19 | Warhorse Skeletons or Phase Spiders |
| 20 | Giant Stag(s) or Giant Octopi |
Assistants
These assistants might make toys, decorate forests or give a reception to unwelcome guests..
| 1d20 | Assistants |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quasits |
| 2 | Winded Kobolds |
| 3 | Crawling Claws Sprites and Pixies |
| 4 | Homonculi |
| 5 | Deep Gnomes |
| 6 | Doppelgangers |
| 7 | Mephits of different types |
| 8 | Kobolds |
| 9 | Twig Blights and Needle Blights |
| 10 | Magmins |
| 11 | Duergar |
| 12 | Animated Armors |
| 13 | Hags |
| 14 | Zombies |
| 15 | Myconids |
| 16 | Goblins |
| 17 | Dretches commanded by Imps |
| 18 | Flumphs |
| 19 | Skeletons |
| 20 | Roll twice (ignoring more 20s) |
More Festive Tables
A pdf of these tables and more festive tables is at the DM's Guild as Festive Encounter Tables, including encounters for Sky, Snow, Woods and Market, plus tables for gifts, celebrations and magic items.