The interdimensional Christmas bug is coming to town, and every world needs their own Santa. Doesn't matter if they have no idea what Santa or Christmas is, participation is mandatory and they need to use whatever exist in-universe to replicate Santa's flying sleigh as best as they can.

The following are some guidelines for what a prototypical Santa and sleigh would entail, your world needs to try and replicate as many of these elements as possible.

  1. A fat bearded man or similar species dressed in all red.

  2. A huge sack of toys or whatever the kids in your universe like.

  3. A sleigh or another vehicle modified to resemble the classic shape of a sleigh, one that is capable of flight.

  4. Eight flying reindeer or similar species strapped to the front of the sleigh.

  5. One more flying reindeer or similar species up front with a glowing red nose.

Note that the reindeer don't actually have to be the ones pulling the sleigh through the air, you can choose any propulsion system you want as long as it looks like the reindeer are pulling it.

How does your world pull it off? Who would need to be called in and what kind of equipment acquired to do this? What unique conflicts does Santa face in your world that the "real" Santa wouldn't?

If your world is also conducive to other Christmas characters like Krampus, the Grinch, Frosty, Jesus, etc and you want to replicate them as well, we'd love to hear it!

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    The fantasy world I've been procrastinating on writing already has magically-powered levitating airships as a common piece of technology. Making some simple clockwork reindeer up front for display or even having a magic mirror projection on a loop (basically holograms) would satisfy that aspect. Santa? Easy. Find a fat human, dwarf, or orc with a nice beard and a good voice. Get him in costume.

    The only things that couldn't be done are elves, and giving away presents for free. We copied their tech, but the elves have been extinct for millennia, and only thing that's free is the market, damn it. We killed all the nobles for a reason. Now everyone has to work.