B2E1 - How the Grinch Stole the Party

Introduction

The party will find themself mysteriously transported to very tall and dangerously steep mountain peak covered in snow. In the distance will the party will notice a small cave in the distance with a stream of smoke lifting up the sky.
The party will then explore the empty grinch cave. When they finally go outside they will find the Grinch plotting to prevent his ultimate redemption after he steals Christmas.

As you climb your way to the top of the stairs
You see a green goblin with a face full of cruel glares

He is staring out from his cave with a cruel grinchy frown
At the warm lighted windows below from the town

He growled and grumpt with his face most foul
expressing his hate for the Who's with a crooked Grinchy scowl

Then he sighed as if deflated releasing a groan most sincere
"How can I change the fate of Christmas this year?

"For 56 years I've been doing this now!"
"I must stop my black heart from growing! But how?"

"When I steal their Christmas I know just what they'll do
"They'll stand in a circle for a minute or two"
And the Whos from Whoville will sing and my plans will be through"

"It's been this way since time I first began"
"But this year I'll find a way to succeed in my plan!"

The party will have the oppertunity to talk the Grinch, and then he will say:

And with that the Grinch got an awful idea
An wonderful, awful idea
"These people before me will be my panacea"

He chuckled and clucked with a broad grinchy smile
"Why don't you come and stay for a while?"

"I have a new plan for Christmas you see,"
and I truly hope that you all will agree"

"Look at that town full of Who girls and boys
And I don't even need to tell you about their noise, noise, noise, NOISE!"

"So we have to stop this whole Christmas season"
"And trust me that is not the only reason"

"Because those Whos will run all over the town"
"Leaving me alone in this cave feeling just like a clown"

"So now, I'll ask you making this plain, "What's better than a Grinch?"
"FIVE GRINCHS! Because they can do this job in a cinch"

"So tell me now, 'What'll it be?"
"And I want you to answer me honestly"
"Because if we succeed all of us, both you and me" "Will finally, finally be free!"

The Grinch will decide that he needs to find some helpers to change fate this year. The party will be given the following option:

• They can willingly assist the Grinch in stealing Christmas

• They can refuse but the Grinch will attack attempting to force them to help him.

If the party willingly helps the Grinch or are defeated by him they will be Grinchified. Each player will receieve a random Gift of Grinchification.
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Path 1A) - Planning Whoville Hiest

Players will need to their hiest to Steal Christmas from the Who boys and girls. They will face many challenges:

• Mt Crumpet is extremely step and treacherous

• They will need to avoid the real Santa

• They will need to have a plan to carry the Christmas loot to the top of Mt Crumpet to Dump it

• They may face difficulty from wth Who's themselves

Present the party with the maps of Whoville and explain, "You're objective it steal all signs of Christmas, take it to the top of Mt Crumpet, and DUMP IT!!"

Warning:

• Be sure to watch out for both the tall AND the small!

• Watch out for the Whoville mouses!

During the planning as the following questions:

• What costumes will you wear? Are you all going to dress as Santa?

• Who will make the costumes - Not Necessary If Prof - Performance [DC 15]

• Who will pull the sleigh? - Strength [DC 4]

• Who is going to steer?

• What are you going to carry the Christmas loot in?

The party will need to make a skill check for each task that's taken. If applicable roll a D4 to determine which player will get each challenge.

• D1 - The path looks to small to pass - Int/Dex [DC 14]
  

• D2 - You come around an extremely sharp turn - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D3 - There is a tree straight ahead - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D4 - You are being outrun by the speed of the sleigh - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D5 - You feel yourself becoming motion sick - Constitution [DC 14]
  

• D6 - As you go around a turn you feel yourself sliding off - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D7 - You hit a snow drift and a launched into the air - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D8 - The sleigh is about to run over you - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D9 - You're sacks are about to fly off of the sleigh - Athletics/Acrobatics [DC 14]
  

• D10 - Snow is blowing in your face and it's extremely hard to see - Constitution [DC 14]
  

Path 2A) - Defending Christmas

The party will be prompted to go to Whoville and warn the Whos. When they enter the town they will be welcomed by the major who will ask them to stay for Christmas Feast.
The mayor will tell the party they need to defend Christmas, however it doesn't come without risk. If the real Santa sees the party out of their beds he will leave Whoville and head to the North pole.
If the party asks the Mayor if the Grinch has any weaknesses he will say, "Never in history. besides the Grinch, has a person been driven sane by listening to Christmas music"
If the party asks why why the Grinch steals Christmas every year, "Don't ask me, not really knows the reason."

Help the party plan the defense of Whoville:

• Where will each player be hidden so they aren't spotted by the Grinch or Santa?

• Are you going to lay any traps Home Alone style?

• What will you do if you spot the Grinch?

Skill Checks that may apply to the defense of town:

• Preparing costumes - Not Necessary If Prof - Performance [DC 15]

• Finding a hiding place - Stealth [DC 14]

• Enlist Cindy Lou Who - Persausion Check [DC 13]

Path 1B - Stealing Christmas

The party will need to avoid detection from Santa, Cindy Lou Who, and the Whoville Mouses. Each Who House will have a random challenge that will be based on the table below.
The party will need to perform skill checks on how to get the loot of each house.
The party makes to much noise they will wake the Mayor who will sound the alarm forcing the Grinchlings to flea with only a partial Christmas theft.
Signs of Christmas

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• D1 - A can of Who Who Hash
  

• D2 - A log in the fire
  

• D3 - Fizzle Fuzz
  

• D4 - Holley Who Wreath
  

• D5 - Bingle Balls
  

• D6 - Whofoo Fluff
  

• D7 - Hanging pantookas on the ceilings
  

• D8 - Pile panpoonas on the floor
  

• D9 - Fliffer bloofs
  

• D10 - Stockings
  

• D11 -Whoboohoo bricks
  

• D12 - Googoo gums
  

• D13 - Wuzzle wuzz
  

• D14 - Presents
  

• D15 - Who puddling
  

• D16 - Checkerboards, bizilbigs, popcorn, and plums
  

• D17 - Pop guns, pampoogas, pantookas, and drums!
  

• D18 - Snoof
  

• D19 - Jin Tinglers
  

• D20 -Gardookas
  

Challenges [+50% Die]

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• D1 - Roast Beast
  

• D2 - Cindy Lou Who
  

• D3 - Get Stuck in the Chimney or elsewhere
  

• D4 - Who Mouses
  

• D5 - Tree tips over falling to the floor
  

• D6 - You slip on some foo foo fluff
  

Path 2B - Defending Christmas

The party will need to to avoid the real Santa while thwarting the Grinch. Santa and the Grinch will both follow routes around the town. The party will need to safely determine which is real and which is false.
Roll DC 14-16 roll as appropriate for the challenge. The players must succeed two checks first a perception check to see if it's the real santa or the Grinch and a second to try and stop him from performing his Grinchly act.

Path 1C - Escape to Mt Crumpet

The party will need to perform a Strength [DC 15] skill check to ascend Mt Crumpet. When the party reachs the top they will begin to hear singing. The singing will be louder depending on much Christmas spirit remains in Whoville.
When the party first arrives to the top of Mt Crumpet they will begin hearing the Whoville singing, and this will revert their Grinchification on a failed skill check [DC 15].
Players can decide for themselves if they want to:

• Resist the singing and dump Christmas

• Overcome Grinchification and save Christmas

After the intial wave of singing the Grinch's plan will be revealed. He will appear playing a "Great Big Electro Whocarnio Flooks" drowning out the sound of the music.

Ten thousand feet up, up the side of Mt Crumpet
They rode with their load to the top to dump it!

And now came the sound rising up from the snow
It started in low.....
But it had nowhere to go

For then appeared the Grinch with a cruel evil look
As he rode on the back of his home-made "Electro Whocarnio Flooks!

Overwhelming the tune with his oversized trumpet
Their hearts did not shrink and they were still compelled to dump it!

Players who resist the influence of the singing can join the Grinch on his musical instrument making the music louder increasing the DC of the de-Grinchification. Players who wish to sing with the Whos will lower the DC of the de-Grinchification check.
If players decide to attempt to grow the true Grinch's heart they'll need to engage in combat defeating the Grinch who stopping the sound of the music.
During battle the Christmas Sleigh will slide Mt Crumpet at a speed of 10 ft per round. Players can reduce the rate of the sleigh's decent by a DC Strength check equal to the roll in ft.

Path 2C - Chase the Grinch Up Mt Crumpet

They players will need to perform a surival [DC 12] skill check to follow the Grinch to the top of Mt Crumpet in order to save Christmas. When they reach the top they will find the Grinch removing "Great Big Electro Whocarnio Flooks" from the Christmas loot. He will begin playing in order to drownd out the sound of the Who's music.
The Grinch can have his heart grown by singing along with the Whoville music, by plugging or stopping the sound of his musical instrument, or by defeating him in combat.
During battle the Christmas Sleigh will slide Mt Crumpet at a speed of 10 ft per round. Players can reduce the rate of the sleigh's decent by a DC Strength check equal to the roll in ft.

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