They didn’t actually end up fighting him, they didn’t found out until Saint Nicholas (me, the dm, dressed in a red robe with a Santa hat) handed them all a gift in character.
The plan was for them to realize it was Saint Nick and the following week (the week before Christmas) have a gift exchange, but they didn’t figure it out so I started the gift exchange in character as Saint Nicholas.
It is actually kinda sad how long it took your players to realize who they fought.
They didn’t actually end up fighting him, they didn’t found out until Saint Nicholas (me, the dm, dressed in a red robe with a Santa hat) handed them all a gift in character.
The plan was for them to realize it was Saint Nick and the following week (the week before Christmas) have a gift exchange, but they didn’t figure it out so I started the gift exchange in character as Saint Nicholas.