Idea - Gnomish Bankers Defense Association

[qwertheangmarim]

Gnomish Bankers Defense Association (occupational and layman)
Joining:
Must be gnome
Must be hero+
Must be max rank in RMC
Complete Gnomish Banking Survey, going to every GoG bank and speaking to every manager.
Complete Gnomish Defense Association Initiation (stop a bank robbery in a random non-Sparkle bank)
1500 platinum fee

<gbgoggles gold/platinum> - Activate infrared goggles for darkvision when used with gold. Additionally grants +15 awareness and truesight for 30 seconds when used with a platinum coin. Costs mana.

<gbgoggles track> - Instantly see the freshest tracks in the room. Costs 1 platinum every 30 seconds. Costs mana.

<load flash/stun grenade> - Load a flash grenade into your crossbow. If it lands, your next shot will blind or stun, but deal no damage. Costs mana.

<gbgrenade [copper/silver/gold/platinum] [target]> - Toss a blast grenade dealing low-medium damage, depending on the coin inserted (takes directly from Rich Mans Club purse). Purchases 5 grenades per use. Uses weapon stats, str dex and int.

<gbbelt warp> - Insert a gold coin into the warp gadget on your gnomish toolbelt, creating a warpfield that deflects attacks. Costs mana.

<gbbelt stim pack> - Insert 5 platinum coins into a stim pack on your belt, restoring health and energy (1m CD). Costs mana. Name needs workshopping.

<launch drone> - Wind up a drone and launch it, lasts for 5 minutes.

<gbdrone bolas [target]> - Your drone shoots a bolas to wrap around your target's legs, preventing them from moving.

<gbdrone stealth> - Your drone enters stealth mode, using your sneak and hide skills.

<gbdrone surprise [target]> - Your drone flies around behind a target you’re not in combat with. When a target is successfully surprised, instantly fire off a loaded stun or flash grenade, as well as a free platinum blast grenade.

<gbenemy [target]> mark someone in combat with you as a Gnomish Bankers Defense Association enemy. Attacking a bank will instantly add the enemy status. If gained from attacking a bank, you can pay off the enemy status for 2500 platinum, otherwise it can only be removed through a Defense Associate killing the enemy and <claim [player name]> in the Sparkle Hall of Fame.

Skills:
Grenade - Superior Guru
Belt - Superior Guru
Drone - Superior Guru
Weapon Modification - Superior Guru
Missiles - Superior Master
Defense - Superior Veteran
Awareness - Superior Veteran
Sneak - Superior Master
Hide - Superior Master
Tracking - Superior Veteran

All skills cost 50% more to train.

Crossbows - Modify with an iron bar and 5 nails (bars are purchasable from most blacksmiths. Both can be purchased from the Gnomish Bankers Defense Association main branch) and a 50 gold purchasable grenade launcher. Can modify any bow into a crossbow.

Bank Robberies - Random events, 3 occur per day, randomly chosen over 8-hour periods (0000-0800, 0800-1600, and 1600-2400 gnomish standard time). The approximate times (within an hour) are written down in the Bandit Hideout, the realm it is in, and whether it is a strong or weak force. Strong forces send 2 waves of 5-10 legend-myth bandits, weak forces are a single wave of 4-8 hero-champion bandits. Random bank but cannot be Sparkle
Players can join in, and if they successfully rob the bank, they’ll get a chance for one random magic item from a realm-accurate pool (selected by local lieges ideally), up to 2000 platinum, and assorted valuable gems (low-chance of war gems in Krynn). The bank will be guarded by 2 legend-sized gnomish guards, if an enemy player joins, each wielding a crossbow and having a warp field, as well as 3 stim packs each. If a player joins, their fellow bandits will run into the backroom to start looting, leaving the player(s) to deal with the guards. One will throw flash grenades and one will throw stun grenades. On death, they’ll drop a nonmagical crossbow (low tier), some good arrows, and a chance for 1 consumable stim pack, or a flash or stun grenade.
15 minutes before a robbery starts, members of the Gnomish Defense Association will get an alert that suspicious figurines have been seen in a realm, 5 minute before it will give the exact bank

Bank Pickpockets - Rising Hero level pickpockets will attempt to steal from an NPC or player in a bank (always fails), before running away. Anyone can chase them down and kill them, awarding a gold copper and a note from the Bandit leader asking them to scope out the place for a future robbery.

Additions to existing content:
Bandit Hideout - The bandit hideout below Sparkle will go one level deeper, with a legend sized Bandit leader, with plans for the days robberies. He’ll wield a decent 1-handed axe and throwing knives (for SU) or a moderate bow and good arrows.

Sparkle Bank - The main branch of the Gnomish Bankers Defense Association, will have a shop below, a training room, racks, a start room, a hall of fame, and a vault.
Approx. map

r S - h
\ | |
s - V - t
V = vault (also entrance, <d> from bank)
S = start
s = shop
t = training
r = racks

All Banks - A vault. Vaults contain lockboxes that can be picked. One key will also be dropped from each guard in a robbery. The guards will drop a special key with the robberies’ special rewards, the rest will have small amounts of platinum and occasionally gems. Defense Associates can also use vaults to teleport to one major bank in each realm. Attempting to pick a lockbox as a Defense Associate is strictly forbidden.

Rules:
No alignment restrictions.
No teaming with Gnomish Banker Enemies.
No participating in bank robberies, or attacking fellow Defense Associates.
No stealing.
No pickpocketing.
No lockpicking.
Advised not to attack non-Gnomish Banker Enemies.

Titles
Pathetic Wannabe
Weak Wannabe
Developing Wannabe
Accomplished Wannabe
--Must kill a pickpocket!--
Newbie Associate
Fresh Associate
Developing Associate
Accomplished Associate
--Must assist against a bank robbery!--
Unknown Guard
Developing Guard
Accomplished Guard
Daunting Guard
--Must have assisted against at least 5 bank robberies and killed 10 pickpockets–
Daunting Defense Associate
Mighty Defense Associate
Imposing Defense Associate
--Must kill the Bandit leader and submit plans to the Gnomish Vault-Keeper, defend against 15 bank robberies, and kill 25 pickpockets--
Terrifying Defense Associate

Specialty Titles
Public Defender - Most pickpockets killed (+5 awareness and tracking)
Gnomish Bastion - Most banks defended (+5 defense)
Bloodthirsty Ledger-Keeper - Most Gnomish enemies killed (+5 missiles)
CEO - Highest gstat (+3 awareness, tracking, defense, and missiles)
Treasurer - Richest Defense Associate (blast grenades are free and always platinum)

If one person is sufficient for multiple titles, they can select one at the Hall of Fame, allowing your runner-up to select it. You must be a Terrifying Defense Associate to qualify for a title. Specialty titles would increase tax.



Notes:
Killing a gnomish enemy will award you 1000 platinum, and a Gnomish Kill Tattoo. You can <gbtattoo> to show a tally of Gnomish enemies, a separate tally of Bandit bank robbers, a 3rd tally of pickpockets killed, and finally the number of banks you’ve defended.
Having the most Gnomish enemies and/or the most Bandit bank robbers killed will give you a special title.
Gstat is acquired lightly through combat experience and primarily through defending banks and killing pickpockets.

[buddah]

This is the zaniest stuff we expect from Keeper 2044. Love the concept of gnomes weaponizing money. Thanks for taking the time to jot down all your ideas and sharing it with us.