heist.json

{
  "name": "heist",

  "parameters": {
    "target": [
      "magic item",
      "person (rescue/capture)",
      "weapon",
      "piece of art",
      "reverse heist: plant an object",
      "nothing in particular--just steal a lot"
    ],

    "catch": [
      "magic",
      "riddle",
      "masterwork lock",
      "traps",
      "monsters",
      "rival party"
    ],

    "motivation": [
      "wealth",
      "thwart evil",
      "revenge",
      "fame/prestige",
      "powerful item",
      "impress benefactor"
    ],

    "benefactor motivation": [
      "public; the target is on display, out in the open, like in a museum",
      "secret; the target is being kept somewhere well hidden",
      "magical; the target is in a pocket dimension, another plane, or in a dragon's dream",
      "religious; the target is in a church, cultist hangout, or some other location of religious significance",
      "inhospitable; the target is on a dangerous plane, in blizzard-wracked mountains, the underdark, or somewhere else where no one wants to go",
      "important; the target is in a government building, dragon's hoard, or somewhere else that is doubly protected because the location itself is important"
    ],

    "owner description": [
      "evil",
      "good",
      "naive; doesn't know what the object is or if it's dangerous",
      "a thief, adventurer, or pirate",
      "an outsider",
      "a friend from the party's past"
    ],

    "party advantage": [
      "secret passcode to circumvent some challenges",
      "a magic item to help overcome defenses/obstacles",
      "an infiltration device, like a Ring of Waterbreathing",
      "a mole working from inside the defenses",
      "a distraction to draw defenders/resources away",
      "surprise; no else is dumb enough to attempt this heist"
    ],

    "target weakness": [
      "aquatic; the target's location can be infiltrated by swimming or diving",
      "arial; the target's location can be infiltration by flying or dropping in",
      "magical; the target isn't protected against teleportation, or the defendors can be defeated with illusions",
      "low quality guards; intimidation, bribes, or deception can defeat most of the defendors",
      "a party/event; an invitation or costume can get the party close",
      "the target location shares a wall/compound with a less well defended location (an office attached to a bank, a museum over a tunnel/cave system)"
    ],

    "defender's method": [
      "kill",
      "arrest",
      "add party to the exhibits",
      "kick party out",
      "try to buy out the party's loyalty",
      "destroy the exhibit before it can be stolen"
    ],

    "unknown": [
      "trick; the target isn't what the owner or the party thinks it is",
      "desired by a powerful enemy; the heist upsets something much worse than the previous owner",
      "fake; the target is a dud",
      "the target wanted to be put on display/captured/heisted",
      "the target is extremely dangerous",
      "the target can't be taken by itself; the party will need to steal more than they bargained for"
    ]
  }
}