Ghost of Crimbo Commerce

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Familiar number: 282
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Ghost of Crimbo Commerce
This fella knows the true reason for the season: Buy buy buy! More! More!

Causes enemies to drop more Meat
Occasionally compels you to buy stuff
Shares XP with the other Crimbo Ghosts

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Ability: Acts as a Leprechaun, shares familiar experience with the Ghost of Crimbo Carols and the Ghost of Crimbo Cheer

Throne/Bjorn: 5-15 meat for the first three rounds of combat; may also increase Meat drops

Hatchling: greedy ghostling

Familiar-Specific Equipment: N/A

	Ultimate Cage Match	Scavenger Hunt	Obstacle Course	Hide and Seek

Mumming Trunk Abilities:

+15% Meat Drop	4-5 MP	+3 Muscle statgain	+15% Item Drop	+4 Mysticality statgain	8-10 HP	+2 Moxie statgain
Delevel 25%*
*Hover for details

Cannot breathe underwater

Combat Messages

• Regular messages:

• After Combat:

  <name> rings a bell noisily until some passersby put Meat in his bucket.

  "Here," <name> says. "They were all out of gift cards, so I got you some Meat."

  "Here ya go, kid," <name> says. "Don't spend it all in one place."

  "Quickly!" <name> says, handing you some Meat. "Go buy the fattest goose in the market!"

  You feel a squelching in your shoe, and realize <name> has put a bunch of Meat in your stocking.

• After Ten Successful Combats:

  "Better get a <item> while there's still some left!" <name> whispers in your ear.

  "Buy a <item> before they all sell out!" <name> urges you. "You don't want to be the only one without one, do you?"

  "Don't forget to buy a <item>!" <name> whispers to you. "It's the hot gift of the season!"

  "Did you buy a <item> yet?" <name> whispers. "Don't wait, or they'll all sell out!"

  "Hey pal, you should buy a <item>!" <name> says. "They're the big thing this year!"

  "Quick, buy a <item>!" <name> hisses. "You don't wanna be the only one without one, do you?"

• Enthroned in the Crown of Thrones:

  <name> hands you some Meat with a nod, which you take to mean you're supposed to go spend it immediately for the good of the economy.

You gain 5-15 Meat.

• Bjornified in the Buddy Bjorn:

  <name> hands you some Meat with a nod, which you take to mean you're supposed to go spend it immediately for the good of the economy.

You gain 5-15 Meat.

• With lucky Tam O'Shanter equipped:

  N/A

• With miniature gravy-covered maypole equipped:

  N/A

• With wax lips equipped:
  

  N/A

Arena Messages

• None - familiar cannot compete at the Arena, with the following message:

Your ghost is only interested in playing reindeer games. Not the games here at the Arena.

References

• The Ghost's exhortation to "Go buy the fattest goose in the market!" is a reference to Scrooge's similar command to buy "the prize Turkey" at the end of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.

Notes

• Has a maximum base weight of 40 lbs (compared to most familiars that only go up to 20 lbs).
• Cannot use familiar equipment: "Ghosts can't wear equipment, it would just fall through."
• After 10 victories with The Ghost of Crimbo Commerce, or 10 victories after the last time bonus stats were granted, in the After Combat messages it will suggest a specific item (and only that item) to obtain.
  • After purchasing the specific item, your next combat win with this familiar will give substantial bonus stats and one of the following messages:
    • "Great job buying that <item>!" <name> says.
    • "Hey, you bought a <item>!" <name> says.
    • "Nice, you bought a <item>!" <name> says.
    • "Oh, good, you got a <item>!" <name> says.
    • "Oh good, you got a <item> before they sold out!" <name> says.

    followed by one of

    • "Doesn't that feel good?"
    • "Spending makes the world go 'round!"
    • "That's the Crimbo spirit!"
    • "That's what keeps the economy moving!"
    • "This'll be a great Crimbo!"
    • "What a rewarding purchase!"
  • Purchasing the item from an NPC store doesn't count for stats.
  • Purchasing the item from your own mall store does count.
  • There is no way to "reset" the item being asked for, other than buying it, until you ascend.