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Spacegamer.com - Standard Barony Mission:
This uses the Tarot Card to Generate a "Standard" Mission on the Fly as described in Designing Fantasy Missions as part of the Barony Set. (Standard means it is not focused exclusively on an Underworld.) No attempt is made here to define each of the finer points.
To begin, determine who the mission is offered to and call them the Party Leader (to accept / reject Mission).
Note: This mission is temporary. Copy it out now if you want it. (It pastes nicely into Word.)
Mission Title:
Party Leader:
Patron:
- Knave Rods: Foppish Warrior; a warrior who has many effeminate characteristics. This Patron can still be an excellent fighter (most are), but his mannerisms are such that he enjoys personal adornment -- perfume, jewelry, colorful garments. A fop is not always a dandy; remember, magic has a way of perverting the most rugged of fellows. Inverted, Dandy Disguised as Female; a man who dresses as a female can only be two things -- perverse or plotting intrigue. Assuming the Patron is not a homosexual, the fact he deceives the players should influence future picks with additional deceit. The disguise can be very good (players honestly think they discuss employment with a woman), or else, the Patron will look and act like a man who wishes he was female ("okay, I'll say it; the guy's a tad queer, but that don't make his Mission any less valid -- come on guys role-play or give this dandy the boot").
Mission:
- 4 Swords: Perform an important or secret Mission for the ruler. Inverted, perform an important or secret Mission for the ruler, but task is described as a routine escort duty.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) King Cups: Various local guilds that provide supplies or mercenaries becomes involved opposed to mission. Inverted, international guilds that control certain rare commodities becomes involved opposed to mission.
- (Inverted) Devil: By completing the mission, one Friend of each player (at random) becomes an Enemy. Inverted, by some fluke, a player is secretly opposed to the mission; during travel encounters before the Climax, Referee will take a player (at random) as an NPC and play him for the remainder of the mission as part of the opposition (many a covert act, up to this point, can be attributed in retrospect on this player). Whether character ever returns to group depends on the mission outcome and how forgivable his acts (Referee and players together decide).
Motivation:
- 2 Swords: Acquire a monopoly on a certain trade item. Inverted, take monopoly of trade from someone else.
Finances:
- (Inverted) Ace Rods: Rich landowner, but hates travel; pays handsomely to avoid personal involvement. Inverted, Patron is rich landowner, that hates travel far away from his lands; pays handsomely to avoid personal involvement; utmost importance not to bother Patron after start (Queen encounters per Encounters pamphlet should be ignored).
Rival:
- (Inverted) 6 Cups: Regent of Mines. Inverted, Leader City Workers.
Phases
On the way to the Mission Climax, the Party will travel through three game Phases which may be short or long (depending on the Tarot cards drawn). These represent the obstacles and challenges along the way to the Ultimate Climax of the Mission.
(A) Initial Successes:
(B) Challenges on the Journey:
(C) Final Travel to the Climax:
Climax Flow:
Referee creates the flow of the climax OR refer to Designing Fantasy Missions!!!
Come on Back and maybe we'll have a generator in for you. Otherwise, use the Temple and Castles from our Legacy tools. (Hey, or buy the books!!!!!)
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