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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:
- Knight Rods: Marshal of Land or General of Several Armies; a commander with size and number of armed units dependent upon the country he serves. The nation need not be at war, since large standing armies can be funded by large empires. This Patron is not an independent commander; he obeys the orders of his ruler (at least for the moment). Often, troops swear loyalty to a monarch and country, but their true allegiance is to a cause and a leader. His Mission need not relate to the movement of armies; this man may have personal affairs that he can not personally resolve (thus he solicits the players). Inverted, Chivalrous Knight; a warrior who has a code of honor by which he lives and fights. Chivalry in the face of such fantasy perversion as monsters and magic is hard to maintain -- the more gallant the man, the more powerful his individual prowess. Often Patron will aspire, but fall short of his moral code.
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.
- (Inverted) Magician: At least one player must pretend to be something he is not, in order for the Mission to succeed. Inverted, this misconception must be played on the Patron as well.
Obstacle:
- 6 Rods: World's most famous general becomes involved opposed to mission. Inverted, players must cross an army on the move; marshal leading these troops will suspect the players as spies ("get those men for questioning").
- Empress: All opponents are zealots -- never rout, fight to the death even to the last. Inverted, when faced by opponents, your Patron provided troops go berserk with blood-lust, often injuring themselves as they mindlessly flay their weapons.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 2 Coins: Control a regional area. Inverted, dominate a port's trade or shipping.
- (Inverted) Fool: Patron pretends he is motivated by his reason, but in truth doesn't truly have a reason for the mission. Inverted, by scenario's end, he will have forgotten he has sent the players on the mission.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 7 Coins: For simplicity, Patron has wealth that mirror-image those owned by one player (Referee decides). Inverted, Patron has wealth that mirror-image those owned by all the players.
Rival:
- Ace Rods: Innkeeper. Inverted, Barfly or Drunkard (usually minor rogue or hero fallen from grace).
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!!!
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Epilogue:
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