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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:
- (Inverted) 5 Rods: Brigand or Bandit; a person who leads an organized force of thieves. The Patron's "occupation" may remain unknown to the players, but his Missions will tend to be more base. This type of man maintains order among people that live by the simple code -- "only the strong survive". Inverted, Leader Street Gang or Union; a leader of a group of common workers. The guildmasters by law control trade, but that doesn't mean a few ambitious men from the working class don't exist -- "do I hear the theme music from Dr Zhivago?" Before I appear too "socialist", the union leader can be treated like an urban bandit. To be blunt, he incites riots for personal gain. Since freedom to assemble is not a right, his actions are illegal and just like the bandit he is sought for crimes. Association with this person, even briefly, can lead to players' heads resting on blocks ("awaiting the axeman's stroke"). Players are often forced to aid and accept the task, after a spy reports their meeting ("we're now all in the same pot trying to keep it from boiling").
Mission:
- (Inverted) 9 Rods: Organize repairs on an important warship, bridge, roadway or fortress. Inverted, plan and construct an important warship, bridge, roadway or fortress.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) 5 Cups: Success of Climax depends on enlisting the aid of another who will first require a mission of his own. Inverted, this mission will result in a chain of several missions, travel encounters and Climaxes, before finally concluding.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) King Cups: Pure and just motive. Inverted, monumental or decisively patriotic motive.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 2 Swords: Patron knows a secret on one of the players and will extort him (and the others) to do the job. Inverted, although Patron knows a secret on one of the players and could extort him into doing the job, he provides some finances; if the players refuse (or return to ask for more), he might then use blackmail.
Rival:
- Queen Cups: Chancellor of realm (person who advises a monarch on political affairs). Inverted, Chamberlain (person who manages a monarch's court and household).
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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