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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) Knight Coins: Soldier of Fortune; a mercenary who makes a livelihood from fighting in the numerous fantasy wars. A typical player character of sorts with a job to offer. Inverted, Paid Assassin; more base mercenary who lives by fighting duels or murdering for hire. Patron's true profession may remain unknown, and Mission need not relate to a killing (though Mission may cover such).
Mission:
- 7 Rods: Burglarize a place. Inverted, raid a garrison's barracks or armory for arms or one special item.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) 5 Rods: Patron will not believe players completed the mission; reward will be limited regardless of proof. Inverted, Patron will insist players repeat the mission (or another mission), regardless of initial success, before receiving any reward.
- (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:
- 5 Cups: Legal, moral or political motive. Inverted, secure rights that present rulers or governments do not recognize.
- Empress: Patron's motives are so irresistible, that all the players will eventually adopt the same. Inverted, motive is so distasteful, that players will feel drawn to support opposition by scenario's end.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 3 Cups: Father or spouse is powerful and wealthy; however, no guarantee anything can be obtained. Inverted, family is rich, but requires prior mission to extort or steal from home.
- (Inverted) Sun: Another source of wealth becomes available to the Patron after the start of the scenario (pick an extra card to reflect this new finance. Treat second pick as "FINANCES??"). Inverted, another source of wealth becomes available to the Patron after the mission; this might be given to the players as a bonus reward for success.
- (Inverted) Tower of Destruction: Early in the scenario, the Patron's finances, not taken on the mission, will be consumed by an unrelated event. Inverted, at scenario's end, all the finances taken on the mission will be consumed (possible confiscated by a more powerful opponent or authority).
Rival:
- (Inverted) 8 Rods: Notorious Gambler. Inverted, Speculator or Prospector.
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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