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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:
- 10 Coins: Travel as a companion or escort to foreign lands. Inverted, travel as a companion, but players and Patron travel incognito (assume a simpler role).
Obstacle:
- 7 Cups: Large estate owner with many servants and slaves becomes involved opposed to mission. Inverted, players must cross an area of impending revolt -- many runaway slaves or fleeing soldiers (both desperate enough to try stealing food or arms from the more powerful players).
- (Inverted) World: Natural forces will constantly cause problems -- bad weather, winds, terrain, heat, etc. (more a gripe for servants and slaves than any extra danger). Inverted, mission can only succeed by entering an underworld (perhaps Rival is in this place, or players' will require something that can only be found in the underworld).
- (Inverted) Force: Players must face Rival in a Climax battle that they are the least prepared or weakest to fight (i.e. ship's crew must fight on land or horsemen must go to sea; storming a siege is always difficult). Inverted, Climax battle is in players' strongest means (their choice).
Motivation:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Vanity and jealousy of another's deed. Inverted, bravado -- accepted mission's challenge as a wager.
- (Inverted) Judgement: Patron will not be satisfied with the way players proceed or complete the mission (Patron's dissatisfaction in the aftermath will not result in him befriending the players). Inverted, if possible, Patron will want mission redone another way.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 8 Rods: Waiting to receive repayment of debt; yet, mission can not be delayed. Inverted, Patron lies and has no wealth.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 2 Swords: Gentleman. Inverted, Foreign or Exotic Traveler.
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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