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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:
- 9 Rods: Young Lad or Child; a youth perhaps too young to know the danger he faces by conversing with the powerful (and always unpredictable) players. This Patron does not represent another (that's another selection); he is alone without Finances and in need of help. He may seek the players because of a family concern, but his father and mother will do not know and would not approve of his actions. Inverted, Orphan or Bastard; a child who is alone. Only in rare cases will the child be the heir to a fortune yet to be claimed ("this isn't a romance novel, and besides that correctly would be an Heir to Fortune pick"). Helping such a Patron may earn a Friend for life, and who knows what power and riches he may later obtain -- many a warlord king, began life with tragedy ("that's the stuff of legends and fantasy epics").
Mission:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Deliver a debt to a creditor. Inverted, prevent a debt from being repaid.
- Hierophant: Mission involves a servant of a god (this may be a mere mortal worshiper). Inverted, Mission involves a god itself (though in no way infer a god must be bested to succeed).
- Hermit: Patron withholds or remains ignorant of one crucial aspect of the Mission. Inverted, players will find this out early in the Mission, usually by end of the first Setting of the scenario (see Encounter pamphlet for details on Settings).
Obstacle:
- 10 Swords: Bad fortune will befall players; Referee decides result, but penalties to game's dice rolls seem to be a standard way of applying bad luck. Inverted, good fortune will follow; Referee decides result, but perhaps lower the number required for most of game's dice rolls.
Motivation:
- Knave Coins: Establish positions for additional tariffs or tolls. Inverted, justify additional taxes or tithes.
Finances:
- King Cups: Without wealth or friends; hopes players will extend credit or share in the profits at the end. Inverted, Patron hopes players will extend credit to fund the mission, but he is notorious for default on previous loans.
Rival:
- King Coins: Shylock or Money-lender. Inverted, Miser of Great Wealth.
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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