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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:
- 4 Swords: Disgraced Soldier; person who fled battle or is wanted for crimes and atrocities committed during war. Patron's cowardice may have been long ago, but he is still haunted by the event. Pick an extra card for Unforeseen Opponents ("OBSTACLES??") to represent men seeking the Patron for revenge or forces Patron once fled ("funny how they reappear at this time"). Inverted, Ruthless Thug; a scoundrel who has committed many crimes on usually helpless victims. Often a noble or having a noble protector, Patron has before always gotten his way; he may threaten legal action should players refuse to accept his Mission ("I can be your friend or make life miserable for you"). No matter the Mission outcome, Patron will not befriend the players.
- Force: Patron is physically superior to the norm, often a champion of fame for his strength, stamina and wrestling skills; he may instead be huge warrior or a giant. Inverted, Patron is weak, frail or possibly large, yet having a weakness (like a glass-jaw, one solid punch will bring him down) or cowardly.
Mission:
- (Inverted) King Rods: Perform a ridiculous or insulting task. Inverted, perform a seemingly suicidal task.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) 9 Swords: Players must cross areas of plague on their journey. Inverted, players must cross an area of recent battle (dead still lie on field) during their journey; this should adversely effect their or their soldiers' resolve ("that could be us, lying with the crows picking out our eyes").
Motivation:
- Knave Swords: Mission not significant to justify Patron's direct involvement. Inverted, Mission is not important to justify Patron's direct involvement, so he sends a trusted NPC to accompany the players.
- Hierophant: Patron is supporting a radical or progressive change in his religion. Inverted, Patron is trying to stop reforms from progressing changes in his religion.
- (Inverted) Death: Patron is afraid of death; if faced with combat peril, he will flee or feign wounds. Inverted, Patron can not face any person's death; he will keep aloof and avoid any action (better not participating at all).
- (Inverted) Chariot: Patron has just returned from travels; his reason relates to this. Inverted, someone Patron knows has returned from travels; reasons relate to this.
- Temperance: Patron is not patient; motive is ill-thought, and time is not right. Inverted, sometime after the start of the scenario, Patron will break under stress and become worthless to the players.
Finances:
- Queen Rods: Influence in military; might enlist aid from army leaders or local garrisons. Inverted, Patron has connections in a foreign army; these may be politically dangerous to use.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 8 Swords: Outcast or Exile. Inverted, Refugee or Survivor of Famous Battle.
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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