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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) Knave Coins: Journeyman, Tinker, Vendor or Monger; simple folks who make a living by trading in common wares. Do not pick a Finance card (or ignore picked card). This selection is similar to the peasant, another underdog. Inverted, Miner, Tradesman or Unskilled Laborer; an even more impoverished fellow who earns barely a living from working with his hands. Do not pick a Finance card (or ignore picked card), but also do not pick Other Opposition (or ignore pick). Missions from these folks tend to be direct, without many if any Encounters from travel.
- Justice: Patron up to this time has been outwardly a loyal citizen to his Baron, King or Emperor. Inverted, Patron is a criminal of renown with long record of arrests, but perhaps no convictions.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 3 Swords: Find an adversary of Patron and murder him. Inverted, find and murder an adversary who is also an Enemy of at least one player.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) 10 Rods: Entire army group stands in the way. Inverted, in order to succeed, the players must eventually infiltrate an army -- "become a flea on a giant".
Motivation:
- 2 Coins: Control a regional area. Inverted, dominate a port's trade or shipping.
- High Priestess: Patron believes he is invincible and rightly so; mere mention of his name brings terror to opposition. Inverted, Patron is a fanatic-zealot to his cause.
Finances:
- (Inverted) Ace Rods: Rich landowner, but hates travel; pays handsomely to avoid personal involvement. Inverted, Patron is rich landowner, that hates travel far away from his lands; pays handsomely to avoid personal involvement; utmost importance not to bother Patron after start (Queen encounters per Encounters pamphlet should be ignored).
Rival:
- (Inverted) 5 Rods: Respected Lord of Estate. Inverted, Regent of Noble (not yet of age).
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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