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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:
- Ace Coins: Secret Revealed by Man now Dead; Patron will tell the players of an opportunity (i.e. his Mission and Motive), but then will perish -- past wound, poison, curse, assassin's act, etc. Do not pick a card for Finances (or ignore picked card) and ignore all Queen Encounters (future meetings and delivery from Patron), but Motive may be too much for players to refuse ("he's told us where to find our arch-enemy). Inverted, Chance Discovery in Ancient Crypt or Ruin; again the players here tell of a Mission and Motive in a discovery; they will have no Patron after the start. Again do not pick Finance (or ignore pick) and Ignore Queen Encounters, but a treasure almost always awaits. In either case, ignore the results of any previously selected Major Tarot.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 4 Cups: Disrupt trade in an area. Inverted, stop or eliminate a disruption to trade.
Obstacle:
- 5 Coins: World's finest horse breeders or nomadic raiders from distant lands become involved opposed to mission. Inverted, fraternity of scholars (spell casters) or Society of Watchers mistakes the players and their mission more a more important event. Players may be confused by this extra attention, or these magical groups may incorrectly oppose the mission.
Motivation:
- 9 Rods: Preface to future plan, goal or aim. Inverted, preface to future plan with completion by the players vital.
Finances:
- 7 Rods: Controls a city and trade like a merchant-prince -- area's garrison, constables, ships and stores. Inverted, Patron can use his government connections to outfit and pay the party, but Rival is member of the opposing political party and restricts major expenditures.
- (Inverted) Temperance: Patron's funds are controlled or held by an overseer; players must first perform a task or act of intrigue to free up these funds, before continuing with the primary mission. Inverted, Patron's funds are controlled or held by an overseer; players must first perform a whole mission (complete redraw of the Tarot to describe the mission desired by the overseer), before acquiring these funds.
Rival:
- 3 Swords: Warden of Realm. Inverted, Independent Bounty Hunter.
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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