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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 Cups: Warden; a man tasked by a Baron or other powerful land owner to patrol his frontiers and rid the land of monsters and bandits. Inverted, Man obsessed on Goal or Someone who Seeks Revenge; a person with a Mission or Motive that is often illegal. Players may not be asked to commit crime themselves, but their Mission's completion will aid the Patron toward his illegal end. The obsession of the Patron may also cause the request to be "an offer that can't be refused" (without starting a fight).
Mission:
- (Inverted) Queen Coins: Spy, observe or obtain military information. Inverted, thwart a foreign spy from obtaining secrets.
Obstacle:
- Knight Swords: Scenario will be physically exhausting; all non-warriors must rest and recover after end. Inverted, former character of one player in the group becomes involved opposed to mission -- "perhaps a person left for dead, but can anyone truly die in a fantasy story?"
Motivation:
- King Coins: Frivolous or no real reason. Inverted, satisfying some ill-defined basic need.
- (Inverted) 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.
- (Inverted) World: Patron will refuse to enter an underworld. Inverted, Patron usually never leaves his castle (or lair) to travel overland; he meets the players and asks them for their services to avoid further travel.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 2 Rods: Limited wealth, but provides slaves as bearers or companions. Inverted, Patron has no wealth except an NPC slave, a master of all skills who will prove invaluable.
Rival:
- 10 Rods: Diplomat or Emissary (from another lord). Inverted, Overseer in a Truce.
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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