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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) 4 Rods: Steward or Castellan; a person who manages the day-to-day affairs and business of a manor. He may act as an agent for his master (always a landed noble) or act independently of the same. However, the Patron 's personal life is so attached to the house he runs, the Mission will somehow relate to the manor, lands or lord he serves. Inverted, Slave Obeying Orders of Another; a servant relates a request from a master. Select a card for "WHO??", since his master, unlike the steward, could be anyone. Identity ("WHO??") of master often implies an explanation for why he did not come to the players in person.
Mission:
- (Inverted) Queen Rods: Lead a small group in a raid into neighboring lands. Inverted, transport arms and supplies to foreign civil war.
Obstacle:
- 7 Rods: Counter scheme of equal magnitude brews against Patron. Inverted, opposition will murder the Patron before players complete their mission.
Motivation:
- 9 Coins: Openly or hidden religious purpose. Inverted, openly or hidden magical purpose.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 8 Coins: Controls city and trade like a merchant-prince, but most cargoes and ships are already committed. Inverted, though Patron is a master of a guild that once controlled trade in an area, he is now penniless; this fact may remain unknown to the players, who might agree to the task on the reputation of the guild's name alone.
Rival:
- Knave Swords: Spy or Foreign Agent. Inverted, Traitor or Informer.
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!!!
Come on Back and maybe we'll have a generator in for you. Otherwise, use the Temple and Castles from our Legacy tools. (Hey, or buy the books!!!!!)
Epilogue:
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