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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.
Mission:
- Ace Cups: Kidnap someone. Inverted, divert or remove a person from a location for specified period of time.
- (Inverted) Wheel of Fortune: Reshuffle the deck and continue.
- Justice: Mission must have at least one court case before it can be completed. Inverted, the verdict must be illegally influenced in order for the players to succeed.
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:
- 4 Coins: Change land boundaries or trade routes. Inverted, change land boundaries between countries at war.
- (Inverted) Hanged Man: Patron has made a great personal sacrifice; motive relates to this. Inverted, he must make a sacrifice, but is prolonging this event with the mission.
Finances:
- 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:
- (Inverted) 5 Coins: Servitor, Slave or Major Domo. Inverted, Gladiator.
- (Inverted) Hermit: Person is a relative of the Patron. Inverted, illegitimate, disowned or black-sheep.
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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