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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) 2 Rods: Merchant Ship Captain; a private ship owner. This is another common man at odds with the established laws. Privately owned vessels are rare; most ships are controlled by only a handful of men. The risk of owning just one vessel, combined with the logistics of keeping it seaworthy (in lands where monsters do roam the seas), usually means the Patron only recently acquired his vessel. The Mission will relate somehow to his keeping the ship, and add automatically an extra Opponent Merchant-Prince. Inverted, Smuggler; a person who illegally ships restricted or forbidden cargoes. This fact should remain secret from the players. So much for the honest ship merchant, this fellow increases his economic survival by risking discovery of his cargoes. However, by transporting cargoes that pay better, the Patron can secure a nest-egg that will buy him another ship and crew when his present craft inevitably sinks ("look at the Encounter charts for most games and you'll see why I say 'inevitably'"). Mission will again relate to his ship, the smuggled cargo just another "oh, did I forget to tell you why also you were hired . . . ."
- (Inverted) Hanged Man: Patron is at risk for seeking out players for Mission. Inverted, Patron's role is transient; soon another will become the Patron (pick an extra card for identity of this later Patron, "PATRON??").
Mission:
- (Inverted) King Coins: Represent the Patron as his agent in a deal or assume his duties while he is away on personal affairs. Inverted, serve as the ambassador to the players' city or state, representing the interests of a foreign government or demi-human force.
Obstacle:
- 8 Rods: As scenario develops, Patron will become more and more untrusting of the players. Inverted, Patron eventually tries to replace players' group with loyal agents.
Motivation:
- King Swords: Vanity and jealousy of another's deed. Inverted, bravado -- accepted mission's challenge as a wager.
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:
- (Inverted) 7 Coins: Scholar or Sage. Inverted, Keeper of Magic or Guardian of a Power.
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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