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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:
- 2 Cups: Pair of Men or Partners; two people approach the players. In most cases, the two will have similar background or skills (only draw one card for "WHO??" and apply to both). Inverted, Married Couple or Man with Mistress; again two people, but not of the same sex. The wife or mistress can not be assumed to be simply added color. To the contrary, a dominate man would not simply bring his wife or lover along. In this case, the female has forced the man into seeking the players; yet, his pride prevents him from recognizing the need to seek others. Depending upon the Mission and Motives, he will so adamantly disapprove that eventually he might drop out of the Mission, hope it will fail, or join the opposition. Select a card for "WHO??", the result being the man or the woman (Referee must decide). Perhaps separate cards for "WHO??" are justified, but this can lead to conflicts as two important and highly dissimilar answers are given. More often draw one card, apply it to woman (her position) and infer an appropriate role for the irate companion ("I am guildmaster Sophie, controller of all wine in Gloucester; I introduce my husband, Henri -- a spineless debutante of the upper class." You notice he scowls, but reveals a familiarity for her deliberate slander of his masculinity).
- Force: Patron is physically superior to the norm, often a champion of fame for his strength, stamina and wrestling skills; he may instead be huge warrior or a giant. Inverted, Patron is weak, frail or possibly large, yet having a weakness (like a glass-jaw, one solid punch will bring him down) or cowardly.
Mission:
- (Inverted) Knight Swords: Delay a planned event, sail date, caravan start, expedition, assembly of an army, etc. Inverted, ensure that an event starts as planned, a ship sails on time, a caravan leaves a place on schedule, an army properly converges and sets off on campaign, etc.
Obstacle:
- 3 Cups: Ruling monarch or emperor is aware and concerned of mission. Inverted, foreign emperor or ruler will send special agents to stop players.
- Lovers: The main Rival is twins. Inverted, one of the player's closest relatives (possibly father, else son, wife or brother) has joined opposition.
- Empress: All opponents are zealots -- never rout, fight to the death even to the last. Inverted, when faced by opponents, your Patron provided troops go berserk with blood-lust, often injuring themselves as they mindlessly flay their weapons.
Motivation:
- 4 Cups: Fears something and wants another to perform task. Inverted, Patron fears something and wants another to perform task; this fear is all in his mind, but players sense fear.
Finances:
- Knight Coins: Gives only an amulet and says "gods will provide the rest" (Referee decides to what degree the amulte "provides"). Inverted, Patron gives only a "word of magical power" and says magic forces will protect the players (whether they do is at Referee's discretion).
- (Inverted) Fool: Patron will later attempt to rob or extort back anything provided to the players; usually in such an open way that the players will know they've been made the fools. Inverted, Patron will have miscalculated, been unaware or forgotten his investment by the scenario's end; players can keep anything provided -- "but wouldn't that be dishonest?"
- (Inverted) Star: Patron's finances come from demi-human sources. Inverted, Patron's finances come from demonic, monstrous or magical sources.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 6 Cups: Regent of Mines. Inverted, Leader City Workers.
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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