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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) Queen Rods: Noble Woman; the wife of a lord; she will hold power, but only by virtue that her husband has power. She will usually approach the players unbeknownst to her husband; otherwise, she may be a widow (a frequent occurrence in fantasy genre) and only maintains title. Inverted, Chamber Maid Sent by Noble Woman; a servant of a noble woman. Definitely the noble woman approaches the players against the wishes of her husband. She doesn't necessarily conspire against him, but he will become a Rival should the players' plans become known to him.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 10 Coins: Travel as a companion or escort to foreign lands. Inverted, travel as a companion, but players and Patron travel incognito (assume a simpler role).
Obstacle:
- 2 Rods: For various reasons, mission has never been attempted. Inverted, mission is impossible for players at their present levels or abilities; any attempt will fail in the Climax.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) Knave Cups: Confusing or obscure motives. Inverted, motive deliberately made to appear obscure, actually quite clear. Pick another card to answer "WHY??".
- Moon: Patron sends the player on the mission for his motive, but later will reverse his desires. Inverted, he will perhaps truly not wish the mission to succeed and either joins the opposition or supports the opposition with covert acts (treat all Queen Encounters as inverted, per Encounters pamphlet).
Finances:
- 7 Coins: For simplicity, Patron has wealth that mirror-image those owned by one player (Referee decides). Inverted, Patron has wealth that mirror-image those owned by all the players.
Rival:
- Queen Cups: Chancellor of realm (person who advises a monarch on political affairs). Inverted, Chamberlain (person who manages a monarch's court and household).
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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