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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.
- (Inverted) World: Patron is free agent, loyal to no land or King. Inverted, Patron was banished from foreign land or fraternity (organization of those with the same special skills).
Mission:
- (Inverted) 8 Cups: Serve on a voyage as part of a ship's crew. Inverted, hunt and destroy a hideous sea monster that has threatened trade.
Obstacle:
- 2 Coins: Peasants ("common folk that normally aren't even noticed by the players") will misunderstand mission and become rowdy, disrespectful or dangerous if players' task is made known to them. Inverted, all peasants met seem indignant and a hindrance.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 5 Rods: Family matters bring about the mission. Inverted, Patron's family is motive, yet his mind and heart are not behind the task.
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:
- King Cups: Royalty. Inverted, Deposed or Exiled Noble.
- High Priestess: Person controls great magic. Inverted, by reputation only, really has no ability out of the ordinary.
- Star: Person is someone that one of the players knows from past dealings (former employer, Friend, Enemy, distant relative, etc.). Inverted, at least he thinks so; person is in fact a stranger.
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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