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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) 10 Swords: Betrayed Victim; Patron feels cheated and wants revenge. Mission will relate to this personal vendetta; do not pick a card for Motive (or ignore pick). Inverted, Wounded Hero; Patron is wounded warrior, though he may hide such a fact. The wound had to come from someone, so either pick an extra card for Opposition or select two main Rivals (one opposed to this Mission, the other from the Patron's previous. Treat second rival as "WHO??").
Mission:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Deliver a debt to a creditor. Inverted, prevent a debt from being repaid.
- (Inverted) Judgement: Mission will cause a secondary event which must be corrected in order for the primary Mission to succeed. Inverted, Mission will cause an event that is both bad or distasteful to the players; but, it must be ignored in order for the primary Mission to succeed.
- (Inverted) Wheel of Fortune: Reshuffle the deck and continue.
Obstacle:
- King Coins: Someone will attempt to bribe players from service. Inverted, Rival will attempt to bribe the players to turn sides against their Patron.
- (Inverted) Justice: In foreign lands (any place players do not speak the language or know local customs) obscure laws or practices will hamper their plans. Inverted, all court cases during the mission will end unfavorably (Referee decides how unfavorably); does not apply to cases were players use magic powers to influence the result.
Motivation:
- 6 Cups: Thrill, drive to experience a challenge. Inverted, actual mission is secondary to the glory of battle.
Finances:
- (Inverted) King Rods: Wealthy, but without local power and influence. Inverted, Patron was once the leading government official; he has wealth, but has since lost political power.
- Lovers: Whatever the Patron has, double it. Inverted, whatever the finances are determined to be, cut them in half; if a single item is involved, a co-owner is involved ignorant of the mission.
Rival:
- 8 Rods: Notorious Gambler. Inverted, Speculator or Prospector.
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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