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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) Knight Swords: Insane Hero; person who has lost sense of reality and seeks only the completion of his Mission. Whatever Motive is selected will take on fanatic obsession. Players will sense the uncontrolled desire in the Patron; but, depending upon the reward, they may become such themselves. Inverted, Hero Feeble from Age; person of past honor or legend who returns for a final request. Patron himself can not take part in the deed, but he implores the players to accept. All Finances of Patron are offered; as said this is a final request. If the players are more wickedly minded, they found the perfect sap for deceit ("he's givin' us the money; let's flee").
- Lovers: Two Patrons are involved, but only one approaches the players at this time; pick an extra card for second Patron's identity ("PATRON??"). Inverted, other person (second Patron) is not aware that the players' Patron is recruiting the player's services.
Mission:
- 5 Rods: Accompany a lady during travel, usually a very disagreeable, independent woman. Inverted, escort an important criminal or captured creature to a final point of imprisonment.
- (Inverted) Magician: At least one player must pretend to be something he is not, in order for the Mission to succeed. Inverted, this misconception must be played on the Patron as well.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) Knight Rods: Retired warrior, both respected and feared becomes involved opposed to mission. Inverted, master of disguise (who can be anyone at anytime) becomes involved opposed to mission.
- Temperance: Players' misunderstanding of the exact mission will cause it to fail on the first attempt; skip the Climax the first time the players would have been entered this stage of the scenario, and instead repeat the travel encounters. Players may otherwise quit and continue in epilogue. Inverted, during the mission a distracting element will continually make the players lose sight of their objective; double the number of encounters during travel (ignore the result of the first selected Tens in each Setting per Encounters pamphlet).
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 2 Coins: Control a regional area. Inverted, dominate a port's trade or shipping.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 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).
Rival:
- King Swords: Army General or Marshal. Inverted, Officer Discharged in Disgrace.
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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