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Spacegamer.com - Barony Underworld Mission:
This uses the Tarot Card to Generate a "Underworld" Mission on the Fly as described in Designing Fantasy Missions as part of the Barony Set. (Underworld means it is focused 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.
Mission Title:
Party Leader:
Patron:
- (Inverted) Knight Cups: Mounted Messenger; an agent from a Baron or King, less frequently from a general in the field, who seeks players for a task. Mounted Messengers can also recruit the players for Missions of their own, but less frequently. Often pick a card "WHO??" to find identity of Patron; other times, messenger will simply say he represents an important figure ("he wears the colors of the king"), but refuses to give additional details. Inverted, Traveling Justice; a person who travels from city to city inside of a king's realm, acting as judge in cases involving nobles. By law, only ones social superior may legally convict someone for a crime. Often nobles go unpunished for minor deeds, because their is no one with the legal authority to accuse them. This person has the legal mandate to arrest anyone, conduct a trial for the crime, and often see that final justice (execution) is completed. Mission may not relate to present assignment; justice may simply have personal matters he needs the players to accomplish while he is detained by duties. Such men have numerous enemies, draw two cards for Unforeseen Opponents; likewise, the power and influence of such a potential Friend can not be understated.
UnderWorld Mission:
- Ace Rods: Supervise and advise, provide protection or magical services, in a major construction effort to expand an underworld. Inverted, underworld will subsequently be sealed as a tomb for great leader or fallen heroes.
- Chariot: Both players and Rival move toward the same place or objective. If this is not a race to same goal, the players must also defend the place or item from the Rival and his forces. Inverted, Rival represents greatest of many various interest groups (various Motives) that seek the same item or result.
Obstacles (UW):
- (Inverted) Queen Swords: Foul Worm. Earthworm size of a commuter bus, usually having the same impact damage. Inverted, Giant Mouth. Creature so large, all that can be seen is a gaping hole with rows and rows of needle-like poison fangs, dripping with the entrails of an army of victims -- "+1 to dice right?"
Motivation:
- (Inverted) Knight Rods: Desperate and needs aid. Inverted, appears to be desperate, but possibly not.
Finances:
- (Inverted) Knave Swords: Rich, but doesn't think mission requires special items or bonus pay. Inverted, Patron is pompous and thinks mission is so simple, that the players should not need anything; Patron will not give finances, unless players degrade themselves by pleading.
- (Inverted) Sun: Another source of wealth becomes available to the Patron after the start of the scenario (pick an extra card to reflect this new finance. Treat second pick as "FINANCES??"). Inverted, another source of wealth becomes available to the Patron after the mission; this might be given to the players as a bonus reward for success.
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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