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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:
- 3 Coins: Heir to Fortune; a person who one day will inherit great riches or lands, but for the moment is without money. Do not pick a Finance card (or ignore pick), unless players speed along the process of inheritance. Often these Patrons are noble dilettantes who have never known true hardship or terror ("let me introduce you to the players"). Inverted, Person in Line to Throne or Command of Land, person whose future inheritance will be a formidable kingdom. Pick a card for Finances, but such is only the tip of the iceberg that will follow one day. His father the king or Queen Regent often does not approve of the reckless adventure ("recruiting of players"). Other times a warlord king has cast his son out to learn some discipline ("experience life and battle"); the players are the Patron's first acquaintances.
- 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.
UnderWorld Mission:
- (Inverted) 10 Cups: Discover lost knowledge on a creature's weakness or magical force. Inverted, prevent Rival from finding such, by destroying all remaining creatures of this type in this one underworld.
Obstacles (UW):
- 4 Coins: Transforming Beast. Creature that changes form (usually solid and liquid), and is thus difficult to injure or flee ("any crack and it can flow through"). Inverted, Shifting Beast. Creature that appears to be someplace that actually isn't.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 7 Coins: Political guile and intrigue. Inverted, political intrigue against a foreign land.
- (Inverted) Magician: Patron sees opportunity now, because an overshadowing important event has brought a chance of success. Inverted, event is in another land.
- Temperance: Patron is not patient; motive is ill-thought, and time is not right. Inverted, sometime after the start of the scenario, Patron will break under stress and become worthless to the players.
Finances:
- (Inverted) King Cups: Without wealth or friends; hopes players will extend credit or share in the profits at the end. Inverted, Patron hopes players will extend credit to fund the mission, but he is notorious for default on previous loans.
- Hermit: By accepting any of the Patron's finances, the opposition will know the players' plans -- spies exist. Inverted, by accepting any of the Patron's finances, the opposition will know the players' plans; however, Patron knows this and will warn the player. He'll promises to repay handsomely later any expense the players fronts.
- (Inverted) Hanged Man: Patron is providing more than he can truly afford to offer. Inverted, Patron only offers that which means little; in reality he could give quite more.
Rival:
- Knight Rods: Underworld Explorer of Renown. Inverted, Raider or Conqueror.
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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