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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:
- 9 Rods: Young Lad or Child; a youth perhaps too young to know the danger he faces by conversing with the powerful (and always unpredictable) players. This Patron does not represent another (that's another selection); he is alone without Finances and in need of help. He may seek the players because of a family concern, but his father and mother will do not know and would not approve of his actions. Inverted, Orphan or Bastard; a child who is alone. Only in rare cases will the child be the heir to a fortune yet to be claimed ("this isn't a romance novel, and besides that correctly would be an Heir to Fortune pick"). Helping such a Patron may earn a Friend for life, and who knows what power and riches he may later obtain -- many a warlord king, began life with tragedy ("that's the stuff of legends and fantasy epics").
UnderWorld Mission:
- Knight Swords: Keep the Dark One from influencing the lesser evils (usually simple perversions that are lumped in the category of goblins) that exist in the underworld. Dark One wants to corrupt place and call it his own; players must stop this. Inverted, players must then lead the lesser host (dwarves or one of the many and twisted forms of the goblin) as they defend themselves from a powerful enforcer sent by the Dark One; to abandon them means Mission fails (though goblin numbers may drastically decline).
Obstacles (UW):
- (Inverted) 9 Cups: Fantastic. Underworld contains a great device or power that attracted a greater force and its offspring. Inverted, Strange Force of Nether-worlds. Usually manifests itself as a beast of unusual abilities, once again attracted by great force or device in underworld.
- Chariot: Area around the underworld can be exceptionally difficult to cross or dangerous to enter. Perhaps traps and magical curses have been placed by the surface inhabitants to keep the dangers that await below from coming forth into the light.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 2 Rods: Steady means of increasing glory or wealth. Inverted, Patron knows mission will increase wealth of all involved.
Finances:
- 7 Rods: Controls a city and trade like a merchant-prince -- area's garrison, constables, ships and stores. Inverted, Patron can use his government connections to outfit and pay the party, but Rival is member of the opposing political party and restricts major expenditures.
- 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.
- (Inverted) Tower of Destruction: Early in the scenario, the Patron's finances, not taken on the mission, will be consumed by an unrelated event. Inverted, at scenario's end, all the finances taken on the mission will be consumed (possible confiscated by a more powerful opponent or authority).
- (Inverted) Justice: All the finances were secured as debt from a money-lender or guilds. Inverted, all finances were secured from thieves.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 6 Cups: Regent of Mines. Inverted, Leader City Workers.
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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