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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:
- 5 Coins: Invalid; person injured or magically cursed so that he is physically handicapped -- no longer can walk, hands feeble, disfigured. Mission will almost always have a Motive of revenge, so do not pick a card for Motive (or ignore picked card). Inverted, Blind Man; a person who has lost his sight. He may have overcome this weakness by ability or magic.
UnderWorld Mission:
- Knave Cups: Aid another (not Patron) in performing his own quest (players are servitors or simple lackey guards). Inverted, person players escort will meet with tragedy ("what do you mean a rock fell on his head"), and players must carry on in his place ("how can I represent Lord Darius at this concordance").
Obstacles (UW):
- (Inverted) Ace Rods: Invulnerable Monster. Creature that can not be killed by force of arms. Magic seems only to slow it down. Monster in true sense of word; players usually must settle for driving away the monster with natural herbs, fire or special amulet or word. Monster loses its invulnerability on surface or far away from a certain alter or device. Inverted, Soft Spot Monster. Creature that can only be killed by a special and peculiar attack method. Else, a creature that loses its invulnerability after the destruction of an alter or device. Creature will not leave underworld; it spends its entire effort to protect the source of its invulnerability.
- Fool: Underworld exemplifies the cheapness of life. The area will be littered with carnage, strange and random positions of traps, numerous curses and savage creatures. This is a place where the party should have many of lower fate than the players.
- Tower of Destruction: Horrifying non-living guardians protect the treasures; players should be warned to avoid greedy pilferage from crypts not related to their mission. If they enter simply to steal, like many before they face certain destruction.
Motivation:
- 9 Rods: Preface to future plan, goal or aim. Inverted, preface to future plan with completion by the players vital.
Finances:
- 8 Cups: Acts extravagant and highly cultured; wears fine cloths and jewelry, but has nothing else. Inverted, Patron outwardly poses as a rich and cultured fellow; but though he has a few servitors who likewise dress well, he has no means of support for the mission.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 6 Coins: Highwayman. Inverted, Phantom Bandit or Disguised Rogue.
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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