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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:
- 2 Swords: Warship Captain; commander who often battles on the seas. A warrior who leads a crew that operates to secure trade -- destroy smugglers, pirates and monsters. None of these men own their ships, but instead operate with vessel provided to them by monarchs or merchant-princes. Mission in no way need relate to travel on sea ("but those are the most exciting"); as with other Patrons, his duties may keep him from personally taking care of "landed" matters. Inverted, Pirate or Viking Ship's Captain; a person who travels the seas seeking plunder and forbidden objects of trade. Pirates were originally simply men who traded goods in violation of established monopolies. Where did they get these cargoes? If not from more free trading peoples (like the dwarves), then from the obvious source -- theft. Mission Climax need not relate to battle on seas, but at least one setting of travel will take place on the water.
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):
- Knave Cups: Egg-layer. Insect creature that has a short life and seeks refuse, excrement or dead bodies on which to lay its eggs ("next frightful generation"). Inverted, Frenzy Beast. Creature that only exists during a short period of time, but during that time its numbers are too numerous to count. Though creature will only be nuisance, swelling numbers can lead to danger or desperate acts ("cornered rats").
Motivation:
- 7 Coins: Political guile and intrigue. Inverted, political intrigue against a foreign land.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 2 Coins: Can only pay in obscure coins or property that lies in foreign lands. Inverted, Patron can only pay in obscure coins; these are of high value, but players will remain dubious.
Rival:
- (Inverted) Queen Swords: Noble Woman. Inverted, Queen Dowager (mother of monarch).
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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