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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) King Swords: Warlord; a person who holds a domain by virtue of his own force (often magical) or that of his army. This may be a difficult time, and the Warlord's duties keep him from completing a task that he may otherwise have enjoyed performing himself ("with great power comes greater responsibility"). Unlike the secretive and paranoid hereditary monarchs, the Warlord ("having faced perhaps terrors more frightening than mortal men") meets directly with the players when proposing his deal -- players risk death by refusing. Inverted, Soldier representing; an agent from a powerful Warlord comes to the players to offer the Mission; Warlord himself is detained elsewhere -- "so we can refuse right?"
- Death: Patron is proficient in personal arms and has killed before in self defense. Inverted, Patron has killed ruthlessly; killed an unarmed victim in cold blood, or perhaps mutilated or ritualistically butchered past opponents.
- (Inverted) Sun: Patron is statesman, practiced in politics and law. Since normally he would use the political forces of the state, by soliciting the players, the Patron is usually over stepping his authority or going outside of the law. Inverted, Patron is a pretender or usurper to a throne (seeks to take control from present ruler).
UnderWorld Mission:
- (Inverted) Knave Rods: Separate a vile man or creature from the source of its power; usually man or creature is easy to trick, hard to kill. Power source is usually an item. Inverted, power source is instead the underworld itself (or an area) from which man or creature must be tempted or tricked into leaving.
Obstacles (UW):
- (Inverted) 5 Cups: Regal Beast. Creature of age that can sometimes be enticed to answer questions about the past or the world in general. Inverted, Magical Beast. Creature that can summon the forces of magic and control the perceptions of man through illusion, incantation and charm.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 6 Swords: Fame and wide recognition. Inverted, prevent fame of another or stop blackmail to himself or another.
Finances:
- 10 Rods: Clout to marshal and billet an army. Inverted, though perhaps having the clout to marshal an army, he could not afford to billet them -- has many friends also of no means.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 7 Swords: Hideously Disfigured Hero. Inverted, Insane or Cursed Hero.
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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