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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) 7 Cups: Former Patron or Employer; a person who has done business (usually successful) with the players before. Inverted, Friend in Need; a person who a player has befriended. In some cases may also be a family, clan or acquaintance from mutual activities (a drinking buddy, another acolyte in training, fraternity brother, fellow guardsmen, etc).
- Justice: Patron up to this time has been outwardly a loyal citizen to his Baron, King or Emperor. Inverted, Patron is a criminal of renown with long record of arrests, but perhaps no convictions.
UnderWorld Mission:
- (Inverted) 2 Rods: Travel to a place in the underworld seeking a cure for a disease or curse that affects an area; usually at this place players must perform a ritual, recover an item or slay a powerful force (or all three). Inverted, players also are afflicted by powerful curse, so time is short.
- Moon: Players will at first enter the wrong area or level of the underworld in pursuit of their objectives. Inverted, players have entered entirely the wrong underworld; the crypt or ancient place for which they search lies in another region of Referee's campaign.
Obstacles (UW):
- Queen Swords: Foul Worm. Earthworm size of a commuter bus, usually having the same impact damage. Inverted, Giant Mouth. Creature so large, all that can be seen is a gaping hole with rows and rows of needle-like poison fangs, dripping with the entrails of an army of victims -- "+1 to dice right?"
- (Inverted) Judgement: Party will face many obstacles that can be solved by other than clash of arms or brute force. In most cases, the desired outcome - party survival - depends on players thinking instead of using instinct.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 9 Swords: Conflict of interest -- Patron must not be identified with job or the outcome. Inverted, conflict of interest, so all actions must remain secret; neither Patron nor players must be identified with the mission.
- World: Patron will refuse to enter an underworld. Inverted, Patron usually never leaves his castle (or lair) to travel overland; he meets the players and asks them for their services to avoid further travel.
Finances:
- 7 Swords: Will give a one of a kind gift for services. Inverted, Patron will offer a one of a kind gift to the players for their services; however, after the mission, he will regret the loss and try to buy back this special gift. If players say "no deal", Patron becomes incensed.
Rival:
- 8 Cups: Royal Jester, Artist or Sculptor Inverted, Sham or Opportunist.
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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