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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) 6 Cups: Master of Illusions or Spell-caster; a person (or creature) who uses the simpler forces of magic. Unlike Enchantress, sex is irrelevant to the Patron's position in society. This person can be assumed to be known for his (or its) abilities; that doesn't mean their practices are legal or not feared (only that spell-caster's abilities are known by all). Inverted, Scholar, Sage or Alchemist; a person, though often also a user of magic, who has spent his life trying to understand the forces of man and nature. A scientist, of sorts, or a historian, understanding the patterns of nature or the ways of man. In almost all cases, the Patron's work is related to the Mission (a discovery or event has prompted the Patron to leave his normally sedate lifestyle and seek the aid of adventurers).
UnderWorld Mission:
- 8 Coins: Slay the leader of a vile and disfigured race that seeks to rise from the bowls and conquer the surface Barons. Inverted, slay the queen-mother that will soon give birth to an army of such creatures.
Obstacles (UW):
- 6 Rods: Temporary Host. Someone or something that came and lives in the underworld only briefly and for a single purpose, perhaps another party of adventurers. Inverted, Trapped Host. Someone or something that entered and found it was unable to leave. Over time the danger of the underworld has led to creature killing all it meets rather than risking danger of negotiation ("but make an offer").
- Hermit: Underworld hides a secret, often so bad that most care never to remember the details.
Motivation:
- Knight Cups: Thinks player is easily bribed or paid to look the other way should mission become more base. Inverted, feels everyone has a price and is prepared to pay.
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.
- (Inverted) Star: Patron's finances come from demi-human sources. Inverted, Patron's finances come from demonic, monstrous or magical sources.
Rival:
- (Inverted) Knight Rods: Underworld Explorer of Renown. Inverted, Raider or Conqueror.
- World: Person is ordained leader of secret group, troop, convoy, band, etc. Inverted, army, fleet, country, cause, etc.
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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