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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:
- King Rods: Landed Noble; a Baron or other high born official who governs an area under the authority of a more powerful emperor or monarch. In these more troubled times, as kings loose their rights and their kingdoms are being dismantled, such a man may wield unrestricted power in an area ("here I am the law"). Inverted, Urban Aristocrat; a lord who manages and rules a city or port for a more powerful emperor or monarch. As with baron, this city may only pay lip-service or bear false allegiance to the rightful king or emperor.
UnderWorld Mission:
- (Inverted) 3 Cups: Cross a difficult trap, puzzle or obstacle that has caused the end of many before who have attempted. Inverted, secure a path through the underworld to a certain sanctuary or place of pilgrimage by defeating or driving deeper into the underworlds one of the many and twisted forms of the goblin.
- Fool: Players are faced with an overly dramatic and improbable time limit, perhaps underworld will only be magically opened for a few hours ("why don't we tunnel instead? I know, shut up"); else, vulnerability of Rival will only last a short period ("then why send us, break out the heavy artillery"). Time-limits are best measured in true time (i.e. six gaming hours); this makes players avoid prolonged combat or distracting discourse. Inverted, Mission is pretense to get the players to enter the underworld; once there Patron will describe his true Mission and Motives. Pick two cards for Mission, Referee decides which one he tells and the other becomes his true Mission (treat second pick as "MISSION??").
Obstacles (UW):
- 7 Cups: Mirror Beast. Creature that seems to grow in power depending upon the opponent it faces. Inverted, One Sword Beast. Creature that can only truly be slain by a person who wields a special (one of a kind) weapon.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 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:
- (Inverted) 2 Swords: Patron knows a secret on one of the players and will extort him (and the others) to do the job. Inverted, although Patron knows a secret on one of the players and could extort him into doing the job, he provides some finances; if the players refuse (or return to ask for more), he might then use blackmail.
Rival:
- King Coins: Shylock or Money-lender. Inverted, Miser of Great Wealth.
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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