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Spacegamer.com - Standard Barony Mission:
This uses the Tarot Card to Generate a "Standard" Mission on the Fly as described in Designing Fantasy Missions as part of the Barony Set. (Standard means it is not focused exclusively 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. (It pastes nicely into Word.)
Mission Title:
Party Leader:
Patron:
- 7 Swords: Cut-Purse; a minor rogue who makes a living from theft. Patron may be attempting a Mission that does not involve criminal activities ("I'm cleaning up my act"). Inverted, Pickpocket; another criminal, but his method is more subtle. He relies on stealth and deception to gain his goals.
Mission:
- Knight Rods: Join a unit of soldiers and cause their moral to decline, eventually disorder and finally rebel. Inverted, go to sea and organize a mutiny of a ship's crew.
Obstacle:
- 5 Cups: Success of Climax depends on enlisting the aid of another who will first require a mission of his own. Inverted, this mission will result in a chain of several missions, travel encounters and Climaxes, before finally concluding.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) Knave Swords: Mission not significant to justify Patron's direct involvement. Inverted, Mission is not important to justify Patron's direct involvement, so he sends a trusted NPC to accompany the players.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 10 Swords: Double wages to all men, but no other items. Inverted, Patron says he'll pay double the standard wage and becomes irate if any other request is made.
- (Inverted) Death: Patron's wealth lies in future inheritance -- someday all will be his, but for now he's limited. Inverted, Patron's awaits his inheritance; a timely death ("sure, of course 'natural causes' frequently takes a life in the fantasy genre") will make this wealth available after the mission begins.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 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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