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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:
- (Inverted) Queen Rods: Noble Woman; the wife of a lord; she will hold power, but only by virtue that her husband has power. She will usually approach the players unbeknownst to her husband; otherwise, she may be a widow (a frequent occurrence in fantasy genre) and only maintains title. Inverted, Chamber Maid Sent by Noble Woman; a servant of a noble woman. Definitely the noble woman approaches the players against the wishes of her husband. She doesn't necessarily conspire against him, but he will become a Rival should the players' plans become known to him.
- Force: Patron is physically superior to the norm, often a champion of fame for his strength, stamina and wrestling skills; he may instead be huge warrior or a giant. Inverted, Patron is weak, frail or possibly large, yet having a weakness (like a glass-jaw, one solid punch will bring him down) or cowardly.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 4 Coins: Spy, observe or obtain magical secrets, incantations or spells. Inverted, spy, observe or obtain information on an obscure object, relic or forbidden trade commodity.
Obstacle:
- Ace Swords: World's finest (non-player) swordsman is involved as an agent of the opposition (usually a person who must be combated with magic). Inverted, Rival has a servant or enslaved demon that is immune to the adverse effects of magic (usually means creature must be combated with special weapon or basic force of blows).
Motivation:
- Queen Swords: Sexual desires, bigamy or lust. Inverted, sexual desires or lust for one player; mission is excuse to be together.
Finances:
- Ace Coins: Maintains a reasonable allowance from lands, creditors and royalties on investments. Inverted, modest wealth, but Patron gambles all his wealth on this venture.
Rival:
- King Cups: Royalty. Inverted, Deposed or Exiled Noble.
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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