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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 Coins: Forester or Ranger; a person whose assigned duties are to protect a forest, either on orders of a baron or from higher pledge. Though cliche', such a Patron will be an incredible bowman -- silent, deadly, unforeseen. Since position may be an appointment, Patron may be biding his time ("watchin' the trees for poachers or fires"), until a greater position becomes available. Mission may thus not relate to forest; Patron has personal affairs that he can not accomplish himself. Inverted, Druid or Elf; magical human or near-human that rejoices and worships nature. These are either men who gave up everything and went to commune with nature (discover the magic); else, spirited creatures that are themselves part of nature. Norse myths describe the elves as the simple spirits that make flowers bloom or teach birds to fly. Mission will always be related to a forest; stopping a danger or ensuring threat is not carried out. Referee may need to modify Mission to fall in line with Patron; however, when faced by violence, Patron has no inhibitions about responding with the same ("I love the trees; that's why I want you to savagely murder the baron cutting them down"). Similarly, Patron will never have a materialistic Motive. In fact, Motive can be almost always considered obscure (non-worldly); do not pick a card for Motive (or ignore pick). Finally, Finances of Patron will almost always be handed fully over to players as payment ("here I still own land, even though I left it long ago; it is yours"), but as well, such will almost always be controlled by another relative, caretaker or steward.
- (Inverted) Lovers: Two Patrons are involved, but only one approaches the players at this time; pick an extra card for second Patron's identity ("PATRON??"). Inverted, other person (second Patron) is not aware that the players' Patron is recruiting the player's services.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 10 Rods: Scout for an army. Inverted, spy in foreign lands.
Obstacle:
- 8 Swords: Players will feel constantly cheated during scenario. Inverted, if scenario reaches Climax, players will feel so violated in their trust, that they must forever change the attitude in which they role-play their characters.
- (Inverted) Force: Players must face Rival in a Climax battle that they are the least prepared or weakest to fight (i.e. ship's crew must fight on land or horsemen must go to sea; storming a siege is always difficult). Inverted, Climax battle is in players' strongest means (their choice).
- Hanged Man: During the scenario, capture by Rival brings only one result -- hanging. Inverted, even after scenario (or on another mission years later), players may be executed if captured and brought before this mission's Rival or his surviving agents (length of grudge up to Referee).
Motivation:
- Ace Coins: Better oneself for past deeds or clear up loose end. Inverted, calm his conscious not add to the deceit.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 6 Rods: Worthless lands, fraudulent coins, worthless items of jewelry. Inverted, Patron has worthless lands, fraudulent coins, worthless items, but this is unknown to him -- he is a bit naive on money matters, and leaves his finances to an embezzling major domo.
Rival:
- 6 Cups: Regent of Mines. Inverted, Leader City Workers.
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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