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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) 4 Rods: Steward or Castellan; a person who manages the day-to-day affairs and business of a manor. He may act as an agent for his master (always a landed noble) or act independently of the same. However, the Patron 's personal life is so attached to the house he runs, the Mission will somehow relate to the manor, lands or lord he serves. Inverted, Slave Obeying Orders of Another; a servant relates a request from a master. Select a card for "WHO??", since his master, unlike the steward, could be anyone. Identity ("WHO??") of master often implies an explanation for why he did not come to the players in person.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 5 Coins: Map and document a location, place or area in detail. Note, not all of these places need to be underworlds; the players may be asked to provide layouts of buildings that others plan to rob or fortresses that others plan to attack. Inverted, destroy a map that describes and documents the contents of a building or place.
Obstacle:
- Knight Cups: Treachery in the group will lead to false accusations and threats among the players. Inverted, Patron will become suspect during scenario.
Motivation:
- 4 Coins: Change land boundaries or trade routes. Inverted, change land boundaries between countries at war.
Finances:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Organizes finances extremely well; delivers players a fine starting amount of gold, but they will spend this wealth (perhaps unexpectedly) to the point that only a modest amount remains after the mission -- "a few coins, that's all that remains of our starting chest of gold?" Inverted, Patron organizes finances to the single coin -- players' salaries.
Rival:
- Knave Coins: Merchant Prince. Inverted, Pirate or Viking Raider.
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!!!
Come on Back and maybe we'll have a generator in for you. Otherwise, use the Temple and Castles from our Legacy tools. (Hey, or buy the books!!!!!)
Epilogue:
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