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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 Cups: Former Patron or Employer; a person who has done business (usually successful) with the players before. Inverted, Friend in Need; a person who a player has befriended. In some cases may also be a family, clan or acquaintance from mutual activities (a drinking buddy, another acolyte in training, fraternity brother, fellow guardsmen, etc).
- (Inverted) Chariot: Patron is eager. Inverted, Patron is aloof to Mission, perhaps doubtful of success. In either case, the Chariot signifies the Patron will be ill-prepared for the Mission, unaware of danger or start before the proper gear or information is assembled. His eagerness or lack of concern will cause problems that should have been avoided.
Mission:
- (Inverted) Knight Coins: Rob someone. Inverted, strongarm someone to repay a debt.
- (Inverted) High Priestess: Mission can only be completed by a female or with the help of one. Inverted, a male in female attire may also suffice.
Obstacle:
- 6 Cups: Sea travel, even short distances in shipping lanes, will result in the players being blown off course and shipwrecked far from home. Inverted, at least one challenging monster will be met by the players ("challenging monster is usually defined as one from which the smarter players flee").
Motivation:
- 4 Coins: Change land boundaries or trade routes. Inverted, change land boundaries between countries at war.
- Fool: Patron pretends he is motivated by his reason, but in truth doesn't truly have a reason for the mission. Inverted, by scenario's end, he will have forgotten he has sent the players on the mission.
Finances:
- Knave Cups: Outwardly without means; secretly has great wealth. Inverted, Patron claims to have no wealth, but secretly he has much; players recognize this fraud.
- (Inverted) World: Whatever the Patron has, becomes world scale in magnitude. If possible, add the word world into the statement of his finances. Inverted, all of the Patron's finances are in another country. Any aid Patron gives must be received during travel encounters.
- (Inverted) Star: Patron's finances come from demi-human sources. Inverted, Patron's finances come from demonic, monstrous or magical sources.
Rival:
- King Swords: Army General or Marshal. Inverted, Officer Discharged in Disgrace.
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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