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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:
- Knight Cups: Mounted Messenger; an agent from a Baron or King, less frequently from a general in the field, who seeks players for a task. Mounted Messengers can also recruit the players for Missions of their own, but less frequently. Often pick a card "WHO??" to find identity of Patron; other times, messenger will simply say he represents an important figure ("he wears the colors of the king"), but refuses to give additional details. Inverted, Traveling Justice; a person who travels from city to city inside of a king's realm, acting as judge in cases involving nobles. By law, only ones social superior may legally convict someone for a crime. Often nobles go unpunished for minor deeds, because their is no one with the legal authority to accuse them. This person has the legal mandate to arrest anyone, conduct a trial for the crime, and often see that final justice (execution) is completed. Mission may not relate to present assignment; justice may simply have personal matters he needs the players to accomplish while he is detained by duties. Such men have numerous enemies, draw two cards for Unforeseen Opponents; likewise, the power and influence of such a potential Friend can not be understated.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 9 Rods: Organize repairs on an important warship, bridge, roadway or fortress. Inverted, plan and construct an important warship, bridge, roadway or fortress.
Obstacle:
- Queen Cups: Final goal or situation not easy to define; several places or battles must be entered prior to Climax -- use double the travel encounters. Inverted, situation is a mystery -- clues point to Climax.
- Fool: While on the mission, all gambling bets will be lost (even bets made by skilled characters). Inverted, a loyal NPC will prove a detriment somehow to the mission.
Motivation:
- Ace Coins: Better oneself for past deeds or clear up loose end. Inverted, calm his conscious not add to the deceit.
- (Inverted) Wheel of Fortune: Reshuffle the deck and continue.
Finances:
- 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.
- (Inverted) Force: Patron's finances were acquired by extorting another into a partnership. Inverted, Patron makes his total finances available; he is threatened with blackmail or legal confiscation and wishes none of his wealth to remain should the mission fail.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 2 Rods: Whore or Harlot. Inverted, Adulteress or Noble's Mistress.
- Hierophant: Person has numerous allies in a religious sect. Inverted, among the worshipers of the One True God.
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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