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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) Knave Coins: Journeyman, Tinker, Vendor or Monger; simple folks who make a living by trading in common wares. Do not pick a Finance card (or ignore picked card). This selection is similar to the peasant, another underdog. Inverted, Miner, Tradesman or Unskilled Laborer; an even more impoverished fellow who earns barely a living from working with his hands. Do not pick a Finance card (or ignore picked card), but also do not pick Other Opposition (or ignore pick). Missions from these folks tend to be direct, without many if any Encounters from travel.
- Magician: Patron is guileful, silver-tongue, wheeler-dealer. In many cases the Patron will promise more information or reward than he will eventually provide, and just as often the players will unwittingly accept before payment is discussed. Inverted, Patron is totally honest, detests secrets, confides all to the players. Players can expect to be treated fairly, if they treat the Patron the same.
Mission:
- 7 Swords: Recover a lost or stolen item. Inverted, recover an item taken by a demon or monster.
- Fool: Mission is multi-parted with subMissions that must first be completed before the main Mission is resolved. Inverted, these subMissions are so involved, that the players will tend to stray from their primary goal and pursue other quests and adventures -- the main Mission is no real Mission at all, the Encounters will create the Mission.
Obstacle:
- 8 Cups: Climax automatically fails on first attempt. Inverted, both first and second attempts at Climax will fail; mission may well be impossible.
- Moon: None of the opposition directly opposes the mission, they simply hate the Patron. Inverted, some of players' Enemies will try to stop their plans (become unforeseen opponents).
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 4 Swords: Starting out of retirement or period of inactivity. Inverted, starting after a period of inactivity caused by a wound, personal loss or failure.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 3 Cups: Father or spouse is powerful and wealthy; however, no guarantee anything can be obtained. Inverted, family is rich, but requires prior mission to extort or steal from home.
- High Priestess: Someone else lends finances to the Patron's mission (pick an extra card to denote these finances. Treat second pick as "FINANCES??" ). Inverted, someone else lends finances to the Patron's mission (pick an extra card to denote these finances. Treat second pick as "FINANCES??"); however, the controller of these additional finances requires a petition or personal involvement to use his wealth.
Rival:
- Knave Cups: Crusader for the One True God. Inverted, Priest or Inquisitor of One True God.
- Hanged Man: Person is widely believed to be dead (but as seen is not). Inverted, he is a hero of legendary prowess.
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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