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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:
- Knave Rods: Foppish Warrior; a warrior who has many effeminate characteristics. This Patron can still be an excellent fighter (most are), but his mannerisms are such that he enjoys personal adornment -- perfume, jewelry, colorful garments. A fop is not always a dandy; remember, magic has a way of perverting the most rugged of fellows. Inverted, Dandy Disguised as Female; a man who dresses as a female can only be two things -- perverse or plotting intrigue. Assuming the Patron is not a homosexual, the fact he deceives the players should influence future picks with additional deceit. The disguise can be very good (players honestly think they discuss employment with a woman), or else, the Patron will look and act like a man who wishes he was female ("okay, I'll say it; the guy's a tad queer, but that don't make his Mission any less valid -- come on guys role-play or give this dandy the boot").
Mission:
- (Inverted) 9 Coins: Perform a dishonorable act. Inverted, prevent a dishonorable act from occurring.
Obstacle:
- (Inverted) King Rods: Local noble, wealthy and powerful becomes involved opposed to mission. Inverted, legendary beast, in most cases a dragon or a demon equally as feared, becomes involved opposed to mission.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 6 Swords: Fame and wide recognition. Inverted, prevent fame of another or stop blackmail to himself or another.
- (Inverted) High Priestess: Patron believes he is invincible and rightly so; mere mention of his name brings terror to opposition. Inverted, Patron is a fanatic-zealot to his cause.
Finances:
- 4 Swords: Wealthy, but hopes player will split cost of venture. Inverted, Patron is wealthy, but still would like players to split costs; however, all rewards are still the Patron's (this of course is revealed much later).
- 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.
- Wheel of Fortune: Reshuffle the deck and continue.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 6 Rods: Hero of Battle. Inverted, Pardoned Criminal.
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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