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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) King Rods: Landed Noble; a Baron or other high born official who governs an area under the authority of a more powerful emperor or monarch. In these more troubled times, as kings loose their rights and their kingdoms are being dismantled, such a man may wield unrestricted power in an area ("here I am the law"). Inverted, Urban Aristocrat; a lord who manages and rules a city or port for a more powerful emperor or monarch. As with baron, this city may only pay lip-service or bear false allegiance to the rightful king or emperor.
Mission:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Deliver a debt to a creditor. Inverted, prevent a debt from being repaid.
- (Inverted) Hierophant: Mission involves a servant of a god (this may be a mere mortal worshiper). Inverted, Mission involves a god itself (though in no way infer a god must be bested to succeed).
- (Inverted) Devil: No one must become aware of the full extent and purpose of the Mission, else disaster - Mission failure - will result. Inverted, if any player separates from the main group (i.e. forced to use the Digression tables), that character will not return to the group (events leading to this point should be left vague, but obviously player wishing to continue in the Mission must take another character). The characters separated will be detained and perhaps require rescue after the Mission is completed (i.e. player was ambushed and put aboard a galley ship as a rower slave).
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:
- (Inverted) Queen Swords: Sexual desires, bigamy or lust. Inverted, sexual desires or lust for one player; mission is excuse to be together.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 5 Coins: Breeds and owns five hundred horses -- extremely rich. Inverted, Patron owns many horses and will loan or perhaps give some to the players.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 10 Rods: Diplomat or Emissary (from another lord). Inverted, Overseer in a Truce.
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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