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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:
- 6 Rods: Officer from Victorious Army; a commander, though not necessarily the supreme commander, of an organized groups of soldiers, mercenaries or militia. Again, his Mission may not relate to his position, but the fact his army is victorious will add additional Rivals in the form of those he defeated. Inverted, Officer from Defeated Army; like before, except the person commands (if they even still exist as an organized unit) soldiers that went into battle, were defeated, and fled the field. Add Other Opponents in the form of soldiers, scouts and spies from the forces that defeated the Patron or even his own former soldiers ("where is that coward").
Mission:
- (Inverted) Queen Swords: Guard and transfer a treasure. Inverted, intercept and steal a treasure as it is transported by land or sea.
- Hermit: Patron withholds or remains ignorant of one crucial aspect of the Mission. Inverted, players will find this out early in the Mission, usually by end of the first Setting of the scenario (see Encounter pamphlet for details on Settings).
Obstacle:
- 3 Coins: Patron underestimates the size of the opposition, length of journey, amount of supplies required, etc. Inverted, Patron purposely misrepresents true magnitude of challenge.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 9 Coins: Openly or hidden religious purpose. Inverted, openly or hidden magical purpose.
Finances:
- (Inverted) 7 Rods: Controls a city and trade like a merchant-prince -- area's garrison, constables, ships and stores. Inverted, Patron can use his government connections to outfit and pay the party, but Rival is member of the opposing political party and restricts major expenditures.
Rival:
- (Inverted) 2 Rods: Whore or Harlot. Inverted, Adulteress or Noble's Mistress.
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!!!
Come on Back and maybe we'll have a generator in for you. Otherwise, use the Temple and Castles from our Legacy tools. (Hey, or buy the books!!!!!)
Epilogue:
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