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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) 7 Swords: Cut-Purse; a minor rogue who makes a living from theft. Patron may be attempting a Mission that does not involve criminal activities ("I'm cleaning up my act"). Inverted, Pickpocket; another criminal, but his method is more subtle. He relies on stealth and deception to gain his goals.
Mission:
- 8 Rods: Deliver a note or message. Inverted, deliver a message to a person that will be discovered to be an adversary of at least one player.
Obstacle:
- Knave Swords: Rival has a servant that's a champion brawler or wrestler. Inverted, Rival has exotic pets or controls a demon or monster through the use of magic.
- (Inverted) Chariot: Opposition will retreat and evade constantly from the players. Inverted, right before the Climax, the players receive word that the mission or Patron has changed slightly. Referee decides specifics, but increase or decrease magnitude of mission, finances, opposition, etc.
Motivation:
- (Inverted) 6 Rods: Heard of players' past adventures and reputations. Inverted, heard of players' past adventures and reputation in a negative way; thinks players are too stupid to betray the plan or easy to silence later if needed.
Finances:
- (Inverted) Queen Rods: Influence in military; might enlist aid from army leaders or local garrisons. Inverted, Patron has connections in a foreign army; these may be politically dangerous to use.
- Wheel of Fortune: Reshuffle the deck and continue.
Rival:
- (Inverted) King Swords: Army General or Marshal. Inverted, Officer Discharged in Disgrace.
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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