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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) 10 Coins: Innkeeper; players will normally spend much of their time in taverns ("until they strike it rich"). Often modestly successful adventurers will retire by opening inns ("rather than conquering land"). When asked by one of these former warriors to attempt a task, the players usually in respect will not refuse. Patron may also have access to information form numerous people who makes his Mission seem fool proof ("yet the players should know better"). Inverted, Harlot or Prostitute; an independent trollop or wench, who entertains herself and earns her living by selling sexual favors. Like Patron Lover of Player, one of the players may have been seduced into accepting a Mission. Like Barkeeps, these ladies often are very well informed on local intrigue and opportunities ("the sip of ale and growl of passion can reveal secrets that even the rack might fail to extract").
- (Inverted) Hierophant: Patron is deeply spiritual, a person of prayer and worship. Inverted, his belief and practices tend toward the dark, demonic, necromantic or perverse, and thus he may conceal his devotion to a forbidden religion.
Mission:
- (Inverted) 3 Swords: Find an adversary of Patron and murder him. Inverted, find and murder an adversary who is also an Enemy of at least one player.
Obstacle:
- Ace Coins: World's richest man is opposed to mission. Inverted, seemingly whole world knows of mission and players. Though whole world is not opposed, it may seem like such; surprise is not possible for the players, and Rival seems to know their every move.
Motivation:
- Ace Cups: Rebellion and high treason -- hates the government. Inverted, rebellion and high treason, but downplays his true motive to dupe player's aid.
- (Inverted) Lovers: Patron's reasons are that of another; his motives are unimportant. Inverted, although Patron supports another, he has his own motives (pick an extra card "WHY??" to represent his own motives).
Finances:
- 7 Swords: Will give a one of a kind gift for services. Inverted, Patron will offer a one of a kind gift to the players for their services; however, after the mission, he will regret the loss and try to buy back this special gift. If players say "no deal", Patron becomes incensed.
- (Inverted) Fool: Patron will later attempt to rob or extort back anything provided to the players; usually in such an open way that the players will know they've been made the fools. Inverted, Patron will have miscalculated, been unaware or forgotten his investment by the scenario's end; players can keep anything provided -- "but wouldn't that be dishonest?"
Rival:
- (Inverted) 4 Swords: Dwarf. Inverted, Demi-Human or Monster.
- High Priestess: Person controls great magic. Inverted, by reputation only, really has no ability out of the ordinary.
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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