Many Merry Minstrels • 2018 rpg

Write poems for Patrons: honor Heroes, flatter Nobles, fall in Love. Gain their Favor for fame, wealth, and passion.

Requires: Dice, Index Cards, Pencils

Create Patron Cards - 
Roll two dice: first determines Rhyme Scheme preference,    (A)
second introduces complication, Sum determines difference:  (A)
4-6 Hero, 8-10 Nobel, other: Lover.                         (B) 
With Name and a Quirk you've discovered                     (B)
List each Patron's traits on index cards to reference.      (A)

Rhyme Schemes:

Alternate ------------------------ (ABAB)
Limerick ------------------------- (AABBA)
Couplet -------------------------- (AABB)
Enclosed ------------------------- (ABBA)
Monorhyme ------------------------ (AAAA)
Anti-rhyme ----------------------- (ABCD)

Complications:

Alliteration --------------------- (same starting sounds)
Simile/Metaphor ------------------ (comparative imagery)
Caesura -------------------------- (dramatic... pause)
Pun ------------------------------ (multiple meanings)
Onomatopoeia --------------------- (sound words)
Portmanteau ---------------------- (combining words)

Display Patron Cards - 
Introduce them to each other,               (A)
Patron's Favor earns fame (Hero),           (B)
wealth (Nobel), or passion (Lover).         (A)
Plan poems to recite tomorrow.              (B)

Pursue Patron's Favor - 
Compose for a patron, collaboration can inspire.         (A)
Once minstrels finish, dawn sets sky afire.              (A)
Go into Town, perform with Favor to acquire.             (A)
Commending creativity, cheers become a choir.            (A)

Acquire Patron's Favor - 
Earn cards if you pursue alone,                    (A)
Add a quirk/complication if multiple follow.       (B)
Describe more Patrons for tomorrow.                (B)
Pursue fame, wealth, passion until two owned.      (A)