Limited Series: Lancer, Operations Solstice Rain and Winter Scar

PLAYER INFORMATION
Experience required: Some
Age: 14+
Number of seats available: 6
Character Sheets: Characters will be created at Session 0.
Link to the System!

Limited Series Games are more than a one-shot, but could be anywhere from two sessions, to three or four. Games can potentially take a couple months, and your signup for this first session guarantees your spot for the duration of the game.

These are not one-shots.

If possible, please bring a phone/tablet/laptop with Internet access, as character creation is easier via digital tools than on paper.

PRICING

• It is $12/per player per session to play this game at Groundswell Startups.
• It is $10/per player per session if you are a paid monthly supporter of the Guild (via our Ko-Fi or Patreon).

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
For 500 years, the planet Cressidium has been isolated from the wider galaxy. Turned from a fledgling colony into a refuge for those fleeing from the fall of the Second Committee, the people of Cressidium have struggled and fought to build a home for themselves while casting off the shadow of SecComm’s tyranny.

Five centuries later, an encounter with a Union exploratory mission has ignited an interest in rejoining the galactic community, but not everyone on Cressidium sees the Third Committee as potential allies, but rather usurpers of humanity’s rightful legacy among the stars. Now, the arrival of a Union diplomatic delegation may be the spark that causes simmering tensions between nations to erupt into all-out war.

This series will take players from LL0 to LL4, and is intended to be an introduction to the system for new players. Players familiar with Lancer are also welcome!

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
Lancer imagines a future where a survivor humanity has spread to the stars after weathering terrible ecological collapse on Earth - the end of the Anthropocene as a consequence of unrestrained consumption and poor stewardship. Thousands of years later, humanity lives in the wake of a desperate revolution, one where the victorious radicals now manage the galaxy they've won.

The setting features a mix of gritty, mud-and-lasers military science fiction and mythic science fantasy, where conscript pilots mix ranks with flying aces, mercenary guns-for-hire brawl with secretive corpro-state agents, and relativistic paladins cross thermal lances with causality-breaking, unknowable beings. Lancer's galaxy is one where utopia exists, but is under threat, and the struggle is not yet entirely won; the revolution is not yet done.

In Lancer, players adopt the roles of mechanized chassis pilots - mech pilots - comrades together in a galaxy of danger and hope. Some groups will fight to rectify the crimes of previous administrations; others will fight for their nation, pieces in a greater game of hegemony. Others will carry the banner of a corpro-state or mercenary company, working to advance private interests while lining their pockets. Others still will fight for groups acting in opposition to those in power - for the underground, for the forgotten, agents of entropy and agents of yet more radical revolutions.

Lancer offers deep, modular mech customization, a wide range of player backgrounds and hooks to prompt storytelling, and a system and setting with room for any narrative you and your group want to tell. It’s best with a group of 3-5 players, and can be used to run a one-shot session or persistent campaign.

GAME MASTER INFORMATION
Name: Natalie
Pronouns: She/Her
20+ Years as a TTRPG Player
15+ Years as a Game Master

SCHEDULING

LOCATIONS THE GAME WILL BE RUN AT

• Groundswell Startups

TIMES

• Wednesdays 6-10 weekly or biweekly depending on player input

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

WHAT YOU NEED

• A Pencil
• A Set of Polyhedral Dice
• If possible, please bring a phone/tablet/laptop with Internet access, as character creation is easier via digital tools than on paper.

WHAT I PROVIDE

• Everything required will be provided

GAMEPLAY DETAILS

• Learning Session-Gameplay questions

CONTENT WARNINGS

• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Gore/Violence

PROHIBITED CONTENT

• Sexual Themes

SAFETY TOOLS USED
Sometimes games have content or situations where a player or GM may feel stressed out, unsafe, or otherwise not having fun. Safety tools are a way for players and GMs to communicate and check-in before, during, and after a game in order to make sure everyone is still having fun, and to provide the right support when needed.

Information on Safety Tools

BEFORE AND DURING THE GAME:

• Session 0
• Lines and Veils

PLAYERS CAN EXPECT:

• Combat/Tactics: (High)
• Roleplay: (Medium)
• Exploration: (Medium)
• Puzzles: (Low)

Character creation will be done via Lancer's digital tools, as it's a lot easier and allows access to all available content! I'll walk through how to access and use it, as well as how to print and share sheets.