[Closed] Lancer: No Room for a Wallflower

Hercynia is where it all began - the proving ground and birthplace of the mech, the spark that ignited the revolution that overturned the galactic order. It was here that humankind encountered alien life and exterminated it for good.

With its history now long forgotten, the planet has seen a new focus as a colony project. Development on the emerald planet has been quiet and orderly so far, but when the characters receive a call for aid from the brand new colony, they may be getting more than they bargained for.

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This game will be running through the prewritten 'No Room for the wallflower' part I for Lancer. Players will be playing as a group of new lancers working for Union, a pan-galactic organization that tries to govern and maintain peace in its areas of space. While on patrol they ras told to answer a distress call from Evergreen, a new colony on the planet Hercynia, that is under attack by an unknown enemy.

The game will naturally have the crunchy combat Lancer is known for but also long periods of RP and helping the settlement of Evergreen in between as the PC' start to uncover Hercynia's secrets, and decide the best courses of action to take. So ideally players will enjoy both aspects/ People who just want to experience combat to combat may not enjoy this particular game.
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This game is explicitly friendly to LGBT and any other minorities or marginalized groups. Many of the prewritten NPCs are members of such groups, and many of those I add also will be.

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Controversial Themes - The game may get dark at points. I will be asking players to let me know of any triggers/topics they don't want appearing before hand. I will note that colonization is a heavy theme in the adventure, however the PC's are not the ones perpetrating it, and I will try and handle the topic carefully.

Character Gen - Standard character gen. I will be asking all players to make their character using Compcon and sharing the code with at least me. It's a great aid, and completely free.

Posting rates - 3/4 time a week, though if it end up going faster hats fine. I appreciate people have lives outside pbp. Combat I may ask people be a little more responsive, but we will see when we get there.

Experience -
None Needed. The character gen software makes it quite easier, and the player rules are free. I'm also happy to explain anything.

Software - I will ask players join my discord server for the game. This will especially be used to help co-ordinate during combat on who wants to take the next turn etc.

How to Apply - Post below or send me a DM of your interest. A character concept would be nice but I appreciate many interested may not have played the system before, so may not know the options. Not strictly first come first serve.

Would like to join in.

Character concept: Eric Oxiden, Background: Spaceborn.

Eric's origins trace back to an asteroid mining colony, once hailed as a promising venture, but over time, it crumbled into a desolate, gray-market outpost. In this environment, Eric learned resourcefulness, adaptability, and a knack to move in tunnels. Scarce resources and rampant lawlessness defined the station's dark corners, yet collective effort ensured that the station, the only thing between its inhabitants and the vacuum of space, continued to function.

When a passing Union bureaucrat issued recruitment Far Field Teams, Eric jumped at the opportunity to escape his bleak surroundings.

Oo. I'd like to join. I bought the Lancer rules knowing I might never play it, just because it sounded cool. And it is cool! I read through the book a couple of times, but have not played yet. I think I understand the mech rules, but I recall it took some head scratching, so i may not fully grok them yet. I'd love to give the game a shot.

I'll look over the rulebook again tonight and come up with a character concept.

I’m interested, but please pass me over for better candidates. I didn’t know about the system until I saw your post, and I’ve never actually used Discord. What I lack in experience, I make up for in positive attitude. 😃

Found rulebook here here so I have something to reference.

Concept: Chris Jones
Background: Celebrity

Chris Jones is a former child star who grew up in the spotlight. He was known for his roles in popular TV shows and movies, and he had a large and devoted fan base. However, as Chris got older, he began to feel that he was above everyone else. He became arrogant and dismissive of the people around him, and he started to believe that he was invincible. Chris became a pilot to prove his worth and to further his own career.

Ouch, I would have loved to play Lancer, but I have also GMed it, and I read the module...

If you want to have me, though, you'll have my Lancer!

I've been hoping for lancer for a while. I've read the book and own almost all the sourcebooks (official and fanmade) but haven't had a chance to play yet. If you'd have me, I'd like to sign up.

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Name: Anita Ananke (Callsign: "Green Child")
Background: Soldier (Rookie if you're doing custom backgrounds)

You're a born soldier, or at least that's what ma always said, and Anita couldn't wait to suit up and ship out. The moment she could sign up, she took a job as an enlisted trooper to get the opportunity to see the stars. She's not the most experienced person, but she's earnest, peppy and good at following orders. Sure her lack of experience can cause her to be a bit of a liability, but if you want someone to carry something heavy or make you seem like you're telling the truth then keep her on your staff.

If you need someone who takes part in the out-of-mech scenes but doesn't have a mech of their own, only snarks over comms, I volunteer!

Ok. Character concept:

Charl Verstadt
Origin: Noble

Charl is the second child of the hereditary ruler of a Diasporan planet. His older sister is the heir. Charl is the "spare", and has always been treated as such. For most of his life he was a rebellious socialite, often embarrassing his family (and often on purpose). His family has had a tense relationship with Union, not wanting to join for fear that it would end their rule. After a particularly bad fight with his mother, Charl joined the Union military to spite her.

I'd love to play Lancer, and I've astutely avoided reading Wallflower, since people have considered running it.

The character I have on deck is Charles Sovereign XXIII, a super soldier flash clone in rehab from attempted subjectivity override. He and his siblings have been scattered across the stars in an attempt to find their own identities after being rescued by DOJ/HR. Though he finds a visceral thrill in exercising his custom-engineered brain and body in the heat of 'mech combat, he appreciates the quieter posting he's received in the backwater of Union.

name: Hall vanian VI

background : Mercenary


Hall vanian VI is the son of Hall vanian the 5th, who is known to be a serious and kind pilot who will lay down for his friends if it needs to happen and is very protective of everything and everyone no wanting to lose them. And knows hand to hand combat always wiling to get his hands dirty if it means to stop a threat to the team and is a mercenary who if paid the right amount will do any task that is asked of him to Do.

Sorry for radio silence. Life happened. (as in the floor of house started to break...)

Cheers for interest. Hope to start adding people tomorrow!

If this goes well will maybe look at running again down the line

I mean there's always the team nhp :p

I don't know what an nhp is, but I was serious about my semi-application. It could be fun

They are 'not-ai AI' effectively. They fill a similar role Ai do in other sci-fi.

Invites sent out. Apologies to those who didn't get in, it sucks when demand outweighs the capacity. I already extendes it from 4 to 5+a non combateer . I ended up going to rolling dice for decisions.

There are rumblings on the discord of another lancer game , and as said if this goes well I may run another one and scoop up the rest of you.