Interest check: Lancer

"ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH!"

I have DMed Lancer in 2021 and I got enthralled with the system. These days I would like to try my hand again at DMing Lancer. I played online, and in person, and I have quite some experience when DMing play by post games.

The game in short: pilot cold-fusion powered mechs in a heavily tactical game! You are a Lancer. You are not just a mech-pilot. You are a Lancer, one of the few individuals in the galaxy with the skill to pilot a mech.

Before picking up a story or a setting, I would like to see if there is enough traction for Lancer to be playable. The setting is enormous in itself, and the relative engine of ships allows pilots to live long lives. That means even longer time-frames can be a thing.

Ideally, Lancer sets up a story in which the pilots (or namely, the Lancers) are the good guys, but shady stuff can still happen. The setting is so wide you can fight enemy mechs as much as you can face cosmic paracausal entities.

I would like to read if there can be some traction. We could do the veritable good guys swooping in to save the day, a day-to-day Union force entangled in a devastating civil war, we could run a mercenary company together. I have some ideas already.

I have no experience with the system but it is one I have side eyed for sone time. Would be interested

I really like the experience I had as a player and GM with the tactical side of the game. I'm not sure how playable it is as a PbP, but I suppose it can be if we try to ensure a post per day. I have concerns about the setting (it at times seems to be at odds with itself, such as wanting no aliens and then immediately introducing them in a first adventure, or wanting no purely evil factions and then introducing some, or conversely the desire to have the Union being clearly good but then having them be self-righteous expansionistic hegemons).

So interest check successful, but what now?

Might I sign up? We played before in an attempt to play No Room for a Wallflower which didn't quite work. I'd be happy to take another shot at Lancer (in any setting)!

In fairness, as with all TTRPG settings, issues you have with the setting can always be overlooked or changed. XD

I have played a handful of online one-shot combat encounters in Lancer and really enjoy the system and the bits of lore I have read. I'm new to PbP, but I would love to give this a shot!

Curses. I want to try this so badly but have zero bandwidth for a new game. Still. I am interested, despite reality.

Ha ha, what did I say about pent-up demand?

I was first introduced to Lancer just a few months ago. I've never had the chance to try it out but if you have space then I'd love a shot at it.

Three is a crowd. Five is more than three. I'll create a game shortly.

I don't suppose you have more room? All the Lancer games I've ever joined have collapsed.

What's the shortlist of available party types (Union regular, Union irregular, Karrakin house companies, free companies, freelance mercenaries, affiliated mercenaries &c.), likely-to-be-chosen license levels, concept restrictions, time periods &c.?

I was thinking of accommodating 5/6 players anyway, so with you we should be okay.
I will put out a Session 0 document. I think we can start at LL0, at most LL1, and I'd like us to be close to the Union, so probably Union Auxiliary. You can come from anywhere.

Game starting at LL1, feel free to join

Dang, this filled up quickly. I've had my eye on Lancer for a while, but I don't think any of my friends would be interested. Give me a shout if a space opens up. X

I would also be interested if a space opens up.

I'll see how many people actually join. I could try a rolling campaign too, but I'm not sure if I'd be able to pull it off

Hey, I would like to play it. But both your party and my time are full. Maybe next time?

I'm sadly full, but all pbp games suffer from attrition

One open spot!

I wouldn't mind playing if you don't mind a system newbie

Still interested as a newbie but it looks like you’re already full again.

I would also like to join, assuming it's fine I'm new to the system.

Still interested if you need another player.

Hugely big fan of Gundam 0079. Also Mechwarrior.

But I would rather be Zekks Marquis than Hiro Amuro, does Lancer accomodate?