Lancer: Science Team 🧬 Solve A Kaiju Mystery
Lancer | Campaign
About the adventure
As members of the SSC Scientific Sampling & Collections team, it's your duty to collect soil, water, and biomatter samples for SSC researchers. It seems like an easy change of pace from mercenary work... right up until those researchers start asking you for kaiju parts. Dangerous megafauna with strange powers have appeared out of nowhere on the colony of Fals IX, and the Smith-Shimani Corpro is sending you in for answers. 🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬 Lancer: Science Team starts at LL2, with players being mech pilots stationed on a colony planet that is now threatened by mysterious kaiju. You will be fighting these giant monsters, along with mechs from other factions who want to capture or eradicate the kaiju for their own purposes. You answer to the SSC Science Division, who want to learn as much about the kaiju as possible and need your help to observe them in the field and collect horns, claws, scales, droppings, and even live specimens for research.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Fortnightly game, currently at LL7
5.0
(21)
2 years on StartPlaying
90 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
Game Master Reviews (21)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Storytelling
Grim
Loved the game, really cool dynamics - almost felt like playing an anime but with video game feel, when enemies have loot drops.
Sem;colon
Played 6 sessions
Duffo is skilled at crafting interesting situations for players to interact with and, perhaps more importantly, able to adapt quickly and creatively when things inevitably spin out of control.
Monk
The way I measure any GM is how much fun it is to ruin their plans, and Duffo had great plans and fun ways for us to ruin them!
Lith
Played 6 sessions
Session 1 started with a natural 1 on my behalf and the entire plan went pear-shaped. Our valiant lancers near death, we are only saved by a lucky shot. 5 sessions later we are glassing bad guys in style to a combination of joy and dismay from our dear gamemaster Duffo. Which is exactly what we asked for in a campaign when we hired him.
2Lupus1
Played 15 sessions
He has a very funny and unique laugh i definitely recommend him
Eunoia
Played 1 sessions
Duffo is a great Game Master. He provides excellent descriptions of each scene and balances the spotlight between each player to ensure that everyone remains engaged and has the opportunity to create cool moments. He definitely allows for, and rewards player creativity while maintaining a degree of fairness and balance as he naturally finds compromises that fit the story. Outside of the game itself he maintained communication and provided a pre-game survey and the resources needed well ahead of time. I had a great time in my session with him and I'd definitely recommend his games.
Additional details
How to prepare
You will need to have an account on Discord and a decent quality microphone. Maps and rolls will be handled through FoundryVTT, which you can open through your web browser.
What I provide
I will be hosting the game through FoundryVTT, using several modules to enhance the game with tokens, maps and other visuals. I create isometric maps using photo editing software for use in the game. Players will also receive an invite to a Discord server with helpful material for getting started.
Gameplay details
Lancer: Science Team features several kaiju that might take reptilian, insectoid or arachnid form. If you do have any strong animal phobias, please do mention it to the GM. Session Zero shouldn't take more than half of the first session, and mostly acts as onboarding to make sure everyone has their characters sorted out and their expectations in line. If you are completely new to Lancer, let me know and I can run through the basics with you beforehand. I will send out a Google Form to players with Lines & Veils and some introductory questions.
Content warnings
• Animal Death
• Blood
• Death
• Deep or Large Bodies of Water
• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
• Fire
• Guns
• Hostages
• Insects
• Language/Cursing
• Snakes
• Spiders
• Terrorism
• Trauma
• Violence
Safety tools used
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Players will start at LL2, creating their characters in COMP/CON. From there, I can import characters directly into Foundry. I encourage players to make their characters beforehand, reaching out to me if they need assistance.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Foundry VTT
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 9:00 AM UTC
2.5-3 Hour Duration
3 / 5 Seats Filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+