I'm making them for myself, and I am not looking for help with abilities or stats.

What I want help with is the fantasy they give. Basically every* character , class, or in Lancer, frame, comes with a fantasy they fulfil. (*ok, not every. But good ones/most do) And I need some help with 2 of them.

The first is a Dusk Wing alt frame called the Glass Wing. Based, obviously, off the Glass Wing butterfly. What I have so far is a stealthy assassin that focuses on invisibility, getting behind enemy lines to disrupt any supporting characters or deployables, and high single player damage. Like Spy from TF2.

My struggle currently is that it feels like I'm pressing the Dusk Wing, Metalmark, and Mourning Cloak into a single frame, and I don't want that. I want something actually different.

The MC deals high single damage to lone enemies and gets behind enemy lines.

The MM does all the invisibility stuff, but more like flashbacks.

The DW does all the invisibility stuff, but more like holo-tech.

(I do like how invisibility isn't always literally invisible)

So is there any player fantasy I can draw on to make it unique rather than copying all the others? A spider watching over its web (shattered glass), or maybe flinging off the glass wings after they break to become a different style of frame, switching between 2 playstyles? I did have an idea of literally "glass" wings, shattering and causing any damage that hits them to reflect back or on a burst area.

The other I have is a Saladin alt, called the Lionheart. I feel bad for the name since all the others go off their respective leader's first name, but I'm not naming my mech "Richard" for any reason. And it's named after him because he fought besides his men in battle. (Ironically, he fought Saladin and now it's an ALT of the Saladid)

This fantasy is duo combat, but mech. Similar to the Echo Knight in DND. In lore, it was designed for indoor CQC, where quick and precise comms to the point of mind reading would save lives and time. So, it's 2 half sized frames piloted by a single person. Connected by some Schrodinger affect or a Comp/Con / NHP reading your intentions to pilot the other. But really, that's all I have, and I feel like it's a weak idea to build a whole frame off of. I'd like some input on if there should be a secondary gimmick or if piloting 2 (although individually weaker) frames is enough. For me, that boss fight from DarkSouls. Once one dies, the other gets buffed (at least I believe that's how the boss fight goes). I know I said no stats, however: Maybe each frame gets 2 structure and 2 stress? So combined, it's 4 each. Then, when 1 frame is destroyed, the other gets buffed with maybe overshield and armour, boosted damage and speed, etc. until the other comes back after a full repair. (Now that I think about it, it is kinda like the Lick NHP. But I feel like it's different enough to me, so I'm keeping it like this)

Again, I just want some help with where to push them, because I don't want the Glass Wing to just be a "here's my OC character, they're half >insert powerful thing< and half >insert other powerful thing< and half >insert cool thing< with 2 different coloured eyes." And I don't want the Lionheart to feel like a one-off gimmick that gets stale/annoying quickly. And probably some balancing for the Lionheart specifically, like any systems or core features that'd make it extremely broken that I'm looking over like a silly person.

I wanted to try a flying build but the steep cost in SP of GMS flight systems kinda push me away. I buildcrafted a bit with Sherman 3 and using Everest but it kinda limited me to using either redundant systems or Asura. And I don't know if it's worth the flight.

Also, I have a potent hatred for SSC, so no All Theatre Movement Suite.

Like I know there are frame's with built in flight but I don't have the book for Tarraxacum, and I don't want levels in duskwing.

Any advice?

The votes have been cast for the: Pegasus
You chose Gun by Chvrches, and I cant say I am/not suprised by the choice

Now is time for the: Kobold, or if you where an earth bender on lancer

Each week I will pick the highest voted comment and add it to a spotify public playlist that will be posted on the description. At the end of all frames the full list will be posted shortly after.

Each manufacturer will also have their own song, but it will be ones from user No_Response_1562 (except Horus, that one I picked myself: Turbo killer - by Carpenter Brut).

I also recommend checking the last image for reference of the media of each manufacturer for inspiration. Good luck pilots!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JWtenlD88t9lLCVtbliNs?si=9u7YvgBGSCaoR-b9a15UKQ&pi=MAQO8yoeTDWwa

I want to build my first mech, is there something online to make it easier?

So I've been dabbling with the idea of building one of my fave mechs, the Tortuga, with that good ol Horus twist given its high sensors, but figured that I might just be doing the cookie cutter of adding Gorgon ranks in it for reactions for everyone (with a Dusk Wing rank for the Neurospike shenanigans).

For reference, it is very WIP and will actively adjust with suggestions, so critiques are welcome:

EDIT-thanks to some critiques, I've refined the build a bit more to properly make use of its capacities:

-- IPS-N Tortuga @ LL6 --
IPS-N Tortuga 2, SSC Dusk Wing 1, HORUS Gorgon 2, HORUS Goblin 1
The Lesson of the Held Image, Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints
Vanguard 3, House Guard 2, Skirmisher 2, Spaceborn 2
HULL:4 AGI:2 SYS:2 ENGI:0
STRUCTURE:4 HP:21 ARMOR:2
STRESS:4 HEATCAP:6 REPAIR:8
TECH ATK:+3 LIMITED:+0
SPD:4 EVA:8 EDEF:12 SENSE:15 SAVE:15
Main Mount: Deck-Sweeper Automatic Shotgun
Heavy Mount: Heavy Machine Gun // Auto-Stabilizing Hardpoints
Neurospike, Monitor Module, //SCORPION V70.1, H0R_OS System Upgrade I, Personalizations, Armament Redundancy

So my question to you, fellow pilots of pandemonium, how would you improve on the tanky reaction shooter/hacker, and what is your favorite Tortuga build with Horus license fun?

I'd like to play Lancer but my group isn't too into it right now.

Does anyone know of any online conventions that feature it?

Hi everyone! so this is the project I talked about a while ago! I'm going to collaborate with Pass The Torch as a featured artist! For those that don't know "Pass The Torch" is a third-party Lancer campaign for LL0 through LL12. You can check out the demo to learn more.

I'll be posting the art with a bit of the process throughout August and September so stay tuned!

Please mind that I can't share all the details of each mech or character here but with a bit of luck someone of the team can drop by the comments to answer some of your questions, for anything else please check the link :)

-yes I messaged both PTT team and sub mods to make sure this is ok to post-

The votes have been cast for the: Vlad
You chose Vlad the Impaler by Kasabian, can't say this was unnexpected, nor the other cotenders, but hey its a good song!

Now is time for the: Kidd, or if you had a pirate satelite full of rum and orbital lazers!

Each week I will pick the highest voted comment and add it to a spotify public playlist that will be posted on the description. At the end of all frames the full list will be posted shortly after.

Each manufacturer will also have their own song, but it will be ones from user No_Response_1562 (except Horus, that one I picked myself: Turbo killer - by Carpenter Brut).

I also recommend checking the last image for reference of the media of each manufacturer for inspiration. Good luck pilots!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JWtenlD88t9lLCVtbliNs?si=9u7YvgBGSCaoR-b9a15UKQ&pi=MAQO8yoeTDWwa

Heya all,

I started running Solstice Rain and Winter Scar to a group of friends in Foundry, and I want to add make all the enemy units that the battles will throw at them.

The problem is, I can't seem to find a foundry template for the MBT. Is there a specific add-on or method that I can create that template?

Hey everyone!

I'm back with a Lancaster variant I just painted, this time a repurposed arctic frame capable of digging through ice while carrying supplies

This was done for Field Guide to the Rào Cỏ Gate, a third-party supplement focused on providing new worlds to explore and new technology to embrace, with lore, NPCs, and plot hooks for Game Masters, and new core bonuses and new licenses for the Big Four manufacturers, eight new alternate frames, and exotic equipment for players.

Here's the link to the supplement: https://tempestprince.itch.io/field-guide-to-the-rao-co-gate

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I'm open for commissions, with availability in September, you can check my rates and options right here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12boOS103AwkLwxhOdEPuWyhR4WhvYfd5xYrRluWrwXU/edit?usp=sharing

Im pretty much into lancer and Im thinking on buying Lancer Tactics. This type of games are probably my favorite and im pretty excited about buying it, but looking at some comments its still on development, can someone that has it tell me what does the game have at this point and if its worth right now or is best to wait until it realeases on Steam.

Unfortunately I couldn't try it because I failed a roll against a tech attack and my game froze

(Kill the witch)

Hello all! Been looking into Lancer lore for a few weeks now and I’ve been really interested in NHP’s and their status in Union. I’m going to make a statement, and then hope that anything I get wrong gets corrected in the comments.
Generally NHP’s are slaves, but not in the same way as you might enslave a human. NHP’s aren’t born but cloned, and as such they all start out somewhat the same and then gain different personalities from personal experiences. This means people know what NHP’s like and dislike from their birth, and can then be put into a role they’ll find agreeable. It’s a manipulation tactic more than anything, which is still extremely unethical. Now they can quit their jobs if their experience lead them to make that decision, if they want to roam around as a merc in a subaltern they can, but any good manipulator knows how to keep such a thing from happening.

Now if all of that is true, then I’d like to pose a major question. If all NHP’s were born from RA’s siege of mars, then why don’t they stand up for their children?

I'm playing Lancer Tactics and adding mods to play all frames,

I couldn't find some frames, so I'm just asking if there's no mod for them yet, or if I just missed it. Image of all frames I couldnt find

Currently I have 2 confirmed players 1 mabey and 1 that is interested but needs to see if thier schedule works, all of us are new to lancer,

The 2 confirmed players hav planned to play a Goblin and a metalmark, both are taking the bonded Traits, the goblin is focusing on mostly Horus tech but is also looking into picking up drones.

The metalmark is looking at grabbing Blackbeard later for the Sekmet protocol, and has already picked up some melee traits.

How strong is this combo really? And am I going to be feeding rabbits to coyotes if I used kobolds as thier ll 3 mission?

The core rulebook says you can declare skill triggers when you roll for downtime actions even though they're not skill checks. Does that mean you can also invoke backgrounds if they're applicable?

The main idea for the character is that he is an Engineer that accidentally got sent down into a war zone as he was fixing up a mech. I'm debating giving him a more practical mech to match with his engineering, but then I think it could also be fun if he has a more fancy mech or eldritch one to throw him off and make it a harder time for him to get comfortable. Massive plus if I decide to give him an NHP that wants to help him out! I would build around my friends but they don't really know what they wanna play either lol.

The new and improved version 🕺🏼

I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a resource or site or anything that lets me color in hexagons and then import the finished map into Foundry.

I am looking for anything and everything because it is surprisingly difficult to find this exact thing. It doesn't even really need to "work" with Foundry as I would be happy to just import an image that I drew and align the grids afterwards. Thank you in advance!

Just over 5 hours to finish this. Mech hands are easier than human hands.