Pierce the Heavens
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RALLY THE WORKERS FOR REVOLT. SEIZE THE MEANS OF DESTRUCTION. ASCEND¸ AND BECOME LANCERS. Pierce the Heavens is a third party module for the Lancer RPG system¸ inspired by Gurren Lagann and intended for a party of three to five LL0 characters. This 8-12 hour module centers the player characters (PCs) as orchestrators of a miners' revolt¸ liberating workers from a deep underground mine while evading the clutches of a despot and her cronies.
Pierce the Heavens plays like a mech-scale prison break: PCs start with no mech¸ pilot armor¸ or pilot weapons¸ and only one piece of pilot gear of their choice. The PCs must acquire their mechs¸ reserves¸ and other pilot gear through exploring the mining community of Kestrel's Bounty. Only then will they be ready to take the fight to their oppressors!
In this module¸ you will find: One full-length Lancer mission featuring both narrative and combat beats Details on Kestrel's Bounty¸ an underground mining settlement composed of three major locales Supporting rules for narrative play while exploring the setting Combat encounters presented with tactical advice and interactive environments Two full-color battlemaps with square¸ hex¸ and gridless variants A stylized pdf created with my Lancer RPG Template and an accessible¸ simplified pdf for screen readers
Content Warning This module deals with topics of worker suppression through police and state violence. This is depicted through mistreatment of workers¸ unjust incarceration¸ kidnapping¸ propaganda¸ and veiled physical abuse. In addition¸ this module includes scenes with mild claustrophobic imagery¸ as well as a brief depiction of starving people.
Licensing & Additional Information Pierce the Heavens was written as part of the Summer 2022 "Write Your First Adventure" course¸ hosted by Storytelling Collective's RPG Writer Workshop.
This module references NPCs and sitreps from the full¸ paid version of the Lancer Core Book. It additionally draws upon lore and information from the Field Guide to the Karrakin Trade Baronies¸ though the supplement is not required to run the module.
The battle maps were made in Dungeondraft using:
Scifi Basic Asset Pack¸ Red Desert Planet Asset Pack¸ and Starfinder Asset Pack by Captain Tom's Asset Emporium¸ used under CAL-BY-NCR. Hex Grid Patterns by EightBitz¸ used under CAL-NR. Pierce the Heavens is not an official Lancer product; it is a third party work¸ and is not affiliated with Massif Press. Pierce the Heavens is published via the Lancer Third Party License.
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