After the launch of the LANCER: TTRPG Core Rulebook in 2024, which is already in its 6th printing, Massif Press and Dark Horse Books present the printed editions of two core introductory narrative modules and two system expanding settings to lead your very first LANCER campaign in Operation Fulcrum Dawn: Introductory Narrative Modules for Lancer and LANCER: Setting Guide Volume 1.
Paired with the Core Rulebook, Operation Fulcrum Dawn contains a total of twelve combat scenes (six in each module) plus printed battle/tactical maps and player options to expand your mech, weapons and equipment. Volume 1 of the LANCER: Setting Guide boasts two setting guide expansions building out the galaxy with systems for generating maps and characters and additional rulesets and mechs. Written by Kai Rave and created by Tom Bloom and Miguel Lopez, with artists E.M. Fields, Peyton Gee, Juan Gee Tan, Gwen Williamson, and Theotime Galmiche. The modules also feature design by Dunya Kat and artwork by Conner Dodd.
Check out the modules inside Operation Fulcrum Dawn: Introductory Narrative Modules for LANCER, which introduce new players and game masters (GMs) to the game and familiarize them with its blend of tactical combat and narrative challenges:
Operation Solstice Rain takes characters from License Level (LL) 0 to LL 2 across two missions of pitched urban combat in the city of Nov Elysia. As a squad of rookie Union mech pilots, the player characters (PCs) undertake a rescue operation amidst a burgeoning conflict between the Leandric States Alliance and the Vestan Sovereignty. Though this may be their first time in combat, they’ll need to use every bit of their training and push their mechs to the limit if they want to survive!
Operation Winter Scar guides characters all the way to LL 4 across two more missions, pitting the now-seasoned pilots against the Vestan Sovereignty Armed Forces. From advanced combat chassis to main battle tanks, the Sovereignty will stop at nothing in their efforts to push the pilots back!
Packed with printed battle maps, and extensive tactical advice for players and new GMs learning the ropes, secure Operation Fulcrum Dawn: Introductory Narrative Modules for LANCER when the 128-page (8.5×11”) hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on March 16, 2027, for $29.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.
Discover more of the lore rich universe that LANCER: Setting Guide Volume 1 has to offer with The Karrakin Trade Baronies and The Long Rim setting expansions, collected in print for the first time:
Touch down in the Karrakin Trade Barronies, the oldest human civilization in Union space. A place of deep tradition and legend, the Baronies is increasingly a realm of surging political intrigue and social division! But the great engine of industry in the Baronies is grinding to a halt, and a rising tide of Republicanism threatens to shake the Baronies to its core. Will you help usher in a new age for old Karrakis, or stand aside lest you be crushed?
And set your sights on the Long Rim, a lawless sector of Union space. It is home to corrupt, self-serving Enterprises; pirate outfits that prey on unprotected ships; and myriad other groups, from the uncanny HORUS cells to the clandestine Horizon Collective. Alone, or with your small squad, you can’t change the Rim; but you can make your mark, whether as a scoundrel or paragon.
Explore the expansive sci-fi world even further with LANCER: Setting Guide Volume 1 (224-page, 8.5×11” hardcover) in bookstores and comic shops on March 30, 2027 for $29.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.
