Against the Current

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER...

Against the Current is a third party one-shot module for the Lancer RPG system, intended for 3 to 5 LL0 characters to complete in a single session. The team of pilots descends into the depths of an icy moon's ocean to check in on a mining facility that appears to have lost communication with their home colony. All reports say that, save for the workers, there should be no complex life under the surface, so it's probably some technical issue! The pilots are just the first to respond and their weapons aren't needed, right? I'm sure it's fine.

The centerpiece of this one-shot is a versatile NPC that is designed to be used in any underwater Lancer setting and under a variety of combat situations.  In the case of is module, it's designed as a "raid boss" style encounter that will have players interacting with it (and possibly each other) in unique and interesting ways!

INCLUDED IN THIS MODULE:

• A stylized PDF that provides the history of the module's setting, and a mission containing two narrative beats plus one combat
• GM details for handling narrative play, reserves, and managing the mission's combat, including instructions on how to handle each type of NPC
• Characters, dialogue, negligent corporations, and narrative for players who want to dabble with the setting or GMs looking to expand on the scenario
• Stats for a unique NPC with 15 optional systems to choose from and a template that are designed to be taken into other scenarios
• Two pieces of exotic gear that are rewards for completing the mission and can be used by players in future adventures
• Multiple variations of a full-color map to be used during one of the narrative beats and the combat and settings for importing it into Foundry V11
• An optional high-difficulty version of the combat for parties who want an especially harsh challenge

CONTENT WARNING:

This module could bring up phobias such as fear of the dark and fear of the ocean or deep water. It may also mention harm being brought to civilian laborers, drowning, asphyxiation, electrocution, claustrophobia, being crushed, being eaten, and more.

UPDATES:

This module is complete, but may get further updates due to feedback. If you have thoughts, leave a comment in the discussion section below, or reach out to me elsewhere if you know where to find me.

LICENSING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Against the Current was created as a submission to the Lancer One-Shot Module Jam that was hosted by Nimoos. Check out the other submissions for more single-session fun!

This module refers to NPCs and sitreps from the paid version of the Lancer CRB. It also utilizes the "clocks" mechanic that was introduced to Lancer in No Room for a Wallflower: Act 1.

The PDF for the module was created using the Lancer RPG Template by Valkyrion, used under CC BY 4.0. The map was created in Dungeondraft and contains assets by PeaPu, Theo's Hut, Skront's Stuff, Krager, and Eightbitz. Additional edits to the map were made using Krita.

This work is AI-Free and does not include any contents or media that was AI or Machine Generated. It uses assets from the Made By Humans Asset Pack from Lone Archivist, used under CC BY 4.0. Supporting this work means supporting real people.

Against the Current: An Oceanic One-shot for Lancer is not an official Lancer product; It is a third party work, and is not affiliated with Massif Press. Against the Current: An Oceanic One-shot for Lancer is published via the Lancer Third Party License.

Lancer is copyright Massif Press.