#3pp

It's finally here!!! My first release of 3rd party content for a TTRPG.

Dastardly Desert Deeds is a desert-themed supplement for Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition. Cover art by the wonderful and amazing @luinen-bluewater, interior art by yours truly.

The Desert is an old and angry thing. Very few survive its harsh whims. Fewer still can thrive within it –the ever-shifting Sands conceal secrets, dangers, and oddities beyond imagining.

Dastardly Desert Deeds, the very first release from Nix Alba Designs, offers some tools to enjoy and enrich a biome many people struggle with. Whether your character comes from such a place, or your campaign is entirely set within the scorched vastness of the Desert, you’ll get a glimpse into the unique nature of the boundless Sands, with resources for both Players and Narrators:

Two new Archetypes: Warden of the Wasteland (Ranger) and Sun Seeker (Adept);

Two new Feats: Sand Glider and Necropolis Expert;

A Feat Chain for nomadic freedom fighters: The Black Raiders;

Four Magic Items: three Magic Masks as utility items, and a more battle-focussed pair of Magic Armbands;

Statblocks for two new Monsters: the Dune Hag and the Skin Snatcher –two CR6 creatures that earned a content warning;

Two more Items to mess with players: the Cursed Manacles of the Obedient Follower and the Mask of the Skin Snatcher

An example of Travel Scenery, to explore how varied Desert landscapes can be –if anyone ever told you all deserts looked the same, they lied to you.

Working on a D&D Supplement for the Hexblood Ancestry, five subtypes for each of the different Hags: Night, Green, Sea, Annis, and Bheur

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Hey Nonny!

Yes, of course I know about 3PP! I've actually been on it twice:

Episode 49: The Merry Month of Mycroft on the Mycroft Roundtable

Episode 112: (Un)Dead of Winter on the MCD Fic Panel

I had a great time both times, and I've only ever been asked those two times, but I'd LOVE to do more episodes if they need people!

I don't really listen to podcasts at all, but occasionally catch an ep of 3PP! As for the latest episode, I haven't listened to it, but I am HONOURED that I was mentioned, and if someone can give me a timestamp of it and the episode number, I'd love to hear what was said, hahah.

Anyway, totally worthy of a shoutout, they are, so please check them out, all if you have a chance! <3

Surprise motherfuckers, your provider of shankbirds and trauma fairies also does giant robots.

Salutations, pilots, and welcome to the open betas for DOWNFALL GROUP (designed by Jacob Karpel), MAGNUM OPUS INTERSTELLAR (designed by Ikiryo), and MARLEY, OZ, & SILVER (designed by yours truly), new mech manufacturers for use in your Lancer campaigns! We’re putting them out for open playtesting in the hopes of refining our designs and making them the best they can be.

In each link you will find:

- A brand-new mech manufacturer with fluff explaining their origin and place in the setting of Lancer

- 6 new Core bonuses associated with that manufacturer

- 7 new Frames produced by that manufacturer, complete with new weapons and systems

All comments and critique are welcome; just taking the time to read ‘em is a wonderful gift! Miguel and Tom (@orbitaldropkick), the creators of Lancer, have expressed a hope that they can cultivate a healthy third-party publishing community in their game, and we in turn hope to become part of that community! With that in mind, we are especially eager to know how this content feels in the context of the wider game, as well as any mechanical interactions you may find between these three manufacturers; just like they’re on the same post here, they’re likely to end up in the same book if we get the chance to publish!

Our new manufacturers (links in each header) are:

DOWNFALL GROUP

"What happens when you make a promise to someone who doesn't want you to keep it?” Like the other two corporations here, DOWNFALL Group did not start out looking for a fight. They just found one. In this case, their mission led them to figure out that what they were meant to do was at odds with what they should, and the final decision was probably not what their bosses intended. Still, when your avowed enemies control nearly everything, including you if they found out, you have to get creative with your solutions.

MAGNUM OPUS INTERSTELLAR

Magnum Opus Interstellar are voyagers among the stars, seeking to map the routes across the depths of space. Magnum Opus tends to dislike personal conflict, as it interferes with business and exploration; but the Aun attack on the Cornucopia blink gate has left them shaken and reeling. Shocked out of neutrality, they are now gearing up for war with frames that tear the firmament asunder and demonstrate that a lack of interest in war was a dramatic difference to a lack of capability.

MARLEY, OZ, & SILVER

Smith-Shimano Corpro offers unparalleled quality, custom-tailored to each unique customer, with service plans that can't be beat. Marley, Oz, and Silver are the other end of the market; whatever they make, they make it at the absolute lowest price point possible and at the highest quality they can provide you for that price. Having trouble getting your revolution off the ground? Dreams of glory as a mechanized gladiator doomed by your pocketbooks? Sick and tired of fancier frames jamming up or shutting down? Come see Marley, Oz, and Silver - it's for a good cause.

(The MO & S RASPUTIN, which does not die when it is killed. Artwork provided by Domochevsky.)

What is Lancer Anyway?

Lancer is a “mud-and-lasers” mech RPG set in the far future; humanity has Fallen, risen again as New Humanity, and taken to the stars to colonize the Milky Way. The future is bright, but dark shadows - fascism, imperialism, slavery, and corporate exploitation - threaten the dream of a better tomorrow. In it, you play a Lancer, the Cavalry That Has Arrived - here to save the day or destroy it, depending on your loyalties.

Lancer is being made by Massif Press and is currently in its own pre-release stage! You can find the core book and a TON of other stuff, including pre-release versions of later supplements and the FANTASTIC Comp/Con tool, at their main site, here: https://massif-press.itch.io/

While we are not in any way officially affiliated with Massif Press, we want to express our incredible excitement for the game and our gratitude to Miguel & Tom for all of their hard work on it.