Now that I have made personal adjustments to Solstice Rain’s combat encounters, it seems like an excellent time for addressing the primary villains of Operation Solstice Rain: The Vestan Sovereignty Armed Forces (VSAF). Specifically, I plan to zero in on Colonel Sorvan Kiros using Nicholas Johnson‘s RATS method (Relatable, Antagonistic, Threatening, and Special) for writing […]
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UPDATE: Since publishing this post, I revisited Solstice Rain’s fights to explore a smaller, narrative-focused NPC roster that lets players and GMs gain greater familiarity with their foes. I highly recommend considering the revised lineup as an alternative to the below. As an introductory module, Operation Solstice Rain is the ideal time to present players
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This is the beginning of a series detailing my personal remix of Operation Solstice Rain. Operation Solstice Rain, by Kai Tave, is the official introductory module for the Lancer RPG. Aspiring GMs have long awaited Lancer’s equivalent of “Lost Mine of Phandelver” since the system’s release in Fall 2019. At the time of Solstice Rain’s
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