A review by spacerkip
Lancer: The Mech RPG Core Rulebook by Miguel Lopez, Tom Parkinson Morgan

5.0

I'm no ttrpg system connoisseur, so I can hardly speak to the rules and mechanics of this game. Be it video games, table top systems, or Monopoly, if game mechanics are a fried egg, my brain is the infomercial non-stick pan. What I <i>do</i> know, and can speak to, is that the world this book sets up is phenomenal. The game provides such a fun sandbox for your characters to be set loose in, and I adore the themes and questions it makes you grapple with during gameplay. The book itself features beautiful art and dozens of unique, diverse mech designs. I was brought into this game by a mutual friend, so can't say I've had much exposure to the mecha genre beforehand, but the descriptions and flavortexts provide so much character to the mechs and their equipment, and I'm genuinely excited to get into customization as my group levels up. There's been recent public interest in branching out beyond big-name ttrpgs like D&D, so you were interested in a science fiction indie game, I'd definitely check this one out!