Lances And Lords

CREATE A CHARACTER

Chose a Style
Straight-Laced	Noble
Flirt	Lazy
Cinnamon Roll	Mysterious
Pious	Clever

Chose a Class	-
Swordsman	Soldier (Lances)
Brigand (Axe)	Archer
Pegasus Knight	Mage
Armored Knight	Laguz/Manakete

Choose a Number

Choose your number, from 2 to 5. A high number means you’re better at LANCES (technology; science; cold rationality; calm, precise action). A low number means you’re better at LORDS (intuition; diplomacy; seduction; wild, passionate action).

Give yourself a Name

Give yourself a cool name, like “Ephriwood Von Ordelgan” or “Ike”.

Choose what kingdom you hail from: Faerghus (Traditional, cold, pious), Adrestia (Empire, large, revolutionary) or Leicester (Alliance, subtle, divided).

You Have:

You have the weapon type your class uses, an academy uniform, a vulnerary, a horse if you want one, and 5,000 Gold.

Choose a Character Goal:

Chose a Goal	-
Marry into Wealth	Prove yourself to your Family
Serve your Kingdom	Change the World
Research forbidden Magics	Become the Strongest

ROLLING THE DICE

When you do something risky, roll 1d6 to find out how it goes. Roll +1d if you’re prepared and +1d if you’re an expert. (The GM tells you how many dice to roll, based on your character and the situation.) Roll your dice and compare each die result to your number. If you’re using LANCES (science, reason), you want to roll under your number. If you’re using LORDS, (rapport, passion) you want to roll over your number.

Class Bonus

Each Class trains a with specific type of weapon and is particularly effective against another class’s weapon type. Whenever you fight someone with a class you’re strong against, add +1d to your rolls.

Class	Strong Against
Brigand	Soldier
Soldier	Swordsman
Swordsman	Brigand
Archer	Pegasus Knight
Pegasus Knight	Mage
Mage	Armored Knight
Armored Knight	Archer
Laguz/Manakete	N/a

• 0 If none of your dice succeed, it goes wrong. The GM says how things get worse somehow.
• 1 If one die succeeds, you barely manage it. The GM inflicts a complication, harm, or cost.
• 2 If two dice succeed, you do it well. Good job!
• 3 If three dice succeed, you get a critical success! The GM tells you some extra effect you get.

If you roll your number exactly, you have LANCE LORD. You get a special insight into what’s going on. Ask the GM a question and they’ll answer you honestly. Some good questions: (A roll of LANCE LORD counts as a success.)

What are they really feeling? Who’s behind this? How could I get them to __? What should I be on the lookout for? What’s the best way to __? What’s really going on here?

HELPING: If you want to help someone else who’s rolling, say how you try to help and make a roll. If you succeed, give them +1d.

GM, CREATE AN ADVENTURE

Roll	A Threat…	Wants to…	The…	Which Will…
1	The Church	Destroy/Corrupt	Legendary Weapons	Open a Gate for the Demon King
2	An Ancient Cult	Steal/Capture	People of a remote village	Revive a Dead Conqueror
3	An Evil Dragon	Bond With	Fire Emblem	Give them Absolute Control of the Region
4	The Neighboring Kingdom	Protect/Empower	The Timestream	Ensure the End of the World
5	One of the PC’s Kingdom	Build/Create	A Manakete Maiden	Change the World
6	Bandit Alliance	Pacify/Occupy	Kingdom	Restore the Dark Dragons to Power

Academy Days

Roll	A Threat…	Wants to…	The…	Which Will…
1	The Church	Destroy/Corrupt	Legendary Weapons	Reveal the Church’s Dark Past
2	A Rival House Leader	Steal/Capture	Daughter of the Vice Principal	Let them Marry off their Child
3	The Abyssians	Bond With	Library’s Restricted Section	Wage War Against the Church
4	A PC’s Parent	Protect/Empower	Traveling Merchant	Take Over the School
5	A Professor	Build/Create	Test Answers	Rig a Class Exam
6	Bandit Alliance	Pacify/Occupy	Cooking Staff	Win an interhouse competition

Play to find out how they defeat the threat. Introduce the threat by showing evidence of its recent badness. Before a threat does something to the characters, show signs that it’s about to happen, then ask them what they do. “Ironwood charges the mega-cannons on his ship. What do you do?” “Roman pours you a glass of Arcturan whiskey and slips her arm around your waist. What do you do?”

Call for a roll when the situation is uncertain. Don’t pre-plan outcomes—let the chips fall where they may. Use failures to push the action forward. The situation always changes after a roll, for good or ill