Field Guide to the Dead Rings

The Field Guide to the Dead Rings is a third party supplement and setting expansion for the Lancer TTRPG by Massif Press. The "Dead Rings" is the colloquial name for the remnants of CORONYS-5, a planet in the depths of the Long Rim isolated by a surrounding nebula, which shattered from a nearlight impact 31 years ago, known as the Ebulle Impact. The shards of the planet were frozen in stasis by the skyhook of Atelier Torbiere, an SSC subsidiary previously tasked with experimenting with and recreating HORUS technologies. The system, isolated by fields of debris and superheated nebula, is obscured completely from external eyes, and the same field disables most ships which have the misfortune of passing through, hence the name. The system, despite being devastated by a recent crisis, isolated from the rest of the galaxy, and rife with internal conflict, is full of useful machinery and esoteric technology found in the lifeless shuttles that constantly drift in. The Rings are abound with people ready to take all they can, and won't shy away from hiring pilots. These groups include, but are not limited to; a military empire rising from the remnants of a pre-impact country, an experimental SSC subsidiary cut off from its mother corp and struggling to recover, a newly founded city-state established by the former head of one Project HOMUNCULUS, an uneasy triumvirate between three rival pirate gangs on the brink of a succession crisis, and more! The few clear paths in and out are held in tight grips by the factions that control them, but just enough people and print files slip out for the locally crafted mechs to find their way around the Long Rim.

The supplement introduces:

• Anacreton Fabrications, a new manufacturer with 7 licenses and 6 core bonuses.
• 5 new talents.
• 2 pilot hardsuits, 3 pilot weapons, and 5 pilot gear options.
• 3 GMS weapons and 1 GMS system.
• 7 exotics; 4 weapons and 3 systems.
• 3 alt frames and 1 brand new license for core manufacturers.
• 10 new core bonuses for the core manufacturers, GMS included (2 per manufacturer).