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Almost 200 pages, and it's not even done yet. With this much content, there's something for everyone.

Sounds crazy, right? What if you are not into mechsploitation? What if you're a normie like me who read the first WARHOUND story over on AO3 and backed out of the genre entirely as soon as the story wrapped? 

What if you're not familiar with Lithuasil's novel and just want the pure, unadulterated Lancer stuff? 

Stay for the Angel enemy classes. Stay for the new mechs, new SitReps, new Horrors of War and logistical mechanics. Stay for the fact that Lithuasil has been very clever in how she went about building a Lego set full of blocks that are intended to go together but can still be broken down into the individual pieces if you want to build something else at your table.

Lithuasil has already proven her chops as a fantastic Lancer creator with projects like Nasty, Brutish and Short for the first Lancer Jam and then outdid herself with the even better (in my opinion) The Space Between Heartbeats for the Jam. "by Lithuasil" is a sign of quality.

You could avoid the novel stuff and the mechsploitation stuff entirely and still get tons of milage out of this project. I'm looking forward to the future updates like more Angel options and a full-blown Narrative that puts this monster into motion.

Of course, you could still use *some* of the mechsploitation rules anyway. Gundam was toeing that line with the Cyber Newtypes all the way back in 1985, and the thread continues into the present day with pilots like 621 in Armored Core VI. You could tell a pretty compelling story about modified, depersonalized humans-as-weapons even if you're not interested in bringing kink to your table. Imagine whipping up a bunch of gene-sculpted SSC super soldiers who are experiencing life outside of their bunker for the first time. 

I'm about as vanilla/boring/prudish as they come, and I'm still 100% here for the next update.

I see that the collated version comes in epub. Is there any chance of seeing  a PDF version?

I downloaded this one a while back, but I only recently got around to it. 10/10. One of the very best entries in what turned out to be an insanely stacked jam. You do a great job of painting a picture of a city (and a world) under threat. The Aun feel suitably terrifying and alien from a Union perspective. That final encounter is flat out amazing. It's right up there with great stuff like Storm Warning, In Nehal Blue, and The Space Between Heartbeats.  

It's cool to see in the most recent update that you may be working on another Lancer adventure soon. Best of luck on that one. You've made me a fan. I'll snatch up anything else from the Lancer realm that you choose to put out.

I'm glad I backed this. Great work for a great cause. There are some real heaters in here. Irondbound Shadows is, obviously, a wildly ambitious adventure. Harvest Star's Tithe is one of the best things to come out of Lancer Jam 2 (though every entry is a blast in one way or another), and Cathedral of the Deadstar is a great introduction to Kat Stark, who has given the Lancer community everything from the third-party supplement Legionnaire to the first-party adventure Shadow of the Wolf. And that's just the Lancer stuff. There's an entire dragon's hoard of cool stuff to be sifted through and marveled at.

I'm looking forward to that. Thanks, Chris

I chipped in around day 15, but I wanted to wait until the whole thing was released before I read it. Are there any plans for a pdf that assembles all 25 chapters for one download, or will I need to download each chapter individually? Not a huge hassle either way, but I might like to have it all wrapped up in a single file to minimize file clutter on my computer.

I am 110% here for this. I will back that Kickstarter the second it goes live.

Fantastic demo. I think it's safe to say we've got another banger on our hands. I'm looking forward to a lot of games in 2026, and this one is easily top three for me.

This is great all on its own, but I'm stunned that you put together something so polished in such a short time while Iphigenia is still being updated. It's like juggling bowling balls. Even the pre-generated characters are a charming combination of personalities. I love the idea of the veteran pilot potentially chafing under the unproven commander or the world-class sniper stuck in a rut because of political backlash. Great jumping off point for a full-blown Dawnline war campaign, too. 

I'm really impressed by how much ground you covered in such a short run. There's some political intrigue, a love story, eerie folk horror, supernatural strangeness, and good old-fashioned mecha action. It would be easy for this to feel disjointed; but it all comes together in a nice, concise package.

I'm glad I chipped in $10. Even if the rest of the mechs go art-less, this is a fantastic Field Guide. There is so much going on in such a weird little slice of the Long Rim. Really creative stuff

That came out looking so good. Kudos to the artist

Are there any plans for the rest of the mechs to receive art or is this a one-off?

Who would have thought the most horrifying thing in a Borg game would be a crusty old con man? I can only hope he is the next one to catch a flail to the face.

Katherine Stark doesn't miss.

I stumbled across this project right as it goes into hiatus. Ah, what a bummer. But it's off to an amazing start, too.

It really feels like a natural extension of the core book and the Karrakin Field Guide with the Dawnline Shore turning into a quagmire for everyone involved and the Republican elements finally getting sick of Karrakin's heavy-handedness. Really cool new mechs and mechanics with the emphasis on frost effects. I like the way you can see the RSI machines as tools of necessity that were converted from non-combat rigs or purpose-made to fill some gap in the Federation. 

I'm looking forward to that string of missions and any other content you cook up once you get the chance to circle back around. Good luck and happy new year.

I will never turn down more Lancer. Instant purchase

Katherine Stark is making more Lancer content? Day one buy.

It's a fun little run. It would be a great lead-in to Legionnaire's AH MUZEN CAB flashpoint once that Aunic Field Guide finally escapes Limbo. 

Good luck on the final stages of Shadow of the Wolf, too

I did a once-through, and I'm already in love. The articles and ads give the world a lived-in flavor, the starter campaign is just the right kind of weird for Lancer, and the new mechs are amazing. Gun-cube, pacifist onion, recoil-flight, walking-gun-that-is-shaped-vaguely-like-a-Drake, and even more suicidal Sherman! There's so much character and atmosphere dripping off of every page. 

If this really is Volume One, then I am already looking forward to Volume Two. And even if there is no Volume Two, then this turned out great all on its own. It's really up there with stuff like The Short Rim as one of my favorite third-party supplements.

Downloading right now

I love the updated content, such as the new campaign riffing on Three Houses.

However, the Dance and Diviner repeat the profiles of the two example Astirs mentioned in The Ghost Reaches. It was a little weird to be reading about the Faces of Progress and the Isle of Kings again.

Massif must have taken a look at the best third-party Lancer supplement on the market and decided to bring you on board. I haven't met a Lancer supplement I did not like, but Legionnaire really stands in a league of its own. (Now if they would just give us the Aun Field Guide, I would be happy as a clam. AH MUZEN CAB is begging to be run.) 

I can't wait for Shadow of the Wolf. 

Legionnaire is far and away my favorite piece of Lancer 3rd party content. It's great from top to bottom in the gorgeous artwork, clever expansions and implementation of NHPs, and three fantastic flashpoints. AH MUZEN CAB, in particular, feels like it could or should be expanded into its own module like Dustgrave or Solstice Rain.

So imagine how pleasantly surprised that Katherine Stark is working on Shadow of the Wolf, a full-blown first party expansion set in the Karrarkin Trade Baronies. It's not Legionnaire, but it has the ingredients for something great.

I cannot wait.

That's great news. So how would it work if I were to buy Kraken God right now? Would I be able to get the updated version later or would I need to re-purchase it to get the new content? I'm trying to decide if I should wait on that sale you mentioned.

Ah, that's too bad. I hope everything goes smoothly for those people. I'll be happy to purchase the final product whenever we reach release day. 

So it's October 5, and the header says this is projected to release in September of 2023. Any news on when it's coming out now?