What is Lancer?
Lancer combines character-driven science fiction with tactical mech combat. Its d20 resolution can include Accuracy or Difficulty dice, which change the test in a specific way. They are not a free pile of d6 to add in full. A clear dice tray needs to keep the base d20 separate from that pool and state which side of the calculation the extra die affects.
How to use the presets
Cancel applicable Accuracy and Difficulty before constructing the remaining pool. The Accuracy preset adds only the highest d6 to the d20; Difficulty subtracts only the highest. Enter other numeric bonuses separately when the rule calls for them. Damage should use a distinct preset, with groups named by damage source or type. The tool does not know a target's Evasion, E-Defense or the tags on your equipment.
D20 twelve plus Accuracy dice two, four and six gives eighteen before any other numeric bonus, not twenty-four.
Practical table tips
- Do not add every Accuracy d6. A larger pool improves the chance of a good highest face, not the number of terms in the sum.
- Use a clean Check preset when neither Accuracy nor Difficulty remains. It is clearer than leaving a forgotten adjustment active.
- Share the labeled groups when damage types matter. Combining every value into one sentence can hide information needed for resistance or other effects.
Lancer dice FAQ
What happens with several Accuracy dice?
The reading uses the highest of that d6 group, once.
Does it apply both Accuracy and Difficulty?
Cancel them under the rules first, then select the remaining direction. The helper does not reconstruct their sources.
Is this a full mech builder?
No. It is a dice aid; licenses, loadouts, resources and target statistics are outside the page.
This is not a replacement for a character manager or combat rules reference. Specialized damage and equipment effects stay manual.
Independent, unofficial dice aid. Game names identify the intended use; their publishers do not endorse this page. These original explanations are not a replacement for the rules.