Lighthearter
President of the United States
March, 2019
An explosion echoes across the desolate city. The fighter next to you swears, ducks. You see the cloud of smoke rising above St. Louis, marking another building destroyed. You feel the terror of the citizens, hiding in their basements - this kind of thing hadn't happened since the Market Collapse in 2012! The Radinger Brothers even then had been put down by the US military, but havoc had been wreaked across the South all during their rebellion.
You have no more time for recollection - the tank down the street fires again, ripping open a gaping hole in the house you were about to run for. You dive beneath a car, looking for any cover as the armored vehicle's machinegun opens up. Your armored battlesuit barely fits under the compact vehicle. You raise your railgun, firing a burst of magnetically powered shots at the tank. The vehicle shrugs off the blows that could turn an unarmored man to quivering jelly, then pushes forward. You heave yourself out into the open, turning and running as fast as your mechanically assisted legs will let you. Behind you, you hear the car crush under the tank's treads. You know then that you made the right decision.
Even now, only a day into it, you know that Raddison's Great Revolution is a failure. Even decrepit, with its dollar in shambles and its military the size of pre-collapse Cuba's, the United States government is powerful enough to maintain its authoritarian hold on the Midwest. President Radcliffe could bring forces from all across the US to bear - the Syndicate, the Protectorate, all the others had never risen with the Revolutionaries. They hadn't tied US forces down everywhere. Maybe they suspected Raddison would take absolute power. Maybe they were right - but that was meaningless. The Liberation was necessary first.
You curse the others as you run. You duck behind a hardware store, breathing hard from your sprint. You pause a moment, listening as the sound of fighting nearby dies off. You exhale, then turn around. The US soldier fires his ancient M16 at point-blank range, riddling your chest with bullets. You collapse, struggling to breathe, yet you still manage to line up your railgun and fire six rounds. The man disintegrates in a hail of blood.
As you lie there, you see great visions of a future where the United States were not the laughingstock of the world, where the Pan-Asian Union and the Triple Entente were not such great threats. As you lie there, waiting for death, you hear a voice that tells you these dreams may yet become reality.
Raddison had failed, but you hadn't. Not yet.
As the medic grabs you, you smile broadly, and it has nothing to do with her pretty face.
Your time is coming.
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January, 2020
The Pan-Asian Union(An alliance of Greater Korea, China and the People's Republic of the Rising Sun) has invaded the United States of America through Seattle and San Francisco, and the Triple Entente(A geopolitical union of Britain, France and Germany) has secured New York and is ravaging New England. The terminally weak US government has not the strength to stop them - or you. Now is the time to rise up, to bring about a new age for America!
Rules:
1) - Starting Out:
A - Your Character:
B - Your National Ideals/Government:
C - The Rest:
2) - Economy and Technology:
A - Economy:
B - Technology:
3) - Warfare:
A - Armies:
B - Combat:
C - NPCs:
D - Sea Lanes:
4) -Diplomacy:
A - With Players:
B - With NPCs
5) - Winning the Game:
A - Conquest Victory:
B - Diplomatic Victory:
C - Liberation Victory:
D - Objective Victory:
6) - Nuclear Weaponry:
A - Acquiring Nukes:
B - Using Nukes:
C - SDI:
I reserve one post after this for the map and player listing. After that, you may join!
-L
An explosion echoes across the desolate city. The fighter next to you swears, ducks. You see the cloud of smoke rising above St. Louis, marking another building destroyed. You feel the terror of the citizens, hiding in their basements - this kind of thing hadn't happened since the Market Collapse in 2012! The Radinger Brothers even then had been put down by the US military, but havoc had been wreaked across the South all during their rebellion.
You have no more time for recollection - the tank down the street fires again, ripping open a gaping hole in the house you were about to run for. You dive beneath a car, looking for any cover as the armored vehicle's machinegun opens up. Your armored battlesuit barely fits under the compact vehicle. You raise your railgun, firing a burst of magnetically powered shots at the tank. The vehicle shrugs off the blows that could turn an unarmored man to quivering jelly, then pushes forward. You heave yourself out into the open, turning and running as fast as your mechanically assisted legs will let you. Behind you, you hear the car crush under the tank's treads. You know then that you made the right decision.
Even now, only a day into it, you know that Raddison's Great Revolution is a failure. Even decrepit, with its dollar in shambles and its military the size of pre-collapse Cuba's, the United States government is powerful enough to maintain its authoritarian hold on the Midwest. President Radcliffe could bring forces from all across the US to bear - the Syndicate, the Protectorate, all the others had never risen with the Revolutionaries. They hadn't tied US forces down everywhere. Maybe they suspected Raddison would take absolute power. Maybe they were right - but that was meaningless. The Liberation was necessary first.
You curse the others as you run. You duck behind a hardware store, breathing hard from your sprint. You pause a moment, listening as the sound of fighting nearby dies off. You exhale, then turn around. The US soldier fires his ancient M16 at point-blank range, riddling your chest with bullets. You collapse, struggling to breathe, yet you still manage to line up your railgun and fire six rounds. The man disintegrates in a hail of blood.
As you lie there, you see great visions of a future where the United States were not the laughingstock of the world, where the Pan-Asian Union and the Triple Entente were not such great threats. As you lie there, waiting for death, you hear a voice that tells you these dreams may yet become reality.
Raddison had failed, but you hadn't. Not yet.
As the medic grabs you, you smile broadly, and it has nothing to do with her pretty face.
Your time is coming.
__
January, 2020
The Pan-Asian Union(An alliance of Greater Korea, China and the People's Republic of the Rising Sun) has invaded the United States of America through Seattle and San Francisco, and the Triple Entente(A geopolitical union of Britain, France and Germany) has secured New York and is ravaging New England. The terminally weak US government has not the strength to stop them - or you. Now is the time to rise up, to bring about a new age for America!
Rules:
1) - Starting Out:
A - Your Character:
Spoiler :
B - Your National Ideals/Government:
Spoiler :
)C - The Rest:
Spoiler :
2) - Economy and Technology:
A - Economy:
Spoiler :
B - Technology:
Spoiler :
3) - Warfare:
A - Armies:
Spoiler :
B - Combat:
Spoiler :
C - NPCs:
Spoiler :
D - Sea Lanes:
Spoiler :
4) -Diplomacy:
A - With Players:
Spoiler :
B - With NPCs
Spoiler :
5) - Winning the Game:
A - Conquest Victory:
Spoiler :
B - Diplomatic Victory:
Spoiler :
C - Liberation Victory:
Spoiler :
D - Objective Victory:
Spoiler :
6) - Nuclear Weaponry:
A - Acquiring Nukes:
Spoiler :
B - Using Nukes:
Spoiler :
C - SDI:
Spoiler :
I reserve one post after this for the map and player listing. After that, you may join!
-L
we gladly give you our blessing to protect that land, as long as you stay there. We offer trade relations at the soonest opportunity.
