"The year is 2017. The Place is Europe. The slow collapse of the Currency, and the constant failure to turn around the various economic problems has lead to an inexorable spread of chaos throughout the continent. And it gets worse. Into this volatile mix is thrown the ever-present threat of International Terrorism, a number of fanatical ultranationalist groups seeking freedom from the EU, and the problems of properly integrating the newest member; Turkey.
But it is not these problems that you have been called together to face. It is an older problem, a problem that has troubled every nation sooner or later. Security. For Decades now, the collective security of Europe has been in the hands of NATO. For decades, much of it has been entrusted to the USA. But time changes things. No longer is America Europe's Benevolent Guardian angel, no longer is it the shining light against a communist blackness. The USA's goals are no longer shared so much with Europe, and so now we look elsewhere for Security. We look to ourselves.
This is the begining of a European Military. You are the first. Perhaps, if all goes well, you will not be the last..."
Welcome to United Strike Force! Here we will, hopefully, see you, the players, successfully complete a series of missions that will save Europe from a deliberately-unspecified-because-it-would-be-a-spoiler threat, that may or may not involve terrorism. Ok, it involves terrorism, because that gives me some filler for when I can't be bothered to do plot relevant stuff.
Basic Rules:
[Generic anti-troll rules with loopholes in them]
As GM, I reserve the right to do anything in the game, up to and including kick players out for calling me a Tea lover. It being the truth changes nothing, I still reserve the right to ban you over it.
This is an Action Chatroom Game. Most of you whole will join probably know what that is, but for those who don't I will explain now. You will create a character, using the Character creation stuff below. You will then come on the Chatroom at certain times and play as that character in missions, in which you are, usually, given an objective and let loose to acomplish it. Other times I will fail to tell you what your goal, situation, ect are, and just chuck you in at the deep end and hope you either swim, or at least drown in an amusing way.
Ok, Character Creation:
Create a character, giving information such as Name, Gender, Nationality, Description, Backstory, ect. You don't need anything other than name, but everything else will probably help you enjoy it. Remember, your character has to be an EU citizen, so if they aren't European, please give me a backstory Justification for Citizenship. Of course, this being in the future the EU has expanded a bit. The only really important thing is the inclusion of Turkey, but if it's in europe it's probably in the EU.
Edit: Please do not write a backstory from a fictional country, it does not exist. I shouldn't have to write this, but somehow I am.
Now, you pick 3 Perks, from the following list:
Sea Dog- Can sail ships and boats. Simple.
Badass- Runs on Rule of Cool. Gets bonuses to being melodramatic. *
Made of Iron- Greater physical resistance. Can take more bullets.
Gifted- Hear the GM's voice in your head!**
Crack Shot- Better at shooting Crack! Bonuses to firearms. ***
Melee Master- More effective in close combat.
Charisma- More attractive and better at persuasion.
Guinea Pig- Occasionally granted Prototype weapons.
Heavy Weapons- Use moar Dakka! And bigger guns.
Medical Training- Slap on a bandage and kick more ass.
Hide and Seek- Better at hiding, sneaking, break ins, and break outs.
Computer Geek- You can use computers and other technology more effectively.
*The GM will determine exactly what gets bonuses. Be Imaginative.
**Doesn't mean you are crazy.
***Doesn't affect Heavy Weapons.
Now for Equipment. This is quite Simple, for you. I will give you a list of your basic Equipment, and give you a set of choices for more advanced stuff. Like Guns.
If you want anything in particular, post a request with your starting character. Remember I'm assigning guns in classes not individual types, so say 'Assault Rifle' if you want an M16. You can also request a short list of various Miscellanious equipment. This is things like duct tape, not mining explosives. 
And onto Languages.
Everybody is Given English, so you all have a common Language to make things easy on me.
You may take one of French, German, or Spanish.
All other Languages are determined by Backstory, but make it reasonable.
I expect Missions will usually be run on weekends around 7-8 GMT so that players across the pond can join in. They may also be run at other times if there are enough people around and I feel like running them.
[Anything I missed will be added here when I remember it.]
I will be reserving the next few posts in case I need them, so if you're here already, please hold off until I post you can Post. Go get em lads!
DT
n00b GM
But it is not these problems that you have been called together to face. It is an older problem, a problem that has troubled every nation sooner or later. Security. For Decades now, the collective security of Europe has been in the hands of NATO. For decades, much of it has been entrusted to the USA. But time changes things. No longer is America Europe's Benevolent Guardian angel, no longer is it the shining light against a communist blackness. The USA's goals are no longer shared so much with Europe, and so now we look elsewhere for Security. We look to ourselves.
This is the begining of a European Military. You are the first. Perhaps, if all goes well, you will not be the last..."
Welcome to United Strike Force! Here we will, hopefully, see you, the players, successfully complete a series of missions that will save Europe from a deliberately-unspecified-because-it-would-be-a-spoiler threat, that may or may not involve terrorism. Ok, it involves terrorism, because that gives me some filler for when I can't be bothered to do plot relevant stuff.
Basic Rules:
[Generic anti-troll rules with loopholes in them]
As GM, I reserve the right to do anything in the game, up to and including kick players out for calling me a Tea lover. It being the truth changes nothing, I still reserve the right to ban you over it.
This is an Action Chatroom Game. Most of you whole will join probably know what that is, but for those who don't I will explain now. You will create a character, using the Character creation stuff below. You will then come on the Chatroom at certain times and play as that character in missions, in which you are, usually, given an objective and let loose to acomplish it. Other times I will fail to tell you what your goal, situation, ect are, and just chuck you in at the deep end and hope you either swim, or at least drown in an amusing way.
Ok, Character Creation:
Create a character, giving information such as Name, Gender, Nationality, Description, Backstory, ect. You don't need anything other than name, but everything else will probably help you enjoy it. Remember, your character has to be an EU citizen, so if they aren't European, please give me a backstory Justification for Citizenship. Of course, this being in the future the EU has expanded a bit. The only really important thing is the inclusion of Turkey, but if it's in europe it's probably in the EU.
Edit: Please do not write a backstory from a fictional country, it does not exist. I shouldn't have to write this, but somehow I am.
Now, you pick 3 Perks, from the following list:
Sea Dog- Can sail ships and boats. Simple.
Badass- Runs on Rule of Cool. Gets bonuses to being melodramatic. *
Made of Iron- Greater physical resistance. Can take more bullets.
Gifted- Hear the GM's voice in your head!**
Crack Shot- Better at shooting Crack! Bonuses to firearms. ***
Melee Master- More effective in close combat.
Charisma- More attractive and better at persuasion.
Guinea Pig- Occasionally granted Prototype weapons.
Heavy Weapons- Use moar Dakka! And bigger guns.
Medical Training- Slap on a bandage and kick more ass.
Hide and Seek- Better at hiding, sneaking, break ins, and break outs.
Computer Geek- You can use computers and other technology more effectively.
*The GM will determine exactly what gets bonuses. Be Imaginative.
**Doesn't mean you are crazy.
***Doesn't affect Heavy Weapons.
Now for Equipment. This is quite Simple, for you. I will give you a list of your basic Equipment, and give you a set of choices for more advanced stuff. Like Guns.
If you want anything in particular, post a request with your starting character. Remember I'm assigning guns in classes not individual types, so say 'Assault Rifle' if you want an M16. You can also request a short list of various Miscellanious equipment. This is things like duct tape, not mining explosives. And onto Languages.
Everybody is Given English, so you all have a common Language to make things easy on me.
You may take one of French, German, or Spanish.
All other Languages are determined by Backstory, but make it reasonable.
I expect Missions will usually be run on weekends around 7-8 GMT so that players across the pond can join in. They may also be run at other times if there are enough people around and I feel like running them.
[Anything I missed will be added here when I remember it.]
DT
n00b GM
mwaha
