Vigilance
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I would like to begin a d20 Modern campaign called "Blood Blizzard" which will cast the PCs as soldiers in Iraq in the near future (the year 2010).
All that will be required to play is a copy of the d20 Modern core rules (or SRD) and a copy of Blood and Guts II: Military Training Manual, available at RPGNow.
The campaign will begin at 5th level which will begin the PCs able to take some of the Advanced Classes provided in B&G II.
Some other things you'd probably like to know before we begin:
I'm the writer of the Blood and Guts II series for RPGObjects and this PbP is going to playtest a new campaign-length module I plan to produce in the future as a PDF for that game.
1. Participants in the PbP will receive a free copy of the module upon completion as well as playtesting credit in said module.
2. This PbP is not intended to be a forum for anyone's views on the Iraq War, including mine. Although the game will contend with politics and religion, as long as we keep it possible future politics and religion I think we will be ok with the forum rules.
3. Here's the history of the five years from now until the beginning of the campaign:
(2005-2010) Iraq forms an independent government but one rife with bitterly opposed factions. An uneasy truce is brokered that allows the government to form but all sides ask the United States to stay as a “stabilizing presence”.
A. Although the American presence is reduced substantially, an airbase is constructed and Americans continue to patrol the country. The Iraqi Army grows in strength and slowly takes on the majority of the peacekeeping role.
B. Iraq continues to be a terrorist hotbed and special operations forces continue to wage a secret war in the country with the consent of the Iraqi governing council.
C. An Iraqi Shi`ia priest negotiates a “grand compromise” with Iran. In return for putting their nuclear reactor on indefinite hiatus, Iraq’s constitution will be based on Islamic law.
If there are any further questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
EDIT: In an effort to reduce insurgents and materials crossing over the huge border, an electronic frontier was set up along the Iraq-Iran border. The frontier consists of small unmanned radar outposts, movement sensors, movement activated cameras, etc.
These stations are fairly unreliable and frequently get knocked out by strong sandstorms. They are also a favorite target for scavengers looking for electronic components to sell on the black market.
Despite these problems the frontier has made a dent in unrestricted movement across the border and a similar series of stations are planned for the Iraq-Syria border.
The PCs have been given the wonderful job of maintaining the electronic frontier.
Chuck
All that will be required to play is a copy of the d20 Modern core rules (or SRD) and a copy of Blood and Guts II: Military Training Manual, available at RPGNow.
The campaign will begin at 5th level which will begin the PCs able to take some of the Advanced Classes provided in B&G II.
Some other things you'd probably like to know before we begin:
I'm the writer of the Blood and Guts II series for RPGObjects and this PbP is going to playtest a new campaign-length module I plan to produce in the future as a PDF for that game.
1. Participants in the PbP will receive a free copy of the module upon completion as well as playtesting credit in said module.
2. This PbP is not intended to be a forum for anyone's views on the Iraq War, including mine. Although the game will contend with politics and religion, as long as we keep it possible future politics and religion I think we will be ok with the forum rules.
3. Here's the history of the five years from now until the beginning of the campaign:
(2005-2010) Iraq forms an independent government but one rife with bitterly opposed factions. An uneasy truce is brokered that allows the government to form but all sides ask the United States to stay as a “stabilizing presence”.
A. Although the American presence is reduced substantially, an airbase is constructed and Americans continue to patrol the country. The Iraqi Army grows in strength and slowly takes on the majority of the peacekeeping role.
B. Iraq continues to be a terrorist hotbed and special operations forces continue to wage a secret war in the country with the consent of the Iraqi governing council.
C. An Iraqi Shi`ia priest negotiates a “grand compromise” with Iran. In return for putting their nuclear reactor on indefinite hiatus, Iraq’s constitution will be based on Islamic law.
If there are any further questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
EDIT: In an effort to reduce insurgents and materials crossing over the huge border, an electronic frontier was set up along the Iraq-Iran border. The frontier consists of small unmanned radar outposts, movement sensors, movement activated cameras, etc.
These stations are fairly unreliable and frequently get knocked out by strong sandstorms. They are also a favorite target for scavengers looking for electronic components to sell on the black market.
Despite these problems the frontier has made a dent in unrestricted movement across the border and a similar series of stations are planned for the Iraq-Syria border.
The PCs have been given the wonderful job of maintaining the electronic frontier.
Chuck
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