Post by Imperium Administrator on Jul 7, 2008 2:18:05 GMT -6
Post Apocalyptic Theme Role Playing (After 'The Cloud'...)
It is the year 2210; approximately 50 years after the world as we knew it ended. With the constant demand on fossil fuels and agricultural land growing, almost as quickly as the World Population (which was over 15 Billion at this point), to say that times were hard doesn’t even come close to life on Earth.
During the middle of 2160, the 4 remaining major bodies of government ended it all in a nuclear holocaust that burned the planet.
In response to the military offensive of The NAA against The CCC, the IU warned that they would not allow any military forces of either side to breach their boarders; The CCC didn’t heed their warning.
On July 27, 2160, the CCC moved dozens of armored and mechanized divisions into and through Turkey, setting into motion a series of events; they were immediately engaged by the IU forces. Although the NAA and the Russian’s had been at peace for over 10 years, tensions were tight, as both watched each other closely.
With the CCC fighting on two fronts, there counter-attack against the NAA faltered and they began to fall back within their own boarders, the NAA forces following closely behind. Although the CCC had the largest military force out of the 4 Superpowers, they relied heavily on manpower versus technology. Their military forces were being torn up by both the NAA’s superior air power and artillery and the shear suicidal determination of the IU’s suicide bombers and reckless attacks.
Blaming the IU for destroying their chances of victory and gaining several ‘rich’ land masses in Western Europe, The CCC made sure that they paid the IU back for its interference. As they retired from IU territory, The CCC burned and sacked multiple villages and towns, killing tens of thousands of civilians along the way. Even though the NAA offered assistance to the IU in response to the murderous disaster, it had no affect on the IU’s response.
Early July 28, 2160, several large bright streams of light flew through the sky and headed toward mainland China; heart of The CCC. Focused on their engagement with the NAA land and sea forces, they were not watching the IU for any counter attack; they were not prepared for the missile strike. In a matter of hours, over 700 million human beings within the blast area were dead or dying. A dozen mushroom clouds appeared over CCC territory. To make matters worse, radiation spewed over into the Russian territories too, inflicting millions of casualties.
As if it were the proverbial ‘straw that broke the camels back’, the Earth as we know it died a few hours later. Outraged by the nuclear attack, The CCC retaliated with their WMD’s against the IU, unfortunately these attacks also killed thousands of NAA soldiers that happen to be to close to the blast or were intended ‘collateral damage’; it was never known. Each of the 4 Superpowers retaliated against their ‘respective’ enemies, who then in turn launched weapons against them, who then launched against those who attacked them and so on.
Although no one was around to see them, orbiting satellites recorded hundreds of nuclear blasts that appeared all over the globe, as if the Earth had suddenly developed a teenagers case of acne. Then it was over. In two hours, over 14 billion people were killed or would be dead in a matter of hours. However, some survived. In places around the world, people had gotten into their bomb shelters, dugouts, military bases, government bunkers, or were just missed by the blasts.
You are one of those survivors. You emerge from your protective shelter/refuge as your supplies have run out and you want to know what’s left of our world ‘After The Cloud…”
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The Four Superpowers:
The Communist Chinese Coalition: The CCC
Consisted of China and all of South, East and Western Asia
The North American Alliance: The NAA
Consisted of Canada, United States, Western Europe, Australia
The Russian Revolutionary Republic: The RRR
Consisted of Russia, Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union States)
The Islamic Unionists: The IU
Consisted of all of the Middle East, Northern Africa