Campy 1950s invasion scenario

[RedEve]

After my failed attempt to get a WW II invasion scenario off the ground, I will now give it another try.

Instead of the second world war, the setting would this time be the Cold War. Only I see it as a largely campy and tongue in cheek in exercise (think Red Alert series), nothing too serious or too historically accurate.

In this scenario, Stalin is still very much alive in 1955, and he launches a full-scale assault on the US, after having first overrun most of Europe.

All of the major cities on the Easter sea-board would be invaded at once, from the sea and the air. Tens of thousand of airtroopers would be dropped in to capture strategic locations, at the same time as a large invasion force landing at the several urban centers. The forces guarding the cities would be overwhelmed, and reinforcements would take some time to arrive. Essentially, regular citizens will be fighting the Soviets as they take cities like New York, Washington, Boston, Miami, ... street by street and block by block.

I do not intend this to be a too serious or realistic game, so feel free to take some liberties with your character design.
To give you an idea, this will be my character likeness:



Hardly standard issue Soviet uniform, but this game is meant to be fun and light-hearted first and foremost.

[Nekogirl Kate]

Seems interesting, bookmarking it for now.

[MzHyde]

Will there be time travel and dolphins with lasers on their heads?

[RedEve]

Will there be time travel and dolphins with lasers on their heads?

Perhaps... :D

[RubySlippers]

Why fight I would want to be a USA Communist Party member and collaborator, especially if she gets to where that uniform.  :D

[Belisuavious]

I'd be interested.

[1SAZ]

Since WWII seems to be out of the question, The Cold War is the next best thing. I'm still interested in any case.

[PhantomPistoleer]

What?  They could've never done that.  Kidding.  I'm interested, too.

[JinxedMinx]

I'm interested in a little light-hearted Cold War debauchery.

I think I'd like to be part of the resistance. Perhaps covertly, depending on how heavy the military action is.

By the way, RedEve, I thought your WWII idea was great and I am sorry that it didn't work out.

[TheRaven]

I'm game. Consider me interested.

EDIT: Also, my own personal contribution to the campyness.

[RedEve]

I'm game. Consider me interested.

EDIT: Also, my own personal contribution to the campyness.

That's inspired.  ;D

[RedEve]

Name: Svetlana Anova
Age: 29
Faction: Soviets
Role/position/rank: Major in the Red Army
Abilities & skills: Fluent in English, proficient with a handgun (a Makarov), experience as a battlefield commander in the European theater of war.
Equipment: Sveltana Anova is the commander of a battalion of Russian paratroopers that are to be dropped over NYC prior to the landing of the main force.
Background: Svetlana was born in Moscow in 1926. When the war broke out, she and her siblings were sent to their grandparents farm far outside of Russia. Two years after the war’s conclusion, Stalin issued Order 312, which made conscription compulsory for both boys and girls from the age of 18 up. Svetlana was enlisted in the army and proved to be a good soldier. She went through paratrooper trainer and was finally put in the field for real at the start of the Russian-European war of ’51-’53. She fought with distinction in France, Italy and Portugal. She missed the invasion of England whilst recovering from a stray bullet she caught in Lisbon.

Stalin spent the next few years solidifying his grasp on Europe, but also preparing for the coming invasion of the US. During this time Svetlana was promoted to Major and as an experienced battle commander she was selected as one of the officers who would take part in Operation Bear Claw, the largest airborne operation ever attempted by the Russian army. Troops were amassed and trained, vehicles were produced at a large scale. Finally, in October of 1955 the Soviet army was ready for battle. The day for the invasion was set on Monday the 17th of October, early in the morning. Some 150000 paratroopers and a million men would land on the Eastern seaboard of the US. It was integral they would succeed at establishing beach-heads all across the coast, if their invasion was to be successful. Svetlana’s Battalion was to land in NYC.

[RedEve]

The major fire icons signify a large invasion force, the smaller fires represent smaller forces. The basic strategy will be the same everywhere. Airborne troops will be dropped in, after which the main invasion force will come in from the sea.

I would like the majority of our game to take place in the battle for NYC, so make sure you character takes part in that region of the invasion.

[Caitlin]

Awesome! I'm glad to see you give it another attempt RedEve. I have to ask though, was this inspired by the introduction movie I linked in the previous thread? ;D

I want to wish you a lot of luck with the story and I hope to see this one come alive. ^_^

[RedEve]

Not interested in joining up yourself then? :D

[Caitlin]

I'm very very tempted, but I'm also at the limit of what I can handle with my games. I know that for my own sanity it's probably for the best to sit this one out. On the other hand, I'm also learning Russian and will follow an official course later this year, when it starts in November. I've always been very interested in Russia and studied the USSR and cold war in general a lot in the past. Though America won the cold war in the end, I can't help but have a certain admiration for all that the Russians accomplished as well. To top it all off, I might even be dating a Russian woman soon enough, so yeah, I think you can picture why I'm interested in joining. ;D

Additionally, I'm also a huge fan of the Red Alert series and put a lot of hours in playing all three games.

Still, I also believe that if I can't do something well, I shouldn't do it at all. I hate putting out low quality writing because I'm in a hurry to get things done and I'm not sure if I can upkeep my usual quality standards if I join too many games. The one time I tried to join one more game than my limit I had to withdraw from it within a week because I couldn't keep up. :(

So yeah, in short, I'm divided, but I think it's better if I pass up on this. Unless it turns out that I can withdraw from another game and join this one instead. I'll see if I can manage something, but I don't want to make any promises either.

[RedEve]

Anyone who is interested, please fill out a CS and leave it in here.
Use the template I used for my character.

[Belisuavious]

Name: Micheal McNaughton
Age: 29
Faction: US Partisan
Role/position/rank: Construction Worker
Abilities & skills: Speaks English and some German, proficient with a rifle,
Equipment: M1911 pistol, knife
Background: Micheal was born in 1926, just at the tail end of the Roaring Twenties. Being just a little kid, the Depression didn't affect him as much as the adults, though he was more than able to pick up on the strong undercurrents of stress and anxiety around his family home. He did what he could to help out, doing whatever errands a young boy could do to make a bit of money. Then war broke out in 1939, when Micheal was just 12 years old.

To him, it was simply another European War, though he paid it a passing interest for a while, before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the whole country seemed to shift its focus. His older friends enlisted in the army and he followed their progress as they fought and died in Africa and Sicily. Then, in 1943, he lid about his age to join the army, and was a part of Operation Overlord and the bitter fighting that followed through the French countryside. He survived, many did not, and it was not something he enjoyed talking about with his younger siblings or mother when he got home. His father though, he had been in the trenches 30 years earlier, and he understood. They never spoke about their experiences, but somehow, Micheal felt closer to his father than he had before.

With the end of the war, he did his best to settle down and build a life for himself. He managed to find a job with a construction company after a string of bad jobs, including bartending, mechanics aid and a plumbers assistant. He was more or less happy with his job, and made enough money for him to live comfortably in a small apartment  in one of the slightly shady parts of the city. He was finally starting to think that his life would be back to normal, that the nightmares were finally gone. He was wrong.

[Foxy DeVille]

Name: Ivana Bendova
Age: 37
Faction: Soviets
Role/position/rank: Kapitan in the KGB
Abilities & skills: Bendova is a skilled espionage agent, especially in sexual seduction and enhanced interrogation techniques. A cunning linguist, she speaks English, German, Russian, and Slovak in addition to her native Czech. Since her work frequently requires her to be unarmed, Bendova has trained in the Soviet martial art Sambo. Her hobbies include chess and skiing, she is quite good at both. 
Equipment: Bendova has access to a variety of espionage devices, sex toys, and torture devices. Her weapon of choice is the Tokarev TT-33 semi-automatic pistol she got from the Red Army during World War II. Bendova is the trainer and commander of eight "swallows," female Soviet agents that gather intelligence via seduction.
Background: In 1918, Ivana Bendova was born what was soon to be Czechoslovakia. She had a budding career as a photographer when the Nazis invaded her homeland. Because her parents were members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, they were executed by the German occupiers. A vengeful Ivana joined the resistance, at first using her photography skills to spy on the Nazis but then she discovered that many lonely Germans were eager to have a beautiful woman in their beds. Bendova began using her body to acquire intelligence from her unsuspecting lovers or lure them into ambushes. Her resistance group received aid from the Soviet Union which increased Bendova's loyalty to communism.

After the war, Bendova continued to work for the communists. She provided intelligence on rival factions that helped her allies take power. When Czechoslovakia became a Stalinist dictatorship, Bendova joined the StB, Czechoslovakia's secret police. She aided the government in tracking down and eliminating dissidents with great ruthlessness. Her talents were noticed by the Kremlin and in 1954 they asked Bendova to join the newly created KGB. Bendova eagerly agreed, recognizing the resources and opportunities she would gain. Given the rank of kapitan upon joining, Bendova was tasked with training female agents in preparation of the Soviet invasion of the US.

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[RedEve]

Interesting character Foxy (beyond the funny name :D).

Would you like the idea of her being embedded within the city already at the time of the landing? Perhaps she arrived six months prior under an assumed identity?

[Cosmo_ac]

Given the deliecious looking ladies that bare being posted so far, i have to wonder how much sexual content one can expect in this game.  That being said, so far it is looking rather interesting.  Like Red Dawn, except better tits :D

I admit, love Foxy's use of the term "Swallow" ;)  I think more then a few men might enjoy interogation at the hands of ms. Bendova ;)

[Foxy DeVille]

The embedding idea sounds cool. And Cosmo... "swallow" was the actual KGB term for their female agents that would use sex for secrets. The male versions were "ravens," because the Soviet Union was apparently designed by comic book writers. "Let's give 'em a red star on everything. Cool accents, spell things funky. And some special agents called ravens that will turn American women into spies by having sex with them. This is gonna be awesome."

[TheRaven]

Name: Sergei Zolnerowich

Age: 33

Faction: Soviets

Role/position/rank: KGB Agent

Abilities & skills: Trained with several standard, and many nonstandard weapons, as well as Sambo martial arts.

Equipment: His preferred sidearm, a Stechkin APS outfitted with a suppressor, and plastic explosive

Background: Born in 1922 in the Russian countryside, Sergei was the child of farmers. An integral part of his duties as a child was hunting with his father, an art in which he excelled. Sergei had already enlisted with the Red Army before World War II broke out, and as such, fought on the front lines of the war. During late 1942, he was sent to Stalingrad, where he joined up with a sniper regiment in the city, and despite the hardship that the battle there presented, he treasures them as his fondest memories of his comrades during the war.

He continued to fight in the Red Army, serving with distinction and earning himself an Order of Lenin before he officially retired from active duty in 1954. His retirement also coincided with his acceptance into the newly-formed KGB, where he proved himself an able covert operative. He was sent to the United States before the invasion, and was tasked with making sure that New York City's defenses would be caught unawares by the Soviet invasion.

[Cosmo_ac]

And Cosmo... "swallow" was the actual KGB term for their female agents that would use sex for secrets. The male versions were "ravens," because the Soviet Union was apparently designed by comic book writers. "Let's give 'em a red star on everything. Cool accents, spell things funky. And some special agents called ravens that will turn American women into spies by having sex with them. This is gonna be awesome."

Hah!  Very cool.

[Belisuavious]

So many red star commies.    :-\

[RedEve]

So many red star commies.    :-\

Only three so far!

[RubySlippers]

Name: Josephine Collins, Ph.D.



Age: 30
Faction: Soviets
Role/position/rank: American Communist Leader, New York Sector
Abilities & skills: Academic (Ph.D. Philosophy), Dancing, Finishing School, Fluent in Russian, Literate in Russian, Modeling, Politics, Public Speaking, Use Pistols, Writing 
Equipment: .45 Pistol, Two Clips of Ammo, Identification Papers (privileged standing)
Background: A brilliant negro women she studied Philosophy at the state expense at the University of Moscow and earned her doctorate later at Oxford. A long time socialist she is well written on issues of civil rights, negro issues and the issues with the Capitalist system regarding class and racial equality. When the invasion was planned she was approached and after some consideration given the role of a leader of the new Soviet satellite territories in American not the only one, but as a negro and influential as a speaker she was a natural choice for the new state. Naturally backed by the military and guideance from Moscow as an oppressed woman that made it good thanks to the support of enlightened Soviet Communist policies. Is considered one of the best social weapons since she has can influence the oppressed negros in the South under the inhumane systems of the Capitalist elite etc.

Quote: If Capitalism is so good to the negro explain why we have no access to education, the professions and in the South my brothers and sisters are virtually slaves? The negro has no business supporting such a system when it is inhumane and unjust.

Use of 1950's racials terms not meant in offense.

[DRoux]

Name: Sophia Black

Age: 27

Faction: Her Majesty's Remnant Forces

Role/position/rank: Ex-MI5 Agent

Abilities and Skills: Absolutely lethal with a Walther and a garrote, and is good at using her surroundings to her advantage. Not bad in a fistfight, but has very little formal training. Excels in cloak and dagger espionage.

Equipment: A suppressed Walther PPK and a garrote wire

Background: Born and raised in a well-to-do family in London, Sophia lacked for nothing in her childhood. Except for excitement, that is. So, naturally, once she asked for one of her father's good friends to put in a good word with a SOE chief, she joined the British intelligence services shortly thereafter.

She funneled information and organized resistance in Paris during its occupation in World War II. During the lull between WWII and Stalin's big push across Europe, Sophia spent a pretty good deal of time trying to calm down tensions in Northern Ireland, the mission reinforcing the idea that they would need the U.K. whole if Stalin was massing his own forces. Naturally, when the time came for a deep-cover operative in Paris, Sophia was the prime candidate.

She remained in Paris until her orders from MI5 HQ were cut off, when London was taken by the Soviets. She managed to procure passage to the United States, and is seeking British operatives in New York to prepare for Stalin's inevitable move on the U.S.A.

[RedEve]

Interesting character DRoux!

[RedEve]

I will try to get the IC post up today or tomorrow.

The invasion of NYC will be comprised of an airdrop of 15000 Russian paratroopers (comprised in 15 different battalions) as well as 150000 groundtroops. The groundtroops will also have some armored units to assist them and several Russian navy ships off the coast to provide artillery cover when needed.

But the first contact the US citizens have with the invasion force will be the thousands of parachutes that will descend all over the city.

[RedEve]

IC thread:
https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=151007.0

OOC thread:
https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=151008.0

[Cosmo_ac]

how sexual can one expect this game to be?

[RedEve]

how sexual can one expect this game to be?

As sexual as one want. :)

[Cosmo_ac]

Ok, i think you got me.  I shall do up a char soon.

[RedEve]

Approved character thread:
https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=151011.0

[Cosmo_ac]

(Yes, he's the guy in the top hat)

Name: Major Max Dick
Age: 35
Faction: United States/His own damn self
Role/position/rank: Ex-military/ex-nuclear scientist/ex-spy/current cowboy on vacation
Equipement:  Pretty damn big.  Er, A 45. semi-auto also.
Abilities & skills: Max is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant as well as highly trained in the use of small arms and espionage.  Max also has previous experience with espianage and speaks four different languages; English, Russian, German, and French (if he really, really, really has to).  Max also has a very good understanding of nuclear science.
Background:  Max was a skilled child, growing up, though sadly his parents never really spent much time with him, instead leaving him in the care of Jeeves McBenson, an english butler his secret agent mother had found during her travels.  After graduating a military school with top honors, Max went into the military, like his father, and graduated to the rank of Major.  However, Max quickly grew bored of being in the military, and eventually became a spy, like his mother. 

WHile acting as a spy, Max learned many things, like nuclear physics, and was eventually recruited to help make the bombs, fat boy and little man, which were eventually dropped on Hiroshima.  However, a tragic event which was forever seared into Max's mind happened on that fateful day.  Somehow, someway, a kitten happened to run unto the runway of the bombers as they returned from dropping the atomic bombs, and the engines propelled the kitten like a tiny football into the air.  As it spiraled, going "MMMRRROOOWWW MMMRRROOOWWW MMMRRROOOWWW" like a college football, eventually hitting a wall, Max realised how his actions could indirectly cause innocent people, even innocent kittens, to be harmed or killed.

After this startling revelation, Max decided to leave the military behind, forcibly setling to become a cowboy and live at a ranch he bought with some of his millions of dollars he got from his filthy rich parents.  He spent his days doing what cowboys do; smoking, shooting whiskey, and having sex with milkmaids.  Still, there would be nights where he would wake up in a cold sweat, dreams of that poor kitten haunting him, and reminding him how he had contributed to it's death.  Max was a broken man. 

It was by mere chance that he was in the city when the invasion happened.  The only question was, would a fuck be given, and if so, would it result in anything of note?

[RedEve]

Always happy to welcome another Archer fan. :p

[Clio]

Ooh...I love anything historic.

I might want to join up. What kind of Americans are you looking for? Spies? Soldiers? Civilians?

[RedEve]

Ooh...I love anything historic.

I might want to join up. What kind of Americans are you looking for? Spies? Soldiers? Civilians?

Some civilians who take up the arms might be interesting.

[Foxy DeVille]

WHile acting as a spy, Max learned many things, like nuclear physics, and was eventually recruited to help make the bombs, fat boy and little man, which were eventually dropped on Hiroshima.  However, a tragic event which was forever seared into Max's mind happened on that fateful day.  Somehow, someway, a kitten happened to run unto the runway of the bombers as they returned from dropping the atomic bombs, and the engines propelled the kitten like a tiny football into the air.  As it spiraled, going "MMMRRROOOWWW MMMRRROOOWWW MMMRRROOOWWW" like a college football, eventually hitting a wall, Max realised how his actions could indirectly cause innocent people, even innocent kittens, to be harmed or killed.

*sniff* Give me a moment here...

[Major Major]

I might be up for a bit of this, actually.

[Cosmo_ac]

Always happy to welcome another Archer fan. :p

So, does that mean the games ready for Max Dick?

[RedEve]

So, does that mean the games ready for Max Dick?

Very. :D

[Major Major]

I hope you don't mind if I put a possible character here for consideration?

Name: Vernon M. "Happy" Foxlee

Age: 35

Faction: Her Majesty's Remnant Forces

Role/position/rank: Captain, 6^th Armoured Division, 20^th Armoured Brigade

Abilities and Skills:A skillful tank commander and leader of men, excellent shot with a pistol

Equipment: Standard issue kit, Browning Hi-Power 9mm.

Background: Long and weathered are the lines on Captain Foxlee's face, first etched into it from the evacuations at Dunkirk in '40, when as a buck Sergeant, he lead a group of lost troopers through the Hun lines to join the evacuations, managing to get on one of the last boats out of France. The sight of so many Tommies and Poliu's left behind left a scar on the man's soul, a scar only deepened as the war dragged on and he fought on many battlefields throughout Africa and Europe. When the war ended in '45, he fervently hoped and prayed that that would be the last, and moved to Canada to get away from the battlefields that haunted his memories.

Sadly, the war has followed him...

[1SAZ]

Quick character write up in my free time. Lets hope it meets the requirements here.

Name: Riley Zaytsev

Age: 28

Faction: US Resistance

Role/Position/Rank: Ex-Staff Sargent US Army, Current bar owner in New York City

Abilities and Skills: Fluent in English, Japanese and Russian. Skilled with small arms, favoring pistols. Skilled bartender and Pool Shark.

Equipment: Smith & Wesson Model 10HB .38 cal 3" barrel, Smith & Wesson 39 9mm, FN FAL 7.62mm

Background: Riley was born in the year 1927 to a pair of immigrants from Russia, both of which had little money and less talent to work with when they arrived. His father went to work as a cook in a local dinner while his mother worked as a secretary for a law firm. Riley was born shortly after they arrived, which caused them both great difficulty and joy. In fact, if it weren't for Riley's birth, they may not have been able to stay in New York under their pay. The difficulty that his parents went through is what drove Riley to join the US Army early and eventually serve in WWII, acting in Iwo Jima and Okinawa before finally being sent home for his service.

What isn't on the record is that Riley continued to serve as a translator for the US government's intelligence network. His knowledge of both Japanese and Russian helped the US confirm movements throughout the remainder of the war and afterwords, namely the rising tension in Russia. When he found out the Soviet Forces were planning to strike at the "Capitalist Pigs", he left the US Government's handling and opened a bar in New York. What he didn't tell the Government was he was preparing for the inevitable that he hoped would never come. He began stocking up his wine cellar with the newest and best weapons he could come by through underground means, using the bar to fund the endeavor.

On his 28th birthday, the Russian's came, and the Resistance would need to rise up to hold back the invasion...

[RedEve]

Quick character write up in my free time. Lets hope it meets the requirements here.

Name: Riley Zaytsev

Age: 28

Faction: US Resistance

Role/Position/Rank: Ex-Staff Sargent US Army, Current bar owner in New York City

Abilities and Skills: Fluent in English, Japanese and Russian. Skilled with small arms, favoring pistols. Skilled bartender and Pool Shark.

Equipment: Smith & Wesson Model 10HB .38 cal 3" barrel, Smith & Wesson 39 9mm, FN FAL 7.62mm

Background: Riley was born in the year 1927 to a pair of immigrants from Russia, both of which had little money and less talent to work with when they arrived. His father went to work as a cook in a local dinner while his mother worked as a secretary for a law firm. Riley was born shortly after they arrived, which caused them both great difficulty and joy. In fact, if it weren't for Riley's birth, they may not have been able to stay in New York under their pay. The difficulty that his parents went through is what drove Riley to join the US Army early and eventually serve in WWII, acting in Iwo Jima and Okinawa before finally being sent home for his service.

What isn't on the record is that Riley continued to serve as a translator for the US government's intelligence network. His knowledge of both Japanese and Russian helped the US confirm movements throughout the remainder of the war and afterwords, namely the rising tension in Russia. When he found out the Soviet Forces were planning to strike at the "Capitalist Pigs", he left the US Government's handling and opened a bar in New York. What he didn't tell the Government was he was preparing for the inevitable that he hoped would never come. He began stocking up his wine cellar with the newest and best weapons he could come by through underground means, using the bar to fund the endeavor.

On his 28th birthday, the Russian's came, and the Resistance would need to rise up to hold back the invasion...

I hope you don't mind if I put a possible character here for consideration?

Name: Vernon M. "Happy" Foxlee

Age: 35

Faction: Her Majesty's Remnant Forces

Role/position/rank: Captain, 6^th Armoured Division, 20^th Armoured Brigade

Abilities and Skills:A skillful tank commander and leader of men, excellent shot with a pistol

Equipment: Standard issue kit, Browning Hi-Power 9mm.

Background: Long and weathered are the lines on Captain Foxlee's face, first etched into it from the evacuations at Dunkirk in '40, when as a buck Sergeant, he lead a group of lost troopers through the Hun lines to join the evacuations, managing to get on one of the last boats out of France. The sight of so many Tommies and Poliu's left behind left a scar on the man's soul, a scar only deepened as the war dragged on and he fought on many battlefields throughout Africa and Europe. When the war ended in '45, he fervently hoped and prayed that that would be the last, and moved to Canada to get away from the battlefields that haunted his memories.

Sadly, the war has followed him...

Both are approved. :)