Realistic or Modern Espionage Wars V10: Aurora Epoch

[RobotHunter]

Hotter than Texas during a heat wave...
Livelier than Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign...
Colder than a Moscow outhouse...
Fresher than a TikTok Alpha Male's collection of black t-shirts...
IT'S...

What is Espionage Wars?
Espionage Wars is a roleplaying game where you control one or multiple factions - they can be nations, cults, businesses, PMCs, mercenary groups, etc. - and have them interact with the rest of the world. You can have your faction create alliances, form trade deals, control internal policy or fight wars with other players or NPC factions. You tell your faction’s story by creating pics using the Source engine (Garry’s Mod, SFM, etc.) or Blender.

What is Aurora Epoch?
Aurora Epoch is the newest stage of Espionage Wars, set in an alternate reality where global communications and technology were drastically curtailed by a geomagnetic storm. Players now have the opportunity to think of new and unique factions, with a wide breadth of differing technology and cultures

Useful links


We have our own Google map! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Global Map
We have our own Espionage Wars Wiki! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Wiki
We have our own Deviantart group! Check it out over here: Espionage Wars Deviantart Group
We have our own Discord server! Check it out over here (This is a must-join if you plan on playing EW!): Discord Invitation

Previous Threads
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Espionage Wars is focused on faction building RP based on creating pics with the Source Engine. You must create pics in order to play the game. Here are some helpful tutorials on Source engine lighting, as well as links to download Garry’s Mod and Source Filmmaker.

Lighting Tutorials
Ninya's Basic Four Point Lighting Tutorial
Olmate Ubafest's Gmod Soft Lamps Lighting Tutorial

Store page links
Garry's Mod
Source Filmmaker

RULES
Click the hyperlink to the wiki page below to check out the rules, please do this semi-frequently. If you have any questions about the rules ask the Game Masters or myself.

Espionage Wars Rules

Rules are subject to change

GAME MASTERS
These guys control NPC factions, provide general support regarding the game, Help out the OP (Me) with the rules and decisions, and can answer any of your questions.
TheFrostBible
ANIMAL MOTHER

System Operator - TheFrostBible (Helps maintain the Wikia, Discord, Deviantart group and map)

FACTION INTRODUCTION TEMPLATE
Faction Name
Faction Alignment and/or mission (Very Chaotic-Chaotic-Chaotic Evil-Neutral-Neutral Good-Good-Very Good)
A few images of your faction (they can be whatever you want to show)
Map image of your faction's starting territory
(OPTIONAL) Picture of your faction's leader

FACTIONS
Belgica - TheFrostBible
Children of God -ANIMAL MOTHER
Confederacy of Leyte - Rowboat Girlyman
Essequibo - Rowboat Girlyman
Federal Republic of Germany - Albino
Federation of Ireland - Komrade Matt
Getania - Josef
Independent Republic of Cascadia - Neptune
NUSA - TheFrostBible
Kergikstan - FBISWATGUY
Kingdom of Helvetia - Alyx
People's Republic of Poland - OutlandSpecialist
RGC - ANIMAL MOTHER
Sagittarius Group - RobotHunter
Soviet Union
Tatar Crimean People's Republic of Crimea - Grunstala
Tchvonian People's Republic of Tchvonia- Tbone
Trotsland - Brologna
United Cities of Scandinavia - MisterSpooks

 

[RobotHunter]

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission would land men on the moon for the first time in human history.
It would prove the final highlight of human civilization before the world as everyone knew it came to an end.

September 19th, 1971

"And where were you the night of August 20, 1969, Mr. Davids?"

"Af-after I uh microphone screech -"



"Sorry, after my team observed the solar flare that afternoon I logged it and submitted a report to the department head. Then when the day was done I drove home."

"That's it? This massive solar flare larger than any you've ever seen and you just go home?"

"Solar flares are fairly regular occurrences, Senator, besides logging it for further research no precautions are generally considered necessary. It's very, very rare for one to actually impact the Earth's atmosphere."

"Ok. Please continue."

"At dinner my wife Elizabeth wanted me to explain how solar flares work, so, uh I just started going into detail about, you know, when charged particles interact with the plasma that’s present in layers in the sun’s, uh plasma layers. The sun’s magnetic field is more active in certain spots, when these sunspots get unstable they’ll release electromagnetic particles at the speed of light -

"Can you speak English?"

"Yes that's exactly what Elizabeth said!"

"No, I'm telling you, speak English, Mr. Davids."

"Ok, right, I'm sorry. Basically when the sun's plasma becomes unstable it'll eject huge portions of matter out into space. Normally they just miss the Earth's, but it is theoretically possible for the particles to impact the Earth's atmosphere. When this happens, their magnetic fields generates an electromagnetic current."

Senator Carmichael interrupts him. "And when that electric current interacts with machinery ..."

...


Terrence Davids pauses. "Our power went out at 7:09pm. Lizzie thought someone blew a fuse in our building, but I think that's when I thought about the solar flare. When we heard our neighbors outside, we went out and ..."

"And what, Mr. Davids?"



"That's when we saw the aurora"

"And you couldn't see any building within a few miles that had power, correct?"

"That's right."

"You later consulted with a second scientist to confirm your findings, correct?"

"That's right, Dr. Nikolai Tsoilkovsky, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics in Moscow."

Another senator bursts out as the room is clearly unsettled. "I'm sorry, what the hell were you doing talking to Soviet scientists, Mr. Davids?"

"It's regular for the American and Soviet scientific communities to share findi-"

"You know after you failed to warn anyone about even the potential dangers this solar flare could have cau-"

"DECORUM! Senator Richards please allow Mr. Davids to finish his testimony!"

"Thank you, Senator Carmichael. We determined that the epicenter for the solar flare's impact had to have been Subsaharan Africa. For a solar flare to have caused auroras in New Jersey where my wife and I could see them, you can imagine that any important infrastructure connected to the power grid would have been severely damaged"



Lünen Power Station, West Germany

"Otto, disconnect your generators!"

"What, what are you talking about?"

"Just do it, fucking disconnect everything, we just lost two stations down -"



"Or completely destroyed."

"Yeah that's, that's right, Senator."

A U.S. Army general interrupts. "Dr. Davids may I ask you a question."

"Of course, sir."

"So it's been about two years since the, uh, DT Event, I think we're calling it. And we still are re-establishing power in parts of this country. When exactly do you think the world will be back to working condition, I mean pre-August 1969 levels of working condition."

Terrence Davids sits quietly for a minute. The question was one that he dreaded to even think about, but he couldn't lie. Now was not the time for false hope.

"For the U.S., probably at least another year. For Western Europe, 2-3 years. For the Warsaw Pact nations and Japan, a decade. And for the Third World ..."

...

"Dr. Davids?"

"Frankly I don't think we will ever fully recover from this. We are living in an entirely different world than before."

The year is 2024

Global infrastructure and communications have only recently begun to be re-established

Much of the world as you knew continues to suffer dictatorship or anarchy

Megacorporations enact free reign over much of the world's resources, bringing riches to a few, and poverty and environmental collapse to millions

This world was not meant for you

So how will you make it yours?

 

[RobotHunter]

FACTION INTRODUCTION - LE GROUPE SAGITTAIRE (SAGITTARIUS GROUP)

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Faction Type - Megacorporation/Private Military Company

Faction HQ - Nicosia, Cyprus

Faction Leader - Jean-Martin Arceneaux

What became Sagittarius Group started in 1901 as Compagnie des mines de Calais (Calais Mining Company), founded by Michel Jacquard. CMC was eventually bought out by François Arceneaux, CEO of Arceneaux Holdings, ownership of which eventually passed to his son Jean-Martin. Following the DT Event, Arceneaux Holdings capitalized on the instability and resource necessities around the world, especially in the Third World, in order to become one of the world’s largest mining corporations. Under Jean-Martin, Arceneaux Holdings greatly expanded its area of operations, expanding from mining to science and technology, R&D and agriculture. After purchasing the Belgian private military company Black Eagle, Arceneaux officially rebranded as Sagittarius Group.


Sagittarius Group has been accused by numerous governments, activists and NGOs of exploitative business practices, intimidation, and unnecessary violence. Of particular concern for many was Jean-Martin's noted expansion of operations into North and Central Africa, decried by many as a neo-colonialist venture. Arceneaux fought back against such accusations, saying that GS was a major factor in bringing stability back to a region that had been plagued by chaos and strife for decades following the Davids-Tsoilkovsky Event. Groupe Sagittaire currently acts as a significant component of policing operations for several large North African cities, the primary being Algiers.

The mercenaries of the Sagittarius Group use primarily French equipment and weapons. The main service weapon for GS contractors currently is the Manurhin MR-73 revolver. Typical Sagittaire squads consist of 4-5 soldiers equipped with revolvers, led by a rifleman equipped with a FAMAS assault rifle. Additional weaponry, such as shotguns (primarily the Mossberg 500), sniper rifles (FR F2 or Remington 700) and machine guns (primarily the CETME Ameli) are allocated depending on necessity. Beyond the standard private soldiers, Sagittaire also maintains a elite division known as "Hannibal Group" (JM Arceneaux is a noted admirer of the ancient Carthaginian Empire), used primarily for VIP escort services, recognizable by their distinctive black uniforms


Sagittarius Group mercenaries on patrol in the city of Algiers



Jean-Martin Arceneaux, CEO of Groupe Sagittaire



An official from Arceneaux Mining (one of Groupe Sagittarie's primary mining company holdings) observing a platinum mine in Central Africa