 World War SR4, How could it happen? And more. |
 Jun 8 2006, 12:06 PM
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So I was chatting with a friend the other day (yes, there was alcohol involved) and the idea of post-2070 world war came up.
We didn't think it through all that much, beyond the fact that various megacorps might perhaps make a fortune off the arms race and that it might make for an interesting campaign setting, with shadowrunners doing all sorts of covert ops that contribute to such a war starting or ending, or help to forge or disrupt alliances. I guess it would the proper nation states that go at it, with some megas taking sides but others sitting in the middle like arms-dealing Switzerlands. So I thought I'd throw the question up here for your ideas. It's fairly easy to think of reasons why such a war could never happen (and I'm sure lots of people will post them), but... supposing it could and did- what might trigger it, what might the sides look like, what would a post-2070 world war look like, and what might happen? |
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Witness World War SR4 Jun 8 2006, 12:06 PM
Ancient History Lofwyr burps and incinerates the Pope, blames it o... Jun 8 2006, 12:11 PM Witness It's always hard to tell if you're being s... Jun 8 2006, 12:24 PM Backgammon Well, the problem is that in SR, national governem... Jun 8 2006, 12:49 PM Cang Its easy to start a world war. Country 1 claims la... Jun 8 2006, 01:01 PM Witness Yeah I like your thinking Backgammon. I agree that... Jun 8 2006, 01:27 PM hyzmarca You just hire a Bosnian shadowrunner to kill an Au... Jun 8 2006, 01:31 PM booklord The American Conflict
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Azt... Jun 8 2006, 03:13 PM stevebugge QUOTE (Witness) Yeah I like your thinking Backgamm... Jun 8 2006, 03:19 PM The ubbergeek Cross is still the natural ennemy of Ares, Cross a... Jun 8 2006, 03:34 PM Witness Well I've got to take my hat of to booklord. T... Jun 8 2006, 03:42 PM Thorn Black Is global conflict what Shadowrun is about though?... Jun 8 2006, 03:54 PM booklord QUOTE Well I've got to take my hat of to bookl... Jun 8 2006, 04:27 PM stevebugge I've got one character who is moving more and ... Jun 8 2006, 05:32 PM Geekkake What about the Islamic Unity Movement? Seems like ... Jun 8 2006, 06:01 PM stevebugge QUOTE (Geekkake) What about the Islamic Unity Move... Jun 8 2006, 06:29 PM Geekkake QUOTE (stevebugge) QUOTE (Geekkake @ Jun 8 20... Jun 8 2006, 06:44 PM GB1 "i don't know what WW3 will be like, but ... Jun 8 2006, 07:37 PM Voran You find some place/country that has resources you... Jun 8 2006, 08:44 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Cang)Its easy to start a world war. Country... Jun 9 2006, 01:33 AM Nikoli I'm sorry, I have to giggle when I see Amazoni... Jun 9 2006, 03:25 AM booklord QUOTE (Nikoli) I'm sorry, I have to giggle whe... Jun 9 2006, 05:49 AM mfb Amazonia sounds like what the Tirs tried to be (an... Jun 9 2006, 06:27 AM TBRMInsanity As noted above I think the only way world war can ... Jun 9 2006, 02:07 PM JongWK QUOTE (Nikoli @ Jun 9 2006, 12:25 AM) I'm... Jun 9 2006, 02:49 PM mfb Metropole is one of SR's best-kept secrets, un... Jun 9 2006, 03:07 PM PBTHHHHT It's a myth like that lost city of gold. or t... Jun 9 2006, 03:33 PM ShadowDragon8685 How do you get a World War started?
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Azt... Jun 9 2006, 03:50 PM bigdrewp Yeah, not very Shadowrunny, but I miss the U.S.A. ... Jun 9 2006, 04:06 PM stevebugge I've come up with one other scenario, not quit... Jun 9 2006, 04:55 PM mfb and then the French are like "fire ze missile... Jun 9 2006, 04:58 PM Teulisch heres the trick- the people running both the megac... Jun 9 2006, 07:46 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Teulisch)heres the trick- the people runnin... Jun 10 2006, 02:57 AM Grinder Or Deadlands: Hell On Earth. Jun 10 2006, 01:54 PM Toptomcat QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685)Lots of cool stuff
I like ... Jun 10 2006, 07:24 PM ShadowDragon8685 QUOTE (Toptomcat) QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685)Lots of ... Jun 10 2006, 07:28 PM Nidhogg QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685) QUOTE (Toptomcat @ J... Jun 10 2006, 08:21 PM ShadowDragon8685 QUOTE (Nidhogg) QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Jun... Jun 10 2006, 08:56 PM boskop-albatros I'm Back......(Yes it's been awhile)
Thes... Jun 12 2006, 08:20 AM Muskie I don't know about a World war, But I do know ... Jun 12 2006, 08:37 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Muskie) I don't know about a World war,... Jun 12 2006, 08:43 AM
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