War does not determine who is right, only who is left.- Bertrand Russell
John savored the serene and tranquil morning in his suburban house in London. He watched the golden rays of the sunrise from his window, then sat on the couch with a steaming mug of coffee and turned on the TV. He liked to watch BBC Live, especially the stock market news. As a successful businessman, he prided himself on being well-informed and savvy.
“Good morning, darling.” His wife, Susan, joined him soon after. She kissed him on the cheek and poured herself a cup of coffee. She cuddled up to him on the couch and smiled at each other, sipping their coffee, enjoying the warmth and coziness of their home.
Nothing could disturb their perfect Saturday morning.
Or so they thought.
Suddenly, the TV screen changed. The numbers and graphs disappeared, replaced by a red banner that said “Breaking News”. A deafening and alarming music played, followed by the voice of a news presenter.
“Welcome to the BBC news desk, I’m Alan Carter, we bring you breaking news with a serious incident between Russian and NATO forces near the coast of Estonia.” The presenter said, his tone grave and serious.
“What?” John exclaimed, dropping his mug on the floor. Susan gasped and clutched his arm. They knew what this meant. They knew that this could be the start of something horrible.
They turned their attention back to the TV, where a map of Europe was shown, with a red circle around the Baltic Sea. The presenter continued, “Although the details are uncertain, early reports indicate that a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was fired upon by naval vessels of NATO forces operating in the Baltic Sea after apparently straying into Estonian sovereign airspace.”
The TV displayed an image of the Russian aircraft—a sizable, imposing plane featuring a prominent radar dome atop. Its appearance conveyed a sense of menace and foreboding, resembling an airborne fortress.
“Is this for real?” Susan asked, her voice trembling. “Are we going to war?”
The presenter said, “It’s unclear at this stage whether the Russian aircraft was shot down or not. We’ll continue to update you on this unfolding situation as more information becomes available. Stay tuned to BBC Live for the latest developments on this breaking story.”
John and Susan felt a cold sweat on their foreheads. Their hearts pounded and their stomachs churned. They looked at each other, their eyes wide and terrified. They held each other tight, as if they could protect each other from the impending doom.
“Oh god…” John whispered, praying for a miracle.
This is a long term RP that will be set in three major trigger events, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., manipulated by the deep-state which will eventually lead to a full blown global conflict. Civil war may ensue, elections could get rigged, cyber attacks against entire governments and eventually potential global catastrophe, you name it. This RP is inspired by multiple sources, such as: the Netflix film Leave The World Behind, a fictionalized YouTube BBC report on a NATO-Russian conflict and the recent IRL developments in the Middle East. I expect a rather collective effort between players and the NPCs (which will be controlled by me), the universe is set in a 1:1 recreation of IRL earth, so you can either integrate your fictional nation to the map or enter through portals, details in Rule 4. This will be my last war / conflict RP on thy account, so, just have a good time.
The gameplay is quite simple really, just a normal crisis / conflict RP where you either lead your nation… but with a twist! You can lead your character, yes, a character in this RP. There will be two separate applications for the ones that want to RP as a nation and for others who want to RP as characters (you can apply for both), just figure out the introduction of your character and it should be fine (can’t be a character of an existing NPC nation, though RPing as an NPC nations normal citizen is allowed). You can do diplomacy, war (and fight on multiple fronts), espionage, any of the thing I mentioned (cyber attack, rigging elections etc) or just observe the situation as a nation, involvement isn’t necessary.
Direct military involvement is prohibited until all 3 trigger events happen, you better lay down a path for your future involvement instead of directly invading the NPC nations, bombing them or drone striking them etc. But aside from that, all other actions such as cyberattacks, espionage, minor skirmishes are allowed in the first few pages of the RP.
Note: every event is IRL up till 2012, borders included (mostly). Russia and NPC’s equipments will all be IRL to 2024, including national data (except for government officials, but royal families are exempt from this). Non of this is canon to the NPC (alt) nations, and II except for me (Russia). But you can also choose to make it canon to your nation.