Twilight 2000 2nd Edition

About the adventure

Roleplaying in the Devastation of WWIII. "WHAT FOOLS WE WERE to allow ourselves to be lulled into a warm sense ofsecurity by the cveats ofthe late '80s and early '90s. How childlike we were in our trumpeting ofthe new age of peace, prosperity, and good will. Democracy had come to Europe, and that meant that peace had come to Europe, for democracies never made war on other democracies. "What utter rot!"How could we have believed such naive rubbish with the lesson of history so plainly before us? Democracies have always made war on other democracies; it has bee" a fact of life since the earliest democracies flourished in Greece, and warred continuously upon each other. "How COGId we have forgotten that in the War of 1812 the two great western democracies made enthusiastic, aggressive war on each other? "How could we have forgotten that democracies represent the will of the people, and that the will of the people is often for war? "How could we have forgotten that Hitler was elected?" Janosz Skrivkin, Chancellor of Croatia, 1999. The war has raged for years. The high-tech ammo is almost gone. High-tech equipment is failing, piece by piece, wilh no spares to fix it. The front lines are held by a few gtim, desperate soldiers. The 'JS 5th Division holds the line in Poland. Now, a Soviet encirclement has cut it off in a province ruled by ambitious warlords, local militias, and bands of marauding deserters. HQ is 200 klicks to the rear and powerless. Your last order sets you free... Here's What You Do: Generate Your Character: You select your nationality, character type, and your military and nonmilitary backgrounds. Equip Yourself: Use your money for weapons, ammunition, equipment, vehicles, and spares. Start Moving: You're in hostile territory. Your next encounter may be a friendly farmer, a frightened refugee, or a dangerous deserter. You pick your course of action; you decide your own fate in the chaos of World War Ill. Twilight: 2000's award-winning game rules provide the foundation for role-play-ing in the chaos of World War Ill. Combat: Fast-playing, easy-to-resolve combat system gives the feel of modern battles. Travel: Types of travel, time scales, vehicles, encounters, maintenance, fuel, repairs. Encounters: Dangerous environments, radiation, disease, contaminants, reasons for encounters, typical adventures. Equipment: Weapons, supplies, vehicles, munitions, costs, availability. Danger: Places to go and reasons to go there. Plus reasons to wish you hadnt. Background: Chronology and history of World War Ill. Twilight: 2000. The adventures are fast and furious. The prize is survival, and maybe, just maybe, a safe place to spend the night.