Operation Red Dawn
WOLVERINES! For those who know, you know what I am talking about. If you don't, then prepare yourself, because the Cold War just went HOT!
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EXPERIENCE
AGE
Free
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Weekly / Tuesday - 11:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Operation Red Dawn is a set in an alternative timeline the US and USSR are once again at odds in 2027, and the previously cold war has now become hot. The year is 2027, and the Third World War has started. The mainland United States and Canada have been invaded on all fronts. In the west, China uses a series of tactical air strikes and naval bombardments to begin an invasion of California to neuter US naval and marine assets and British Columbia, in hopes of finding an easier route through the almost impassable Rocky Mountains. In the east, the People's Republic of Western Europe, consisting of Soviet puppet governments in France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Southern England, and Western Germany, has used its vast navies and economic power to strike and disable all government assets in the east, with New York being flattened by thousands of shells and air strikes daily at the start of the war. All nuclear arsenals have been rendered useless due to Operation Fighting Chance, which was led by a joint task force of the remaining 22nd SAS Regiment, remaining US Green Berets, and other NATO operators who took an experimental device that released a set of top-secret nanodrones that disabled every operational nuclear warhead in the world, giving the US and remaining NATO allies a chance to fight back. You are currently in Fastville, Vermont. Whether you live there or you come from somewhere else, on December 20, 2027, you and whoever you were with saw the bombs and parachutes of hostile forces. Whether equipped for the situation or not, you have found yourself in the middle of an occupation; how will you respond?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
3 years on StartPlaying
49 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Visual Aid
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 50%
About me
Hello I am Dennis Koonce. I have been playing and GMing TTRPGs for almost 9 years now more so running on 10 so probably not as long as some of the other people here, but I think I do a good job at trading experience for my storytelling. I am a short story writer and I'm at the point of finishing my first book. I take a lot of time when it comes to my world-building to give players the best experience possible. I love world-building and creating stories that include the characters of the players. I have played and read tons of games from the deep grimdark of the Wrath and Darkness 40K system to the vast and infinite imagination it takes to run a My Little Pony adventure module for 5E for my niece. So, when it comes down to it I have a huge experience in GMing and playing in and out of my comfort zone. All the settings I run will in some way be related to the world that I write my books in mainly because I feel like that creates a more natural history for my world than something that's 100% written out. Yeah, the end result probably could be the same but it's the story to the end that really matters in my mind. I am the guy who likes to prioritize the rule of cool most of the time unless it becomes super egregious.
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Creating your character
Character creation will be done outside and for the first half of session zero where I will engage with each player personally to help them establish and create their characters the way they want them to be.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need to read the resources I give them in order to ensure that they will have a full understanding of the setting and what is going on. A microphone is required as we will use discord to communicate in and out of sessions.
What Dennis brings to the table
I will provide the maps and necessary lore information to create an in-depth character. Here is the link to the discord https://discord.gg/9YKwACZhDn I will provide everything needed. Remember the Rule of Cool Rules!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Dennis creates a safe table
Players can expect high-drama roleplay tailored to their personalities and character backgrounds. Session zero will be more so done to tie in all the characters and have them meet. During that time we will also go over what everyone is and are not comfortable with. The combat will be fast-paced and tactical with modern equipment and some low sci-fi elements.
Content warnings
Safety tools used