Photos from Alternate Worlds II (read FAQ first)
Fire in the North XIV
Colonel Mikael Vanger, Swedish Army. Following the Displacement, King Charles XII would promote him to the rank of Field Marshal, and give him command of a large number of down-time troops as well as the up-time Swedish Army forces he commanded. Despite hostility from certain down-time Swedish commanders, he would lead Swedish forces to victory in a number of engagements, culminating in the Battle of Poltava that would see the final shattering of the Russian army and Swedish victory. Following the end of the war, Charles XII would grant him a sizeable estate in Finland...and, with his elevation to the nobility, would appoint him Rikskansler of Sweden in 1705. Vanger would clash with the King over a number of issues, with the two engaging in shouting matches on more than one occasion, but would serve in the role until his death in 1742. His time as Rikskansler would see him - with the support of Queen Linda - encouraging the King to introduce a number of the kind of amenities seen in up-time Sweden to the realm of the 1700s (particularly in the areas of healthcare and education), as well as working with the King to ensure that the nobility were unable to threaten the power of the central government. He would also gradually reform the Riksdag into a more democratic institution, though it would not be until the reign of Charles XIII that the organisation would take a greater lead in the governance of the realm. Vanger's time as Rikskansler also encompassed the Second Russian War, and the defeat of both Russia and Poland. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Västerås Military Academy, wherein prospective officers would learn more of the kind of warfare that had characterised the history of Vanger's world.
While theirs could be an antagonistic relationship, King Charles XII came to rely greatly on Vanger's support, and frequently compared him to the legendary Rikskansler Axel Oxenstierna. He would deliver a eulogy on Vanger's death, declaring that he had 'lost a strong right hand, and a good friend'.
Philippe Courreges, Marshal of France, Comte de Nouvelle-Marseilles (a title created following the Three Years' War, following the founding of the titular town in Canada) and ultimately the first Prime Minister of France following the Paris Reforms of 1756. The son of a minor noble from the Perigord, Courreges was either not born or utterly unknown in the history of the world that Västerås was displaced from - something hard to imagine for any student of history. As a junior officer, he would travel to Västerås to study at the Military Academy there, during the initial years of France's growing closeness to Sweden, and would take eagerly to the military lessons of the future, in particular ideas of armoured warfare. This would lead him to be one of the earliest of France's tank officers when they began manufacturing their own steam tanks during the 1730s - an avenue he would excel at. During the mid-to-late 1730s, he would see action against Austrian and allied forces in Italy, and would be part of the force that brought the Southern Netherlands into the Kingdom of France. He was promoted to General prior to the Three Years' War, and would prove to be a more able commander than many others during the invasion of the Dutch Republic - something that would see him made a Marshal of France and given command of the army later sent to Spain to try to effectively rescue the Spanish from the British counter-attack out of Portugal. He would succeed in fighting the British to a standstill, establishing himself as a war hero and beloved by the King and the populace at large alike.
However, military lessons would not be all that Courreges had learned during his time in Sweden. He also came to the conclusion that the Ancien Regime of France could not long endure without major reform. While following the Displacement there had been gradual reforms made, reforms that had placated many while leaving the essential mechanisms of the Regime in place, the mixed result of the Three Years' War and the economic difficulties that France came to experience in the years immediately following the conflict led to major outbreaks of popular dissatisfaction...something that came to a head after a hotheaded young officer ordered a cavalry charge to disperse a hitherto-peaceful mob outside Versailles. As a leading figure within the military, Courreges was one of those the King requested counsel of, and would bluntly inform the King 'if Your Majesty does not allow France to move with the times, then there may not be a France within a year'. While many would oppose this, the King and enough others would listen to him that the Paris Reforms would be put in place, overseeing the creation of the August Constitution, the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Peers. Courreges would become the first Prime Minister of France, and would oversee a programme of cautious reform, land grants in Canada to appease the populace, and generally working to strengthen France domestically and militarily and lay the foundations for long-term reform while not rocking the boat too much.
Ultimately, he would be remembered as one of the founding figures of French democracy and the Constitutional Monarchy.
William Boone, one of the younger leaders of the Planters' Rebellion. Younger...and more idealistic. While many of the leaders were primarily motivated by a desire to preserve the institution of slavery in North America and their class's hold on power, Boone was primarily motivated by a desire to see democracy flourish on the continent, having been inspired by up-time historical accounts of the United States. Indeed, he had a personal dislike for slavery and wished to see it end, but he and like-minded revolutionaries allied with the planters as the planters were the key to gaining weapons from the Spanish.
Following the defeat of the Rebellion, Boone led a number of like-minded former rebels into Spanish Tejas. After some years of quiet, he would lead them in agitating for democracy within Tejas, and would ultimately begin a long-running rebellion against the Spanish crown that would unite both Anglos and Spanish settlers who desired more freedom...
Colonel Mikael Vanger, Swedish Army. Following the Displacement, King Charles XII would promote him to the rank of Field Marshal, and give him command of a large number of down-time troops as well as the up-time Swedish Army forces he commanded. Despite hostility from certain down-time Swedish commanders, he would lead Swedish forces to victory in a number of engagements, culminating in the Battle of Poltava that would see the final shattering of the Russian army and Swedish victory. Following the end of the war, Charles XII would grant him a sizeable estate in Finland...and, with his elevation to the nobility, would appoint him Rikskansler of Sweden in 1705. Vanger would clash with the King over a number of issues, with the two engaging in shouting matches on more than one occasion, but would serve in the role until his death in 1742. His time as Rikskansler would see him - with the support of Queen Linda - encouraging the King to introduce a number of the kind of amenities seen in up-time Sweden to the realm of the 1700s (particularly in the areas of healthcare and education), as well as working with the King to ensure that the nobility were unable to threaten the power of the central government. He would also gradually reform the Riksdag into a more democratic institution, though it would not be until the reign of Charles XIII that the organisation would take a greater lead in the governance of the realm. Vanger's time as Rikskansler also encompassed the Second Russian War, and the defeat of both Russia and Poland. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Västerås Military Academy, wherein prospective officers would learn more of the kind of warfare that had characterised the history of Vanger's world.
While theirs could be an antagonistic relationship, King Charles XII came to rely greatly on Vanger's support, and frequently compared him to the legendary Rikskansler Axel Oxenstierna. He would deliver a eulogy on Vanger's death, declaring that he had 'lost a strong right hand, and a good friend'.
Philippe Courreges, Marshal of France, Comte de Nouvelle-Marseilles (a title created following the Three Years' War, following the founding of the titular town in Canada) and ultimately the first Prime Minister of France following the Paris Reforms of 1756. The son of a minor noble from the Perigord, Courreges was either not born or utterly unknown in the history of the world that Västerås was displaced from - something hard to imagine for any student of history. As a junior officer, he would travel to Västerås to study at the Military Academy there, during the initial years of France's growing closeness to Sweden, and would take eagerly to the military lessons of the future, in particular ideas of armoured warfare. This would lead him to be one of the earliest of France's tank officers when they began manufacturing their own steam tanks during the 1730s - an avenue he would excel at. During the mid-to-late 1730s, he would see action against Austrian and allied forces in Italy, and would be part of the force that brought the Southern Netherlands into the Kingdom of France. He was promoted to General prior to the Three Years' War, and would prove to be a more able commander than many others during the invasion of the Dutch Republic - something that would see him made a Marshal of France and given command of the army later sent to Spain to try to effectively rescue the Spanish from the British counter-attack out of Portugal. He would succeed in fighting the British to a standstill, establishing himself as a war hero and beloved by the King and the populace at large alike.
However, military lessons would not be all that Courreges had learned during his time in Sweden. He also came to the conclusion that the Ancien Regime of France could not long endure without major reform. While following the Displacement there had been gradual reforms made, reforms that had placated many while leaving the essential mechanisms of the Regime in place, the mixed result of the Three Years' War and the economic difficulties that France came to experience in the years immediately following the conflict led to major outbreaks of popular dissatisfaction...something that came to a head after a hotheaded young officer ordered a cavalry charge to disperse a hitherto-peaceful mob outside Versailles. As a leading figure within the military, Courreges was one of those the King requested counsel of, and would bluntly inform the King 'if Your Majesty does not allow France to move with the times, then there may not be a France within a year'. While many would oppose this, the King and enough others would listen to him that the Paris Reforms would be put in place, overseeing the creation of the August Constitution, the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Peers. Courreges would become the first Prime Minister of France, and would oversee a programme of cautious reform, land grants in Canada to appease the populace, and generally working to strengthen France domestically and militarily and lay the foundations for long-term reform while not rocking the boat too much.
Ultimately, he would be remembered as one of the founding figures of French democracy and the Constitutional Monarchy.
William Boone, one of the younger leaders of the Planters' Rebellion. Younger...and more idealistic. While many of the leaders were primarily motivated by a desire to preserve the institution of slavery in North America and their class's hold on power, Boone was primarily motivated by a desire to see democracy flourish on the continent, having been inspired by up-time historical accounts of the United States. Indeed, he had a personal dislike for slavery and wished to see it end, but he and like-minded revolutionaries allied with the planters as the planters were the key to gaining weapons from the Spanish.
Following the defeat of the Rebellion, Boone led a number of like-minded former rebels into Spanish Tejas. After some years of quiet, he would lead them in agitating for democracy within Tejas, and would ultimately begin a long-running rebellion against the Spanish crown that would unite both Anglos and Spanish settlers who desired more freedom...
Kids Of America
(Decent Into Darkness)
“Bodies into the night, the children riots looking to fight them Molotov's begans to take flight here as the children run off pass the second star to right.”
(Photo from the 2057 riots)
Kids has been a fighting force in the war since the beginning. Generations Omega or Gen O’s as they are often called the dead generation.
Pre war US brith rates dropped in the late 2030’s and into the 2050’s as the world economies began to combust as the first resource wars came about. Drug use among children began to rise as well as many began to numb themselves to the world. Poor and high many children like the one seen above walked the streets. The streets kids would become the first generation of child soldiers.
As the wars grew more and more deadly it just began to escalate. A conflict between India and Pakistan of water saw them destroy each in nuclear hell fire living only a few war lords and rumps states in there place. As China collapsed into civil war between Technocrats and hardline neo Maoist the war saw the horrors of bio weapons. China populations went from 3 billion to just a little under 50 millions as the new Black Death spread across the Asia into Africa then the Middle East into Europe which had fallen into a bunch of back bitting nations from the technic of Avalan to the holy kingdoms.
by the mid 2050’s as the world began to crack so did the fabric of America. In order to keep stop the plague stop famine from the nuclear winters keep the military afloat and even run the government had cut cut many of it basic public programs. Even as parts of the world began to recover and put themself back again the US had seemed to have fallen into hell. Free Elections had been the thing of the past. Terror attacks was normal and bread riots a fact of life.
There was no start of the second civil war. Just like the resource wars before it, starting from petty conflicts and riots into shoot out i into more riots and shoot out and then into battle. There was no announcements of independence by the states, no firing on forts by uniform and trained armies, no formal decoration of war, just a decent into darkness.
(Decent Into Darkness)
“Bodies into the night, the children riots looking to fight them Molotov's begans to take flight here as the children run off pass the second star to right.”
(Photo from the 2057 riots)
Kids has been a fighting force in the war since the beginning. Generations Omega or Gen O’s as they are often called the dead generation.
Pre war US brith rates dropped in the late 2030’s and into the 2050’s as the world economies began to combust as the first resource wars came about. Drug use among children began to rise as well as many began to numb themselves to the world. Poor and high many children like the one seen above walked the streets. The streets kids would become the first generation of child soldiers.
As the wars grew more and more deadly it just began to escalate. A conflict between India and Pakistan of water saw them destroy each in nuclear hell fire living only a few war lords and rumps states in there place. As China collapsed into civil war between Technocrats and hardline neo Maoist the war saw the horrors of bio weapons. China populations went from 3 billion to just a little under 50 millions as the new Black Death spread across the Asia into Africa then the Middle East into Europe which had fallen into a bunch of back bitting nations from the technic of Avalan to the holy kingdoms.
by the mid 2050’s as the world began to crack so did the fabric of America. In order to keep stop the plague stop famine from the nuclear winters keep the military afloat and even run the government had cut cut many of it basic public programs. Even as parts of the world began to recover and put themself back again the US had seemed to have fallen into hell. Free Elections had been the thing of the past. Terror attacks was normal and bread riots a fact of life.
There was no start of the second civil war. Just like the resource wars before it, starting from petty conflicts and riots into shoot out i into more riots and shoot out and then into battle. There was no announcements of independence by the states, no firing on forts by uniform and trained armies, no formal decoration of war, just a decent into darkness.
Yeah I know it’s not all that realistic and it’s not meant to be, this is the worst case of the worst cases of scenarios.
Interesting it looks like it's going to take longer for internal combustion engines to take off comparatively to OTL. Thanks to the fact that steam engine technology is more widely applied & developed compared to the OTL 19th century. Which makes me wonder what other vehicles might make use of it that didn't in OTL, perhaps steampowered planes and motorcycles. Though I can see internal combustion engines once they do get reintroduced being much more developed comparatively thanks to the fact that they're still be plenty of surviving working examples leftover from the original ISOT.Fire in the North XIII
A steam-powered car made by the Anglo-Prussian Whitworth-Stachel company, photographed in the Colonial Union of America c. 1761.
Because of the lack of an industrial base to support it following the Displacement, manufacture of new internal combustion engines would end. However, steam engines could be and were manufactured in down-time nations, which as well as trains and tank manufacture would lead to their gradual use for ‘horseless carriages’, on a small scale at first, then gradually spreading as the technology became more mature. This would lead to developments that had not existed in the time Våsterås had left: new condensers and flash boilers allowed cars and lorries to build steam in seconds and be generally more efficient; while they would also be lighter than counterparts from that world. Swedish manufacturers would lead the way throughout the 1700, commanding major sales across much of Europe, though Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands would prove to be major rivals.
As part of efforts to ensure the retention of the colonies, the British would provide a great deal of infrastructural development funds and expertise to the CUA, intensifying after the Three Years’ War. Railroads would connect the Colonies, cities would see steam-buses and trams, and major roadway work would also be done, which paved the way for major use of steam-vehicles across the CUA.
Figures that things would get nasty somewhere.
Railroad in Cuba, c. 1772. Upon taking possession of Cuba, Britain would carry out similar development work there to the CUA. Both Cuba and the CUA would be major hubs for Anglo-Prussian steam engineers and designers, as the railroad was quickly noted as the key way of transporting goods... and maximising the profits to be made.
Unlike the CUA, Cuba was a colony of Britain (and later of the Union), ruled directly from the Isles. As well as consolidating the production of sugar and tobacco, Britain and Prussia would encourage mass-settlement of the rural poor of their nations to the island, offering major land grants. This, as well as land-grants to former slaves, was aimed at producing a large population to range against the Spanish population and thus ensure the island would not fall prey to a fifth column - something considered vital, given the Royal Navy making its primary base for the region in Havana.
While Cuba would prove profitable for Britain, especially as settler agriculture and new agricultural methods led to major food yields, things would not be so easy as they hoped. Violence by Spanish-speakers against both former slaves and Anglo-Prussian settlers, as well as reprisals, would be a major problem, not helped by the law favouring British and Prussian settlers for some time (to say nothing of efforts by one particularly religious Governor of Anglo-Irish stock to stamp out ‘Papism’). Moreover, while the former slaves undoubtedly saw improvements in their lives thanks to British rule (not being slaves anymore, land grants, some gaining position and rank within society), inequalities would persist for much of the 1700s, only gradually beginning to disappear by the 1790s. While Cuba would gradually be brought into a more quiet state, life on the island would remain uneasy. Though it would also remain under Anglo-Prussian rule.
And the more things change the more things change...
Nice to see democracy continues to push forward...Fire in the North XIV
Colonel Mikael Vanger, Swedish Army. Following the Displacement, King Charles XII would promote him to the rank of Field Marshal, and give him command of a large number of down-time troops as well as the up-time Swedish Army forces he commanded. Despite hostility from certain down-time Swedish commanders, he would lead Swedish forces to victory in a number of engagements, culminating in the Battle of Poltava that would see the final shattering of the Russian army and Swedish victory. Following the end of the war, Charles XII would grant him a sizeable estate in Finland...and, with his elevation to the nobility, would appoint him Rikskansler of Sweden in 1705. Vanger would clash with the King over a number of issues, with the two engaging in shouting matches on more than one occasion, but would serve in the role until his death in 1742. His time as Rikskansler would see him - with the support of Queen Linda - encouraging the King to introduce a number of the kind of amenities seen in up-time Sweden to the realm of the 1700s (particularly in the areas of healthcare and education), as well as working with the King to ensure that the nobility were unable to threaten the power of the central government. He would also gradually reform the Riksdag into a more democratic institution, though it would not be until the reign of Charles XIII that the organisation would take a greater lead in the governance of the realm. Vanger's time as Rikskansler also encompassed the Second Russian War, and the defeat of both Russia and Poland. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Västerås Military Academy, wherein prospective officers would learn more of the kind of warfare that had characterised the history of Vanger's world.
While theirs could be an antagonistic relationship, King Charles XII came to rely greatly on Vanger's support, and frequently compared him to the legendary Rikskansler Axel Oxenstierna. He would deliver a eulogy on Vanger's death, declaring that he had 'lost a strong right hand, and a good friend'.
Philippe Courreges, Marshal of France, Comte de Nouvelle-Marseilles (a title created following the Three Years' War, following the founding of the titular town in Canada) and ultimately the first Prime Minister of France following the Paris Reforms of 1756. The son of a minor noble from the Perigord, Courreges was either not born or utterly unknown in the history of the world that Västerås was displaced from - something hard to imagine for any student of history. As a junior officer, he would travel to Västerås to study at the Military Academy there, during the initial years of France's growing closeness to Sweden, and would take eagerly to the military lessons of the future, in particular ideas of armoured warfare. This would lead him to be one of the earliest of France's tank officers when they began manufacturing their own steam tanks during the 1730s - an avenue he would excel at. During the mid-to-late 1730s, he would see action against Austrian and allied forces in Italy, and would be part of the force that brought the Southern Netherlands into the Kingdom of France. He was promoted to General prior to the Three Years' War, and would prove to be a more able commander than many others during the invasion of the Dutch Republic - something that would see him made a Marshal of France and given command of the army later sent to Spain to try to effectively rescue the Spanish from the British counter-attack out of Portugal. He would succeed in fighting the British to a standstill, establishing himself as a war hero and beloved by the King and the populace at large alike.
However, military lessons would not be all that Courreges had learned during his time in Sweden. He also came to the conclusion that the Ancien Regime of France could not long endure without major reform. While following the Displacement there had been gradual reforms made, reforms that had placated many while leaving the essential mechanisms of the Regime in place, the mixed result of the Three Years' War and the economic difficulties that France came to experience in the years immediately following the conflict led to major outbreaks of popular dissatisfaction...something that came to a head after a hotheaded young officer ordered a cavalry charge to disperse a hitherto-peaceful mob outside Versailles. As a leading figure within the military, Courreges was one of those the King requested counsel of, and would bluntly inform the King 'if Your Majesty does not allow France to move with the times, then there may not be a France within a year'. While many would oppose this, the King and enough others would listen to him that the Paris Reforms would be put in place, overseeing the creation of the August Constitution, the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Peers. Courreges would become the first Prime Minister of France, and would oversee a programme of cautious reform, land grants in Canada to appease the populace, and generally working to strengthen France domestically and militarily and lay the foundations for long-term reform while not rocking the boat too much.
Ultimately, he would be remembered as one of the founding figures of French democracy and the Constitutional Monarchy.
William Boone, one of the younger leaders of the Planters' Rebellion. Younger...and more idealistic. While many of the leaders were primarily motivated by a desire to preserve the institution of slavery in North America and their class's hold on power, Boone was primarily motivated by a desire to see democracy flourish on the continent, having been inspired by up-time historical accounts of the United States. Indeed, he had a personal dislike for slavery and wished to see it end, but he and like-minded revolutionaries allied with the planters as the planters were the key to gaining weapons from the Spanish.
Following the defeat of the Rebellion, Boone led a number of like-minded former rebels into Spanish Tejas. After some years of quiet, he would lead them in agitating for democracy within Tejas, and would ultimately begin a long-running rebellion against the Spanish crown that would unite both Anglos and Spanish settlers who desired more freedom...
Well, airships with light steam and electric engines are definitely a thing. And yeah, internal combustion engines will be introduced eventually - the issue is that, as you say, steam tech was initially more practical and now has seen expanded development, increased efficiency...plus it's cleaner. But that'll change, and when IC engines come back, they'll be a fair bit more advanced, developed etc. than they would be OTL...
Indeed indeed...
I mean, there's a lot more than I describe here. The photo format means I can only get so deep into a description - the violence on Cuba, etc., is a major issue that if this was a full TL would occupy many chapters...
It's not a full TL, of course, because of a lack of time
Though you never know, one day I might do stories set in the universe at different times...Oh yes. While monarchy will be enduring a lot in Europe, the way of the future is largely going to be constitutional monarchy with democratic institutions and traditions. Many of which grow initially as the old regimes try to hold power by placating the people...but long-term, they become functional democracies.
Of course, some places will end up needing a bit more to it than that...
And yeah. As you yourself suggested, the idea of the USA would inspire at least some people. That's why the Planters used the imagery - it's much easier to rally people going 'Fight for Freedom!' than going 'Fight so I can keep my slaves and my privileged position'. And now that they're shorn of the planters, the lads who fled to Tejas can link up with like-minded people there and in Mexico, and who knows what may come...
Well I do know that they tested a working Steam plane built by Besler around the 1930's so it would definitely make sense that the technology would be explored a bit more here. Though I do see them eventually being replaced by internal combustion but with it being more of a slow transition. Hopefully whale oil doesn't end up being used as a short term stop gap until the infrastructure for oil wells is properly developed.
Land of Confusion:
Genesis
As the shadow of nuclear winter begins to subside and a new dawn rises over the post apocalyptic world a new threat has arisen. Crawling out from the abandoned mines, internment camps and army bases rises the twisted spawn of one of last great sins of old America, united by the dark voice of their Commander the Mutant Army.
As the armies of the old world tore each other apart it began clear to the United States military that new methods and means of war would be necessary if they wished to drive the Sino-soviet invaders from the shores of America. Something that the greatest minds of the United States were more than able to provide with the aid of American industry. Powered armored exoskeletons to break through enemy fortifications on the west coastal front, jet propelled v-tol aircraft to transport marines quickly across the Islands of the South Pacific and Thorium powered tanks to counter Soviet armored thrusts in western Europe and the middle East to name a few. Yet it would be the Army Bio-chemical Research Department that would spawn some of the greatest horrors of the wasteland with Project Chrysalis being the ultimate manifesto of their warped ideals. Believing that if the United States were to turn out triumphant in the Third World War then it would require a superior breed of soldier to not only win but to also ensure future American hegemony. With the scientists behind it having no shortage of test subjects in the form of Communist Block P.O.W's and even interned US citizens.
They believed that with right combination of gene therapy they could not only transform a sniveling army recruit into a neigh unstoppable biological juggernaut on the battlefield but also eventually create a new generation of Americans that would stronger, faster, smarter and more resilient than all those who became before, the very embodiment of American exceptionalism. With no cost being to great to achieve their dreams of a new humanity in their minds, having gone so far as to administer CRISPR based treatments to various divisions before the bombs dropped.
Only for their experiments and soldiers to have been warped and mutated into abominations with exposure to the nuclear fallout. Muscles bulged tearing the cancerous skin apart while their minds were frayed by what had been done to them. With many of them breaking loose from their confines and killing their tormentors only for most to soon die in the irradiated wastes not long after. Yet still a few scattered bands managed to survive their mutations having seemingly kept them alive to this very down only for the voice of a new dark master to call out to their minds uniting them under a common banner.
Joining them under their banner are the feral descendants of the spawn of survivors who were cast out from common humanity. Having been left horribly deformed and mutated by the atomic radiation that blanketed the Earth. They grew monstrous and feral hiding out in abandoned mine caves scattered across the American desert, praying on whatever came their way to survive, be it man or beast. Making up the bulk of the mutant army the "ferals" act as the fodder soaking up casualties for their sterile "gene" kin.
Fighting besides them are the berserkers the Commander favored shock troops "bio-genetic mutants" that have been specially selected for their strength and aggression. Fed a steady diet of old world combat stimulates and steroids they charge into battle with mad fury, often attacking anything in sight whether it be friend or foe.
Yet that may soon changed as word spreads that the Commander is getting ever closer to perfecting what was left behind by Project Chrysalis. That and a new generation of mutants shall soon arise to sweep aside the humanity of old. While the rising states of the wasteland grow ever more aware of the approaching threat...
Genesis
As the shadow of nuclear winter begins to subside and a new dawn rises over the post apocalyptic world a new threat has arisen. Crawling out from the abandoned mines, internment camps and army bases rises the twisted spawn of one of last great sins of old America, united by the dark voice of their Commander the Mutant Army.
As the armies of the old world tore each other apart it began clear to the United States military that new methods and means of war would be necessary if they wished to drive the Sino-soviet invaders from the shores of America. Something that the greatest minds of the United States were more than able to provide with the aid of American industry. Powered armored exoskeletons to break through enemy fortifications on the west coastal front, jet propelled v-tol aircraft to transport marines quickly across the Islands of the South Pacific and Thorium powered tanks to counter Soviet armored thrusts in western Europe and the middle East to name a few. Yet it would be the Army Bio-chemical Research Department that would spawn some of the greatest horrors of the wasteland with Project Chrysalis being the ultimate manifesto of their warped ideals. Believing that if the United States were to turn out triumphant in the Third World War then it would require a superior breed of soldier to not only win but to also ensure future American hegemony. With the scientists behind it having no shortage of test subjects in the form of Communist Block P.O.W's and even interned US citizens.
They believed that with right combination of gene therapy they could not only transform a sniveling army recruit into a neigh unstoppable biological juggernaut on the battlefield but also eventually create a new generation of Americans that would stronger, faster, smarter and more resilient than all those who became before, the very embodiment of American exceptionalism. With no cost being to great to achieve their dreams of a new humanity in their minds, having gone so far as to administer CRISPR based treatments to various divisions before the bombs dropped.
Only for their experiments and soldiers to have been warped and mutated into abominations with exposure to the nuclear fallout. Muscles bulged tearing the cancerous skin apart while their minds were frayed by what had been done to them. With many of them breaking loose from their confines and killing their tormentors only for most to soon die in the irradiated wastes not long after. Yet still a few scattered bands managed to survive their mutations having seemingly kept them alive to this very down only for the voice of a new dark master to call out to their minds uniting them under a common banner.
Joining them under their banner are the feral descendants of the spawn of survivors who were cast out from common humanity. Having been left horribly deformed and mutated by the atomic radiation that blanketed the Earth. They grew monstrous and feral hiding out in abandoned mine caves scattered across the American desert, praying on whatever came their way to survive, be it man or beast. Making up the bulk of the mutant army the "ferals" act as the fodder soaking up casualties for their sterile "gene" kin.
Fighting besides them are the berserkers the Commander favored shock troops "bio-genetic mutants" that have been specially selected for their strength and aggression. Fed a steady diet of old world combat stimulates and steroids they charge into battle with mad fury, often attacking anything in sight whether it be friend or foe.
Yet that may soon changed as word spreads that the Commander is getting ever closer to perfecting what was left behind by Project Chrysalis. That and a new generation of mutants shall soon arise to sweep aside the humanity of old. While the rising states of the wasteland grow ever more aware of the approaching threat...
Tree Of Liberty
General Washington supreme leader of the continental army.
Thomas Jefferson poses for a propaganda shoot.
Alexander Hamilton American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Militia stand guard at Valley forge during an harsh winter.
members of Francis Marion Marion Militia or as they were called by the Brits the “Swamp Foxes”
General Washington supreme leader of the continental army.
Thomas Jefferson poses for a propaganda shoot.
Alexander Hamilton American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Militia stand guard at Valley forge during an harsh winter.
members of Francis Marion Marion Militia or as they were called by the Brits the “Swamp Foxes”
Is this a "American Revolution, but in modern-day" scenario?
Tree Of Liberty
Benjamin Franklin pre war inventor and draft the Declaration of Independence and later on the U.S. Constitution. His is also famous for his use of IEDs, the creation of home made weaponized drones, and creating “plug and play Arsenal” that the us used in the war.
Dartmouth Cargo ship shortly before the Boston tea party.
some “Patriots” troops training shortly before the battle of Lexington and Concord.
Patriot naval shop after being hit by a British Missile.
Benjamin Franklin pre war inventor and draft the Declaration of Independence and later on the U.S. Constitution. His is also famous for his use of IEDs, the creation of home made weaponized drones, and creating “plug and play Arsenal” that the us used in the war.
Dartmouth Cargo ship shortly before the Boston tea party.
some “Patriots” troops training shortly before the battle of Lexington and Concord.
Patriot naval shop after being hit by a British Missile.
Last edited:
I actually have a pretty expansive post about a 1960's Batman movie by Arthur Penn starring Steve McQueen. I have been wanting to post it on here but I don't have Photoshop.... But I will post a link to my original post if you are interested.
So what should I do next while I'm working on LoC:G.
- A timeline where a Gothic Horror castle gets ISOT to medieval Europe during the crusades, bringing with it a vampire lord, Frankenstein monsters, a mad scientist plague doctor, steampunk weaponry etc.?
- An Emberverse/Revolution styled setting where the modern world ended with a conjunction of spheres styled event bringing dragons, magic and whole lot of fantasy elements to our world while simultaneously destroying most modern technology?