The Cold War Gone Warm

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The Cold War Gone Warm (tCWGW) is a speculative history d20 Modern game.  What does that mean?  Well, simply put, tCWGW is an attempt to see what would happen if several key events in the Cold War ended up differently, and most importantly, what direct, conventional warfare between the United States and the United Soviet Socialist Republics would have been like.

It is set in the early 1980s, with the Soviet Union and the United States entering into full-scale war.

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Historical Overview:

[note=Factuality]Aside from those parts that are obviously exaggerated or ficitional, if you find any errors in the factuality of this section, let the author know.[/note]The Past:
The Greek Civil War, instead of ending peacefully and quickly, turned out instead to end up in a protracted Civil War, dividing Greece much like Germany.

The People's Republic of China won complete control of the country, including the island of Taiwan.

Japan has faced off against the Soviet Union in several skrimishes over both's claim to the Kruil Islands.  Currently, Japan occupies the Southern islands, while the USSR occupies the Northern islands.  Both still claim the Kruil Islands in their entirety.

The Korean War was still a stalemate, but no ceasefire was ever agreed to, and skirmishes between the Communist North and Democratic South still occur.  By-and-in-large, the US has pulled most of its forces out, in favor of a larger UN force.

Cuban rebels, supposedly backed by the CIA, attempted to overthow the Cuban government.  Their attempt was an absolute failure.  Later, the Soviet Union was forced by the US to remove nuclear launch sites from Cuba.  Much to the world's relief, the situation ended without incident.

The US presence in Vietnam War expanded officially into Laos and Cambodia, and after a prolonged stalemate, US forces partially pulled out.  Shortly thereafter, Laos and North Vietnam's relations with China fully crumbled and a civil War between the four nations insued.  With North Vietnam's attentions focused elsewhere, South Vietnam has had time to strengthen its fragile government into a well-defined, pro-Democratic organization.

The Present:
Much like in Vietnam, US aid to Afghanistan has quickly escalated into troop commitment.  However, the Soviets also have troops in Afghanistan, and a full-scale war between the two sides seems immanent.  Not a day passes where one side cannot see the other.  Rules of engagement, however, prevent either side from attacking.

Japan handles much of the peacekeeping efforts in South East Asia, along with a massive UN force.  The situation between North and South Vietnam has cooled off a little, as both sides have problems, in the North's case external, and in the South's internal, to deal with.  The situation between North and South Korea is similar, but fighting between the two occurs much more often.

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