Re: That one thread

[tiny tim]

he is a smart man i am sure he has thought of that already.

[RX]

Ahh, the classic cleaning. Parents loosing all your mess so that you can't find it agian. When you ask: I don't know, you must've lost it.

[Kasrkin Seath]

lol, happens to me all the time to anything that is outside my room. About two years ago, after 8 years of arguing, they finally decided to just leave my room alone.

[tiny tim]

my parents just tell me that if i dont have it cleaned by X date, that they will go through with a trash bag and put everything that is on the floor away.

[Rotaretilbo]

Finally found the damned things. They were behind some stuff on a shelf in my closet (they claimed to have put everything in a trio of boxes, which I had thoroughly searched, to which they said that I must have lost the manuals).

[Kasrkin Seath]

GUIDE TO NON-HUMAN'S,
PARANORMAL OCCURENCES
AND THE
GREAT LAKES REGION DEFENSE FORCE
----------
GREAT LAKES COMMISSION

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF PEACE
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This was made as a comprehensive, but brief guide to the invading forces, the

situation of the Great Lakes Region, and the forces responsible for its defense.

All citizens and outsiders alike should read this guide, as it could be essential

to their survival.

Table of Contents
1. History of the Great Lakes Region
-a. Collapse of the United States
-b. Formation of the Great Lakes Commission
-c. Members of the Great Lakes Region
-d. Current Situation

2. Manufacturing, Agriculture and Commerce of the Great Lakes Region
-a. Manufacturing Base
-b. Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region
-c. Commerce and Trade
-d. Natural Resources
-e. Logistics and Transportation Lines

3. Major Departments of the Great Lakes Commission
-a. Department of Defense
-b. Department of Research
-c. Department of Peace
-d. Department of the State

4. Great Lakes Region Defense Force
-a. Military Forces
-b. Base and Outpost Locations
-c. Restricted Zones
-d. Inhibitors and Guard Forces
-e. Irregular Fighting Units and Militia's

5. Weaponry, Equipment and Vehicles
-a. Food and Water
-b. Firearms
-c. Equipment
-d. Vehicles
-e. Melee and Irregular Weaponry

6. Non-Humans
-a. Undead
-b. Dimensional Class-A
-c. Dimensional Class-B

7. Paranormal Occurences
Occurences and Events are listed
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1. History of the Great Lakes Region

a. Collapse of the United States

In 2037 the United States dissolved. It is believed that the seeds of this break

were planted several decades earlier during economic and war time turmoil, where

two distinct and popular belief sets began to conflict. During the following

decade the State governments would band together to form new nations and some made

war. Most inter-regional termoil was ended when the Undead Uprising began in 2041.

b. Formation of the Great Lakes Commission

As the Undead Uprising was in full swing in Europe and the former Southern United

States, the nothern states came together to form a defensive and economic

contract. Initially this only included former US states, but after Canada

dissolved amid the negotiations the contract came to include all former members of

the Great Lakes Commission established by the Canadian and United States

Governments many years ago.

The Commission now acts as a central governing body, and much like a confederacy.

The otherwise seperate states and territories, which all have their own

governments, are bound together under it much like the states were under the US

Federal Government.

The Commission drafted a weak-type constitution which would regulate the states

and territories under it. It is still in effect to this day.

c. Members of the Great Lakes Region

The members of the Great Lakes Commission are as follows. The list includes the

State or Territory and what pre-collapse nation it belonged to.

(Northern)Indiana - United States
(North-Eastern)Illinois - United States
Michigan - United States
(Eastern)Minnesota - United States
(Western)New York - United States
(Northern)Ohio - United States
(Southern)Ontario - Canada
(Western)Pennsylvania - United States
(Southern)Quebec - Canada
(Eastern)Wisconsin - United States

d. Current Situation

Despite a large population base, Agriculture and Manufacturing base, the Great

Lakes Region as well as much of the world has been devestated by past events. The

wars, the Undead Uprising and Dimension Type-A attacks and invasions left many

places severely weakened. The Great Lakes Region is currently under invasion and

siege from many of the forces mentioned above. The appearance of the Dimension

Type-B species has only worsened the situation. The situation has grown so severe

within the Eastern Hemisphere that contact has been lost.

The Great Lakes Commission has recently declared a state of war in order raise the

necessary funds, manpower and machines to effectively defend itself and drive

outside influences from its borders.




2. Manufacturing, Agriculture and Commerce of the Great Lakes Region

a. Manufacturing Base

The Great Lakes Region has an extremely strong manufacturing base. Throughout

Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, many dozens of factories churn out both

military and civilian products. The board's responsible for regulating the

industries as well as wartime production are headquartered in Detroit Michigan,

which holds many factories and is well within Great Lakes Commission boundaries.

It is safe to say that the Great Lakes Region has the most powerfull manufacturing

base within the America's, and possibly the world.

b. Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region

Agriculture exists within the Great Lakes region to a suprising extent. The Great

Lakes regulate the temperature of the surrounding area, allowing the large scale

growth of food, both in quantity and type. In the western and southern reaches of

the Region, Corn, cereals and grains are common. Within the central part of the

region, fruits and grains are common, as well as root plants like sugar beets or

potatoes. In the northern areas, root plants are grown in larger amounts than

anywhere else.

c. Commerce and Trade

Trade is high within the region. Each region tends to produce their own cash crops

and cash goods. The Trade and Commerce Commission is located in Chicago,

Illinois(as well as the GLC Headquarters).

External trade with other regions is often slow, however, when it does occur it

normally includes mass bulk of goods being exchanged.

d. Natural Resources

There are large quantities of natural resources located throughout the region. In

the North and East, minerals are mined. Michigan holds a strong timber industry.

Water is almost always available, something that is sometimes a rarity elsewhere.

Most goods manufactured within the region are made out of the regions own natural

resources, making the Great Lakes Region self sufficient.

e. Logistics and Transportation Lines

Early in the 21st century, rail lines became prominent. The remnants of the once

sprawling network once again came to life and expanded. The current transportation

system, based on the rail lines, is massive. It connects every major city to one

another and often runs throughout and underneath them to allow quick and efficient

transportation within them.

The only problem with the rail lines is that some run through areas outside of

Inhibition Fields. Such unstable areas are prone to attack, and paranormal

activity. There are cases where entire regiments have been called in to defend the

narrow strips of land that the tracks run through, and many other cases where an

anomaly destroyed the rail line. In some rare cases, small portions of areas that

rail lines ran through have simply ceased to exist.




3. Major Departments of the Great Lakes Commission

a. Department of Defense

The Department of Defense is the largest department within the GLC. It is

responsible for all aspects of the military, from production to the battlefield.

It is made up of millions of members and forms the core of the GLR defense.

b. Department of Research

The Department of Research is responsible for developing new ideas and solving

problems. It incorporates many sub-departments, such as the Department of Science

and the Department of Engineering. The Department essentially solves problems,

designs new things and develops new technologies.

c. Department of Peace

The Department of Peace includes civilian police forces. They root out anyone who

is attempting to harm the GLR and keep the peace within its boundaries.

d. Department of the State

The Department of the State handles the political hurdles of Inter-State relations

as well as those with other governments.




4. Great Lakes Region Defense Force

a. Military Forces

The Great Lakes Defense Force(GLDF) is made up of both volunteers and conscripts.

They incorporate technology both old and new in their equipment and vehicles. It

is not uncommon to see 100 year old designs in the hands of the several-million

strong force.

It is impossible to include all forces of the GLDF within this brief guide,

however they will be outlined.

b. Base and Outpost Locations

There are multiple GLDF bases and outposts located within the GLR. Each city has

its own base which houses the city defense force. City garrisons are normally

proportionate to the size and importance of their respective city. Small towns

will have guard forces of maybe a few hundred at best, where as cities of millions

will have hundreds of thousands in the defense.

Each base of outpost is normally a walled and heavily fortified compound, often

consisting of thick concrete walls, reinforced by thick steel panels. Automated

defense turrets are common. Each base or outpost is capable of housing the local

garrison and supplying them for months on end. Each on comes equipped with a

generator and weak-field Inhibitor to keep them protected even if the city

inhibitor fails. A Base or outpost is effectively a fortress in its own right. The

only thing differentiating the two is that while bases are inside Inhibitor zones

and cities, outposts are in restricted zones, far from the inhibitors which

stabilize their surrounding areas.

c. Restricted Zones

Restricted Zones are those that the military has deemed off limits to the public.

These areas normally lie outside of Inhibition fields, and thus are prone to

anomalies and Dimensional gateways. Some parts of these zones barely resemble

earth, others have fell into the crushing blackness of gravity wells. Whatever is

out there, it is dangerous. Military outposts are the only signs of Human activity

in these inhospitible areas.

d. Inhibitors and Guard Forces

Throughout the GLR and much of the world, safety is reliant on stability.

Stability is reliant on Inhibitors. Inhibitors are massive machines which prevent

the Strange Force(read about in the Non-Human section) from acting. They often

draw as much power as the entire city they protect and come equipped with their

own fusion reactor to power them.

They are vital to every city, base and outpost within the GLR. Without them,

anomalies would rip apart civilization, and what remained would fall to invasion

from within.

Inhibitors are located within extremely well fortified and well defended bunkers.

The elite of a city's garrison are normally assigned to defend them, as their loss

would mean the loss of a city.

e. Irregular Fighting Units and Militia's

In the event that a city is under attack or emergency forces are needed, Prisoners

and Convicts will be sent into the field as Penal Brigades, or Irregulars. The

vast majority of Irregulars often come from volunteers however. For those

sentenced to life or death, the promise of freedom at the end of service is far to

great to turn down.

Should extra forces be needed, Militia's may be raised or called into action.

Descending from the 2nd Ammendment of the US Constitution which protected gun

rights and militia's, the GLC allows militia's to be formed and operate with

government registration.





5. Weaponry, Equipment and Vehicles

a. Food and Water

For your own survival, it is suggested that you carry both enough food and water

to last you several days whenever leaving a city. Outside of their walls, neither

are easily acquired.

b. Firearms

There are many firearms employed by the GLDF and allowed by the GLC. They range

from low caliber rifles, to high caliber handguns, to the many different region

specific firearms. The Michigan-Pattern Shotgun is one example of a region

specific firearm.

c. Equipment

Equipment, like weaponry, varies based on region. Although most is generic

througout the GLR, it is normally fine tuned to perform better under the

conditions of those who have it. People further south, for example, do not have to

worry about the harsh winter conditions of those in the far north, and their

equipment will reflect this.

d. Vehicles

Vehicles
e. Melee and Irregular Weaponry

[Kasrkin Seath]

Cheese knows what that is ^

[Kasrkin Seath]

Equations:

Movement/Attack -
if A is > 1, m = M-((A/M)a)
if A is <= 1, m = M/2a
A is Total Attacks
a is Attacks used or available in a turn
M is Total Movement
m is Movement used or available in a turn

Ranged Accuracy 1 -
if d is > 4,Lord Pheonix= (sqr rt of d)/2
If d is < 4,Lord Pheonix= 5 - dP is Accuracy Penalty *Rounded to nearest whole number
d is distance to target

Ranged Accuracy 2 -
P = sqr rt of d
P is Accuracy Penalty *Rounded to nearest whole number
d is distance to target

Armor/AP&Damage -
If A>AP, d = (D/A)/2
if A=AP, d = D - A
If A<AP, d = D
A is Armor
AP is Armor Piercing factor
D is Total Attack Damage
d is actuall damage dealt

[Kasrkin Seath]

GLDF
Militia -

Militia are either soldiers called to arms in dire circumstances or citizens who join in on an engagement. They generally lack armor and have light weaponry, even using axes and clubs if they have to.

Militia cannot be raised, but will automatically become available should a GLR Settlement comes under attack as the citizens work to defend it.

Type A
Race = Human
Armor = 0
Ranged Attack = 4X1-2/4/AP1
Melee Attack = 2X1/2/AP0
Group Size = 3

Type B
Race = Human
Armor = 0
Ranged Attack = N/A
Melee Attack = 3X1/6/AP1
Group Size = 3


City Defense -

Members of the City Defense are volunteers tasked with either part or full time defense and peacekeeping duty's within their settlement. They are equipped with basic armor and weaponry and have some training, but they are still little more than over glorified Militia

Although they are normally station in one specific location, they can be called into action abroad.


Peacekeeper
*Technically City Defense but acts as Militia
Race = Human
Armor = 0
Ranged Attack = 4X2-2/4/AP1
Melee Attack = 3X1/2/AP0
Group Size = 2

City Defense Team
Race = Human
Armor = 1
Ranged Attack = 4X2-1/6/AP1
Melee Attack = 2X1/4/AP1
Group Size = 2
Cost - 10

City Defense Assault Team
Race = Human
Armor = 1
Ranged Attack = 6X1-2/15/AP1
Melee Attack = 3X1/4/AP1
Group Size = 2
Cost - 10

[laxspartan007]

it looks good so far...

[Kasrkin Seath]

you stay away from my thread

[laxspartan007]

awww...*walks away*

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