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by Nicolas Michon
Mon 30 Nov 2020, 00:08
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] THE WORLD AT WAR comments/feedback
Replies: 117
Views: 27050

Re: [ALPHA] THE WORLD AT WAR comments/feedback

Hello Arrigo, well, I am ALWAYS optimistic :-D I do lower my usually exacting standards a bit for an RPG, as long as the crazier stuff, which belies basic logistical, economic or military logic (like the "Soviet armada" invading the UK from the Swedish coast.... sorry FL - I have proposed ...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 21:51
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation
Replies: 11
Views: 3256

Re: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation

Hello, It could have been interesting, but the dates don't work: the decision to retaliate or not, and to what extent, needs to be taken at the very end of 1998. Operation Reset occurs some time in 2000. Now, it is likely that French factions are in this somehow in 2000: some to help, some to hinder...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 19:47
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] THE WORLD AT WAR comments/feedback
Replies: 117
Views: 27050

Re: [ALPHA] THE WORLD AT WAR comments/feedback

The 1st ed background was .... a mess, and frankly ridiculous in some aspects (the Germans invading Poland, France sitting it out .....), so I fully support the current rewrite. Small tweaks on the main issues raised (Soviet dominance on the battlefield - now explained by tac nukes / the UK situatio...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 19:40
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation
Replies: 11
Views: 3256

Re: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation

Hello, I should have been clearer: the coup is triggered by the refusal of the civilian authorities to go along with Kryushkov's "nuclear cease-fire" proposal - otherwise, as you point out, it is illogical. Why would a segment of the military oppose full retaliation? It makes sense if they...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 17:39
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation
Replies: 11
Views: 3256

Re: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation

Hello Arrigo, My idea was not to have a Bonapartist (there are still a few, but they are mostly harmless reenactors), but a Bonaparte wannabe - i.e. an opportunist ready to do anything for personal advancement. So he would not be picked up by domestic intelligence - none of the coup members would: t...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 16:52
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation
Replies: 11
Views: 3256

[ALPHA] Some tweaks on the French situation

Hello, The French write-up is a HUGE improvement over the previous versions, and it is mostly credible. Having the French honor their NATO commitment and getting nuked as a result of it is, by far, much more likely than the previous iterations. My goal, being constructive, is (a) to fix the small bi...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 11:36
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] The UK in 4E is still a bit... problematic
Replies: 94
Views: 21819

Re: [ALPHA] The UK in 4E is still a bit... problematic

Hello Jerry B, Yes, let's keep this civil. Your points are very well taken - I tried to conciliate your valid concerns with having an end result that approaches that in the book, but fixing the unnecessarily weird stuff (logistics are unforgiving, and enough players have either a military background...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 29 Nov 2020, 01:27
Forum: General
Topic: [ALPHA] Some suggestions for armored combat
Replies: 9
Views: 2125

[ALPHA] Some suggestions for armored combat

Hello, I should first preface this by saying that the armored vehicle rules look very interesting - and have quite a lot of detail. However, there are some things that are missing or a bit oversimplified IMHO (sorry, I've designed a module for a WWIII squad-level game), and may be worth considering ...
by Nicolas Michon
Sat 28 Nov 2020, 17:03
Forum: Referees Only
Topic: [ALPHA] The UK in 4E is still a bit... problematic
Replies: 94
Views: 21819

Re: [ALPHA] The UK in 4E is still a bit... problematic

Hello, Let's see how we can try to make this work. I fully agree that the Soviet armada scenario is far-fetched. I can buy a semi-amphibious invasion of Sweden if Finnland has been invaded first, but this will likely exhaust most of the SU's capacity in that department. You could see how a daring ga...
by Nicolas Michon
Sun 08 Nov 2020, 21:56
Forum: General
Topic: Who is Twilight: 2000 4e for?
Replies: 54
Views: 13527

Re: Who is Twilight: 2000 4e for?

Hello, I have vivid recollections of the end of the Cold War - notably the French pundits of the time trying to determine whether Gorbachev's ascent to power was part of a dastardly commie plot to lull the unsuspecting West into lowering its guard, and the fall of the Berlin wall, which we watched l...