Hello, my name is Jack

by on February 25, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Character Profiles, Diaries

I lost a lot when the Shang attacked but I’m nowhere near alone in that. Ken became one of my best friends during The War. He was born in Los Angeles and lived there all his life until Yosemite fell. He only spoke of what he saw that day once that I ever heard. It’s his story to tell and I won’t repeat it even here. But let’s just say that Buckaroo Banno had a lot of reasons to drop his surfboard and volunteer. And he had a lot of reasons to kill Shang. But who am I kidding? Most of us did.

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The Early AIs

by on February 24, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Character Profiles

Around two-dozen different major AIs made themselves famous during the 2050s, fighting alongside the college programmers or government think tanks that created them. Dixie of Texas Tech and Elizabeth of Cambridge became the most famous of those who stayed with humanity. Dixie became famous right away. She even got a show out of the deal. Elizabeth took a long time to come out of the network, though we know what she did now. The Rogue AIs were a threat many did not recognize at first, but we surely recognize them now.

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Forge of Wars: Card Heroes

by on February 23, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Have you ever wanted to own a whole slew of affordable miniatures to play games with?  Well, I have a treat for you.  They’re called Card Heroes, tiny people printed on micro-sized cards ready to battle for your tabletop, and they’re happy to guard your house or gaming location right now.  Check them out right now and call them up for duty.  They’re waiting for you.  🙂

Forge of Wars: Card Heroes

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Hello, my name is Charles

by on February 22, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

Returning veterans had it the worst on the coasts. The East and West coasts, bastions of socialist and other liberal ideologies, harassed any man with a military haircut. The Midwest was another story entirely. Returning soldiers found thanks, and then a general forgetfulness. They had served. Now they were home. Life went on. But drug addictions, strange illnesses, and post-combat stress followed them home. Even in regions where they were not hated, life was difficult for the veterans of Vietnam.

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Hello, my name is Jack

by on February 21, 2015 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

I hated the Shang when I volunteered to serve. I volunteered because I wanted to kill as many of them as I could. That was not the right reason for me to volunteer. It took me a long time to figure out a reason to serve that I could live with. Literally. It wasn’t about killing Shang, Chinese, or anyone else I thought had done me or mine wrong. That’s not serving. That’s killing. I got way too close to being a killer.

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