Mix-O-Tronic Result:
"reincarnation/WW II/mercenaries"
THE LEGACY OF OPERATION WINTERGOLD
Scenario
The characters are ordinary folks from the present day who, in the manner of Slaughterhouse
Five, flash back into the midst of WWII. The characters, representing a wide swath of modern-day folks, are all part of the same mercenary outfit fighting in the Apiennes. Thrown into some
of the worst fighting in WWII, the characters must, at first, simply learn how to survive.
When they are thrown back to their own time, the characters slowly begin to unravel a 50-year-old mystery. The unit was doomed, as newspaper reports from the time announce that Haver's
Hounds, as the unit was known, vanishes mysteriously on the eve of their greatest exploit.
As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that one of the unit betrayed the others for a load of Nazi
gold. Only by uncovering who the traitor is among them and stopping the act itself can the spirits
of these soldiers be redeemed.
Meanwhile, in the present, a hunted war criminal is tracking down the gold, and is flashing back
himself to 1944. The only difference between the characters and the war criminal is that he
knows how it all turned out, and is only being drawn back into history by the same mysterious
force that is compelling the characters. As he closes in on both Haver's Hounds and the
characters themselves, there is the chance that twice as many souls may be condemned.
Recommended games for use with this scenario: Wraith, Weird War II, or Gear Krieg (perhaps).
Mix-O-Tronic Result:
"gladiators/Mayans/Wild West"
CUSTER v. QETZOCOATL
Alternate History Setting
The Mayans, far from collapsing under the thumb of the conquistadors, repulse the spanish from
their shores. All successive attempts to land in Mexico or Central America are met with fierce
opposition. It turns out that the Mayans have progressed, technologically, to a point just behind
Europe, driving the out the Aztecs and beginning a long conflict with the Incas.
The Mayans continue to expand until their empire covers all of Central America, Baja, and what
will become Southern Texas and New Orleans. The spanish eventually give up on Central
America, choosing instead to concentrate on Florida and South America. The Mayans go virtually
unchallenged for 200 more years, until the French push them out of Louisiana.
The Dutch, having made great strides in Asia, strike up trade with the Mayan Empire in order to
gain a better foothold in North America. Now the Mayans have guns.
So sets the stage for a Pax Mayana, so to speak. When America is eventually created and pushes
west towards her Manifest Destiny, the Mayan Empire, armed to the hilt and sitting on all the
gold, block the way. They have reached a Golden Age, and the idea is kinda like the Roman
Empire - large amphitheatres offer blood sport to the masses in a decadent, unchallenged
empire, while the barbarian upstarts (the Americans) are at the gates.
Characters can be American pioneers or cavalry, Franco-Indian scouts, Mayan gladiators (there it
is!) or soldiers, Dutch traders...all on a map that looks nothing like our own.
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