Chapter 5: The Home Front

Written by Dan Carlson

Things are nuts at home. THIS CHAPTER MUST SHOW THE SHIFT FROM DEFENSIVE TO OFFENSIVE

Alien Invasion!

Public panic. Not really rioting, but everyone’s freaked out. A few nutty cults claim it’s the Apocalypse or something.

Official Flag of the Deneva Colony.
© Kris TrigwellGotta start up the war machine... industry, transportation, etc...

A Government in Turmoil

UE and UESN Command infighting. This whole thing is a mess because people had their heads in the sand. So now some of those heads roll. Changing and confused strategies, trying to deal with the Romulan menace.

Brief attempts to negotiate, no contact ever established.

Alliances

Earth/Andor/Tellar. Where’s Vulcan?

On the Firing Line

Colonies smack in the middle of it all. A secession squabble doesn’t matter as far as the Romulans are concerned.

The Romulan Reaction

The peace movement and cries of treason.

They have to give up their war aims – but gradually. According to Commander-General Ael i-Mhiessan t’Rllaillieu, a group of Guard officers approached the Praetor about negotiating a truce. They were executed for sedition and treason. How nice...

Try to adapt their strategies and tactics. This is the major turning point of the war.

Onward!

Gearing up to open a big can of whup-ass. And the UE has just opened a whole new toy box, too...