An Historical, Semi-Historical, or Alt. History RPG Interest Check

[GhostShip Blue]

Hitler waiting for spring to move into Russia might have drastically changed the outcome in the east. Simply build tanks and continue to bomb the Brits for 6 months... As for the Japanese, any number of things could have gone wrong before the atomic bombs got dropped. A lucky torpedo strike and only one nuke makes it to Japan. Couple that with a simple misfire and no atomic bomb is detonated on Japanese soil. And they have one to look at, and a well established (if brutal) research arm in China.

[The Australian]

Hitler waiting for spring to move into Russia might have drastically changed the outcome in the east. Simply build tanks and continue to bomb the Brits for 6 months... As for the Japanese, any number of things could have gone wrong before the atomic bombs got dropped. A lucky torpedo strike and only one nuke makes it to Japan. Couple that with a simple misfire and no atomic bomb is detonated on Japanese soil. And they have one to look at, and a well established (if brutal) research arm in China.

Actually, one could say that the Japanese only surrendered because the Soviets invaded Manchuria, which was just a pre-game look to the arse-kicking they were going to receive when the Soviets invaded mainland Japan.

Regardless, I'd say the British Empire one would be more prevalent now. How about we're a squad of British soldiers? I'd hate to have this be 'Oh! Let's take down the big evil Empire' one.

[Byrd Man]

That one doesn't appeal to me too much, but I won't begrudge you if you can get interest. I'd have no problem overseeing or helping you oversee the game without playing in it. I actually have another alt. history idea in mind that's radically different and based on something pre-existing

[The Australian]

Oh? Then pitch it, mate.

[Byrd Man]

I don't know if you've heard of the comic book series Image is putting out called The Manhattan Projects, but it would be an RPG based off of that.

Here's a brief synopsis:

"What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? What if the union of a generation's brightest minds was not a signal for optimism, but foreboding? What if everything... went wrong?"

Pretty much, it's one of the craziest comics I've read in years. You have J. Robert Oppenheimer as a cannibalistic genius with hundreds of multiple personalities, Albert Einstein is actually the real Einstein's evil self from an alternate universe, Enrico Fermi is a space alien, and Werner von Braun has a massive robot arm. In short, it's wildly divergent from history in a lot of places, but it has tons of little nods and ins to actual history.

Oh and FDR's brain was turned into a super computer and went rogue, and Harry S. Truman is a crazy freemason who has orgies in the Oval Office.

[The Australian]

Uh.

Do you mind if I could just say "lolno" because it's really out there. Not really alternate history but more of a weird super-hero thing.

[Byrd Man]

Yeah, that's fine, I understand it's not quite up everybody's alley... but it should be, dammit!

[The Australian]

xD. I was thinking like alt. history like, 'If Rome never took on Christianity' or 'If the Pacific Fleet was lost at Pearl Harbour.'

[Byrd Man]

Like I said, if you want to try and do your own thing with a more stricter alt-history, go ahead. I'll fully support it. I think I'm going to work further on my Manhattan Projects pitch and do it in another interest check.