RI Democrat 18 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 http://www.mediafire.com/?ijmmzwejwel Feedback is very welcome. To give you some background on what this scenario is about, here is the scenario file description, plus some additional info that I included in the scenario folder under the title "The Story So Far." This is based on a mix of the graphic novel and movie versions of V For Vendetta. Scenario Description Though credited with keeping Britain out of nuclear war, the Labour Party proved unable to deal with the multiple crises that arose later, and a series of minority governments have been unable to cope with rising instability and outbreaks of domestic terrorism. The most recent minority government, led by the hard-right Norsefire Party, has fallen in a vote of no-confidence, but its leaders have controversially continued to institute new security measures during the election campaign without the approval of Parliament. Political tension is at an all-time high, and some fear that a Norsefire victory could lead to the end of British democracy. (Based on a combination of the graphic novel and film versions of "V For Vendetta.") The Story So Far January 1983 Labour wins election Michael Foot takes office as Prime Minister Major Party Results: Labour 352 Conservative 250 SDP/Liberal 33 April 1983 Labour Government initiates nuclear disarmament & large-scale nationalisation June 1983 James Prior replaces Margaret Thatcher as Conservative Party Leader August 1983 U.S.-Soviet Confrontation escalates to nuclear exchange Total of 178 nuclear warheads launched before cease-fire, most striking U.S. and USSR UK refuses to launch missiles October 1983 Fallout, economic collapse spread Over 300 million deaths attributed to nuclear strikes, radiation, and other after-effects February 1984 Unemployment and poverty reach historic highs in UK due to global economic crisis May 1984 Food shortages lead to government rationing of supplies Protests against proposed rations turn into riots Over 400 killed in clashes with authorities June 1984 IRA calls for renewed independence campaign Several terrorist attacks take place, disorder spreads July 1984 Tony Benn replaces Michael Foot as Labour Leader, Prime Minister September 1984 Reports suggest spike in immigration contributing to job shortages, overcrowding October 1984 Disorder and crime in British cities continue to spin out of control November 1984 Several trade unions revolt against proposed government rations December 1984 Benn dissolves Parliament, calls new election January 1985 Prior wins Minority Government on "National Reconciliation" platform Major Party Results: Conservative 297 Labour 214 SDP/Liberal 105 February 1985 Prior invites leaders of various interest groups to national conference Roy Hattersley replaces Tony Benn as Labour Party Leader March 1985 Prior's proposed economic recovery and general amnesty program rejected at conference despite Labour Party support April 1985 Prior calls snap election May 1985 Second Tory minority elected Major Party Results: Conservative 304 Labour 244 SDP/Liberal 62 June 1985 Prior, Hattersley agree to temporary "grand coalition" on condition of new election by December 1986 October 1985 New economic recovery plan approved In Parliament March 1986 Reports surface of IRA forging links to British extremists & militants August 1986 British economy on rebound; job losses partially reversed October-November 1986 Wave of domestic terrorism claims 784 lives Prior and Hattersley reported At odds over response December 1986 Parliament dissolved, new elections called January 1987 Labour Minority elected, Hattersley becomes PM Major Party Results: Labour 288 Conservative 256 SDP/Liberal 70 March 1987 Government achieves partial success in reducing crime, terorrism April 1987 Hattersley badly wounded in car bomb attack, resigns as PM Foot serves as Interim PM, rules out permanent return Labour factional splits re-emerge over choice of successor May 1987 Labour Unable to Agree on New PM; Queen Invites Prior and SDP/LIB Leaders to Negotiate New Government Prior, David Steel Announce Coalition Government August 1987 Widespread unrest in face of resurgent terrorism and violence, economy falters Racial tension, anti-immigrant violence rise in cities Neil Kinnock becomes Labour Party Leader November 1987 Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer assassinated outside 10 Downing Street Right-wing leaders claim foreign infiltrators responsible Prior resigns as Conservative Leader and PM Thatcher returns as Conservative Leader and PM, promises tough new law-and-order measures December 1987 Several industries partially privatized Ulster Unionists and Democratic Unionists merge as Ulster Unionist Alliance January 1988 Harsh new criminal justice and internal security policies approved with cross-partisan support in Parliament Sinn Fein hardliners, IRA pledge support to new “Coalition for Resistance” against perceived authoritarian trends February 1988 Conservatives propose drastic cutbacks in immigration quotas SDP-Liberal Alliance withdraws support; Government falls in no-confidence vote Conservative Cabinet Minister Adam Sutler forms Norsefire Party, claims government policies too timid April 1988 Election results in hung Parliament, Kinnock becomes PM with SDP/Liberal support Major Party Results: Labour 277 Conservative 238 Norsefire 48 SDP/Liberal 41 June 1988 Government nationalises several struggling businesses July 1988 Numerous "Militant Tendency" figures expelled From Labour Party August 1988 Militant Tendency reported to be in talks with Coalition for Resistance September 1988 New domestic terrorism outbreak; accusations fly between Norsefire, Militant Tendency "Revenge murders" against immigrants suspected of terrorism reported Irish nationalists form United Ireland Party October 1988 Kinnock declares State Of Emergency November 1988 State of Emergency rescinded; 3 more bombing attacks shortly afterward SDP-Liberal Alliance withdraws support over mishandling of State of Emergency Government falls in no-confidence vote December 1988 Conservative minority elected, Norsefire offers conditional support Major Party Results: Conservative 275 Labour 228 Norsefire 97 SDP/Liberal 24 January 1989 Conservative-Norsefire alliance passes additional internal security regulations March 1989 189 suspected terrorists arrested April 1989 Government claims leaders of attacks on Hattersley, Prior now In custody Thatcher calls snap election May 1989 Norsefire show huge unexpected gains, form minority government with Adam Sutler as PM Major Party Results: Norsefire 237 Labour 232 Conservative 141 SDP/Liberal 15 August 1989 Civil liberties protesters clash with police Large numbers placed in indefinite detention by decree of Home Secretary Peter Creedy September 1989 Tories suggest proposal to allow martial law under specific circumstances Sutler dismisses Tory proposal, says new office of High Chancellor needed Government forces through new censorship measures December 1989 "Christmas Day Massacre": Over 300 killed in clashes with police in London February 1990 Report: Over 2,000 Citizens "disappeared" since Norsefire assumed power Government proposes mass deportation program Inner-city violence spikes, terrorism on the rise Coalition for Resistance calls for “armed insurrection” against the government Tories join Labour, SDP/Liberal Alliance in no-confidence vote, Parliament dissolved Major parties likely to conduct pre-election leadership review Link to post Share on other sites
matvail2002 803 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Wow! Very good scenario! Link to post Share on other sites
Treasurer 28 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Brilliant background story, and very compelling scenario prospect. Never read the book or seen the movie though. I'll play it fully soon as i can! Link to post Share on other sites
Kauai 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Looks freaking awesome! Link to post Share on other sites
Kauai 0 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 And I was right. Plays very well. I'll play a few more times and then I'll see if I can come up with any improvement suggestions. Link to post Share on other sites
Treasurer 28 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I can help you improve it if you want. I was well in the lead with Norsefire, but i crashed, having lots of negative momentum, and in the end, the Alliance came from nowhere and won. I felt like i wasn't in control by the end. Probably because i ran out ad money, but it all seemed erratic with the large amounts of money. I can put in the right issue images if you want. Link to post Share on other sites
RI Democrat 18 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 The Alliance should perhaps have less money -- they're meant to be a in a pretty weakened state. I've never seen them win before in this scenario, but I didn't intend for that be possible. The scenario is meant to be somewhat events-driven, though. The St. Mary's virus is always going to give a boost to parties with a more right-wing position on security issues and hurt those more to the left. Also, if Norsefire gets accused of creating the virus (of which they were seemingly guilty in the V For Vendetta movie), you'll see the opposite effect and the public will turn against parties that are right-wing on those issues. Did you get both the virus and the counter-accusation when you played? Link to post Share on other sites
Treasurer 28 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 The Alliance won, due to a four way party split of the seats, and the Alliance edged it, with a late surge. I can understand what's going on now. I looked at your events file. For the "NORSEFIRE ACCUSED OF CREATING ST. MARY'S VIRUS" headline, you've put in 20 for chance_occurs_any_given_day, but the headline will come up everytime you play the game because you've put a "1" for event_will_occur, which means it will over-ride any percentage you give it, so leave that as 0, if thats what you desired, a 20% chance for each day. The 1 for times_can_occur is OK though. Link to post Share on other sites
RI Democrat 18 Posted May 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 The Alliance won, due to a four way party split of the seats, and the Alliance edged it, with a late surge.I can understand what's going on now. I looked at your events file. For the "NORSEFIRE ACCUSED OF CREATING ST. MARY'S VIRUS" headline, you've put in 20 for chance_occurs_any_given_day, but the headline will come up everytime you play the game because you've put a "1" for event_will_occur, which means it will over-ride any percentage you give it, so leave that as 0, if thats what you desired, a 20% chance for each day. The 1 for times_can_occur is OK though. I meant to change that back to 0, actually. I changed it to 1 because I wanted to see how it would affect the game when it did happen, but it's not supposed to happen every single time. Do you think I should make the viral outbreak itself an optional issue rather than something that invariably happens? My thought was that the challenge of the scenario would be to beat Norsefire despite the outbreak and without any guarantee of their role in it coming to light. (I'd also have to remove the follow-up events, since it unfolds over several days as the scenario currently stands.) Anyway, I'll be sure to at least change the accusation event before I post the next version. Link to post Share on other sites
Treasurer 28 Posted May 23, 2009 Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 I would prefer the virus was compulsive, and the Norsefire accusation optional. I like the big event intervention for this one. Link to post Share on other sites
Kauai 0 Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Could somebody send me this at labellainvites@aol.com? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
zagatstein 2 Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Looks very interesting! Link to post Share on other sites
Kauai 0 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Bump? Link to post Share on other sites
RI Democrat 18 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Sorry, didn't realize people were still reading this thread. I think what I may do, actually, is just try to finalize it this weekend and then send it out and/or post it - I just have a few changes to make, but I got distracted working on UK '79, Weimar 1933, and some others. Link to post Share on other sites
zagatstein 2 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Thanks--looks good! Link to post Share on other sites
RI Democrat 18 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Hey all, sorry this is taking so long - just wanted to let you know that I am working on it and I haven't disappeared. Link to post Share on other sites
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