Topic: Reason for war.

the_13th_redneck · August 16th, 2007

Oh right. America runs out of oil wells and decides to invade Norway and Sweden.
You can fight the Norwegians.
I actually was a bit of an avid story writer and I still write sometimes now... I have one story I'm working on at the moment.
But for a story to be worth anything it's got to be a bit convincing. A story of the US and Sweden alone going to war is quite frankly extremely silly, especially if you make the day and age the near future or even an alternative present.
One way you can make this story work is if you have it set maybe about fifty years from now, the US (maybe allied stronger with Canada and who knows maybe even Mexico) go to war against the European Union (which Sweden may or may not be a part of in that future you've made). Of course you'll need to include an explanation about what other powers are doing (i.e. China, India, Russia etc.). Of course if it is a story involving individuals it doesn't need to go into those things in depth but there should at least be a small explanation about what's going on with them. You can slip those in during a dinner conversation scene or with a guy fidgeting with a radio.
If you have regular US troops that we're familiar with these days patrolling your Swedish towns, it won't make much for a story. As long as you don't blow them up, they're generally about as nice as people in uniform come. For your story, you could of course say that the lack of people willing to fight has made America turn to Latin American mercenaries and you can have large chunks of your US forces formations made up of Mexican servicemen. Many of these guys can come from very poor backgrounds, and a lot of these mercenaries could be picked from outfits that fought for drug cartels and the like... but now armed with the latest in battlefield technology.
Ah there. I think I just did half the work.
But if you want my input on who Sweden is likely to get into a fight with, Russia is it. Or the EU if Sweden sides with Russia and the two decide to have a fist fight.
WAIT. Isn't this thing in the wrong forum? I think this would belong in "General Chit Chat"

August 16th, 2007
the_13th_redneck No Chance Outside Gear	Oh right. America runs out of oil wells and decides to invade Norway and Sweden. You can fight the Norwegians. I actually was a bit of an avid story writer and I still write sometimes now... I have one story I'm working on at the moment. But for a story to be worth anything it's got to be a bit convincing. A story of the US and Sweden alone going to war is quite frankly extremely silly, especially if you make the day and age the near future or even an alternative present. One way you can make this story work is if you have it set maybe about fifty years from now, the US (maybe allied stronger with Canada and who knows maybe even Mexico) go to war against the European Union (which Sweden may or may not be a part of in that future you've made). Of course you'll need to include an explanation about what other powers are doing (i.e. China, India, Russia etc.). Of course if it is a story involving individuals it doesn't need to go into those things in depth but there should at least be a small explanation about what's going on with them. You can slip those in during a dinner conversation scene or with a guy fidgeting with a radio. If you have regular US troops that we're familiar with these days patrolling your Swedish towns, it won't make much for a story. As long as you don't blow them up, they're generally about as nice as people in uniform come. For your story, you could of course say that the lack of people willing to fight has made America turn to Latin American mercenaries and you can have large chunks of your US forces formations made up of Mexican servicemen. Many of these guys can come from very poor backgrounds, and a lot of these mercenaries could be picked from outfits that fought for drug cartels and the like... but now armed with the latest in battlefield technology. Ah there. I think I just did half the work. But if you want my input on who Sweden is likely to get into a fight with, Russia is it. Or the EU if Sweden sides with Russia and the two decide to have a fist fight. WAIT. Isn't this thing in the wrong forum? I think this would belong in "General Chit Chat" __________________ I don't exist. TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSTITUTED Next time you travel http://www.epictrip.com Last edited by the_13th_redneck; August 16th, 2007 at 19:09.