{"id":2,"date":"2025-04-10T03:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/73.211.93.141\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:11:49","slug":"queencountry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/73.211.93.141\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"SETTING &amp; BACKGROUND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>In the field, you don\u2019t get second chances \u2014 only second guesses.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Queen &amp; Country: The Cold War Has Ended. The Shadows Endure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The year is 1995. The Berlin Wall is rubble, and the Soviet Union lies fractured \u2014 its banner lowered, its empire splintered. But peace? Peace is an illusion. Beneath the headlines of newfound freedom, old loyalties simmer, broken spies resurface, and power shifts from governments to warlords, oligarchs, and private arms dealers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">From the fog-drenched alleys of Istanbul to the neon haze of Hong Kong, whispers speak of shifting alliances, weapons caches left behind, and sleeper cells awakened. Islamic extremism begins to stir with new purpose, targeting the West with ferocity and cunning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And in the heart of it all \u2014&nbsp;<em>Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Intelligence Service<\/em>, SIS. You are a&nbsp;<strong>Minder<\/strong>, a member of the Directorate of Operations. Trained in deception, survival, and diplomacy by fire, you handle the assignments too volatile for the headlines. You&#8217;re the quiet answer to global instability. The scalpel in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You will lie. You will kill. You will vanish. And you will do so with no medals, no recognition, and no guarantees. Because when the world asks who watches the watchers&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You answer, without hesitation:<br><em>For Queen. For Country. For the future no one sees coming.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you ready to step into the shadows?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campaign Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Campaign Name<\/strong>: Queen &amp; Country; <strong>GM<\/strong>: Ty; <strong>Creation Date<\/strong>: Summer 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Genre<\/strong>: Post-Cold War Espionage; <strong>Tech Level (TL)<\/strong>: 8 <strong>Realism Level<\/strong>: Realistic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Power Level<\/strong>: 150 pts (175?)\/ 50pt Disads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Campaign Synopsis and Recent Events:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Timeline of Significant Historical Events:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1979\u2013Nov<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Blunt\">Anthony Blunt<\/a> publicly revealed as the \u201cfourth man\u201d in the Cambridge Spy Ring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1984\u2013Oct<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brighton_hotel_bombing\">IRA&#8217;s Brighton bombing<\/a> targets Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Libya arms support to the IRA suspected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1985\u2013May<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oleg_Gordievsky\">Oleg Gordievsky<\/a> defects to Britain; exposes KGB operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1985\u2013Late<\/strong> USSR retaliates by expelling 25 British nationals from Moscow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1986\u2013Early<\/strong> UK expels 25 Soviet diplomats linked to espionage as a countermeasure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1989\u2013Nov <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall\">Fall of the Berlin Wall<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1990\u2013Sep<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Cairncross\">John Cairncross<\/a> confirmed as the \u201cfifth man\u201d in the Cambridge Spy Ring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1991\u2013Feb <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Downing_Street_mortar_attack\">IRA launches mortar attack<\/a> on 10 Downing Street during a Cabinet meeting. Libya arms support to the IRA suspected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1991-Jun<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breakup_of_Yugoslavia\">Yugoslavia begins to disintegrate<\/a> as Slovenia and Croatia declare independence, sparking armed conflict.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1991\u2013Nov <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union\">Dissolution of the Soviet Union<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1992-Apr<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosnian_War\">Bosnian War<\/a> erupts leading to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the worst violence in Europe since World War II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1992\u2013Dec<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stella_Rimington\">Stella Rimington<\/a> becomes Director General of MI5\u2014the first woman and first publicly named appointee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1993\u2013Feb<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing\">World Trade Center was bombed<\/a> by islamist extremists, kill 6 and injuring over 1,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1994-Feb<\/strong> Arrest of CIA officer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aldrich_Ames\">Aldrich Ames<\/a> in the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1994\u2013Jul  <\/strong>The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) officially moved into its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SIS_Building\">new headquarters at&nbsp;Vauxhall Cross in London<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1994-Dec<\/strong> The beginning of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Chechen_War\">Chechen war<\/a> between Chechnya and Russia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995-Feb<\/strong> Campaign start<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>GURPS Books Used<\/strong>: <em>GURPS Basic (Characters &amp; Campaigns); GURPS Espionage; GURPS Hi-Tech<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Optional Rules<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rule: Book: Page:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the field, you don\u2019t get second chances \u2014 only second guesses.&nbsp; \u2014&nbsp;Unknown Queen &amp; Country: The Cold War Has Ended. The Shadows Endure. The year is 1995. The Berlin Wall is rubble, and the Soviet Union lies fractured \u2014 its banner lowered, its empire splintered. But peace? Peace is an illusion. 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