[quote=@EnergyWhale]
Interesting setting, which could be fun. Just watch out for any of the guild's self proclaimed professors on everything, they have a tendency to attack these kinds of RPs for their own deluded ends. 

So we're to assume that Ukraine has returned to the Russian Federation. How about Poland and the other Warsaw Pact countries? Are they also with Russia? 

Not that it really matters thinking about.

Sure, put me down. I'll keep an eye on this, I love fresh ideas.
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Yea, basically NATO failed and was dissolved. The EU is threatened as well as Iran, Turkey and most of the middle east, but that is not to say Russia is the bad guy. The Atmospheric Weapons Enforcement puts together a team to investigate the visitor because it poses a threat to all of earth. The AWE pulls men and women from armed forces all over the world to join its ranks. The AWE prevents anyone from using nukes with its grid of orbital platforms. Its like the UN but with actual power and autonomy. Its leadership is sort-of secretive. 

I have to apologize, I don't think I pitched this idea very well-there are a few things to work out-i.e. canon technology and recent history. Would love to have input on it. I think this is a world that is filled with opportunity. Sort of an alternate near future where technology is amazing and weird shit inhabits the galaxy. Thanks for taking a look!