The KFS “Grand Strategy” hinges on one deceptively simple approach: do everything possible to raise, equip and train the best possible military forces – then do everything possible to use them as little as possible.
“Proxy War”: KFS political/military Grand Strategy
“All along the watchtower”: KFS defensive strategy
The Kentucky Free State has a major strategic problem: it’s military forces are too small to defend its border from raiders. The only line of defence they are able to create (a few forts along the rivers that mark the KFS borders) is incapable of preventing attacks and infiltrations. The KFS cannot even rely on these forts to make successful counterattacks.
Therefore the KFS had to set up a border security strategy that was much, much more complex and efficient than a simple “keep out!” defence. It was also relatively cheap.
How the Frozen Chosen take over a community
The Frozen Chosen have succeeded in gaining control over a large number of towns/villages and – after more than century – have developed an effective technique.
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Frozen Chosen – a variant
The Frozen Chosen are one of the more enigmatic groups in the Morrow project universe and – as far as I know – there is no canon description for them outside the main rulebook. I have written them up as a Puritan sect, but here is something more exotic
ALEPH SHIN RI aka “The Frozen Chosen”.
This name comes from Hebrew and Chinese: Aleph (first letter of Hebrew
Alphabet), Shin=truth or reality, Ri= reason, justice or truth. (and I freely admit that I’ve shamelessly stolen this from the real-life Aum Shinrikyo maniacs who were interested in superscience and high-tech weapons
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One small step towards 4th Edition
Timeline now has a Facebook page, where they’ll give updates on the development of 4th ed
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Morrow-Project/137762008116?v=wall&ref=search
NEW-KODI-AM Interviews: The Morrow Project – part 1
Another radio interview from Cody Wyoming and the New-Kodi-AM station
ANNOUNCER: Good evening Listeners, thank you for joining us for the latest in our series of live interviews. Tonight we’re privileged to have a most unusual visitor in the studio. I’d like to introduce the leader of the group that everyone has been talking about: Team Leader Petra Charendoff, the commander of Morrow Project Recon Team WY-R-148.
Hat Tip
http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/09/retrospective-morrow-project.html
This is great. It’s nice to see that some other people still remember the Morrow Project
Kentucky Free State Politics: #1 the Spartans’ Creed
The KFS module, ‘Bullets & Bluegrass” mentions a number of political movements. This series will cover some aspects of these groups. Here is the creed of the Spartans, the crypto-fascists of the KFS
THE CREED OF THE SPARTANS
- We, the Spartans, are required to be thinkers, not only so that we will have the necessary skills and abilities to make good military decisions, but also so that we can bring clarity to the nation’s current and future problems.
- We require officers and soldiers to share a solid military bond .
- We require Spartans to behave as doubly excellent citizens who are capable of setting an example for civilians – while being aware of their duty to their service.
- We demand that Spartans be imbued with the character of leaders who can conduct the Armed Forces in battle, lead them in peace and extend their capabilities at all times.
- The Spartans must incarnate the traditional US military ethics such as discipline, determination, and the values that make them our nation’s greatest resource at the times of greatest difficulty.
NPC Rolodex:#2 Bandit/Overlord
The Mayor of Tomah: Antonia Wayka
Name: Antonia Wayka
Rank: Bandit Leader
Height: 5′1″
Appearance: An Amerindian woman in her late 20’s, a short and very tough individual
[note: details given are for background to 'Project Lucifer' and specifc to Wisconsin. Modification will be necessary for your campaign.]
Background: When she was 11 years old, Antonia Wayka was enslaved by the ‘Tunnel Rats’ – a bandit gang based out of the ruins of Tunnel City, Wisconsin. The gang’s leader wanted to rape her. However, she was protected by the deputy leader (who was himself an Amerind). During the dispute, the the gang leader was killed and the deputy took control.
NPC Rolodex: #1 KFS Gentleman Ranker
This series is for the benefit of Project Directors.
We’ve all been there; the players suddenly insist on talkng to one of your NPCs – and you hadn’t prepared anything about this individual. Well… hopefully this will help. It’s a ’rolodex’ of NPC archetypes that can be deployed when necessary.
ARCHETYPE: Kentucky Free State ‘Gentleman Ranker’
“Yea, a trooper of the forces who has run his own six horses,
And faith he went the pace and went it blind,”
“And the world was more than kin while he held the ready tin,”
“But to-day the Sergeant’s something less than kind.”
Name: Nicholas Edward Mackintosh
Rank: Specialist Third Class (E-4)
Serial Number: 919504
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