Ok. Here's an omake, showing an AU version of Victoria Falls. Because I got inspired by the negaverse omakes.
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Victoria Falls
As the 21
st Century wore on, things got worse and worse for the United States. The nation suffered waves of political instability, was ravaged by powerful new medicine-resistant plagues, and endured runaway hyperinflation on a heretofore unknown scale. This chaos spread across the globe, causing disruptions in countries all over the world. Extremist movements that had for over a century been thought extinct or unthinkable seized real power in nation after nation, a tide of radicalism that terrified those untouched by it. The United States's influence waned, its power withered, and its credit on the world stage slowly began to dwindle. Yet despite all of that, the United States endured and seemed set to bounce back.
Enter the separatist movements. As faith in the government declined, more and more groups began to distance themselves from D.C. at the time the nation could least afford it.
This political fracturing, following the government's weakness from the prior crises, was what doomed the country. Chief among these separatists, the single group most responsible for the nation's collapse was the Northern Confederation, based in the old State of Maine.
Backed by a domestic terrorist organization and supported by aid from a newly-prominent Russia, the NC exploded out of the faltering United States, ripping it apart from the inside and dooming the country. Swiftly falling under radical control, they instituted a brutal, oppressive regime to keep their population in line. With foreign support, they embarked on a series of interventions targeting other hopeful successor states to the United States which saw the rest of the country fall under chaos and foreign influence. Riding high on their successes and secure in the backing of their foreign masters, the Northern Confederation celebrated their new dominance over the North American continent. In honor of their unthinkable victory, they chose a new name, styling themselves as the nation of Victoria.
Today, Victoria reigns supreme over the ruins of American civilization by virtue of being the last man standing. Backward, totalitarian, and inefficient, they remain viable only due to the backing of their Russian masters, serving as a jump-off point for Russian interventionism. Still, it has for years been enough. After the first round of successor states was destroyed, Victoria and their masters have been able to keep any new challengers from rising to the point of being able to challenge the new order.
Until now.
On the 4th of July, Year of the Lord 2073, the world was blinded by a curtain of light coming from North America. And when the curtain disappeared, the world beheld:
[] The United States of America, the first 13 states and the Province of Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Pros:
Victoria Gone: Victoria has disappeared, replaced by the 13 states of the United States of America, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The Founding Fathers: The Founding Fathers are all still alive, available to reunify a shattered nation with their mere existence.
Messiah to the Modern Americans: You are the foundation myth, come from the past into this wretched present and erased Victoria in a flash of light. A literal sign of God. Just tech you up to modern standards...and everything will be ok from now on.
Carbon Neutral: You don't have any industry that would make an environmentally conscious world complain about environmental destruction.
Unbroken Agrarian Tradition: These people we replaced are idiot amateurs. Let us show you how to properly and efficiently farm without modern technology.
Minutemen everywhere: You have a proportionately gigantic amount of eager, patriotic militia for your population size.
Cons:
Flintlocks: The most advanced firearms available are muzzle loading flintlocks.
18th century technology: You make even the most backward town in the shattered remains of the future United States look like a Sci-Fi utopia.
18th century infrastructure: Your fastest vehicles are sailboats. You are still limited to horse and cart by land. And what is an airport or an airplane?
Hostile Canadians: The Canadians are confused, and accuse the United States of whatever happened to them.
Articles of Confederation: The United States is still using the Articles of Confederation, and Shay's Rebellion still hasn't even started to make the call for change become louder.
Russian Menace: Russia is unhappy with the loss of Victoria. It is more unhappy that a reborn United States has replaced its top vassal.
Standing Army? Bah! Militia rules the day: You have a very small standing army.
[] The United States of America, the Union.
Pros:
Percussion Caps: You are ready to produce modern cartridges with present technology.
19th century technology: You can comprehend modern technology with one explanation. There are analogues available.
19th century infrastructure: We have roads, railways, steam engines for trains and boats. Airport? Show me some building plans, we can try making one.
Existing industry: You have factories available for mass production.
Experienced Standing Army: You have a large, very experienced standing army.
Messiah to the Modern Americans: You are a myth, come from the past into this wretched present and erased most of Victoria in a flash of light. A literal sign of God. Just tech you up to modern standards...and everything will be ok from now on.
Cons:
The Snake still lives: You have not disappeared all of Victoria. The Canadian parts are untouched by the event.
Lincoln is dead: Lincoln was shot only a few days ago.
Russian Menace: Russia is unhappy with the loss of the majority of Victoria. It is more unhappy that a reborn United States has replaced its top vassal.
Victory noped: We won our war! Why are we fighting the Confederacy revived but worse?!
[] The Confederated States of America.
Pros:
Percussion Caps: You are ready to produce modern cartridges with present technology.
19th century technology: You can comprehend modern technology with one explanation. There are analogues available.
19th century infrastructure: We have roads, railways, steam engines for trains and boats. Airport? Show me some building plans, we can try making one.
Existing industry: You have factories available for mass production.
The monster loves you: Victoria loves you for your slavery of blacks. For being everything they delude themselves as emulating. They love you so much they will protect and uplift you. Even against Russia's will.
Cons:
National Horror: I just wanted to have slaves! States rights upheld above all! HOW DID THAT TURN INTO THIS?!
Assassins and Saboteurs: Russia does not want any chance of a USA analogue to come alive. So here comes the killers and arsonists.
Black Man's Hatred: Every non-white American and Left and Centrist Americans still alive utterly, utterly hates you from the bottom of their heart, for you are the ancestor and inspiration of Victoria. Had you never existed, Victoria won't.
Slave revolt incoming: Your slaves thought you, white man, can't hurt them worse than you already are doing by enslaving them. Victoria proved them wrong. Now they just want to end it all, and drag you with them into death's embrace.
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I did my best, but I just...I just feel I don't have the sense for making a quest, or how to properly do pros and cons for the USA of 1784, the Union and the Confederates in Victoria Falls mechanics.
What do you think of this AU omake
@PoptartProdigy?
