After more than five years of war, Germany is on the brink of defeat. From the west, the allied coalition consisting of America, Britain and France advance into Germany, liberating the lowlands along the way. In the east, the Soviet juggernaut continues to smash through German lines at a frightening pace, erasing all of Germany’s gains in Barbarossa. The fate of Germany is sealed… or is it? Since the war started to turn against Germans in 1942 and 1943, countless “wonder weapons” have been proposed, developed and produced. However, all of them have failed to achieve their goal of turning the tide, draining resources Germany desperately needed to sustain the war. That is, until now. In 1942, German scientists proposed the use of a pathogen they called the “rachevirus”. First discovered in 1936 after multiple outbreaks in rural German villages, scientists traced the cause of the outbreaks to a completely new strain of virus. Infected showed symptoms unheard of in any recorded diseases. Despite extensive investigations, the initial cause of the outbreaks is still unknown. Due to the recent discovery of the virus, it would require significant amounts of time and resources to study the virus before the Germans could even think of weaponising it. Research into the virus gradually progressed throughout the late 1930s, but it was not a priority. That is, until the tide began to turn. After the catastrophic defeat at Stalingrad in 1942, and the complete destruction of army group centre in operation bagration, defeat became not just a mere possibility but an increasingly certain fate. With this came the slew of wonder weapons like the V1 and V2, and the Rachevirus was not left out. Significant funding and resources were provided, with majority of the research conducted at Dachau where there were a large supply of test subjects available. By late 1944, the Germans had successfully developed a strain of the virus that was capable of being effectively weaponised against Germany’s enemies. The date of release was set: 1st January, 1945. A nightmare will be unleashed upon Europe, and none will be spared it’s wrath. Date: January 1st 1946 Every day represents three months in the roleplay Pathogen status: Released Rules: 1. No deciding outcomes of any sort. If you attempt to do so, you will get a strike. Three strikes gets you banned. Do not make assumptions that have not been confirmed either, or act on assumptions. 2. You can argue with other players on their activities if you think they are unreasonable, but I will decide the outcome of whatever arguments occur. Using rude language and exhibiting harmful behaviour will award you a strike, or an immediate ban. 3. Do not copy roleplays made by other roleplayers word for word, if you want to do the same thing, do it in a different way. 4. Do not use any Artificial Intelligence programs such as Chat-GPT to create your roleplays. Doing so will result in you being banned from this roleplay. 5. I think that is the gist of it, I’ll add new rules as I come across unacceptable behaviours or roleplaying. Good luck, and try to survive. Inactivity Notice: For major nations, inactivity for three or more days will result in being kicked. For any other nations, it is five days before you are kicked
