GURPS World War IV GURPS World War IV
A less palatable but more accurate name is World War IV. The Cold War was World War III, which reminds us that not all global conflicts entail the movement of multimillion-man armies, or conventional front lines on a map. The analogy with the Cold War does, however, suggest some key features of that conflict: that it is, in fact, global; that it will involve a mixture of violent and nonviolent efforts; that it will require mobilization of skill, expertise and resources, if not of vast numbers of soldiers; that it may go on for a long time; and that it has ideological roots.
- ELIOT A. COHEN, 20 November 2001
Americans should not expect one battle but a lengthy campaign, unlike any we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes visible on TV, and covert operations, secret even in success.
- PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, 20 September 2001
It is a mean, nasty, dangerous, dirty business out there. We also have to work the dark side, if you will. We have to spend time in the shadows.
- VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY, 17 September 2001
Originally, the campaign was done using GURPS 3e, but I've begun converting the templates I used over to 4e standards.