New Californian Expedition





Lore
War. War never changes.

In the year 2270, prospectors discovered a long-forgotten vault under the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In the vault was a gateway that lead to another world, untouched by the atomic fires that ravaged the Earth long ago. News of this gateway to paradise quickly spread and President Wendell Peterson of the New California Republic ordered an expedition to be sent through.

They created a settlement on the other side of the portal in a world free of toxins and radiation. The community grew and explorers set out in search for more land. But it soon became apparent that they weren't alone in this new world.

This land was home to a race of intelligent quadrupeds called Ponies, sharing the name with ancient depictions of a creature from earth. Relations were peaceful at first but attempts of trade failed to bear fruit. The ponies were seemingly without want and were in abundance of food, water, medicine and natural resources. They were happy to offer quantities to the expedition for free and teach the expedition how to work the land around the Gateway. But little of the goods the NCR could offer satisfied the local ponies enough for large-scale trade.

The desire for resources, and the lack of trade to the locals convinced the Peterson administration that there could only be one course of action: the full-scale colonisation and integration of this strange new world. The further the NCR's troops marched, the more resistance they encountered. Soon skirmishes broke out between the two equally matched sides. A stalemate settled in. In the year 2273, or the year 1005 in the Equestrian calendar, the Treaty of Las Pegasus was signed between the NCR and the Equestria. The NCR's border would remain in its current position in exchange of recognition of both sides. All ponies were also to be treated freely and equally as full citizens of the NCR. Finally trade deals would be drawn up between the two nations, allowing the flow of goods the NCR so desperately needed.

Now under Governor-Colonel Jameson, the New California Expedition is experiencing a boom as the NCR's most prized possession. Safe, secure, it is the paradise the Earth so desperately needs.

But even this world is not safe from war. Tension between this world's superpowers are rising, fuelled by familiar old desires. The NCR might soon find itself fighting not against mountain bandits or desert raiders, but against an industrial and military might not seen in 200 years. Only time will tell what the outcome will be. After all, war never changes.

Starting Situation
Give us an overview of the things you need to consider starting out - what are the good and bad things, what directions could you take, etc.

Military
The NCR begins with a fairly small military. Of its nine divisions, several are missing equipment, and there are no air nor naval forces to speak of. The troops they do have are all made up of infantry. There is very little manpower available, with a mere 37k deployed, and very little in reserve. Military advisors available provide more than adequate buffs. The military as it begins is insufficient to cover the entire border with Equestria, though it is unlikely that there will be any conflict for some time, so the military situation will not be an issue.

Threats and Opportunities
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National Focus
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Technology

 * Note: The Expedition doesn't have a racial research tree.