Stars, Stripes, and Oil
The Year is 2028. Six weeks ago, the global community achieved the unthinkable: a total, unified oil embargo against the United States. In a heartbeat, the lifeblood of the American economy was severed. Gas prices have quadrupled, the supply chain has disintegrated, and the stock market is a graveyard of energy-dependent giants. From the suburban streets of Texas to the industrial hubs of the Rust Belt, the "American Dream" has shifted into a Survival Mandate. The streets are no longer filled with commuters, but with military convoys and desperate citizens bartering for scraps of fuel. Rolling blackouts leave the nights quiet and cold, lit only by candlelight and the distant hum of mobilized armor. As the U.S. Navy moves to forcibly "un-block" global trade and the government invokes the Defense Production Act to eye its neighbors for annexation, the line between national security and global tyranny has blurred. You must navigate a landscape of high nationalism, civil desperation, and the looming shadow of a Third World War. In a world where energy is the only currency left—how much are you willing to pay to keep the lights on?
