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COLD FRONT
by Peter C. Spahn
Cold Front
is an
IHW: Wild Blue
mercenary company
adventure that takes place in the weeks following the
2008 South Ossetia War. The adventure involves a merce‐
nary company named Jade Solutions, Inc., that has been
contracted to train Georgian paramilitary forces, patrol
the border zones, and conduct other open and covert mil‐
itary operations as needed. Contracts are paid through
Georgia with secret backing from the U.S government.
Cold Front
is divided into four parts (
Contract Negotia‐
tions
,
In Country
,
Crossing the Border
, and
Up Country
),
each part containing a series of freeform missions. Maps
are included when necessary and the GM is encouraged
to tailor roleplaying encounters to his individual group.
By the end of the adventure, the PCs should have a
chance to either instigate or stop a full‐scale war between
Georgia and Russia‐South Ossetia.
Although
Cold Front
missions are designed for JSI, each
gaming group should feel free to substitute their own
mercenary company and the GM should take the new
company’s capabilities into account when running mis‐
sions.
Note:
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Georgia
Georgia is a small country in the Caucasus Mountain
region, situated at the dividing line between Europe and
Asia. Georgia is bordered to the north by the Russian Fed‐
eration, to the east by Azerbaijan, to the south by Arme‐
nia, and to the southwest by Turkey. Its capital, Tbilisi, lies
upon the banks of the Mtkvari River and serves as the
country’s industrial, social, and cultural center.
Georgia became part of Russian Empire during the 19th
century. After a brief period of independence following
the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia was forcibly
incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1922. Independence
was restored in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union, but
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like many post‐communist countries, Georgia suffered
from economic crises and violent civil unrest during
the1990s. New leadership eventually established efficient
government institutions, reformed the economy, and
guided the country’s growth.
Georgia is a representative democracy currently led by
President Mikheil Saakashvili. It is a member of the
United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade
Organization, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation, and GUAM Organization for Democracy
and Economic Development. The country seeks to join
NATO and, in the longer term, accession to the European
Union despite Russia’s opposition to Georgia’s indepen‐
dence and its ties to the West .
Georgia’s climate and landscape are extremely diverse,
ranging from lowland marshes to temperate forests to
eternal snows and glaciers and even semiarid plains.
Snowy mountain peaks dominate much of Georgia’s
geography with the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in
the north, the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south,
and the Likhi Range dividing the country into eastern and
western halves. The Rioni and the Mtkvari rivers are
Georgia’s two major waterways, but numerous smaller
rivers and streams wind through the country’s mountain
valleys and gorges, providing quick transit for riverine
forces. At this time of year, the weather is cold and the
threat of snow or freezing rain is always present.
Terrain
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Republic of South Ossetia
South Ossetia is a disputed region in northern Georgia
that lies on the southern side of the Greater Caucasus,
separated by the mountains from the more populous
North Ossetia (part of Russia), and extending southwards
almost to the Mtkvari River in Georgia. It is extremely
mountainous, with most of the region lying over 1,000 m
(3,300 ft) above sea level. Its capital, the industrialized city
of Tskhinvali, lies along the banks of the Greater Liakhvi
River.
South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia in
1991 as the Republic of South Ossetia, during a Soviet‐
backed Georgian‐Ossetian conflict that raged off and on
for several years. When the Soviet Union finally collapsed
and Georgian independence was recognized by the inter‐
national community, South Ossetia continued to assert its
own independence. Skirmishes between Georgian nation‐
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