Encounter Group #17 New Presidencies

[ArmySGT.]

Name: New Presidencies
Geographical Location: Anywhere
H&M Average:8
H&M Range 6-14
Number found : 1-100
Tech Level: C-E
Power / Resources : Steam, some electricity/mining, farming.
Weapons: Repaired modern weapons.
Special Attributes: Possible heavy pre-war weapons.

Description: After the war new mini governments sprang up all over the country, each claiming to be the official U.S. Government. Most are at best dictatorships while some still follow a democratic style.


This is a far, far under utilized encounter group or should I say Groups. How awesome is it to make a dozen or more Groups whom are claiming to be the legitimate U.S Government? What is their claim? Was one the Vice President, who was aloft in Air Force Two when the war happened? Is another the Speaker of the House, who was at home for the grand babies birthday when D.C. was nuked. Maybe another is the Secretary of the Interior who was on a fact finding tour about some logging or oil drilling program. Any of these can explain why a New Presidency is not just outside D.C. like Weathertop.

Who has legitimate codes for National Command Authority? Who has loyal servants descended from the government bureaucracy? Do they have the children of Soldiers, Federal Agents, or the Secret Service in their service? Do they have a actual federal site as a base, or are they using a university, maybe even a State facility as a base of operations? Do they have any actual real articles of the lost republic of the United States? The Speakers gavel? The robes from the long dead Supreme Court Justices ( and their artifacts such as the Bible used to Swear in the Executive Branch)?

What power do they exert in the Region and how will the Snake Eaters react?