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They called it the Summer of Love. Well, I can tell you, there wasn't much love in Peking, Saigon or Haifa. It might not have been close to all out war, but there was still very much a struggle between West and East for domination. Armies, guerillas, spies, propaganda. Lies and treachery the world over. I should know, because I was there.

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Freeform

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05/28/2023

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They called it the Summer of Love. Well, I can tell you, there wasn't much love in Peking, Saigon or Haifa. It might not have been close to all out war, but there was still very much a struggle between West and East for domination. Armies, guerillas, spies, propaganda. Lies and treachery the world over.

I should know, because I was there.

Secret '67 is an espionage roleplay set fifty-six years ago, during the Cold War between the US and the USSR. As the Sixties swung, both sides in this struggle competed for influence in an array of theatres, most notably in Vietnam, but in many other countries as well. When arms were not suitable, words and covert action would be used.

This freeform game revolves around a British-based Covert Action Team, whose mission is to conduct special operations for the Secret Intelligence Service and its allies around the world. With its operatives utilising an array of covers, CAT's job is to get in, do the job and get out.

It's a colourful yet dark world, where no-one is to be fully trusted and you should always have two escape plans - at least.

Put on your bell bottoms and unlock the Ford Cortina - it's time to enter the world of 60s espionage.

OGMW Game Link

https://www.myth-weavers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40845
  1. What's new in this game
  2. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter "Hmm. Is that an old Gloster?" Bernadette asked, looking up at the sky. "The Spee...Javelin?" She shook her head. "How do you want to handle the approach?"
  3. Silent Hunter UK
    The aircraft was coming from the north-west and flying quite low. It looked like a small twin-engine aircraft in a two-tone blue with a T-shaped tail. Definitely some form of jet, but it wasn't one that the Americans had to his knowledge. Bernadette thought it might be something the British had sold the country pre-embargo.
  4. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter Bernadette liked the sounds of jet engines, it reminded her of the Berlin Airlift. She didn't live in Berlin during the Soviet siege, but she associated it with Western support. Knowing that the map was poor in quality, Bernadette was undeterred. Grabbing her pen, she forced ink to draw the routes she could find. If there's one thing a secretary could do, it was to write their way to success.
  5. Silent Hunter UK
    Thanks for letting me know. Have a good time!
  6. farothel
    James McDermott "Also like Korea," he said to Bernadette, while trying to figure out where it was coming from, what jet the South African Air Force had and why a jet was flying so low here.
  7. farothel
    I'll be on holiday from tomorrow until next saturday. I'll normally have internet access (the hotel should have Wifi), but I might be slower to respond
  8. Silent Hunter UK
    Memorising the routes would probably be quite difficult - their map wasn't very detailed for the area they were in. A dilapidated-looking truck, probably from the last war, drove past them in the opposite direction. James was having to remember that they drove on the left in this former British colony. Then they heard the sound of a jet aircraft approaching.
  9. farothel
    James McDermott "Looks like Korea when I was there," he said to Bernadette, "but warmer and with blacks instead of Koreans." Or some of the Indian reserves back home, but he wasn't about to say that. "We can only do our little part to try and change things," he said as he kept driving, memorizing the routes.
  10. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter Bernadette was reminded uncomfortably of the German ruins in the aftermath of the Second World War. At least then, the devastation was, for lack of a better word, temporary. The Americans came in with their Marshall Plan and rebuilt. It was a long few years but there was something to hold on to with progress being made. Squalor was not a temporary state of affairs. "Disgusting." The word escaped Bernadette's lips before she could think.
  11. Silent Hunter UK
    Soweto looked, in a way, like something out of the Soviet bloc, but in a different way. Rows and rows of tiny four-roomed single-storey houses and barracks, linked by paved roads in some cases, dirt in the others. Hundreds of people, all black, were out and about, doing their washing, cooking etc. However, unlike in the USSR, there were no signs of electricity provision. No street lights, no telephone wires. Ritter wasn't even sure there was proper plumbing. Perhaps there was. Street signs were also rather absent. It was clear that the apartheid government were doing the bare minimum here to house their workers. OOC A near-contemporary film clip.
  12. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter "Not a problem." Bernadette was not the best navigator owing to her life of not owning a car - when the Nazis weren't using Volkswagon as an investment scheme, the bombed out ruins of Germany made driving a challenge, save for the Allied officers, who were always chauffeured. But she endeavored on as best she could, marking the map with potential signs, making up a shorthand in her head rather than using real words in German or English.
  13. Silent Hunter UK
    There would probably be plenty of ways to bug out and places to hide too.
  14. farothel
    James McDermott "Let's have a quick look around," he said to Bernadette, "if you read the map, I'll drive." He was glad the Land Rover didn't look all that nice, so it wouldn't attract too much attention. And luckily his living in the UK for some time has made him used to driving on the left side of the road, so that shouldn't pose a big issue either. He would keep to the speed limits (or lower if the road conditions don't allow faster driving), not wanting to damage the car on the first day they had it. He would scout out two routes to their rendez-vous and at least as many different bug out routes.
  15. Sicarius07
    Also a good idea to get a good sense of the best way to bug out, should it become necessary.
  16. Silent Hunter UK
    The Land Rover wasn't exactly a luxury vehicle inside, but it was comfortable enough and seemed capable to handling the terrain of rural South Africa.
  17. farothel
    We can drive through the location to get an idea of the lay of the land and to get a feel of the car.
  18. Silent Hunter UK
    It's not until 11am tomorrow game-time. You may wish to do a quick recce of the area if you wish, but don't draw too much attention to yourself.
  19. farothel
    if it's time for the meet-up, yes, otherwise it's back to the hotel.
  20. Silent Hunter UK
    OK. Are you heading for Soweto now?
  21. farothel
    I only had coffee. I still have to drive.
  22. Silent Hunter UK
    What drinks did your characters have?
  23. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter Bernadette nodded, downing the last of her drink before heading into the Land Rover. Once she got in, she sighed. "Worthless to us now. It's all in Japanese."
  24. farothel
    James McDermott "Thank you," he said to the AVIS employee, before paying for the drinks and then nodding to Bernadette, moving out to get their car.
  25. Silent Hunter UK
    "No, this is a bar, not a game restaurant. But if you go into Jo'burg proper, there are plenty of places that can cater for your meat desires." James saw the AVIS employee walking towards him, raising a hand to capture his attention. "Sir!" he called out once he'd got a deal closer. "Your Land Rover has just arrived."
  26. Sicarius07
    Bernadette Ritter It took a few moments for Bernadette to return, the notebook tucked away in her handbag. When she did, Bernadette looked disappointed, and shook her head to convey her dismay without words.
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