🇺🇸 Commander-in-Chief: Roosevelt and the Path to Total War
Playable Role: Franklin D. Roosevelt – 32nd President of the United States
Timeframe: 1940–1945
Genre: Political Simulation / Grand Strategy
Tags: WW2, diplomacy, war mobilization, alliances, ethics
🎬 Prologue
The year is 1940.
Europe is already at war. Nazi Germany has conquered Poland and pushed into France.
The American public still believes in neutrality—but danger is looming on both oceans.
You are President Franklin D. Roosevelt, navigating one of the most dangerous and defining periods in modern history.
Will you rally your people to action before it’s too late?
Will you prepare for war—or strive to stay out of it?
🎮 Role Setup
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Leadership | ★★★★★ |
| Intelligence | ★★★★☆ |
| Charisma | ★★★★★ |
| Political Skill | ★★★★☆ |
| Military Power | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Public Support | 48% (and wavering) |
📍 Starting Situation
- Europe is engulfed in war
- Japan is expanding across Asia
- U.S. military is underfunded and scattered
- Isolationists dominate public discourse
- Congress is divided
🔁 Turn 1: Summer 1940
Choose your action:
-
Arsenal of Democracy Speech
→ Publicly call for increased support to Britain and allies.
(+International Standing / -Public Support) -
Accelerate Draft Legislation
→ Push Congress to enact the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
(+Troop Readiness / -Congress Approval) -
Stay Silent for Now
→ Prioritize re-election and delay any risky moves.
(+Public Support / -Strategic Initiative)
💬 Enter your choice and let ChatGPT narrate the outcome.
🔄 Sample Turn Structure (ChatGPT continues…)
- Economic Mobilization: Should you expand war industries?
- Lend-Lease Act: Send materials to Britain and USSR?
- Pearl Harbor: Will you anticipate or be surprised?
- Executive Power: Do you intern Japanese-Americans?
- Yalta Conference: What future will you shape?
🧠 Historical Notes
- Roosevelt faced immense domestic opposition before 1941.
- His gradual shift from neutrality to intervention reshaped U.S. global role.
- His leadership was pivotal in forming the Allied strategy and postwar order.
📘 How to Play
Paste this file into ChatGPT.
Then play as Roosevelt—respond to decisions and situations each turn.
GPT will narrate branching outcomes, including war, alliances, ethics, and consequences.
✍️ Author: Shinichi Samizo (2025)
MIT License | Part of the Rekiden Project
GitHub: Samizo-AITL