This game begins in late 1963, not long after JFK's assassination and deep in the Cold War.

Conspiracy theories abound about what REALLY happened with the Kennedy assassination. Anti-communist sentiment has raised its head once more and special branches of government agencies are formed to root out Communist (Soviet) plots both within and outside of the continental US. The government works hard on getting all super-powered individuals in the US identified, quantified, and either licensed with government organizations or if hostile placed in super-prisons. Special effort is given to rooting out supers who are covertly in alliance with the Soviet Union. Secret black-ops programs are rumored to be taking place all over the US to develop more advanced technologies in the face of rumors of the Soviets doing the exact same thing. The Doomsday Clock is as close to midnite as it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis and the world seems to be holding its collective breath to see what happens next.

One such government organization created specifically to deal with super-powered villains is SMITE. SMITE, or Supers Mobilized Intervention TEam, was put together to counter super-powered individuals from the Soviet Union and other allied countries. Other purposes that SMITE is used for is counter-terrorism and hi-tech espionage, specifically Soviet and Soviet-backed black-ops programs. The US wishes to remain the leader not only in nuclear weapons but also in technology and super-powered individuals working for the greater good. As supers are identified and their powers at least somewhat known they are given the option of joining SMITE and serving their country in the task of preventing Communism of overrunning the world. Those who decline are allowed to go back to a normal life but find that they are watched carefully at all times, especially when they use their powers.

You have all been found from all corners of the country and given the opportunity to become a part of SMITE. Benefits aside from being a government licensed agency are a monthly stipend and a secure headquarters with training facilities among other things. Upon agreeing intensive background and security checks are conducted to ensure that no member is beholden to another country, especially the Soviet Union. Your group's headquarters is located in Colorado and was built into the side of a mountain.
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