You and your buddies Paul Bäumer, Albert Kropp, Franz Müller, and Ludwig Behm lied about your ages to enlist in the Great War in 1917, when Germany was at war. The harsh realities of war dampened your excitement and theirs, but luck ensured your survival. Then you met Tjaden Stackfleet and Stanislaus Katczinsky, who helped you and everyone else survive. You and your fellow soldiers have now settled into the trenches, waiting for your next target.