We will call this new game: Star Wars Executor

Valtorious wrote:I'm going to really have to look over some of this stuff.  But I don't think I'll be making another character.  So far I really like this one.  

As far as what Xeen was talking about...that sounds like a plan.  Also, my character personally will be trying to determine what are ground forces look like and organize them.  Also, although he his a sniper through and through, he has found that he has a knack for tactics and will be looking for any Infantry and Capital ship tactical manuals in the ships data banks to study.

Valtorious wrote:As for Saturday.....I should be home no later than 5:00 pm (4 for you guys).  

As to the game....
I just need a little clarification about a few things.  As far as the Empire....is there one anymore?  How fractioned is it?  Is Rear Admiral Coburn coming as a representative of the Empire or is he coming to take this ship for his own gain?  

It's been a week. The Empire is still the Empire without an Emperor. Whether you chose to serve in the remains of that structure after the death of the Emperor is your choice. The faction coming in to take possession of the Executor is part of the same Empire that you served a week ago. If you don't want to relinquish command of the Executor, you can expect a fight INSIDE and outside of the ship. Hundreds of thousands of Rebel and Imperial refugees will likely rise up and try to kill those in control. Because 4 warships shelling your ship will not be very welcome with all those people who can do nothing crammed inside the ship.
Do you care who takes the ship? They outrank everyone on the ship, pure and simple.

However, you do recognize the name of the Rear Admiral coming to aid/take possession of the ship. Rear Admiral Coburn is a generation officer. His Grandfather was an Admiral of the Old Republic and the birth of the Empire, his Father was an Old Republic Capitan and an Admiral in the Empire until recently and he is now an admiral, at the age of 30, in the Empire... now fragmented Empire. So, either he's good or he just got grandfathered in so to speak. You should count on the former with his knowledge and experience coming from over 100 years of family service.

He states that he is under orders from Grand Moff Ardus Kaine. Kaine is about as close to a successor to the throne as you can get in the empire.

So, what would happen if the President of the United States was assassinated? And there was chaos in the streets of the US and you were part of the active army as a Lieutenant? What would you do? Just quit? So when the Vice President grabbed onto the reigns of leadership you would abandon your post? I doubt it. The repercussions in that scenario would be worse than this one. You can do what you want to do, but the guy coming represents the most legitimate unified force with a command structure still intact. It appears from the intel you have now, (between Aaron's clearance and Coburn's footage confirming much of what you already knew) that they represent the only side of the conflict that doesn't seem to be utterly fragmenting. Likely due to Kaine's masterful political ability and a couple really talented individuals he reached out to immediately as things began to crumble.


As far as the Rebels are concerned....I think our Droid has the right idea.  Let's get them a functioning ship to leave on with food and medical supplies for their wounded.  Since a truce has been called  By the Grand Admiral (like previously asked, is this guy speaking for the Empire or for his forces only?) we need to inform the Rebels on our ship of that fact.  If needed, I will personally talk to the Rebel General/Jedi and any of his mutinous subordinates to calm some nerves and hope that my words will carry some weight since I did order us to rescue them from certain death aboard burning ships.  Maybe they will take into consideration that they have also been treated well (to my knowledge) since being brought aboard.  

Mutiny whispers are coming from Imperials just as much (if not more) than it is coming from the Rebels. Everyone on the ship is armed, including the Rebels. Talking them all down is a good thing, you have to do some damage control and you're gonna be up to your eyeballs in the shitstorm that's rolling through your crews with people ranging from outright hatred, utter loss and some in the throes of madness to people ready to storm the bridge and start a firefight with the rebel survivors... just because. You get to work on this immediately and Corwin Shelvay joins you to form a unified front of Imperial and Rebel working together, and it doesn't hurt having someone by your side that inspires immediate respect and fear as well as a person that can effectively read the emotions of the mobs of people you are facing. He does nothing but help you quell the situation whispering the current mood of the mobs to you and helps you by a wave of his hand here and there, inducing tranquility and suggestibility into your people where and when he can.

At this point, I am torn on my next actions.  I don't know how much time has gone by since the battle of Endor, but I am seriously questioning if there even is an Imperial Empire anymore?  I will continue to monitor comms and try to assess the situation in the galaxy and try to determine which warring faction can legitimately claim to be the true Empire...if any.  Until then, I will keep trying to organize the crew so that the best people are in the best positions again...make sure the mess halls are up and running so we have food to accommodate are large numbers, and make sure the medics have whatever it is they need to care for the wounded.  

1 Weeks time, the galaxy is a mess. You really can't do anything with your primary comm arrays sheared off. You run administrative duties to get people back into the proper places, which means you start compiling a core group of people that will aid you in coming through personnel files and placement. You have a 20 Man team of people and 1 Woman working with you on coordinating re-assignment. The job never ends, and you will be haggard, sleep deprived and ready to collapse at the end of 4 days.

Valtorious wrote:I think maybe my I was misunderstood.  As a player, my Star Wars lore is a little rusty, but my character is a loyal Imperial.  Lt. Jamie Harrington's (me) only concern was who exactly was coming to get the ship and for what purpose and who they aligned themselves with.  My questions were simply trying to determine if there was still an Empire and who would be the most legitimate chain of command I could follow.  So I'm pleased to hear the Admiral is coming.  In all honesty...if there was no discernable heir to the thrown like the Grand Moff...I would have held on to the ship as long as I could as I tried to figure out who to support.  And depending on who was coming to take the ship, I might have considered self-destruct.  

I'm not worried about your knowledge level of the universe.  I was bluntly describing the situation.  Still, as a loyal imperial you may not want to side with anyone.  It's an option to allow you to wait for the dust to settle and see who is the last man standing and then figure out if you want to follow them and their vision of the empire.  This faction will lose some of the Imperial Identity and become the Pentastar Alignment over time.  It will more than less still be the Empire, just not the Empire as you knew it.

I show General Corwin Shelvay the utmost respect.  I try as hard as I can to make sure the Rebels and the Imps are separated and I make it very clear to both sides that our current leaders have declared a truce and that the chain of command still applies.  With the Rebs I try to pacify any fears and I will defer to Shelvay's opinions unless I think he is way off on something.  As far as the Imps go, I will try to motivate them instead of instill any type of fear.  We are The Empire, and even though our losses were great, we did win the battle.  Now our orders have changed and we are to get this ship in tip top shape to the best of our ability so we may better serve the Empire.  

Corwin is completely complimentary as I was getting at earlier.  between the two of you working in unison the Mutinous tensions lessen but do not entirely subside.  It's the best you can do in a couple hours singling out the worst of the dissident mobs.

Last....I work until I drop....then I get up and work some more.  I try to delegate as much of the admin stuff as I can, and I will try and utilize any expertise the Droid who saved the Executor (Todd) has.  I know he can organize the droids, so I ask him to try and get them to aid the repairs however they can.  (I am still curious to what he hell was happening with the droids when I boarded the ship, I have forgotten their weird behavior....I just to prioritize it as important at the moment.)

In the event that you are wondering.  The 21 Individuals I told you that help you through all the work will form the core group of loyal "retainers" that will likely follow you into the mouth of hell and certain death.  I had mentioned earlier, possibly, that you earned a lot of respect.  These 21 individuals are people you are going to want to take with you, develop and even (eventually) send on missions.  It is the benefit of roleplaying and a bonus for your actions of saving people.  They are all Imperials, even the woman.

Oh, and that being said....I can't quite remember all the ship types...but with all the Rebs we currently have on board, do we have enough ships to get them off?  I'm uncertain how many we have on board and how many something like a Corvette could hold if we got some of them running.  And if we are going to barter with the Rebel General...I know our Droid has shown some interest in the schematics for that shield generator on that one ship.  I will try and barter with the general for it.  My end goal is to get the rebs off the ship...soon.  If we could pull it off before the Admiral shows, that would be great.  I make it clear that I am willing to be flexible and fair with the General, but he has to realize that my authority ends the minute Admiral Coburn arrives.  And I honestly don't know how he will treat them compared to me.  

They have a couple ships left that you will aid in repairing (Like the Flurry, MC60, Medical Frigate, etc) and there are more ships en-route to help offload them.  All of you (Imperial and Rebel) will be moving to backwater Imperial holdings in this sector to assess the situation, offer triage and begin sorting out the chaos in the galaxy, together.  The emissaries from the Rebellion are en route with Rear Admiral Coburn.  The presence of the Rebels on the ship is not an issue now.  Once orders roll down from Rebel Command and Radm Coburn things start to fall into place.  If you start kicking rebs off the ship you're more likely to induce mass panic and a firefight due to you packing them onto stricken ships with hull breaches.

You and Todd and his army of droids are working feverishly to repair the worst of the damage to their ships and yours to get things rolling.  Reactor leaks on a Dreadnought, the Flurry welded back together and systems brought online and a couple other things.  Let them decide to leave of their own accord and things will go more smoothly.  Some rebels are even volunteering to aid in repairs for their ships as well as yours.  There is no ulterior motive here as a GM or the Rebels.  They are under strict orders to combine their efforts with yours.

Guardian wrote:Hey guys - I'm probably not going to make it tomorrow.  Started new position this week and I haven't had a spare moment to even read what was posted thus far.  I'll try to find some time to review and reply with some input. I saw some new character stuff, so I'll try to review that as well.  

Talk soon! Ryan

Valtorious wrote:Is the Rebel uprising then vs. Imperial or are they just vying for planetary control from the local government?  

As for the Holonet debacle, where does that leave our faction?  For instance, is that refit Victory effected?  Regardless, do we have any idea how they did this or if their is a place of origin where the signal comes from?

Valtorious wrote:Who is the commander/captain of the Imperial II we are on?  

And this Holonnet signal, so am I to understand it is not a constant signal?  Do people retain power over their ships until the person/persons responsible activate whatever it is into the Holonet?  And if it is the Holonet....would a ship who turned off their comms (or had their comm array blown off) be impervious to this?  And can whoever is responsible dictate which ships they want to control...or is it every ship or none?  

Valtorious wrote:Have any of the ship captains tried downloading Avast or Ad-aware?