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Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

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Freefaller said:
Nah it hasn't been listed just yet. In terms of ships properly slated for construction, there is a pre-order list of around 300 ships in total. Most are corvettes and frigates, some are cruisers. The current ships planned are the Vigil-Class Corvette, Raider-Class Corvette, and the Imperial Customs Corvette, along with a carrier config of the latter. Frigates haven't been chosen yet, as initial orders are solely for corvettes. The one cruiser planned for the yards is the Gladiator-Class.
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Then for frigates. Might I suggest the Nebulon B. And I don't mean EC Henry. I mean, FractalSponge, a more real take on the Nebulon B. Lots of tie fighter docking there mate. EC Henry is nice but FractalSponge is good too. Also from him, I propose, the Lancer and the Indictor. One a Anti-Starfighter, the other a communications corvette. If we definitely want a combat frigate though, or a defense frigate, then how bout, the Kontos, and the System Defense Monitor, with the details found on Reddit and sourced by the man himself, Ansel Hsiao, for the System Defense Monitor.
 
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Goliath

A Goliath is a massive walking siege battery employed by the Chimera to assault fortified military bases or civilian settlements. Each Goliath is approximately 150 feet tall, though their height has doubled to 300 feet in Resistance 3. Goliaths are primarily armed with concussion mortar...
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Just a quick hint for our trusty Governor

If you want make a Droid warmachine who make the AT-AT looks like kitty use the Goliath :3
 
I will continue to espouse the versatility and usefulness of the Carrack Light Cruiser. Tons of firepower for its size, tons of automation can cut the crew down to 2 people, it has a Class 1 Hyperdrive AND it's top speed going in a straight line is faster than an X-Wing Starfighter. It also has some variability in weaponry between Heavy Turbo lasers, Ion Cannons or some Tractor Beams. A group of 4 of these with a fighter escort could cut apart an ISD. That's a LOT of bang for your buck.
 
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Goliath

A Goliath is a massive walking siege battery employed by the Chimera to assault fortified military bases or civilian settlements. Each Goliath is approximately 150 feet tall, though their height has doubled to 300 feet in Resistance 3. Goliaths are primarily armed with concussion mortar...
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Just a quick hint for our trusty Governor

If you want make a Droid warmachine who make the AT-AT looks like kitty use the Goliath :3
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I don't think anything droid-related would be acceptable. Remember that the Empire is sprawling with politically motivated culture, and that includes being anti-droid after the Clone Wars against the Separatists. Make it manned artillery, and you might get something, but I thought the Imperial military already has dedicated artillery vehicles.
 
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Frigates haven't been chosen yet, as initial orders are solely for corvettes.
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Oof, yeah frigates are a lot trickier than cruisers for the Empire. The Imperial Navy doesn't really focus on frigates until after Yavin when Trench Run Disease starts kicking in.

The Lancer should be just coming out, but that has no capital weapons, a high crew requirement, and is slow enough that fighters, its main prey, can outrun it. The Star Galleon is nice, but has an exorbitant price tag at 17 million. The Pelta is a classic, and by classic I mean 200 years old. The Nebulons are the strongest contender for me, but that tiny, tiny midsection just screams easy kill every time.
 
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I don't think anything droid-related would be acceptable. Remember that the Empire is sprawling with politically motivated culture, and that includes being anti-droid after the Clone Wars against the Separatists. Make it manned artillery, and you might get something, but I thought the Imperial military already has dedicated artillery vehicles.
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All there? No problem, there's always this.

And THIS is piloted by a crew of people, no Droid at all.
 
Knight Sovereign said:
I don't think anything droid-related would be acceptable. Remember that the Empire is sprawling with politically motivated culture, and that includes being anti-droid after the Clone Wars against the Separatists. Make it manned artillery, and you might get something, but I thought the Imperial military already has dedicated artillery vehicles.
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You say this but the Dark Troopers were a sanctioned experiment to produce soldiers, several types of which were droids, heres a take on it in a hypothetical situation where Las salvages the project from the wreckage of the Arc Hammer.

1. Cybernetic and genetically augmented soldiers in power armour, Phase Zero Dark Troopers.

2. Durable combat droids to act as heavy infantry, Phase I Dark Troopers, but it'd make more sense here if they were made to replicate the Dark Troopers of Gideon we see in canon rather than the skeletal ones we see in Empire at War.

3. Heavier Combat droids to act as heavy weapons platforms working in either independant groups or supporting infantry groups, Phase II Dark Troopers.

4. Bipedal walking tanks, some were droids but Rom Mohc used one as a heavy Exosuit which would be the ideal here as an improvement and replacement for the current Exosuit. think along the lines of a power armour from Fallout, the Hellcat specifically but with the chestplate from the T-65 armour.
 
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You say this but the Dark Troopers were a sanctioned experiment to produce soldiers, several types of which were droids, heres a take on it in a hypothetical situation where Las salvages the project from the wreckage of the Arc Hammer.

1. Cybernetic and genetically augmented soldiers in power armour, Phase Zero Dark Troopers.

2. Durable combat droids to act as heavy infantry, Phase I Dark Troopers, but it'd make more sense here if they were made to replicate the Dark Troopers of Gideon we see in canon rather than the skeletal ones we see in Empire at War.

3. Heavier Combat droids to act as heavy weapons platforms working in either independant groups or supporting infantry groups, Phase II Dark Troopers.

4. Bipedal walking tanks, some were droids but Rom Mohc used one as a heavy Exosuit which would be the ideal here as an improvement and replacement for the current Exosuit. think along the lines of a power armour from Fallout, the Hellcat specifically but with the chestplate from the T-65 armour.
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Point taken. I forgot about those Dark Troopers, but you have to admit that the idea of Las even getting access to this project seems ludicrous, don't you think? Let alone the fact if Las is even willing to pursue this line of research, unless someone in the Minda R&D somehow follows a parallel line of research and Las absentmindedly approves it.
 
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Point taken. I forgot about those Dark Troopers, but you have to admit that the idea of Las even getting access to this project seems ludicrous, don't you think? Let alone the fact if Las is even willing to pursue this line of research, unless someone in the Minda R&D somehow follows a parallel line of research and Las absentmindedly approves it.
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This is fair, at the same time it might be a case of Minda becoming a repository for failed projects or as a support site to ensure that something survives in the event of the main project going up in flames, if a Grand Admiral saw fit to send a project that was competing with the Death Star of all things to Minda then others might have similar ideas in order to prevent total lose of research material and data, man is going to have to hollow out a mountain like Weyland at this rate to make a more secure facility.
 
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This is fair, at the same time it might be a case of Minda becoming a repository for failed projects or as a support site to ensure that something survives in the event of the main project going up in flames, if a Grand Admiral saw fit to send a project that was competing with the Death Star of all things to Minda then others might have similar ideas in order to prevent total lose of research material and data, man is going to have to hollow out a mountain like Weyland at this rate to make a more secure facility.
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To be fair Midna is already becoming a known research and development haven, and with the increased military presence and rampant patriotism it would be an ideal spot to have certain R&D ventures, particularly if they keep producing results as they have been. Those mech troopers look bad-ass, are intimidating (following tarkin doctrine) and have already shown their worth in taking down the zombie threat, a few chapters back. Enough so to have a sith acolyte actually endorse/request one which was likely within his preliminary report he sent back home which means that some of the top brass will he looking more seriously at this sort of stuff to bulk their forces up for the coming fight with the rebellion.

Add in whatever the ISB reports back and what the local Moff decides to kick back in terms of political support as he plays big boy Moff politics means that there is a real chance that Minda will get some kick backs and that sweet, sweet nectar of R&D grants/funding and likely limited production runs for said prototypes, until it can be offloaded to other systems for full scale production. Likely netting Las good boy points with different Moffs and Governors as he pushes that high priority target shit (for both sides to fight over) away from his neck of the woods, inadvertently netting him political capital with many of the different imperial figures, further pushing him ever closer to the seat of emperor, (not that he knows this yet).
 
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This is fair, at the same time it might be a case of Minda becoming a repository for failed projects or as a support site to ensure that something survives in the event of the main project going up in flames, if a Grand Admiral saw fit to send a project that was competing with the Death Star of all things to Minda then others might have similar ideas in order to prevent total lose of research material and data, man is going to have to hollow out a mountain like Weyland at this rate to make a more secure facility.
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Gary: Sir, may I ask why you're calling the new research facility Black Mesa? It's been built under a mountain, not a mesa.

Lars: Misdirection mostly, I mean I could have called it Appature Labs, but that's just tempting fate for the facility droid brain to go genocidal like the last time. And I know for a fact that my eggheads aren't fiddling with multidimensional McGuffins, so there's a minimal chance of what happened to the original happening here.

Gary: ......ok.
 
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Add in whatever the ISB reports back and what the local Moff decides to kick back in terms of political support as he plays big boy Moff politics means that there is a real chance that Minda will get some kick backs and that sweet, sweet nectar of R&D grants/funding and likely limited production runs for said prototypes, until it can be offloaded to other systems for full scale production. Likely netting Las good boy points with different Moffs and Governors as he pushes that high priority target shit (for both sides to fight over) away from his neck of the woods, inadvertently netting him political capital with many of the different imperial figures, further pushing him ever closer to the seat of emperor, (not that he knows this yet).
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The ISB is so happy with Las' competence in hunting down Rebels that they decide to send a unit of Death Troopers to show their support, much to Las' dismay. Those monsters tend to be sent to guard R&D initiatives after all.

The Death Troopers then try to assert command over Grant. Only for Grant to beat them within an inch of the cybernetically enhanced lives because she is Grant. The less said about the ones who tried to take Myr'thos' bodyguard position from them, the better. I imagine they would eventually get foisted off to Darna's secret police as an elite hit squad.
 
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Chp-63: Green Reckoning
Chp-63: Green Reckoning

You know who I never expected to have to fight?

Darna.

Not in a real fight, no. I went down to the range once and saw her there. Whipping a blaster pistol around like a cowboy faster than I could blink.

No, instead I'm forced to call her because she doesn't want to give up being both Guild Director and Vice-Governor.

"...and it is imperative that I retain control over both in order to coordinate the rebuilding efforts here on Edin."

That was the end of a multiple paragraph rant on why she should keep both positions. It was quite impressive, and brought up some valid points. However…

"You look half-dead, Darna."

And she did. Since we were on video call, not holo-call, there was full color. And her bright blue skin was quite pale. Unhealthily so.

"I am functional."

"Looking like that, I'd guess you have maybe a week left of 'function' before I gotta attend a funeral."

Her eyes narrowed. Or maybe she was just really tired. I honestly couldn't tell.

Before she could respond, I raised my hand.

"Look. It's not healthy. Not at all. And you're not just a secretary anymore, your Vice-Governor. I need you at 100% to make sure things run smoothly. Can't have one of my top subordinates dying on the job."

There was still a fire in her eyes. I sighed, rubbing my temple. I don't have time for this.

"Choose someone. Someone you trust, who can handle the job well, and who you think will be approved by the Moffs office. Because at this rate, you will encounter problems. You will encounter mix ups. I can't have that, and the Empire won't tolerate it."

At that, she seemed to understand. I didn't explicitly state it, but it was clear that her position was the consequence of her efforts and my protection. The Empire wasn't all that chill when it came to non-humans in positions of power.

Aside from the Hutts. But they were weird, and no one touched them anyways.

"...Fine. I'll pick a successor. Is that all?"

I could hear the sass, but I let it slide. She looked tired as hell after all.

"Get a nap, Darna. Can't have my favorite secretary six feet under."

Before she could respond, I got an alert on my terminal, with a priority code of 2. Which, while not dangerous, meant that whatever it was was most certainly more important than this conversation.

"Sorry, got to cut this short, just got a code 2."

She nodded, seeming a little out of it. Which, considering her state of being, was understandable. "Of course, sir."

With that, we ended the call and I started reading through the report, dreading what might happen. I had far too much work to do to be distracted by some bullshit.

What I read was…odd. Really odd.

A corporate convoy of ships had been caught in the interior of the system. Legally, they were totally fine.

Until they got hit with a random inspection, as one does.

They were found carrying many metric tons of cargo that wasn't on their manifest. Logging equipment, mining equipment, and a shit ton of parts for easy to assemble prefab structures.

So, they were arrested and interrogated, as one does to smugglers.

That's when it got bad.

Apparently, the company, Corleone Industries, ran a science/survey outpost on Minda-1.

A while ago I had made deals with around a dozen or more companies to allow for this. They paid a fee, and in return for scouting the planet, would get preferable treatment in regards to land claims.

It was a long term project, since I would have to address the jungle filled death trap eventually. They knew this as well, but to them it was worth it.

Corleone, apparently, got a tad impatient.

The personnel that were interrogated revealed that the company had started expanding their holdings, and were in the process of extracting resources. Resources that they had no right to extract, as they were all Imperial property.

To put it plainly, Corleone had fucked up big time. They flagrantly violated Imperial Law, and were at my mercy.

If nothing else, this would serve as an example to other larger companies as to what happens when they try to take advantage of mine and the Guild's generous personalities.

In short order, I sent two messages.

One was to have all Corleone assets in the Minda and Edin systems blockaded, and all high-ranking members arrested immediately.

Troops were to move on the Minda-1 facilities and take control.

The second message was to the Guild. A few days ago, as the tug teams started their second trip from Rothana to Minda, I spoke with the Moff once again. As the Guild grew, he took more notice.

For all intents and purposes, the Guild was now official. The successor Darna chose would have to be approved by his office, but I doubted there would be any trouble there. Moff Hiral was giving me, and by extension Minda, favorable treatment.

Minda would have a lot of power within the Guild, though still beholden to the Moff, of course. A good outcome, all things considered, which allowed me to stay in some control of the Guild while allowing the system to grow throughout the Myto sector.

The message I sent to the Guild was in regards to this whole kerfuffle. Darna would likely handle it, as I doubt she's picked out a successor. Even if she has, it would take a while longer before they were officially chosen.

For now, the Guild would investigate Corleone Industries, and bar them from the Guild if they were found guilty.

Of course, this is a minor punishment, and the company's best case scenario. Worst case? The company is forcefully disbanded, assets seized, leaders executed.

With the orders sent out, I turned my attention to other things.

Like Thorne's bullshit. Seems my little speech did nothing, because Thorne and his troopers have been creating quite the kerfuffle. The slowdowns in cargo lanes and immigration were expected, of course.

The conflicts with police? With army troopers? With other stormtroopers? Not acceptable.

Especially when they try to take LECA's without authorization, showcase clear speciesim to citizens, and more.

Frankly speaking, Thorne is lucky they haven't publicly executed someone. Else I would've let Grant loose on him.

For a moment, I consider that path. If Thorne oversteps, I can punish him for it by appealing to the Moff. Hmmm…

Nah. Thorne has the backing of the ISB. Even if his fellow agents are quite likely to throw him under the rug, the name alone could scare the Moff into doing nothing. And even if there is a chance, it wasn't worth the risk. Especially if it inspired anti-Imperial sentiment among the populace.

I sent a quick message to Grant, asking her what was going on and if I could help. If anyone knew what was happening, it was her.

Hopefully, I could intervene before she decided the only path forward was a shit ton of murder.

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2 hours later
Sergeant TK-472, Ragna Olfir
Minda-1

"20 seconds to landing."

As the voice rang over the Sentinel's intercom, Ragna did just that.

He adjusted his straps, checked his blaster one last time, and looked around to see the others doing the same.

His squad sat beside him, the other nine troopers checking their gear the same as him.

Soon, he heard the telltale sound of the shuttle landing, and the hiss of the hydraulics as the doors inched open.

His squad quickly left the shuttle, fanning out alongside four other squads and making a beeline towards the nearest building.

They had landed on the pads of the Corleone Industries central base. It sat in a clearing, smack dab in the center of a jungle valley.

As soon as he stepped off the shuttle, the heat hit him. Even with his armor, it was sweltering. His hud read around 85F, but he knew damn well that the humidity would make it feel like more.

As they rushed the nearest building, LECA's deployed from other shuttles, securing the perimeter against the jungle.

Soon, they busted through the door to the largest central building. Room by room, they cleared it out, cuffing every civilian they found, and stunning those who resisted.

Eventually, Ragna's squad found their way down to the basement levels. They entered a long corridor lined with doors.

Wordlessly, he signaled the two troopers to his side to hug the walls, and the squad advanced, checking every room. They were empty, all of them resembling cells of some kind.

It was when they arrived at the final cell that things truly changed.

Within lay not the emptiness of the previous cells, but a being. Fairly tall, green skinned, with prehensile feet and rough, handmade clothes. They looked up at the troopers from where they sat and strained against their chains, anger clearly filling their hearts.

Ragna hit them with a stunner on the spot.

Based on everything he knew, this was a native. A native this company had captured.

It looked like a diplomatic incident waiting to happen.

It looked like he wasn't paid enough for this shit.

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Hi there folks! Not my best work, I'll admit, but I'm feeling a little creatively stuck here so I decided to advance some looser plot threads and see where it goes.

Also, I realized I completely skipped over frigates when talking about the shipyards. Corvettes are the initial batch, with cruisers being at the end, but frigates stick to the middle zone, and it makes sense that they would be built.

Suggestions for this would be great, though following the same guidelines as the cruisers. Imperial, preferably canon/legends though I'm not opposed to fanart, and not super old or some ship from the future that R&D magics up out of nothing.

Appreciate the feedback and commentary.

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller
 
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Like Thorne's bullshit. Seems my little speech did nothing, because Thorne and his troopers have been creating quite the kerfuffle. The slowdowns in cargo lanes and immigration were expected, of course.

The conflicts with police? With army troopers? With other stormtroopers? Not acceptable.

Especially when they try to take LECA's without authorization, showcase clear speciesim to citizens, and more.

Frankly speaking, Thorne is lucky they haven't publicly executed someone. Else I would've let Grant loose on him.

For a moment, I consider that path. If Thorne oversteps, I can punish him for it by appealing to the Moff. Hmmm…

Nah. Thorne has the backing of the ISB. Even if his fellow agents are quite likely to throw him under the rug, the name alone could scare the Moff into doing nothing. And even if there is a chance, it wasn't worth the risk. Especially if it inspired anti-Imperial sentiment among the populace.

I sent a quick message to Grant, asking her what was going on and if I could help. If anyone knew what was happening, it was her.

Hopefully, I could intervene before she decided the only path forward was a shit ton of murder.
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I have a feeling Las will have to start asking the family for help sooner or later, especially with a scenario like this.
 
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Chp-63: Green Reckoning



Also, I realized I completely skipped over frigates when talking about the shipyards. Corvettes are the initial batch, with cruisers being at the end, but frigates stick to the middle zone, and it makes sense that they would be built.

Suggestions for this would be great, though following the same guidelines as the cruisers. Imperial, preferably canon/legends though I'm not opposed to fanart, and not super old or some ship from the future that R&D magics up out of nothing.

Appreciate the feedback and commentary.

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller
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I recommend the interceptor V as a low crew low cost interceptor good for....... intercepting.......
Other ships at or below its weight class. A good anti pirate ship as much as the pirates love to have this to hunt down their prey with. Not sure if imperials ever used it in the rim. But certainly not standard fare. Their favored frigates are the tartan patrol cruiser(frigate sized) amd the nebulon B and its next iteration
Copying the descriptions below from a fleet builder sheet i have from elsewhere:

Interceptor V Frigate: Primarily seen in use as a picket or pirate raiding
vessel, these 150 meter long Interceptor V Frigates are a direct upgrade of its
predecessor. A new and vastly superior class 2.0 hyperdrive has been installed to better
aid its purpose as a raiding vessel, while still keeping the signature high sublight speed
of the Interceptor IV. Its weapons systems consist of a loadout featuring 2 turbolasers
and 8 concussion missile launchers for when the need to stand their ground and fight
arises.

Tartan Patrol Cruiser: Coming in at 250 meters with 70 crewmembers, this
patrol ship is your best screen against lighter threats due to its armament of 20 laser
cannons and powerful targeting systems to aid in shooting down any fighters or even
missiles trying to take out your more major fleet elements. Comes with a standard
military hyperdrive and reasonable shielding for a ship of its size.
For size classes...
Corvette: around 100-200 meters
Frigate: around 200-400 meters
Cruiser: around 400-1000 meters
Star Destroyer: around 1,000-2,400 meters
Dreadnought: around 2,400-20,000 meters
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Within lay not the emptiness of the previous cells, but a being. Fairly tall, green skinned, with prehensile feet and rough, handmade clothes. They looked up at the troopers from where they sat and strained against their chains, anger clearly filling their hearts.

Ragna hit them with a stunner on the spot.

Based on everything he knew, this was a native. A native this company had captured.

It looked like a diplomatic incident waiting to happen.
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Alien tribal princess get?
 
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I was thinking more Godfather movie references for a crime family.
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That actually IS part of the reference. Don Corleone started out by using an olive oild.business as a front. I think kt was a front for bootlegging in particular. It's been a long time simce I've seen tbe Godfather franchise though.
 
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