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Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

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i get the feeling MC will design the best merchant ship/mobile shop the galaxy has seen , perhaps sale/business model etc. most likely has a espresso machine/mini bar or café to encourage sales lol (Ikea model)

planning to have it built as a personal project only to find out the yards are backlogged with orders due to how popular the design is and the guild inundated with request for the sale/business model data. lol

MC will create a mercantile boom for small-medium companies .

the minda stock exchange and finance sector reign's supreme .
 
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Chapter 55
My thoughts.
Okay if he wants to travel. Create a giant cruise ship. Only build it like it is a q ship. With all that that implies. Something like a Lucrehulk the biggest version available or something bigger. A floating palace.
He can use the excuse he is creating trade lanes ans lines of communication with other governors. Allowing him to personally travel to the places he is interested in. With luxury and security.
 
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Still, in the back of my head, that little dream of a ship and the open sky remained.

Freedom.
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Yh this is a much better idea, getting a ship exploring the galaxy and making money.
Plus with a ship, easy to escape.

Now we need a ship for our guy. A light or medium freighter?

A YT-1300 light freighter or something original?
 
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Still, in the back of my head, that little dream of a ship and the open sky remained.

Freedom.
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You will never get that dream that you have due to the sheer dint of competency you've shown.
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Fast-forward to the Imp-NuRep peace talks, The sticking point is: Both sides choose him as leader due to his what they each see as his staunch Imperial-ness/egalitarian leadership.

Que: Las Mola of all breakdowns

Las(Sobbing in the corner): I just wanted to live fancy free
ForceCat: We get fancy treattreattreat now? (Gungan Pâté)


O-HSHC: "Both is good"

View: https://youtu.be/q0FaU8Ojvnc?t=27
 
He will only get to explore the Galaxy in an Ecclipse-Class after being crowned the Emporer of the New Galactic Republic, while visiting his Moffs to make sure they ddon't do stuff that will lead to a rebellion against him
 
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I sighed, plopping my head in my hands. This fucking spy. I don't know what fucking blackmail or corporate secrets she was able to drag from the depths of RHE or, god forbid, KDY itself. And frankly speaking? I don't want to know.
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What's funny is that from what we can see in the previous chapter, it wasn't really blackmail, just good intel.
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She continued, seemingly unaware of my little internal freak out. "These factories contain specialized machines made for creating more complex internal parts for ships, which RHE will no longer need. This will allow us to reduce the amount of external shipping needed."
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And with Las' domain having a lot of mineral resources already, his shipbuilding industry might be almost completely self contained to his little fiefdom. I wonder if R&D could design a small warship using only resources found directly on Minda and Edin?
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Legends is the real problem here. Cause the Empire doesn't die, it just breaks into a million warlords vying for a useless throne. The Pentastar Alignment, and who knows how many other statelets and the like will emerge, desperate to cling onto useless power.

Don't they know the sheer weight of paperwork that such power produces!? Of course not, those fools would just delegate it all, or ignore it, and then be surprised when their populace rebels or the economy collapses!
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To be fair, the New Republic is a bit guilty of this too. For instance I pretty sure the Corporate Sector Authority remains in power over 30,000 worlds for several decades after Endor. There is also the Hapes Consortium.
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For example, the city of Rolling Green's was expanding its farmlands by a shit ton. The problem? They were reaching the limit of easily accessible suitable farmland in the valley the city was located in. Other areas are difficult to access. The companies there were thinking about vertical farming, but the power draw for such facilities is quite high. Therefore, I just threw money at them for the construction of some new solar farms and a generator. Should keep up for a decent while, if nothing else.
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I wonder how many worlds rely on Ugea now for food exports? The rising quotas are probably forcing governors to focus more on resource extraction to the detriment of internal sustainability.

Sure other planets in the sector make food. However, I doubt the Agriworlds in this sector have a shipping capacity on the level of the Minda system.
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There were other problems as well, of course. New mining installations need expansion to deal with the abundance of resources.
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The best problem to have, especially in a galaxy wide resource shortage.
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Reports about some weird resources on that jungle death world that I didnt want to touch with a ten foot pole.
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My guess is those weird resources are going to attract the attention of the Special Weapons Programs causing Las to touch the jungle world with a smaller pole than he'd like.
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This means more planning will be going into full arcs, characters will be expanded on to the best of my ability so they feel like characters instead of names that occasionally talk, and I'll try to both tie up loose plot holes and avoid creating any new ones.
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My advice is let the characters do some of the writing for you. If their personality traits are established enough, they should have their opinions on what you are writing about. Give them an event and think on how they'd react based on how you already wrote about them.
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Also, since this has been on my mind recently. Las does plan on eventually exploring the galaxy as some sort of merchant/trader. What ship should he do it in? Light freighter type beat, or a proper crew sorta thing?
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Whatever ship it is, it should probably have a Corellian fried ice cream fryer installed.
 
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If he DOES escape and gets a bigger ship, his intel sister will get wind of it and help cover things. Then his sisters will join him because the Empire is toast, and baby brother got a ship that big for the whole family to escape, OBVIOUSLY, he's a visionary like that. Oioro might join as well, she could use a vacation.
 
You will never leave that chair, Governor.
You will rise through the ranks.
Become Moff.
Then Grand Moff.
You. Will. Never. Leave!

Cute, nice cup.
And no, the bribe does not lessen your vacation time.
But still, very cute cup.

Ah, nice.
Acquisition is great.
What a bargain.
What a steal!
 
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That was Hosnian Prime, different planet.
It's part of the stupid as hell rotating Capital deal they decided to do. They literally had elections on where to relocate the entire Capital.
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It's truly incredible how Disney made the New Republic even more incompetent than they already were in the EU.
 
C-ROC Gozanti Cruiser. With a Class 2 Hyperdrive put in instead of class 3. It's very fast, with a need for a large enough crew to keep things interesting for the plot. And enough weapons to keep pirates at bay, especially if you keep more of the originals Gozaniti armament.
4 Retractable Quad laser cannons
1,200kph atmospheric speed
Crew of 12, but only 1 at minimum
4k metric tons of cargo space.
 
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It's truly incredible how Disney made the New Republic even more incompetent than they already were in the EU.
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Suffering from a lack of creativity and ability to write a competent villain? Just make the good-guys-but-specifically-not-the-hero-played-by-the-high-profile-actors-and-actresses suffer from actual brain damage to compensate.
 
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Can't wait for a rampant R&D to make a Deathstar Equivelant and Las trying his best to cover it all up but it inevitably leaks to his enemies and they immediately back the fuck off
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He has a Sith with him, bet they know some depo or research/factory world that he could waste money on, find useful ship Blueprints and Technical data on. Might even recover some old republic droid kits to reverse engineer for his own production.
 
The solar energy collectors could just be a whole bunch of extra panels put on top of existing tall buildings and having some extra panels here and there like on the side of highways. Also could put in a few panels here and there in public parks around the edges. Those panels might not be able to power everything, but it should cut down on the amount of dedicated fusion generator power needed. The MC could also fund putting extra wind energy collectors on tall, government or apartment buildings. Effectively this would allow for a more decentralized power grid, thus if/when the Rebellion/Pirates/Imperial Warlords damage the large main generators/fusion reactors or cut the large energy transmission lines, then more of the buildings/people would still have some power. Funding more small scale electrical self-consumption systems should keep the local citizens happier should *something* happen to the main power grid. Also this would effectively "waste" money, while keeping the people happier and less likely to string the MC up when the Empire falls.

TftC!
 
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C-ROC Gozanti Cruiser. With a Class 2 Hyperdrive put in instead of class 3. It's very fast, with a need for a large enough crew to keep things interesting for the plot. And enough weapons to keep pirates at bay, especially if you keep more of the originals Gozaniti armament.
4 Retractable Quad laser cannons
1,200kph atmospheric speed
Crew of 12, but only 1 at minimum
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While I do like the gozanti, I prefer the military one
It's a bit blockier and that fits better with a freighter I think
The sleekier one seems more like a higher but not highest class passenger ship
 
Winner Winner Mynock Dinner
Omake: Winner Winner Mynock Dinner

POV: Garik Malo
RIII: Guardian
Certifications: Tracker II
Lepassooit, Myto Sector

Pew Pew! Bzzzt!

"Remind me again why we are on this junk heap of a world?"

The question echoed in the recently silenced perforated structure.

"We're here because if we are ever going to do more than guard Shaak caravans and catch petty criminals, we need jobs all around the sector in our portfolio. Lepassooit was the closest world with a job recommended for our rank."

Garik wandered over to the spoils their prey were guarding. Tearing open the crate with ease thanks to his smasher armor.

"So that's why we are chasing down poorly armed scavengers over a crate full of… let's see here… Winner Winner Mynock Dinners? Are these things still edible?"

"If they were brought in shortly before the Sieges, probably. Those ration pails have a shelf life of decades.

Oooh! That's the Pirate Occupation flavor! Those come with a good spice blend. Grab a couple. It will make a great meal if the food convoy for the planet gets hit again."

Garik playfully ignited his shockmitts.

"Careful Tak. You need one of the Governor Moneld's fancy new permits to take that salvage. I have been hired to bring scum like you as an unlicensed salvager."

Tak returned the grin before dramatically swooning.

"Oh what will I do? My credits are too low. I can't afford to go to one of Governor Moneld's prison workshops sorting salvage indoors instead of outdoors."

Sadly the teasing did not have the intended effect on Garik.

"And all that money lining the Governor's pockets. Feels like we're the bad guys here."

The comment shattered the good mood like a bombing run. Tak's grin curdled into a frown as she gazed out at the bombardment crater. The yawning chasm having grown to swallow the city in the years since. Leaving only suburban areas on the edge like this one were relatively intact.

"You don't get it Garik. Things aren't nice outside of where you grew up. That's how things work normally out here in the Rim. The rulers line their pockets and the rest of us struggle to make ends meet."

A haunting gust of dusty wind passed between them. The holes in what was once a home playing an almost musical tune.

"But won't the people rise up and try to replace the Governor if things get bad enough, or at least try to improve things on their planet?"

Tak began taking a deep breath, and Garik knew what that meant. He'd seen it a couple on the crowded passenger ship they took to this desolate planet. The reason why they probably wouldn't book that ship on the way back. A rant was coming.

"They already tried that with the CIS. Now? With what money? With what infrastructure? With what cities?

Garik, the Sieges destroyed anything worth having here with artillery barrages and orbital bombardments. What little the people can eke out goes to either the smugglers or the Empire, both of whom only pay bottom credit.

Any chance of this world recovering went out the window when the Republic won the war. A new world like Minda might be able to get help starting out, a cesspool like Edin might to attract sleazy investors, but a hardline Separatist World like Lepassooit? These people would have better luck jumping into a Sarlacc Pit for looking for aid.

This permit program might be paying for that slimeball Moneld's new palace. However, that is still money going to workers and the suppliers. The official processing stations may pay poodoo for salvage, but Moneld's connections still keep the trading ships coming back on a regular schedule.

The planet sucks, but it would suck even harder without what little the Empire gives it. At least they're reliable with what they do. Them leaving would only be a dinner bell for further scavengers to descend and tear into this corpse of a world."

Garik's hands were up halfway through. What he was going to say formed a quarter of the way.

"Look I think this place is getting to you, and having to listen to that slimeball of a Governor's speeches clearly isn't helping. Our contract on this world is almost over. Let's refuse to renew and get back to Minda for some R&R."

The embers of a smile began, but were extinguished too quickly.

"And if the Governor doesn't take no for an answer? If he decides merc services are too valuable to let go and puts the restraining bolts on us all?"

Garik already had a counter argument at the ready.

"Then the Guild's legal department gets involved. They might not be able to tell an Imperial governor what they can and can't do, but they still have lots of soft power with their ratings and recommendations.

Moneld wouldn't risk access to such an easy pool of muscle from a bad rating over a couple of mercs. What stops the Empire from sending aid to this world also stops it from sending more troops to garrison it. Which you would know if you weren't so steaming right now."

After a long pause the teasing tone seemed to finally kindle a small smile back to Tak's face.

*Sigh* "You're right big guy. When did you get so smart?"

Garik knocked his mitts on his customized helmet around his horn.

"All those lectures and explanations you gave had to make something get through my thick skull. It has to if we are going to climb up the Guild rankings, right?"

A much welcomed chuckle was dragged out of Tak, signaling Garik had succeeded in his mission.

"Come on, let's go load up the speeder and dump these perps off at the processing center. Oh, and grab some of those ration pails. We'll be the king and queen of the passenger compartment when we break these out on the way back!"

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This Omake is meant to showcase how the Guild is expanding operations out of Las' domain and into nearby systems. This was originally intended to be lighthearted and comedic dig at battle royales and extraction shooters. Then Tak had to be all outgoing and empathetic, and the tone went downhill from there.

Crossposted and SV and SB
 
The only way this man is getting a retirement as some kind of rogue trader is if his planet is destroyed.

Nobody wants him out of his position. He's a responsible governor, charismatic, pragmatic, politically intelligent, anti-discrimination, brave, noble, and actually gets his work done.

He's improved the lives of his citizens immensely, stretched their influence to surrounding star systems, and is just generally well-liked both by his subjects and superiors.
 
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