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May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)

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ConfusedPotato said:
After reading Hey Cousin, Let's Go Bowling (Currently non-canon) I thought it would be funny if the first female that Galvin Thorn falls head over heels for that is unrelated to him is actually Cheriss Sair as:
1) She is a shard and it would be funny if he doesn't realise this
2) She might not get the entire flirting thing
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And in the crack omake to the omake, just as he is about to confess his love and she is about to return it, Silas bursts in and it turns out he got there first, and they actually are cousins.
 
Dr. Snark said:
Nah. Man was too busy screwing as many women as he could to have time to be a cultist :V
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This brings the question of how extensive is Ciaran's family tree to mind. Let me guess if he's the Starwars version of Captain Kirk than she probably has a family tree that covers and crisscrosses through every viable compatible species and their possible combination mixes of those species.
 
Entropy Engineer said:
This brings the question of how extensive is Ciaran's family tree to mind. Let me guess if he's the Starwars version of Captain Kirk than she probably has a family tree that covers and crisscrosses through every viable compatible species and their possible combination mixes of those species.
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It covers some nonviable species (he adopted), but as we've seen with Galvin, it doesn't cross.
 
As far as targeting corporations for CNS recruitment is concerned:
-[] IGBC (the Muun Council should be very eager about this...)
-[] Sorosuub Corporation (based out of Sullust, they already control the home planet, and this war must be terrible for their bottom line. Also, their leader is a former/future Incom engineer, so they might start hearing murmurings from their Incom partners about why Palpatine worries them...)
-[] Baobab Merchant Fleet (...I can't believe I'd never heard of these people. They're basically us, if we had a few generations to more steadily built up our influence and reputation...)

@Dr. Snark, will we get a chance to meet Mungo Baobab, the heir of the merchant fleet who's currently 'spreading his wings' as a galactic explorer? (Could we contact and/or recruit Mungo while doing one of those archaeological expeditions?)

Likewise, will we get a chance to meet Ebenn Q3 Baobab, the polymath who somehow landed a gig on the Naboo Royal Advisory Council despite being a known employee of the Trade Federation? (Yeah, it turns out Star Wars canon even has an analogue for us!) Could we meet EQ3 while visiting the Baobab Archives? He runs his own private Holonet not reliant on Republic (Imperial) propaganda, which would be pretty useful for our Neutral systems....

As for the CNS Recruitment megalist: I broke it into two groups, one for 'continguous' sectors around our center of power, and one for 'exclaves' that would be disconnected or scattered around the galaxy. For most of these, I was not able to give descriptions of why a particular target would be interested in joining the CNS, or what we would gain from them, though I hope to do that later.


CNS Recruitment-contiguous (target systems immediately around the main area of Neutral Space)
-[] Salin Corridor systems (due East of neutral space - including Lucazec, pushing borders closer to Nam Chorios)
-[] Mid Rim systems #1 (Southeast of neutral space - including Garos, pushing borders closer to Alpheridies region)
-[] Vaathree Trade Corridor (due South of neutral space - including Obroa-skai, pushing borders closer to Castell)
-[] Hydian Way-Coreward (Southwest of neutral space - including Corsin, pushing borders closer to Core Worlds)
-[] Mid Rim systems #2 (West of neutral space - including Ithor, pushing borders closer to western Celanon Spur)
-[] Braxant Run systems (Northwest of neutral space - including Agamar, pushing borders closer to Muunilist)
-[] Ciutric Hegemony (systems due North of neutral space - pushing borders closer to Bimmiel)
-[] Hydian Way-Rimward (systems Northeast of neutral space, including Telos and Mirial, pushing borders closer to Corporate Sector)
-[] Gordian Reach (massive single sector due East of neutral space, including Yavin - pushing borders closer to Korriban)

CNS Recruitment-exclaves (systems and hyperlanes further removed from main area of Neutral Space)
-[] Muunilist (due East of Kalee sector, including other systems on northern end of Braxant Run)
-[] Perlemian Trade Route #1 (due North of Onderon system, including Sermeria and Lantilles)
-[] Perlemian Trade Route #2 (due West of Lucazec system, including Belderone and Ossus, pushing borders closer to Murkhana)
-[] Lesser Lantillian Route (Northeast of Onderon system, including Uyter, Togoria, and Charros)
-[] Hapes Consortium (Northwest of Onderon system, including Hapes and Taanab)
-[] Kashyyyk (due West of Onderon system, including other systems along the Randon Run)
-[] Cularin (Expansion Region system far south; vanished for 10 years due to Darkstaff, declared neutrality on return...)
-[] Berchest (Inner Rim systems, wealthy for tourism to 'Crystal City' Wonder of the Galaxy; also near Phateem system w/ Jedi 'Halls of Knowledge')
-[] Caamas (Core World near Alderaan, outstanding reputation as moral pacifists, have stayed in Republic despite distaste for war)

If we want to overcome the stigma and suspicion of a revived Mandalorian Empire, I don't think we could do better than recruit Caamas, which is described as 'universally beloved' for its moral uprightness and pacifism. For heaven's sake, the Jedi Order maintains an academy on the planet solely to teach morality, despite the fact that there's only one named Caamas native that actually became a Jedi Knight.
 
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Publicola said:
@Dr. Snark, will we get a chance to meet Mungo Baobab, the heir of the merchant fleet who's currently 'spreading his wings' as a galactic explorer? (Could we contact and/or recruit Mungo while doing one of those archaeological expeditions?)
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...God, just hearing (well, seeing) his name again takes me back on such a nostalgia trip. Does anyone else remember those animated movie/special things that he was in? That also had Threepio and Artoo in them?

But er, personal nostalgia aside it's certainly a possibility. Same goes for the other guy.

As for the list, I'll keep it in mind as I write out the next turn.
 
Forgot to include Yavin in my original CNS recruitment list.
Publicola said:
CNS Recruitment-contiguous (target systems immediately around the main area of Neutral Space)
-[] Gordian Reach (massive single sector due East of neutral space, including Yavin - pushing borders closer to Korriban)
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Also, I wanted to propose a target system for the 'Black Ops' action (though it might also work under "Let's Vary Piracy")

[] Black Ops
-[] Murkhana: the headquarters and homeworld of the Corporate Alliance, and source/distributor for most Separatist propaganda ('Shadowfeed Dispatches'). Also, within the same sector is the planet of Bal'demnic, which is the CIS's primary source for cortosis ore, used in anti-lightsaber weapons. Sabotage the mines and steal as much as you can on your way out...
 
Dr. Snark said:
CLASSIFIED: Sith Phantom Employee!?: While this is only known to the upper echelons and high-ranking Agents, Lady Ciaran has officially declared that the phantom of Darth Vectivus is to be treated as a fellow employee with all of the rights and benefits the position provides. Debates have begun on how one would provide a Sith phantom with said benefits, with no clear answers determined as of yet.
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"why exactly do you seem so determined to find a way go provide me with a benefits package?"

"as far as I can tell, because the boss thought it would be funny."
 
Kaioo said:
Does anybody even live on Yavin?
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Ehorin said:
not anymore/not yet
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OTOH, the Gordian Reach sector is huge, so there should be people and systems to persuade in the area. I just listed it as 'Yavin' because it's the most famous name in the area, and the one actually marked on the map I'm using.

EDIT: plus there's apparently a population of 'Corusca gem' fishermen around Yavin who make a living as sci-fi 'gold-panners'
 
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Let's try to remember that the more expansionary we get, the more we're gonna stoke fears of an expansionist Mandalorian Empire. Especially if we start just straight up absorbing the CIS.
 
Yeah we need to bunker down for a while and do damage control around Fett, in the moment the galaxy doesnt belive that we are the mandalorian Empire reborn lets expand again.
 
What we really need to do is remember why the hell we aligned ourselves with the CNS in the first place, what we want out of it, and how we're gonna do it. Because I don't think there's any focus on what that is. We are sincerely lacking in a coherent strategy for this war that will put us on a level to handle the machinations of Dooku and Sidious.
 
Stealthy said:
What we really need to do is remember why the hell we aligned ourselves with the CNS in the first place, what we want out of it, and how we're gonna do it. Because I don't think there's any focus on what that is. We are sincerely lacking in a coherent strategy for this war that will put us on a level to handle the machinations of Dooku and Sidious.
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Quickly! To the war room!

Have HK and Xruk guard the doors! And fetch the coffee and pastries... also maps.

Really we need two separate but linked strategist. An 'overt' one which is focused on the CNS and levering it during the war - mainly through guiding their own [The CNS's] strategy. And a 'covert' one focused on Sidious.
 
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