How so? The 501st is a GAR military unit, serving under Yularen with Jedi command from Anakin (absent for the moment, though presumably returning) and Ahsoka. Is it possible to recruit Ahsoka -- 'read her in' on the details that the Abyss Council is privy to -- without causing/forcing her to withdraw from the 501st? We already have the 501st as an 'asset', so she can continue serving with them, without worrying about the inhibitor chips and without worry that she may be surrounded by enemies. She wouldn't be as free to pursue any project that catches her eye, but we could still use her help for various Martial and Intrigue tasks.
I think you're overestimating the state of the 501st at this point - they're effectively isolated from the rest of the Republic military for reasons most of the unit doesn't quite understand yet, their official commanding officer has gone missing on the heels of a massive tragedy, their
other major commanding officer was nearly executed on false charges...it's not a fun day for the 501st.
More importantly though Ahsoka knows enough about the Palpatine thing as it is - and if you asked she'd say with absolute confidence that she'd rather stay with the troops at a time like this.
TL,DR version: phrik can be alloyed with all kinds of other metals, losing the insane resilience of pure phrik, but retaining enough of its durability to enable all kinds of crazy projects. Phrik armor is nice, but I'd love to turn our Research heroes onto industrial applications.
Just to be clear, these projects would probably be one-offs or highly experimental. You
could invest time into that, but there's only so much that can be done.
As above: there are plenty of non-military applications for our Materials Research.
Hiridiu for instance is capable of massively boosting any communication signal in its vicinity. Studying and replicating the effect should enable all kinds of crazy projects, such as a galaxy-spanning HoloNet alternative that doesn't require holonet nodes in each system.... Hibridium does weird things with dimensional fields -- the military application is for perfect invisibility/intangibility, but there are plenty of non-military uses as well. Same with cortosis -- there was an entire omake (a canon one) describing some of the research avenues based on defensive uses (anti-lightsaber 'chaff') or industrial uses (heat sinks).
Right, that stuff is fine, just wanted to make things clear.
As for the rest of the bases...I looked at the trees and honestly I'm still going to have to shoot them down. Aside from "invest in stuff" and "do stuff for tourism" it doesn't really seem like any of those bases would have an
identity that makes them unique.
I will however say that you can attach Five Brothers stuff to the Corellia base. That does make sense given the sheer proximity (in the literal, political, and economic senses) of those planets.
Foundry Action:
[] The Endless Horde: Xruk payed attention to the results of the Foundry assaults. The men were injured, the droids damaged, equipment lost... And it was still the single greatest combat experience many of them have had so far. Now, with a bit of tinkering and some adjustments to a section of the Foundry, Xruk has finally aquired Proper training instruments. Ignore the idiots screaming in the background, they lack Proper Training.
Will probably be a Foundry/Kiln upgrade once the station is moved there.
[] Reinforce planetary defense fleets: with the covert support of KDY, they shouldn't have any reason to refuse the CNS licensing the design for the Nebulon-B Frigate and producing it as an anti-pirate measure. Distributing a few-or a lot-should blunt pirate attacks further and provide ships to be drawn into the CNS navy in the event of war.
Basically, further strengthening the CNS while justifying preparation for palpatine's inevitable strike.
@Dr. Snark, is this okay? Or could it be a more general action, maybe get some Carracks, Z-95s, etc.
I think this would fall under strengthening the military in general, which is already an action. Don't get me wrong, it's a good idea, but it's just a bit
too specific.
-[] 327th Star Corps:
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Special Operations Brigade: Oh my, a small army of elite Spec Ops troopers under the command of a few Jedi, completely independent from the Senate, Chancellor, and Jedi Council. Why, it would such a shame if all the elite clones there lost the chips, wouldn't it? It even has Delta squad, Omega squad, and the The Muunilinst 10 under its command.
327th is fine. I'm not sure about the entirety of the SpecOps Brigade due to both size and increased scrutiny,
but I will point out that it's leader (Arligan Zey) is a known pragmatist among Jedi, has repeatedly turned a blind eye to the actions of members like Kal and Etain, is almost assuredly assisting the deserter network in some fashion, and is loyal to the Order
but more than willing to call out the Council on it's BS.
I'm just saying that there's a
muuuuch better target of opportunity there, and far less risky one at that... (One that's so fitting I'm fully prepared to basically give you information on that one for free)
[] Sienar Custom Vessel:
-[] Dedicated starfighter carriers: Starfighters are a VERY important part of space combat, yet, we currently don't have a dedicared starfighter carrier. Let's change that. We can also convert it into a "transport carrier" allowing us to launch additional transports to either drop off troops or for use in our Silver Cross orginization.
-[] Next Gen Troop Transport: While the Republic LAAT may be pretty useful, it does have its drawbacks, like the fact that neither of the sides the troops exit from have shields, allowing enemies to pick off troops as soon as the doors open. Why not create our own version of the LAAT which doesn't have this problem?
Hmm...I'll rework the text on the latter one (because if Raith loves anything it's getting to do his own thing with projects) but aside from that these are pretty legit.
[] Hunting partners: You've heard a lot of good things about Jar Jar from Grievous, most of which are probably exagerated. Still, you could be nice and let Grevoius take Jar Jar on another hunting trip. Could be combined with "One Last Ride".
Would probably tie into One Last Ride, for the sake of maximum comedy.
[] Gungan Embassy: Grievous managed to convince Boss Nass that it would be a good idea to build a embassy on Kaleesh.
+Might boost "One Last Ride". Or at least have Jar Jar participate in it.
I don't know what the practical effect of this will be, but this is too hilarious for me not to include.
[] Gungan/Naboo hybrid city: The Gungas and the Naboo have never been the best of friends, but building a bombad city combining the architect of the Naboo and Gungans, and building it next to the water, would help the Naboo and Gungans to slowly become more accepting of each other's presence.
Interesting...I'll have to think of a snappier name for it but this is a legit cool idea. Sure.
[] Guardian Barracks: While very, very few Neimoidians would ever consider joining the Guardians, they would appreciate the extra protection that having a small group of Guardians on planet would bring.
Denied - having a Guardian presence on a major Separatist world cause some serious political issues.
-[] CNS officer training: Besides Thrawn, Grievous, and a few others the CNS military is sorely lacking in competent officers. Why not start up our own training programs in Fort Garnik? That we'd also be training officers for the Abyss Watchers as well would only be a bonus.
Legit.
[] Guardian Barracks: We can't build a large amount of defences on Tibannopolis, but we can send a few Gaurdians to watch over it.
Legit.
@Dr. Snark, I have a question. What are your estimates on fleet sies for this game? Because there are some ludicrous numbers tucked away in the wiki. Stuff like 3-4 CIS cruisers being equivalent to a Victory, and then turning around and saying it would take thousands to defeat a Mandator-II star dreadnaught (which is only 8x the size). And apparently they were just able to throw literal thousands of frigates into the battle of Coruscant.
And then there is the note about the corporate sector authority just buying 520 Victory-IIs from the Empire...
What are your thoughts? I tend to assume much smaller numbers, but I am interested in hearing your take on it.
Also, could I get a ruling about using the Foundry for a trickle of production? Like, one group per turn per level of whatever that level is producing, with the rest going in the bunker. Is that okay?
I just try not to think about numbers too hard because if there's two things that don't go together very well, it's Star Wars and statistics. As for the trickle of production, see the whole "slippery slope" issue that's been raised. ("Well, we could divert just a
couple more lines to active production...")
[]
Nimbus commandos: While the Commando Droid may be useful in many situations the CIS sought to make an organic commando group that could rival the Republic's Clone Commandos. While their effectiveness may be debatable, they were equipped with
Repulsorlift Skates.
[] Making Inroads In The Republic Military:
-[] The Eighteenth Army: Also known as the Night Hammer Command, this army is not only made up of Clone Troopers but also members of the
ORSF and, before recent events, was under the control of our old friend Wilhuff Tarkin. And the ORSF has also been called speciesist since it primarily is made up of humans. We could always kick Tarkin while he's down and while removing the chips from the Eighteenth Army we could also recruit more non-humaniods into the ORSF.
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44th Division: Also know as Rostu's Renegades, the 44th is made up of a mix of Clones and soldiers from many different species. It is under the command of
Nick Rostu, anon-Jedi force sensitive.
Directly recruiting the Nimbus Commandos is right out, but I could swing Dooku handing over a few sets of Repulsorlift Skates if Ciaran asked. I mean,
what could she do with something like that? ("Hey Cheriss, I have literal hover boots - why are you drooling wait what is your drool even
made of")
The 18th Army is a bit
too big (for reference, the 412th would be a
part of that) for a subtle subversion op. As for the 44th, ehh...they're kind of...there? And who is this Rostu-
Wait. He's from the same planet as Mace "BMF" Windu!? The planet that's apparently what happens when the Mongols reenact the Vietnam War IN SPACE? ...Yeah okay, I think I can make the 44th work then.
