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An Address to the Galaxy
  • Sidestory
    • Okay, my first omake ever. I got hit with some inspiration so here it is.

    Also, I was listening to this while writing.

    View: https://youtu.be/Cy0w8HxeswM


    An Address to the Galaxy



    Citizens of the Republic, I speak to you now. This war was not one that any of us wished for. Perhaps, some of the sparks have been smoldering in the background of our Republic. But despite opposition, despite indifference, this Republic has changed, for the better.

    By the actions of Chancellor Binks and all those who have placed their trust in him, the fires of liberty have been relit. From the Core to the Outer Rim, economies have grown, nations rebuilt, and lives bettered. Pirates have been broken and scattered. The hard data is all there, out on the net and in the stories and families of trillions across the galaxy. And yet, the flaws and sins of sapient beings still exist.

    Greedy corporations, slavers, pirates, and cartels. All still desire to feast on the flesh and work of common people. When the Republic came to make a stand, to tell them, "no further." They yet hunger. Hunger till the entire galaxy is consumed by greed and chaos. When the Republic cleansed them from its apparatus and pushed them to the brink, they did not yet collapse under their own weight of sins. No, they resorted to trickery when bribes failed, to murders when imitation failed, to outright tyranny. That is what the Separatist Alliance is. An Axis of Evil.

    From Chancellor Binks the Reformer, they have rejected every offering of peace. Every compromise, every avenue of reconciliation. They have spat in the face of trillions of beings who every day work to shape the Republic to being something great. Something better. Who fight for a future for all. They have stomped on that dream and have thrown down the gauntlet.

    They have tricked good common people, people who were once loyal to the Republic, to fight for an illegitimate and wrongful rebellion. Tempted by greed, cohorrced by violence, tricked by fear and misinformation. All so the pockets of few could be lined, so the few could have their pleasures and wealth. So that millions could be enslaved. This is not just a war. Not just a war to reunite a divided galaxy, not just that.

    This … this is a war for the heart and soul of the Republic. This shall be our defining moment. For this generation and the hundreds to come. This is not just a war, this is a revolution, for those yet still enslaved, for those who wish for a better future.
    And so for the citizens of the Republic, sentient beings of the galaxy, I can promise nothing less than my full dedication, full loyalty, and every sweat, blood, and tear to this cause. I will promise nothing less.

    And for those who would darken the skies of every peaceful world. Those who have resorted to violence and oppression to achieve your horrified pleasures and sins. I have only one promise. The Republic and all its forces and citizens shall find you. There is nowhere to hide, nowhere to run. And when we do, less you incur total destruction, we shall demand nothing less, than full unconditional surrender.

    Thank you for your time.
     
  • Sidestory
    • Reading the latest update am glad to be proven wrong on Tarkin being too cold to fit the Chancellor role. It looks like Jar Jar managed to be a seriously good influence on Tarkin. It's nice to see that even after leaving everything to the Republic that he still manages to have such positive influences that are going on even after he is gone.

    Hopefully Tarkin can follow suit in becoming just as positively influential. Here is also hoping that he manages to also inherited some luck from last quest considering the state of the galaxy.
     
    Hey guys.

    I am back, well not really.

    I apologize @Magoose first and he give permission to come back but I feel also need to apologize to the thread too.

    Either way I am sorry for my behavior ealrier in the thread. I was rereading mys posts here and realize that I was agressive and did not listen to people opinion and not respsting they opinion as well, and I get really mad in the end too and leave in a bitter note.

    I... not a very good quester since I tend to get caught in arguments too many times and get too personal on my opinions.

    I am working on that.

    Either way, I wish to apologize for my behavior for you guys as well.

    As I mention to the the QM I will avoid posting on this thread for sometime for consideration on the whole mess I was part off.

    I... hope I did not ruing the fun of people here and if did I genuine apologize.

    Anyway this is whay I want to say.

    Once again, I am sorry for all the trouble I cause.
     
    Yay!! We have a quester who came back by the will of the force!

    Welcome back @Soberan 123 it is good to hear your recovering after what happened. And I forgive you, I just thought that we lost you and another quester after you left and that you won't be back to this quest forever.

    I don't mind that you won't be posting on the thread as it's alright to take care of yourself and take your time however you want to take before rejoining us again.

    As long as you learn from your mistakes and are willing to not repeat them and improve yourself then that's all that matters.

    MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
     
    By the way I may not be an official moderator, as I have to much things I want to do in real life to do responsibilities of one on a constant basis, it sounds like I have to monitor all threads on a daily basis 24/7 and I also need to be able to sleep.

    So I will be the one to help keep the peace if QM allows it, and just a reminder of everyone so that it will be something of a continued practice until this quest is done.

    DO NOT START A FLAME WAR!

    I have already explained it during the beginning of the thread and voting for the cabinet choices so I won't repeat it again.

    Edit: I will repeat what I said in the bold letters whenever a new update is ready and that we do the next turn only once when the next update is available.
     
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    I think that the first big steps we should aim for are gaining public support and money. I also want to secure Binks since he is such a symbol and having people go after him is... a problem.

    I also feel that the first turn should focus on the people rather than the war effort, to establish Tarkin properly.

    Is anyone up to writing a speech?
     
    For the vote, I really think we need to Secure Chancellor Binks asap. If something happens to Jar Jar Binks, the single most beloved sentient in the galaxy right now, either morale shatters or this could turn into a war of vengeance. That is not a coin I want to flip.
     
    Well unless the CIS are on the same opinion as you are @WheelOfTime then the CIS military forces would be commanded to be on the offensive, right now they have the advantage in numbers to be deployed on different fronts and that Dooku and Darth Sidious will not simply allow us to build up our foundations while they have the chance to take much territory from the Galactic Republic.

    So I am much in favour of focusing on the war as the CIS will not allow us to focus on civilian matters unless the front lines are stable and that we can ensure they are stable to not collapse without us having to keeping an eye on it at a daily basis when we focus on civilian matters.

    After all if Whillhuff Tarkin is serious about this civil war and his Chancellorship, then he needs to show the galaxy that he can do both at the same time as if it was just another day in the military.
     
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    Joshsteel35#013 said:
    Well unless the CIS are on the same opinion as you are @WheelOfTime then the CIS military forces would be commanded to be on the offensive, right now they have the advantage in numbers to be deployed on different fronts and that Dooku and Darth Sidious will not simply allow us to build up our foundations while they have the chance to take much territory from the Galactic Republic.

    So I am much in favour of focusing on the war as the CIS will not allow us to focus on civilian matters unless the front lines are stable and that we can ensure they are stable to not collapse without us having to keeping an eye on it at a daily basis when we focus on civilian matters.

    After all if Whillhuff Tarkin is serious about this civil war and his Chancellorship, then he needs to show the galaxy that he can do both at the same time as if it was just another day in the military.
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    Before we can do that we need to establish the infrastructure for the war, align the financial situation, maybe issue a draft of some kind. There's a lot of work to potentially be done on the legislative end.

    This war is a marathon and not a sprint. The CIS can have the initiative to a certain degree if that means that we can mobilize a larger force later on or burden our citizens less.
     
    D-16's life after Orion's unexpected sequences of promotions.
  • Sidestory
    • Magoose said:
    AN: I'm writing this update pissed off.

    Incredibly pissed off and just incredibly incensed.

    Honestly, I just want people not to belittle people and work with one another.

    Is that really too much to ask?
    Also Moratorium.
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    I'm sorry, shit went way out of hand more times than once.

    I'm pretty sure it won't happen again, hopefully, and we can all just focus on having fun making jokes about Memetic Badass Tarkin, Jar Jar throwing Palpatine's plans into disarray by being himself, even when he's not the Supreme Chancellor, and further proving he's Palpatines true rival and further cementing the mistaken view of Jar Jar Binks being the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Jar Jar, that the Palpatine Negaquest has, and that Tarkin and Jar Jar are Space Abraham Lincoln mixed with Space Theodore Roosevelt.

    Anyway, here, have an omake as a gift.
    D-16's life after Orion's unexpected sequences of promotions.

    Much can be said about the new Vice Chancellor Orion Pax, from even the days before he was suddenly promoted from Senatorial Aid to Senator by his mentor during the mid-stage of his accidental campaign.

    Whether it be his popular career as a public speaker for change on Constructron, successfully getting multiple local laws, or helping organize multiple unions for the various workers across his home city, gaining him even more popularity.

    His speeches inspired many, droid or organic, it didn't matter.

    Even convincing and helping out those who decreed him, and in one memorable incident even helping a would-be assassin to find a better life for himself.

    Though, if you were to ask D-16 about his brother-in-code, he would say Orion's a maniac with far too much trust in the inherent goodness of people, far too stubborn to back down even when he should, and an irresponsible maddroid who used to rush headfirst into danger constantly without thinking about the consequences, all to help someone else out.

    Keyword, used to, nowadays, Orion Pax is now a responsible maddroid who doesn't rush headfirst into danger constantly, but instead, makes a plan, calculates the odds, and then rushes headfirst into danger to help somebody out, all the while planning ways to help more people out.

    D-16 blames the parts of Orion's Orignal Droid Brain that weren't replaced with better parts( The lack of self-preservation protocol Orion's Model was known for made such a practice common, apparently) from either an Archive Droid, a Protcal Droid, or an Astromech during his time as a Docking Droid before Jar Jar suddenly decided Droids deserved to suffer taxes like the rest of sapient life in the galaxy.

    (D swears that if he wasn't a Droid and had an inner calculator installed in his head, he would have probably decided the Republic needs overthrowing to make a better government with a sensible tax code.)

    As for why, exactly, he's complaining about his brother-in-code right now?

    Well, Orion decided that just because D was doing such a good job saving his aft when he was giving speeches as a simple public speaker, he would make a perfect head of security for the new Vice-Chancellor!

    Now, you might be asking why the Vice-Chancellor, who's protected by the Senate Guard, needs a head of security?

    The answer, as it turns out, is that the Vice-Chancellor's Head of Security is just an over-glorified personal bodyguard position that was apparently still existent, despite the reworking of the Senate Guard.

    Now, for such a prestigious and no doubt important position, you would think its needed criteria would be rather large, wouldn't you?

    Well, you'd be wrong! Because the criteria you needed to fulfill was
    1. Was picked by the Vice Chancellor
    2. Has worked as a Bodyguard before
    3. Is not treasonous to the Republic
    And that's it, literally just those three points.

    And unsurprisingly, D-16 fit all of these pretty easily.

    He was chosen by Orion for the job, he was basically Orion's bodyguard well before they even had rights, getting hired to act as such during Orion's time as a Civil Rights speaker was just making it official, and he's definitely not interested in joining any group but the Republic.

    Tax code aside, it's not like he has much of a choice here, what's he gonna do, join the CIS's Slave Droid Army?

    'Yeah right, like I'll ever put myself under a restraining bolt willingly ever again.'

    Understandably, the Senate Guard didn't really trust his qualifications, something D-16 understands, because he also doesn't trust his own (questionable) qualifications for the job.

    His experience as a bodyguard could be summed up as an over-glorified bouncer.

    He knows next to nothing about what to do with an assassin beyond taking them down and waiting for the proper authorities! What is he supposed to do if they run?! Or they're one of the evil Jedi guys that leads the CIS!?

    Thankfully, the Senate Guard decided to help D-16 out.

    Unfortunately, they don't really know how to train a Droid, so they just defaulted to downloading a bunch of code words into his memory and quizzing him on what to do in different scenarios or testing his aim and skills in fighting.

    As is currently happening right now.

    "What's Code 785?" His trainer, John Baldred, though he prefers to be referred to as Howler, a grizzled old soldier in the Blue Senate Guard armour with a probably insane smile almost carved on his face, and a crazier attitude to mix, asked D-16.

    "Break-in attempt to try and kidnap one of the Senators on floor five," D-16 responded curtly, his faceplate lights lighting up and down in time with his voice box.

    "A hovercar flies through the window heading for the Vice-Chancellor."

    "Pull the Vice down and shoot the engine after it passes."

    "What's Code 564?"

    "Someone poisoned the food for the Dextro Senators."

    "You get dropped into a scheme to steal the Chancellor's cake, what do you do?"

    "...What?" D-16 says, momentarily thrown off-balance by the sudden change in tone of the scenario's
    Howler smirks, and replies "You steal forty of'em!", and then he starts laughing with the voice of someone who smokes enough Death Sticks that their lungs should have shriveled up and been puked out by now.

    Not that Howler smokes Death Sticks, he just sounded similar to an old Miner who did, well, he did before- never mind, focus on what's happening right now, tangent later.

    ... Poor Fruffle, he never could look at anything lung-shaped without getting sick since.

    Sighing, D responded, "This is another joke, isn't it?"

    Grinning wildly, Howler responded "Yup! You rebalanced yourself pretty quickly, but you were still confused enough that I could have shot you in the head before you reacted."

    To elaborate on the context of this little byplay, Howler had apparently taken it upon himself to train D-16 to adapt to any situation or reason, whether it be jokes, pranks, or inane changes in topics.

    The reason Howler added this to D-16's training, at least according to Howler himself, anyway, was to ensure that even the most insane assassination attempts didn't phase D-16.

    Personally, D-16 just thinks Howler wants to mess with him and is making up an official reason to give himself more leeway to do it.

    "Someone breaks into the Vice-Chancellor's office with an unidentified object in the head, prepared to throw it to the ground, what to do you?" Howler asked again after a short hum of acknowledgment.

    "I knock it out of their hands and pin them down." D-16 answered, and going by the snort Fowler, he got the answer wrong.

    "Congratulations, you release a Super-Virus as the object, a glass container, breaks open, and it kills everyone organic in the building by making them shit themselves to death with super-diarrhea."

    "How was I supposed to know it was a Super-Virus? And who brings a Super-Virus to kill a Droid?" D asked, annoyed, this wasn't the first time Howler threw a scenario with a switch like that, last time it was that the Terroist in a car had a trap that triggered the moment he died, blowing up the entire Senate Building.

    "Idiots who think that he's a cyborg, that's who, and it happened in 569 BrS during the reign of Chancellor Felswa, who just so happened to be a cyborg whose only organic body part was his very covered brain," Howler answered and laughed that same annoying rasping laugh of his.

    D-16's certain that if his voicebox was capable of growling, he probably would, but it isn't, so instead he has to settle for his voice sounding slightly glitchy and deeper.

    "Alright, fine, I messed up, what should I have done instead?" D asked, snapping slightly at Howler as he started to stop laughing.

    "Well, you were right on the money about knocking the object out of the assassin's hand, but you should have shot the assassin with a Stun Bolt first, and then grabbed the container before it hit the floor," Howler answered his constant smirking face, somehow stared smirking more as he said that.

    "That's.. Right, I forgot I had that," D-16 answered, looking at his arms as the Blasters came out slightly, before going back in.

    D-16… can't help but feel kind of dumb he forgot about his Blasters somehow, despite getting it reattached to his frame after getting this job, as despite technically being a battle droid, he was refitted to be a Mining Droid, and that's all he remembers.

    And it's not like he needed them when he was acting as Orion's bodyguard during his public speeches and rallies, if something came up, D would just either tackle Orion down or tackle and knock out the assailants.

    He's still kind of unused to thinking of them, for all that they sit comfortably in his arms and for how easy it is to use them, he still forgets he has blasters.

    ... He kind of misses his drills, if he was being honest.

    "Well, next time remember about them, or you will suddenly find yourself taken out by someone who did remember theirs," Howler said, uncharacteristically serious and with one of his rare frowns.

    So caught off guard by this, all D-16 could was nod his head in agreement.

    Switching back to smiling so fast D-16 was sure that if he wasn't a droid, he would be worried if he imagined the frown, Howler responded as he stood up, "Good! And to really hammer it home, we'll be going to the new simulators and you'll face a newbie squad from the new Coruscant Guard!"

    As D-16 stood up, he saw Howler grab his shoulder with a smile, but not like his normal smile, no, this smile held a threat.

    D-16 was certain that if he was an Organic, he would have felt a sense of disquiet in whatever passed for his gut, instead, all D-16 felt was a sense of impending doom as Howler opened his mouth and said "And unless you want to disappoint your dear, old teacher and start doing fighting drills until your gears start cracking, you will beat their ass and prove the Senate Guard is the better guard, got that right?"

    D-16 couldn't help but point out one, simple detail, "I'm... not officially part of the Senate Guard-" only for Howler to interrupt him with a glare.

    "I said, got that right?" With an even sharper smile, and a tone that brokered no argument, D-16 started rapidly nodding as they walked towards the Sims.

    Throughout all of this, D-16 couldn't help but ask himself one, simple question.

    'Why me? What did I do to deserve dealing with all this Banthashit?'

    As if the Force itself was laughing at him, they passed by a window, and D-16 saw a giant billboard proudly displaying the face of his brother-in-code, and the current source of all his problems, Orion Pax.

    'Ah right, I didn't say no when Orion offered me that bodyguard job after we got rights.'

    Honestly, his brother will be the death of him someday, D-16 just knows it.
    Not happy with this, but it's the best I can do currently, and I really wanted to make an Omake today for some reason.

    With permission from the GM, I have edited this to be better and more to my liking, I am no longer not happy with it.

    Oh right, and if I have to
    @Magoose
     
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  • Sidestory
    • I would like to say that we have about a +60 Bonus regarding this Turn (am I right @Magoose), so don't be too afraid to go for the higher DC actions if you want to.
     
    Methinks it would be a good idea to schmooze a bit with the Outer Rim Senators. Tarkin is very much a core-worlder, and frustration with the core worlds is a big element of why so many Outer Rim worlds joined the Confederacy.

    I'm also wondering about respective logistics of the two sides. Are we in a war where the industrial outputs are roughly equal, or where one can, given enough time, drown the other in military hardware? Is one side in bad need of a quick victory because it cannot win a war of attrition? (See also: American Civil War, World War Two).
     
    sun tzu said:
    Tarkin is very much a core-worlder, and frustration with the core worlds is a big element of why so many Outer Rim worlds joined the Confederacy.
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    Tarkin is from Eriadu which is Outer Rim. My understanding of his character is that he's a militarist first and foremost and that influences his priorities. Things such as power centralization and a stronger government capable of actually enforcing its laws.
     
    sun tzu said:
    I'm also wondering about respective logistics of the two sides. Are we in a war where the industrial outputs are roughly equal, or where one can, given enough time, drown the other in military hardware? Is one side in bad need of a quick victory because it cannot win a war of attrition? (See also: American Civil War, World War Two).
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    Actually I can answer that now before the vote starts.

    The Sepretists have the early advantage in terms of material, men (droids), money, and will to fight.

    They have been planning this war for over a decade thanks to Papa Palps pulling the strings and otherwise doing sith things.

    However, thanks to numerous actions in the previous quest, like Jar Jar giving droids rights... our outright massive armaments buildup over the last 8 years, along with Bails miricle at the end of the last turn before Attack of the Clones.

    Well honestly... the Republic is the sleeping giant that they should not have decided to fuck with.

    And now they have, and the Republic will unleash its terrible rage.

    Basically, this war is in the REpublics favor, as long as we aren't fumbling the bag.

    Which you easily can.
     
    [X] Plan Opening Moves
    -[X]My Loyalty is to the Republic: You need to assuage the People of the Republic. They do not think a Military Man is capable of leading the republic. They do not trust you. DC: ???
    -[X]A War Budget: Jensen needs to lead the Government and ask simple questions. What can we spend, what can we tax, and what can we burrow? DC: 0/???
    -[X]Jedi Commanders: There are some Jedi commanders and many more who wish to join the war effort. You need to sort this out before Rham Kota decides that he wants to lead an army, rather than just a regiment and the Jedi try to help him with that. DC: ???
    -[X]War Production: You need to know what the Shipyards of Corellia, and Kuat need to get their systems up to full capacity. DC: ???
    -[X]Calling up the Militias and Volunteers: While the Grand Army of the Republic has been and will be the main instrument for waging this war, their numbers can be… augmented. Chancellor Binks's first law allowed a galactic militia to be formed, with planetary defense fleets and organized militias. Perhaps you can form another army. DC: 30/60/???
    -[X]The Judicals and the Masters: Since the War began, the Judicials have existed in an interesting limbo, where they are both part of the army and civilian law enforcement. You need to figure out what exactly they are going to be. DC: 50.
    -[X]Securing the Homefront: With Isard Gone, his measures might have laxed with the oncoming Minister of Intelligence. You are going to ask Padme to update them and find a way to keep them at their best. DC: 40
    -[X]The War: You Need to focus on the War. (Begin a War Turn)
     
    Are critical dice rolls a thing in this quest? I remember seeing the results where critical makes the outcomes of any successful rolls better than initially intended. A HellFish Flys Again is one such quest where I have seen it happen. If not, please clarify it for me. Thanks.
     
    Marx96 said:
    Are critical dice rolls a thing in this quest? I remember seeing the results where critical makes the outcomes of any successful rolls better than initially intended. A HellFish Flys Again is one such quest where I have seen it happen. If not, please clarify it for me. Thanks.
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    no. But the higher the better.
     
    [X]Plan: Information and War
    -[X]My Loyalty is to the Republic: You need to assuage the People of the Republic. They do not think a Military Man is capable of leading the republic. They do not trust you. DC: ???
    -[X]A War Budget: Jensen needs to lead the Government and ask simple questions. What can we spend, what can we tax, and what can we burrow? DC: 0/???
    -[X]The Government and You: You need to know how much your new administration has affected the galaxy, and how popular you are. DC: 30
    -[X]War Production: You need to know what the Shipyards of Corellia, and Kuat need to get their systems up to full capacity. DC: ???
    -[X]Securing Chancellor Binks: The Chancellor is retired to Naboo, but his guard is only the volunteers who did not join the war effort, and the Gungan security team given to him by the Bosses. That is inefficient. DC: 30
    -[X]Securing the Homefront: With Isard Gone, his measures might have laxed with the oncoming Minister of Intelligence. You are going to ask Padme to update them and find a way to keep them at their best. DC: 40
    -[X]Calling up the Militias and Volunteers: While the Grand Army of the Republic has been and will be the main instrument for waging this war, their numbers can be… augmented. Chancellor Binks's first law allowed a galactic militia to be formed, with planetary defense fleets and organized militias. Perhaps you can form another army. DC: 30/60/???
    -[X]The War: You Need to focus on the War. (Begin a War Turn)
     
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