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A place to jot down ideas. On phone.

Still working out details with Bac about the initial blow (and the war in general); as such, this is more of brainstorming.

Random ideas that help spark the civil war: sky walker revelation, the MandalMotors crisis, Naboo, Darth Zlogonje believing leadership too weak, and/or Corellia, etc.

The Siege of Ziost I think could be one of the early maneuvers of the cabal, along with a surprise attack on Empress Teta, Bastion, or Anaxes (hit and run). Corellia could also attempt to secede, manipulated by Zlogonje and/or Lukavy. After those the cabal could make a move for Thyferra. They would fail to take Thyferra though could take Drongar.

As Jedi have influence at Yag'dhul, we could have a skirmish there.
 

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Still need to do the end of the Medus possession arc. Could happen during the war - I'm flexible. I know FP wants to hit Master before the arc ends which is why we've been taking our time.

Ubiq involvement in the civil war is probably important to figure out.
 

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Indeed. Any suggestions? We could have it have some internal tensions itself. E could join the insurgents or get killed off by the insurgents, his successor trying to pull the group to the insurgent camp, Vica and her cohorts trying to stop that (while also dealing with the Hapan mess).
 

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Also, the previously mentioned Marid arc involving mangos at Roon: do we still want to do it? It would be able to connect to the MandalMotors crisis.
 

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Dear members of the Imperium,

The New Sith Imperium will now break down into civil war. We're gonna destroy our centers of manufacturing and kill a lot of people. Heck, let's attack Ziost. It'll be fun.

Your something,
Weiss

P.S. Happy April Fools!
 

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Newsletter 4/2

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Greetings, Sith, Imperials, and allies!

Happy one-day-after-April-Fools Day! Did everyone enjoy the April Fools festivities? I know I did. There were pranks and jokes galore. Yesterday, the Imperium leadership posted that the Imperium is going into civil war. That is not an April Fools joke. (April Fools about that April Fools?) Indeed, a civil war is upon us, my fellow comrades. The Warmaster, Darth Zlogonje, has formed a cabal. Allied with powerful allies, Darth Zlogonje plans to take over the empire. Darth Zlogonje believes the empire has weakened, citing recent acts of defiance such as the Winter War, the Keres crisis, and the Battle of Reckoning, along with the empire's own attack on MandalMotors. Several military leaders have joined Darth Zlogonje's cause, fearing Andraste will be the end of everything, that she must be stopped before she can become any stronger. Darth Vantus has openly supported Darth Zlogonje's coup while Darth Lukavy secretly aids them from the shadows.

The Separatists will be begin their coup movement with four attacks. On Corellia, Geist Weiss has attempted to stamp out resistance (The Love for Corellia arc), to demonstrate the Imperium's power. The Separatists have sent forces to Corellia to aid these defiant Corellians to push back the loyalists. In hopes of taking out Andraste, the Separatists have sent a force to Anaxes in hope that a hit and run attack can eliminate the empress and make it easier for Darth Zlogonje to claim the throne. While Darth Zlogonje hopes the two attacks will eliminate the Dark Lord and the empress, Darth Zlogonje has made maneuvers for the long game. A fleet under the direction of Zlogonje's apprentice has been sent to Thyferra to claim the Bacta for the separatists. The Separatists will be laying siege on Ziost. Sign-ups for the Third Battle of Corellia, the Second Battle of Anaxes, and the Second Battle of Thyferra will be posted this week.

Unlike previous arcs such as the Invasion of Yag'Dhul and the Winter War where the faction was on one side, this Imperial Civil War will involve members in both sides of the war, not just one. This means that anyone can serve on the side of the Separatists. The civil war is not completely envisioned, which is to say that an ending has not been decided. Both sides will have opportunities to fight for the Loyalists or the Separtists. At this time, the Mission Directory's missions will not be segregated, so any mission can be taken by any side.

At this time the echelon has chosen not to make a map yet of the territories, as right now the separatists don't have any total control over any planets, as tensions have caused neither side full control over many planets. However, Coruscant will be serving solely as a loyalist training world while Korriban will be the separatists' training world. Many Sith on Ziost have refused to submit to Darth Zlogonje's rule, resulting in the planet being besieged by General Tso's forces. Drongar is in Separatist ownership, giving them control over Bota.

After the events of Corellia, Anaxes, and Thyferra, we'll be introducing an updated event format, a seasonal template as seen in the Makuran Uprising saga. However, the seasons are not necessarily in order, and more akin to series/arcs. More information to come.

Now, never fear. The Imperium will not be neglecting the Third Galactic Civil War. We will continue to fight the rebel scum and their pet Jedi. Events such as Tipping Scales and the Battle of Yinchorr will continue to appear. Already factions are in talks for more upcoming and exciting adventures. Keep an eye out for them.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

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For Thyferra, I plan to have it styled with three missions. "Second Battle of Thyferra: The Admiral" will involve loyalists attempting to prevent the assassination of Admiral Dyartes. "Second Battle of Thyferra: Lifeline" involves a side trying to prevent the other from sabotaging the Bacta. "Second Battle of Thyferra: Talizabeth's Legacy" involves a fight for the Talizabeth Scryer Base, one of the primary military installations on the planet.

For Corellia and Anaxes, I was thinking probably on a thread each, unless you guys want more.

Once the civil war is on its way, I was thinking we could try to organize a Sith-Jedi fight on Yag'Dhul, as the Jedi have a presence on Yag'Dhul. The Jedi help the Givin Domain Forces reclaim Yag'Dhul (or at least attempt to). I have three battlefields for that batte: "Second Battle of Yag'Dhul: The Dodecian" (the Jedi attempt to rescue the imprisoned Dodecian, the Givin leader), "Second Battle of Yag'Dhul: Lospheira's Flight" (the governor-general is targeted), and "Second Battle of Yag'Dhul: Jericho's Trumpet" (Jedi aid Givin Commander Foahl in attacking the shield generators).



I am also considering introducing serial arcs, styled similar to the Makuran Uprising. In the lists below, series 1 and 2 are Loyalists-oriented, while series 3 and 4 are Separatists-oriented.

S1E1: Battle of Ziost: This is one of the primary threads that starts off the civil war, as this battle eventually morphs into the Siege of Ziost. In the Battle of Ziost, Zlogonje-promoted General Tso with the aid of the so-called "Darth Aevum" leads an invasion of Ziost. Participants basically write their escape from the planet during the battle. Rector Xic is captured (permission granted from Omnis).
S1E2: First Mission to Serenno: Loyalists who escaped the Separatists attacks congregate at Serenno to meet with Count-Dowager Andarta, the Commerce Fleet's admiral, who is supplying a safe haven, along with meeting the Lieutenant Vizier, who is on the planet. They inform Andarta and the Lieutenant Vizier what's happening. Eventually the group will weed out a traitorous Count who is supporting Zlogonje, where they learn an advance team is on its way.
S1E3: First Battle of Serenno: Loyalists fight an advance team sent by "Aevum".
S1E4/a: Raid on the School: A team raids the Project SALIGIA compound to learn that "Aevum" is an experiment, engineered to believe she is Darth Aevum.
S1E4/b: Mission to Ziost: A team sneaks onto Ziost to rescue Rector Xic. Xic reveals that "Aevum" plans to go to Serenno personally.
S1E5: Second Battle of Serenno: "Aevum" leads an attack on Serenno. The loyalists defeat her forces.

S2E1: First Mission to Saleucami: Loyalists go to General Ovadraya's headquarters, as to learn what they can on Separatist movements. During their infiltration, they learn that Darth Lukavy is behind General Ovadraya's betrayal and several other manipulations. Possible encounter with Lukavy's apprentice before the team flees.
S2E2/a: Mission to Sovereign of Sin: Loyalists go to a Chiss space station to steal a copy of the homicidal virus GAIA-V that has infected the space station. Possible rescue of the program's creator, Graado.
S2E2/b: Battle of Roche: An optional thread taking place during the Loyalist-Separatist struggle to take Roche. A single loyalist participates when he sees the arrival of Lukavy's Star Destroyer, Deceiver. Darth Lukavy captures the loyalist and turns the loyalist into her new apprentice.
S2E3/a: Second Mission to Saleucami: Loyalists infiltrate Ovadraya's headquarters and infects the base with GAIA-V.
S2E3/b: Mission to Anaxes: A couple loyalists search for Darth Lukavy, to no avail as she's no longer on the planet.
S2E4: Third Battle of Saleucami: Loyalists attack the infected/weakened base. Ovadraya is killed during the fight. Darth Lukavy flees.
S2E5: Duel on Deceiver: Possibly removable if we want to keep Lukavy around longer, which I might do. If we keep Lukavy alive, Loyalists infiltrate Deceiver during the Third Battle of Saleucami minutes before the ship departs the planet during Lukavy's escape. Darth Lukavy is fought and defeated.

(S3 is primarily at the Hapes Cluster)
S3E1: Battle of K'Farri: Separatists fight forces belonging to the Hapan military, the Duchess, or Darth Medus.
S3E2/a: Mission to Gallinore: Separatists stop ex. CAIN saboteurs from sabotaging a Battle Dragon factory. It's revealed that they were hired to occupy Separatist attention away from their employers' true mission - kidnapping the Chume'da
S3E2/b: Raid on Reef Fortress: The Duchess or Medus kidnaps the Separatist-sympathizing Chume'da
S3E3: Battle of Hapes: Separatists aid the royal court in a coup against the Loyalist-oriented Queen Mother and her followers. The coup eliminates much of the loyalist followers though the Queen Mother has fortified Fountain Palace, keeping it protected and guarded from attack; effectively pseudo-house arrest. It's discovered that the Chume'da is currently aboard the loyalist Battle Dragon Ereneda.
S3E4: Battle of Arabanth: Separatist forces destroy the remains of the loyalist fleet. Ereneda is raided and the Chume'da is rescued.
S3E5: Mission to Fountain Palace: Separatist assassins infiltrate the Fountain Palace to assassinate the Queen Mother, to allow the Separatist-oriented Chume'da to become the next Queen Mother.

S4E1: Battle of _________: Separatists fight forces belonging to Akrasia.
S4E2: Jedi Hunt on __________: A Separatist Sith attacks a Loyalist Sith during a Jedi Hunt, turning the duel into a three-way fight between a Separatist Sith, a Loyalist Sith, and a Jedi.
S4E3: Mission to the Oversector: Separatists infiltrate the Oversector base in order to sabotage some systems along with stealing some codes and data.
S4E4: Raid on _______________: Separatists raid the Sechzehnzwei laboratory, where they obtain information where Akrasia's forces are planning to attack next.
S4E5: Battle of _____________: Separatists unleash an ambush on Akrasia's forces, crushing them.
 

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Newsletter 4/24

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Greetings, Sith, Imperials, and allies!

Recently, Andraste demonstrated her destructive wrath during a televised broadcast in response to the revelation that she is a descendant of Luke Skywalker and she has a lost daughter, Lana. Rebels who leaked this information have been tracked down to Naboo, where the Imperium will finally face the resolve of the insurgency. More details will come in regards to the Battle of Naboo. Already it looks like we'll have a good turn-out.

Earlier this month the Imperium announced plans for a civil war. Originally this coup was to be led by the Warmaster, Darth Zlogonje. We've decided to rectify that a bit. Instead, the civil war will now be led by none other than... Royston Spektor! Royston Spektor, once known as Darth Tarak, was a Clawdite who once served as the Spymaster on the Dark Council, leading the Ubiqtorate. A former companion of Andraste, Andraste's fall to darkness led to tension to build between the two former lovers. Royston Spektor spun a Coterie to usurp Andraste, but before he could carry out his plans, he was unexpectedly captured and his plans died. Spektor's absence was believed to be connected to his treasonous acts during the Mandalorian Genocide when he warned Clan Ordo of the upcoming attack, recently discovered by Eris and Darth Somnus. Now free, Spektor plans to finish what he started. With the help of ex. High Marshall Konstantine Arkadyvich, Spektor plans to lead a Coterie to take the throne from Andraste. Please note that ICly Royston Spektor's involvement in a cabal movement is not yet known.

The civil war will not start right away. This is to allow individuals to ICly make their way to the cabal if they so choose to, and to allow the Jedi time to organize if they choose to assist certain elements in the civil war or carry out their own attacks on the empire as it falls into civil disarray. Series 2 and 3 (detailed below) will serve as precursors for the civil war. Though the Coterie will be the primary antagonist in the civil war, there will be other fracturing movements occurring in other parts of the galaxy, including a Dathomirian War, political maneuvers at Empress Teta, Corellian revolts, and the Siege of Ziost, to name a few.

When the Civil War does begin, there will be multiple Event Missions that will be posted and can be participated in, which will involve the Fourth Battle of Corellia, the Second Battle of Anaxes, and the Second Battle of Thyferra. The Fourth Battle of Corellia will be involving the revitalization of insurgency on Corellia; if you are interested in being part of the Corellian insurgency that will take place during this arc and future arcs, please contact Weiss or Raif. The Second Battle of Anaxes is the only one of this triad that will be single-thread; it involves an assassination attempt on Andraste, one that will fail but one that will challenge the integrity of the Palace's security. The Second Battle of Thyferra will involve Royston Spektor, whose involvement secured Verkyl, a vital asset for the production of Bacta. Spektor's forces will attempt to secure Thyferra and bring it under Coterie control. Here is a sneak peek at the Second Battle of Thyferra:

The AdmiralAs Admiral Talizabeth Scryer and her fleet were assigned elsewhere, the 6th Fleet was sent to guard Thyferra. The 6th Fleet is led by a veteran of many battles, Admiral Dyartes. Admiral Dyartes was on the planet at the time of the attack. Admiral Dyartes is a staunch supporter of Andraste and will never betray the empress. As such, the Coterie has sent an agent to assassinate the admiral. As the admiral makes his way back to his flagship, he will depend on his security detail to protect him from assassination.
LifelineThe fight for Bacta has drawn to the very vats of Bacta itself in the facilities. The Coterie has made headway in taking over the facility, but loyalists have chosen to make their last stand, to push back the Coterie invaders.
Talizabeth's LegacyWhen Thyferra was under Hutt control, the planet held few defenses. After invading the planet, Talizabeth Scryer set up multiple defense systems and bases on the planet before she left. One such base was named after her. The Talizabeth Scryer Base, it serves as one of the primary garrisons on the planet. The Coterie struck the Talizabeth Scryer Base first, laying siege on the base. The garrison has been unable to aid in the Second Battle of Thyferra, surrounded. It is up to a brave member of the Imperium to break through the net to allow the garrison to reinforce its comrades.

Work is underway for other engagements too. Recently a riot has broken out on Kashyyyk. Insurgents who call themselves Unalivers have assaulted Sriluur. And of course, there's Series 1, the Struggle for Roon, which has gotten a lot of activity for the Mandalorian reclamation of Roon. Congratulations and good luck to everyone involved. The Imperium looks forward to further engagements, including one being plotted for Yag'Dhul, an ally of the Jedi.

With Series 1 underway, we shall soon be proceeding to Series 2 and 3. Series 2 and 3 serve as precursors of the Civil War. Series 2, titled Coterie Rising, involves the removal of a spy in the Jedi and Royston Spektor's preparation for a coup. Series 3, titled The Hapan Uprising, in which the Coterie establishes a powerbase in the Hapes Cluster. Series 2 involves a lot of participation from outsiders, while Series 3 is targeted more for Imperium members. Series 2 and Series 3 are as followed:

Episode 1
The Destruction of Race-Q
Race-Q is a Star Destroyer filled with thousands of probe droids. Prior to the Sith Insurrection, it was used by the empire for large-scale search-and-rescue operations from cataclysms to accidents in dangerous environments. After Darth Aevum's coup, Race-Q was taken over as an Ubiqtorate asset. Rather than seeking our victims of catastrophes and rescue them, it was supplied a seek-and-destroy prerogative, enabling Ubiqtorate to unleash planet-wide grids to weed out enemies of the state. Recently Race-Q was able to track down Royston Spektor. The interim spymaster known as "E", Spektor's successor, has come to Race-Q to deal with the former Spymaster personally. But Spektor not is without his resources. With the aide of a former underling, Spektor has escaped his confinement.


Prologue. Mission involving Royston Spektor.
Episode 2
Duel on Lamaredd
Royston Spektor managed to escape Race-Q's destruction, though not before learning a few of Ubiqtorate's secrets. One of those secrets is that among the Jedi that convened on Endor is Nero, and that Nero is actually the former Dark Councilor Darth Akrasia, who has been spying on the Jedi for some time. Darth Akrasia had little success in locating Jedi until the recent conclave at Endor. Now joined up with the main body of the Jedi, Nero has traveled with the Jedi to Lamaredd. After recruiting a nearby Jedi Hunter in the sector to serve as his back-up, Nero has begun his mission to unravel the locations of the other enclaves, an objective he plans to fulfill before sending his report to the empire. But before that can happen, Spektor plans to stop the Sith Lord. With Murielle Oe warned, a Jedi was sent to tail Nero until Oe and reinforcements could arrive. However, Nero discovered the tail and made a break for it. While Nero is escaping, Nero's back-up, a Sith infiltrator, engages the Jedi. The Jedi and Sith fight as Nero escapes.

1v1 player-versus-player between a Jedi and a Sith; knight/crusader-level only.
Episode 3
Raid on The School
Insurgents have been seeking out Imperial outposts and eliminating them, preventing forward posts into unoccupied territories. A couple insurgents stumble across a hidden imperial brainwashing facility called The School. A Project SALIGIA laboratory, it was was used in brainwashing several individuals, including Nero, a former SALIGIA test subject rescued by the Jedi but later brainwashed and turned into Darth Akrasia. The insurgents will sack The School, and learn that several victims of Project SALIGIA's brainwashing schemes were being monitored from The School. From The School's network, insurgents are able to discover that Darth Akrasia has fled to a local garrison on Fondor.

Insurgency-oriented mission. Two participants; can be from Jedi, Rebels, etc.
Episode 4
Second Battle of Fondor
Insurgents have assaulted one of the garrisons on Fondor with the intent of harassing imperial forces on the planet and stirring unrest in the populace. This is taking place in conjunction and cooperation in the operation to eliminate Darth Akrasia, a high-ranking Sith, one that has intel on Jedi operations. Before his intel can be passed on to the empire, Darth Akrasia must be eliminated.

1v1 or 1v2 player-versus-player involving Darth Akrasia against one or two others; Master-level preferred, but not required.
Episode 5
Mission to Anaxes Oversector
Darth Akrasia is dead, but that fact has yet to reach the Imperium. Before news of his death can reach the Imperial Armed Forces, Royston Spektor has assumed Darth Akrasia's identity in order to infiltrate the Anaxes Oversector, a behemoth military installation that orbits Anaxes and is one of the primary military bases for the Imperium. Spektor will use Akrasia's authority to obtain access codes to multiple installations and plant a Trojan horse for later usage.

Epilogue. Mission involving Royston Spektor.

Episode 1
The K'Farri Riots
Scattered across Imperial Space are riots protesting in outrage of Andraste's devastation at the capital. Though many have been thwarted, a recent riot has broken out on the Hapan world of K'Farri, which is speaking out against the Queen Mother, whose corruption allowed Imperial occupation. Seemingly innocent frustration, it is secretly being fueled by Veles, a Sith agent currently possessed by the ambitious spirit of Darth Medus, who seeks power.


Prologue. OPEN thread to allow individuals to respond to And the Word Was...
Episode 2a
Mission to Gallinore
The Chiss were used by the empire to sabotage the Hapes Cluster and make it ripe for the taking. When everything was done, the Chiss were discarded, left to rot by their economic collapse. A few deserters of CAIN (the Chiss Ascendancy Intelligence Network) have chosen to turn to a life of crime, to get paid in more illegal ways. On contract with a rival corporation, these CAIN saboteurs plan to sabotage a Battle Dragon factory on Gallinore. This operation was discovered by the Queen Mother's network, and she has asked for assistance in stopping the CAIN deserters.

Imperium-oriented mission, involving 2 participants.
Episode 2b
Skirmish at Reef Fortress
What the CAIN saboteurs at Gallinore didn't know was that the rival corporation hired them through manipulation of Darth Medus, who used CAIN's attack in order to distract the Queen Mother and her underlings. With the Queen Mother's network focused on the sabotage at Gallinore, Darth Medus has hired assassins to attack the Reef Fortress with the intention of capturing the Chume'da, and eliminating the Queen Mother's visiting sister, the Duchess of Arabanth, Siennaa. However, unbeknownst to Darth Medus, the visiting "Duchess" is actually the disguised Royston Spektor, who is making plans of his own to develop a power base in the Hapes Cluster. As the hired mercenaries attack, the Chume'da is captured. The "Duchess" makes chase while Spektor's entourage deals with the remaining mercenaries.

1v1 player-versus-player between an Indie and a member of the Coterie/ally of the Coterie.
Episode 3
Battle of Hapes
The Duchess of Arabanth failed to rescue the Chume'da, and the Chume'da is now in enemy hands. With the rightful heir gone, several duchies finally solidified their allegiance to Darth Medus, whom Medus has been courting and manipulating for some time. Now with their support, elements of the Royal Court carries out a coup against the Queen Mother and her followers. As Hapes is being sacked, the Queen Mother's followers are in disarray. Several of her followers have fled but some remain in order to support the Queen Mother. For the throne to be Medus', the Queen Mother must die. The possessed Veles has brought a few members of the Imperium to his side, claiming that the Queen Mother was weak and corrupt, and needs to be replaced. As such, he has tasked his supporters with attacking one of the remaining loyalist fortifications and eliminating the Queen Mother.

Imperium-oriented mission involving 2 members of the Imperium and/or Indies.
Episode 4
Battle of Arabanth
Survivors of those loyal to the now-late Queen Mother have fled to Arabanth, bastion of the Queen Mother's sister, Siennaa, whose identity has been stolen by Royston Spektor. The rogue elements of the Royal Court loyal to Darth Medus claim that the Chume'da is the rightful heir to the throne, an heir currently under the influence of the regent, Darth Medus. However, the rogue duchies suffered greatly at the Battle of Hapes, and know that if they are to win, they must eliminate the loyalists once and for all. With the aid the Duchess' own forces, the loyalists will make a final stand at Arabanth and push back the traitors, crushing them.

Imperium/Coterie-oriented mission. Participants include one loyalist and one Coterie working together. Coterie member's status as a Coterie must be kept secret.
Episode 5
Duel at Fountain Palace
As the Duchess' forces destroy the traitorous duchies at Arabanth, Eris has arrived on Hapes and infiltrated the Fountain Palace in order to confront the possessed Veles, and return the throne to the royal family. The two that once fought side by side at the Battle of Rhen Var now find themselves as enemies.

1v1 player-versus-player between Eris and the possessed Veles.
Episode 6
The Crown Restored
The Hapan Revolt has ended. The rogue duchies have been eliminated and the mastermind behind the plot, Darth Medus, has vanished. The Chume'da has been freed by Duchess Siennaa. With the Duchess of Arabanth by her side, the Chume'da takes her rightful place as the next Queen Mother of the Hapes Cluster. And while the Imperium believes the Duchess helped the empire keep stability in Hapan Space, the "Duchess" has now obtained a power base in which to build up the Coterie.

Epilogue. Exposition.

You can sign-up for Series 2 and 3 here. Note, Coterie members are anyone who is part of Royston Spektor's cabal. If you choose to join the Coterie, please contact Raif and get his permission for membership. This newsletter can serve as sign-ups for Series 2 and 3, along with serving as a Q&A for the Civil War.

In other news, Eris/Bee has officially been promoted to Spymaster. Congratulations, Bee! Officially it was appear as though she is being promoted to High Arcanist, her cover, replacing Darth Vantus, who was killed during Andraste's Wrath, but her true rank is Spymaster.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Own your future,

Weiss
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Here's some revamped versions of some series.

4-1: Invasion of Korriban: The Coterie, led by a supposed "Darth Aevum, returned from the dead", invades and besieges Korriban, in order to limit the control the loyalists have on the Sith and in hopes of swaying the Sith on the planet to their way (and allows for Coterie Sith to have a training place). This will be OPEN to let anyone participate. Participants basically will be writing how they escaped from the planet.
4-2: Mission to Serenno: A few Sith who escaped the Invasion of Korriban flee to Serenno for refuge. While there they thwart a plot to assassinate Commerce Fleet Admiral Andarta (and maybe the Lieutenant Vizier). It could be discovered as well that "Darth Aevum" is actually just a clone.
4-3: Mission to Ord Radama: Ord Radama declares loyalty to the Coterie. A taskforce infiltrates the garrison in order to gather intelligence for the loyalists. If Sith participate, it could allow for a training-mission criteria, where a Sith is learned to use Stealth. Part of the intelligence gathered is the fact that Aevum's battlegroup is planning an invasion of Serenno, in order to take the planet for the Coterie and gain control over the Commerce Fleet (which could be headquartered there, since the admiral lives there).
4-4: Battle of Serenno: Darth Aevum attacks Serenno, but thanks to the information gathered at Ord Radama, Serenno is ready for Aevum's battlegroup. Aevum's battlegroup is fended off and "Darth Aevum" is attacked.

Series 5 demonstrates the action that sparked the Corellian insurgency and what led to the planet becoming one huge battlefield. It'll largely involve Corellian PCs (who will have priority over non-Corellians). A couple episodes will focus on Corellian insurgents like Struggle for Roon did.

5-1: Mission to Gus Talon: Corellian insurgents-oriented. Corellian infiltrators sneak into a compound on the Corellian moon of Gus Talon in which they infect the sensors with a virus that scrambles the system-wide sensors. It doesn't affect ship sensors, but would better justify how the rebels
5-2: Skirmish/Duel at Kor Vella: Skirmish/Duel. Corellia's Governor-General is vacationing at Kor Vella. The insurgents, hoping to disorganize imperial forces on the planet by eliminating one of the imperial planetary leaders, attack the governor's villa. Depending on the rank of the participant, the participant could be either a bodyguard or if the rank is high enough, retconned as the Corellian Governor-General (a position they would lose thanks to the Corellian insurgency, which allows for some interesting personal storyline).
5-3: Defense of Corellian Engineering: Imperium-oriented. While most of the planet will turn into a warzone, the Imperium gives a large focus on protecting the shipyards. This episodes shows the Imperium fending off the invasion of Corellian Engineering, keeping it out of insurgents' hands.
5-4: Victory at Black Hole: Corellian insurgents-oriented. Corellian insurgents, primarily boosted by CorSec, invade Black Hole. Due to the combustibility of the materials stored at Black Hole, the Imperium dares not bomb the place, thus it allows for a pseudo-HQ for the Corellian insurgency.

Series 6 will not be for a while, but here's the revamped version.

6-1: Second Battle of Saleucami: General Ovadraya's forces on Saleucami declare loyalty to the Coterie and fight the loyalists off the planet. Ovadraya declares himself a warlord. The episodes focuses largely on the loyalists' defeat on Saleucami and fleeing, so the episode is able to focus on a more personal level than war-oriented. Lukavy's apprentice could be killed during the battle by the participants.
6-2a: Mission to Sovereign: A team of loyalists raid the Chiss space station Sovereign that has been infected with the lethal malware GAIA-V. A copy of GAIA-V is stolen. Possibly Sovereign is destroyed.
6-2b: Battle of Roche (or elsewhere): During an engagement between loyalist and Coterie forces, a lone Force-sensitive participant is attacked and captured by Darth Lukavy. This participant is turned into Lukavy's apprentice. This is more personal storyline-oriented for a participant than focusing on the overarching story.
6-3: Third Battle of Saleucami: The loyalists have begun an initiative to retake Saleucami. Ovadraya's forces are weakened thanks to their base being infected by GAIA-V. The loyalists seize the base and either capture or kill Ovadraya. Lukavy's flagship (Deceiver) makes an appearance and soon flees during the battle.
6-4: Duel on the Deceiver: During the Third Battle of Saleucami, a strike team manages to board the Star Destroyer before it flees. The participants engage Darth Lukavy and either capture or kill her.
 

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@Bee @Clayton @Fat Possum

Been brainstorming ideas. Wanted to hear everyone's thoughts before I spoke to the staff and other faction leaders.

I was thinking of initiating two arcs, though they are geared toward Jedi and rebels. My thoughts were it would allow them some activity and continue to show they are a threat to the empire. Two Series.

The first Series would be the Corellia trilogy, which is the previous Series 5 in the post above. However, I am taking out Mission to Gus Talon. The duel is the first episode between a sith and Jedi. The shipyard I was thinking could be performed by the Howl runners, allowing them to start off running rather than the social intros that tend to kill unit activity. Black Hole would remain the same.

Series 7 (by my notes, not as in our seventh series) is something that would be a pitch to the Jedi and rebels to do. The series focuses on striking a major blow on our military leadership, specifically a war council that is about to converge to discuss Naboo, Serenno, and Corellia, along with breaking the Korriban siege. An intelligence officer named Videre Licet gives nudges to the rebellion he wants to defect. Videre I was thinking could be high in rank, possibly directly under Eris and E. He pretends to seek to help the rebels but in reality he's making a power play by using them to eliminate his superiors in order to rise in rank; haven't decided yet if this is Coterie related or not. In the finale, after the rebels attack the war council (which reported to include the dark council but no councilor will show up due to being busy), Videre tries to betray the rebels but is stopped. Series 7 is as such:

1. Mission to _. Videre met by a rebel leader. He tells the emissary about his proposal to help an attack on the war council to prove his defection. Optional?
2. Project Saligia. Videre's plan is to steal a brainwashing serum from the dark lord's lab to control the guards to let the rebels on bastion (and to use the guards to later betray the rebels). The serum is stolen.
3. Clan Taral. Unbeknownst to Videre, the rebels plan out a backup to Videre's security codes and the brainwashing. From the defector's Intel, one of the war councillors is Truebor Taral, a Mango Sith. Clan Taral is a mango clan formed by Truebor and Sith Lord Audeamus consisting of pro-imperial mangos exempt from the genocide. The rebels attack the fortress of Audeamus in order to eliminate some of the clansmen and assume their identities as guards for the war council by donning their armor. Audeamus is one of the casualties.
4. The Bastion Trap. Videre brainwashes some of the guards and uses codes to let the main rebel party infiltrate Bastion. The disguised rebels also arrive. The head to a bunker where the war council is meeting. Those in attendance at the time of the attack include Casus Belli (the supreme commander prior to Konstantine who had been involved in starting the Third Galactic Civil War prior to his retirement but returned to duty after the coterie declared war), General Ducimus, self-proclaimed Mandalore Truebor Taral, Admiral Invicta (once a Defiance Squadron veteran, he was eventually poached by the empire after the siege after tensions built between him and Kara), an inventor named Meliora, Judge Corrigenda (Rook's second in command), and Videre. The war council is attacked except Videre and his ally Corrigenda, who had hoped to eliminate Rook to take his seat). Videre and Corrigenda try to betray the rebels but are stopped. Fearing Videre may have tipped off security because of the double cross, the rebels flee the planet immediately.

Thoughts?
 

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I don't think we need to spoon feed the Rebellion or the Jedi any more plots at this point. Post-Naboo, if they can't do things on their own, then.. that's kind of on them.

I think the plot is interesting, but it feels like giving them a handout that (not to get all Republican-y here) they don't really deserve. It's not like the insurgency missions got done, so why are we gimping ourselves yet again to try and get folks involved when they don't seem to care? It's actually kind of embarrassing that we're losing Naboo/Fondor, and it'd be nice to see the Imperium get a win for a change.
 

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Point taken. I personally find it sad that the Bogan are currently more successful than the rebels.

I think we could try to get a duel going somewhere. Without knowing where the empress story is going yet, it's somewhat hard to plan some things out. Not that we are dependent on her, but how the empire responds is up to how the empress is acting.

Even our members aren't doing a whole lot in the civil war despite there being a lot of missions geared toward the civil war.
 

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Well, I am hopeful that the post-Naboo stuff (as well as the Imperial Knights making a comeback) will get the Rebellion in gear. Still waiting on Kyle's revamp, iirc.

I'm trying to think of some IK/Coterie arc, because the groups are very similar in intent, but it's hard when they aren't approved.
 

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Made edit to post above
 

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I mean, if you want a duel - Geist vs Eris. The Coterie goes independent?
 

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I'm working with TAC for a pair of space fightin' missions on for his Jedi pilots against some IAF pilots. Let people go Top Gun with it.
 

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I like Rook's second trying to vie for power is a devious way. Gives Rook something to do and to clean house.
 

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Let's keep Coterie a sub faction of the empire. Allows them to remain as powerful as we need them.

Have there been any negotiations between coterie and the rebels or Jedi?

Also, how are the howl runners coming? Need any help?
 
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