New Jedi Order Suggestions & Feedback

[GABA]

Hello and welcome to the NJO suggestions and feedback thread!

Anyone can post a suggestion and/or give feedback, so please don't hold back! We may not be able to actually answer every post, however if it's posted here it will be considered.

If you simply want to support something that's already been suggested, then please post here as well. This will provide the council with a good idea of how much general support within the Jedi as a whole the notion has. That said this isn't the place to discuss the suggestions in depth as that will likely derail the thread (instead discuss specifics either in a new specially made thread or via PMs).

Thanks!

-Jedi Leadership

 

[Andrewza]

So would this be the right thread for me to ask why we are loosing the propaganda war, scrap that we not loosing we laying on the floor and crying well the Imperial propergander machine kicks us repeatedly in the family jewels. Where are the images of the ruined world caused by the Sith. The Shadows need to engage in counter propergander activities a good job for there rangers.

 

[Andrewza]

Ok another request. All the faction have a technical list of there hardware except us. I know we have only a handful of capital ships and use only one type of fighter but still

I suggest that in the archive section we list our asserts there use by us and there numbers. I mean does the order have access to it's own shuttles, what about speeders and swoop bikes extra extra

 

[GABA]

So would this be the right thread for me to ask why we are loosing the propaganda war, scrap that we not loosing we laying on the floor and crying well the Imperial propergander machine kicks us repeatedly in the family jewels. Where are the images of the ruined world caused by the Sith. The Shadows need to engage in counter propergander activities a good job for there rangers.

I'm not exactly sure where you're getting how the propaganda war is shaming the Jedi like you described, but if you have suggestions to counter Sith propaganda, please PM them and we'll be more than happy to look over your ideas!

Ok another request. All the faction have a technical list of there hardware except us. I know we have only a handful of capital ships and use only one type of fighter but still

I suggest that in the archive section we list our asserts there use by us and there numbers. I mean does the order have access to it's own shuttles, what about speeders and swoop bikes extra extra

The Jedi are not a military force. We will eventually post the type of ships we carry since we're coming into ownership of some, but really anything involving speeders and weapons, is something I'm not concerned about because it would be mostly personal use and ownership by members in the Order.

As for assets in general, we are mostly concerned with worlds allying with the Jedi, which currently we are struggling with due to incomplete threads. If you're interested in helping with this, I will be more than happy to direct you to some missions where we need the help.

 

[Miz]

Someone needs to clean the bathrooms. I swear those things are a cesspool of dark side magics that need to be eradicated. I suggest some of the masters to combat this issue for handling such dark side abominations is a delicate process that requires extreme concentration, and patience that I fear only the top ranking Jedi can combat.

 

[Resolute\\.ZEN]

I think if we can take anything from the situation with the Hutts its that we should get some write-ups going as soon as possible. Of course we don't have a whole lot of assets given we are not a military force, but with our locations possibly being compromised and our Scouting of Tokmia and Christophsis not going so well I think its safe to say that we should be prepared for Imperial aggression. We can still certainly be an effective force, i mean we are all Jedi which is cool, but we're going to need to be organized all the same. Of course we have been doing a lot of training as a faction but I feel as though our grace period is coming to an end.

I've done some studying of the Arbran enclave, or Haven Base. I've already started describing defensive measures and security details, as well as finding suitable tasks for PC skill-sets. My primary question however follows in suit with what SoB was asking.

I am pleased to hear we will be coming into more assets, but what do we have before that? Is it literally a handful of ships or perhaps a few dozen, and of what sort? A correlating inquiry would be: how many NPCs can we presume to boast? I do believe it is reasonable that after the battle of Coruscant perhaps the only Jedi left are PCs, except for whoever may crew the Light of the Force or any other ships we have. But if that's not the case how many NPCs would be stationed at Arbra specifically? Do we have plenty of Antarian Rangers, as many as there are Jedi or are they a lot more/less rare? I just believe these would be useful things to know, especially given the aggression displayed by the Sith as of late. They've more than shown that if we fail to prepare they will tear us apart with their attention to detail and descriptive prowess. I say we prepare to fight such fire with flames of our own.

 

[Insoulent]

I can only speak on the Antarian Rangers, we'll have just a small handful of support staff. NPC-wise, they're not the military faction they are in Wookiee, they're more of a support type unit. Mechanics, scouts, navigators, and anyone the Jedi managed to find on their travels during the exile though we do have a few select veterans from the Alliance days, though they're few-and-far between, and usually assigned to personally guard the Initiates' areas in the Jedi Temples or attached to protect a Jedi Council member (should they need it). All in all, we're at around 400 NPC Rangers, with just around 30 ex-Vets spread throughout the entire Jedi "Temples" (anoth/arbra/LotF). I was planning on expanding them, but I haven't talked to GABA about it yet, both of us have been busy with some other stuff unfortunately. But I do intend to have them more militarized in my expansion and growth of the ARs, should GABA give me the OK for it.

I am also willing to help you out with the defenses, and see if they could use any additions or problems they might have.

 

[Liam]

Someone needs to clean the bathrooms. I swear those things are a cesspool of dark side magics that need to be eradicated. I suggest some of the masters to combat this issue for handling such dark side abominations is a delicate process that requires extreme concentration, and patience that I fear only the top ranking Jedi can combat.

Sorry about that...:CSly

 

[Vulpes]

I think a Jedi skype chat would be kinda cool, like for active Jedi and stuff, since I am pretty sure 80% of the website has a Jedi in some form or another.

 

[Galavant]

I think a Jedi skype chat would be kinda cool, like for active Jedi and stuff, since I am pretty sure 80% of the website has a Jedi in some form or another.

Can I second this? Although I don't have an active Jedi


For the moment :CSly

 

[Insoulent]

Can I second this? Although I don't have an active Jedi


For the moment :CSly

If it's anything like the other Jedi-aligned skype chat's I'm in...they'll descend into chaos within the first message.

EDIT: Quoted the wrong damned post. Damnit. You know where I was getting at though.

 

[GABA]

I do want to emphasize the New Jedi Order is not a military force and therefore when it comes to assets, supplies and ships, the numbers game is not going to be emphasized. Though this doesn't mean it should be blown off and currently there are threads rolling in which we are looking for new fall back locations as well as a set up with Alliances with the Rebels and the Indie faction: Rendili Rangers (of who we should gain proper supplies from in the future).

However, we currently only have what we have now do to the lack of participation in threads, as I emphasized in the most recent newsletter about posting and thread participation etiquette, we had a big issue with members never posting, or dropping threads and not notifying anyone of their decision. This was mainly seen with the Bakuran missions, which was supposed to be a big asset for the Jedi, but due to the lack of participation through members and the failure to complete a majority of threads, it didn't fall through.

Regardless, activity has picked up crazy in the faction and I'm glad people are interested in helping, if you have a thorough mission idea to pick up alliances with systems or picking up a transport or two then PM me. If its a solid plan 99.9% of the time I'm going to approve it and let you have at it, though if you just give me ideas, it may take me a few days to get back to you.

EDIT: I can do a Jedi Skype chat

 

[Raydo]

I think a Jedi skype chat would be kinda cool, like for active Jedi and stuff, since I am pretty sure 80% of the website has a Jedi in some form or another.

I agree with this as well. Though I suppose there is nothing stopping us from doing that now but I like this idea. Think it will help in collaboration and communication.

EDIT: Ruthless had already replied and I didn't see it...still agree though

 

[Stormthroe]

I wouldn't mind a Skype chat!

 

[Fox]

I think there is a consensus for a Jedi Skype chat. :bitchez

 

[Resolute\\.ZEN]

I'm inclined to agree with Insoulent. At least here comments about the cleanliness of bathrooms will be kept to a minimum, or I do hope anyway.

Also, that would be terrific if you could help me. The information you provided about the Rangers is exactly what I was asking for, thank you. We should definitely stay in touch concerning some of these details, and of course having others to help us brainstorm would be terrific as well. Is Arkantos in charge of the AR at this point? I'm sure Ze'kyre would love to discuss such tactics with a Jedi Master.

:)

Thank you for getting back to me on the matter Ruthless. Yes I am aware the New Jedi Order is not a military Force but I guess I might be misunderstanding what you mean by this. I know that as an order we lack a fleet with which we would want to go into battle, and we can't provide much more in the way of ground support than a couple of Jedi and non-combat specialized Rangers, it doesn't make sense for us to go around looking for a a fight, and even when we need to only a skirmish. Yet despite all of this, we should still be living as though there is a war going on, and not as if we are untouchable. Most certainly if we wish to survive we must still have martial coordination for the lack of such a military compliment The Council has specified certain security protocols to keep the bases hidden, as outlined in the High Council forum. Secrecy is a great line of defence but it is only the first. I do believe it would be safer to be clear about what the others are.

I dont expect us to have any sort of quantity that would match up to anything the other main factions have, but the impression that I've carried so far is that we are essentially an Indie faction with a lot of members and a big ship. I think knowing whether or not the Jedi have any other cruisers/corvettes/shuttles/fighters at all would be useful if only for the sake of storytelling. We may not be a sizeable Force, but like I said before, we can still be more than effective as long as we are organized. I believe we need to be prepared to go guerilla if the Imperium shows up at one of our doorsteps. Sure they'll have more ships but a couple of our own very well placed could take an advantage, but probably not without a write-up describing exactly how they would earn such an advantage.

Perhaps there may be plot devices and reasons as to why it really doesn't matter, you may be aware of plans given your importance and responsibility to the overall plot, but the majority of us don't know if those exist or what they are and I think it's only fair for our characters to be given the chance to be aware of their settings and security so they can reinforce it altogether. The numbers game is not the only one to be played, and I think its only reasonable that we would want to bolster our safety with some write-ups and planning. I'm sorry if this feels redundant but I do think the safety of the characters in the enclaves we have is paramount, and as it stands we have no real forms of defence other than our secrecy, which is a thin line. OOC we are aware that the Imps know where we are, IC it is safe to assume that not only would such rumours be floating about but we live in war-time. I just don't get the impression that we're prepared for anything other than a big mess/slaughter should they decide to attack us in any sort of Force. I do not mean to imply that we can keep Arbra or Anoth if the Imps come and really want it. I'm just saying we might as well not let them slaughter us in the process.

Lastly, I would love to help to complete any threads that got left behind. I can volunteer Ze'kyre for any assignments left on Bakura, easily retconned since Ze'kyre was already involved in the crisis. I've put a lot of writing into that arc and am more than willing to make sure it counts for something.

 

[Latte]

But would the Skype chat be required? :CCry2 I'm fine contributing all my creations to a collective lore here on the site, but I've had some rocky experiences here on The Internets and couldn't be on board for a Skype chat.

 

[FinnSimmons]

I would join a Jedi Skype chat. I am waiting for the invite.

 

[Andrewza]

I mentioned in a PM that I am willing to take part in any mission unfished, just point the way.

I do not like the idea of skype chant since I do not use skype and what does it really had to what the forum cannot do all ready.

I suspect that the investigation/rescue mission will show IC that we know that the Imps know or will know where our bases are. What are our fall back points. We may need to abandon our current holdings really fast.
Here is my plans,
We go nomad
Hide out in Hut space
Hide out in deep space on some kind of station
Of course these are just emergency planes. The Order needs a temple on terra firma to be seen has a power.

Ok we all know we not a military force, there are strong IC reasons to not become one either. But we are at war, we need to prepare for conflict, Switzerland has a neutral pact but still has a military and is more than ready to defend them self against any invasion with force of arms. We are not, we have barely enough force to stop a indie faction from wiping us out.

The rangers should be expanded to include a military force both ground and space. Not to defend a temple but at least buy time for a evac and if needed to punch through blockade. We should focus on quality because we will never have the numbers. We cannot depend on allies to save us in our time of need.

 

[Liam]

I think a Skype chat could be great. I don't think it should be mandatory, but I would love doing one.