Imperial Legion/Timeskip Question

[Ulysses]

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or general help... sorry

When the republic fell and the Empire rose, there would be: (a) a sudden increase in the amount of space to be governed; and (b) a load of former republic soldiers not necessarily killed in open combat.

My question is whether the sith incorporated the troops or put them to the sword.

I'm considering a reluctant yet pragmatic trooper and was considering maybe someone with a history in a planetary militia or similar that got subsumed into the empire.

Unrelated question, what is the position on NCOs?

Thanks

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Former Republic soldiers would be scrutinized against heavily, and would need to prove themselves loyal to the empire before any promotions were handed to them. That said, an experienced soldier would not be turned away from the Legion, so long as they prove their loyalty.

And as far as NCOs go, that'd fall within the standard Commander Rank of the IL, I believe. Commander is something between a private and a General, so it'd fall within that range. I'm no longer AFL, but the Legion was my pet project,if you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.

 

[Ulysses]

Thanks @Gian Greydragon

It seems a huge admin exercise to vet intakes soldier by soldier and then start each of them at the bottom. It would be easier to take entire formations and insert Imperials into key leadership positions? Obviously these units would be used for less pivotal and/or sensitive tasks.

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Yeah, most cases, they'd be planetary garrison, I'd say.

 

[Ulysses]

but playable?

 

[Gian Greydragon]

Oh, definitely, you could roleplay that your character has renounced his alliance to the Republic, and has proven himself loyal, but a character who's just joined, whether of his own volition, or absorbed from overtaken Republic worlds, would not have much of a ladder to climb until he's been proven. If you want to make a Commander, and want to go with that as your story, you could definitely add that in your bio; how he proved his loyalty to the Legion.

 

[Ulysses]

Great, thanks
I was hoping to RP him proving himself - starting off as an NCO in an incorporated militia and then seeing where it went from there

 

[Gian Greydragon]

You certainly could. Here's something you should check out. [x]

 

[Ulysses]

OK, plenty to think about

 

[Lavi]

I recently wrote a lore article with a potential option regarding this, if you're interested.

 

[Ulysses]

Gian did point me in that direction :)
I recently posted a character at http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/index.php?threads/richard-fullar.74257/
I'd welcome your feedback :)
I'll say at the outset that I went for a more wholesale integration than the individual vibe I got from your lore article. I read the ICA as recruiting individual republic citizens for their local knowledge, whereas incorporation of entire militias would have the benefit of having existing power structures etc

 

[Lavi]

Oh durr, I didn't check the link. Yes, ICA is more of a civilian-police structure than a wholesale military structure. I actually wasn't thinking too much of civilian vs. military aspects of it. The core idea I ran with was that the Empire wanted the Republic citizens to help them control the populace, but they don't want the citizens to hold equal power.

 

[Ulysses]

Ah, OK.
I missed the police thing
I guess what I've done is the same logic, just slightly different purpose?

 

[Lavi]

Yeah, that's ok. I didn't specify units within the organization, so there's room for interpretation.