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I think many of us users with Senator PCs were expecting some follow up to the initial announcement of the United Protectorate due to that being what our wonderful (former) overlord Sreeya said would happen. However, there has been a lot going on and a lot of change for the admins and moderators of late, so this seems to have not been a priority, which is absolutely understandable. At this point their workload seems very high and all we can do is appreciate what they're doing.
More to the point: One of the admins told me they haven't heard anything going on regards to any official Senate hearings for the United Protectorate, and he said I could feel free to go ahead and start something myself.
Thus, I present to you. . . .
This first Senate hearing (should the admins approve) will be focused on achieving those goals set out by Sreeya when detailing her plans for the United Protectorate. This hearing will be set two-to-six weeks from now (dependant on player feedback and how long you would all like)—to provide time for each Senator to do some (if not all) of the following:
Topics for your Senator's Motion
Topics for Senate motions may include United Protectorate funding towards certain projects—from construction of super-cities on certain planets, to military funding to defend against terrorism, and much more—or the institution or removal of certain laws across the United Protectorate. However, the United Protectorate only has a limited amount of funding to provide. Motions to raise taxes across United Protectorate worlds will provide more funding for senators to spend per hearing, but will generally decrease the overall morale of the population being governed. This will have significant effect on RP—for example, if taxes become alarmingly high, then chances are players are going to revolt, or go on strike. Utter chaos may ensue. On the other hand, passing bills for lower taxes may increase morale and social order across the Protectorate, but will substantially decrease opportunity for funding large-scale projects, and may stagnate planets that are already in a poor financial situation. The impact of certain motions may be controlled by a d100 dice roll (with predefined positive or negative biases) to simulate the uncertainty of political decision making.
I further imagine one hearing would be made up of three days (two threads, or "sessions", for each): day one, for the Mandalorian Senators to propose their motions; day two, for the Imperial Senators to propose their's; and day three, for the Independents'. The hearing will be complete when every PC Senator has proposed a motion, and the outcome would ideally be summarized in a HoloNet article, so that all players get a rough idea of what is changing within the United Protectorate.
Anyway, this is just an Interest Check. If the admins approve, and if y'all are as interested in getting this machine moving as I am, then the full write-up will be on it's way soon, with a fully-detailed, organized system that will clear everything up, pinpoint a precise date for the Senate Hearing thread(s), and make the whole process of RPing a Senator a lot easier (and a lot more fun). We'll all get to have a say in how we want this to work, though ultimately I imagine the admins will have the final say. So feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. If we can all collectively agree on certain details as to how this should be run, that would be ideal.
(Linking all Senators who have applied in the United Protectorate Sign-Up Thread so no one misses this: @Ecclessey @Raydo @Shax @Nor'baal @ByakuyaXVTogami @Pyrenees @Nommie @Exploring Officer @vamp)
Feedback from any and all of you is very much appreciated, I'd really like to see who else is on board with this.
More to the point: One of the admins told me they haven't heard anything going on regards to any official Senate hearings for the United Protectorate, and he said I could feel free to go ahead and start something myself.
Thus, I present to you. . . .
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The First Hearing
Of the
United Protectorate
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The First Hearing
Of the
United Protectorate
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This first Senate hearing (should the admins approve) will be focused on achieving those goals set out by Sreeya when detailing her plans for the United Protectorate. This hearing will be set two-to-six weeks from now (dependant on player feedback and how long you would all like)—to provide time for each Senator to do some (if not all) of the following:
- Form alliances and/or coalitions with fellow senators, factions, or other groups of influence, via a plot. These 'other groups' may include, but are not limited to, Mandalorian clans, religious sects, and large-scale businesses—pretty much anyone who has a substantial enough amount of influence, wealth, or protection, to pursuade your Senator to vote a certain way. The benefits to this are mutual: on the one hand, your Senator may receive funding, reputation, or protection, and on the other, the group that supports the Senator gets an agreed amount of voice in what the Senator proposes during their time in the Senate. These plots would, of course, require approval from a mod or admin to become official.
- Uncover what the population they represent would like them to push for in the Senate (be it, perhaps, the wealthy who have bribed your Senator, or the genuine voters from your Senator's homeworld—this can be done via a thread or two, involving the players your Senator may represent).
- Write up and finalize the motion they plan to propose. It does not have to be long—anywhere from hundred words is ideal (not including the general roleplaying around the motion itself, see here for an example of a motion on the shorter side) just to make sure you are clear about the precise details of your motion.
Topics for your Senator's Motion
Topics for Senate motions may include United Protectorate funding towards certain projects—from construction of super-cities on certain planets, to military funding to defend against terrorism, and much more—or the institution or removal of certain laws across the United Protectorate. However, the United Protectorate only has a limited amount of funding to provide. Motions to raise taxes across United Protectorate worlds will provide more funding for senators to spend per hearing, but will generally decrease the overall morale of the population being governed. This will have significant effect on RP—for example, if taxes become alarmingly high, then chances are players are going to revolt, or go on strike. Utter chaos may ensue. On the other hand, passing bills for lower taxes may increase morale and social order across the Protectorate, but will substantially decrease opportunity for funding large-scale projects, and may stagnate planets that are already in a poor financial situation. The impact of certain motions may be controlled by a d100 dice roll (with predefined positive or negative biases) to simulate the uncertainty of political decision making.
I further imagine one hearing would be made up of three days (two threads, or "sessions", for each): day one, for the Mandalorian Senators to propose their motions; day two, for the Imperial Senators to propose their's; and day three, for the Independents'. The hearing will be complete when every PC Senator has proposed a motion, and the outcome would ideally be summarized in a HoloNet article, so that all players get a rough idea of what is changing within the United Protectorate.
Anyway, this is just an Interest Check. If the admins approve, and if y'all are as interested in getting this machine moving as I am, then the full write-up will be on it's way soon, with a fully-detailed, organized system that will clear everything up, pinpoint a precise date for the Senate Hearing thread(s), and make the whole process of RPing a Senator a lot easier (and a lot more fun). We'll all get to have a say in how we want this to work, though ultimately I imagine the admins will have the final say. So feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. If we can all collectively agree on certain details as to how this should be run, that would be ideal.
(Linking all Senators who have applied in the United Protectorate Sign-Up Thread so no one misses this: @Ecclessey @Raydo @Shax @Nor'baal @ByakuyaXVTogami @Pyrenees @Nommie @Exploring Officer @vamp)
Feedback from any and all of you is very much appreciated, I'd really like to see who else is on board with this.
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