>>5189746
Ayyyy it's here!

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Line after line of Jade lasers fall from orbit, first stopped by a rather small shield, before overwhelming the system and your fleet's firepower vaporizes the base, before a single TIE can even launch in response your attack.

From there, your own forces turn about face, where the enemy fleet is making a rapid turn to retreat from you. A force such as theirs actually has at least firepower parity with you, you must have spooked them however. They also aren't heading down towards the Jump point to Zerm either...

>Go all in and give chase with the whole fleet, we'll strike them down before they escape

>Send out the fighters and light ships to harass the enemy

>Demand their surrender(What will you say)

>>5189761
>Go all in and give chase with the whole fleet, we'll strike them down before they escape
>Send a scout to try and get ahead of the enemy fleet to check for ambushes

>>5189782
+1

>>5189761
>Demand their surrender

"Attention, Renegade unit. You are hereby ordered to surrender and submit yourself to the authority of the Galactic Empire. Comply and we will reincorporate you into Imperial structures; fail to do so and we shall deal with you as all rebels and traitors should be dealt with."

>Go all in and give chase with the whole fleet, we'll strike them down before they escape
>Send a scout to try and get ahead of the enemy fleet to check for ambushes
>Have Hower Jump in behind them once we are in slugging range so they cant focus him before we get there and Demand their surrender

>>5189799
support

>>5189761
>Go all in and give chase with the whole fleet, we'll strike them down before they escape
Get Hower and the rest of the fleet to go in, if they're already breaking formation and making a run for it it should be safe'ish enough.

>>5189799
I can support this as an addition, it doesn't hurt, doesn't prevent us from gunning them down and even if it doesn't actually lead to any surrender it may cause strife in the ranks. So no drawbacks for us, and potentially something to gain.

>>5189799
this, and if it fails , this:
>>5189761

>>5189799
>Support

>>5189799
Support

>>5189761
>Go all in and give chase with the whole fleet, we'll strike them down before they escape
Anyone got any ideas on how we can capture some of their ships

>>5189799
Support.

>>5189761
Supporting >>5189801

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You decide to advance towards them, rallying your fleet forwards, and give them one chance to surrender, before your return them to dust. The enemy fleet is several minutes outside of firing range, and they're launching their own fighters to screen between you and them. Your own fighters are ahead, moving to take on their enemy counterparts.

The enemy commander answers your hail, however, and you're surprised when the signature grin of one of your former COs appears, and he begins his own little blurb before you can get your own out.

"Attention enemy Commander, you have us outmaneuvered, but the following battle will be too bloody for either of us to consider it a true victory. I will yield the field to my fellow Imperial, and- Commander Caimes? What the blazes are you doing out here?

>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>Pretend you don't know him and give the pre planned speech

>"Write-ins always acceptable

>>5190076
>Commander! *salute* Its been too long. How are you holding up?

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>Captain Andersen is a monolith of a man, standing at 6 foot 8, and very healthy for his age, pushing 60. He looks like if you tried to fight him without a gun he may well beat you down despite being about 30 years your elder.
Was an understanding admiral and had a good head on him based on descriptions from the first thread. He was in Charge of Figg space before heading to Anaxes last we saw him. I wonder what the hell he's doing here?

>>5190076
>>Commander! *salute* Its been too long. How are you holding up?

>>5190076
>>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>>"Write-ins always acceptable
Hello sir, We are participating in a hunt for an Imperial traitor, known as the Trioculus, at the behest of the Imperial Navy and Intelligence Bureau. We are moving through this system to a rally point with the rest of the hunt. Officially, I will do you the favor of noting you are unaware of our mission and its target, and thus not a traitor to the Empire, when you destroyed our scouts since you needed to ask why we were here. Having explained ourselves, I must ask, what brings you out here sir, and are you still willing to allow us to pass without bloodshed?

>>5190623
>Support

>>5190076
>>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
I guess I'll switch to support >>5190623 as it seems like a good write-in.

>>5190623
switch to

>>5190623
+1

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>>5190076
PRIVATE MARTUS! I DIDN'T REALIZE THEY STACKED BANTHA POODOO THAT HIGH
I THOUGHT I DISMISSED YOU YET HERE YOU ARE IN MY SECTOR
GET YOUR LITTLE ASS BACK TO THE MOISTURE FARMS OR I'LL VAPORIZE YOUR ENTIRE FLEET AND FARM THE MOISTURE REMAINING

>>5190623
switching to this

>>5190623
DEAR GOD NO
He already surrendered! Don't ask him nicely if we can pass without bloodshed, he'll realize we don't hold all the cards.

>>5190076

>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>>5190076
>>"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

>"I'm also surprised you knew I got promoted given last we met I was a Captain"

>>5191117
Kek finally someone said it

>>5190952
Isnt there a fleet coming up from behind?

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"Hello, Admiral, it's been a minute. Why don't you lower your shields and we can talk about this like true gentlemen."

"Only if your own force lowers it's own weapons. I'm surprised to see you've jumped the ranks in the time since I last saw you, though. You did seem to be a go getter."

You get a small stir of pride that your work is being applauded to your face, but you keep your own face neutral. "It'll be good to talk in person sir, when you come over. Bring one shuttle and an escort and we can discuss your terms."

"While I trust you, I still have my pride as an officer, Commander. We can meet between both fleets and discuss this aboard a shuttle, under flag of truce."

>"I'm sorry commander, but if not in person aboard my vessel, then we can do this in our conference rooms via comms."

>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>>5191269
>>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>>5191269
>>5191275
Appendum. Bring the bodyguards with us.

And leave strict instructions to our captains and seconds. Should anything happen to us, they are to turn around and continue the mission, rendezvousing with the Grand Admiral.

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
Use those sith bodyguards.

>>5191269
>>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
bring the sith

>>5191269
>>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

> Bring along the with droids.. I trust Anderson better than most but better safe than sorry besides their presence may convince the admiral that we are in a position of strength.

>>5191269
>>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
If we bring the robot guards put them in another room were they can eavves drop on us.

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
Bring the sith of course.

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
This may be a good chance to ditch Macunti, if anyone's still for it. We've got a high-ranking acquaintance who can put in a good word for us, and maybe we can negotiate some new ships in exchange for letting Trioculus know where he can find a whole fleet's worth of newly restored Clone War swag. Of course we'll have to see how good a deal we can get first.

>>5191269
>>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>>5191356
While I'd love to shoot the cunt in the back he does still have our crews. Though perhaps we can make plans for what comes after.

Trioculus would likely treat us no better than these cunts, we need to network and seize power for ourselves.

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."
>Bring the Sith along with our own men

Cant leave our men who are truly loyal to us and not a prophet on the sidelines

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

>Bring the sith and some bodyguard droids

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

I believe we may be able to convince Anderson to switch sides if we not only play on his loyalty to the empire (and our mutual command styles of not treating our men as disposable) as well as informing him of the existence of the new order and an offer to join (whilst we’re fighting fellow imperials the rebels are making ground, if he joins us now with the additional division not only will we be able to bring this to a swift end to this conflict but we will once more be able to focus on our true foe) (This would also benefit our standing in the new order by not only bringing in a new fleet and high ranking officer but said officer has a positive relation with us which we can use to advance ourselves)

>>5191269
>"It'll be good to see you in person, sir. We can meet in the middle as you propose."

Do people really want to bring the Sith? This is some mixed signals I tell you what. I guess if we have to then at least keep his creepy ass in the back. I feel like this should be just us and the Admiral talking about the quirks of post Endor Imperial Service that has lead us to a chance encounter on opposite sides over space tea. How the opportunity for quickly reconsolidating power in the crisis has slipped away with the death of Vader and the Emperor. On if it is reliance on the old Imperial Cult that has left us so scattered and vulnerable to the Trioculuses of the universe? Lets tap into the resolve of likeminded men and see our camp wax enough to direct the flow of the new order.

ok so yall are meeting in person, but you want to bring bodyguards, which seems to eb a grab bag, so ill put this to a quick vote

>Bring the Prophet
>Bring the Sentinels
>Bring your own Stormtroopers
>Bring Droid troops

>>5191660
Sentinels, if he doesn't come with a bodyguard we can always claim they were ordered by their higher ups to bodyguard us, which isn't technically a lie, and knowing their reputation they ought to be ample protection

>>5191660
>>Bring the Prophet

Bringing a bunch of muscle might send the wrong message, but bringing a sith with us might lend some credibility to our cause.

>>5191669
>Supporting this

>>5191660
>Bring the Prophet

>>5191660
>Bring the Prophet.

>>5191660
>Bring the Prophet
I think an additional show of force would be good, but I oppose bringing the Sentinels because I strongly suspect they're meant to spy on us.

>>5191660
> Bring the Prophet and a pair of stormtroopers

Got to look official

>>5191694
support

>>5191694
Switching to this

>>5191694
+1

>>5191356
I'd very much love to, but as others have pointed out he still have *our* men and women and until we get them back it would be counterproductive to do so... So keep that one on the backburner for now, but don't let it go just yet.

>>5191694
That looks nice, Second.

>>5191614
It's also about keeping the Sith happy, having him involved rather then sidelined as unfortunate things tend to happen to people who get involved with the wizards and then mistreat them. And it does send a rather strong message that we are a little more then just what our rank suggests.

>>5191660
>Bring the Prophet
>Bring the Sentinels

>>5191660
>>Bring the Prophet
>>Bring the Sentinels
>>5191660

>>5191660
>Bring your own Stormtroopers
prophet's creepy as fuck, so are the sentinels. Droids might send the wrong message. Let's just grab four experienced noncoms and call it a day for the guard.

>>5191660
>stormtroopers and sentenials

>>5191660
>Bring your own Stormtroopers
>Bring Droid troops

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Your own entourage loaded aboard a Lambda, the Prophet and 2 Stormtroopers for you own escort, and set out to the neutral zone. The 2 stormtroopers are part of the 8063rd, and are part of your compliment since Bestine. While their demeanor is fit and ready, their armor has scar marks indicative of blaster fire impacts and, and one of them appears to have a carved in kill count on his breastplate. At least they're talented at their craft, going by the tallies scratched in.

Your shuttle docks with the Admiral's own, a larger cargo type, and he invites you over to a small conference room hastily put together in his shuttle's bay., meeting you at the airlock. His own escort is present, several Shadow Troopers; some of the best men the Empire has available outside special forces. Your own guards contrast to them, your ivory white versus their obsidian black. Regardless, your talks must go on.

"Caimes, it is good to see you again, I'd thought you'd be dead after having been dragged away by Intelligence."

"If only it were so easy. What's brought you out here, working for Trioculus? Even I can see he's a plain as day pretender to the throne."

"Well, after you left and some others deserted, I led an attempt at halting or slowing the rebel advance through Figg territory. Their numbers had us beat out there though, and soon there were militia types in Z-95s, cloakshapes and all sorts of pirate type vessels harassing my remaining fleet wherever we went. We made our stand at Gerrentheum though, when the main rebel armada arrived, and we predictably were outnumbered and outgunned. I still took more Rebel ships with my fleet to the grave then they took Imperial, but regardless, when all was said and done, my flagship and a half wing of TIEs managed to jump out, barely functional, and half my crew dead. We limped home to the Eriadu Authority, who took my ship and crew, and kicked me on up towards the Core in a shuttle, humiliated. When the Moffs and this Trioculus man started gathering forces, they were able to get their hands on new Star destroyers and troops, such as these fine fellows here, and offered me a position in their command structure, where they put me here for the past few months, skirmishing rebels mainly, and watching the new followers flow to Kessel to pledge to Trioculus."

>How do you respond?

>>5191934
>Tell him what we have been up to, including that we are on this mission at the behest of the Navy and Imperial Intelligence. He is an honorable captain and it seems like he understands Trioculus is just a tool of power hungry moffs and he is just in it with them to blast rebs, lets see if we can get him back into the fold on our side

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>>5191934

> Try to play to his senses and loyalty to the empire

"At the end of the day my loyalty lies with the empire and my men and to that end myself and and a number of other's of similar or higher rank to me have banded together to continue fighting the rebellion as ambitious fool's vie for power and tear the empire apart however this new order is still reliant upon the greater imperial logistics chain to function. Which leads to our current dilemma with Trioculus. His escapades resulted in navy high command requisitioning my men without my prior knowledge to deal with this, now the only way I can get them back is to participate in this shit show myself a conflict that only serves to weaken the empire and embolden the rebellion with every destroyer lost. So I intend to end this as quickly as possible to minimise the damage to the navy and get as many of our guys back safely as I can and I believe if you join us admiral we can bring this to a far swifter conclusion and minimise imperial casualties and once all is said and done we can do some more catching up and I can introduce to my superiors who I'm sure will welcome a capable officer such as yourself with open arms and any other loyal men of the empire."

>>5191934
>Sounds like you've had a rough go of it, my own adventures sound rather glamorous in comparison.
>Give him a quick rundown of what we've been up to since we left him
>Ask him if he really thinks this Trioculus will work out. Tell him that it won't last, and ask him if he'd be willing to join us in our campaign, and we'd speak very highly of him to the admiral once this is done, making no mention of who he was working with before. Further imperial blood spilt will only benefit the rebels, and we'd hate to fight an old superior, and a good officer.

>>5191934
>The Empire's finest troops use MG34s
Better than an E-11 for sure

>Trioculus may be a pretender, but by the sound of it he wields a tremendous amount of power, which makes his claim just as legitimate as anyone else's, even in strictly political terms. And I see he has enriched your fleet with fine new ships and talented fighting men. Our own superiors saw fit to reward our exhausting service with just the opposite, handpicking the best men from our crews to take for themselves. Tell me more about this Trioculus fellow, can he promise me any better treatment?

>>5191970
support

>>5191970
+1 to this, I like it.

>>5191934
>I led an attempt at halting or slowing the rebel advance through Figg territory

wut

I'm 90% this is not what happened. I specifically remember some anons being mad that he abandoned his duty and decided to flee back to the core. Not only that but he left before even we did. We had a long back and forth about whether to stay and fight or not before info or clarifications came in about the mission from Imperial Intel. I was one of the ones in favour of fighting until it was clarified that we wouldn't be able to both fight off the incursion of Figg space and take the Intel mission afterwards.

We specifically told him we intended to stay and "bloody them before retreating" and it seemed like we might have done that before we changed our mind, I remember two other commanders left soon after the Admiral and one other commander was gonna stay and fight alongside us but then when we made the choice to fuck off and abandon the system I guess he got demoralized or was secret double agent all along because the dude who was gonna stay with us turned his coat to the rebels.

This is a blatant revision of history.

>>5191934
I'm also pretty sure he said he was returning to the core around the time the admirals were stealing men and materiel for the fortress worlds or whatever, I don't think it was mentioned that he headed to Eriadu. Even were that not the case, I'm surprised he didn't end up with the New Order, since we literally got our offer to join up with them from some guy visiting the station we were on literally JUST before Andersen decided to tell us that he was fleeing like a coward and letting all us subordinate commanders make our own decisions on what to do.

>>5191934
>We current stand with a force of pickets and lighter vessels at about 2/3rds of their force, and only 1 capital ship to their 4

>so I intend to return to the Core, but the rest of you are free to act as you choose.

Quotes from the 1st thread by Andersen. He for whatever framed the briefing as "the time has come for us to make a decision of our stand" or something to that effect before saying that regardless of whether we want to fight or not that he has already decided to flee back to the core right after getting word from Captain Landis who was in charge of the Reverent (I think this is the New Order guy who offered us our current job) that the Imperial Ruling Council had negotiated to let us through Eriadu space to defend the core against the rebels.

This dude didn't do any such glorious last stand or any such nonsense, he fucking left before we did!

If anything we should be chewing up out, first a coward, now a traitor to the empire!

We should really allude to this just being the vanguard or scouting in force of a larger imperial fleet. Nothing overt but a supposed hint to an old ally that it’s not gonna end pretty if the ‘vanguard’ managed to get past these defenses already and what would be in store when the real fleet shows up. Say we’ve ‘heard’ that our admiral pushed off the main fleet for a week too gain glory and favor with upper ranks but that this even fight won’t be so for long.

>>5191934
Add on to winning vote
>as one survivor to another whatever you decide I wish you good fortune, and I just want to let you know that things are about to get a lot worse for trioculus. This is the vanguard and I’ve been seconded to this admiral as a political move by the first order. We’ve been hoping to fold him into our ranks and have staked the main fleet for a week to let him gain fame and prestige. But in X days the main fleets coming and word is Isard is coming to make an example of what traitors get to any more would be pretenders. We both know what that entails, we’re both survivors and as one captain to another I’d be glad to say how I ran into a fleeing loyalist fleet and accidentally fired on them (we help him and report finding a loyalist fleet so he’s on right side when it ends), I could also tell how we managed to ambush a small flotilla of ton falks and escorts based around a secutor and managed to board and take control of it after destroying the small fleet of escorts (we get the secutor he runs with rest of his fleet), or we could slug it out and both lose everything we’ve worked so hard to gain with the high likely hood we’ll both die (continuing of regular fleet battle). I do not want blood shed among fellow imperials, and I hope that we can stop this needles bloodshed amongst brothers and get back to fighting the real enemy that have put us all in this position.

>>5192055
Essentially bluffing and betting on the fear Isards name causes to either get him to join us, give us a tax to be let go so he can flee the coming wrath of isard, or staying and dieing which is not in his wheel house. Trying to bluff a clean victory essentialy

>>5191970
+1 to this.

>>5191970
+1

>>5191934
this
>>5191970
Hopefully we can get him on our side, or at the very least get him to not interfere

>>5191970
Support

>>5191970
>Support

>>5191975
Support

>>5191970
"Oh, so you're looking to just bring me aboard from Trioculus? Your New Order sounds good, but what sort of support does it truly have, outside it's own forces? Even Trioculus has the funding of the Moffs to fall back on, and he fully believes there are those amongst the attack who will turn coats and lead the way to total victory for him. He has full faith in victory here; I do not. My forces were the vanguard against rebel offensives, and I've been pulled from my post to lay waste to your fleets. Allow me to continue my work on the border unimpeded and I will have no quarrel with your own forces. If you win, we can talk about meeting your own officers."

>What say in response

>>5192467
"Maybe not so much work for the new order, but as you say that can be discussed after this has blown over. I agree to your terms and I wish you luck in bloodying the rebels"

>>5192467
>You make a compelling point. In most cases I would say it's a sign of weakness to count on your enemy simply switching sides, but under these peculiar circumstances I can see the reasoning behind it. Consider deeply the respective merits of Trioculus and the New Order, and I shall do the same. We may discuss this matter more deeply when we meet again. Farewell, old friend.

>>5192512
Support

>>5192467
"Of course, give those rebels whats coming to them sir, and I hope to see you again on the other side."

>>5192512
>Supporting

>>5192512
+1

>>5192512
+1

"You make a compelling point. In most cases I would say it's a sign of weakness to count on your enemy simply switching sides, but under these peculiar circumstances I can see the reasoning behind it. Consider deeply the respective merits of Trioculus and the New Order, and I shall do the same. We may discuss this matter more deeply when we meet again. Farewell, old friend."

"Farewell commander, I hope I see you when the scuffles behind the line are over. I'll be taking my fleet out of system, consider us bested, Caimes. Oh, and happy hunting, be aware that the Moffs that serve him have more upholding his rule then it may well seem. I refuse to divulge more, but I wish you well."

With that, the meeting ends quickly, and the shuttles decouple, leaving you back in your fleet, having claimed a near bloodless victory.

Your return to the bridge sees the XO ceding command to you once more, and informing you that he has already sent word back that the route to Zerm is clear, and it's just a matter of beginning the attack now.

>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through.

>>5192871
>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through.

Because our rolls are never shit when it comes to charging in without scouting first.

>>5192871
>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

>>5192874
I have a feeling well roll good this time anon

>>5192871
>>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through.

>>5192871
>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

>>5192871
>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

>>5192871
>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

>>5192871
>>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through, once our fleet has regrouped.
I'll go with this because there is no chance they have additional reserves layered behind the Golam fleet and Andersen's detachment so we should have a solid shot at either gaining ground and/or catching whatever they're trying to do with their proverbial pants down.
Famous last words from space Kursk

>>5192871
>>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through.

They wont be expecting us to blow through so quickly i expect

>>5192871
>We'll move immediately, and hopefully catch unprepared for our attack through.
inb4 an SSD or something equally stupid.

>>5192871
>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

you could do a reconnaissance in force.
You set the hyperspace reversion to be well outside of the common hyperspace jump point.

then you use the sensors and passive antennas to see whats going on before being forced to engage. If its bad you can jump out because you are well outside the planetary gravity well, and if you want you can either microjump in or a more stealthy approach and catch them unawares.

the only problems are system-edge mass-shadow mines on hyperspace routes or early warning probes.

>Hold on, send scouts forwards to discern the defenses there.

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I return to living after a long work weekend
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Your scouts, depleted as they may be, must be sent to secure intelligence on the situation outside your current view. They fly out once more, returning with...

>Roll me 1d100, best of 3 ,higher is better

Rolled 59 (1d100)

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>5195213

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>5195213

>>5195215
not the worst result ever

I have been lazy, I will ipdate with 3 updates through tuesday as apologies

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The recon flight returns, in one piece this time (Fortunate for you, replacing the losses will be a helluva job for you later).

Their probing reveals that zerm is lightly defended, a small picket fleet is stationed there based around a Victory II, nothing particularly dangerous to the force as a whole.

It'll be simple enough to crush them with your immediate forces, and with how long your fleet hjas been on the front, now may be a good time to stop for a minute and make a call to Makati to see how progress is going on their end.

>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>Before we go, make contact with Makati and see how the campaign is progressing.

>>5196244
>>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>>5196244
>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

Hopefully that Victory is intact enough that we have her Towed back

>>5196244
>>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)
'
Ok so they are either out of reserves in the area or scrambling to get something resembling a fleet in system to reinforce Andersen... Or he did us a solid and "forgot" to report that we broke through... Either way its all speed ahead before something can actually get organized, we want them to keep throwing things piecemeal at us in the effort to slow down the advance and give them enough time to set up a proper defence (We do not want to let them do this)

>>5196244
>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)
>capture the Victory ll and
Always a good idea to grab what we can from any encounter that may benefit our forces as a whole

>>5196280
Indeed we have a good number of ion cannons in our fleet and our bombers can be loaded with ion torps or bombs so we can probably disable a ship or two if lucky

>>5196283
>>5196280
While I'm not opposed to the idea here is the problem I see, or at least the trade off.
Disabling the Viki II, then securing it, and then sending it back to the rear lines (as we don't have hordes of spare crew just laying around as far as I remember) would take a fair chunk of time.
Time the enemy will probably spend either reinforcing their position, sending reserves to our front or organizing a counterattack. Potentially costing us a whole lot more then a single capitol ship.

I understand the temptation, but I myself see it as something of a trap and would rather keep going to minimize our own losses and smash the enemies. Furthermore the more we do the more of a bonus (salvage rights etc) we can demand from Makati once this whole thing is done with.

>>5196244
>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>>5196244
>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>>5196244
>>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>>5196244
>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)

>>5196244
>Ask them to surrender before massacring them

It's only polite.

>>5196244
>>5196451
Supporting

>>5196244
>>Makati can wait to speak till after we complete our objective. Attack the enemy immediately(No rolls required to just massacre them, they're not particularly tough enough to hurt you)
Demand they surrender and abandon ship or face the void. Blast anything that doesn’t comply.

>>5196451
Support. After jumping in right in front of them of course.

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Your fleet enters jump, and your arrival is heralded by the deployment of a meager screen and a small wave of firepower, not enough to break your Fleet's shields, and definitely not enough to compare to the withering barrage your release in response. Enemy forces are offered surrender, but they refuse, swearing their lives to the Dark lord until death. One vessel, far to the perimeter, a raider Corvette makes a jump though, seemingly headed to Kessel. You could follow it with fighters or light vessels to try cutting it off, but your main fleet should probably stay here and hold the blockade.

>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

>Screw waiting, we'll advance and claim Triouculus' Head ourselves. We can claim credit for the operation then and show Makati up.

>>5196625
>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

There will be stiff resistance there no doubt better to not risk it

>>5196625
>>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

>>5196625
>>Screw waiting, we'll advance and claim Triouculus' Head ourselves. We can claim credit for the operation then and show Makati up.

Maintain momentum and violence of action men! We have them on the backfoot, let's not give them the opportunity to react.

>>5196625
>>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

Theres a plan in place. Better follow it.

>>5196625
>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

I'm guessing this is an ambush disguised as a rout. Don't send too much after the Corvette, it is only a single raider, just send enough to decisively kill it.

>>5196625
>>Screw waiting, we'll advance and claim Triouculus' Head ourselves. We can claim credit for the operation then and show Makati up.

>>5196625
I think we are about to get their entire fucking fleet jumping onto us here, can we deploy a minefield along the jump route from kessel made from whatever is left of those ships we just blew up's reactors and a bunch of our proton bombs/torpedoes? Any large asteroids we can tow into the area around the jump point and then blow up to create a debris field?

>call Makati, we have made it to zerm, a single enemy ship escaped our assault and jumped out of system, likely on course to kessel. warn him that during our campaign we came across intel indicating the heretics expect some ships in the grand fleet will attempt to betray us during the final assault
>prepare for enemy attack as described above if anything there seems like it would be worth doing in character

>>5196625
>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.
Yeah no way are we doing it on our own, we would have barely been able to take Andersons force and Trioculus is guaranteed to have a bigger force.

>Send off some fighters and escorts to give chase, you have to make a call to Makati.

>>5196697
Second.
Tho remind me, was our goal to *reach* Zerm or to *hold* Zerm?
Because if its the former we may simply be setting up a staging area to continue pushing into Kessel itself... And then a minefield may be a little difficult.

>>5196913
clearing a minefield would just mean sending the signal to the mines to deactivate, we could probably even recover any ordinance we don't detonate since i am pretty sure star wars missiles have really good guidance systems even if the movies don't show it

>>5196938
That seems like something dangerously easy for the opfor to also deactivate. But fair point

>>5196938
those missiles shot by the tri droids in droid wars are evidence of that

>>5196971
Those were neat.
Note to self: If the Empire is already experimenting with advanced drone soldiers (aka darktroopers) something like a darkfighter/bomber program (but with a good name, please) might be worth looking into if and or when we get established ourselves

>>5196625
>>Screw waiting, we'll advance and claim Triouculus' Head ourselves. We can claim credit for the operation then and show Makati up.

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Your Avengers and Defenders take off with your carrack, giving chase to the enemy. But that isn't your concern, the Grand Admiral needs to be informed you've completed your maneuvers.

The Grand Admiral answers quickly, and the first thing you notice is that he is not in his conference room, but rather in the Bridge, with ensigns running by and bright flashes behind him blurring the screen occasionally. He immediately begins interrogating you on the situation.

"Caimes, I trust you've a good reason to be calling me in the middle of a Fleet engagement."

"Affirmative Grand Admiral, we have captured Zerm and are holding position at the entrance to Kessel, awaiting further orders."

An ensign is carried out on a stretcher behind Makati, and he himself looks modestly surprised."Oh, we didn't expect you to beat me to the point, Commander. I am still 1 Day out out of position from Formos, hold until I am in position, then we will advance together. If you will excuse me though, I have warships to order, and a line to break through."

>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up

>How will you spend your day before he arrives to position.

>>5197105
"A ship made for Kessel before it could be destroyed, I have dispatched fighters to try and intercept."

>>5197105
>>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
no

>How will you spend your day before he arrives to position.
Tinker with a B1 or B2 so it can become your personal body guard

>>5197105
"A ship made for Kessel before it could be destroyed, I have dispatched fighters to try and intercept."

>>5197105
>>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
No

>>How will you spend your day before he arrives to position.
Rest and repair

>>5197105
>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
No

>How will you spend your day before he arrives to position.
Send out recon fighters to Kessel, and back the way we came.

Rest and repair for everyone in the meantime, want to be at max combat readiness when the Admiral gets here.

>>5197105
>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
"Good hunting, grand admiral"
Politeness never hurts, nor does it cost anything.

>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
Let the repair crews looks things over while everyone else gets shifts of rest, we're still in enemy territory but a few good hours can be worth a lot.

>>5197310
Supporting this

>>5197105
>Do you want to mention anything else before he hangs up
Warn him about the ship that got away and warn him that during our mission we found intelligence indicating that the heretic expects some of the grand fleet to switch sides and betray the mission

>>5197141
>>5197310
>>5197438
Support.

>>5197174
Underrated, support.
Also assure the planetary government that we mean no harm and ask around for someone who can help.

>>5197438
I would also like to throw my support on this as well

>>5197438
>Supporting

>>5197438
Shhh don't give away our plan

>>5197438
This plus wishing him good hunting.

>>5197438
+1 to this

>>5197105
>How will you spend your day before he arrives to position

Hitting on the female officers, and taking some of the to bed.

>>5197174
>Support
At the least it can become something like a butler

Rolled 14 (1d100)

"One more thing sir, we have gotten intelligence that there is to be a possible insurrection among the fleet during the mission. We are not sure when or who, but it could prove disastrous. Beyond that, my own forces are pursuing a picket ship that escaped and may be trying to inform Kessel of our movements."

"I trust you have the picket under control, Caimes. I will look into the situation on my own end as well, regarding treachery. I will say, you are proving one of the most competent commanders I have had in my service in a while. Makati, out."

The hologram cuts out, as you move to start preparing your own forces in the next day. Repair crews scramble to fix any damage done to your vessels, and your picket vessels...

return, reporting they failed to intercept the Raider before it made it into the Kessel Run.

Not long after, your current shift of crew is changing to what would be the night shift, a comms request is made from the Kessel Run; Likely to be from the forces currently at Trioculus. The signal has the clearance codes of a Moff with it as well.

>Accept

>Decline

>>5198496
>Accept

>>5198496
>accept
>bring the sith prophet up to see if he can mind trick any info out of this guy or get him to somehow sabotage shit and prevent trioculous from doing the same to us/warn us if he tries
>Warn him (bluffing if we haven't actually made a minefield, possibly with help of the prophet) that as he may have noticed, our space warfare doctrine focuses on asymmetrical warfare, and if he attempts to overrun our position he will be jumping into a minefield

>>5198496
>>Accept

>>5198496
>Accept

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You take the call in your conference room, and soon a Man in a moff uniform appears before you. His rank insignia on the breast of his shirt signifies himself as a Grand Moff as well.

"To the misguided Imperial Commander leading forces in Zerm, I am Grand Moff Thistleborn. I am Contacting you regarding your current position in the Navy, and to talk regarding a change in your future, should you stop fighting for these seditionists and traitors to the Cause."

>"I'm sorry, Thistleborn is your name? At least give me a real sounding name when you pretend to be a Grand Moff"

>"I don't Care what you offer, my orders are absolute, and you cannot sway me."

>.... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."

>>5198683
>"I don't Care what you offer, my orders are absolute, and you cannot sway me."
>"If you have come to negotiate your surrender I am sure that we can come to terms that we both find agreeable."

>>5198683
>.... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."
Even if we're gonna blow him off we should listen and see if he'll spill some intel.

>>5198711
but passive antagonism is fun

>>5198711
This. Blow him off after we hear what he's trying to do, not before.

>>5198689
+1

>>5198683
>.... "This whole conflict has only harmed our efforts at striking back against the rebels, tell me, why do you follow this heretic and divide what resources we have left? You have my ear, Moff, as well as that of the emperor's disciple."

>Bring the prophet out

I am worried that they may try to mind trick us if they have a force user, which could explain why they expect some fleets to turn on us.

>>5198683
>.... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."

Obviously not agreeing to any terms, but a good idea to try and get info
>>5198730
Thought we already had the prophet by our side since in our last vote we all agreed to hear him out with one guy asking we bring the prophet, since no one disagreed to his addition thought he would be there by our side, course not to close as I'm worried he may try to influence our thoughts and emotions with this talk trying to push us to violence as that's a dark side thing

Also QM does Caimes know that the prophet is some kind of force user with his whole vibe and the near conformation of the guards he brought on the ship

>>5198744
that one guy was me, idk if we have him with us since nobody voted

>>5198689
>support

>>5198730
>Supporting

>>5198730
+1
Gives us some legitimacy.
Also
> Everyone is a grand moff these days.

>>5198683
>>.... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."
I'd be happy to talk and try to get some actionable intel out of it, but definitely not agreeing to anything. Especially not since these people are getting creamed and seem to *need* people to switch sides in order to stand a chance.

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>>5198744
You guys know hes a sorcerer of sorts with the force, but you do not understand what his powers are. Mind tricks may be something he can do but you have no idea.

>>5198683
>... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."
I could be tempted

>>5198969
We know he did some space wizardry on that ord world and we know he is a disciple of the emperor and holds some measure of political authority because of it which is probably a good enough reason for claimed to bring him in. I don’t know if he can use any space wizardry against them off, but at the very least he can probably warn us if the moff tries anything force-y

>>5198683
>>.... "Go on, you may have my ear, Moff."
just for intel.

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"This whole conflict has only harmed our efforts at striking back against the rebels, tell me, why do you follow this heretic and divide what resources we have left? You have my ear, Moff, as well as that of the emperor's disciple."

Your words cause Thistleborn to furl his face, deep in thought, until the Prophet arrives out into view behind you.

"Ah, a rogue man of the cloth, come to taint the hearts of men, and sway them away from our Dark Lord. You, Commander, can be reasoned with. He is more akin to a wild beast given a cloak."

Your own prophet leans in to whisper to you, too quiet for the microphone to pick up;" Commander, this man is under the influence of the Church of the Dark Side. They are a group of false prophets, manipulating the public and working for Trioculus and the Moffs who have left with him. Be wary of anything he claims, he has no true understanding of the Dark side."

"Regardless Commander, I believe your operation is to be rewarded, for showing your skillful might, in service of the Empire, even if it is currently under the wrong side. Your rank is not befitting one of your capabilities, for such an important mission for the false Empire, a mission like this should be led by Admirals, not Commanders. Rewards in riches and rank can be gained by subverting the traitors, and joining up with our own fleets."

>Thistleborn is offering you Influence and a promotion to Admiral to switch sides, and join the Moffs on their mission to install Trioculus. The prophet would heavily oppose this, but your crew beyond him is more likely to follow your lead, given some convincing.

>>5199363
>A promotion sounds nice, but it has no consequence if I'll be dead in the next battle. How do I know you'll defeat the forces currently arrayed against you at Kessel? From my reckoning you're badly outnumbered, unless you can somehow summon forth fleets from a magic jar.

>>5199383
+1
intel bait is gud

>>5199383
+1
Baiting out intel is fun.

>>5199383
support, bait for intel

>>5199383
+1

>>5199363
>Tempting indeed, but two things hold me back. First, a considerable number of my loyal crewmen were separated from me at the start of my mission, and I need some assurance that they will be able to join me. Second, you'll have to assure me this isn't a trick.

>>5199383
Support.

Also straight to admiral? Skipping, what, two or three ranks; Commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral at least. This is not a sign of strength, this is an indication of desperation... As well as "Rewards in riches and rank can be gained by subverting the traitors" indicating that this lines his own pocket by promising us the moon even if ultimately they can't or won't fulfill this obligation.
Titles are also very cheap to hand out. Again not a great sign.

>>5199383
>Supporting

>>5199383
Support.

>>5199860
Don't forget how many new 'posts' are opening up because the old owners are either dead or deserted. Ultimately titles, wealth, and postings mean nothing if you have no resources, backing, or chance for survival. Its also never good to have the reputation of a traitor and a cheap turncoat. We must keep in mind our reputation within the eyes of our allies, our men, and our enemies.

>>5199383
Support

Shame our crews are being held hostage

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"Kessel's Garrison Moon is shielded. We can wage out a siege that will likelyo nly end in our favor once sufficient supporters of Trioculus rise up after he claims Darth Vader's Glove at Mon Cala! After that, the Empire will have to bend to grovel at the new Emperor's feet! You'll be on the winning side of history if you just hold off on your attack until the proclamation is made in the next few days!

>"What the literal fuck are you rambling about, Moff?"

>"So your presence here is entirely pointless in the grand scheme of this fighting, and they abandoned you here to distract us?"

>Write-ins free

>>5200098
You know I’m half tempted to give the rebels a heads up in Trioculous going to mon-Cala… solves the problem of Trioculous and tied up rebel resources.

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>>5200109
Now that's an interesting idea... If only we had some kind of contact with a smuggling and illegal party who could probably make a fucking killing selling "intercepted" Imperial intelligence like that. Hell, they probably do that already.
Would even sidestep the problems of directly contacting the rebels and tarnishing our image while making them suspicious of our motives.

>>5200098
>>Write-ins free
"Moff, would you like to play space chess sometime?"

>>5200098
>>"So your presence here is entirely pointless in the grand scheme of this fighting, and they abandoned you here to distract us?"

>>5200098
>"What the literal fuck are you rambling about, Moff?"
>"So your presence here is entirely pointless in the grand scheme of this fighting, and they abandoned you here to distract us?"

>>5200098
>Write-ins free
> Quietly ask our prophet if he can do anything to lift the influence of the Church

>“Vader was powerful while he lived, but he was never the emperor, why would claiming his glove bring him any more supporters? I am not a deeply political man, but I have served a long time in the navy, and I assure you, retrieving the glove means nothing to me, nor would it mean anything to the vast majority of other captains.”
> “To me your current situation appears rather bleak, as you seem to be used as bait in a trap without teeth. Perhaps you should consider your place in all this when it is over and how much better it could be if you just so happened to open that planetary shield at the right time for us. I assure you, if it just so happens to go down, I will make sure the Grand Admiral and the leader of Imperial Intelligence know you contacted me with the intention of putting an end to that traitor’s heretical rebellion.”

>>5200124
We could make a nice load of credits, destroy a portion of the traitor fleets, and put a dent in the rebel forces who come to defend Mon Cala all at once, good idea anon.

>>5200124
So pass off the information to the consortium to sell to the alliance in exchange for a cut or and our favour debt being annulled as well as informing the grand admiral that they intend to drag us into a protracted siege therefore getting the tyrant a steady stream of ammo should be priority so we can damage the sheilds outside of their own firing range.

>>5200159
Switching to>>5200181

>>5200181
>Supporting

>>5200181
Supporting

also

> Get in touch with our consortium contacts to sell them information they can sell on to the rebel alliance that an Imperial task force is seeking to strike at Mon Cala.

Earn us a quick buck, cuck a pretender of his prize, have some rebels die in the process.

>>5200098
>"What the literal fuck are you rambling about, Moff?"
>"So your presence here is entirely pointless in the grand scheme of this fighting, and they abandoned you here to distract us?"
There's obviously no negotiating with this guy, he's a zealot through and through.

>>5200124
Supporting telling the rebels.

>>5200098
>>"What the literal fuck are you rambling about, Moff?"

>>5200227
Indeed.
There's also the question of if the shields cover the entire planet, or just the base itself... Because if so we could simply either launch a (fucking bloody) ground assault through the shield, but we have a lot of droids to shove down the corridors where not even they can miss.
Or start digging, with turbolasers if need be, our way into the garrison. Again, droids would come in handy for that.
>Captcha H4T8R
Yes they do indeed be hatin'

>>5200098
>>"What the literal fuck are you rambling about, Moff?"
Inb4 its nickname to a superweapon

>>5200098
So this is a correctional facility. Basically a prison? Four levels with prisoners and the bottom as the command level. If we could reach the prisoners through a contact and get a revolt going that could be cool.

>>5200181
>Supporting

If Trioculus is Palpatines son, is he Reys father?

>>5201051
different timelines, but Triocolus is 100% not actually palpatine's son. I believe his story wasn't even really considered EU canon because of how lorebreaking it was (darth vader's gauntlet makes you force sensitive/lets you force choke people for example). Some of the lore nerds like Pena and wallace rewrote and adapted his story through articles amongst other stuff.

>>5200124
We do have a reputation for honoring ceasefires and hostage exchanges among the rebels. Basically, we are a rare Imperial who can be negotiated with among the rebels. The rebels wouldn't look twice at Imperial infighting and 'intercepted' Imperial intel as a direct result.

>>5201658
Indeed, you are very right... However there is a part of the equation who might not be quite so happy with us selling out "fellow imperials", even if we're murdering one another... They might get the idea that we're willing to do the same to them, and so keep information away from us out of a sense of self preservation.
And it would make us a good target for anyone looking for advance themselves, pointing out self-centred commanders who care more about their own petty goals and rivalries then the greater good (tm) of the Empire.
It is a bloody juicy piece of propaganda which could, if employed properly, make us a persona non grata in a lot of places... Our newfound patron on Kuat for one, do they *really* want their name associated with that kind of behavior?

>>5202103
Yeah, i think its a bad idea to start rubbing shoulders with the rebels

>>5202103
That's why we would leak it through a third party such as the consortium, no need for anyone to know it's us. Consortium to the rebels: "we have acquired information regarding imperial movements in the outer-rim if you would be interested in purchasing it" or something along those lines

>>5202390
>>5202153
Totally agree, its kind of why I suggested the our Zann friends in the first place.
But it is always good to explain ones thinking, both for all of us anons and for Warlordnob to consider things me might not think of otherwise.

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“Vader was powerful while he lived, but he was never the emperor, why would claiming his glove bring him any more supporters? I am not a deeply political man, but I have served a long time in the navy, and I assure you, retrieving the glove means nothing to me, nor would it mean anything to the vast majority of other captains.”
Thistleborns face furls, like he's looking at a kid who just told him the wrong answer to a question."
"Ah, of course one as yourself will not understand the magnitude of the Glove. It is a symbol that all true believers could rally behind, something that the Church has promised to give favor to the holder of! A relic of real legitimacy over the throne."

You have to stifle a little laugh, as Thistleborn giggles madly at the thought of the glove.
“To me your current situation appears rather bleak, as you seem to be used as bait in a trap without teeth. Perhaps you should consider your place in all this when it is over and how much better it could be if you just so happened to open that planetary shield at the right time for us. I assure you, if it just so happens to go down, I will make sure the Grand Admiral and the leader of Imperial Intelligence know you contacted me with the intention of putting an end to that traitor’s heretical rebellion.”

"My place is by Trioculus' side. My emperor will praise my service here, and grant me wishes even the old Emperor refused, in exchange for simply keeping you all busy. Enjoy the siege, Commander. It'll be a long one."

With that, Thistleborn's image cuts out, and you're left with the prophet.

"Tell me prophet, what are we able to do about the church? if they're trying to power broke the seat of the Empire away, it may be good to try lifting the influence of it."

"The church is a sham, but only those of my order may know of that. We are content to stay in the shadows and let the churhc preach falsehoods for now, should that change, however; We will have need of your services."

>You now have the intel you could sneak out of Thistleborn, the Mad Moff, that Trioculus is heading out to Mon Calamari to claim the Glove of Darth Vader.

>Send word to the Rebels directly, for a price

>Send word the Zann to send to the rebels, for a price

>Your old escort Carrier is small enough, you and your best fighter wing could sneak out through the lines and intercept the bastard.

>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans

Indepth explanations for the various options, as I forgot to fit this in:

Regarding what you know of the Rebel Alliance from situations beyond, and what you've experienced, directly selling them this information is feasible. You don't even have to do it in person, you could directly call them and demand payment or the like. Of course, doing this as a charitable act could raise your reputation with them.

Sending the intel via Zann would secure anonymity of who gave it to them, but would likely reward a net lower price, and no relation increase.

Theoretically, your old Irreputable and some corvettes could sneak through the lineso f the New Republic, and reach Mon Cala yourself, and do Trioculus in there. It'd be a big boon on your service record, but if you're caught without support it'll be a long way home.

Calling Makati and letting him make the decision would make Makati happy with you, and would probably get him to be more lenient in the rewards once the campaign here is completed.

>>5202433
>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans

>>5202433
>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans
I am personally torn here, for now I will go with this since we will gain and show ourselves as even more useful and competent to makati. But if any anons can come up with a good argument otherwise I'll switch my vote

>>5202433
>>Your old escort Carrier is small enough, you and your best fighter wing could sneak out through the lines and intercept the bastard.

Let's put our fencing skills to work and gain some glory. Perhaps we can nab Vaders glove for ourselves? Sure it doesn't actually count for much, but it'd possibly gain us some power.

>>5202433
>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans.
Not doing so would be insubordinate on the verge of a court marshal, keeping quite vital intelligence from a superior officer... However, communications are so very prone to interception now a days, who knows what might leak out.
>Send word the Zann to send to the rebels, for a price
Because it's not like our Zann contacts are known, we do remain anonymous and in so doing I would argue that we are able to not only eat the proverbial cake but eat it as well.
I should also mention that "An Imperial officer wants to sell intelligence" reeks of suspicion and attempts at double agents/missinformation... Smugglers doing the same however is basically the exact thing you'd expect of them and so it is more trustworthy.

Now as for going there ourselves, well, I would point out that this is generally called "desertion" and/or "dereliction of duty" and is not all to conductive to our overall objective of getting our crew returned to us.

>>5202433
>Your old escort Carrier is small enough, you and your best fighter wing could sneak out through the lines and intercept the bastard.

>>5202433
>Send word the Zann to send to the rebels, for a price

>>5202513
>Now as for going there ourselves, well, I would point out that this is generally called "desertion" and/or "dereliction of duty" and is not all to conductive to our overall objective of getting our crew returned to us.

I suppose if you care what makati thinks, and want to be his underling those are valid concerns.

It could also be seen as though we had a prime opportunity to nip this rebellion in the bud with a minimal expenditure in men and materials. We already informed him of a risk of turncoats correct? Who is to say that communication channels might be compromised? We are in charge of an independent command and are tasked with doing things as we see fit to accomplish the objective.

I would also like to say this is a prime opportunity for us to punch above our weight and move up in status and authority.

>>5202456
Why not do both, sell the information to the Consortium and then tell Makati.

If Makati is stubborn and wants to stick to the current plan (all forces besieging kessel) then we at the very least know that Trioculous will be dealt with or the very least impeded.

If Makati wants to go after Trioculous this would allow us to deal with two birds with one stone (Our strike force vs a weakened new republic fleet and what remains of trioculous's forces)

>>5202710
because the first option is the best case, option two nullify the gains in influence with the rebels as we honorable third party them

>>5202433
>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans
>Ask for permission to hunt the Heretic down ourselves as we are currently clear to pursue
This gives Makati the glory of one of his subordinates doing it under his command and us the glory of the kill, knowing the imperial mindset I doubt he would deny it, but if he does it still gives us the glory of having found the target for them and volunteered to pursue it into enemy lines. It also gives us an opportunity to get imperial support getting out of there if we are caught since the grand fleet will know of our operation.

>>5202732
selling info directly to the rebels under out name is the worst possible option, use them as an unwitting tool through the zann, half of politics is knowing how to get other people to do your dirty work so you can keep your shoes clean
>>5202636
>I would also like to say this is a prime opportunity for us to punch above our weight and move up in status and authority.
That is why I suggest >>5202748, at the very least we get 3rd degree glory and aren't derelict, and he will probably authorize it since it is both an effective way to end the conflict and can give him the glory of it "being his plan" while we take the glory of at minimum being "the brave commander who volunteered to go behind enemy lines to cut the head off the snake" and if we succeed "the hero who killed Trioculus and ended the schism"

>>5202433
>Send word the Zann to send to the rebels, for a price
>Alert Makati to the Moff's plans
He's heading to Mon Cala, yes? Getting rebels killed fighting a traitor is only beneficial to us. We imps should be fighting them, not each other, we're only correcting the record here.

>>5202390
>>5202153
The thing is I don't trust the fact that the rebels won't eventually find out it was us the Zann got the intel from. The Empire might be leaking like a sieve and infighting like crazy. The rebels might despise us but we are still on the very short list of Imperials who actually can be trusted to be negotiable. Frankly that kinda scares me considering some of the bullshit the Jedi and Sith get up to. As it would make us one of the very few people they would be interested in for stabilizing situations. Which frankly is really not a good position to be in when you aren't a fellow force user. So its not so much the rebel shoulder rubbing I'm worried about and our diplomatic stance but rather the future implications that will have since we are one of the only goddamn Imperials you can actually trust enough to sit down with and have a chat that isn't garaunteed to be a shitty trap of some kind. The Jedi are gonna positively jizz themselves when not if they find out about us which is what scares me most.

In terms of Imperials we are a bit...okay very odd. We are known to care a lot about our men, do not have the most sterling reputation, get results, are oddly diplomatic despite being Imperial, and are fond of using droids. I mean shit are we are one eccentric motherfucker. Worst still we aren't insanely self interested and is a true patriot of the Empire. To be frank who the fuck even knows what to do with an oddball like the MC? He is too skilled to fit in with the cowardly incompetent backstabbers, too unambitious for the insanely self interested, and far too eccentric for the patriotic. Yet at the same time, nobody is willing to throw him away because he is both very good at what he does, gets results, and is popular with his men.

I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone odder and more irritating to deal with than the MC in the entire Empire yet too invaluable to get rid of. The worst part is everyone knows it. Things are too desperate to get afford to lose such a man so everyone has to turn a blind eye and swallow their misery. So fellow Imperials both do wish to but yet at the same time cannot afford to conceal information and resources from us because we are both too valuable and loyal. If they don't like it we just find another Imperial faction to join with open arms. So long as we don't become a blatant traitor(see become a rebel) we can do whatever the fuck we want because everyone already knows we are a fucking loyal madman but get results so they all have no choice but to suck it up.

Simply put we are too valuable to lose no matter our...eccentricities and become persona non grata because there will always be another Imperial faction to welcome us so long as we do not become an obvious and blatant traitor of the Empire(go full rebel). This is because the Empire is in chaos and they are desperate so they have to suck it up and take what they can get and we get results while being loyal to the Empire at large

>>5203137
>The thing is I don't trust the fact that the rebels won't eventually find out it was us the Zann got the intel from.
Plausible deniability is our friend here, we simply just say the pirates were lying when they said we sold it to them if we need to.
>In terms of Imperials we are a bit...okay very odd.
In character, I assume our eccentricity stems from the fact that we started off as the captain of a carrier rather than a star destroyer, we embrace alot of the principles of fighter doctrine, like hit and runs, supply line raids, diversified fleet of ships, asymetrical warfare, fighter superiority, and working as a unit with our squadron(fleet). Comparing us to other imperials is like a wolf compared to a lion.
That said, I still don't want our name on anything relating to rebels, pirates are one thing, imperials working with them and bounty hunters isn't too unusual in the outer rim, but having a reputation for getting buddy buddy with terrorists who want to destroy the government is the last thing we want.

>>5203137
Alright, so yea, the Zann could hold that over our head if the relationship sours...But as of now we are *much* more of an asset to them then we are even to the Imperials, we are an up and coming star in the remaining Navy and we don't only work with them but have gone into debt to them.
Why would you ever kill that golden goose for brownie points with some rebels? There is no reason for them to sell us out, simple as that.

As for us being invaluable... No. No we are definitely not. Most people have no clue we exist, even if that is starting to change a little.
Remember that we were on the Imperial Intelligence's list of "meatshields and cannonfodder to throw at a suicide mission". That is how most of them see us.
While we are competent we're still somewhere in lower middle management and if we start aligning ourselves with the rebels anyone and everyone with some ambition in the navy *will* use that against us and anyone working with us.
We would be branded a traitor, anyone considering working with us would be informed that we are willing to betray them to the rebels if the price is right (truth doesn't matter in these things my friend, perception does). It would absolutely tank our reputation with everyone but the rebels.

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Seems people want to inform makati, but it is a tie between the following 2, so tiebreaker vote before continuing.

>Ask Makati permission to give chase with a small force of light vessels, and capture or kill trioculus

>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>>Ask Makati permission to give chase with a small force of light vessels, and capture or kill trioculus

>>5203589
>>Ask Makati permission to give chase with a small force of light vessels, and capture or kill trioculus

Going with this however this is going to be risky, we dont know what vessel trioculus is aboard nor how many ships or the tonnage of any ships going along with him, and the easy part will be sneaking into rebel space... the hard part will be getting back out.

>>5203589
>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>>Ask Makati permission to give chase with a small force of light vessels, and capture or kill trioculus

>>5203589
>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>>Ask Chatterbox his opinion

>>5203589
>>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.
No way are we taking him with a light force, he probably has an ISD at the very least.

>Sell off Data
Writin

>>5203589
>>Sell off the Data on Trioculus whereabouts to the Rebels through Zann, so it remains anonymous.

>>5203589
>Ask Makati permission to give chase with a small force of light vessels, and capture or kill trioculus

ok, it be exam crunch time for me so Pause is underway till friday for now. May have update thursday but we'll see

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You send off a transmission of the conversation to Makati, and begin calling up the intel arm of the Zann Consortium, to make your sale.

The current terms Zann is offering to you, is a payout of 25 Influence for you, in exchange for brokerin the data off to the Republic. After that, they'll send you the money, and never speak of how they got that intel.

>Accept
>Try haggling for more money

>>5205837
>Accept

>>5205837
>>Accept

>>5205837
Accept

>>5205837
>Accept

>>5205837
>>Accept

>>5205837
>>Accept

>>5205837
>Accept

>>5205837
>Accept

>>5205837
>Accept

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You accept the deal, and soon you do get some notifications from your bank account of money placed as "Tax Returns".

It is a nice number of 0s to see in there.

After another day of waiting, you get another call from Makati, and you take it in your conference room.

He appears in hologram form, and immediately begins talking once you arrive on screen.

"Commander Caimes, I have received the recording on your conversation with Thistleborn, and I have modified the plan accordingly. Admiral Hower will be placed in command of the Siege of Kessel, and I will be returning with my own Flagship and several escorts to find the Church of the Dark side's head and clear them out, as they're collaborators with the Pretender. You have 2 choices, Caimes. Stay here and see the Siege through, or join me in the hunt for the Church. Regardless, you'll get your men back when our tasks are complete, so do not fear me going back on my word."

>Stay and fight the siege

>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire

>>5206378
>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire
Once more into the breach

>>5206378
>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire

Hower with his ISD's is more suited to laying a siege, our force of hyperspace capable fighters and mixed capital formation will be better suited for this search.

>>5206378
>>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empirethis will probably also get us favour with ???? ?????? aka Dark Empire

>>5206378
>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire

Leave the siege ships and take the bois.

>>5206378
>>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire
As others have pointed out we are much more suited to maneuver warfare then a static siege like that. Furthermore it'l be more glorious and our sagely companion would probably enjoy himself greatly.

>>5206378
>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire
Yeah fuck dealing with a siege, let's help out our prophet buddy and fuck over their rival.

>>5206378
>>Stay and fight the siege
I fear the siege wont go well

>>5206378
>>Join Makati for a hunt through the Empire

Jesus christ I'm sick of this guy, why couldn't we just go hunt down Trioculus?

>>5206378
>Stay and fight the siege