USH'S ORIGINAL TRILOGY GAME EPISODE I 'LANZAR'- Imperial Thread

Jaiden, as it seems you will be assisting Coll in assaulting the city, with the Guild Hall likely being the prime element of resistance. There is also talk of mission performed by strike team before the assault to seize Drakkon. But this stuff is not going to include hundreds of Stormtroopers, and other players would be involved. But Drakkon is not the only problem- Osokans will still fight without him, and invading the city will be very difficult. I think Coll would really need capable Commanders like you or Janthis.

And this "special mission" isn`t even fully confirmed yet. You are going to lead your mean through the jungle for next 12 hours. If my estimations are correct, part of the march may take place during the night.

This guy is an Osokan Lodge Master. JEDI have problems with Osokan Lodge Captains. Masters are about three times tougher. How can a strike team of about 10 people kill him? Added to that, if you ever get to him, there still will be atleast few osokans near him.

Another thing is that we need to take him alive, not kill them. So we can't overdo it, which makes things MUCH tougher.

As Ush said, what kills normal person, only causes uncounciousness to Osokan, at best.

I think that strike team accompanied by several named characters could do it with element of surprise and good planning. But since Esgabath has no Warfare skill, he won`t give green light to it unless Atar and "Advance Team" confirm to him that chances are reasonable.

And Ush, descriptions of Travis speaks about 'killer instinct" to me, with those unfliching eyes, etc., so he should have considerable combat experience. I assume Lomax had no Commanders of note, as he would rather favor lapdogs over talented.

Originally posted by Spidervlad
This guy is an Osokan Lodge Master. JEDI have problems with Osokan Lodge Captains. Masters are about three times tougher. How can a strike team of about 10 people kill him? Added to that, if you ever get to him, there still will be atleast few osokans near him.

Another thing is that we need to take him alive, not kill them. So we can't overdo it, which makes things MUCH tougher.

How about you listen to those who are familiar with and have fought Osokans?

It's very hard for a Jedi to kill one; thus we can use as much force as possible and still be able to take Drakkon alive. You pretty much need to behead one in order to kill it so we don't need to worry at all about that.

And I'm of the mind that a bunch of Stormtroopers bumbling about will be nothing more than a distraction at best for this; at worst they will be a complete hindrance and get in the way.

Okay, Rylis you are the person Commisar counts on most with the planning. Your reputation is remarkable... Meanwhile I should focus on political issues( and slightly more important real life issues).

I think Rogan was the pinnacle of his race, though Drakkon should be still tougher than average Captain, and those guys are tough- skill of 11 if I remember. But it seems that they are very few of those left on Lanzar. I would guess Drakkon has skill of 14, some combat tricks and Fortune. And he is certainly intelligent.

By the way, cannot we just raize the city with AT-AT`s after shield is destroyed? Why should our infantry fight inside? We have about 15 or 12 of those, I think. It should be enough to burn the city in one day. Stormtroopers will protect it and can take care of any remmants.

And what Vader plans to do with those Tie-Fighters he took. He is a great pilot himself. Any quesses? Shield generator perhaps?

I'm sure all the Lodge Captains are like Drakkon; maybe not as skillful, but they probably remember hunting Jedi and Darkies.

Vader's not going to be able to get a bunch of TIE Fighters through the shield. The anti-aircraft emplacements at the Guild Hall would cut them down, not to mention that the TIEs would likely lose control while passing through the shield. Vader would be on his own...

Originally posted by Lord Melkor
Okay, Rylis you are the person Commisar counts on most with the planning. Your reputation is remarkable... Meanwhile I should focus on political issues( and slightly more important real life issues).

I think Rogan was the pinnacle of his race, though Drakkon should be still tougher than average Captain, and those guys are tough- skill of 11 if I remember. But it seems that they are very few of those left on Lanzar. I would guess Drakkon has skill of 14, some combat tricks and Fortune. And he is certainly intelligent.

By the way, cannot we just raize the city with AT-AT`s after shield is destroyed? Why should our infantry fight inside? We have about 15 or 12 of those, I think. It should be enough to burn the city in one day. Stormtroopers will protect it and can take care of any remmants.

And what Vader plans to do with those Tie-Fighters he took. He is a great pilot himself. Any quesses? Shield generator perhaps?

Heh, I'm perfectly fine with working on planning; just don't be surprised if I can't give it my full attention for a couple days more still.

And Drakkon...is going to be very highly skilled though I'll also agree that I don't think he will be quite as much as Rogan was. Though I never actually fought Rogan myself, I know from experience that Captains were a pain. So that's definitely something we'll want to be cautious with. Especially as we're NOT Jedi.

I knew that picking armor as a device was a good idea 😛

And while I think about it...

Drakkon is likely to be very skilled, as are his Captains, but he's likely to be surrounded by tons of Osokans preparing for war.

And then there's the Rebels, who are as good as shots as we are.

And before we can arrest Drakkon, we have to actually enter the Guildhall up those annoying planks they call entrances.

The German army thought they could pummel Stalingrad into total destruction with tanks shells and bombs, and look how that turned out.

The most basic element of warfare is that no matter what new and exciting technologies you bring to arms, only infantry can take and hold ground. Spend a day (time you won't have, btw) smashing it with AT-ATs and all you will have is a hundred thousand broken buildings made into fortresses and a whole lot less of a casualty figure than you might have wanted.

Your final objections there are all very relevant, Arvus.

Your earlier one about the Lodge Captains though- there you are operating behind a veil of ignorance. Many things were around to be found that the Imperial side has done none of.

Well, if I have time I could speak with Drakkon again, I think I can provoke him so he could reveal something, he has pride after all..... But he can just kill me, right? If he is certain of invasion, does he really care about the fact that harming Commisar will make him look bad in the eyes of Senate etc? What good is political victory if I am dead?

Another interesting thing is that Drakkon could have been working with Vader at some point.... he may be keen on kllling him, you know- He is the Champion of his people and Vader is the Champion of the Emperor. Could he believe that certain Imperials wouldn`t mind Vader dying..... which is actually not far from truth. Vader is hardly loved in the Imperial military.

Drakkon is a very straightforward man (well, alien), and his ability to reduce things to their essentials and plan and progress from there is really all part of how he has become boss. What he lacks is the finesse and subtlety that can only be gained from... well, from not spennding your life on Lanzar. Nonetheless, compared to most Osokans he's as subtle as the most decliate metaphor.

So your worries about him just killing you if it seems it won't make any difference anyway are valid. What the hell does he care about the Senate?

UNLESS. Those damn Rebels have won him over.

Okay, Lyle will set off an explosion one street away from the Hall of Records, and while the piggys are distracted, slip inside.

Okidokey! Consider it done, and you are in.

Well, but he dedicated his time and effort to those negotiations, and what? Andran didn`t stop the employment of armies, didn`t stop the blockade, and if he makes trouble in the Senate for the invasion.... than what? And I told him that Andran is willing to exploit him for political gains from the beginning........... Pity that Andran was simply faster than me, but he is better at this game and had more time to gain much better understanding of situation. But haste makes even the best men miss things, if Sartorus spotted something useful.....

If I had time to meet him again, perhaps Rylis would be able to plant bugs in his Throne Room. I should have an hour after Senators leave? If Duchess and Galahad stay, we could possibly still find something against them. Though Commisar found Duchess slightly amusing..... but what the hell is this naive, spoiled brat thinking trying to stop the mission of Imperial Commisar? Commisar had an impression of dealing with cunning person, not spoiled aristocrat who hardly knows what she is doing and is being manipulated by the likes of Galahad? Naboo is certainly not supporter of New Order, right?

Hmmm, Vader V.S. Drakkon?

I wonder if the Sith Lord likes Bacon for breakfast....

Err, Naboo isn't in a very good position to NOT support it, seeing as the Emperor is from there and was their Senator.

Andran's a realist. You think he always knew, really. But he's principled too, and he went through the motions.

That Duchess DOES seem clueless, yes.

As for Vader vs. Drakkon- well, despite his injuries, Vader is fearsome, especially with force powers and that armour. Still, Drakkon might come mob handed. That's how they used to do it.

Well, Esgabeth, if you can get us into the Throne Room, I'd be happy to try and plant some bugs in there. Not to mention that Rylis would like to get a look at Drakkon herself as well.

It'll be cutting it fine on time but any info we get could be greatly helpful, so yeah.

Hmm, I should have checked something regarding this Duchess... But she hasn`t crossed my path before. I actually made some veiled threats masked under my supposed concern for her.... if she is more than clueless she had to notice it. But if she fooled me, and you say that she seemed genuine, she has to be very good at those things, right? But it does seem impossible, doesn`t it? Some kind of naive aristocrat shouldn`t be able to fool Imperial Commisar, of course? Isn`t she barely into adulthood anyway? I am used to winning women like her with my personal charm and my influence, am I not? And I fed her some bullshit about making deals with Ardonel.... wonder what came from this.

OOC note: Damm it, she actually is a bit better skill-wise....

Lyle, look for those maps quickly and get away.....

Actually, perhaps in order to make them confused, and to conceal what we took..... if you have some minicharges left, could you use it to cause more destruction to the Hall of Records?